Art Intervention

Across the urban cityscape of Sydney, in parks, suburban streets, and industrial zones, you’re likely to encounter a plethora of signs and placards while going about your day: warnings, traffic regulations, helpful guides, and city services. But, look closer, and you might find an intervention by artist Michael Pederson who delights in creating humorous and thoughtful signs that blend into the city backdrop. Pederson makes use of pre-existing elements like park benches or abandoned furniture…

I have a bitter hatred for potholes. They ruin my car, annoy me while driving, and make the roads look ugly. Until now. Two artists will change your

Italian experimental artist Fra Biancoshock's latest installation entitled 'urban intervention' caused passers by in Prague to do a double take when he made a mannequin look like a building had fallen on someone.

Stick yer eye on more of the crazy and strange pics gathered from around the world. Love'em, burn'em or share'em. It's all up to you. 'Cuz as awkward and

Joy designed by Bernardo Henning. Connect with them on Dribbble; the global community for designers and creative professionals.

SpY is an artist from Madrid. His work consists in the playful reappropiation of urban elements in public settings.

Michael Pederson, a.k.a. Miguel Marquez Outside (previously), installs miniature signs, work sites, and queues in unassuming locations, transforming ordinary plants and objects into moments of intrigue for unsuspecting passersby. In one recent work he tracks the lifespan of a solitary weed poking through a sidewalk crack. A tiny wooden ladder leans against a sign that marks the number of days the plant has been growing. In another work he installed two small stanchions in front of a hole in…

Octavi Serra uses the structures and symbolism of public spaces to question the systems we live with and find humor in their details. The Barcelona-based artist often engages with signage to subvert its original meaning, like forming a massive arrow pointing left with safety stickers that all individually indicate to exit to the right, or adding opposite directives to a signpost for routes to “hope” and “doom”. Serra also questions strictures of space, like adding “the road is lava” to a…

Heaven on EarthOne of the first uses of mirrors in architecture was in Persepolis, Persia at the Tachara Palace. Glossy black stones were polished till their surface was reflective, expanding the palace’s size and beauty. 2,000 years later, I return to the concept of doubling space and light...

Artist Filthy Luker adds a bit a whimsy to public spaces with his delightful character street art and inflatable installations (the latter usually in