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 [...]
Entries from December 2008
Experience Concrete Alchemy
December 12th, 2008 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: Albus Cavus
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 [...]
Tags: Albus Cavus Artists · Furniture
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 [...]
Tags: Furniture
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 [...]
Tags: Furniture · Natural Materials

