Tattooed Lego

The tough stickers certainly make the hard working LEGO men look that much more tougher

Sydney: The Summer Guide

Welcome to the inaugural Concrete Playground Summer Guide, a comprehensive shortlist of the best this city has to offer over the next three months

The World’s First Functional Painting Typewriter

To the delight of fetishists of redundant technology, an American artist has created a typewriter that paints.

Concrete Playground talks to Photographer David Stewart

Concrete Playground recently caught up with one of England's most respected photographers. Here's what he had to say.

Ben Turnbull’s Real Life Superheroes

This British artist's work serves as a bridge between collective fantasy and the harsh truths of the society we live in.

Paula Scher’s Amazing Maps

Scher's pieces offer an individual distortion of the world and strong commentary about our society and often chaotic lifestyles.

Beautiful Paintings of Graffiti on Vans

New York artist Kevin Cyr paints the artfully graffitied vans and vehicles of his Brooklyn neighbourhood.

The Mona Lisa Recreated with a Single Line

It's incredible the things an ordinary person can do if they just have the appropriate felt-tip pen.

Brooklyn Man Turns His Life Into An Exhibition in a Dumpster

In the ultimate act of not being able to let go, an artist has transferred the detritus of his past into a perusable dumpster.

Brakay Art Installations in Italy

I once came across a quote that summed up modernity quite nicely. It went: Modern Art = I could do that + Yeah, but you didn't.

Communism Meets Cupid

Chivalry ain't dead, baby, it's just being stored at the Post Office..

Semi-Fictional Audio Guides Narrate New York’s Museum Mile

A conceptual sound collective and the French join forces to take you for a merry and blissfully confusing journey down Manhattan's Museum Mile.

NYC Artist Brings Subway Etiquette to Life

NYC artist Jay Shells' Subway Etiquette Posters pokes fun at commuter pet peeves.

Swiss Artist Injects Order Into the Everyday

Ursus Wehrli wants to put some order into your life.

Post-it Note Wars Erupt in Paris

French corporate types are unleashing their creative sides in the French capital.

Beautiful Swear Words

Theo Olesen turns swear words into finely illustrated graphics.

Banksy Takes On TV

While most people think of a concept before a title is given to the project, graffiti artist and satire king Banksy does the opposite.

Design Similarities That Will Have you Seeing Double

Bob Caruther's collection of images will leaving you wondering just how 'new' a new idea really is.

The London Riots: The Impact on Creative Communities

While London was engaged in a process of repeatedly kicking itself in the face, some of those hardest hit have been independent artists and small businesses.

2020 Vision: A Clear Picture of Conservation

A UK multi-media conservation project brings together 20 of the UK's best wildlife photographers.

Australian Artist Creates Perfume You Can Swallow

A scent that is not applied but taken as a pill.

Melbourne Street Artist Creates Australia’s Largest Paste-Up

A Melbourne street artist has transformed the exterior of a product design company.

NYC Garbage Sold As Art

Justin Gignac's success in selling garbage as art is proof you can sell anything that is packaged nicely.

Interview /// Concrete Playground meets webuyyourkids

Kirstie Sequitin talks to Sonny Day head of their appearance at Semi-Permanent.

Improv Everywhere Causes a Scene in New York

Their eighth mp3 experiment proves we've come a long way since the Napster debacle of the early noughties.

Chris Jordan’s Rubbish Photography

Artist Chris Jordan takes everyday items and scary statistics to make some thought-provoking digital photographs.

Text-Me-Up! The Art of Text Messages

British artist Tracey Moberley works in the medium of texts.

Pictures of Pictures from the Past in the Present

A sense of pure nostalgia and a chance to look at time passing right before your eyes.

Chewing Gum Turned into Miniature Works of Art

A London artist is using chewing gum stuck to the ground as his street art canvas.

Matt Arbuckle

Pencil vs. Camera Project: New Additions from West Africa

Sketched possibilities meet vibrant photography in Ben Heine's Pencil vs. Camera project.

Art Installations Immerse Viewers in Vibrant Colour

Intense combinations of colour and real-world light phenomena create a mind-blowing visual spectacle.

Art/Work Interview with Keg de Souza

This week Art/Work sits down for a cuppa with artist Keg de Souza. Keg is one cool little lady who never fails to have her fingers in every pie.

Paint Your Running Route with GPS Technology

Running routes recorded with GPS technology are transformed into dynamic, digital artworks.

Sydney Brewery Given New Life as a Canvas for Artists

Work from Brook Andrew, Mikala Dwyer, Claire Healy & Sean Cordiero and Caroline Rothwell features in Sydney's new public art project.

Art/Work Interview with Kate Mitchell

This week we speak with Kate Mitchell, a Sydney-based endurance artist represented by Chalk Horse. She is also one half of the paper cut crazy duo, Greedy Hen.

Art/Work Interview with Mitch Cairns

Art/Work is a new series where we take some time out to chat with our local creatives in an attempt to unravel the daily grind behind being an artist.

Spreading Happiness with the SF Mirrors Project

The SF Mirrors Project aims to spread confidence and happiness to the people of San Francisco.

Bespoken Art Puts Voice to Canvas

Bespoken Art captures the sound waves of your voice and creates a unique piece of artwork.

Honouring Titanic’s 100th Anniversary

A monument will be erected in memory of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic.

Madrid’s Street Ad Takeover

Street ad takeover in Madrid was short-lived but stressed the disruption of the monopoly of the advertising world.

Denis Smith’s Great Balls of Light

Australian artist Denis Smith is a professional light painter whose Ball of Light project combines traditional long exposure photography with continuous movements of lights directed by the artist.