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October 18th, 2009 
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40 Striking Examples of Graffiti Art
Graffiti has existed since ancient times with examples dating back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. In modern times, spray paint, regular paint and markers are the most commonly used materials. Although the defacing of property is a crime punishable by law, many artists choose to express themselves this way. This form of art is also used by some for communicating social and political messages . For this post, we’ve compiled a collection of 40 striking examples of Graffiti Art . Know of any other great examples? Please post them in the comments’ area. Compiled exclusively for WDD by Jarkko Laine. Which ones were your favorites? How does Graffiti art impact the community? If you find an exclusive RSS freebie on this feed or on…
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"Art:21—Art in the Twenty-Fi...Season Five of the Peabody Award-winning television series "Art:21—Art in the Twenty-First Century" premieres on PBS in the United States (Fall 2009). This trailer spotlights the artists Mary Heilmann, William Kentridge, and Yinka Shonibare MBE, offering brief glimpses of an additional eleven, dynamic and engaging contemporary artists. Can you guess who they are? We're not telling (just yet). Learn more about Season Five: www.pbs.org
Subway Art Gallery Opening...From improveverywhere.com 50 Improv Everywhere agents create and art gallery opening on a subway platform. Be sure to click "watch in high quality"!!!! Edited by Matt Adams: www.mattadamsapple.com Music by Erin Hall: www.erinandhercello.com This is one ofover 80 different missions Improv Everywhere has executed over the past seven years in New York City. Others include Frozen Grand Central, the Best Buy uniform prank, and the famous U2 Rooftop Hoax, to name a few. Visit the website to see tons of photos and video of all of our work, including behind the scenes information on how this video was made. http If you are interested in getting involved in New York you can sign the NY Agents List on the site. If you are interested in getting involved in your own town, join the Urban Prankster Network here: improveverywhere.ning.com Be the first to find out about the next video we create by subscribing to our youtube channel youtube.com RSS feed: www.improveverywhere.com You can also join our Facebook group: www.new.facebook.com We have a DVD for sale! www.improveverywhere.com
Extreme Sheep LED Art...We took to the hills of Wales armed to the teeth with sheep, leds and a camera, to create a huge amazing LED display. Of sorts. For more info search for samsung LED TV or visit samsung.com/LED
Burger Grease Art...Phil Hansen paints the Mona Greasa with burger grease.
Nexus One: The Story - Episode 1: C...Nexus One: The Story. A series of short films documenting the making of Nexus One. Episode 1: Concept & Design
Interior Design...Interior Design: Best of 2009. Fore more, visit: www.home-designing.com This is a video that features the best interior designs we came across this year. The designs featured in this video include the works of some of the world's top interior designers, furniture makers and 3d architectural visualizers. As such we have not tried to limit the designs to any one room or space. So you are likely to find living room designs, bedroom designs, Kitchens, baths and even kids space design in this video. Hope you enjoy this!
"Objectified" - Jonathan...A clip from the 2009 documentary "Objectified" which is all about industrial design. Here, we see the wonderfully creative genius of Jonathan Ive, as he talks about the Mac, and specifically the Unibody design of the macbook/macbook Air & macbook Pro. Buy the DVD here: www.objectifiedfilm.com Thankyou to all of the 100000+ viewers of this video!. If you have enjoyed watching this, and would like to see more videos & interesting content about Apple design and general Apple fan stuff, repair guides etc, feel free to donate. Donations, if you like, to glossywhite(at)gmail(dot)com Thanks again guys - you're all wonderful! :-)
Electrolux Design Lab 2009 Finalist...Henrik Otto, Senior Vice President of Global Design at Electrolux, introduces the finalists of Electrolux Design Lab 2009. Final event on September 24, 2009 at 100% Design, London
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Amazing: 10-Foot 'Photographs' Drawn With Ballpoint Pens
[Arts & Culture]They may look like pin-sharp photographs - but these amazing pictures are actually drawings created with the humble ballpoint pen. The stunning pictures, measuring up to 10ft high, were drawn by a rising star of the art world, Juan Francisco Casas.
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[Comics & Animation]DeviantArtist Ennokni pretty much hits the nail on the head with this round-the-clock look at our modern existence.
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40+ Absolutely Stylish & Creative Wallpapers
[Design]Wallpapers can be creative, inspiring and elegant. If you are looking to add some creativity and inspiration to your life, you probably need a desktop wallpaper that inspires you to create something creative and original. In this post we present creative desktop wallpapers related to art, photoshop, wallpapers-illustrations and abstract design.
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Artist dangling horizontally out of a skyscraper
[Odd Stuff]Dangling horizontally out of a skyscraper, this hovering figure looks set to fall to his doom. But this 'jumper' hasn't just lost it all on a game of chance - this is performance art with a difference.
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Since When Starving a Dog to Death is Called Art
[Pets & Animals]A so called artists by the name Guillermo Habacuc Vargas with the help of 2 children, who he paid, caught a dog on the street. He tied the dog in his exhibition gallery so people could see it starve to death. He told everyone not to feed this dog. He calls himself an artist. After suffering for a few days dog died in the gallery.
