If there was a grand prize for “Most Work Done to Prove a Point” (and “Fanciest Name Ever”) Jean-Baptiste Henri Franck Cyrille Marie Le Divelec would be a contender. For 2001: A Gif Odyssey, the ad agency creator painstakingly chopped Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey into 569 tiny GIFs to find the breaking point of the so-called fair use…
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Big Medium + Big Art in Austin Texas
The future of public art along Austin’s Waller Creek received major support thanks to a $1.1 million donation from the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation “Lately, I’ve been thinking about what life is like without art. I think art is one of the best things people do. When they’re at their best, they’re being creative. Creative thinking goes away,…
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ART IN PUBLIC PLACES Established by the City in 1985, the Art in Public Places (AIPP) program collaborates with local & nationally-known artists to include the history and values of our community into cultural landmarks that have become cornerstones of Austin’s identity. The City of Austin was the first municipality in Texas to make a commitment to include works…
Read MoreZesty Bagatelles
Check out Colin Raff’s other-worldly creations!!! info [at] colinraff.com All things on this page and link below are by Colin Raff. ©2010-2013. – See more at: http://zestybagatelles.com/animations/
Read Morethe Art of #Occupy
When Occupy Wall Street (OWS) sprang up in September 2011 with the occupation of New York City’s Zuccotti Park, its birth was announced with a particularly arresting and now iconic image – that of a ballerina on top of the Wall Street bull, which appeared in Adbusters, the Vancouver-based anti-consumerist magazine. The bull is just one of the many new symbols that…
Read MoreThe Blue Star Art Complex in San Antonio
The Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum the acting contemporary art museum of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum 116 Blue Star, San Antonio, TX 78204 (210) 227-6960 | Contact Us | Hours Blue Star Contemporary gratefully acknowledges major support from the City of San Antonio Department for Culture & Creative Development; The Kronkosky Charitable Foundation; The Lifshutz…
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