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- Artist turns recyclable cardboard into strikingly lifelike human sculptures Wed, 8 Nov 17, 8:30pmThat Amazon delivery box you’ve chucked in the recycling bin might not mean much to you, but in the hands of artist James Lake cardboard takes on almost limitless possibilities...
- School principal uses $22,000 of paint to transform former slum into a rainbow wonderland Tue, 16 May 17, 6:00pmWe all know a fresh coat of paint does wonders for a room but what about repainting an entire town? That's exactly what this small village in Indonesia did and the results are nothing short of spectacular. Armed with just...
- Explosion of color takes over an abandoned Puerto Rican factory Wed, 26 Apr 17, 6:52pmAn artist’s brilliance breathes new life into a desolate tobacco factory in Caguas, Puerto Rico. Bright sprays and colorful drips have seemingly exploded all over the factory’s formerly lifeless walls in local artist...
- San Francisco's first community-built living wall is a drought-resistant masterpiece Sat, 28 May 16, 5:20amWe’re talking about an enormous wall of plants in California, where a severe drought has robbed residents of much-needed water for several years. With that in mind, Heineman, SF Landscapes, Goldberg and her team at Planted...
- Mirror Culture: 6,000 CDs Recycled into Colorful Community Art Fri, 28 Mar 14, 12:39amAs the installation is set into motion by the wind, Mirror Culture's CDs flash and shimmer like iridescent fish scales. At night, the CD curtain transforms into a metallic blanket with rainbow patterns of reflected light....
- BLOOM Encourages Crowds to Come Together and Make Intricate Art In Public Spaces Thu, 16 Aug 12, 5:00amWhen is a toy more than a toy? When it helps bring a community together through the joyful process of making low-impact art that beautifies a public space, of course. BLOOM, an urban toy made from recycled plastic, achieves...
- Luzinterruptus Create Illuminated Swimming Pool Sculpture From Recycled Containers Wed, 13 Jun 12, 1:46amLuzinterruptus created yet another dazzling artistic intervention on the streets of Madrid last month, using over 2,000 salvaged plastic cups and containers to create a glowing installation representing a swimming pool...
- Please Touch Community Garden Greens Abandoned San Francisco Lot Sat, 10 Dec 11, 9:04amRead the rest of Please Touch Community Garden Greens Abandoned San Francisco Lot Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: City Hall, community art, eco design, green materials, Lighthouse for the Blind,...
- ‘Before I Die’ Art Project Transforms Abandoned Building Into Hopeful Bucket List Fri, 3 Jun 11, 7:49amArtist Candy Chang’s spirited “Before I Die” installation transforms the negative connotations attached to abandoned spaces by renewed a disused building in New Orleans to create an interactive public art...
- Brilliant Favela Paintings Energize Neighborhoods! Wed, 2 Jun 10, 3:00pmCandy Buildings! Murals are a fantastic way to sugar-coat concrete. Artists Haas and Hahn have adorned several concrete landscapes in Brazil with their colorful paintings, and now they’ve taken on the transformation...