Roadsworth Street Art On The Roads

Roadsworth Street Art On The Roads

With a name like Roadsworth, you could easily guess that this isn't any ordinary street artist. Though born Peter Gibson, he chose the name Roadsworth because, as he states, "Where Wordsworth is a poet of words, Roadsworth is a poet of roads."   Though he started painting on the streets as a form of activism (for more bike paths), his motivation later evolved into a more personal one. It became his alternative form of expression, a creative outlet if you will. Currently his works all have an aspect of protest in them, a way for Roadsworth to comment on today's social issues or, as he says, "simply protest against the mundaneness of the urban landscape."     "As my personal artistic process evolved, political concerns were eclipsed by artistic ones and I often felt more inspired by the process than I did by the message I was trying to convey. Marshall Mcluhan’s famous quote 'the medium is the message' is significant in this regard. The ubiquitousness of the asphalt road and the utilitarian sterility of the 'language' of road markings provided fertile ground for a form of subversion that I found irresistible. I was provoked by a desire to jolt the driver from his impassive and linear gaze and give the more slow-moving pedestrian pause for reflection. The humourlessness of the language of the road not to mention what I consider an absurd reverence for the road and 'car culture' in general made for an easy form of satire."     You can read Roadsworth's general statement to learn more about his personal story - it's a long but very interesting artistic journey that begins in fall 2001 and includes a life-changing moment (where he was taken into custody by the Montreal Police) in November 2004.   You can also read a number of interviews he's conducted here. We reached out to the Montreal-based artist to see if he could provide us these larger images. (He kindly obliged.) Notice the playfulness in each piece, his ability to make one stop and stare, if only for a brief moment. Are those actual shadows on the ground? (Some of them.) Does he really change lines on the road? Yes, and the cross-walk piece (immediately below) still stands as one of his favorites.

Amazing Paintings by Brendan Monroe

Paintings by Brendan Monroe

Jun 01 2013 · 0 Comments · Art

       

Paintings of blob-like figures, interconnected cellular shapes, and imaginary organisms that loosely references science.

I think it’s important to constantly challenge oneself with new ideas and new mediums. My interpretations of the world are mostly rooted in science then executed through painting and sculpting. These are the best ways for me to communicate, but I always enjoy making other things as well.

Berry’s art work made of used blue jeans

Berry’s art work made of used blue jeans

Ian conjures remarkably detailed portraits and urban landscapes using nothing more than discarded jeans. Over many weeks he cuts, stitches and glues using only the varying shades of the fabric to provide contrast and shadow. The effect is extraordinary.

Ian’s denim epiphany came during a trip back to his childhood home in Huddersfield. During a big clear-out session, Ian found himself staring at a big pile of unwanted jeans destined for the charity shop. Affectionate memories came flooding back, along with a wave of tactile enthusiasm for the fabric. At that point, he knew he’d found the key to his artistic career.
Ian began his artistic experiments with denim while working as an art director in London and Sydney. Despite building a successful career and creating campaigns for brands such as Nissan, Guinness and Talisker Whiskey, the call of the rivets and seams was too deafening to ignore.
Eventually, the public caught on and Ian enjoyed enough commercial success to devote himself full time to his art. He had two near sell-out shows in Sweden, his new adopted home, and also showed in the US and Portugal. His work has since sold across Europe, America, the Middle East and Australasia to private, public and corporate collections, and has been featured in innumerable art and fashion magazines from Elle to Playboy and interviewed on Swedish TV.

Portraits of People Made of People

  Portraits of People Made of People

Artist Craig Alan creates amazing portraits using people as pixels. But is it just me, or does t kinda seem like not everyone knew exactly where they should be standing? That’s basically the real-life equivalent to having a stuck pixel on your monitor. What would make it even more realistic is if the “stuck pixel” people were wearing bright blue and stood right in the center of everything and drove you crazy until you threw your monitor out the window and had to go to mandatory anger management classes.

 

Creative Pencil People Art

Creative Pencil People Art