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installation art
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VW Bug Sunk In Milk
Culture Buzz Artist Ivan Puig plays with perspective to make ordinary objects look extraordinary. For instance, this VW sedan is not actually sunk in milk - it's just the top of the car in an ivory room. Which is also weird.
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Sculpture Made Out Of 10,000 Flip Flops
The Fat Monkey, or Macaco Gordo, was designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, in Sao Paulo Brazil. With the help of local art students, the inflatable base is covered in 10,000 flip flops and is over 45-feet-long. (via)
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Gorgeous Art Installation Made Out Of CDs
Culture Buzz This amazingly beautiful installation made by french artist Elise Morin and architect Clémence Éliard is made of 65,000 CDs. (via officialhype.org)
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Image: Monkey Made Out Of Flip Flops
The Fat Monkey outdoor art installation by Florentijn Hofman. This was a good use of someone's time.
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The Swimming Pool Illusion
Culture Buzz Seen from the deck, the pool appears to be filled with deep, shimmering water. A 10 centimeters deep layer of water is suspended over transparent glass. (More pics and Artist links at theswedishbed.com.)
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Ran Hwang: Made of Buttons and Pins
Culture Buzz Korean-born artist Ran Hwang's installations are made of common objects like buttons, pins, thread, and wire. For more pics and info, hit this link.
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Image: Mark Jenkins’ Embed Series
Mark Jenkins creates life-size sculptures out of tape covered in clothes that he places in various positions in urban environments. They give off the illusion that they are literally embedded in their surrounding environment. Click through for more pics and video.
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Sand Art
Culture Buzz Jim Denevan makes temporary drawings on sand that are eventually erased by waves and weather. (More photos at The Swedish Bed.)
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Living Paintings
Culture Buzz Similar to the Makeup Girl photograph that made the rounds of the Internet a couple of weeks ago, Alexa Meade's bodypainted models are a stunning exercise in artistic illusion. Reverse trompe l'oeil? (Via The Swedish Bed)
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Image: Ice House Detroit
Resembling something out of a fairy tale, Ice House Detroit is an installation by two artists who wanted to symbolize the current “freeze” in the housing market in Detroit, MI. (Via VisuaLigual)
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Belongings Arranged By Color
Culture Buzz Helga Steppan is a Swedish artist who combines installation and photography. For her See Through exhibition, she arranged all of her belongings into separate chromatic piles. This is a way better solution than just throwing out all your junk.
