Haunting reminder of millions of lives lost in war as artists stencil 9,000 bodies onto Normandy beach to mark Peace Day
By Aaron Sharp from dailymail.co.uk: ~ British led project covered the famous coastline in poignant silhouettes ~ A team of 500 artists and volunteers contributed the moving installation ~ The ‘fallen’ were left to be washed away by the tide at the end of the day A pair of British artists have created this stunning […]
French Revolution Wallpapers
By Gregory Herringshaw from cooperhewitt.org: Sidewall and border: République Française Liberté Égalité. France, ca. 1792. Woodblock print on paper. Gift of John Jay Ide Collection. This is an example of wallpaper used as propaganda. This is a paper produced during the French Revolution, woodblock-printed ca. 1792. The citizens of France felt that the Revolution could […]