Category Archives: installation

Toothpick Timber Model

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Fatima Travassos

It took Scott Weaver over 30 years to build this toothpick model of San Francico. He started building the toothpick structure at age 17  and 3000 hours later, he completed his toothpick city. It stands 9 feet tall and 7 … Continue reading →

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Lit Up

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Fatima Travassos

Vancouver is undeniably beautiful in the summer, but it’s even prettier when the sky is lit up like it was last night at the 20th anniversary of the Celebration of Light festival in English Bay. Don’t miss the next explosion … Continue reading →

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This could be anyone’s FAVORITA

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Michael Cadamia

Newly transformed by Nuno Sottomayor and  Sam Baron, we can see why this Portugalian escape has been re-named Hotel FAVORITA.

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YEKPARE – Building Projections in Istanbul

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Michael Cadamia

YEKPARE Yekpare is a story teller to narrate 8500 years’ story of Istanbul. The story has symbols by from Pagans to Roman Empire, from Byzantine Empire to Latin Empire, and finally from Ottoman Empire to today’s Istanbul. A building which … Continue reading →

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DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Michael Cadamia

Susan Collis represented by  Seventeen Gallery, London Installation view of ‘Don’t get your hopes up’ Made good (DETAIL) Length 27 cm Coral, black onyx, 18 carat white gold (hallmarked), diamond, silver. Edition of 10 Waltzer (DETAIL) Wooden broom, opals, turquoise, … Continue reading →

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Francesco Rugi + Silvia Quintanilla's RGB Wallpaper

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Michael Cadamia

www.carnovsky.com Color est e pluribus unus We wanted to represent the antique theme of the metamorphosis intended as an unceasing transformation of shapes from a “primigenial chaos”. For this purpose we have created a sort of catalogue of natural motifs … Continue reading →

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Urban Interventions

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Michael Cadamia

Its that time of year again. For us northern westerners the rain (or snow) has stopped and we have begun to awake from dormancy, blossom in the sun and engage public spaces outside of our cavernous shelters. Short-shorts, tandem-bike rides … Continue reading →

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Showtel

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Fatima Travassos

This year marks the 8th annual SHOWTEL exhibition of site-specific art in all media including installation, sculpture, video, sound and performance art. Each year, more than twenty artists are selected to transform hotel rooms into conceptual art environments on view … Continue reading →

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Disembodied Expressionism

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Fatima Travassos

I haven’t heard much about anything exciting coming out of the Glasgow art scene in awhile, so I decided to do some digging. The post industrial landscape of the city has always been ideal for an emerging and sustainable art … Continue reading →

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Art for the Olympics

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Fatima Travassos

Check out this interactive searchlight display in Vancouver. It’s a public-art installation called Vectorial Elevation by artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer featuring 20 10,000-watt robotic searchlights. Go online to create your own light show or see it in person before the lights … Continue reading →

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