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Through the darkness, there will always be light… , oil on wood, 55” x 42” x 12”, 2013 detailed view of above work Canada based artist Heather Kocsis creates three-dimensional assemblages depicting buildings inspired by ones she viewed on the streets of New York City. Using salvaged wood, Kocsis constructs miniature fire escapes, staircases and . . . → Read More: Assemblages of buildings in New York City by Heather Kocsis This is not something you see on the beach everyday. In fact, I would do a double-take and most likely trip if I walked past anything that looked like one of these structures constructed by sand castle artist Calvin Seibert. Using little more than a couple of 50-cent plastic spackling tools and a 5 . . . → Read More: Modern sand castles by Calvin Seibert 
A studio apartment complete with a bed, bathtub, bookcase and dining table set for dinner. Sounds like my house, except it is all crafted from found paper. The “Scribe’s House” was built by artist Pablo Lehmann and is currently installed in the gallery at the Rockefeller Center’s Anthropologie store in New York City. I . . . → Read More: “The Scribe’s House” a furnished apartment created entirely from paper at Anthropologie 
‘Blueprint’, 2010-2012 polyester fabric, metal armature What does it mean to have a “home,” especially if you lead a nomadic life? South Korean artist Do Ho Suh has made the nature of the space we inhabit a theme in much of his work. Using sheer material (silk or polyester) suspended over a metal armature, . . . → Read More: Fabric houses by Do Ho Suh 
London 1940 Southwark (detail) Like a plant that blooms and wilts based upon the weather, cities grow and contract based upon the population as well as natural/man-made disasters like fires, floods and earthquakes. Oregon-based artist Matthew Picton builds 3-dimensional maps of cities that capture the state of the city during pivotal moments in their . . . → Read More: Paper cities by Matthew Picton 
Sometimes nature is so magnificent that you just want your house to melt into it. Look what artist Harumi Yukutake did to camouflage this dwelling with its surroundings. In 2009 for Japan’s largest open-air art festival, Echigo-Tsumari, Yukutake constructed a small wooden structure covered with thousands of round hand-cut mirrors. After a walk among . . . → Read More: A house covered with thousands of mirrors in Japan 
Kansas City-based artist Anne Lindberg builds room-sized installations made from thousands of strands of threads suspended from the wall. Taking into consideration each unique space and its light sources, Lindberg painstakingly maps out the precise angles and extensions which will create the seamless gradients in the radiating works. In one of the pieces, Raume . . . → Read More: Room-sized installations composed of thread by Anne Lindberg 
On April 30, 2012, One World Trade Center – also called 1 WTC or the Freedom Tower – became the tallest building in New York City, surpassing the height of the Empire State Building. Next spring (2013) it will open to the public as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, with its spire . . . → Read More: A timelapse video of One World Trade Center being constructed from 2004-2012 
Sao Paolo, Brazil-based photographer Valentino Fiadini photographed these miniature Lego rooms in a way that makes them look like the actual rooms from the interior of a building. With light streaming through their windows, these spaces, which alternate between pristine white and eye-popping colorful, could belong to an art museum, a public transit hub, . . . → Read More: Interior spaces created by Lego blocks 
People walking up skyscrapers, strolling along paths composed of clouds, and sitting atop suspended concrete blocks – clearly, the laws of gravity were meant to be broken in the work of Russian artist Eugene Soloviev. Using muted tones, dark clouds and fog, Soloviev composes digital images with an ominous apocalyptic feel. Their strong narratives . . . → Read More: Surreal urban landscapes by Eugene Soloviev |
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