Superpowers: Walking on Walls. Using multiple stencils and spray paint, Norwegian artist STROK has made these realistic looking people on walls.
They are not relatives of Peter Parker, but they are strategically placed to create the illusion that they are walking on buildings. STROK has also painted individuals on other surfaces such as wood, metal, glass, and more. See also: “Stuck in the Sewer.” Photos © STROK Via Street Art News. Gestalten. Evolving from graffiti and street art, urban interventions are the next generation of artwork to hit public space.
Using any and all of the components that make up urban and rural landscapes, these mostly spatial interventions bring art to the masses. They turn the street into a studio, laboratory, club, and gallery. Modified traffic signs, swings at bus stops, and images created out of sand or snow challenge us to rediscover our environment and interact with it in new ways. The work is an intelligent and critical commentary on the planning, use, and commercialization of public space. With a rich visual selection of projects and methods, Urban Interventions documents this new artistic approach to urban art that is currently making a profound mark on our contemporary visual language. Urban Interventions is the first book to document these very current, personal art projects in a comprehensive way. Related Gestalten.tv Videos Slinkachu—Little Big Men Laura Keeble—For the Love of Art.
Garden of 10,000 Bridges by West 8. This park in Xi'an, China, by international architects West 8 recently opened to the public and contains red bridges offering vantage points.
The Garden of 10,000 Bridges actually contains only five bridges, which are all part of a winding trail that snakes through the grasses. The project was designed as part of the Xi'an International Horticultural Exposition 2011. More projects by West 8 on Dezeen » Here is some information from the architects: On the Xi'an International Horticultural Exhibition the West 8 designed Garden of 10,000 Bridges has opened to the public. As both a distinct sense of enclosure and vantage points are provided, the Garden plays with the sensation of surprise. Gardens tell a story. Superpowers: Walking on Walls. Tetris-Shaped Trash-Filled Street Furniture Encourages Recycling in Argentina. Argentine studio Designo Patagonia created this awesome series of Tetris -shaped street furniture that showcases recyclable materials like plastic bottles, cans, and paper. Located within a city park in Córdoba , Argentina, these unique seats and tables were designed for recreation and to teach passerby about sustainability issues.
The Tetris-shaped containers are made from iron frames and glass, are packed with recyclable materials, and feature easy-to-understand eco-facts written on the surface of each piece. Commissioned by recycling company C.Re.S.E ., the Tetris outdoor furniture seeks to ‘stylize’ rubbish. Designer Manu Rapoport wanted to help people understand that rubbish can be a precious raw material . By displaying perfectly clean recyclable paper, tin, glass, pet, nylon, expanded polystyrene, aluminum and tetra-brick, people will hopefully remember to separate them at home to ensure that they enter a second life as a new material. + Designo Patagonia Photo © Designo Patagonia.