Lexington
I am sure there is a lot of art in Lexington, but we were only there briefly and passing through to really discover it and take it in. However, I really like this blue horse painting on the cover of the Lexington, KY Visitor Planning Guide 2009. And these horse sculptures greeted us as we entered the city. On the drive to Danville, we went by our son Jackson’s friend’s house — very cool, edgy and artsy. You’d never know it was a residence from the outside. As we were driving to Danville we saw some interesting scenes. I just had to capture this image of the two old gentlemen…
Another Form of Canvas
Renault is printing artwork on its car seats and is introducing a new line of Twingo Art. BMW Art Cars as seen on German Car Scene Blog: And this seems like an appropriate place to post and update on my previous posts regarding fashion — from French and German cars to Berlin. Artwork from the Berlin Wall has inspired German fashion by Daniel Rodan. Honestly, although some of the pieces I like, it’s not really my thing but I thought the concept was very smart. I bet, however, that this “little” dress isn’t all that comfortable — especially to walk or sit in. Fortunately, they sell the matching coat. The…
Murals Made with Unusual Materials
Painted Euros, nails, toothpicks, corks and incredible mosaics are all unusual materials used by artists to create murals. Although not actual painted Euros but the imagery of painted Euros creates this shark mural by Blu in Barcelona as seen on Colectiva’s Daily Blog. Saimir Strati creates murals with nails, toothpicks and corks — all sorts of everyday materials. Here’s one as seen on Eller G’s blog of Leonardo. It consists of 500,000 nails and is one of the largest murals of its kind. Click on the above link to see other incredible examples of his work as well as many other interesting sites. I really enjoyed perusing this blog —…





