Hi Understreeters! You should take a look at this! A network of listening pipes in a back courtyard of London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital. Designed by the Studio Weave, this installation named The Lullaby Factory, is made of different types of metal, creating a “fantasy landscape” for the patients of the children’s hospital. What is … Continue reading
PAINT SPILL Hi Understreeters! This week’s picture was taken in the town of Manaus, Brazil, where a truck carrying 14 tons of paint crashes, creating this amazing and colorful street piece of art. Thankfully, no one was hurt badly as a result of the accident! This scene took place last year in September and now … Continue reading
Hi Understreeters, Salut les Understreeters, For this week’s picture, we’re back to Belgium again, they are on fire this month ! Pour cette photo de la semaine, nous sommes de retour en Belgique, ils sont bien productifs ce mois-ci ! An artist has made the choice to draw a woman who’s, well, the picture talks … Continue reading
Dear Understreeters, The funniest idea of the 2012 International ArchTriumph competition: a trampoline bridge over the Seine, in Paris (3rd prize). Made of three giant rubber rings, ‘A Bridge in Paris’, designed by the AZC (Atelier Zündel Cristea) Architecture Studio, floats on the water. You’d just have to bounce to get to the other side! … Continue reading
The French parliament adopted this weekend the main clause of a bill that would allow marriage and adoption for same-sex couples. For several weeks, the subject has generated a passionate debate in French society. Kashink – Egalité des droits / Equal Rights (source Flickr, photo www.charlesdevoyer.fr) Last week (27 january), hundred of thousand people gathered in … Continue reading
Hey Understreeters, Are you wondering what the hell this guy with a zebra outfit is doing? This is actually not really a teen zebra trying to run away from home and parent’s authority. But part of the annual preparedness plan the Tokyo Zoo put in place a few years ago to raise awareness of the … Continue reading
Hi Understreeters, Let’s stay in winter for this week’s picture! On Place Flagey in Belgium, the Flagel collective uses the snow to create artwork. Enjoy while you still can! Salut les understreeters, Restons en hiver pour cette photo de la semaine! Sur la place Flagey à Bruxelles, le collective Flagel se sont servis de la … Continue reading
While street art gets confined in art galleries and reaches record prices, other creative minds are wining the web and reinventing the genre. These 2.0 artists draw their inspiration from the digital culture to give a new dimension to their works. They also claim a free access to their creations thanks to a wide spread … Continue reading
Do you know the website GrafRank ? It maps graffitis from main street artists in various places. About ten cities are already referenced. According to GraftRank, London is the best city regarding graffitis, just before New York but far from Sydney. GraftRank’s first objective is to measure artists fame on the web. Datas are collected from Flickr … Continue reading
Hey Lovelies, Spotted in the New York Subway, Sergey Brin, the co-funder of Google! But it doesn’t stop there, the billionaire was wearing Google Glass, how lucky is he! If you haven’t hear yet about the Google Glass yet, be sure that you will in the near future. They look like a normal pair of … Continue reading
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