This summer, romance is in the air in the Clore Gallery. A major new nine-room display presents Romantic art in Britain, its origins, inspirations and legacies. Drawn from Tate’s collection, it showcases major works by Henry Fuseli, JMW Turner, John Constable and Samuel Palmer, as well as newly-acquired works by William Blake.
From Turner’s reinvention of landscape to Blake’s visionary histories, the display reveals the imagination and innovations of a generation defined by belief in …

BIG BANG BIG BOOM
the latest wall-painted animation by BLU
“an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life … and how it could probably end.”

BIG BANG BIG BOOM – the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
direction and animation by BLU
production and distribution by ARTSH.it
sountrack by ANDREA MARTIGNONI

The Royal Academy’s annual Summer Exhibition is the world’s largest open submission contemporary art exhibition. Now in its 242nd year, the exhibition continues the tradition of showcasing work by both emerging and established artists in all media including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, architecture and film. This year’s co-ordinators, Royal Academicians Stephen Chambers and David Chipperfield, have selected works for the exhibition around the theme of ‘Raw’.

The 2010 FIFA World Cup will be the 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament. It is scheduled to take place between 11 June and 11 July 2010 in South Africa.
This will be the first time that the tournament has been hosted by an African nation, after South Africa defeated Morocco and Egypt in an all-African bidding process. This decision left the Oceania Football Confederation as the only confederation yet to host the …

Here’s a few more pictures of the wonderful art of 3D street painting, i’m always fascinated to see this type of work. You can view some videos on my first post, 3D Pavement Art.

Schiphol Airport – Amsterdam December 2009 by Manfred Stader

Hell in London by Kurt Wenner

Lava Burst by Edgar Muller

Sky HDTV at Waterloo station-London by Kurt Wenner

By Tracey Lee Stum

Rembrandt by Julian Beever