Archive for February, 2010
Børre Sæthre
February 28th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, Inspiration, music, surrealism
Børre Sæthre – My Private Sky (Installation)
Norwegian artist Børre Sæthre has a way with the uncanny and is heavily influenced by the sets of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
I thought of the piece above while listening to The Blues, which is a collaboration between Primary 1 and Nina Persson of the Cardigans.
Primary 1 ft. Nina Persson – The Blues”
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Gil Scott-Heron’s New York is Killing Me
February 27th, 2010 • Auditory
Tags: music, Photography
photo by NYC photographer Rinze van Brug
This goes out to my friends in NYC. I feel your pain, that’s why I left Chicago after graduate school. Winter is just not much fun when it keeps on coming at you.
Gil Scott-Heron – New York is Killing Me
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3D Printed Cha Cha Heels
February 26th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: design, product design
3D-printed shoes by Stockholm students, Naim Josefi and Souzan Youssouf, using a Selective Laser Sintering process.
The concept for the shoes call for further exploration in ever-developing rapid prototyping processes. The pair envisage a world in which we could produce and recycle such objects in a closed loop.
Interior View of Thing’s Box
February 25th, 2010 • Music Video
Tags: animation, Inspiration, Motion Graphics, music video, video
Noisia -- Machine Gun
Have you have ever watched old episodes of The Addams Family on TV and wondered what was in the box that the disembodied hand, better known as Thing, popped out of? Well this video, by Dutch electronic band Noisia, might give you a clue. Warning to my vegetarian and vegan friends, this is a meat eater video and might make you wanna go out and throw blood on some animal-wearing fashionista. Also, I don’t particularly like the song, it’s a little too head bangin’ for me but if you really want a visual WTF, then turn it down and play a Mariah Carey or Miley Cyrus song with it. I bet Thing would totally be down with those two awful creatures.
Twilight Fans Bloody Shower
February 24th, 2010 • Whatever Else
Tags: commercial, design, product design
Now all those brooding tweens that wish they could find the perfect vampire can at least have a bloody shower. Introducing Blood Bath Shower Gel by Spinning Hat. Read more »
The Rise and Fall of Charlotte, North Carolina, Under 10 Minutes
February 24th, 2010 • Motion Graphics
Tags: Architecture, Motion Graphics, video, video art
Excerpt of Metropolis by Rob Carter
You can view the entire video at his website.
Metropolis is a quirky and very abridged narrative history of the city of Charlotte, North Carolina. It uses stop motion video animation to physically manipulate aerial still images of the city (both real and fictional), creating a landscape in constant motion. Starting around 1755 on a Native American trading path, the viewer is presented with the building of the first house in Charlotte. From there we see the town develop through the historic dismissal of the English, to the prosperity made by the discovery of gold and the subsequent roots of the building of the multitude of churches that the city is famous for. Now the landscape turns white with cotton, and the modern city is ‘born’, with a more detailed re-creation of the economic boom and surprising architectural transformation that has occurred in the past 20 years.
Casiokids
February 24th, 2010 • Music Video
Tags: electropop, music, music video
Casiokids – En Vill Hest directed by Kristoffer Borgli
Casiokids is a band from Norway and I have no idea what they are singing about but they have a great electropop sound.
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Prison Penguin Remix of Jack Penate’s So Near
February 23rd, 2010 • Auditory
Tags: electro, music, remix
Another rainy day in San Francisco and this song fits the mood. The original is a little mellow, for my taste, but Prison Penguin remixes it to perfection.
Jack Penate – So Near (Penguin Prison Remix)
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Those Naughty French
February 22nd, 2010 • Commercials
Tags: advertising, Motion Graphics, video
Aides Graffiti directed Yoann Lemoine for TBWA Paris.
Smart and super creative ad for a French aids prevention campaign. Of course nothing this smart would ever show on American television for reasons that run deeper than just puritan prudishness.
Jennifer Sanchez Paintings
February 18th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, painting
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Some beautiful work from New York painter Jennifer Sanchez.
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Jose Alverez Show at Ratio 3
February 17th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, san francisco
Surfaces of Constant Time, 2010
Installation View
Almost missed this one. Jose Alverez show, Surfaces of Constant Time, closes this Saturday at Ratio 3. Definitely on of the best shows I have seen at this space and one of the better shows I have seen in San Francisco this year.
Gallery Info:
Hours: Wed – Sat, 11am – 6pm
Location: 1447 Stevenson Street, San Francisco, CA
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Dan Black’s Debut Album “UN” Out Today
February 16th, 2010 • Auditory
Tags: dance music, electro, music
Dan Black’s UN has it’s North American release today and it’s worth checking out. The song Goreki Fix Up My Girlfriend Some More is a blend of Prince’s If I Was Your Girlfriend and a piece from composer Henryk Gorecki which creates a very cinematic song and is from his mixtape Weird Science.
Dan Black – Gorecki, Fix Up My Girlfriend Some More
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