Check these brilliant new coin designs for the UK currency, when arranged properly the form the Royal coat of arms. The designs were chosen from an open competition and belong to Matthew Dent, originally from Bangor who now lives and works in London as a graphic designer.
Vandals broke sunday night into the Museè d’Orsay and punched a 4 inch hole into Monet’s painting “The Bridge of Argenteuil”. You can see details of the damage done to the painting above. This makes me cringe, unforgivable behavior.
By Tsang Cheung-shing on exhibition at the Hong Kong airport part of the collection at the Hong Kong Museum of Art
To mark Andy Warhol’s death 20th anniversary the National Gallery of Scotland has redecorated its columns to resembles warhol’s iconic soup cans, enjoy the views on this lovely slideshow . Also visit the gallery’s site for an outlook on the retrospective exhibition taking place from august 4th until october 7th.
Explore the life and times of Dadaist artist Marcel Duchamp with this animated timeline, depicting his most famous works
Nathan Sawaya opened the exhibition “Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick” of his works in Lego at The Lancaster Museum of Art.
In the words of the artist:
The opening of my museum exhibit at the Lancaster Museum of Art was a rousing success, with crowds lined up to get in five hours before the doors opened. I was overwhelmed with the number of folks attending.
Kids of all ages enjoyed the exibition and the staff at the museum did an amazing job putting together a fantastic event.
My favorite part was seeing the awe in people’s faces when they viewed works which I had put my heart and soul into over the past few years. That, and the free LEGO Fun Snacks!
Check this homage to Roy Liechtenstein’s classic painting “M-maybe” redone in colored wood pegs entitled “Peggy“. According to the author:
the work above, “peggy,†is the most recent project of this collection. this piece was meticulously constructed over the course of five months. it is comprised of 2788 hand cut, sanded, and painted dowels that when put together form a modern interpretation of a painting by artist roy lichtenstein entitled, “m-maybe.†it measures seven feet wide by three feet tall. commissionable variations of this work can be constructed upon request.
This wallpaper amazes me.
See if you can spot the hammerhead sharks that conform the geometric pattern. To make things easier, click on the picture to enlarge, or go to the seller’s site for a close-up view.
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