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Yarn Bombing: Guerilla Knitters & Granny Graffiti Cover Cities With Crochet

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above: Yarn Bomber Magda Sayeg gives a Paris statue a legwarmer

If you’re not aware of the latest art movement, Yarn Bombing, just start looking around. Yarn Bombing is a cozier version of street graffiti. Sometimes referred to as Grandma Graffiti, it is the guerilla crocheting of buildings, bike racks, stairs, statues, trees, lampposts and more are covered with crochet or knitting by various artists. (more…)

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Mario Bros. Comes Alive as Graffiti on a Sidewalk (and how it was done).

Mario Bros Animated Graffiti

This video was part of Andreas Heikaus’ Bachelor thesis at the University of Applied science and art in Hannover, Germany. In his project, the Super Mario Bros. game, released on SEGA’s Nintendo Entertainment System, is no longer bound to the television screen and becomes interactive in a new environment. (more…)

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The Hippest Gifts In Every Category For Everybody This Holiday Season.

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Let me be your personal shopper this Holiday Season. Seriously. (more…)

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20 Van Paintings by Kevin Cyr, An Artist Who’s Driven.

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Artist Kevin Cyr’s series of twenty paintings based on Vandura, Chevy, and Econoline Chateau vans documented in Brooklyn, New York. Each of the 20 profile images below are created with oils and silkscreen on panels. (more…)

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United Nude Releases New Collection Of Amazing Shoes

United Nude 2010 Spring Summer collection

If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you may recall my first post about United Nude’s unusual inspired shoes). Deriving influences from architecture, art and industrialism, United Nude has continued their distinct vision and direction for their 2010 Spring Summer collection. (more…)

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