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Roadbuilding
Georgia DOT art contest asks students to envision the future of transportation
The Georgia Department of Transportation is looking for some inspiration for the future of travel in the state, and itâs turning to young artists. GDOT announced that itâs holding a Student Art Challenge for young people in kindergarten through 12th grade to submit what they envision the future of transportation will look like in the state. The contest [âŚ]
November 30, 2015
Roadbuilding
Photographer documents the art of American highway interchanges
Photographer Peter Andrew has travelled the globe taking aerial pictures of the highway interchanges transporting people all over the world, and the resulting photo essay was recently featured by Politico Magazine. The photographs show the interweaving art that infrastructure can create on the natural environmentâfrom the grey highway standing out in the orange desert of Phoenix to the intricate [âŚ]
July 24, 2015
Construction Equipment
Add a touch of class and steel to your walls with these Van Gogh-inspired heavy equipment paintings
If youâre looking for a novel piece of art for your office or home, something that reflects who you are and what you do, Rich Janney may have just what you need. He paints construction equipment with backgrounds reminiscent of classic Van Goghs. The paintings, âQuarry Nightâ and âVincent Van Dozer,â  come as rolled paper [âŚ]
August 15, 2014
Workforce
Documentary âTimâs Vermeerâ shows how valuable the intersection of the arts and technology is to a nation re-learning how to make things
If you are any kind of craftsman, if youâve ever had to build your own tools, jigs or fixtures to solve a problem, youâll get a kick out of the recently released DVD documentary Timâs Vermeer. Itâs a clever technological mystery story that illustrates the oft-ignored relationship between art and technology. Tim Jenison, the subject [âŚ]
June 24, 2014
Construction Equipment
Painter asks for photo submissions of construction scenes; enter to win your jobsite immortalized on canvas
There are some who would say that art and construction are polar opposites. But if youâve ever watched a dozer sculpt a nondescript area into multi-level home site, you know differently. And to artist Brad Burns, construction creates one of the best canvases for another art form: commissioned paintings. To prove his point, heâs issued [âŚ]
March 31, 2014
Roadbuilding
Do you want to âMake Americaâ with your fingerprint?
You can put your fingerprint on America â literally â at ConExpo-Con/Agg 2014, slated for March 4-8 in Las Vegas. In support of the Association of Equipment Manufacturersâ (AEM) âI Make Americaâ campaign, Terex is encouraging its own team members and show attendees to put their fingerprint on a Terex âI Make Americaâ work of [âŚ]
February 28, 2014
Roadbuilding
All in all youâre just another deer on the wall
Letâs say you have a wall separating a street from people or offices or houses or factories or maybe a ballpark. And it looks like, well, a wall. What can you do to it to make it less of a wall? What can your town do to make it more special for your residents, more [âŚ]
June 28, 2013
Roadbuilding
In the Persian Gulf: Itâs art. Itâs a bridge.
There is this bridge. And it is something to see. The Sheikh Zayed Bridge joins Abu Dhabi Island to the mainland on the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, and it is an excellent example of the seamless coming together of design, engineering and construction within a single transportation project. New photos from London company [âŚ]
April 10, 2013
Roadbuilding
Situated Street Rhymes
Jay Shells does street art in New York. This one he calls Rap Quotes. He takes song lyrics that mention a specific part of town and puts up a sign with those lyrics at that spot. Thereâs a visual/audio/emotional sort of connection built, especially if you know the songs. Itâs probably something any number of street [âŚ]
March 29, 2013
Construction Equipment
Gator in the Bay: Art meets excavator
The sight of an alligator peeking above the water as it floats along the support of a bay is a common occurrence for Floridians. But a 40-ton gator? Not so much. But as the creator of this massive monster, artist Lloyd Goradesky told Miamiâs WPLG thereâs nothing to fear: âThis is a friendly gator.â Goradesky [âŚ]
December 6, 2012
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