In the early 1900s, a dry lakebed in California steadily became a sprawling lake known as the Salton Sea due to an overtopped irrigation canal. By the mid-20th century, the Salton Sea was home to a handful of swanky resorts which attracted posh stars like Frank Sinatra. Prior to its decline in the 1970s, Bombay…
In the 21st century, multi-room immersive art installations are all the rage. Art lovers can view a vibrant projection of a Van Gogh painting that fills an entire room at a traveling exhibit, or walk though the door of a drink cooler at Meow Wolf’s make-believe grocery store Omega Mart in Las Vegas and enter…
Outsider artist Leonard Knight’s vision began with a hot air balloon in the 1970’s. Knight dreamed of painting “GOD IS LOVE” on a balloon that he would release into the heavens. Unfortunately, Knight was never able to construct a hot air balloon that was fit to take flight. Leonard Knight eventually migrated to an artist’s…
On their way down the route 66 highway, tourists are eager to stop, in order to catch a glimpse of the peculiar sight. Ten classic Cadillacs are buried nose-deep into the ground, with their iconic tail-fins sticking out. Cadillac Ranch is attracting people from all over th world. The project is the brainchild of a…
This odd art installation is the work of French sculptor Lili Fantozzi, a self-educated 39 year-old sculptor and actress, whose works have been exhibited in contemporary art galleries in Paris, Vienna, New York and Brussels. “I presented a miniature version of the sculpture (a pair of Keds on eggs), which is symbolic of the dangerous…
The Appennino (Italian: Colosso Appenninico), a 35-foot-tall sculpture located in Villa Demidoff, part of the former Villa Medici at Pratolino, 7 miles north of Florence, Italy, is a stunning masterpiece. Created by the Flemish artist Giambologna between 1579 and 1580, the Appennino personifies the Apennine mountain ranges and is sculpted in such a way that…
The Kunsthofpassage in Dresden, Germany features a unique and entertaining Funnel Wall in the Neustadt student district. As rain begins to fall, the colorful drain and gutter system transforms into a musical instrument. The Courtyard of Elements is one of the many works of art in the Kunsthofpassage series, created by apartment tenants as an…
