#publicart — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #publicart, aggregated by home.social.
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Someone Had Fun (9 Photos)
A bridge gets playful. A squirrel takes it easy. A child draws a house, a woman enjoys her headphones, and a painted cat reaches for a ponytail. These nine works make room for a little play. More: Silly Art By David Zinn (20 Photos) 🧱 Lego-Brücke — By MEGX in Wuppertal, Germany 🇩🇪 Rows of red, yellow and blue toy bricks seem to hold up a real bridge. MEGX painted the beams and their undersides over Schwesterstraße in Wuppertal, including the hollow circles underneath LEGO […]https://streetartutopia.com/2026/09/16/street-art-where-someone-was-having-fun/
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Someone Had Fun (9 Photos)
A bridge gets playful. A squirrel takes it easy. A child draws a house, a woman enjoys her headphones, and a painted cat reaches for a ponytail. These nine works make room for a little play. More: Silly Art By David Zinn (20 Photos) 🧱 Lego-Brücke — By MEGX in Wuppertal, Germany 🇩🇪 Rows of red, yellow and blue toy bricks seem to hold up a real bridge. MEGX painted the beams and their undersides over Schwesterstraße in Wuppertal, including the hollow circles underneath LEGO […]https://streetartutopia.com/2026/09/16/street-art-where-someone-was-having-fun/
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Someone Had Fun (9 Photos)
A bridge gets playful. A squirrel takes it easy. A child draws a house, a woman enjoys her headphones, and a painted cat reaches for a ponytail. These nine works make room for a little play. More: Silly Art By David Zinn (20 Photos) 🧱 Lego-Brücke — By MEGX in Wuppertal, Germany 🇩🇪 Rows of red, yellow and blue toy bricks seem to hold up a real bridge. MEGX painted the beams and their undersides over Schwesterstraße in Wuppertal, including the hollow circles underneath LEGO […]https://streetartutopia.com/2026/09/16/street-art-where-someone-was-having-fun/
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Someone Had Fun (9 Photos)
A bridge gets playful. A squirrel takes it easy. A child draws a house, a woman enjoys her headphones, and a painted cat reaches for a ponytail. These nine works make room for a little play. More: Silly Art By David Zinn (20 Photos) 🧱 Lego-Brücke — By MEGX in Wuppertal, Germany 🇩🇪 Rows of red, yellow and blue toy bricks seem to hold up a real bridge. MEGX painted the beams and their undersides over Schwesterstraße in Wuppertal, including the hollow circles underneath LEGO […]https://streetartutopia.com/2026/09/16/street-art-where-someone-was-having-fun/
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Someone Had Fun (9 Photos)
A bridge gets playful. A squirrel takes it easy. A child draws a house, a woman enjoys her headphones, and a painted cat reaches for a ponytail. These nine works make room for a little play. More: Silly Art By David Zinn (20 Photos) 🧱 Lego-Brücke — By MEGX in Wuppertal, Germany 🇩🇪 Rows of red, yellow and blue toy bricks seem to hold up a real bridge. MEGX painted the beams and their undersides over Schwesterstraße in Wuppertal, including the hollow circles underneath LEGO […]https://streetartutopia.com/2026/09/16/street-art-where-someone-was-having-fun/
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A downtown boutique hotel, fun local public art in an alley, a hearty down-home breakfast, and the Choctaw Cultural Center, all in Durant OK on the Jefferson Highway:
https://perceptivetravel.com/blog/2025/09/18/a-day-in-durant-ok/
#TravelTuesday #travel #RoadTrip #EatLocal #PublicArt #Oklahoma #ScenicByway #JeffersonHighway
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pink inflatable canopy brings soft shade to new york’s streetscape
The Bower’s clustered inflatable forms form shaded public space Brooklyn-based architect and artist Elsa Ponce’s The Bower…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #architectureinnewyork #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #AU #Australia #Design #Entertainment #inflatablestructures #interactiveinstallation #publicart #temporarypavilions
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pink inflatable canopy brings soft shade to new york’s streetscape
The Bower’s clustered inflatable forms form shaded public space Brooklyn-based architect and artist Elsa Ponce’s The Bower…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #architectureinnewyork #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #AU #Australia #Design #Entertainment #inflatablestructures #interactiveinstallation #publicart #temporarypavilions
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pink inflatable canopy brings soft shade to new york’s streetscape
The Bower’s clustered inflatable forms form shaded public space Brooklyn-based architect and artist Elsa Ponce’s The Bower…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artsanddesign #architectureinnewyork #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Design #Entertainment #inflatablestructures #interactiveinstallation #publicart #temporarypavilions
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pink inflatable canopy brings soft shade to new york’s streetscape
The Bower’s clustered inflatable forms form shaded public space Brooklyn-based architect and artist Elsa Ponce’s The Bower…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Artsanddesign #architectureinnewyork #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Design #Entertainment #inflatablestructures #interactiveinstallation #publicart #temporarypavilions
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/848219/ -
https://www.europesays.com/ie/689103/ pink inflatable canopy brings soft shade to new york’s streetscape #ArchitectureInNewYork #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsDesign #Design #Éire #Entertainment #IE #InflatableStructures #InteractiveInstallation #Ireland #PublicArt #TemporaryPavilions
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Creative Genius Tom Bob (33 Photos)
Tom Bob finds funny characters in pipes, meters and fire hydrants Tom Bob turns gas meters into flamingos, pipes into anteaters and fire hydrants into Princess Leia. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and based in New York City, he prepares sketches and stencils before working with spray paint. In an interview with The New Bedford Light, he also describes scouting potential objects on Google Street View before traveling. More: 31 More Clever Street Art Transformations by Tom Bob 🔗 […]https://streetartutopia.com/2026/09/11/street-art-by-tom-bob/
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#Sculpture by Alexandra Koláčková.
Business center Vyšehrad #Prague#trencadis #mosaic #patterns #biomorphic #contemporaryArt #surreal #art #decoration #bench #publicArt #modernism #tiles #ceramic
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Here is my "Unpopular on Mastodon" toot of the day.
I dislike Banksy.
Although I am often (not always) in sympathy with the messages his work conveys, these are often presented in a form that is dull, hectoring, or disagreeably sentimental -- what we might term radical twee.
The populist "you know what you like and it's not that museum stuff" current that has marked his career is uncomfortably close to the right wing cultural politics of which he imagines himself a leading opponent.
I also dislike graffiti in general. This Jonathan Jones article from a decade ago remains on point:
Please don't tell me that this symptom of urban blight is somehow "progressive". Instead of drooling over Robin Gunnigham's private organization...
#Art #PublicArt #Banksy #RobinGunnigham #Graffiti #CommunityArt #UrbanBlight
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A new interactive art project was chosen for the Sycamore Gap site after a public vote. This replaces the famous tree lost in 2023 with a digital experience.
#sycamoregap, #northumberland, #publicart, #artcommission, #hadrianswall
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You can view the #Ravensong war #canoe & symbolic #paddle #PublicArt at #NIWRA. It's beside the big turtle pond.
https://www.niwra.org/Bill Helin is of #Tsimshian / #Norwegian decent and is a member of the Tsimshian Nation, born and raised in the Northwest Coastal community of Prince Rupert, BC. His father was Arthur Helin, his Grandfather Henry William Helin, was Chief of the Gitlan Tribe, and his Grandmother Maud Helin, was Chief of the Gitgeese Tribe. Bill spent many hours listening to his grandmother in wonder, as she told him many Legends of the Tsimshian People. By the time he was three, he was already drawing and it wasn't long before he was amusing his family, friends and teachers with caricatures and cartoons. For the most part Bill is a self-taught artist. He learned from books, and was soon mastering techniques such as three-dimensional forming, called repousse. In the 1980’s Bill was sponsored to go to K'San, BC's famous #IndianArt and Carving School in Hazelton. In February 1988, Bill attended the renowned Gemology Institute of America in Santa Monica, California, completing advanced courses in gold smithing and gem setting. Today he lives and works from his studio/home on Vancouver Island.
Bill spent most of his career, which started in 1979, carving traditional Tsimshian wood carving, jewelry and paintings. His art has evolved from creating large wood projects such as a 40 foot long Ravensong Canoe in 1993 and working on the world’s tallest totem pole with Richard Krentz in 1994, to illustrating children’s story books and working on many animation projects. Other projects include working with NASA and the Canadian Space Agency to design three mission patches as well as some education materials.
Check out his website:
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This sounds like a sweep to me. Why do these landowners think it’s safe to build profit generating housing (apartments) on toxic land?
#Seattle #SewardPark #DragonLand #ConceptualArt #PublicArt #CommunityArthttps://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/south-seattles-dragon-land-is-gone-long-live-dragon-land/
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Did They Make It Beautiful? (8 Photos)
A floating boat, a cafe, and a card game. 8 murals that are better than reality? We are skipping the random splashes of color today. These artists have created detailed scenes that replace the grey concrete entirely. From Patrick Commecy’s famous architectural illusions in France to a candid moment of friendship in Spain, these 8 artworks are beautiful! More: Amazing Art (8 Photos) 🌉 1. “Au fil de Loire” by Patrick Commecy in Brives-Charensac, France This is not a view of the […]https://streetartutopia.com/2026/01/23/did-they-make-it-beautiful/
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Nature Meets Art (22 Photos)
Mother Nature is the ultimate artist, but sometimes she needs a little help from her friends. These 22 pieces show what happens when human creativity and the natural world collide. There is something magical about the moment a mural or a sculpture stops being a separate object and starts to breathe with its surroundings. We’ve gathered 22 stunning examples of street art and public installations that use real trees, flowers, stones, and even the earth itself to create something […] -
Humor in Nature (8 Photos)
Nature is usually breathtaking, but sometimes, it’s just plain hilarious. These 8 artists decided that the great outdoors needed a sense of humor. We often think of nature as serious and majestic, but these creative minds saw something else: a punchline. By adding a few clever details to trees, bushes, and even shadows, they’ve turned the world into a giant comedy club. Get ready for a double-take with these 8 photos that prove nature has a funny side. More: When Artists Play With […] -
Fun With 3D (8 Photos)
Your brain is about to play tricks on you. These 8 artworks prove that sometimes, a flat wall is just a suggestion. We’ve all walked past a boring brick building, but these creative geniuses see something entirely different. Using the magic of anamorphic perspective, they’ve turned gray concrete into giant creatures, cozy kittens, and mind-bending architectural illusions. Prepare to do a double-take at these 8 incredible 3D masterpieces. More: 3D Masterpieces (18 Photos) 1. It’s All […] -
When Nature Become Art (10 Photos)
When the urban landscape breathes and the elements become the brush, street art transforms into something living. While most see a cracked wall or a wild bush, these artists see a canvas waiting to bloom. In this collection, we explore moments where the boundary between human creativity and the natural world completely vanishes. From giants grazing on apartment blocks to delicate stone spirits waiting for the tide, these 10 photos prove that the best canvas isn’t always a flat […]https://streetartutopia.com/2026/01/07/when-nature-become-art-10-photos/
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Real Art Feels Fantastic (8 Photos)
This selection moves between large-scale murals, playful characters, and quiet interventions that change how a place feels. A towering pigeon wraps an apartment block, a Smurf tends a fragile plant inside a painted shed, and a giant child crouches forward offering a rose. You’ll also find a dog resting across a wall in Italy, a girl reading beside her painted twin in Laos, cartoon figures reclaiming a neglected bus stop in Brazil, a floral mural climbing a concrete tower in Switzerland, […]https://streetartutopia.com/2025/12/27/real-art-feels-fantastic/
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Never Avoid What Makes You Smile (8 Photos)
This set brings together 8 pieces that use humor, surprise, and simple visual tricks to change ordinary spaces. A pigeon statue crowns the Duke of Wellington monument in Glasgow, a girl with bubbles rises across a tower in Long Beach, and a giant cat appears to crawl from under a brick arch in Cheltenham. Painted shadows, googly-eye interventions, a Janis Joplin portrait in Texas, a staged moment with a stone sculpture, and a snowman-shaped mailbox complete the selection. More: Made You […]https://streetartutopia.com/2025/11/21/never-avoid-what-makes-you-smile/
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How Clever (10 Photos)
This collection brings together smart and surprising ideas from different places: a Doggie Stick Library, a painted illusion in Indiana, a skull pushing through a wall in an abandoned site, a fragmented traveler sculpture in Italy, an octopus mural in Vancouver, a deep 3D piece in Mexico, a small Oakoak intervention in France, a full-building ship mural in Brussels, a geometric bench in Luxembourg, and a tiny creature scene hidden in a sidewalk crack. More: Clever Signs (9 Photos) 1. Doggie […] -
Echoes of Us (8 Photos)
From Georgia to France, Italy to Colombia — these walls hold the quiet poetry of human life. Each mural captures a fragment of us: shared glances, daily gestures, and moments that linger long after the paint dries. This collection celebrates artists who turn façades into living portraits of memory and connection. More: Absolutely Beautiful (8 Photos) 1. 1900 Street Scene — Artist in Northern Chile A façade transformed into a turn-of-the-century street, complete with shopfronts, […] -
Made You Smile (17 Photos)
Ordinary streets get funnier when artists let walls, lamps, pipes, shadows, and statues join the joke. A fresh mix of murals, small interventions, sculptures, and street surprises from around the world — all built around a clever visual twist. 🐈 Cats and a Lamp Post — By Woskerski in Larne, Northern Ireland 🏴 Two ginger cats are painted on the side of Ruby’s Bodega. In Woskerski’s post from the Larne paint jam organized by Seedhead Arts, one cat sits […]https://streetartutopia.com/2026/06/04/street-art-that-will-make-you-smile/
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Creative Genius (8 Photos)
In this collection, street artists and sculptors transform walls, sidewalks, and discarded materials into works of imagination. From a playful chalk creature sweeping leaves to a powerful metal sculpture of Miles Davis, each piece captures the spirit of creative genius in public spaces. Featured are works from Athens, Almaty, Málaga, California, Vancouver, Kotor, and more. More: This Is How You Think Outside the Box! (8 Photos) 1. Chalk Art by David Zinn — Michigan, USA A small green […]https://streetartutopia.com/2025/09/02/creative-genius-8-photos/
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Pick Your Favorite: New Art #1 (10 Photos)
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33 Artworks by Creative Genius Tom Bob (That Will Make You Smile)
In the hands of New York street artist Tom Bob, the cityscape becomes a canvas for wildly imaginative creations. This ingenious artist doesn’t just exist in the world; he’s on a mission to transform it. Tom Bob specializes in turning the mundane into the extraordinary, breathing new life into everyday urban objects. His world is a playground where drab urban furniture becomes vibrant art, each piece infused with Tom Bob’s signature playful spirit and vivid color palette. His creations […]https://streetartutopia.com/2025/04/24/street-art-by-tom-bob/
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The lovely multi-use park #location for the indigo/natural materials photography development workshop, yesterday.
#QuadraCommunityVillage #WarkStCommons #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #LekwungenTerritory #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #QuadraCommunity #VancouverIsland #MultiUseParks #YYJ #Placemaking #CommunityPark #LittleFreeLibrary #PublicArt #mosaic #SidewalkChalkArt #WorldInMyEyes #photography
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June, 2024:
Look! There's a new Robert Koch sculpture in the neighborhood!
Congratulations, Robert! It looks great!
Both of these photos unsurprisingly look better on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/.../in/album-72157607522960649/
https://www.flickr.com/.../in/album-72157607522960649/#sculpture #sculptor #publicart #PAD #powerhouseartsdistrict #robertkoch #robertkochsculptor #robertkochstudios #metalsculpture #steelsculpture #fujigfx #leicasl3 #photograph #photography #jerseycitynj #downtownjerseycity
