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Entries from December 2008

Experience Concrete Alchemy

December 12th, 2008 · No Comments

With the upcoming Holidays, we want to remind all our friends and fans that every day provides an opportunity for giving. Watch the video about 15 artists who traveled for two weeks from New York to DC and unselfishly transformed gray walls into colorful works of art. The revitalized public spaces improve lives and daily [...]

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Tags: Albus Cavus · Concrete Alchemy · Public Art 2.0 · Video

Photos from Romanticism

December 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The painting above titled “Timeless Allegory” was featured in an ongoing Chor Boggie’s exhibit in Project One Gallery in San Francisco. If you missed the opening party of the show “Romanticism” and live performance “Romantic Immaculate Conception” by Bast and Enchantress, here are the photos. Chor created a special edition of “Boogie Birds” mini canvases [...]

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Participate in Our Projects

December 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Surprise your loved ones with gifts that truly represent the idea of giving by supporting public arts and creativity. Your donation will go a long way and will have a tremendous impact on children and students who participate in Albus Cavus programs. This year, we have many planned works of art that will be installed [...]

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Modified Ikea Furniture

December 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Peter Krsko modified Flarke Shelves from Ikea into a large bookcase that fits the space. The resulting configuration required five Flarke cases, each $20 and six doors. The total material cost was less than $200. It took about 10 hours to put it together without any plans or preparation. It was built layer by layer [...]

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Wooden Sculpture for Your Bathroom

December 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Wood as material offers endless possibilites and we’ve been fascinated by work of Dano Karpis who specializes in making furniture and everyday objects. We look at his sinks as art, as sculptures that transform brushing teeth into interaction with the artwork. Every piece is an original shape inspired by the environment Dano spends most of [...]

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Furnite Made of Recycled Plywood

December 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Lately, the creator of the interactive sculpture that was installed at Streets 2k8, Jonathan Shor has been experimenting with recycled plywood. He developed very simple method that can be used to create very tough three-dimensional objects, such as furniture. The multiple layers of wood glued together in various direction causes the chairs to be flexible [...]

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Tags: Furniture · Natural Materials