Train Rails and Whale Tails
A Dutch train driver was saved by an art installation of two giant whale tails after the engine crashed through the end safety barrier.
A Dutch train driver was saved by an art installation of two giant whale tails after the engine crashed through the end safety barrier.
What, cakes you say? Sure. Why not. The Mighty Boosh was a pretty surreal comedy series and these days he’s a host on the Great British Bake Off, a show with contestants and cakes. However Noel Fielding as Cakes is only one in a of series celebrity personification threads, the […]
The first time I saw this Purell mosaic, apart from liking it instantly, I was curious about its story. Was it pandemic guerilla marketing for Purell? What was the tie-in with the potholes? Well, it turns out they are the work of Chicago artist Jim Bachor who has been filling […]
Swiss artist Simon Berger’s unique artwork consists of portraits drawn by the spidery lines of shattered safety glass. Not easy to control but as you can see in the examples below, he has mastered it. Lately there have been a couple of videos about his work circulating. Geneva's streets get […]
Follow the leaders – Annecy Paysages. Annecy, France 2019 In the basin of an old pier at the edge of the lake, Isaac Cordal installs twenty characters representing an assembly of decision-makers debating the measures to be taken to fight against global warming. Beyond any polemical aspect, the work imposes itself […]
(Continuing from the VW theme of my last post) Lars Fisk’s playful Volkswagenball sculptures have been around since 2001. Since seeing the original red and white van I have come across many other color versions. It’s hard to know if they are actually his works or people flattering him. Among […]
Nervf is a street artist from Ekaterinburg creating “works and other art objects” on Russian streets. Link to Nervf’s website and online portfolio Link to Nervf’s Facebook page
Clet Abraham embellishes street signs with colored vinyl stickers. Abraham is a French street artist that first gained recognition in Italy in the early 1990’s and has since been working throughout Europe. His whimsical style is ingenious because it doesn’t destroy or affect the message of the original street sign. […]
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Banksy needles France with migrant mural blitz in Paris Banksy’s young black girl sprays a pink wallpaper pattern over a swastika on a wall next to her sleeping bag and teddy bear in an attempt to make her patch of pavement more cosy. The mysterious British street artist Banksy appears […]