how many did you get? whatever the answer it’s not good news…
me news
art in the public realm
here are a few quasi-related stories for monday morning: the common links are i suppose, tarmac and art (of the conscious or accidental sort)
the above images are of a freak phenomenon which can currently be witnessed on the street of londons west-end: a combination of unseasonal hot weather, autmnal leaves and freshly laid tarmac have created these strange and beautiful rigid patterns
also in london (shown above and below) a fella called ‘ben wilson’ has been causing a stir with his chewing gum art ben spends his time lying on the ground making these intricate and cheerful oil-paint miniatures, he apparently intends to paint his way right into the city centre working five days a week…
on a similar vein, this is also a new phenomenon which has started cropping up all over the place: connecting chewing gum dots with chalk to create solar systems on the pavement… weird
cocorico, wang wang
i hadn’t seen this one before: a (quite old) collection of animal onomatopoeia in various languages, nice (sound on)
dark times
an inspiring though not very cheerful start to the friday… narrated by respectable politician ‘tony benn’ with audio provided by brian eno and a depressing list of figures… (tip via ‘john de vries’)