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Tom Bob’s Urban Transformations

Erica — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 11:00:55 +0000

There isn’t a storm drain, street sign, drainpipe, barred window, manhole cover, bike rack, or electric meter in New York City that is safe from Tom Bob‘s imagination. Seeing the “before” photos on the street…

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Impossible Geometry

Erica — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:00:32 +0000

What seems like a digitally superimposed graphic over a photograph is actually an optical illusion. Artist and photographer Fanette Guilloud is able to create these real life illusions by using a technique called anamorphic projection, similar…

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Lego Patchwork

Erica — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:20:42 +0000

It’s good to see that Jan Vormann is still, after all these years, working his magic with Legos. The German artist uses everyone’s favorite childhood toy blocks to repair damaged walls, chipped columns and crumbled corners all…

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Street Treats

Erica — Fri, 13 May 2016 16:08:20 +0000

Artist Jim Bachor is a do-gooder. He takes it upon himself to fix pot holes, found in the city streets of Chicago, by filling them in with cement and covering them with ice cream themed mosaic art.…

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Urban Geodes

Erica — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 15:16:45 +0000

Artist Paige Smith, also known as Common Name, has made her mark by crystallizing the overlooked nooks and crannies of the streets of Los Angeles – and more recently, all over the world. The three-dimensional shards are…

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Think Tank

Erica — Tue, 10 Mar 2015 16:57:41 +0000

Raul Lemesoff is best known for his Weapon of Mass Instruction, a 1979 Ford Falcon that has been transformed into a 900 book roving library resembling a military tank. The Argentinean artist and activist drives his…

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A Painted Tree In Peru

Erica — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:00:41 +0000

How sweet is this tree painting in Canta, Peru by street artist Jonatan Rivera? Wish I could stumble across moments like these daily. On that note, cheers to the little things and happy weekend! (via…

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eL Seed

Erica — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 14:30:47 +0000

French-Tunisian street artist eL Seed has a unique style which he’s coined as “calligraffiti,” the combination of calligraphy and graffiti. His murals, which have adorned walls on nearly every continent, incorporate traditional Arabic calligraphy and depict fragments of…

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Railroad Street Art

Erica — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 11:00:06 +0000

Art runs deep in Artur Bordalo’s family. His grandfather, Real Bordalo, was a well known landscape artist in Lisbon. And now Artur, also known as Bordalo II, has made a name for himself with his playful street…

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Bird Ballerina

Erica — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 13:43:10 +0000

Street artist JR has once again found a creative canvas for his latest wheat paper installation. In Bird Ballerina, a ballerina is sitting behind a set of bars like a caged bird, waiting to be set…

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