19.5.11

{ urban art: yarn bombing }

i've decided to incorporate a "mini series" so to speak into my blog, that will be all about urban art. i am a huge fan of graffiti, installations, and live happenings and decided they need to be celebrated more often. living in montreal, and especially now that summer is around the corner, there are literally impromptu art sightings all the time.

one sighting that was recently unknown to me and it's becoming a huge trend is yarn bombing. this style of covering everyday city objects with bright warm fuzzy knit pieces has created so much buzz and it has its own book and site. check out two pics below of yarn bombing in montreal, and from other yarn bombers in different cities.
 
amazing work by Les VILLE-LAINES   { photo by mode.mange.musique }

i never noticed this alley till a street post was yarn bombed by Capitaine Crochet 
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yarn bombing: the art of crochet and knit graffiti

yarn bombing: the art of crochet and knit graffiti 
yarn bombing: the art of crochet and knit graffiti

6 comments:

  1. hello! first one is by Les Ville-Laines http://ville-laines.blogspot.com/

    Nice post, keep it alive!
    ^__^

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  2. thanks tricot pirate! i added your blog under the picture! and thanks so much for keeping montreal bright, fuzzy and fun cant wait to see more xoxo

    ps congrats on international yarn bombing day...looks like it was a success!

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  3. mt royal one is by Capitaine Crochet: http://capitainecrochet.tumblr.com/
    wohoo!

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  4. cool, thanks mtl yarn bomb! photo has been credited!

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  5. Love it all. Great stuff. Crochet makes the world happy!

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