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Art + Tech
How living art works, and why phones and paint get along.
Art + TechArtists · 3 min read
Keith Haring: Big Energy, Public Access
From subway chalk to a computer-animated billboard, Haring made a visual language that refused to stay in one place.
Art + TechArtists · 3 min read
Mexican Muralism: When the Walls Had Something to Say
Public art, political ambition, and a material invention: a closer look at a movement that made the wall a place for national debate.
Art + TechArt + Tech · 3 min read
How Does Your Phone Even Know That's a Painting? Image Tracking, Explained Simply
No magic, no marker required — just math finding patterns faster than you can blink.
Art + TechArt + Tech · 3 min read
What Is Augmented Reality Art, Actually? A (Short) History
From audio guides to phones that turn murals into movies — AR art has been sneaking up on us for 70 years.
Art + TechArt + Tech · 3 min read
Why Murals and Animation Were Always Meant to Meet
From haunted mansions to opera house facades, we've been trying to make static art move for decades.
Art + TechGuides · 3 min read
A Field Guide to Photographing Murals Like You Mean It
Your phone can do this justice — here's how to stop it from doing murals dirty.