Moody blue paintings of hotel swimming pools in California made entirely from denim
Ian Berry is someone we've happily featured on Creative Boom before. He's the artist famous for "painting with denim", using only discarded pieces of the popular material to create unique, blue toned artworks. Of course, at first glance, you'd think the landscapes are oil paintings or perhaps even photographs. But on closer inspection, you become aware of the depth, texture and layers, and discover how each piece has been considered and crafted out of jeans [...]
Delicate geometric paintings inspired by the repeating patterns found in city landscapes
Buildings, infrastructure, street signs – throw them all together and you'll always find a satisfying pattern or angle to admire. For visual artist Bianca Wilson, she doesn't just look to her home city Sydney for inspiration for her geometric paintings; she also loves to pick out the repeating manmade patterns of Japanese cities like Tokyo and Osaka. While these patterns are the focus of her paintings, they're used merely as a starting point. "Ultimately, they're [...]
Greenspace creates mammoth new designs for Battersea Power Station
London-based design agency Greenspace has recently worked on a mammoth project for Battersea Power Station. The agency had just a few months to create a new identity for the iconic building; to be used across print collateral, marketing materials, brand films and experience centre featuring more than 200 films documenting the new Battersea Power Station Development, historic sites and parks in London. These are shown through an interactive “jewel-like” model that projects an image onto [...]
ICE raids: what we know
Immigrant rights advocates said ICE got off to a quiet start on expected raids Sunday morning. ICE plans to sweep major cities on Sunday in a series of raids as part of an effort to detain 2,000 immigrants who have been issued final orders of [...]
The ongoing feud between House Democratic leadership and progressives, explained
House Democrats are attacking Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s top staffer on Twitter. House Democratic leadership is on the attack, and party leaders are going after some of their own: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and her staff. Late Friday night, the official Twitter account for House Democrats, [...]
Tropical Storm Barry: What we know
The storm was briefly the first hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic season. Tropical Storm Barry, which the National Weather Service said has brought 75 mph winds to the Gulf Coast, was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane Saturday morning as it made landfall in Louisiana. [...]
Mayors and protesters remain defiant ahead of ICE raids: “You’re going to have to come through us”
Thousands protested took as ICE prepared to arrest 2,000 undocumented immigrants. Protesters around the country rallied against planned ICE raids this weekend as mayors renewed pledges to block ICE access to local law enforcement resources. The agency plans to sweep 10 cities on Sunday in [...]