The Amazing Street Art Of The Abandoned Village Of Doel
Giant Crocheted Installation Of Urchins Floats Above City Marina
By: Kimberley Mok/Treehugger Crochet and other forms of handmade crafts are making a comeback, thanks to renewed interest in DIY self-sufficiency. But we’ve also seen crochet move from the domain of the home and into the streets, “crochet-bombing” cars, trees and even urban monuments in public spaces. Based out of London and Seoul, Choi+Shine Architects constructed…
Artist Replaces Billboards With Photos Of The Landscapes They’re Blocking
By: Twisted Sifter Visible Distance/Second Sight is an art installation by Jennifer Bolande for DesertX. The temporary artwork can be found along the Gene Autry Trail near Vista Chino (33°50’41.70”N 116°30’21.02”W), where a series of consecutive billboards have been replaced by perfectly aligned photos of the landscapes they are blocking. From the DesertX project page: Each…
Artist Hides Giants In The Wilds Of Copenhagen, Luring Seekers Into Nature
By: Melissa Breyer/Treehugger Part treasure hunt, part real-life Pokémon Go, the hidden giants (which are made entirely of scrap wood) can be found by treasure map or riddle poems. Danish artist Thomas Dambo is like a folk-art Michelangelo of scrap materials. And he’s always thinking outside of the box. His large-scale projects go beyond making something…
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Greek Mosaics In Pristine Condition, There’s Nothing Like It
By: Jake Manning/Shareably Imagine the thrill of unearthing three ancient greek mosaics dating back 2,220 years ago. Back in 2014, Professor Kutalmış Görkay of Ankara University and his team of archeologists discovered three ancient greek mosaics in the Turkish city of Zeugma near the border of Syria. For some context, back in 2007, Zeugma was expecting a…
Artist Transforms Old Farm Equipment Into Incredible Animal Sculptures Like None You’ve Seen
By: Jake Manning/Shareably Recreating the wild wild west out of discarded farm equipment, South Dakota-based artist John Lopez’s amazing metal sculptures will blow your mind! Check them out below: Eco-friendly and full of personality, these welded figures perfectly capture the iconography of the American West — a bison, a horse with a plow, a Texas Longhorn…