Geek Graffiti Takes on New York
Apr 7th 2006, 5:55 pm
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Geek Graffiti Takes on New York
"The group of 12 graffiti artists surrounds its target, a sculpture in Manhattan known as The Cube, and waits for the signal to begin tagging it up. It's a daunting task -- the 15-foot sculpture in Astor Place was recently coated with anti-graffiti paint.
But within seconds, The Cube is covered in LED Throwies, the latest innovation from the Graffiti Research Lab, or GRL, an open-source think tank dedicated to developing new methods and tools for street artists.
Despite its coating of Acrolon paint and extra lacquer, the metallic sculpture isn't protected from the magnetic, multicolored LEDs, which attach themselves to every surface..."
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,...l?tw=rss.index
It's actually pretty cool this...so anyone in the neighbourhood see any of the work?
The links from the article are worth a look, well I thought so, at least this one- http://graffitiresearchlab.com/ and this- http://www.visualresistance.org/
So any other weird or cool art work in your areas?
But within seconds, The Cube is covered in LED Throwies, the latest innovation from the Graffiti Research Lab, or GRL, an open-source think tank dedicated to developing new methods and tools for street artists.
Despite its coating of Acrolon paint and extra lacquer, the metallic sculpture isn't protected from the magnetic, multicolored LEDs, which attach themselves to every surface..."
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,...l?tw=rss.index
It's actually pretty cool this...so anyone in the neighbourhood see any of the work?
The links from the article are worth a look, well I thought so, at least this one- http://graffitiresearchlab.com/ and this- http://www.visualresistance.org/
So any other weird or cool art work in your areas?
Apr 7th 2006, 7:17 pm
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Re: Geek Graffiti Takes on New York
Originally Posted by Bob
"The group of 12 graffiti artists surrounds its target, a sculpture in Manhattan known as The Cube, and waits for the signal to begin tagging it up. It's a daunting task -- the 15-foot sculpture in Astor Place was recently coated with anti-graffiti paint.
But within seconds, The Cube is covered in LED Throwies, the latest innovation from the Graffiti Research Lab, or GRL, an open-source think tank dedicated to developing new methods and tools for street artists.
Despite its coating of Acrolon paint and extra lacquer, the metallic sculpture isn't protected from the magnetic, multicolored LEDs, which attach themselves to every surface..."
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,...l?tw=rss.index
It's actually pretty cool this...so anyone in the neighbourhood see any of the work?
The links from the article are worth a look, well I thought so, at least this one- http://graffitiresearchlab.com/ and this- http://www.visualresistance.org/
So any other weird or cool art work in your areas?
But within seconds, The Cube is covered in LED Throwies, the latest innovation from the Graffiti Research Lab, or GRL, an open-source think tank dedicated to developing new methods and tools for street artists.
Despite its coating of Acrolon paint and extra lacquer, the metallic sculpture isn't protected from the magnetic, multicolored LEDs, which attach themselves to every surface..."
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,...l?tw=rss.index
It's actually pretty cool this...so anyone in the neighbourhood see any of the work?
The links from the article are worth a look, well I thought so, at least this one- http://graffitiresearchlab.com/ and this- http://www.visualresistance.org/
So any other weird or cool art work in your areas?
Apr 7th 2006, 7:25 pm
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Re: Geek Graffiti Takes on New York
Isn't this what "Banksy" has been doing for years in London?
Apr 7th 2006, 7:44 pm
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Re: Geek Graffiti Takes on New York
Originally Posted by Celsius
Does roadkill in various states of decomposition count?
Apr 7th 2006, 7:44 pm
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Re: Geek Graffiti Takes on New York
Originally Posted by Manc
Isn't this what "Banksy" has been doing for years in London?
