Lucid Stead - The Light Installation In A Desert

Lucid Stead - The Light Installation In A Desert

U.S. artist Phillip K. Smith III has created a striking and original piece of installation art called Lucid Stead in the desert near Joshua Tree, California that has been turning heads due to the graceful and beautiful way in which it interacts with its environment.

To create the striking piece, Smith took a 70-year-old homestead cabin and ripped out parts of the walls, replacing these strips with mirrors. These long mirrors, along with the mirrored windows, serve to make it look like the building isn’t all there – as if it’s deteriorating into the desert. At night, after the building has reflected the stunning desert sunset, the mirrored windows are illuminated by LED panels of different colors, giving the building a new, more alien appearance. The pieces creates the illusion that you’re observing the real-life manifestations of an impossible surreal piece of artwork. 

Smith describes the artwork in his own words; “Lucid Stead is about tapping into the quiet and the pace of change of the desert. When you slow down and align yourself with the desert, the project begins to unfold before you. It reveals that it is about light and shadow, reflected light, projected light, and change.”

Soap Bubbles At -9 Degree C

Soap Bubbles At -9 Degree C

The Beautiful Milan City in Italy

The Beautiful Milan City in Italy

Today we look to you to the picturesque town located in the North of Italy - Milan. Milan is one of the major cities throughout Italy, and is the center of the northern part. In Italy is divided into regions, in other matters as well as everywhere, and so Milan is the center of one of the regions - Lombardy.

What is this city famous for? Primarily Milan popular and known as the capital of fashion and shopping. It is concentrated in Milan the most famous fashion houses and boutiques branded things.

 Shopping enthusiasts flock here from all over the world, and there is really what to buy, and the choice of simply colossal. Most tourists take away with you as a souvenir statuette different, what some forgery related to the city, who then acquires paintings, antiques, pottery, perfume in general, all that pleases the soul.

 But do not assume that Milan is just a big market. Here in Milan special atmosphere, and for which many come to this cozy corner. Of course fans of noisy parties will find a lesson, but mostly it is a city of art.

There are numerous theaters, exhibitions with famous classics, museums, buildings in the style of the early Renaissance. Preserved to some of the works created in ancient times. Also in Italy is one of the leading opera houses in the world - La Scala.

 Italy, Milan city photo

Generally the whole architecture of the city is made in the style of the Lombard romance combined with early Renaissance. Most buildings are made of red brick, although it is now more and more often new, popular, but boring buildings and skyscrapers.

Every year thousands of tourists visit this wonderful city. The most popular period is September and February, when it passes the Milan Fashion Week.

Milan is located in a subtropical climate with slight echoes of the continental average summer temperature is + 25 ° C average winter temperature +3 ° C. Maximum and minimum in January -3,1 ° C. Quite humid climate than many actually do not like and is not suitable.

 For all visitors and vacationers create great hotels, and here not only luxury five star hotels but also for people of moderate means. All hotels are comfortable and cozy enough.

 It was a wonderful city in Italy, Milan and its pictures.

Stunning Murals By “Etam Cru” Turn Boring Eastern European Buildings Into Works of Art

Stunning Murals By “Etam Cru” Turn Boring Eastern European Buildings Into Works of Art

Given the extraordinary size of their epic street-art murals, it’s probably safe to say that the Polish street-art duo Etam Cru is one of the next big things in urban street art.

The duo, which consists of street artists Sainer and Bezt, creates massive street art murals that are often several stories tall and dripping with color. Their work is rich in Eastern European mysticism and folkloric symbolism, but they also play with humor, sarcasm and surrealism.

Although the Poland-based team works primarily in Eastern Europe, they have created works all over the world, with murals in the U.S., Portgual, and other countries.

Naturally, artworks of this size, scope and quality take a lot of time and resources to create. In the videos they’ve posted on their site, Etam Cru use scaffolding and cherry pickers to complete their work. They also use studio with professional artists’ equipment. As such, they represent the growing acceptance in mainstream society of street art as a truly legitimate and worthwhile art form. With more highly professional, creative and masterful artists like Sainer and Bezt, we might yet see street art and the pseudonymous artists who create it get the recognition that they deserve.