#public art

Mexican Duo RojoNegro Installs Colossal Work on UC San Diego Campus

María Sosa and Noé Martínez, the Michoacán artists representing Mexico at the Venice Biennale, hand-painted 260 ceramic tiles for the installation.

Hyperallergic · EN

Drunken Lampposts in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Along the Halifax Waterfront in Nova Scotia, a group of lampposts appears to have had a little too much to drink. Commonly known as the "Drunken Lampposts," these unusual public art installations bring a humorous twist to the city's lively nightlife. Created by NSCAD University alumni Chris Hanson and Hendrika Sonnenberg, the installations are officially titled "Fountain: and :Get Drunk, Fall Down." The sculptures transform ordinary streetlights into humanlike characters, portraying the less-than-graceful behaviour often seen on city streets after a night of drinking. In Fountain, a lamppost l

Atlas Obscura · EN

Visible Brushstrokes Push on a Subtle Grid in Stelios Pupet’s Contemplative Scenes

From his studio in Athens, Stelios Pupet renders meditative paintings that place organic elements within a subtle grid. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Visible Brushstrokes Push on a Subtle Grid in Stelios Pupet’s Contemplative Scenes appeared first on Colossal .

Colossal · EN