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The best examples of street art in 2012 (48 pictures

The best examples of street art in 2012 (48 pictures
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Who stole my ads ? – Remplacer les publicités par de l’art Who stole my ads ? – Remplacer les publicités par de l’art “OMG who stole my ads ?“, une série de l’artiste Etienne Lavie, qui imagine à quoi pourraient ressembler les rues de Paris si toutes les publicités étaient remplacer par des chefs d’oeuvre de la peinture classique… Une jolie manière de transformer le paysage urbain ! Images © Etienne Lavie

Albert Marquet, les bords de Seine, de Paris à la côte normande Pontoise, Musée Tavet-Delacour, du 13 octobre 2013 au 16 février 2014 1. Albert Marquet (1875-1947)Canteleu, près de Rouen. Il tenait « en horreur [...] ce qui prenait l’apparence du définitif »1 et restait fasciné par l’eau, la Seine surtout, dont il suivit les méandres sa vie durant. 2. On peut regretter qu’aucun panneau explicatif n’accompagne le parcours et que le catalogue se contente de reproduire les œuvres sans notices ; il est seulement introduit par un texte de Christophe Duvivier, suivi d’une chronologie détaillée et d’une carte où sont signalés les différents séjours du peintre. 3. La première salle de l’exposition décline les ponts et les quais parisiens que Marquet représenta inlassablement : le pont de tournelle et Notre-Dame, le pont Saint-Michel et le quai d’Orléans... 4. 5. Commissaire : Christophe Duvivier Sous la direction de Christophe Duvivier, Albert Marquet. Informations pratiques : Musée Tavet-Delacour, 4 rue Lemercier, 95300 Pontoise.

This Year on Twitter 2012.twitter.com Update: We’ve added two screenshots below for those of you who want the front page artwork for web and mobile versions. Every day, we’re amazed and humbled by the many ways in which people use Twitter, which range from simply retweeting to igniting conversations with hashtags (even around lesser-known topics) to sharing spectacular and far-flung views. In 2012, everyone on Twitter brought us closer to moments and places that used to be far away or inaccessible: A Tweet from the bottom of the ocean. Tweets from Mars. During big sporting events, fans were the roar of the crowd, tweeting their team passions. You can explore and discover all of these moments and people who made this year on Twitter unique at 2012.twitter.com, and you’ll have the same immersive experience on your mobile device. Golden Tweets: The top two Tweets that generated the most Retweets for the year, plus honorable mentions for a few others that caught attention around the world.

47 photographies lourdes de sens qui vont vous bouleverser Certaines photographies valent mieux qu’un long discours. C’est le cas de ces 47 clichés bouleversants qui illustrent des moments touchants et souvent tragiques de notre histoire. On vous les fait découvrir. 1. via Mike Wells 2. via kligon5 3. via James Stanfield 4. via blogspot 5. via drugoi 6. via Kevin Carter 7. via Nhat V. 8. via Nevine Zaki 9. via gpb 10. via Nick Ut 11. via Tsering Topgyal / AP 12. via Reuters 13. via nbc news 14. via imgur 15. via Taslima Akhter 16. via Jesco Denzel 17. via Brian Sokol 18. via jsonline 19. via englishrussia 20. via Bernie Boston 21. via theantlantic.com 22. via diretodeny 23. via lifo 24. via kotofot 25. via Shirak Karapetyan-Milshtein 26. via Rafiq Maqbool / AP 27. via reddit « M’avez-vous vu ? 28. via hfcsd 29. via iconicphotos 30. via telegraph.co.uk 31. via Frank Fournier 32. « The Falling Man ». 33. via idenpendent 34. via indyposted 35. via abc 36. via jsonline 37. via startribune 38. via om911 39. via rpgwebgame 40. 41. via imgsou 42. via ilcapomaeda 43. via giornalettismo 44.

Les peintures éphémères en sable coloré de Joe Mangrum Les peintures éphémères en sable coloré de Joe Mangrum Les créations de l’artiste américain Joe Mangrum, qui réalise d’étonnantes peintures éphémères en sable coloré sur le sol des villes de Los Angeles, Chicago ou San Francisco… Des mandalas éphémères qu’il réalise spontanément, sans préparer à l’avance le design, en suivant son inspiration du moment. Chaque création demande à Joe Mangrum entre 6 et 8 heures de travail… Berit Hildre | Art&Tatucya Опубликовано Art&Tatucya Ноя 24, 2012 Sculptor Berit Hildre (France), Berit считается одним из одаренных скульпторов современности. Site Количество просмотров: 30386 , 11435 посетителей 3 Game Changers in Online Marketing Graham Cooke is the CEO of QuBit, a technology company specializing in advanced website data collection, analysis, and optimization products. He was previously a senior product manager at Google. Follow him @thegrahamcooke. Times are changing for web marketers, particularly those dealing with online retail marketing. Customers are getting harder and more expensive to attract and retain, and new technologies are emerging at breakneck speed. SEE ALSO: The Anatomy of a Killer Content Marketing Strategy There are a lot of tools that promise to help, but the better approach may be to focus on the following three areas that every marketer needs to address if they want to succeed online. 1. Many websites are still under performing when it comes to speed, and there’s a measurable financial cost associated to this. A fast website is, therefore, the first thing you need to ensure if you’re going to win in the increasingly competitive online retail world. 2. 3. Graham Cooke

Le monde étrange et surréaliste de Dariusz Klimczak Le monde étrange et surréaliste de Dariusz Klimczak Une sélection des magnifiques photographies monochromes et couleurs du photographe polonais Dariusz Klimczak, qui nous entraine dans un univers fascinant et surréaliste… Un travail qui fait penser également à l’excellente série “Hakuna Matata – La drôle de vie des animaux du Kenya“. Images © Dariusz Klimczak Street Art Project, by Google Cultural Institute American Heroes and Innovators: New Paintings and Drawings by Chris and Justin Hopkins American Heroes and Innovators will mark the gallery’s second annual educational exhibition honoring Black History Month in Philadelphia. In 2013, Gravers Lane proudly hosted the members and staff of The Stained Glass Project: Windows that Open Doors, an after school program for inner-city youth that focuses on leadership, teamwork, and artistic creation and expression. This year, Gravers Lane Gallery is thrilled to exhibit portrayals of numerous African American men and women whose actions and ideas have made an immeasurable impact on American society as we know it. Chris HopkinsChris Hopkins began his painting career as a commercial illustrator working in the entertainment industry. After moving to the Northwest in 1988, Hopkins' career began to change from slick airbrush advertising to a more painterly style working on private commissions to depict historical events. Download Artist Resume Here: Download Artist Exhibitions Info Here:

How YouTube is Changing the Media Landscape in Asia YouTube is already established as the world’s most popular video site. To that point, it sees more than one billion unique visitors each month, many of whom go in search of funny videos or music, but there’s a whole lot more to it. The Google-owned site is a window into the world, an opportunity for content creators to reach national and global audiences. It can turn a hobby into a profession, but YouTube is equally a place for established names from traditional media circles. PSY is perhaps the most famous example. Last year, the Korean pop star’s Gangnam Style song become a global hit thanks to YouTube, earning him a US recording contract in the process. This week, YouTube launched its local site and partner program in Thailand. To get a feel for how YouTube can impact media in Asia, we spoke to YouTube and one of its initial content partners in Thailand. The SpokeDarkTV example Bangkok-based John Winyu, his sister and a few friends began filming their own video content six years ago.

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