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70 Colorful Art Installations

From Pulsing Light Walls to Rainbow Graffiti Papercraft

— August 15, 2012 — Art & Design
These colorful art installations are capable of drawing in crowds and capturing the hearts of both young and old. The prismatic hues found in these large-scale works are bold, vibrant and in-your-face.

Using materials such as string, paper, paint and metal, artists create larger-than-life works that are hard to not become absorbed into. Some artists push the boundaries even further, using offbeat materials like balloons, water guns and flip-flops to create kitschy sculptural masterpieces. The hyper-saturated tones and unexpected surroundings are what make these works stand out in a sea of citizens. Many works invite passing patrons to interact and observe the piece outside of a traditional museum context.

Proving the world isn’t just black and white, these colorful art installations are brilliant and stimulating to the senses.
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Colorful Celebratory Illuminations
Colorful Celebratory Illuminations
This Torino Lighting Installation is for Italy's 150 Birthday
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Dizzily Distorted Designs
Dizzily Distorted Designs
These Melvin Galapon Posters Will Have You Squinting in Awe
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Viscerally Virtual Installations
Viscerally Virtual Installations
This ENESS Projection Makes the X-Games Look Like TRON
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Kaleidoscopic Windmill Designs
Kaleidoscopic Windmill Designs
The Aero Art Installation Paints a Positive Image for Green Energy
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66
Wool Rainbow Installations
Wool Rainbow Installations
Lee Baker Uses Light and Color to Represent Opposite Forces
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Swirling Soap Bubble Installations
Swirling Soap Bubble Installations
The Nicky Assmann ‘Solace’ Exhibit is Visually Stun
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Rebranded Rainbow Neighborhoods
Rebranded Rainbow Neighborhoods
The Favela Painting Project Transforms a Community
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Giant Floral Inflatables
Giant Floral Inflatables
The Choi Jeong Hwa Breathing Flower Installation is Bright
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Vibrant Art Canvases
Vibrant Art Canvases
Katharina Grosse's Giant Installations are a Vivid Display of Color
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Identity-Infused Room Illustrations
Identity-Infused Room Illustrations
The Zhang Yu ‘Fingerprint Series' is a Detective's
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Eccentric Luminous Glass Art
Eccentric Luminous Glass Art
Excentrique by Daniel Buren Makes the World a Little More Colorful
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59
Whimsical Camera Flowers
Whimsical Camera Flowers
Andre Feliciano's Installations Blossom Photogenically
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Super Soaker Sculptures
Super Soaker Sculptures
Douglas Young Turns Toys into a Chromatic Art Installation
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Gorgeous Giant Gowns
Gorgeous Giant Gowns
The Redddress by Aamu Song is Rich in Color and Big in Size
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Flower-Shaped Lantern Installations
Flower-Shaped Lantern Installations
Kimsooja's Lotus: Zone of Zero Encourages a Moment of Peace
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Dotty Artist-Designer Collabs
Dotty Artist-Designer Collabs
Louis Vuitton and Yayoi Kusama Team Up To Create New Line
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Technicolor Toy Car Installations
Technicolor Toy Car Installations
'Toy Atlas Rainbow' by David T. Waller is Playfully Colorful
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Beautified Energy Installations
Beautified Energy Installations
Patrick Raynaud Injects Life into Typically Drab Wind Turbines
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Excessive Draped Dresses
Excessive Draped Dresses
The Beverly Semmes Installations Present Long Trains
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Psychedelic Prismatic Installations
Psychedelic Prismatic Installations
Prisma 1666 is Inspired by the Work of Sir Isaac Newton
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Sticky Note Stop Motion
Sticky Note Stop Motion
The 'Melissa Power of Love' Installation Spreads Happiness Through Post It
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Colorfully Illuminated Overpasses
Colorfully Illuminated Overpasses
The Rainbow Bridge Glows Whimsically in the Night
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Flipping Chromatic Installations
Flipping Chromatic Installations
The Automated Colour Field Randomly Changes Every Minute
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Colorful Hanger Screens
Colorful Hanger Screens
The 'Chromatic Screen' by Diogo Agular & Teresa Otta is Incredible
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Pulsing Light Walls
Pulsing Light Walls
Acrylicize's Mosaic Installation Features Color Changing Lights
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Fluid Fuchsia Installations
Fluid Fuchsia Installations
The David Tajchman 'Surprise Surprise' Sculpture is Dream-Like
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Rainbow Street Art Installations
Rainbow Street Art Installations
The Horst Glasker ‘Scala’ Installation is Beautiful
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Intricate Flip-Flop Figurines
Intricate Flip-Flop Figurines
The Gigantic ‘Macaco Gordo’ Sculpture by Florentijn Hofm
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Surreal Door Installations
Surreal Door Installations
Nicole Evans and Pat Farrell Build Portal-Like Works of Art
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Vibrant Public Playgrounds
Vibrant Public Playgrounds
The FriendsWithYou Rainbow City Brightens the Town With Cheerful Color
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Shape-Shifting Metallic Structures
Shape-Shifting Metallic Structures
Artists Nils and Sven Volker Pay Homage to Light and Air
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Neon Arboreal Artwork
Neon Arboreal Artwork
Artist Curtis Killorn turns Dead Trees into Vibrant Wilderness Creations
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Chromatic Paint Sprinklers
Chromatic Paint Sprinklers
The Liquid Rainbow by Edwin Deen is an On-Demand Paint System
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Interactive Concert Installations
Interactive Concert Installations
Weave Art into Music with The Principals 'Hammertone'
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Confectionary Worlds
Confectionary Worlds
Pip & Pop's Candyland Topography Makes for a Sweet World
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Vibrant Tubular Installations
Vibrant Tubular Installations
SOFTLab's Xtra Moenia Sculpture Welcomes Festival Goers Colorfully
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Clothespinned Car Installations
Clothespinned Car Installations
Generik Vapeur Creates a Colorfully Comical Artpiece
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Prismatic Parasol Installations
Prismatic Parasol Installations
Patricia Almeida Photographs Colorful Umbrellas Adorning Streets
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Rainbow Graffiti Papercraft
Rainbow Graffiti Papercraft
The New Mademoiselle Maurice Urban Origami Installations are Crafty
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Intuitive Airport Installations
Intuitive Airport Installations
Christopher Janney's 'Harmonic Convergence' Combines Light & Sound
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Bubbly Phone Booths
Bubbly Phone Booths
The ich bin KONG Balloon Booth Street Art is Bright and Whimsical
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Scorching Trash Installations
Scorching Trash Installations
The Luzinterruptus 'Plastic Garbage Guarding the Museum' is Bold
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Surreal Grafitti Galleries
Surreal Grafitti Galleries
A Preview of the Os Gemeos 'Miss You' at the Prism Gallery
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Pinned Tapestry Sculptures
Pinned Tapestry Sculptures
These Murals by Ran Hwang use Thousands of Beads and Pins
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Pretty Polygonal Installations
Pretty Polygonal Installations
Bahar Yurukoglu Creates Rainbows of Colors Out of Acrylic Forms
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Psychedelic Art Exhibits
Psychedelic Art Exhibits
Cosmology +1 by Peter Coffin Questions the Universe
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Origami Swarm Installations
Origami Swarm Installations
Together We Are Greater by Jacqui Symons is Like a School of Fish
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Intricate String Installations
Intricate String Installations
Sebastien Preschoux's Work Looks to Be Glowing in the Dark
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Poem-Inspired Installations
Poem-Inspired Installations
Penelope by Tatiana Blass Takes its Name from Odysseus' Wife
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Yarn-Tied Shoe Installations
Yarn-Tied Shoe Installations
The Chiharu Shiota 'Breath Of The Spirit' Has Sole
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Lego-Inspired Exhibits
Lego-Inspired Exhibits
The Island of Life Installation by Satoshi Hirose is in Technicolor
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Spectacular Urban Light Installations
Spectacular Urban Light Installations
Vivid Sydney's Projection Extravaganza is Unbelievable
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Girly Graffiti Installations
Girly Graffiti Installations
Mademoiselle Maurice Rainbow is Beautifully Bold Street Art
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Crocheted Public Parks
Crocheted Public Parks
Suzanne Tidwell Makes Scarves for the Trunks of Trees in Seattle
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Giant Pencil Crayon Installations
Giant Pencil Crayon Installations
Reverse City by Pascale Marthine Tayou Depicts a Colorful World
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Religious Origami Artworks
Religious Origami Artworks
James Roper Found Inspiration to Create Paper Sculptures in Hinduism
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String Gradient Installations
String Gradient Installations
Anne Lindberg Adorns Walls with Lush Chromatic Hues
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Interactive Art Installations
Interactive Art Installations
The 'Love from Mount Pom Pom' Exhibit by Misaki Kawai is Touchable
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Tea Bag Installations
Tea Bag Installations
Hollywood Rolling Greens Hangs 3000 Pieces
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Cheerful Rainbow Installations
Cheerful Rainbow Installations
'FriendsWithYou' Unveil 'Happy Rainbow' in Hong Kong
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Hypnotic Light Installations
Hypnotic Light Installations
The Dev Harlan 'Parmenides I' Will Have You Staring for Hours
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Floral-Infused Floor Installations
Floral-Infused Floor Installations
Echoes-Infinity by Shinji Ohmaki is Subtly Interactive
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Sparkling Umbrella Installations
Sparkling Umbrella Installations
Anna Meister Creates a Starry Canopy for Vivid Sydney
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Knitted Kid-Friendly Installations
Knitted Kid-Friendly Installations
These Interactive Crocheted Playgrounds Embrace Childhood
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Silky Bulbous Installations
Silky Bulbous Installations
The Mesmerizing Art Pieces by Lisa Kellner Feel Soft and Delicate
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Psychedelic Art Playgrounds
Psychedelic Art Playgrounds
Jessica Stockholder Turns Madison Square Park Into a Child's Fantasy
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Vomiting Skullptures
Vomiting Skullptures
Confetti Death by Anonymous Graffiti Artist Typoe
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Illuminated Grass Installations
Illuminated Grass Installations
The GS Caltex Pavilion at EXPO 2012 is Dynamically Designed
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Illuminated Public Sculptures
Illuminated Public Sculptures
The Luminous Field Installation Turns Cloud Gate into a Disco Ball
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Paper Butterfly Artworks
Paper Butterfly Artworks
Rebecca Coles Creates Nature-Inspired Eco-Friendly Sculptures
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