This is no the first time we write about Erik Johansson and his extraordinary ability to photo manipulate daily life scenes. Erik is a full time photographer and retoucher from Sweden.
Erik doesn’t capture moments, he capture ideas in the form of little pieces which he later turn into an imaginative photo manipulation.
We included 10 inspiring works from this digital artist as well as video from Erik who explains how he goes about to create such images. It is definitely worth a watch!
In 2007 the global population living in urban environments passed the halfway mark, and that trend is accelerating. As cities become bigger and denser, and within the rigid structures of a mass-market society, truly meaningful personal interactions become increasingly elusive. The anonymising effects of scale and excess on the actor in the postmodern city can lead to a shared sense of social isolation.
In Four Cities Black Rat Projects will take a look at the four artists whose experience of urbanity propelled them to create within their environment in similar ways. With new works by represented artist Swoon, and secondary market works sourced from Os Gemeos, Banksy and Shepard Fairey, BRP will map the parameters of the street art movement across continents through the voices that emerged simultaneously as the strongest of their respective city scenes.
Artists featured: Swoon, Os Gemeos, Banksy, Shepard Fairey
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Black Rat Projects When –
20th May – 23rd June 2011 (Preview – 19th May – 6-9pm)
Artist RUN just finished his piece on the walls of the Village Underground project space and has kindly sent in a few pictures which are shown below. This commission came as a bit of a surprise for the artist since the guys at VU rang him at the last minute and asked him whether he would like to fill the 6 days off advertising gap by painting the outside walls
The job took about 5 hours and depicts one of classic RUN’s feaure already seen across London streets and beyond.
Stitch is an organisation that raises environmental awareness through the arts. Stitch does this by hosting events that use art to inspire and engage people with environmental issues. The guys at Stitch will use a variety of different events such as art exhibitions, photography competitions and short film festivals to appeal to people in different ways.
The next Stitch show is right upon us: “Focus on Nature” Open Photography Competition Submissions. It opens this Monday 5th March and will run until the 23.
They ask for a £5 donation per image you submit. These funds go towards contributions to these two fantastic organisations listed below. Find out more information about the show from the Stitch Facebook event page or on the Stitch website.
This is amazing what you can produce with very little money, this video below only costs $80.
All the word to “Magnolia” (188) was handmade using cardboard (discarded from grocery stores), hot glue guns, and paint pens. Random people at over 65+ locations and a handful of friends were used as rappers throughout the video. The video was done completely practical (no CGI) and wound up costing a little under $80.
CREATED BY: Nik Harper and Jesse Lamar High
DIRECTED BY: LAMAR+NIK
Remi/Rough has recently completed a piece of commissioned work for media agency MEC in South London. See the time-lapse video of Remi working on the hoarding.
If you are interested in seeing it with your own eyes, here is the address: 1 Paris Gardens, London, SE1 8NU
We came across these mind-blowing sculptures and could not resist sharing them with you. Defying gravity or just beautiful, you can decide for yourself. We hope you’ll enjoy them.
Why not telling us about them in the comments below?
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Name: “The Immigrant Sculpture” by Bruno Catalano Location: Portugal Meaning: Symbolizing luggage full of dreams but an empty heart, because you are leaving everything behind.
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Name: “Popped Up” by Ervin Loránth Hervé Location: Budapest (Hungary) Meaning: Promotional piece for Art market Budapest (2014). The temporary sculpture combines art with nature, surprising visitors while welcoming them to the Eastern capital.
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Name: Jeju Loveland Location: Jeju island in South Korea Meaning:Jeju Loveland is an outdoor sculpture park which opened in 2004 on Jeju Island in South Korea. The park is focused on a theme of sex, featuring 140 sculptures representing humans in various sexual positions.
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Name: “Hippo Squares” Location: Taipei Zoo (Taiwan) Meaning: The square is the brainchild of former zoo Director Chen Pao-chung, who came up with the concept while looking for ways to complement the African Animal Area. After consulting with employees and designers, Chen greenlighted the square and it went on to become one of the facility’s signature nonliving attractions.
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Name: Not known Location: Tuen Mun Park (Hong Kong) Meaning: Not known
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Name: “The Rundle Mall pigs” Location: Rundle Mall, Adelaide (Australia) Meaning: The four pigs won Adelaide City Council’s Rundle Mall National Sculpture Competition for the upgraded Rundle Mall in 1997. South African-born and Sydney-based sculptor Marguerite Derricourt was the winner. Her four bronze pigs were unveiled on July 3, 1999.
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Name: “River God Tyne” statue by sculptor David Wynne (1968) Location: Newcastle Town hall (UK) Meaning: It portrays the river God in human form, a fountain within his outstretched hand coursing a constant stream of water along the tortured and twisted torso of the aquatic diety.
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Name: “Octopus plays Chess” by Leigh Dyer Location: Hasting Old Town (UK) Meaning: These fantastic pieces that live in the Chess Square, George Street, Hastings Old Town.
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Name: Yorkshire sculpture park (UK) Location: Yorkshire sculpture park (UK) Meaning: The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is an open-air gallery in West Bretton near Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England, showing work by British and international artists
Name: Rock sculpture by Smaban Abbas Location: Terminal 3, Cairo airport (Egypt) Meaning: ?
Lego, lego and lego. We like it very much here at ART-PIE and were very excited to learn about the release of their latest short film – The Brick Thief.
To make it even better, the whole thing is in stop-motion.
