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Chinook Arc : A Social Catalyst
Joe O’Connell founder of Creative Machines, a collective of artists, engineers and craftsman based in Tucson, Arizona discusses his latest installation in Canada. Featured video: Visitors can control the sculpture’s 48 lights through a custom-designed optical sensor. The sensor allows people to change light sequences effectively turning the entire sculpture into a low-resolution screen that reproduces […]
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ArtBridge: Another New York
Scaffolding is an architectural feature inherent to New York. ArtBridge, a non-profit organization aims to connect the public with the arts. What better way than to install artwork in the middle of a construction site, on view to the public at all hours of the day? ArtBridge has organized an installation titled Another New York, […]
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Brad Downey: In the Street
American born and Berlin based street artist Brad Downey intervenes with his environment using objects in an unconventional manner thereby questioning their inherent function. An “art intervention” is not just an installation but something that intervenes on the common understanding of the space and object. Downey was invited by the art collective lend|hauer this summer […]
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Under the Bridge with Ballroom Luminoso
Ballroom Luminoso is characterized by its location under an elevated highway in San Antonio, Texas at the intersection of Theo and Malone with I-35. With semi-trucks rolling overhead, horns honking and music blaring out of open windows, the urban cacophony enlivens the permanent public art piece. Commissioned by the Public Art San Antonio (PASA), Department […]
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Kyle Fitzpatrick: A Well-Manicured Distraction
Editor of Los Angeles I’m Yours Kyle Fitzpatrick takes a walk through one of the cities most anomalous destinations. The Beverly Gardens park resists the definition of a traditional “park” because it’s a place to look and not touch; its manicured lawns are home to prized sculptures that are slowly decaying in the California sun. […]