2wacky: 2012

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Jason de Caires Taylor Underwater Sculpures

Jason de Caires Taylor, has gained international recognition for his unique and amazing underwater sculpture parks.

His permanent installations are designed to act as artificial reefs, attracting tourists and diverting them away from our fragile natural reefs. His works symbolize a striking symbiosis between man and nature, and highlight our need to understand and protect the natural world.

All photos from Jason de Caires Taylor gallery

Grenada , West Indies


Musa Collection, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Grenada, West Indies

Musa Collection, Punta Nizuc, Mexico

Musa Collection, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Cancun, Mexico

Silent Evolution, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Silent Evolution

Have a look at some other great video footage

Exhibitions

Interview with New York Times

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

The Borrowers - Melbourne Street Art

This is inspiring - go and treat yourself!

"Four people living secretly in a quiet house"

Ryan McGennisken

Be Free

Suki

Hollie M Kelley

Described on The Borrowers facebook page as 'Installation based exhibition with artworks nestled between the constructions of an old rambling house'.

See the making of The Borrowers

House of Bricks
40 Budd Street, Collingwood
10-20th August 6- 9pm

Gallery hours:
7.30am - 4.30pm weekdays (open for coffee daily)
12pm-5pm weekends

The Borrowers - HOUSE OF BRICKS Videos
(Video one)
(Video Two)
(Video three)

Sunday, 20 May 2012

Banksy parachuting rat shot down in Melbourne!

I have been meaning to go down and take a picture of this little guy for ages, just wanted to have a look for myself. The only Banksy left in melbourne! I only live around the corner and now it is gone - I can't believe it! I wonder how the person who drilled the hole is feeling after all the hype?

Past destruction of Bansky art in Melbourne
Details on the latest incident
Video footage

Banksy defaced in Bristol

Banksy destroyed LA photo via Twitpic

Banksy defaced New Orleans

The list of vandalism to Banksy art is vast and soul destroying so have a look at these to cheer you up

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Hiromi Tango

Hiromi Tango, who currently lives in Sydney, is born in Japan and married to the Australian artist Craig Walsh.

Her amazing work which is usually an interactive multi-layered installation performance is a collection of colorful knitted yarns and found objects, sometimes toys, flowers, donated pieces from the public, you name it. The artwork grows and evolves together with the surrounding world and those in it.

"I am particularly interested in how the intervention of an artist in a particular space can generate unexpected moments of intimacy and evasion, and how fundamental aspects of human relations can contribute to the art-making process".

Insanity Magnet, Dust Storm and Me, Photo: Yuki Nakano

Artwork inspired by the dust storm in Brisbane 23rd September 2009


Pistil production and performance installation, Photo: Yuki Nakano

Exhibition

Pistil 2012 , 21st April - 22 July 2012
Contemporary Australia : Women exhibition, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (GOMA)

interview with Hiromi

Saturday, 5 May 2012

Aurora Robson: plastic art out of junk

Canadian artist Aurora Robson's fantastic colourful plastic sculptures made from recycled plastic bottles. Each sculpture uses around 20,000 bottles.

Couldn't help adding the pantone colours (as seen on my mac)!

Pulp Fiction

(pantone 165 1495 143)

Kermit

pantone 326 and 325 with a touch of 339?

Oleum

(pantones 2728 278, 512, 514)

Kamilo

I love this one as it was Made from 100% plastic marine debris collected by the Hawaii Wildlife Fund and created with students from Parker School in Waimea, Hawaii.

it is pure 100% plastic marine debris, no paint used to enhance the colours.

What a great way to learn about our environment!

The Great Indoors : spectacular room-sized work of art made from 15,000 plastic bottles (Rice University Art Gallery 2008)

Current exhibition: Under the Sea Mass MoCA, (Oct 1, 2011 - May 28, 2012)

Interview: with Aurora Robson : Format Magazine

Video: At Rice University Art Gallery, New York

All images from www.aurorarobson.com

Monday, 30 April 2012

Rainbow Pinwheel installation by Ara Peterson and Jim Drain

Rainbow Pinwheels, by artists Ara Peterson and Jim Drain are part of an interdisciplinary 17 day festival (20 April - 5 May 2012) illustrating how audio and visual art forms complement and influence each other, featuring musicians, designers, filmmakers, and chefs : Transmission LA, AV Club presented by The Avant/Garde Diaries, curated by Mike D from the Beastie Boys for MOCA.

The pinwheels are constantly spinning as you walk under them giving you an amazing visual experience. Driven by regular fans strategically positioned!

photo source: flickr ShapeThings

Saturday, 21 April 2012

Isaac Cordal: Elusive miniature scultpures in our streets

Isaac Cordal is a sculpture artist from Galicia. His miniature sculptures can be found all over Europe in gutters, on roof tops, walking out of tiny drains and other unassuming locations. Now that you know they might be there, look again and seek them out.

Electoral campaign, Berlin, photos Isaac Cordal

photo: Isaac Cordal

Part of a series called Follow the Leaders

'Sinking slowly and going nowhere'.

Isaac Cordal Barcelona

The tenant: photos Isaac Cordal

photos Isaac Cordal

Recentl book: Cement Eclipses: Small Interventions in the Big Cit

Current exhibition: RAS Gallery in Barcelona hosted the opening of Isaac Cordal’s latest collection of works which were presented by SUBEN and curated by Maximiliano Ruiz.