Watching you watching me

Posted by Claire Warner

3 Comments »

Posted: 13/07/2009

Watching you watching me

Is it just me or is anyone else completely obsessed with Anthony Gormley’s 4th plinth living sculpture ‘One & Other’ in Trafalgar Square? More

Posted in Exhibition, Fine Art, Inspiration, Installation, Originality, Signage, Uncategorized
Add a Comment
Tell a friend

Introduction: L/B

Posted by Ralf Metzger

1 Comment »

Posted: 09/06/2009

Introduction: L/B

It’s hard to outline what Swiss-American duo Sabine Lang and Daniel Baumann (L/B) actaully do for a living: Artist, architects, designer, illustrators, hoteliers or none/all of that? A brief introduction to their work…

More

Posted in Book Design, Inspiration, Installation, Interiors, Sculpture
Add a Comment
Tell a friend

Red Light Fashion

Posted by Matt Judge

5 Comments »

Posted: 03/06/2009

Red Light Fashion

Fashion is an important economic provider for the Netherlands. It is home to the head offices of Nike, Tommy Hilfiger, G-star, Oilily, Mexx and, recently, Reebok. After a bank holiday excursion to Amsterdam I discovered just how important the industry is to the cities future. More

Posted in Exhibition, Fashion, Installation, Originality, Social responsibility
Add a Comment
Tell a friend

Can art make a difference?

Posted by Claire Warner

1 Comment »

Posted: 20/02/2009

Can art make a difference?

The downward spiral of the economy, rising unemployment, global warming, wars on terror, spiced up with the hope that ‘Change Can Happen’ from Obama makes for interesting times. I recently discovered the work of artist Santiago Sierra and was fascinated by his controversial social commentary.

More

Posted in Fine Art, Inspiration, Installation, Uncategorized
Add a Comment
Tell a friend

Graphic Art — Sol LeWitt

Posted by Matt Judge

1 Comment »

Posted: 06/02/2009

Graphic Art — Sol LeWitt

Sol LeWitt is an artist whose work I’ve admired and respected for some time now. Having first discovered him during my Art Foundation it wasn’t until I graduated that I truly began to appreciate how incredible his work is. More

Posted in Art Direction, Inspiration, Installation, Sculpture
Add a Comment
Tell a friend

Rigo 23

Posted by Chris Wilson

4 Comments »

Posted: 19/01/2009

Rigo 23

While approaching the onramp to the US-101 (motorway/freeway) last weekend, some ‘road signage’ caught my attention.

More

Posted in Fine Art, Inspiration, Installation, Originality, Sculpture, Signage, Typography
Add a Comment
Tell a friend

V&A Forever

Posted by Matt Judge

No Comments »

Posted: 11/12/2008

V&A Forever

If between Christmas shopping you can fit in a stroll around the V&A this weekend there’s an incredible installation by Sheffield studio Universal Everything on display within the John Madejski Garden (above the pond, to be precise). More

Posted in Exhibition, Inspiration, Installation, Interactive
Add a Comment
Tell a friend

Rankin on South Bank

Posted by Matt Judge

2 Comments »

Posted: 28/11/2008

Rankin on South Bank

Wandering around the South Bank last weekend I stumbled upon the Rankin/Oxfam installation. Earlier in the year Rankin visited the Democratic Republic of Congo to take portraits of refugee camp residents, helping raise awareness of their plight and hopefully, through an auction of the pieces and charitable donations, raising funds to help ease their suffering. More

Posted in Exhibition, Installation, Photography, Uncategorized
Add a Comment
Tell a friend