Illustration Friday » public art http://illustrationfriday.com/blog Tue, 22 May 2012 11:56:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Google’s Art Project http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/2011/02/01/googles-art-project/ http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/2011/02/01/googles-art-project/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:09:40 +0000 colin http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/?p=2511 Wow, I wish I had Google to help with *my* art projects. They’re really good! Check out how they not only let you virtually stroll the halls of some of the world’s greatest museums, you can even linger in your favorite room as long as you like. I just got finished revisiting the Art of Japan section of the Freer Gallery at the Smithsonian, which Penny and I actually saw in person (and loved) when we visited Washington DC a few years ago.

Being Google, they even give you data down to the last microscopic detail and let you zoom in close on the artworks – close enough to get you in trouble with museum security in the real world. Did you know there were visible brushstrokes in Starry Night? I guess I could’ve guessed, but now I know for sure. I mean, that thing’s practically 3-D! You can almost see the texture of the canvas where ol’ Vincent dabbed his brush.

I’m sure there’s lots more to discover too. What are your favorite museums to now visit any time you like?
http://www.googleartproject.com/

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Awesome poster by Alexander Horne, check out the event on Facebook if you’re in the area.

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]]> http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/2010/06/15/live-painting-in-oslo/feed/ 0 adidas campaign: illustrations of famous global football stars http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/2009/05/20/adidas-campaign-illustrations-of-famous-global-football-stars/ http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/2009/05/20/adidas-campaign-illustrations-of-famous-global-football-stars/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 18:18:21 +0000 admin http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/?p=1671 This one comes from Art Director, Nadja Lossgott from TBWA Hunt Lascaris, Johannesburg.

On the streets of Africa, from Cape Town to Kinshasa, from Lagos to Mombasa, the true measure of fame is having a haircut named after you on a barbershop sign.  The streets are full of ‘The Obama’, ‘The Oprah’ and ‘The Denzel.’

This ubiquitous barbershop signage is an African art form or African graphic art with its naïve renderings and pragmatic use of wood, metal and any material that is close at hand.

To celebrate the Confederation’s Cup being played for the first time on African soil, adidas commissioned a series of ‘barbershop’ artworks that honour their galaxy of stars like Gerrard, Messi, Kaka and Pienaar.

A ‘cut’ was created for each player according to their skill. So, ‘The Kaka’ is all about dribbling skills while ‘The Gerrard’ is about powerful strikes.

The word Kopanya is a South African word for ‘together’, which effectively makes this artwork an African interpretation of adidas’ global advertising position of “together I am strong.” Kopanya is also the name of the official adidas ball, that will be used at the Confed Cup.

Check them out:

adidasmessi2 adidasmorris2

adidaspienaar2 adidaskaka2

adidasgerrard2 adimorrispienaarfant2f0012

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everyday

More info at her blog, French Toast Girl, and a Flickr group too!

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Are you tired of ads on websites blinking and flashing their consumerist message into your brain as you just try to find the actual information on the page? Add-Art is an awesome project from the folks at Eyebeam that might just be the best answer to online advertising that I’ve seen yet*.

“Add-Art is a free FireFox add-on which replaces advertising on websites with curated art images. The art shows are updated every two weeks and feature contemporary artists and curators.”

I love the idea of curated art shows replacing advertisements and applaud the efforts of Eyebeam! They have an intro video that shows how to install the add-on.

*Yep, IF runs ads. Wait, is this that irony I’ve been hearing so much about? Actually, we’ve got a good thing going with FM – they don’t make us run ads for products we don’t believe in, and they support some of our crazier ideas, like opening up our remnant ad space to all you folks a la Gawker Artists. If you want an extra place to share your work here at Illustration Friday, send a 160x600px banner with a link to your portfolio to editors@illustrationfriday.com – we’ll accept 10 artists per month for display.

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]]> http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/2008/07/28/add-art-and-art-ads-on-if/feed/ 2 Another Side of Orphan Works, please http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/2008/05/22/another-side-of-orphan-works-please/ http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/2008/05/22/another-side-of-orphan-works-please/#comments Thu, 22 May 2008 19:38:22 +0000 brianna http://illustrationfriday.com/blog/?p=958 Ellen Million breaks down U.S. Copyright Law and traces the history of the Orphan Works bill (with handy link citations) to help clear up some misperceptions on existing copyright law and the new proposal.

Found via this BoingBoing entry about an article by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (who support the Orphan Works legislation) in a comment by Nelson Pavlosky. How’s that for a citation?

EMG-Zine: May 2008 – Orphan Works

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Susan’s official unveiling for Dialog is at the Hanover Street Parking Garage in Portsmouth, Wednesday, May 21 at 10:00 AM EST. New England IF’ers could stop in for the event, then do a tour of the other 5 Overnight Art displays; the installations dot Portsmouth, Stratham, Rye, and Rochester, NH (PDF).

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