Hiromi Hirasaka’s Kokeshi Matches
Japanese artist Hiromi Hirasaka has created a series of matchsticks which feature facial expressions on their heads, igniting a bit of a humour to what is typically seen as the mundane. Aptly named ‘Kokeshi Matches‘, the fire starters already have physical attributes similar to the Japanese dolls which have long cylindrical bodies and spherical heads, … Read more
Evian – Baby & Me
The clever folks in the marketing department at Evian and their team of creatives at BETC Paris have come up with another smash hit, with the baby-infused dose of pure fun in their latest ad campaign Baby & Me. The follow up to 2009′s all-conquering Roller Babies video and 2011′s Baby Inside, sees a group … Read more
Bgirl Terra
Break-dancing has a new star in the form of six-year-old Bgirl Terra. Terra – part of London’s Soul Mavericks crew – has become a viral sensation after taking part in the Baby Battle division of the Chelles Battle Pro competition, held in Paris on Saturday 2 March. Despite already winning the Unvsti Baby Battle last … Read more
Balloon Dresses by Rie Hosokai
Remember that strange clown making you a balloon dog for your birthday? Well, Japanese artist Rie Hosokai of Daisy Balloon has taken inflated artwork a little further with a series of haute couture dresses made from balloons. The inflatable fashion collection has been created for the ‘Piece for Peace‘ charity art exhibition at Parco Gallery, … Read more
Giant Rubber Duck On River Thames
Today in London a giant 50ft-tall rubber duck was released up the River Thames to publicise a gambling site’s effort to give back some of their winnings into the community to provide a smile in these bleak economic times. Jackpotjoy.com‘s stunt saw former Carry On star Barbara Windsor, the patron for the FUNdation initiative, take … Read more
Gummy Bear Chandelier
Gummy bears bouncing here and there and everywhere – high adventure that’s beyond compare – they are the gummy bears! Well that was the theme tune for the classic 90s cartoon, but artist Kevin Champeny took his love of the sweet variety of Gummy Bears to new levels of high adventure by creating a chandelier … Read more
Light Emitting Dudes – LED Freerunning
Light Emitting Dudes – a.k.a. Jason Paul, Shaun Wood and Anan Anwar from Frankfurt, Sydney and Bangkok respectively – are a team of freerunners, geared up from head-to-toe in a Tron-style suit with LED lights. The acrobatic trio were let loose on the streets of the bustling Thai metropolis of Bangkok at night. With grace … Read more
LEGO Advent Calendar
Last year LEGO created festive cheer with a Christmas tree made of thousands of tiny pieces in of the retro childhood toy in St.Pancras Station and this year have continued in their mission to banish the ‘bah humbug’ in all of us with a giant LEGO Advent Calendar in Covent Garden, London. The structured, formed … Read more
Omote 3D – World’s First 3D Photo Booth
Without doubt the development taking the creative world by storm is 3D printing and now thanks to those clever Japanese folks in trendy Shibuya, Tokyo, consumers now have the chance to enjoy it. A limited edition pop-up installation at the Eye Of Gyre Exhibition has conceived a 3D photo booth, Omote 3D which reproduces personal … Read more
Rain Room at Barbican’s The Curve
Amongst all the terrible weather this autumn in London, it is strange that a forthcoming show at the Barbican, where the simple pleasure is walking into a room of torrential rain has grabbed my attention so much. Rain Room, by arts collective rAndom International [sic] at The Curve gallery, invites the public to become a … Read more
Yayoi Kusama & Louis Vuitton at Selfridges
The polka dot loving Yayoi Kusama is enjoying the biggest love-in of her art since she bound onto the scene so many years ago in the 50s. It seems that her obsessive style of modernism has finally been seen for the brilliance that it is. Following high profile exhibitions across the globe, Kusama, who now … Read more
World’s largest Union Jack flag made from unwanted clothes
Marks & Spencer, local volunteers & Oxfam create world’s largest Union Jack flag from unwanted clothes. The giant piece of clothing art at West Ham Park in East London was completed within the time it took to win the 10km Open Water Swim. The stunt was produced as part of the retailer’s Shwopping campaign that … Read more
Tilt-shift film makes Sweet Spain miniature
There is something about tilt-shift films turning everything miniature that grabs you and won’t let you go. Joerg Daiber, CEO of spoonfilm in Berlin shot ‘Sweet Spain’ in Seville, Madrid and El Chorro as part of the company’s Vimeo Awards nominated Little Big World series capturing some of the world’s most picturesque scenes in miniature.
Time-lapse Video of Kurt Perschke’s RedBall UK
This summer, New York artist Kurt Perschke brought his celebrated art project RedBall to the UK and captured the hearts and minds of so many, with a stream of social sharing on websites, blogs, Flikr, etc. Now filmmaker Danny Cooke has created a brilliant time-lapse video of the whole project so you can relive it … Read more
Rachel Hulin – The Flying Series
Rhode Island-based photographer Rachel Hulin has found a unique way of taking snaps of her baby, Henry. It was a chance moment when exhausted and bored on an assignment, Hulin thought it might be fun to make her baby fly, so Henry did and the result is a series of surreal images that are anything … Read more
Thomas Czarnecki – From Enchantment To Down
Fairy-tales always end perfectly don’t they? If you’ve ever wished the writer had gone a bit darker with the last chapter and wondered what the ending would be like if they did, then Thomas Czarnecki’s ‘From Enchantment To Down’ will be right up your street. The Paris-based photographer has shot a series of snaps depicting … Read more
The Pothole Gardener
East London is as much a hub of creativity as it is a home for urban degradation and one Londoner, Steve Wheen has followed the Guerilla Gardening guys by bringing miniature green art installations to scenes of ill-repair with his ‘The Pot Hole Gardener‘ project in aid of a charity I am currently working with, … Read more
Mr Dictator Head
UK-born and now, Melbourne-based artist Stephen Ives has created ‘Mr Dictator Head’, a series of sculptures that has depicted some of the world’s most recognised dictator figures in the form of the popular children’s toy, Mr Potato Head. Characterised by the toy’s multiple removable parts, the collection includes well-known political characters such as Stalin, Saddam … Read more
Slinkachu: Worst Wurst
London-based miniature street artist Slinkachu has unveiled his latest tiny installation piece, ‘Worst Wurst’ in Stuttgart, Germany. ‘Worst Wurst’ depicts a food vendor selling street meat under the storefront name ‘Wunder Wurst’. However, to the left of the main attraction, is a rat surrounded by its droppings with men, seemingly street cleaners, picking up the … Read more
Hero – The 3.2million Ink Dot Portrait
‘Hero’ is the work of American designer, Miguel Endara who wanted to commemorate his father in a picture composed entirely out of 3,200,000 ink dots. The time that it took the young designer is a true reflection on the labour of love that he was partaking. His perfectionism, effort and commitment to the piece shows … Read more
