World Urban Art

On the wall alongside a little canal alongside the Spaarnwoude Railway Station

Spaarnwoude work in progress - official Graffiti

This was photographed on the way to the Keukenhof Gardens, on Saturday last. A globe in flowers, fantastic.

All part of the spring floral fantasia held here in the Netherlands every year, and what a celebration it is, with the annual flower parade on Saturday 24th. The parade arrives at around 9pm and the floats will be on display for good photography on Sunday.

An email regarding Altered Environments, Knit Art Graffiti, Land Art, Guerilla Art, Yarn Bombing arrived in my inbox. I knew nothing of those things.

Well that is not entirely true, I had been watching from a safe distance. Now I have jumped in Boots and all – and I so want to do more of this exciting stuff.

Was I bored – no I don’t think I have ever been bored with knitting, was I down, No – have been there. No I was uplifted and transported. This was not a religious experience, so don’t take it the wrong way – I am just plain excited.

I have been considering just what Urban Art is or could be and I found a car – created from a pile of metal pieces, concrete ball covered with a Ball Warmer, and lots in between. So this will be Fibre Art in the urban environment from open spaces, concrete constructions, to vehicles and to whatever else turns up in the discovery process.

World Urban Art – is online now

The site is still to be set up – but if you have found us please remember to come back and check as this will grow and change as all urban environments do.

We are adding works from previous events and opportunities to photograph sculpture. These we have dated back from the even itself. So the website starts now – February 2010 – but we have been photographing sculpture for a long time. I hope that something here sparks your imagination.