 Surreal Music and Images as Art - Cathedral Oceans by John Foxx::John Foxx is an English musician, graphic designer and educator who loves to create works of art that blend audio and visual sensation.
Cathedral Oceans is a long ongoing project by Foxx and the first… [MORE] |
 100 Mile Drawings in the Sand - World's Largest Human-Made Art by Jim Denevan::Jim Denevan is a Santa Cruz, CA-based artist who makes freehand temporary drawings in sand using only a stick and a rake. Working up to seven hours and walking long distances to work on his drawings, Denevan… [MORE] |
 Waterfalls as Urban Art (UPDATE) - The New York City Waterfalls Now Open::New York City now offers a spectacular public waterfall installation for those who yearn to see cascading falls but are far from what one would consider to be an outdoorsy type. There's no hiking involved… [MORE] |
 Digitalized Children - Ray Caesar’s Surreal Art::Ray Caesar (b. October 26, 1958) is a visual surreal artist and digital painter residing in Toronto, Canada.
Caesar’s art redefines possibility and pushes the boundaries of digital art, moving away… [MORE] |
 Art Made of Medical Vials - "Sunny Day" by Aleksandra Stratimirovic::Stockholm-based lighting artist Aleksandra Stratimirovic created the Sunny Day installation using medical vials filled with colored fluids.
Stratimirovic utilized 4,000 vials in a sterile laboratory… [MORE] |
 Edgy DIY Couture Fashion - The Creative Designs (and Shocking Work) of Naco-Paris::Acting like an in-your-face showgirl, Naco-Paris is bursting into the fashion scene with edgy designs...
The designs are exceptionally creative with a DIY edge and appeal. The designs are much different… [MORE] |
 Landscape Self Protraits - Art by Levi van Veluw::Dutch artist Levi van Veluw’s self portraits are not photoshop enhanced pictures. His artform involves what he calls “material transfers” whereby he adds all kinds of things on himself. His landscape… [MORE] |
 Vehicles as Works of Art - The BMW Art Cars::The BMW Art Cars tradition began in 1975 when French race car driver Hervé Poulain asked Alexander Calder to customize his BMW 3.0 CSL. For 33 years, BMW cars have been turned into rolling works of art… [MORE] |
 Hollywood Operas - Brokeback Mountain to Become Opera::Brokeback Mountain, the movie starring the late Heath Ledger, will go from being a pop culture movie sensation to a cutting edge opera. The New York City Opera will put on their own adaption of the big… [MORE] |
 Plays Based on Web Scandals - User 927::The User 927 scandal, a huge web privacy issue back in 2006, has resurfaced in Philadelphia in the form of a theatrical play. The production, aptly named USER 927, was put together by Katharine Clark Gray.… [MORE] |
 Commercial Body Painting - John Vargas' Work::Here at TrendHunter.com, we have featured works of body paint on a few occasions. Now, we want to introduce the work of John Vargas. Vargas is an Ecuadorian artist who does commercial body painting and… [MORE] |
 Instruments Made of Food - Ocarina::Ocarina is described by Wikipedia as a flute-like wind instrument, made of various mediums, with origins in Chinese and Mesopotamian cultures.
However, the more unique version of Ocarina as referenced… [MORE] |
 Musical Painting - Paintjam by Dann Dunn::The work of Dan Dunn, as featured on his website Paintjam.com, is simply amazing.
In a theatrical performance, (as featured in the above video) to a song by Ray Charles, he produces a seemingly effortless… [MORE] |
 Tunnel Telescope From NYC to London - Telectroscope::Completion of a 100 year old engineering project finally happened a few days ago. The tunnel between New York and London, called the Telectroscope, allows residents of both cities to peer down the giant… [MORE] |
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 Reinterpreting Movie Heroes - Discontent Artist Remakes Incredible Hulk in Photoshop::There have been rumblings of discontent in the blogosphere with the computer-generated Hulk of The Incredible Hulk movie, scheduled for theatrical release on June 13th. So perhaps in response, Swedish… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Musical Theater 2 - Flash Mob for Lastminute.com::This is a guerrilla ad by a group of actors who surprised and shocked people waiting at Stansted Airport in London with an impromptu musical performance, a la Improv Everywhere. It's always fun to see… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Fairytale Campaigns - Rapunzel for Pantene::A fun guerrilla campaign to promote Pantene Anti-Breakage Shampoo has just been deployed in Toronto, Canada.
The campaign uses enormous braids a la Rapunzel that dangle from buildings, complete with… [MORE] |
 Magic Meets Acrobatics - Cirque du Soleil 'Believe' to Star 'Criss Angel'::Criss Angel, the young rock magician and escape artist, is collaborating with Cirque du Soleil to launch Believe, a new Las Vegas show at the Luxor Hotel and Casino.
The teaser for the much-anticipated… [MORE] |
 Viral Street Performers - Johan Lorbeer Hangs in Mid Air::Johan Lorbeer is a German street performer who has gained fame for hanging several feet in the air in seemingly impossible positions.
The YouTube video and gallery stills show Lorbeer doing a performance… [MORE] |
 Ballet Meets Kung Fu Stop Motion - Omadaka Kyoteizinc Techno Dance::Omadaka has created a new video for the chiptune disco track “Kyoteizinc,” featuring the computer tweaked dance moves of Masako Yasumoto.
The Omodaka creative project adopts a process which they… [MORE] |
 Guerrilla Gardeners - Seed Bombs for Green Rebels::Frustrated that so much potential green space was being wasted in their cities, groups of "guerrilla gardeners" have organized late night sneak outs which involve planting miniature gardens around town.… [MORE] |
 Interactive Store Windows - Diesel Milan Display is Very Big Brother::Frantic Milanese shoppers are being catapulted from their hypnotic states as they witness the reverberation of their reflections projected in front of them. The images are displayed across an interactive… [MORE] |
 Optical Illusion Curtains - Swarovski VEIL Has Hidden Mona Lisa::VEIL is a shimmering curtain comprised of 1440 1440 Swarovski crystals. It was created by Paul Cocksedge for the Swarovski Crystal Palace in Milan.
The four meter high curtain appears to transforms when… [MORE] |
 Exploding Hearts as Art - Beating Heart in a Box::The unique Beating Heart art by Billy Chasen was presented at the American Heart Association's 2008 Heart of New York Gala at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City.
I am not sure how to describe… [MORE] |
 Leaked Songs - Fergie's 'Labels or Love' is The Latest Victim::More frequently than ever before, superstar artists are finding their videos leaked to YouTube. Although the record labels attempt to control the piracy, it is usually quite easy to find new versions… [MORE] |
 Pencil Sketch Furniture - Front Studio Shade Project::This year's Milan furniture fair has produced really beautiful work by different design studies, including Front Design Studio. The Swedish company exhibited their “Shade” project at Spazio Rossana… [MORE] |
 Humanized Cartoons II - Jessica Rabbit Untooned::Remember Jessica Rabbit? She is the sultry human cartoon wife of Roger Rabbit in the 1988 Academy-Award winning film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The movie mixed action with animation to create a marvelous… [MORE] |
 Photoreactive Surface Installations - Project Or::Project Or is a vortex-shaped surface installation at the Milan Furniture Fair 2008.
When in the shade, Project Or, which reacts to ultra-violet light, turns a transluscent white and when hit by the… [MORE] |
 Top 61 Unconventional Weddings - Modern Matrimony From Engagement to Divorce (SUPER GALLERY)::Wedding season is finally upon us. If you're looking for tips for a traditional wedding, you'd better leave now. If you're looking for cutting edge and quirky, read on!
The following bits of trend candy… [MORE] |
 Goofy Euro Southern Rock - The Red Army Choir & The Leningrad Cowboys::Maybe this has been seen before but it is quite new to me. And maybe I'm in the mood for really off the wall stuff right now. Or could it be that I am in what Billy Joel famously called a "New York State… [MORE] |
 Wal-Mart Art Museum - Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art::One of the Wal-mart billionaires decided that the world wide headquarters for Wal-mart, Bentonville, Arkansas, needed a world-class art institution.
The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will be… [MORE] |
 Underwear Danceoffs - Jockey Underwars::Remember that scene in Charlie's Angels where Cameron Diaz danced around in her undies? Or when Britney Spears did the same in Cross Roads? If not, I'm sure you can imagine... and somehow I have a feeling… [MORE] |
 Gigantic Pop-Up Book - Space Book::The unique "Space Book" art installation by designer Jin-Hui Kim is not your usual pop-up book.
For starters, it is so gigantic that it features whole spaces completely furnished open up like a pop-up… [MORE] |
 Viral Video Responses - Improv Everywhere Inspires 42 More Frozen Cities::A good idea gets copied. A great idea infects like the plague, multiplying like rabbits on crack.
The creatives behind Improv Everywhere are the masters of guerrilla marketing. It was cool enough when… [MORE] |
 Flaming Instruments - Man Plays Burning Piano::Talk about a dramatic performance.
Earlier this month, Japanese pianist Yosuke Yamashita plopped down on the bench of grand piano as it went up in flames. Fortunately, he played it safe by not only jumping… [MORE] |
 Sensory Deprivation Skull Chair by Atelier van Lieshout::Dutch Atelier Van Lieshout has their Sensory Deprivation Skull on display at Carpenters Workshop Gallery, a new Gallery in Mayfair, London, designated to furniture. A chair you can sit in with the doors… [MORE] |
 Musical at a Mall - Thes Latest From Improv Everywhere::Trend Hunter has covered a number of stunts caused by Imrov Underwear, and the 'Musical in a Mall' is the latest...
Improv Everywhere is an unorthodox comedy group based in New York City, formed in 2001… [MORE] |
 Inflatable Digital Multimedia Display - Puffersphere::Working in advertising for some of the world's big brands introduced me to the fantastic world of event organizing. Europe is the perfect place to find innovative ideas to promote brand launches and events.… [MORE] |
 Public Interactive Art - Liquid Space 2.1::Interactive art installations allow anybody to create their own artistic manifesto.
Liquid Space 2.1 is an interactive space that uses a software and electronic systems to create a live response when… [MORE] |
 Bohemians-in-Exile - Buenos Aires::Looking for rich culture but can't decide between chic Parisian-style art and cuisine, more intense features of a bull fighting city like Barcelona, or the fashions and clubs of LA? Don't choose any of… [MORE] |
 Pregnant Ballerinas - "MaEternal"::Twelve pregnant women auditioning for "MaEternal", will have a chance to dance in the newest production by Balletlorent.
Artistic Director Liv Lorent, who happens to be pregnant, believes mothers in… [MORE] |
 Cos-Play to Teach Geek's English - Tokyo Cosplish School::A Tokyo school has just begun teaching an innovative new subject called Cosplish, a hybrid of the words "cos-play" and "English."
The strange course focuses on three topics which have become increasingly… [MORE] |
 Real Musical Robots You Control Online - Absolut Choir::Absolut has released another fun ad campaign to promote their world famous vodka, this time called Absolut Machines. We've featured one machine already, the Absolut Quartet already, but now we're showing… [MORE] |
 Grandest Piano Of Them All - Schimmel Pegasus Piano::This hand-made über exclusive Schimmel Pegasus Piano is one of only fourteen that were made ten years ago for high-profile people like Eddie Murphy, Lenny Kravitz, and Prince. Now you have a chance to… [MORE] |
 Brazil Underwear Day - Bus Station Hosts Underwear Fashion Show & Go::Agreed not a new type of event, as New York has its very own National Underwear Day dating back to 2003, but this similar event in Brazil (in its second year) is more of a fashion show, as it represents… [MORE] |
 Reversible Bikini Lounger - Wiel Arets for Gutzz::The Reversible Bikini Lounger is designed by Dutch architect Wiel Arets for Gutzz. The idea came from young ladies sunbathing in Aret's garden with a towel draped over a large stone.
Apparently this is… [MORE] |
 Interactive Love Story - Story Telling on Pavements::She Loves The Moon' is an interactive love story / art installation found on the streets of San Fransisco. To 'read' the book you choose simply follow the arrows which correspond with the story line you… [MORE] |
 Magnetic Field Powers 1,301 Fluorescent Lights - Flickering FIELD by Richard Box::If you're into nerdy art forms, you'll surely appreciate this art installation.
In his project, Richard Box combined nature with science as he laid 1,301 fluorescent bulbs on a 3,600 square metre field,… [MORE] |
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