It seems one of the things I haven’t kept my eyes on lately has been that of Art of any form (although I did attend the National Art Gallery which was interesting in its own way but I find some the art REALLY BORING.) So here’s some examples of modern urban street art.
This is by Aakash Nihalani and if you look at the NYPD cop car in the background, you can see that he hails from New York! Simple and Brilliant.
via LikeCool
And… more technologically advanced and making gangs look all the more cooler –> LED Spray Paint!
While there are more than a few exceptions to the rule, most graffiti is nothing more but lame, self-serving tagging. But combine simple signatures with LEDs and slow shutter photography, and the genre is born anew:
Halo is a concept by French designer Aissa Logerot. Shaped like a bottle of spray paint, the LED light can change colors on the fly and while it’s powered by an internal battery (that recharges with a simple shake of the can—a cutesy but awesome idea).
Combine this LED light with slow-shutter photography and you can freeze light graffiti in thin air without ruining a facade in the process. Of course, that non-destructive practicality probably eliminates any incentive for about 99.9% of graffiti enthusiasts.
– Gizmodo
By far one of the coolest mash-ups of Culture, Technology and Design I’ve stumbled across on the net. Love it.
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