In 2020, the University of Bristol in Bristol, UK, saw the installation of a fascinating and unique public art piece. Created by artist Luke Jerram, this facility not only boasts stunning visuals, but also offers a bench inside, allowing visitors to sit back and immerse themselves in what feels like a colorful rainbow conservatory. The…
I want to share eleven iconic examples of public art installations, and talk about the different ways that they create joy in public space.
As part of the 2019 London Design Festival, Paul Cocksedge’s ‘Please Be Seated’ has taken over Finsbury Avenue Square in the city’s Broadgate neighborhood. The undulating sculpture is comprised of concentric wooden circles that ribbon up and down to create functional spaces to socialize, rest, and walk through. Cocksedge collaborated with White & White to fabricate the massive steel and upcycled scaffolding wood installation, which the designer described as “walk[ing] the line between a craft object and a design solution. More
Explore Jeffie Brewer's Public Sculptures, Sculptures and Public Art, in beautifully designed spaces— like restaurants, hotels and cafes. Meet the creator, get the design details, and explore thousands more unique, creator-made works of all kinds! From Art & Decor, to Designer Furniture, and even Street Art…
We can feel the passage of time as we watch the sun chart its course across the sky. But we have also become accustomed to the daily arc of our closest star. To bring the movement of the sun —…
Passages Insolites, or Unusual Passages, is an outdoor public art exhibition in Quebec City featuring modern and interactive works of art in Old Quebec.
Based in Baltimore, Jessie and Katey are two artists working as a team. They have been creating large-scale murals and installations in public spaces around the
Baltimore-based artists Jessie Unterhalter and Katey Truhn, known as Jessie and Katey, started creating murals because of the sheer accessibility of public art. The pair have always created work with a big visual impact, but as their designs grew they began to consider the possibility of working on the ground in addition to large-scale walls. Their site-specific floor works combine inspirations from both textiles and board games to create interactive walkways that encourage play and exploration. More
I want to share eleven iconic examples of public art installations, and talk about the different ways that they create joy in public space.
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image:a9c986b1088c06456d5793739b0c1efc7054195f w:540 s:"fit" class_name:"mt-image-center" show_pin_button:"true" show_image_credits:"true" Public installations and sculptures are an incredible way to bring art to the masses. Some of these works are permanent and were officially commissioned by their cities while others are more guerilla-style urban pieces that are intended to be ephemeral and make only brief appearances.
Mirror Mirror, a recent commission by the Alexandria, Virginia’s Office of the Arts, is a reflective semi-circular structure which hides a prismatic array of mirrors at its center. The multi-colored panels are placed at sharp angles within the round sculpture, and refract dazzling, geometric patterns of light as the sun hits its interior. The work was produced by New York-based design studio SOFTlab, who was inspired by the lens used in the city’s historic 19th-century lighthouse. More
In 2020, the University of Bristol in Bristol, UK, saw the installation of a fascinating and unique public art piece. Created by artist Luke Jerram, this facility not only boasts stunning visuals, but also offers a bench inside, allowing visitors to sit back and immerse themselves in what feels like a colorful rainbow conservatory. The…
When I was at the Celebration of Fine Art last Friday, I enjoyed meeting Terrell Powell and seeing his whimsical art works. This colorful tower of birds made me smile. Terrell told me about a project he's hosting to create colorful benches to be placed in children's hospitals or doctors offices. It's called the Children's Art Bench Project. Terrell's art pieces are sure to put a smile on everyone's face.
From Marseille, France, to Melbourne, Australia, to Vancouver to New York City, AD surveys the world’s most powerful public sculptures
For the past six years, artist Kurt Perschke has squeezed a huge…
Over a couple of months, I've bookmarked some cool outdoor installations/ landscape art/ environmental art. I thought I'd include them all in one big post. No need too elaborate too much on why or what...sometimes art just is... First up is 'Colored Pencils' by Jonna Pohjalainen. You can find more pictures of her work on environmentalart.net, a whole site dedicated to Finnish art of this genre. Is it a big thing in Finland?? I love the whimsy of this one created by Mehmet Ali Usyal for last year's 5 Seasons Festival in Chaudfontaine, Belgium. My favorite has to be a series of nest-like outdoor installations by artist Patrick Dougherty, created through the span of his career. He has built more than 200 such sculptures around the World. I was amazed by the sheer size of his work which requires "sticks by the truckload". Its also fascinating how he managed to make organic forms, in natural environments, using a basic of-the-earth material; look so other worldly.
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Da un paseo por el alma de esta giganta.
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image:a9c986b1088c06456d5793739b0c1efc7054195f w:540 s:"fit" class_name:"mt-image-center" show_pin_button:"true" show_image_credits:"true" Public installations and sculptures are an incredible way to bring art to the masses. Some of these works are permanent and were officially commissioned by their cities while others are more guerilla-style urban pieces that are intended to be ephemeral and make only brief appearances.
Many things shape the face of a city: buildings, bridges, parks, sculptures... even benches! That's right, this simple form of public furniture can also add more emotion to a particular site.
With Ghost Rivers, the designer Bruce Willen calls attention to Baltimore’s buried streams. By Timothy A. Schuler “What would a monument to [a] river look like?” This was the question that Bruce Willen asked himself in the summer of 2020. The artist and founder of Baltimore’s Public Mechanics design studio was, like a lot of
Artists and curators share their favorite public artworks of the year, from Nicholas Galanin’s “Shadow on the Land” to Black Lives Matters murals.
In a year filled with incredible contributions to public art, Galerie looks back on 10 of the most spectacular public artworks of 2018.
We have those classic “bang head here” desk signs and tension balls to help people relieve stress on the job, but Georgia-based design studio studio dtttww (an acronym for don’t take this the wrong way) recently came up with an invention that encourages humans to blow off some steam in public—in a healthy and (presumably) safe way.
Indian artist Daku created an innovative graffiti piece in Dehli by using letters as sundials to cast words across a building's facade.
Frank Zappa says "Music, in performance, is a type of sculpture". We took him literally and uncovered some incredible images of musical sculptures.
London-based street artist Isaac Cordal makes big social commentary by way of street art sculptures with tiny human figurines.
Each month, Street Art Today selects the seven most stunning street art murals of the past month. Be amazed by these masterpieces made in August 2017.
This Art Installation Features Larger Than Life Spinning Tops
In recent years, yarnbombing and other guerilla art activities have become more popular - and easier to organize thanks to the rise of social media. This page displays examples of this type of art.
In 2020, the University of Bristol in Bristol, UK, saw the installation of a fascinating and unique public art piece. Created by artist Luke Jerram, this facility not only boasts stunning visuals, but also offers a bench inside, allowing visitors to sit back and immerse themselves in what feels like a colorful rainbow conservatory. The…
