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This video was created as part of YouTube user TheManimation‘s third year dissertation looking at early forms of animation in contemporary design. What’s been created here is really cool if you think about it. If you were to watch the wheels of this bicycle with the naked eye, all you… Read the rest

Artist and climber, Doug Lloyd, has a distinct vision to pair expressive imagery with the prominent rock features of America’s most respected climbing sites. He will travel to 12 climbing areas, study the ancient art and iconography of the region and then create his artistic interpretation at the site of… Read the rest

With a record number of attendees and exhibitors, there are several things you likely missed at this year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market. Among them were several unique expressions of art collected and curated by the creative connector Devaki Murch. Apart from all the cool equipment clothing and footwear on display… Read the rest

You may have never heard of the artist, Christo, by name. But you’ve likely seen his unique artwork in images or in person somewhere in the past decade or two. Perhaps his most famously recognized piece of work was ‘The Gates‘, an installation of bright orange fabric panels set among… Read the rest

Every spring, Mountainfilm brings people together from around the globe to share in a four-day experience of film, art, adventure and conversation about the power of the “indomitable” human spirit.
This year, through special guests and the 2011 theme, “Awareness into Action,” Mountainfilm will focus on the power of humanity… Read the rest

The winner of this week’s Chaco Waves for Change Art Contest is Carla Goldberg, who submitted this eerily beautiful wave sculpture made of Plexiglas. Here’s what Carla had to say about her plastic-inspired piece of art:
“Big Wave” is made from the end cuts left over from cutting Plexiglas in … Read the rest

Despite the holiday rush, a Park City company put in a little creative effort to raise support for the arts in Utah. Waterbox, makers of personal stainless steel water bottles, made a custom contribution to the “Chairity Lift” project to benefit the Kimball Art Center. In a fashion as unique… Read the rest

The 2010 Teva Mountain Games (TMG) are finally here! The weekend of June 3 – 6 some 2,000 athletes and 40,000 spectators are expected to descend on the Rocky Mountain town of Vail, Colorado for four days of mountain adventure sports, art and entertainment.
The 9th annual Teva Mountain Games… Read the rest

Music Monday this week is not only musically stimulating, it’s also educational. This new music video from the French band Hold Your Horses! presents their track “70 Million” by taking a humorous journey through art history in their rendition of reenacting famous paintings.
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This short animation by artist Tilles Singer highlights the craft of skateboarding. Enjoy!

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Anyone who has traveled to Europe would agree, graffiti is everywhere. Tagging the sides of trains, buildings, trash cans, you name it. However, there is a group of young men out there whose aim is to reverse the stereotypical “mask” of the art form. These reverse graffiti artists from Durban,… Read the rest

Riding one of Doug McKee’s skateboards is like shredding the streets on a totem pole. Each board is hand-carved and painted by McKee using western red cedar. Mckee developed his amazing wood crafting skills living on an Indian reservation where Native Americans showed him the technique behind the chisel.

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Think again. The above portraits are not charcoal or pencil drawings, in fact they’re not even drawings. They’re carvings. Philadelphia artist Alex Queral revives old phonebooks by carving faces of celebrities and historical figures into them through a tedious process that typically takes several weeks to complete.
Why phonebooks? Queral… Read the rest

Parkour, the art of “urban gymnastics,” is awesome to watch. But here’s a form of Parkour that surely none of us has seen before…
[Via: The Adventure Life]
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Kona Brewing Company is currently seeking artists who live in (or near) the southern California coast. The company is calling all artists interested in painting its 1970 Volkswagen bus, which will be the official Kona Brewing Co. vehicle traveling to surf events and contests. The artist chosen will have to… Read the rest