Standing in one of the moss and dirt covered tunnels in Leeds, England, Paul Curtis, “Moose” as he calls himself, saw marks on the wall where the shoulders of unsteady drunks and the fingertips of curious children had exposed the shiny white tile. And with only a pair of socks as his tool, reverse graffiti was born.
No paint. No defacing. Moose makes his art by cleaning; removing the ills of dirt and pollution by de-defacing- wiping away dirt into large type and shapes, leaving nothing behind but a beautiful work of “green art.”
This is what it is:
This is how it’s done:
Jun 25
I love that graphic department at Twitter: Isn’t this a peachy illustration - consider that this was used during a database crash. Luvly.
May 27
Inflatable sculptures! A fine artwork by Joshua Allen Harris.
[via Wooster Collective]
Apr 11
Moritz Waldemeyer is a german designer based in London with a huge crush on tech gadgets. He created some really charmin items playing with lights, mainly using LED technology. They are attracting our nerdy eyes like shit attracts flies.
Start off with a portrait on BBC’s culture show here:
| And, an earlier work: Hussein Chalayan’s womenswear collection Airborne for Autumn/Winter 2007 which brought LED technology to fashion. |
Here is a closer look on the LED stage costumes of UK Geek Rock Band OK GO: |
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Here is the the last one, read more about Joyrider at Gizmodo. The bike that smiles when ridden:
Links:
Mar 16
Habe gestern festgestellt, dass für mehrere meiner Lieblingsvideos der Franzose Michel Gondry verantwortlich ist. Da sind zum einen Das Lego-Video zu Fell in Love With a Girl der White Stripes (komplett im Stop Motion Vefahren) und Star Guitar der Chemical Brothers ) Besonders zu empfehlen in der folgenden Reihe sind die beiden MakingOf’s:
Jan 10