Feuilles Font Friday
Oratorical Type, An Alphabet Made out of Carved Books From Laughing Squid by EDW Lynch
Make Your Own Red Pepper Sculpture
Make this beautiful sculptural piece with only a red pepper and a sharp knife. Put the pepper on its side on the cutting board and cut off the sides one by one, turning a quarter-turn between each cut. Seriously, that’s it! Remember to eat the parts you cut off.
How Koilos, a giant monster, ended up on an Ontario island dock
By Alina Seagal from Daily Brew: Koilos, a 900-kilogram giant sculpture by San Francisco artist Michael Christian. Andrew Cumming photo Until recently, this 900-kilogram giant guarded Toronto’s Distillery District. Koilos sat there without Michael Christian, its creator, even realizing just how many people appreciated his steel monster. “I didn’t realize it was appreciated so much […]
Fearsome Chrome T-Rex Sculpture on the Banks of the Seine in Paris
By EDW Lynch from laughingsquid.com: photo by Anthony Gelot A fearsome chromed skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex was recently installed on the banks of the Seine in Paris. Created by artist Philippe Pasqua, the aluminum and chrome sculpture is nearly 23 feet long and consists of 350 bones. photo by Jean-Charles Sarfati
Public Art Marks Hurricane Evacuation Spots in New Orleans
By Anya Kamenetz from FastCompany.com: Storm season is coming soon, so look for the giant stick figure to get out of town. When Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005, over a quarter of New Orleans households did not have access to a vehicle. Therefore nearly 100,000 people did not evacuate the city, creating hellish scenes in the […]
Oakland Artist Does Big Things for Bay Area Art World
Spoiler alert: Karen Cusolito is an old and dear friend of mine. I had the privilege of working with her in the early and mid-2000’s as part of the Flaming Lotus Girls, a female-focused metal and fire sculpture group. A December 2012 Smithsonian Magazine interview with Ms. Cusolito is here, with many excellent photographs of […]
Sinuous animal sculptures made from tires
By Benjamin Starr from VisualNews.com: It’s perhaps the very best and ethical way you could place an animal bust on your wall – Korean artist Yong Ho Ji uses recycled tires from all sorts of vehicles to create these incredibly dynamic sculptures. The shape of his medium is what leads to the sinuous curves of […]