Sketchbook: Banksy | Arrested Motion

Sketchbook: Banksy | Arrested Motion: "Sketchbook: Banksy"

Kevin Cyr | Show & Tell Gallery | Toronto Contemporary Art Gallery

Oil on Canvas

Kevin Cyr | Show & Tell Gallery | Toronto Contemporary Art Gallery: "Kevin Cyr is a Canadian born, Brooklyn based artist whose intricate paintings depict graffitied and decaying vehicles. Cyr\'s ongoing project creates an intimate relationship between his works and the viewer, as the car is a universal symbol in contemporary culture."

Daily Dujour Guest Blogs | dailyDuJour

Daily Dujour Guest Blogs | dailyDuJour: "Daily Dujour Guest Blogs

Amanda Visell (artist)
Andrew Michael Ford (Curator)
Annie Adjchavanich (gallery manager)
Beau Basse (gallerist)
Bwana Spoons (artist)
Debra Anderson (consultant)
Edwin Ushiro (artist)

Jeremy Geddes

Jeremy Geddes

Maunsell Sea Forts

Maunsell Army Sea Forts,

The Thames Sea Defences, Red Sands Sea Fort And Shivering Sands Fort

The Thames Estuary Army Forts were constructed in 1942 to a design by Guy Maunsell, following the successful construction and deployment of the Naval Sea Forts. Their purpose was to provide anti-aircraft fire within the Thames Estuary area. Each fort consisted of a group of seven towers with a walkway connecting them all to the central control tower. The fort, when viewed as a whole, comprised one Bofors tower, a control tower, four gun towers and a searchlight tower. They were arranged in a very specific way, with the control tower at the centre, the Bofors and gun towers arranged in a semi-circular fashion around it and the searchlight tower positioned further away, but still linked directly to the control tower via a walkway. All the forts followed this plan and, in order of grounding, were called the Nore Army Fort, the Red Sands Army Fort and finally the Shivering Sands Army Fort. All three forts were in place by late 1943, but Nore is no longer standing. Construction of the towers was relatively quick, and they were easily floated out to sea and grounded in water no more than 30m (100ft) deep.

Maunsell Sea Forts: "Maunsell Army Sea Forts,
The Thames Sea Defences, Red Sands Sea Fort And Shivering Sands Fort"

Yann Arthus-Bertrand - Earth from Above a collection of aerial photography... - justpaste.it - StumbleUpon

Yann Arthus-Bertrand
Freeways in Los Angeles, USA

Yann Arthus-Bertrand - Freeways in Los Angeles, USA

Earth from Above a collection of aerial photography... - justpaste.it - StumbleUpon

DieselHouse

DieselHouse: "DieselHouse – en attraktion i international topklasse Åbningstider: Mandag til torsdag 10-16. 1. og 3. søndag i hver måned kl. 10-13.30. Lukket alle helligdage. Fri entre. Den store dieselmotor fra 1932 er stadig køreklar og startes 1. og 3. søndag i hver måned kl. 11. Kørselstid: 5-10 min. Motor nr. 1 kører hver torsdag kl. 14. Der er mulighed for særarrangementer mod betaling uden for normal åbningstid"

PRITZKER PRIZE GOES TO PAOLO MENDES DA ROCHA | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

PRITZKER PRIZE GOES TO PAOLO MENDES DA ROCHA Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World: "There’s been plenty of excitement the last day or so over the news of this year’s Pritzker Prize winner, Brazilian architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha. Da Rocha’s work is significant for his poetic use of an utterly simple material — concrete. In 60 years of practice, the architect has created high-rises, stadiums, houses, museums, and even a chapel from concrete"