As makers, we are blessed with fascinating ways to create unique pieces of artwork or sculptures from scratch. From working with traditional methods like wood carving and metalworking to utilizing emerging technologies like 3D printing and laser cutting, there is an endless array of possibilities for makers to explore. They are continuously breathing life into breathtaking creations that make us all stand back in awe. Let’s take a look at some recent developments in what makers around the world have been creating lately – be sure not to miss out on their incredible artwork!
Artist Harold Hoy makes sculptures out of Erector girders. The works of Harold Hoy have centered on the complex relationship between mankind and the natural world. Hoy’s current body of work is constructed of galvanized steel and pipe hanger material and is based partly on an erector set. He uses the child’s toy as a […]
I’m not cool enough to be a huge fan of graffiti, but I like Jesse Grave’s this technique of using mud stencils to temporary ‘graffiti’.
You may have seen this already, but this traffic barrel monster made me smile. Rawr!
Modern Hobo code… The legendary “hobo code”was a set of covert markings used to warn other hobos about danger or to clue them into good situations. As times have changed, a new set of code symbols have emerged to alert other hobos to circumstances in modern America. Perhaps you have seen them on your own […]
In Malmö, Sweden, artists have been replacing the boring street tiles with tiled images. Does anybody know how you’d get a photographic image glazed into a tile like that? The site may say, but I don’t speak Swedish. Via Wooster Collective. More: Light-up sidewalk brick
Who says barcodes have to be totally rectilinear and dull? These are actually in use on products in Japan. Japanese Creative Barcodes
Over at we make money not art, Regine has an article about a recent talk given by the Billboard Liberation Front at The Game is Up! Festival in Ghent. Billboard Liberation Front’s talk at Vooruit, Ghent
