13/07/08

Gr Banksy uncovered or his best performace so far?

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British newspaper Mail on Sunday claim that they have uncovered guerrilla graffiti artist Banksy’s secret identity after a year long investigation.

Banksy is known all over the wolrd for his creative graffiti technique and the social and political messages behind all of them. Recently his art has reached new grounds as people started preserving his street graffitis. Angelina Jolie payed as much as 200.000 British pounds for one of his works.

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25/02/08

Google Maps: create a life size marker and get noticed

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Looking for some info on Google Maps API, I stumbled on this project where German artist Aram Bartholl plays with the Google satellite by placing physical Google Maps markers on the ground.

Here’s a picture:

Check Bartholl’s other projects where he explores the interactions between the web and the physical world.

www.datenform.de – Aram Bartholl’s website