In old Nordic mythology, the “Bifröst” is a rainbow bridge that connects the world of the gods to the world of humanity. Przemek Podolski and Marta Basandowska have created their own colorful, cosmic-themed bridges from string and light. Using hundreds of yards of colorful string illuminated by black lights, Podolski and Basandowska construct massive, complex […]
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Blobs, drips, and squishes. That’s exactly how sculptor Dan Lam describes her latest work. It’s not hard to see why. Using synthetic, flowing materials, Lam creates colorful and intriguing organic shapes that look like they’re constantly oozing and flowing. Though many of the pieces look almost like “happy,” soapy, accidental spills, the artist carefully selects […]
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Jump head first into a pothole. Now, take a selfie. New York photographer Ben Zank captures bizarre moments of restriction, with subjects physically jammed into their environment or vice versa. Each image displays a male subject wandering through various landscapes — on a city street, somewhere in a desert, or even deep in a forest. […]
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Suspended beneath the magnificent dome of Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann, a neon-hue, rainbow disc floats above shoppers in Paris, France. This whimsical public installation is more than a colorful decoration, though. The fun-colored floating disc is also a functional playground for shoppers to play, bounce and lounge while visiting this world-famous department store. A new […]
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Art is a dimension of the human experience, and that includes the experiences of people with disabilities. Social inclusion for the specially abled population is a core theme of TITANES — a public art collaboration by Ink and Movement and Laborvalia in Ciudad Real, Spain. The goal of this project is to promote the total […]
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You’d usually search for a cave hidden in a forest, but in Bristol, UK, the forest itself has become a cavernous temple. Over three years, designer Katie Paterson and architects Zeller and Moye collaborated to create Hollow — a wooden cavern that showcases the diversity of various tree species from around the world. With over […]
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Polish woodworker Alicja Kwade creates unfinished furniture, but with a twist. Her stools, chairs, and tables come with bark and tree stump still attached. The carved furniture alone is relatively simple — no ornate legs or detailed etchings for decoration. What makes these carvings unique is the half to one-quarter remaining tree trunks. The furniture […]
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It doesn’t have to be raining to catch a rainbow. The WUtopia Lab based out of Shanghai, China is an architectural design firm founded in 2013 by architect Yu Ting (俞挺) and interior designer MIN Erni. Pictured below is one of their latest public installments — an aluminum rainbow cascading from a bookstore ceiling called […]
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You’ve heard that art moves people, so what happens when the art actually moves with people? Israeli-American artist Daniel Rozin creates interactive objects and surfaces that physically shift and transform with the movements of an audience. At the intersection of textured surfaces, customized software and electronic motors, Rozin’s work plays with light and movement to […]
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A Venus flytrap made from frozen Victorian gowns… That sounds like a terrifyingly interesting combination! Through the media of frozen fabric and icicles, artist Nicole Dextras has crafted an ephemeral bouquet of winter flowers. The effect may be enchanting, but the form is meant to resemble giant, man-eating Venus flytraps from old science fiction novels. “This […]
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