Graphene artist Nicolas Strappini‘s response to research by Dr. Marcin Mucha-Kruczynski. Seven researchers from the University of Bath have collaborated with local artists to communicate their research in new and exciting ways. Curated by Fringe Arts Bath, the artists were invited to submit proposals for artistic reinterpretations of the researchers’ Ignite talks. The work is to be … Continue reading
Category Archives: Art
Let There Be Light…
In its second year, the SIGNAL Festival is transforming Prague into an immersive visual art gallery with installations by teams of light designers, architects, engineers and hackers. The spectacular three-day celebration is fast becoming the Czech Republic’s most well-attended cultural event. The festival, founded by Martin Posta, aims to revive both well-known and hidden, mysterious … Continue reading
#TheFutureIs… My Mind, Body… And Soul? [Immersivity]
We take a look at the growing trend of consumer-created immersive experience and what brands can learn from art to connect with their audience… Read the latest JWT report and you’ll see that Immersive Experiences are listed as one of the top trends for the near future. With that in mind, we explore how more and … Continue reading
Chip Off The Old Block
Chinese artist Li Hongbao recently paired up with the videographers from Kid Guy Collective to make this brain-twisting clip in which his paper sculptures are stretched, spun, and contorted in a surreal fashion. Continue reading
Banksy Does NYC
As anyone who has been online in the past couple of weeks is well aware, since October 1st, elusive and controversial street artist Banksy has been conducting a dynamic exhibition across New York City, complete with his trademark graffiti, political statement-making installations and one small art booth in Central Park that shocked and disrupted the … Continue reading
The Fallen 9000
September 21st was Peace Day, a day to remind us that freedom costs dearly and maybe to also make us take a moment to look backwards as we run headlong towards whatever futures we feel like at any particular moment… A gift (or maybe a curse?) enabled by those who lost their lives so we … Continue reading
If You Go Down To The Woods Today…
I quite literally happened upon this little corner of nature+art=heaven in the Sella Valley whilst visiting the area of Borgo Valsugana in Italy recently. Arte Sella is an international outdoor exhibition of contemporary art set up in 1986, in the fields and woods of the Val di Sella, offering an unforgettable journey through nature and its … Continue reading
So This Just Happened_ The Opening Of The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
After queuing in the rain on this cold April night, we made our way inside the Rijksmuseum just before midnight, along with several hundred or so other art lovers. Celebrating the opening of this national monument after it had been closed for 10 years for renovation, we were happy to be part of this … Continue reading