A somewhat stunned art world was amazed (amused?) to see a banana duct taped to a wall called art and given a valuation of $150,000 by Art Basel Miami. Clearly the artist, Maurizio Cattelan, was in on the joke, since the piece was named “Comedian”. Apparently another South Florida performance artist was also in on […]
Anybody who has worked on a film or video set has seen that tech with a half dozen rolls of tape dangling from his/her waist being everywhere on the set at once. The thing clipped to their belt loop holding that tape is called a “tape lanyard” and they are a snap to make. Here […]
When Major League Baseball players, brothers Travis and Chase d’Arnaud, faced off for the first time in the big leagues, Travis claimed the advantage. He had a pinch hit in the seventh inning of the Phillies-Mets matchup. Travis claimed that he gained the upper edge because, when growing up, he had pitched to his older […]
Duck Brand duck tape’s popular “Stuck At the Prom” contest ends today-July8. This popular contest lets high school students compete for scholarships by designing prom wear from duct tape and then submitting it as an entry in the contest. The money has gotten serious, with this year’s top winners being eligible for $10,000 scholarships. See […]
Eighth grade students at a Cincinnati school used duct tape to create colorful murals illustrating a justice theme. Designs focusing on the concept were overseen by art teacher Alyson Mardin and local artist Joe Girandola. The murals will be displayed in the school’s mosaic garden. Click here to see their work and read more about […]
Duct tape craft items are everywhere, and usually don’t merit a mention in this blog. Occasionally, we come across something so clever that it can’t be ignored. This posting on Pinterest, which, at first appears to be feather earrings are actually made from precisely cut pieces of duct tape.
Spanish sculptors Robert Feo and Rosario Hurtado mounted a recent show featuring sculptures made of found objects at the Rice Gallery. The sculptors, representing the design studio El Ultimo Grito, used brightly colored gaffers tape to anchor the sculptures to the gallery floor. Read more and see some images by clicking here.
Artist Adam Wozniak sheared off his shoulder length hair and used gaffers tape to fashion a paintbrush. Then Wozniak used the brush to fashion an art work that combined painting and performance art. You can see the results and read the rest of the story here.
This week’s death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has brought punk music back into the public consciousness. Bands like The Clash and singers like Elvis Costello made their first hits as responses to the “Iron Lady’s” tough fiscal policies and their music defined an entire British generation. This look back in time coincides […]
Well, not exactly, but close. Photographer Nick Fancher has a method for using the reflective properties of black and white gaffers tape to change the highlights in the eyes of a photo subject. His technique is for what is called “catch light”, which is what you see reflected in the pupils of someone in a […]