Canadian artist/tour guide/urban geographer Daniel Rotsztain has been devotedly visiting every branch in the extensive Toronto Public Library system and documenting the project with wonderful, whimsical drawings of each branch. With 102 individual libraries to visit, it’s a big project. His book on the quest, “All the Libraries Toronto”, will be released this spring. Until then, you can follow his journey online.
French graphic designer Ladislas Chachignot has a passion for travel, biking and illustration. The Aix-en-Provence-based artist has combined all three in his crazy cool project “Easy Rider”. He created the series of illustrations set in eight locations around the world showing bikers interacting with the local cultures and geography. According to Chachignot, “This project is a tribute to bike riders who ride until they die and even after-death”. You can see more of the work and purchase posters printed on archival paper at his website.
If you have ever hiked, biked, or driven through Norway’s magnificent fjord country, then you know that the towering mountain routes provide an otherworldly perspective on the boats, buildings, vehicles, and people below. Amsterdam-based videographer/designer/musician Martijn Dooland’s trippy time-lapse/tilt-shift video titled “The Little Nordics-Life in Miniature” takes advantage of the already mind-bending effects of the views to amplify the fantastic experience.
The concept of “doing brunch” seems to be the quintessential urban pastime. Madrid-based illustrator Bea Crespo and photographer Andrea Portoles have collaborated on a marvelously whimsical project called “Brunch City”, which uses popular foods to celebrate the special cultural connection between city dwellers, their famous landmarks, and customary brunch items. Only now I want a plate of pa amb tomàquet and some churros con chocolate.
London’s Folio Society has been publishing beautifully crafted editions of great literature for nearly seven decades. Each book is a treasure of typography, printing, illustration and binding. They recently produced this wonderful video profile of master printer Stan Lane. If you love books, it will warm your heart.
The British street artist known as INSA has earned some renown for his brilliant GIF-ITI mural pieces. You can see some of his very cool work below and on his tumblr. But he has upped his game big time with his latest project in Brazil. Literally visible from space, INSA’s gigantic work took a team of helpers, a big vacant parking lot in Rio de Janeiro, four days, gallons of pink and yellow paint, and a pair of Pleiades satellites from Astrium orbiting 430 miles in space.
INSA’s usual process for creating his signature GIG-ITI street art involves painting successive layers, photographing each stage as he goes, and then editing the final images together to create mind-bending GIFs (see below). If you want to explore INSA’s work in real life, you can visit his blog or go ahead and download his personal GIF-ITI Viewer app right here.
The splendid Canadian city of Quebec is a gem of a travel destination that’s too often overlooked by visitors from the rest of North America, especially during the long, cold, snowy winters. But a new tourism initiative featuring colorful outdoor art installations may get more of us to venture above the 45th parallel during the frigid months.
“Lumière sur l’art” or “Light on Art” features 34 gigantic light fixtures with colorful lampshades installed along Avenue Cartier in the Montcalm neighborhood. Created by Alfred Pellan and Fernand Leduc, the exhibition is designed to get tourists to stray from Quebec City’s gorgeous old town and discover what the other districts have to offer.
The official tourist bureau, which sponsors the project, promises a new outdoor art installation every winter for the next five years.
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