Art from a Red Bull can?

How creative do you think you can be with Red Bull cans?
There’s a competition open to one and all from Red Bull The Art Of Can, with the winners having their work of art showcased in Philadelphia later this year.

Thanks to David Carlson for flagging this one. According to David’s article the first prize is [...]

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Escher loves LEGO?

One of my favourite artists, Escher, has had his Relativity lithograph from 1953 recreated in lego. I think it’s actually not a bad effort in terms of closeness. Wouldn’t you agree?

Lifted from this surreal collection of photographs, labelled as design inspiration.
If LEGO is really your thing, they’re looking for a graphic designer at the minute. [...]

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Focus on art: Icaro Doria

Here’s a superb graphic interpretation that really got me thinking. The text is a little difficult to read so click on each flag to open a larger version in a new window / tab.
It’s by Brazilian Icaro Doria, and the series is called “Meet the World”. It’s a few years old so you might’ve seen [...]

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Focus on art: Peter Callesen

This is a post I’ve been meaning to make ever since I first stumbled upon the work of Peter Callesen. They’re just a little step up from my ‘people paper chains’ of days gone by. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

^^ Closet, 2006 - acid free A4 80gsm paper and [...]

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