Creative Process
The Stapling Effect
I’ve never seen such a thing as a mural made of everyday objects such as staples but somehow Baptiste Debombourg was able to achieve this incredible mural of Icarus Falling solely with staples. Here’s the artist’s website for more information and views of his contemporary work. I’m trying to envision the creative process he used to achieve the human figure (maybe a paper layout that could be removed once stapled or a projection, which would be easier) and the shadowing (staples closer together create a more dense impression). An interesting puzzle to solve.
Tape Art
The murals I mentioned in the last post must have required a lot of tape. Although painter’s tape is traditionally used for “taping off” areas for painting and mural projects, this sticky blue stuff can also be used to make unusual and temporary tape art and murals as seen in this examples by Michael Townsend. I also ran across this unusual site via Trend Hunter for tape murals by Multipraktik. This video describes the process for making their creations and shows the fun involved. TapeArt – Fejzo & Luka Ursic from Multipraktik on Vimeo.
Museums at your fingertips
How cool would it be if you could just see an exhibit online, rather than dealing with parking and sometimes a logistical nightmare of just getting there and then contending with the crowds? Well, it may be a possibility pretty soon. From the Independent, a London paper, mind you not found in a US media outlet: In the spirit of the online art movement, renowned contemporary art institution, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation has collaborated with YouTube and computer manufacturer HP to launch an online biennial of artist-created videos called YouTube Play. A Biennial of Creative Video….The screen-based exhibition aims to collect artwork from some of “the most exceptional talent…
