Found Art

Cherry Blossoms And Safety Cones

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Recycling, Video, Lana Shuttleworth, Recycled Art, Found Art, George Billis Gallery, Cherry Blossoms, Los Angeles Art, Mosaic, Endomorphic Landscapes, Female Artists, Slideexpand, Landscape, Arts News

How much attention have you given to safety cones? Aside from swerving to avoid them, or fleeing the scene if you did... have you ever thought about a...

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Artist Creates Animal Collages From Found Photos of Lightning

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Internet, Video, Lightning Bunnies, Found Art, Photo Collage, Cassandra C Jones, Slidewide, Female Artists, Lightning, Eli Ridgway Gallery, Collage, Digital Art, Arts News

We've all sat and watched shapes appear in the clouds, but have you ever seen them appear in lightning? Cassandra C. Jones, "Dog Dog Dog," (2012)...

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German Street Artists Makes Cardboard Cities

Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Slidewide, Video, Cardboard Art, Found Art, German Art, Miniature Art, Street Art, Evol, Slidepollajax, UK Arts, Stencil Art, Urban, Miniatures, Arts News

Most often artwork made with a cardboard box is referred to as a diorama and is made by a third grader, but sometimes the humble material can yield in...

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John Chamberlain's Guggenheim Retrospective

Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Chamberlain Guggenheim, Metal Sculpture, John Chamberlain Retrospective, Found Art, Sculpture, Guggenheim, Car Sculptures, Abstract Expressionism, John Chamberlain Choices, John Chamberlain, Arts News

"Choices" is the title of sculptor John Chamberlain's latest retrospective at the Guggenheim, which opens today. He specified the intensely gestural s...

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Envelopes With Attitude: Let's Get Crafty

Posted 01.17.2012

Read More: Collage Art, Video, Sage Vaughn, Found Art, Known Gallery, Street Art, Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Art, Known Gallery Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Collage, Arts News

To start off the new year with a curatorial bang, Known Gallery has enlisted the help of artist Sage Vaughn to bring a refreshing flavor to Known's wh...

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PHOTOS: Incredible Envelope Portraits

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Elderly, Postage Stamps, Pen Drawing, London Art, Elderly Care, Found Art, Canvas, Bic Pen, Drawing, Viral Art, Envelopes, Mark-Powell, London, UK Arts, London-Artist, Arts News

London-based artist Mark Powell has produced these striking drawings despite only using the most basic of materials: ink and paper. His recent series ...

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PHOTOS: Ron Pippin's Mythical Archives Uncover Treasures From Land And Sea

Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: La Art, Pirate Ship, Taxidermy, Crafts, Pippin Art, Found Art, Obsolete Gallery, Miniature Art, Ship, Archives, Ron Pippin, Miniature Ships, Ship Building, Miniatures, Arts News

Ron Pippin's works are little treasure chests of everything. From mythical skeletons to historical relics that never were, all his quasi-scientific co...

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Mystery Art Found In Trash Now On Display

AP | JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Art, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Wireman, Wire Art, Found Art, Wireman, Culture News

PHILADELPHIA — Three decades after hundreds of strange wire-bound oddities were saved from the trash heap, an art gallery eight blocks from wher...

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WATCH: Masterpieces Recreated With Junk

Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Monet, Thomas Deininger, Video, Water-Lillies-Monet, Water-Lilly-Pond, Found Art, Impressionism, Found Art Sculpture, Claude Monet, Water Lillies, Arts News

They say "one man's trash is another man's treasure," but in Thomas Deininger's recreated landscapes the old saying takes on a while new meaning. D...

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Lucy Liu's Spiritual Art

Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Abstract Art, Found Art, Judaism, Queens, Lucy Liu, Kaballah, Arts, Buddhism, London, Salon Vert Gallery, UK Arts, Chinese Caligraphy, New York, Salon Vert, Arts News

Lucy Liu may have already been one of Charlie's Angels, but recently she's really been exploring her spiritual side, culminating in a new show of her ...

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STREET ART: Ben Wilson's Chewing Gum Paintings, On Kuriositas

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Contemporary Artist, London Artists, Acrylic, Found Art, New-Art-Forms, Street Art, Slidepollajax, Contemporary Art, Ben Wilson, Painting, Chewing Gum, Kuriositas, Arts News

Thanks to Kuriositas, our curiosity was momentarily quenched when they revealed a unique kind of street art. Imagine walking down the street and all ...

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BLOG WATCH> Secret Hidden Art At SFMOMA, See If You Can Find It On Juxtapoz

Current | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conceptual Art, Found Art, Museums, Sfmoma, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Sculpture, Contemporary Art, Art Residencies, San Francisco Art, Juxtapoz-Magazine, Arts News

We applaud low cost-high concept art. This past summer at SFMOMA, artist and curator Brion Nuda Rosch invited Chris Sollars to use SFMOMA as a site fo...

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ARCHITECTURE: The Hidden Archives Of Philip Johnson, On Sale Now

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Sales, For Sale, Drawings, Sketches, Found Art, Unknown-Art, Architecture, Archives, Design, Philip Johnson, Arts News

A huge and previously unknown trove of archival material from Philip Johnson's architectural practice -- including his hand-drawn sketches for towers ...

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Found, Reused Art: Cassette Tape Rock Star Portraits

flickr | ir15 | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cassette Tape Portraits, Reuse, Green Living, Reused Cassette Tapes, Found Art, Green News

From the artist's profile: I am an artist who specializes in using non traditional media... old books, cassettes, playing cards, magazines, credit ...

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Found Art And DIY Art: Cheap And Green

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art Project, Green Living, Saving Money, Found Art, DIY Art, Giy, Green News

I love white walls and stunning art--but stunning doesn't have to mean expensive. You can get great original work on websites like Etsy.com or snap up...

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