Cy Twombly, an American painter and sculptor
I had the great pleasure of working with Cy Twombly on commissioned bronze replicas of his sculptures a few years before he passed away. He was quiet and reserved, which…
Clemson Clay Nest
Ephemeral Art: Creating Beauty Everywhere
Ephemeral art is a work of art that only lasts for a short amount of time, perhaps occurs once, like a happening, and cannot be embodied in any lasting object. …
Aomori Nebuta festival in Japan brings colors to life
The Aomori Nebuta Matsuri ("Aomori Nebuta Festival" or simply "Aomori Nebuta") is a Japanese summer festival that takes place in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The festival attracts the most tourists…
Mexican Artist melts thousands of guns to create shovels for planting trees
In 2018, with project Palas por Pistolas, Mexican artist, Pedro Reyes seeks to show “how an agent of death can become an agent of life.” He has melted 1,527 guns…
Neon Artist Cerith Wyn Evans Is Making Statements at the Tate Britain
Give Cerith Wyn Evans a huge lot of neon tubing, and this is what he can do. While he strolled the spacious halls at the Tate Britain as a security…
Funny and Creative Street Art is Popping Up Everywhere
We love the "outside the box" thinking!! Everywhere you look could be an inspiration for a street art installation. We put together a collection of cool and creative street art for your…
CityTrees are hi-tech living sculptures to combat air pollution
Design + Plants = Living Sculpture This idea is incredible! An environmentally conscious German startup has designed a plant-based urban sculpture that it claims has the same air-purifying properties as…
James Rosenquist, contributor to Pop Art movement, has passed away
James Rosenquist, who helped define Pop Art in its 1960s evolution with his boldly scaled painted montages of commercial imagery, died on Friday April 28, 2017 in New York City.…
French Artist Abraham Poincheval Living Inside a Rock for Art
Abraham Poincheval is attempting to survive inside a 12-ton boulder inside a Paris art museum for a week. After day 3 in the rock in the Paris’s Palais de…
Japanese Yosegi Art
Japanese yosegi art is made by gluing colored wood and cutting it thin like paper. Instead of using paint, Japanese Yosegi decorations are made out of natural fine grains and textures…