tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88250198075269086002024-03-13T23:56:30.315+01:00Monsieur Bandit BlogozineAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.comBlogger405125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-60413119603054507192011-08-24T19:58:00.001+02:002011-08-24T19:58:13.225+02:00The Dumpster Project<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1FZ50ObbaT8/TlU7m-MLVaI/AAAAAAAAGBw/bK7rn1F2-rQ/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.19---10%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.19 - 100" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.19 - 100" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Hpqztkrv1B8/TlU7npNxSaI/AAAAAAAAGB0/zHy_VVtZojI/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.19---10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="317"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Mr. Mac Premo does collage and assemblage and has amassed a huge collection of, well, stuff… Now he has to move to another, smaller studio. In stead of throwing all the… stuff… away, he decided to make art out of it. What a good idea!</p> <p>He’ll tell you all about it in the video below…</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-xBPhz6Kuun8/TlU7nzjxWtI/AAAAAAAAGB4/qRF15ZxdqM0/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.26---10%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.26 - 105" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.26 - 105" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZYyyP2HbE7c/TlU7odOqYTI/AAAAAAAAGB8/CANIT9doYHs/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.26---10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="394"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3_LOc0VCv-U/TlU7oz3NHJI/AAAAAAAAGCA/94L6qobvQ4o/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.27---10%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.27 - 106" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.27 - 106" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fnXpZK1PBwI/TlU7pOmyHzI/AAAAAAAAGCE/YG2suiMSSrw/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.27---10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="390"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-rl7chy6LmJw/TlU7pmtJFrI/AAAAAAAAGCI/iWcuGr6pZkk/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.20---10%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.20 - 101" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.20 - 101" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0UgMlUjHX4M/TlU7qXHOv5I/AAAAAAAAGCM/H9XNFLgQ3GA/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.20---10%25255B7%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="363"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/--4tiKazgivM/TlU7q3XvEQI/AAAAAAAAGCQ/Jc6o7h4Df7A/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.25---10.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.25 - 104" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.25 - 104" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-TWlZwWxrS_E/TlU7rHV0AeI/AAAAAAAAGCU/OMI2bCa2d9E/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.25---10%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="370"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-G3gEg_Ygz1M/TlU7rs40ghI/AAAAAAAAGCY/FU_ykucFj2Y/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.20---10%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.20 - 102" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.20 - 102" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-xXPfuhfyEgA/TlU7sGxHxDI/AAAAAAAAGCc/RMTwQBOga2U/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.20---10%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="375"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-EEk97yLuAXw/TlU7sXq5AxI/AAAAAAAAGCg/e5b2-pZcYcE/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.20---10.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.20 - 103" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 19.20 - 103" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Sg6CaJjO5bw/TlU7tK8VF5I/AAAAAAAAGCk/wMAHnHcrUyw/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-19.20---10%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="403"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Oh, and before I forget… He’s not only going to make art out of his stuff. He’s also painstakingly documenting all the stuff on a blog. You can check it out <a href="http://thedumpsterproject.com/">here</a>… If you want.</p> <p> </p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21576326?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/21576326">The Dumpster Project</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user3612004">mac premo</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.notpaper.net/">(Found via Notpaper)</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-87865332311286086652011-08-23T17:22:00.001+02:002011-08-23T17:22:25.368+02:00Tattoo Age: Grime<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4LFwz48zrSI/TlPFokL0ZcI/AAAAAAAAGBQ/H5UUPY95REc/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.08.22-18.32---00.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.22 18.32 - 004" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.22 18.32 - 004" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-wHmii2aeJIM/TlPFpNHNxdI/AAAAAAAAGBU/jKSBk5SlUao/Magical-Snap---2011.08.22-18.32---00%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="327"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>My friend P., who’s an aspiring tattoo-artist send me another suggestion for a post on tattoos (See his previous one <a href="http://monsieurbandit.blogspot.com/2011/05/mata-mata-tattoo-shop.html">here</a>). He added:</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p> </p> <p>The tattoo-series of VBS “Tattoo Age” is looking real promising… These are the films on “Grime”, one of the best West Coast tattoo-artists. The guy is very modest, but has lots of skills. </p> <p>The film also gives a pretty good impression of the dynamics at a tattoo-shop…</p> <p> </p></blockquote> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_aBQMxbV7v4/TlPFpqJNs8I/AAAAAAAAGBY/GCUBiyHnEgM/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.08.22-18.30---00%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.22 18.30 - 003" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.22 18.30 - 003" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Wx4YOIGMSpQ/TlPFqDYolzI/AAAAAAAAGBc/i21MWSwgCUs/Magical-Snap---2011.08.22-18.30---00%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="271"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-yutAiLD-7L0/TlPFqiVAy2I/AAAAAAAAGBg/-74Xk2rShXk/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.08.22-18.33---00.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.22 18.33 - 005" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.22 18.33 - 005" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-I7DfRzWhi78/TlPFrDCvluI/AAAAAAAAGBk/HFAwLRUKbhY/Magical-Snap---2011.08.22-18.33---00%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="324"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-S3snMSju9vg/TlPFrlNzOaI/AAAAAAAAGBo/67vzZjHTK-Q/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.08.22-18.35---00.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.22 18.35 - 006" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.22 18.35 - 006" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pmVGQlnrYR0/TlPFsGiArZI/AAAAAAAAGBs/fvZaUhItJ8U/Magical-Snap---2011.08.22-18.35---00%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="264"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>The film is in two parts. It’s one of those docu’s which manage to make you see a subject with different eyes. At least, it did for me.</p> <p>Check it out…</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="367" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NebzlNADPtc" frameborder="0" width="600" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p><iframe height="367" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QlKnjcwaySg" frameborder="0" width="600" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>If you want to see more, you can find some other tattoo-related videos on <a href="http://www.vbs.tv">www.vbs.tv</a>. Or you can take a look at our own small but growing collection of tattoo video’s <a href="http://monsieurbandit.blogspot.com/search/label/tattoo">here</a>. </p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-47193597681314043612011-08-21T16:41:00.001+02:002011-08-21T18:29:23.418+02:00Ashley Wood Special (4)<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-n-jhkOk944k/TlEYu5l_0tI/AAAAAAAAF-o/Yy8yfsRxcRA/s1600-h/new-tank-girl3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="new-tank-girl" alt="new-tank-girl" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QkEgOa7VaiY/TlEYvFkb6zI/AAAAAAAAF-s/RtMuYXpaGmk/new-tank-girl_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="224"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>WARNING: If you take offense in pictures containing nudity and strong language, which could be considered in bad taste, I suggest you just skip this post. </p> <p>Ashley Wood’s painting style could be seen as a direct descendant from painters like the impressionist and expressionist movement. A touch of Monet and Toulouse-Lautrec, a good dollop of Schiele, you get the idea… No surprise then, that he has a more than fleeting interest in the female form…</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i29Ut8heQcs/TlEYv5wIhlI/AAAAAAAAF-w/CyoAnWviqfk/s1600-h/04-12-107.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="04-12-10" alt="04-12-10" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-asNFUOWGMco/TlEYwYLXPkI/AAAAAAAAF-0/s41pmLHs63o/04-12-10_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="899"></a></p> <p> </p> <a name='more'></a> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-0_EcFP8y7JM/TlEYwziHTCI/AAAAAAAAF-4/fc4kSzV6Zno/s1600-h/48nudeies4.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="48nudeies" alt="48nudeies" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-NIt9Fq2MqI4/TlEYxQgUh4I/AAAAAAAAF-8/kB137pN2oH0/48nudeies_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="450"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-JoXHkK4PyEw/TlEYxwdw5TI/AAAAAAAAF_A/MK5B9vXloeM/s1600-h/01-12-103.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="01-12-10" alt="01-12-10" 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href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-BNfHNPhzNnk/TlEY-EykqtI/AAAAAAAAGAQ/pDlm1stJi4k/s1600-h/mech13.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="mech1" alt="mech1" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rwssZPxbV8g/TlEY-Q2xvRI/AAAAAAAAGAU/FsHIop_U8xs/mech1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="450"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-J6fkGBAGJII/TlEY_GMtwxI/AAAAAAAAGAY/vp5P3DgCPV4/s1600-h/fi1standard3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="fi1standard" alt="fi1standard" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--kauRVK2ILw/TlEY_rJtzbI/AAAAAAAAGAc/ilOSJAuJF_Q/fi1standard_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="600"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-QRHbbt2gEvY/TlEZAPEAVRI/AAAAAAAAGAg/Y9D2ZTJU_jQ/s1600-h/mech23.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="mech2" alt="mech2" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ebMDEO8bKbE/TlEZA3z48_I/AAAAAAAAGAk/W_5IuHJD1OE/mech2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="450"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fmCjsCH3HAQ/TlEZBtIMD0I/AAAAAAAAGAo/-Eg5kt8zZYw/s1600-h/ss13.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="ss1" alt="ss1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4QtDAHY3xbg/TlEZCJnhc6I/AAAAAAAAGAs/uvAxX1Bue44/ss1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="507"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-57686826726950082192011-08-18T14:16:00.001+02:002011-08-18T14:16:34.491+02:00Shea Hembrey: 100 artists<p> </p> <p>A wonderful TED-talk by Shea Hembrey. It’s more fun if I just don’t say too much about it and let you go and watch it for yourselves…</p> <p>It’s about art.</p> <p> </p> <p><object width="446" height="326"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param> <param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011/Blank/SheaHembrey_2011-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SheaHembrey-2011.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1169⟨=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=shea_hembrey_how_i_became_100_artists;year=2011;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=a_taste_of_ted2011;theme=art_unusual;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=what_makes_us_happy;event=TED2011;tag=Arts;tag=Design;tag=art;tag=creativity;tag=storytelling;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="446" height="326" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011/Blank/SheaHembrey_2011-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/SheaHembrey-2011.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=432&vh=240&ap=0&ti=1169⟨=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=shea_hembrey_how_i_became_100_artists;year=2011;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=a_taste_of_ted2011;theme=art_unusual;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=what_makes_us_happy;event=TED2011;tag=Arts;tag=Design;tag=art;tag=creativity;tag=storytelling;"></embed></object></p> <p> </p> <p>As often, there is a very lively discussion going on in the comments beneath the video on the <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/shea_hembrey_how_i_became_100_artists.html?awesm=on.ted.com_Hembrey">TED site</a>. Check it out if you’re interested. </p> <p>Find more info on Shea Hembrey at <a href="http://www.sheahembrey.com/">www.sheahembrey.com</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-81314197390410016872011-08-15T15:37:00.001+02:002011-08-15T15:37:43.067+02:00Paper View (7): Bryce Wymer<p> </p> <p>Great little time-lapse registrations of Mr. Wymer (a NewYork artist and creative director) doing some pretty neat illustrations in his sketch books. I couldn’t resist posting several of them, but there are a few more to be found on his <a href="http://brycewymer.blogspot.com/">process blog</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/12449376?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9461105?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/9432430?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-12792381867018035122011-08-14T12:05:00.001+02:002011-08-14T12:10:58.738+02:00Animation: Hezarfen<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-lyJtVB3xCj4/TkefMNtI6OI/AAAAAAAAF9Y/u75wfkft2Zg/s1600-h/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.08.14%25252012.08%252520-%252520002%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.14 12.08 - 002" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.14 12.08 - 002" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BOglok-GddM/TkefMXhWHzI/AAAAAAAAF9c/BO0FTupJn5E/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.08.14%25252012.08%252520-%252520002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="300"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Very funny slapstick. Ideal for Sunday mornings…</p> <p>(Don’t worry if it’s not Sunday morning when you see this, it’ll probably still be funny…)</p> <p> </p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18855836?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/18855836">Hezarfen</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/hezarfen">Hezarfen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Find some more info and lots of sketches and stuff on <a href="http://www.hezarfen-themovie.com">www.hezarfen-themovie.com</a></p> <p>(Found via <a href="http://www.stumbleupon.com/stumbler/R1cardo/reviews/">R1cardo</a> on StumbleUpon. Thx man!)</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-60512749303663069152011-08-10T12:18:00.001+02:002011-08-10T12:18:57.157+02:00Björk: Biophilia<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3nAXxmXRRfk/TkJbDrQiyyI/AAAAAAAAF9I/kVYBA_HSo9w/s1600-h/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.08.10%25252012.14%252520-%252520005%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.10 12.14 - 005" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.10 12.14 - 005" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Qli0V3jockc/TkJbEJ31OzI/AAAAAAAAF9M/JE_AxKdCBmw/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.08.10%25252012.14%252520-%252520005_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="322"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>There once was a time people just bought a 45rpm single if they wanted to buy some music. Well, that’s not going to fly anymore. Today, you need to maneuver crystals around the universe if you want to hear some music. At least for Björk’s…</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="371" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uXSngwnTf6s" frameborder="0" width="600" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/SubmarineChannel">(Found via SubmarineChannel)</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-10245022396833266642011-08-09T15:18:00.001+02:002011-08-09T15:18:59.196+02:00Igniting Imagination<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nTWPHQkmt5Y/TkEzwDPZ4PI/AAAAAAAAF9A/34ZptGvv3es/s1600-h/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.08.09%25252015.13%252520-%252520002%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.09 15.13 - 002" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.09 15.13 - 002" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wj76_Z1qMo4/TkEzwohHXZI/AAAAAAAAF9E/zTctyNsq2v0/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.08.09%25252015.13%252520-%252520002_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="264"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>“Igniting Imagination” is a four part series of short documentaries about individuals who are “counterclockwise to society”. A painter, a printmaker, a dancer and an industrial designer.</p> <p>I wanted to show you the industrial designer. I liked him. He seemed to me at the same time very passionate about what he was doing, yet also very down to earth and matter-of-factly. </p> <p>In the beginning of the video he says: “I feel I have a terrible imagination. Sometimes, when somebody asks me: ”When you close your eyes, what do you see?”, I just go…: ” Nothing…”</p> <p>His work didn’t seem to come from “somewhere deep inside of him”, yet was a result from the process of creating something. </p> <p>For some reason, I tend to like that. It’s an interesting point of view, another way to look at “being creative” which goes against what I (and perhaps most people) have been told creativity is all about. I’m not saying this is necessarily a better way. It’s just a different way. Worth exploring.</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/24692243?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>Find the other three short docu’s <a href="http://vimeo.com/loveconquersall">here</a> if you’re interested or go <a href="http://www.loveconquersall.ca/">here</a> for more information on the maker of the films.</p> <p>Another, longer documentary, which also touches on the importance of process in creativity, can be found <a href="http://monsieurbandit.blogspot.com/2011/03/nova-diy-docu-on-new-art.html">here</a> in an earlier post on Monsieur Bandit.</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-6231072842008615202011-08-08T10:55:00.001+02:002011-08-08T10:55:52.359+02:00Terry Gilliam Animation<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kH13okOQqEU/Tj-kjptrYWI/AAAAAAAAF8o/blzDCTpf5Ms/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.08.06-13.21---00.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.06 13.21 - 005" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.06 13.21 - 005" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PeBr2xTbEr4/Tj-kkF2WPII/AAAAAAAAF8s/iyCHmMUEktA/Magical-Snap---2011.08.06-13.21---00%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="414"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Terry Gilliam is perhaps widely known as a film maker but shall also be remembered as the guy who did those strange and crude but devilishly funny cut-out animations for the Monty Python shows. </p> <p>When I was a kid and I saw Monty Python on TV, I hated it! I thought it was ugly and the colors were off and I didn’t understand any of the jokes. Seeing the animations now, I’m amazed how well they actually work. As you will see in the video’s, they were done with the simplest of means and oh, yes, the jokes are crude and childish, but the timing is so spot on and the animation, however simple, really works wonderfully for this kind of humor.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VjxmoW3b8pM/Tj-kkowxSzI/AAAAAAAAF8w/gdPBiCb0v7Y/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.08.06-13.19---00%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.06 13.19 - 003" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.06 13.19 - 003" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-olCYeo0dScE/Tj-klFeQCKI/AAAAAAAAF80/pDshPLlmN_M/Magical-Snap---2011.08.06-13.19---00.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="338"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-WVCniS8We-Y/Tj-klpjdAbI/AAAAAAAAF84/j9ia5JXhdHc/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.08.06-13.20---00.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.08.06 13.20 - 004" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.08.06 13.20 - 004" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Ztts8ljWSkI/Tj-kl7UTYMI/AAAAAAAAF88/AKvFJdCFTTI/Magical-Snap---2011.08.06-13.20---00%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="313"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Two videos: the first gives you a short introduction on Terry Gilliam and Monty Python. But the second is the real treat: young Gilliam actually shows us how he did the animations and gives countless little tips and tricks on how you could do it yourself. More importantly, he also talks about how the limitations of the technique actually defined the outcome and how all he was doing was try to find ways in which to make animation as fast and simple and with the least amount of work as possible.</p> <p>Enjoy…</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Llg_kVF7jmQ" frameborder="0" width="600" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p><iframe height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IrsKPKjGF_Y" frameborder="0" width="600" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://blog.drawn.ca/post/8472875432/watch-monty-pythons-terry-gilliam-explain-how-he">(Found via Drawn!)</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-27601351974914912772011-08-04T12:47:00.001+02:002011-08-04T12:47:51.110+02:00Ashley Wood Special (3)<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pWcN5-ROWes/Tjp4Z0r1YWI/AAAAAAAAF20/0VXpzbhRIog/s1600-h/DUOCOVER1cover_NormalA-copy3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="DUOCOVER1cover_NormalA copy" alt="DUOCOVER1cover_NormalA copy" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-0zXVW_eFpyQ/Tjp4aZ59-AI/AAAAAAAAF24/17O5a3DbPC0/DUOCOVER1cover_NormalA-copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="290"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>One of the nice things about the work of Ashley Wood is the consistent graphic design it seems to surround itself with. What I didn’t know is that often, someone else happens to be responsible for the graphics, and that someone else happens to be a Belgian: a guy named Tom Muller. Take a look at the work here (probably not all of it is by Muller, I’m not always sure…) and if you want to see some more, check out Tom Muller at <a href="http://www.hellomuller.com">www.hellomuller.com</a>.</p> <p>And if you just came in, also check out <a href="http://monsieurbandit.blogspot.com/2011/07/ashley-wood-special-1.html">part 1</a> and <a href="http://monsieurbandit.blogspot.com/2011/07/ashley-wood-special-2.html">part 2</a>, the previous installments of the Ashley Wood Special.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-dG0KoA_HnBc/Tjp4a5uorAI/AAAAAAAAF28/fvu1V1kbXd8/s1600-h/DUOCOVER1cover_NormalB-copy3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="DUOCOVER1cover_NormalB copy" alt="DUOCOVER1cover_NormalB copy" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jXm-U95Z2_A/Tjp4bZzbVxI/AAAAAAAAF3A/qbJZEUDnmMg/DUOCOVER1cover_NormalB-copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="290"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-20g7daHSp5U/Tjp4b9TQaGI/AAAAAAAAF3E/ijDg4JB20jI/s1600-h/DUOCOVER1cover_Incentive-copy3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="DUOCOVER1cover_Incentive copy" alt="DUOCOVER1cover_Incentive copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-UJc0q7GeR5Q/Tjp4cEldF-I/AAAAAAAAF3I/16Fylc8klwI/DUOCOVER1cover_Incentive-copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="290"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6ho34tLTtCY/Tjp4cr59WkI/AAAAAAAAF3M/9puGoGYQnec/s1600-h/cov-copy3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="cov copy" alt="cov copy" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jDr7EmbEN-Y/Tjp4dJzRKiI/AAAAAAAAF3Q/6NOSpO9Ixio/cov-copy_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" height="367"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9RNCbBE1lWs/Tjp4dmT_gRI/AAAAAAAAF3U/AqKiMfqPwBo/s1600-h/cov_front_web3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 23px; 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display: inline" title="tkad1" alt="tkad1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-VTT3MRGQYp8/Tjp40HpopCI/AAAAAAAAF5o/BLkF-ZHC7Zs/tkad1_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="279" height="707"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CoNMBrfHGW8/Tjp40g9KeZI/AAAAAAAAF5s/DqYye2KIics/s1600-h/square3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="square" alt="square" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-II7rKYYs_dA/Tjp41OyrZNI/AAAAAAAAF5w/qpCS1V1idZM/square_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="798"></a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-69004672749952499102011-08-03T14:10:00.001+02:002011-08-03T14:10:48.646+02:00Paper View (6): John Perry<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-csUS4EdQkoo/Tjk6xkJOdoI/AAAAAAAAF2s/_FaaFqFs7y4/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-20.48---10.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 20.48 - 109" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 20.48 - 109" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aQdNpvEfY8U/Tjk6x0RWBeI/AAAAAAAAF2w/JAPSb9__AxI/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-20.48---10%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="318"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>It’s been a while since we’ve had another entry in the series “Paper View”, so I’m happy to have a real nice one today. John Perry is a New York City based artist who draws and paints. Check out his <a href="http://www.johnperrynyc.com/Site/Home.html">website</a> to find more pictures and even some more videos of him working. </p> <p>The video below shows Perry drawing on the subway and in the second one he talks about life drawing. Worth listening to…</p> <p> </p><iframe height="398" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/14443033?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/14443033">John Perry: Series Subterrania</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4468551">EverandThen</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20440864?portrait=0&color=fdffa1" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/20440864">John Perry</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/thisartist">thisartist</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-60156822478132860492011-08-02T13:31:00.001+02:002011-08-02T13:31:35.647+02:00The Secret Bookshop<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-mnupS_aO4j4/TjfgBi6hRiI/AAAAAAAAF2E/RTb07o7nZt0/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.38---12%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.38 - 126" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.38 - 126" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uOcEtOIS9wE/TjfgCAMTKcI/AAAAAAAAF2I/tNQpcP931Ww/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.38---12.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="307"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>In New York City you can find the Secret Bookshop Brazenhead Books. That is, if you know where to find it. It is tucked away, somewhere, upstairs… They’ll let you in if you ring the doorbell. The owner is really friendly. But… you first have to find the doorbell…</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8Z9AX1pnhYM/TjfgCi1H3qI/AAAAAAAAF2M/bR4eHW_R_FE/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.35---12%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.35 - 122" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.35 - 122" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Q-_99k4JFh0/TjfgDAxXj1I/AAAAAAAAF2Q/jAcFWQZtFu0/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.35---12.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="334"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IUMk9QJud74/TjfgDS02RjI/AAAAAAAAF2U/E0rpRizUAGw/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.36---12%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.36 - 125" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.36 - 125" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-2Pr4NcUqLl4/TjfgD_vEt0I/AAAAAAAAF2Y/Q9g7rEb4FXY/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.36---12%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="276"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KH_BH6PUW4c/TjfgEbCG9iI/AAAAAAAAF2c/IE8iOlg74zg/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.36---12%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.36 - 124" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.36 - 124" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-7vRndAqz_gY/TjfgEulhrqI/AAAAAAAAF2g/zJStqG4X_0Q/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.36---12%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="307"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-3SaXPuuw-C8/TjfgFCpGYKI/AAAAAAAAF2k/GruODki7HqY/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.39---12%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.39 - 128" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 21.39 - 128" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-0XMgUyg_2EE/TjfgFia0SMI/AAAAAAAAF2o/a9-EgEL0uVY/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-21.39---12.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="328"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>A film from the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/blog/en/2011/theres-no-place-like-here-brazenhead-books/">Etsy blog</a>, made by Andrew David Watson.</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26293855?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-66456550219736812302011-08-01T12:33:00.001+02:002011-08-01T12:33:46.878+02:00The complete Setola “Jazzed”<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-gbmwYcVgdK8/TjaA-czelBI/AAAAAAAAF1c/h1iPBxLIZlc/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.23---13.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.23 - 135" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.23 - 135" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-t2xC5dAn7WE/TjaA-4ncE5I/AAAAAAAAF1g/kOipVnXSloY/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.23---13%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="367"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Because the film was still touring the festivals, Anton Setola didn’t want to put his animated short “Jazzed” online. Up till now, that is! Finally, we can all enjoy it from the comfort of our own workplace. </p> <p>Setola is an animator, illustrator and comic artist from Ghent, Belgium. His film has been shown in over 60 festivals and won him several awards. It is now also available in a beautiful packaged DVD. </p> <p>More info? Go to his <a href="http://antonsetola.blogspot.com/">blog</a> or check the earlier post on Monsieur Bandit <a href="http://monsieurbandit.blogspot.com/2010/05/studio-visit-10-setola-jazzed.html">here</a>, where you can even find a video interview with the man himself.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-ZJMvdFf6Lqc/TjaA_VVsgJI/AAAAAAAAF1k/lSeLwMokg_o/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.21---13.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.21 - 132" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.21 - 132" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zDPBOv8W8Gs/TjaA_lbBEwI/AAAAAAAAF1o/DskIK-0ArPc/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.21---13%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="399"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wjEGZgZb24s/TjaBAFTT6zI/AAAAAAAAF1s/iNbLszSCxAk/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.26---13%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.26 - 136" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.26 - 136" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fFL6szV-jR4/TjaBAh3l87I/AAAAAAAAF1w/WbcufaDAHjs/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.26---13%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="384"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wgFNcWSLOP8/TjaBBF7jV_I/AAAAAAAAF10/c6QB7FbASgY/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.28---13%25255B1%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.28 - 138" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.28 - 138" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-KJQmIBAMVO4/TjaBBpsStnI/AAAAAAAAF14/YdpwaeM7krQ/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.28---13%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="380"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-goz29mSx1JY/TjaBBwdxXlI/AAAAAAAAF18/UTFrOyPf-1A/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.22---13.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.22 - 133" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 22.22 - 133" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-abMxGakZN20/TjaBCfus3CI/AAAAAAAAF2A/lX2K-rURm8U/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-22.22---13%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="393"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Enjoy the video.</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="481" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26586257?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=23363">(Found via The Curious Brain)</a> – The blog, I mean. Not mine.</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-28919305109275268512011-07-31T16:02:00.001+02:002011-07-31T16:02:45.958+02:00James Victore Live<p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PmT9I-JJtWY/TjVggz6tlmI/AAAAAAAAF1U/zab8eNujHzk/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.30-19.19---15%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.30 19.19 - 155" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.30 19.19 - 155" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sli4HF2eGIY/TjVghdkB_cI/AAAAAAAAF1Y/SW4VTnaddBI/Magical-Snap---2011.07.30-19.19---15.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="359"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Haha! You know, I think this guy is great. I mean, he’s probably intolerable face to face and day to day, but people like that, who are just that little bit too much, I think they are swell. </p> <p>And he does have some real sensible things to say, doesn’t he?</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26894722?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>Film made by <a href="http://hillmancurtis.com/">Hillman Curtis</a>. More on James Victore? Try his <a href="http://www.jamesvictore.com/">site</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.thedonutproject.com/inspiration/james-victore-book-tour-by-hillman-curtis/">(Found via The Donut Project)</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-51405824262018408652011-07-31T13:49:00.001+02:002011-07-31T13:49:10.311+02:00Animation: Second Hand<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-PDE9WJR5H8E/TjVBMijZggI/AAAAAAAAF1M/te_QKOTtwP0/s1600-h/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.31%25252013.45%252520-%252520163%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.31 13.45 - 163" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.31 13.45 - 163" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-POJ4j5G9ciM/TjVBNUT1BRI/AAAAAAAAF1Q/MLjymfdjfnc/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.31%25252013.45%252520-%252520163_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="360"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Great visuals, great story, great everything. Superb short animated film by <a href="http://www.isaacking.net/">Isaac King</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/21511013?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-16045405307302886662011-07-30T21:14:00.001+02:002011-07-30T21:14:20.227+02:00A History of the Title Sequence<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lyeXuIXjqDk/TjRYCUB9b5I/AAAAAAAAF1E/S6ZMRYN0dio/s1600-h/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.30%25252021.13%252520-%252520157%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.30 21.13 - 157" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.30 21.13 - 157" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-_2gfGkhPAN4/TjRYC8hA6uI/AAAAAAAAF1I/U6UzaTPfo1s/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.30%25252021.13%252520-%252520157_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="288"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>A short film by Jurjen Versteeg, designed as a possible title sequence for a documentary on tile sequences.</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>(…) This film shows a history of the title sequence in a nutshell. The sequence includes all the names of title designers who had a revolutionary impact on the history and evolution of the title sequence. </p> <p>Georges Méliès - Un Voyage Dans La Lune, Saul Bass - Psycho, Maurice Binder - Dr. No, Stephen Frankfurt - To Kill A Mockingbird, Pablo Ferro - Dr. Strangelove, Richard Greenberg - Alien, Kyle Cooper - Seven, Danny Yount - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang / Sherlock Holmes</p></blockquote> <p> <p>Find some more info on <a href="http://watchthetitles.com/articles/00214-A_History_Of_The_Title_Sequence">Forget the film, watch the titles</a>. <p> </p> <p><iframe height="255" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/26278283?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=f0ede6" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.casualoptimist.com/2011/07/22/a-history-of-the-title-sequence/">(Found via The Casual Optimist)</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-44352587498059294562011-07-30T12:20:00.001+02:002011-07-30T12:20:52.231+02:00Brian Dettmer<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-26mfqYy9Jvo/TjPaurCmHsI/AAAAAAAAFyQ/VfMHqd18AK0/s1600-h/header3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="header" alt="header" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Xt-VbHQDm8Y/TjPaveKGvbI/AAAAAAAAFyU/TSxDRjqJBJE/header_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="400"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>OK, I’m sorry. I know you probably have seen this before. It has been all around the internet, I know, I know… But I only saw it yesterday, and I’m still wowing, so I simply couldn’t resist posting this. So there you go.</p> <p>He has been called “the book surgeon” and “the book slicer”, but his name is Brian Dettmer. You could say he’s a sculptor, making three dimensional objects, but at the same time he’s making images and making texts appear, so perhaps he is also a painter or a poet. Or a dada-remix-archeologist.</p> <p>This is what he has to say about his working method:</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p> </p> <p>In this work I begin with an existing book and seal its edges, creating an enclosed vessel full of unearthed potential. I cut into the surface of the book and dissect through it from the front.</p> <p>I work with knives, tweezers and surgical tools to carve one page at a time, exposing each layer while cutting around ideas and images of interest. Nothing inside the books is relocated or implanted, only removed. Images and ideas are revealed to expose alternate histories and memories. </p> <p>My work is a collaboration with the existing material and its past creators and the completed pieces expose new relationships of the book’s internal elements exactly where they have been since their original conception.</p> <p> </p></blockquote> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7GCzRqxE3YI/TjPavxYh8EI/AAAAAAAAFyY/EWKuZZIftLE/s1600-h/brian-dettmer0644.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="brian-dettmer064" alt="brian-dettmer064" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--qJjyJIXTMU/TjPawo1E9eI/AAAAAAAAFyc/dhxV4DGoKjY/brian-dettmer064_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="481"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tlui8P3uprY/TjPaxIOzPaI/AAAAAAAAFyg/g-ez0DrrXmA/s1600-h/dett13.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="dett1" alt="dett1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-eR55lOBlD5U/TjPaxiJHkHI/AAAAAAAAFyk/KvsRAZ8_Ybs/dett1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="398"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_R2eydCwbGs/TjPayUcBdNI/AAAAAAAAFyo/VjJAdqyaz5g/s1600-h/inspirational_work_01_k8pl46i2tl3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="inspirational_work_01_k8pl46i2tl" alt="inspirational_work_01_k8pl46i2tl" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-x7yCgnVbXY4/TjPazG_i_aI/AAAAAAAAFys/He4GvLb5QeY/inspirational_work_01_k8pl46i2tl_thu.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="597"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RYMdcoz3doc/TjPazjnmlgI/AAAAAAAAFyw/nD1Jvpo9aaA/s1600-h/4764769405_23504e30b1_b3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="4764769405_23504e30b1_b" alt="4764769405_23504e30b1_b" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-pr__b4VrBLM/TjPa0Ag6DyI/AAAAAAAAFy0/EQ-hYcWqMyA/4764769405_23504e30b1_b_thumb3.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="400"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Two videos: an interview and a presentation of work with comments by the artist himself. </p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="371" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_Jk9pHPPJbA?rel=0" frameborder="0" width="600" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="451" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/6060054?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>One more video, worth checking out, which I couldn’t embed (for some reason?): <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bOjYc7eps8&feature=related">Find it here.</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jAAeuC-8Dus/TjPa0gYhXFI/AAAAAAAAFy4/vSyiTB3C57k/s1600-h/3300672251_5d27d09d7c_o.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="3300672251_5d27d09d7c_o" alt="3300672251_5d27d09d7c_o" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ybXSUHh1de8/TjPa1JZbqsI/AAAAAAAAFy8/0M_HWgDF-Es/3300672251_5d27d09d7c_o_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="360"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SXTRGrTsHHw/TjPa17ApUrI/AAAAAAAAFzA/hXRo7mrxTsg/s1600-h/4500963085_db001b0530_o3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="4500963085_db001b0530_o" alt="4500963085_db001b0530_o" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R05rH0d_GmM/TjPa2mEBgvI/AAAAAAAAFzE/4TdYtECKv5I/4500963085_db001b0530_o_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="400"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-I2n6Mtlb524/TjPa3R2tgtI/AAAAAAAAFzI/XP2gHeGKEJc/s1600-h/4764771305_1cc3f6edfb_b1.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="4764771305_1cc3f6edfb_b" alt="4764771305_1cc3f6edfb_b" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-zAQFsgHxiKk/TjPa3-kfbvI/AAAAAAAAFzM/A3j1_iNHpMs/4764771305_1cc3f6edfb_b_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="400"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3KCq4OHVpS0/TjPa4N6X9dI/AAAAAAAAFzQ/WJykEngd6Es/s1600-h/brian-dettmer0945.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="brian-dettmer094" alt="brian-dettmer094" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-obfU6aqZi9E/TjPa45fDPYI/AAAAAAAAFzU/ffvkhb6Z6Gw/brian-dettmer094_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="529"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3g7R9dHmFYw/TjPa5oMVTaI/AAAAAAAAFzY/5sWfmLyu9FA/s1600-h/brian_dettmer_webs_new_diction-551x7%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="brian_dettmer_webs_new_diction-551x700" alt="brian_dettmer_webs_new_diction-551x700" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-508m8o9UJjw/TjPa6Tiv92I/AAAAAAAAFzc/n6nacMVWMmo/brian_dettmer_webs_new_diction-551x7.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="762"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qGej8dFeTGw/TjPa69ODYsI/AAAAAAAAFzg/DVXky6PQrj0/s1600-h/5179392807_7dcf86ef08_b1.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="5179392807_7dcf86ef08_b" alt="5179392807_7dcf86ef08_b" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0hmy-XUUHLk/TjPa7mI1CNI/AAAAAAAAFzk/XZ2ufZJpGec/5179392807_7dcf86ef08_b_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="899"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9N9qDK5rlUA/TjPa8cBlj3I/AAAAAAAAFzo/RwFgil14-JQ/s1600-h/5180001980_f1ce7d59bc_b1.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="5180001980_f1ce7d59bc_b" alt="5180001980_f1ce7d59bc_b" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ObAeu1o55y8/TjPa82rsx4I/AAAAAAAAFzs/MXceWFa45ZU/5180001980_f1ce7d59bc_b_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="400"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-C-1TDWOFBdI/TjPa9ilwprI/AAAAAAAAFzw/DcPKNiV_wik/s1600-h/brian-dettmer374-528x7003.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="brian-dettmer374-528x700" alt="brian-dettmer374-528x700" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8SUhHA3xre0/TjPa-DtOJ5I/AAAAAAAAFz0/9-oRojKgWjY/brian-dettmer374-528x700_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="795"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-tBtdT7mlfSY/TjPa-7qU3oI/AAAAAAAAFz4/ea7FMLs4v4M/s1600-h/5179955429_db06b3fcdc_b1.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="5179955429_db06b3fcdc_b" alt="5179955429_db06b3fcdc_b" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ncpSp9FF0UU/TjPa_oBQT0I/AAAAAAAAFz8/TVnsP6KX-5w/5179955429_db06b3fcdc_b_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="899"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-OQisNaGv8zg/TjPbAAgrUJI/AAAAAAAAF0A/8cB81q9UKho/s1600-h/5179993376_01a86f4b60_b1.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="5179993376_01a86f4b60_b" alt="5179993376_01a86f4b60_b" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--6F632MwjiE/TjPbA8EbcyI/AAAAAAAAF0E/X-OjJEDcb7A/5179993376_01a86f4b60_b_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="899"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>What did I say? Amazing work, isn’t it? </p> <p>For more information find an interview with Brian Dettmer on <a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com">www.mymodernmet.com</a> or visit his own site at <a href="http://briandettmer.com/">briandettmer.com</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-75334761108643127962011-07-29T14:23:00.001+02:002011-07-29T14:23:21.819+02:00Ashley Wood Special (2)<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9oUcu6hh4yU/TjKl2UrkSVI/AAAAAAAAFv8/42LcEvPfUco/s1600-h/ash_studionew13.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="ash_studionew1" alt="ash_studionew1" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-kPzFT187K8k/TjKl292kWWI/AAAAAAAAFwA/J33NGbFs21o/ash_studionew1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="400"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Besides being a prolific comic book artist, Ashley Wood is also a painter. On his <a href="http://ashleybambaland.blogspot.com/">blog</a> he regularly posts what is on his easel that day. Finished pieces sit happily next to work just started. It seems he’s always working on something. He says:</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>I have to paint everyday, one day out, and it will take a week to get back into the zone, and that’s a week of self hate I can do without !</p></blockquote> <p> </p> <p>I love these photographs. Not only do you get a glimpse of the guy’s studio, you also get to see lot’s of the work up close and in different states of completion. </p> <p>In case you are wondering: yes, I do know most of the paintings have robots, warriors or scantly clad ladies as their subject matter. Did I suddenly turn 16 again? </p> <p>I remember reading about a painter - although I don’t remember who it was, sorry - who explained why he liked the sort of paintings he liked most. He said he didn’t really enjoy abstract paintings, because he missed the subject matter, the possibilities of a story that a more figurative painting could have. And he didn’t really enjoy highly polished hyper-realistic paintings either, because he missed all the more abstract, painterly qualities like smears and brush strokes which often are so beautiful to look at. He liked work that had both: figurative work with a rough touch, so you’re mind could shift between seeing a yellowish stroke op paint and seeing the painted knee that the yellowish stroke evoked.</p> <p>Scantly clad ladies, huge robots and blue that can’t decide whether it would turn red or not, what more can you want from a painting?</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--8lTGTlwdco/TjKl3iWdDqI/AAAAAAAAFwE/PlmldawJ9zI/s1600-h/2eggs3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="2eggs" alt="2eggs" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-f3-ojYIw7Pw/TjKl4msPVLI/AAAAAAAAFwI/bN4sFEnvlvQ/2eggs_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="448"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-i9i98OXf0B4/TjKl5AZOFII/AAAAAAAAFwM/Yl2JC_eFWNc/s1600-h/boxes4.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="boxes" alt="boxes" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-YWc2lQv0aa4/TjKl5r8fpNI/AAAAAAAAFwQ/peWIcysAH1g/boxes_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="450"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2JG_5DV62Ok/TjKl6YWwYgI/AAAAAAAAFwU/bG9yC74BiBI/s1600-h/evening-stroll3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="evening stroll" alt="evening stroll" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pimUsZAMS0E/TjKl66i5pfI/AAAAAAAAFwY/Cj0JJzKOHSI/evening-stroll_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="448"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--ismzvnQODg/TjKl7sWc3vI/AAAAAAAAFwc/zzwj_B86WFE/s1600-h/astro34.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="astro3" alt="astro3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9maB-NQ-vcU/TjKl8cM9OqI/AAAAAAAAFwg/PFmzQPTccdM/astro3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="801"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-zdu24AJvW3s/TjKl9HEFI1I/AAAAAAAAFwk/Nscql2ZKA5U/s1600-h/LMR3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="LMR" alt="LMR" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8bggyyKs_3U/TjKl9-isjeI/AAAAAAAAFwo/KlWvrgEuub8/LMR_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="804"></a></p> <p><a 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href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-wAknuDrkZuc/TjKmLNl0otI/AAAAAAAAFx4/BuublXgoR0k/s1600-h/smalleasel33.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="smalleasel3" alt="smalleasel3" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--tEYgGcGukQ/TjKmL0DDZZI/AAAAAAAAFx8/98URlcUuSaE/smalleasel3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="448"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-dmc-OZohM2w/TjKmMbU4EXI/AAAAAAAAFyA/sFZnTw7qrOY/s1600-h/there_part34.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="there_part3" alt="there_part3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-nn6gxcaudQk/TjKmM6mA0EI/AAAAAAAAFyE/pKidaOzJ3L4/there_part3_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="450"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-sfYSRRbnne0/TjKmNiNHe3I/AAAAAAAAFyI/KvrWubtZTYs/s1600-h/sham_new_order4.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="sham_new_order" alt="sham_new_order" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-E48WdwmV4RE/TjKmOTQsoCI/AAAAAAAAFyM/gd4ICpXH-rI/sham_new_order_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="450"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Find the first part of the Ashley Wood Special <a href="http://monsieurbandit.blogspot.com/2011/07/ashley-wood-special-1.html">here</a>.</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-787222070657687472011-07-28T12:12:00.001+02:002011-07-28T12:57:47.022+02:00To me, graphic design is…<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-PrHhsdHOmw0/TjFAqLeE6KI/AAAAAAAAFv0/dWQK41UHaRE/s1600-h/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.28%25252012.44%252520-%252520150%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.28 12.44 - 150" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.28 12.44 - 150" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-l2CJ7m6oHcw/TjFAqv-E1KI/AAAAAAAAFv4/vzKswtb3M7k/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.28%25252012.44%252520-%252520150_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="584" height="280"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>This short documentary - actually more of a series of short interviews with different design clients of the Vostok Studio (who made the film) - manages to get on my nerves pretty quickly…</p> <p>Oh, perhaps I just have to admit there is a bit of a contrarian in me. But when I have to listen for the umptiest time to the mantra that good design is simple and clear and rational and purposeful, I just get the heebie jeebies!</p> <p>In the interviews someone states: “Everything in a design has to be there for a reason! When you ask why something is there, “because it looks good” is not a valid answer”. (Another one I’ve been hearing countless times since my unsuccessful passing through art school.)</p> <p>“Because it looks good” is the number one reason I’ll put something in a design! If it doesn’t look good, out it bloody well goes!</p> <p>“Because it tastes good” is the number one reason to put something in a dish. “Because it feels good” is the number one reason to caress your loved one. </p> <p>Can’t we just have a little fun, please?</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-AGEK5QfaRFI/TjE2GG4WMEI/AAAAAAAAFvs/0ZpmYzu-RRA/s1600-h/2606603016_799803d3d93.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="2606603016_799803d3d9" alt="2606603016_799803d3d9" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-pQSNWL1yKVE/TjE2GhbUZxI/AAAAAAAAFvw/1Rm2iaiq2MA/2606603016_799803d3d9_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="902"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Still want to see the video? Of course you do! At least Buckminster Fuller seems to be on my side… </p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25416660?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://cosasvisuales.com/2011/06/22/to-me-design-is/">(Found via Cosas Visuales)</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-39189623199065318592011-07-27T14:41:00.001+02:002011-07-27T14:41:36.868+02:00Denny Khurniawan<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-9XHQoSVOgt4/TjAHYkFKS0I/AAAAAAAAFu8/o9M6SmBwRL0/s1600-h/propsu3.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="propsu" alt="propsu" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--4F9ZuW2Rgc/TjAHZNFpmAI/AAAAAAAAFvA/HTvyZis9BRU/propsu_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="327"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Indonesia born Denny Khurniawan likes the beauty and simplicity in the graphic shapes of retro imagery. He’s an illustrator and animator worth checking out…</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-vRlzIN8hkSY/TjAHZs4-pEI/AAAAAAAAFvE/cLGfyLhoiHc/s1600-h/imagehostedbyimageshackw4.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="imagehostedbyimageshackw" alt="imagehostedbyimageshackw" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fHGEjm2ohV0/TjAHaS3ferI/AAAAAAAAFvI/idWOG2xOKfY/imagehostedbyimageshackw_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="558"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wRPMxbvxin8/TjAHbE0dyfI/AAAAAAAAFvM/CliHj9V1b4M/s1600-h/dennykhurniawan4.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="dennykhurniawan" alt="dennykhurniawan" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7ZBQJ1vTMkM/TjAHbj8aD2I/AAAAAAAAFvQ/kOCBTdaEXDo/dennykhurniawan_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="380"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-91MqYGdUEDA/TjAHcVDTC4I/AAAAAAAAFvU/vAvp-HEiTYE/s1600-h/storyboards4.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="storyboards" alt="storyboards" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-v5foSvA8Kuc/TjAHdsTBtTI/AAAAAAAAFvY/iGGNULvzQNg/storyboards_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="1430"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-O-sYRpP3NjE/TjAHeNxT-MI/AAAAAAAAFvc/YKyAJ3sZlq4/s1600-h/addiction2newresize4.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="addiction2newresize" alt="addiction2newresize" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-O8f29MUPkFg/TjAHerf7OmI/AAAAAAAAFvg/f_MoOJbnEss/addiction2newresize_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="408"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MQ_G-4e1nZE/TjAHfWq6S-I/AAAAAAAAFvk/VHMg8WsnL3A/s1600-h/maroon5resized4.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="maroon5resized" alt="maroon5resized" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-2f5I7x_kji0/TjAHf7JMJ3I/AAAAAAAAFvo/8QCxTdiXsjU/maroon5resized_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="770"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>A short animation piece. Perhaps the space ship is a shuttle? Or is it a rocket? Little late for shuttle references? Well, nevermind….</p> <p> </p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/17974050?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/17974050">The Earth & The Moon</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user4859683">Denny Khurniawan</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Find more work by Denny Khurniawan at <a href="http://www.dennykhurniawan.com/">www.dennykhurniawan.com</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-5055247793334438332011-07-26T13:28:00.001+02:002011-07-26T13:28:58.372+02:00Photography: A Study of Legs<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6NIVSx8CIrE/Ti6k6-xkrNI/AAAAAAAAFuM/j_yEPGki0kE/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-19.15---11%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 19.15 - 117" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 19.15 - 117" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-meKvwvbCBPA/Ti6k7qZlPpI/AAAAAAAAFuQ/1BT5aDxgu18/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-19.15---11.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="329"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>I found a little gem of a film yesterday…</p> <p>For one month, during the transition between winter and spring, a Japanese man photographs the legs of unsuspecting women, during his lunch break. Does he consider himself to be a voyeur? He claims to be “innocent”, but also thinks about himself as a “hunter”. </p> <p>Direct, sensitive, funny and thought provoking. A film about looking.</p> <p>Because yes, we do look…</p> <p>Don’t worry.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jVCX9qIujJs/Ti6k7wE998I/AAAAAAAAFuU/a9gNdigdn0g/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-19.17---11%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 19.17 - 118" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 19.17 - 118" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-CEX6-coI_Aw/Ti6k8bT5GJI/AAAAAAAAFuY/AGIRChFOYNs/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-19.17---11%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="309"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-MDA8a4yRKi8/Ti6k88jWEKI/AAAAAAAAFuc/7BKckS72MQE/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-19.18---11.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 19.18 - 119" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 19.18 - 119" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-U18OEc_adrA/Ti6k9MG9HVI/AAAAAAAAFug/_rhMbkppLjg/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-19.18---11%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="302"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-MNO3z2Nct4k/Ti6k92XkdCI/AAAAAAAAFuk/7ObMAa_o6Hc/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-19.19---12.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 19.19 - 120" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 19.19 - 120" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-7aN72a4EpuI/Ti6k-XJwOBI/AAAAAAAAFuo/8tH-t9CsPs0/Magical-Snap---2011.07.24-19.19---12%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="329"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>A film by Jim Helton.</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/23854824?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>Find more info on Jim Helton at <a href="http://jimmyhelton.com/">jimmyhelton.com</a></p> <p>Find more work by Atsushi Nishijima (the photographer) on <a href="http://www.jimagraphy.com">www.jimagraphy.com</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-58489227117512245992011-07-25T18:05:00.001+02:002011-07-25T18:05:44.622+02:00Lucio Arese: You<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_8ilpf0tHtc/Ti2UVWyEeLI/AAAAAAAAFuE/KVqR6K1DSY0/s1600-h/5889351874_0c5fde739c11.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="5889351874_0c5fde739c" alt="5889351874_0c5fde739c" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-g7W-9-s2is8/Ti2UV4DyTXI/AAAAAAAAFuI/JRIyH_eky2E/5889351874_0c5fde739c_thumb9.jpg?imgmax=800" width="601" height="200"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Lucio Arese has been featured here before (<a href="http://monsieurbandit.blogspot.com/2010/11/auterche-plyphon.html">see his unofficial Auterche video here)</a>. This time his work is even more abstract. The music is by Nobukazu Takemura. Here is what Arese has to say about his working methods for this piece:</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>The audiovisual flow is organized in repeated micro sections of a few seconds each, everyone with his own life, linked together to form a modular structure.</p> <p><br>The realization is characterized by a variety of techniques including 3d rendering, painting, a complex editing process and multilayered compositing. </p> <p><br>A particular color treatment has been used on the whole film in order to obtain a burned out b/w photography, contributing to create a dense, dark, organic and somewhat indecipherable world where music and motion picture meet each other in a very intimate way.</p></blockquote> <p> </p> <p>One warning: I guess if you can’t stand stroboscopic lightning effects, you might not like watching this. Other wise, enjoy…</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="338" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/25861207?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" width="601"></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>More work by Arese can be found on his site at <a href="http://www.lucioarese.net">www.lucioarese.net</a></p> <p><a href="http://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=23029">(Found via The Curious Brain)</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-79990228212368142662011-07-25T14:51:00.001+02:002011-07-25T14:51:55.589+02:00Where Good Ideas Come From<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Ai0zBrI9daM/Ti1m6EROcYI/AAAAAAAAFt8/ODoSHJ98lvM/s1600-h/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-20.05---10%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 20.05 - 107" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.23 20.05 - 107" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pSvBm74U_5I/Ti1m6vqdUMI/AAAAAAAAFuA/Rlu8T0f3qw0/Magical-Snap---2011.07.23-20.05---10.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="431"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Are you in desperate need of a good idea? Steven Johnson spends his time thinking abut where good ideas come from. So there you go…</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="371" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0af00UcTO-c" frameborder="0" width="600" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>If you are interested in a more thorough expose about this topic, you can find an almost hour long talk of Steven Johnson <a href="http://fora.tv/2010/10/11/Steven_Johnson_Where_Good_Ideas_Come_From">here</a>.</p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-56903470521006435132011-07-24T16:22:00.001+02:002011-07-24T16:22:31.248+02:00Animation: The Shadow<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-zMkJnhjIGtE/TiwqnSzJ2jI/AAAAAAAAFtE/_4A009CtV3g/s1600-h/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.24%25252015.46%252520-%252520114%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 15.46 - 114" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 15.46 - 114" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9MZlcB2xweU/Tiwqn8AvxaI/AAAAAAAAFtI/CsiQn6jYrmg/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.24%25252015.46%252520-%252520114_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="309"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Aha! This is how I like my animation! Flat, graphic, inventive and playful imagery (even despite the gruesome subject…)</p> <p>For the past hour or so, I’ve been looking at some of the animated shorts the students of the Gobelin School made this year (see links below). They are all superb, of course, but somehow I just don’t seem to get the same thrill watching them as I get from something like this. </p> <p>See, I’m just not interested in how well you can draw rock texture and how life-like your shadows glide across the face of our hero. I’m much more interested in shapes and color and composition. Yeah, I know, I’m funny that way. </p> <p>This short piece is made by Igor Coric for the Aniboom Awards 2007. Aniboom is a “virtual Animation Studio” (I’m not an animator, so I’m not really sure how that works, but you can check it out at <a href="http://www.aniboom.com">www.aniboom.com</a>).</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-fXwrMCWaO5M/TiwqoKb8JaI/AAAAAAAAFtM/L7taQiXmVJc/s1600-h/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.24%25252015.45%252520-%252520112%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 15.45 - 112" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 15.45 - 112" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NqVC1KQqCms/TiwqokBd8II/AAAAAAAAFtQ/hBCoNvN0qPE/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.24%25252015.45%252520-%252520112_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="321"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-CaQhHORxSJU/TiwqpFQGcQI/AAAAAAAAFtU/f9-xImqD7hM/s1600-h/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.24%25252015.49%252520-%252520115%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 15.49 - 115" alt="Magical Snap - 2011.07.24 15.49 - 115" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-F5BvjzGKXek/TiwqptG8dEI/AAAAAAAAFtY/yhHlrs8oX38/Magical%252520Snap%252520-%2525202011.07.24%25252015.49%252520-%252520115_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="468"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>In the mean while, enjoy the video…</p> <p> </p> <p><iframe height="371" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3RZX5H9DAEY" frameborder="0" width="600" allowfullscreen></iframe></p> <p> </p> <p>And here are some links to the Gobelin videos I was talking about. Actually, they are pretty neat, I guess. Check them out:</p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/26505848">Fur - by Benoit Tranchet</a></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/26377525">A travers la brume - by Théo Boubounelle</a></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/25679178">Who's afraid of Mr. Greedy - by Maxime Mary</a></p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/25547951">Jazzin' (Gobelins opening for Annecy Festival 2011)</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09465900485932672273noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8825019807526908600.post-32186760580292128342011-07-23T13:02:00.001+02:002011-07-23T13:02:42.395+02:00Ashley Wood Special (1)<p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-R_WSneGEWVE/Tiqp7jF2uOI/AAAAAAAAFpg/StgqgD1i2dU/s1600-h/mmouttake2.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="m mouttake" alt="m mouttake" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-R00GiqYxFcs/Tiqp8BauWoI/AAAAAAAAFpk/lF0eISiL4h0/mmouttake_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="116"></a></p> <p> </p> <p>Ashley Wood is an Australian (comic book) artist who’s work has ranged from the UK and US comic book market over to everything from toys, computer games, film, TV and advertising to fine art gallery shows.</p> <p>This might just be me, but I found him to be an artist who you never could quite grab hold of. His work was always around, in my local comic stores for example, but it seemed to appear and disappear without any rhyme or reason. One day there would be a new comic series but you would find two issues and then: nothing. Or suddenly there would be four or five gorgeous art books, all hugely expensive (for my budget at that time), which you would thumb through every time you visited the shop. It seemed he was always doing something cool, but then something happened… Did he quit? Did the series get cancelled or was put on hold? I don’t know. I soon gave up on trying to figure out what exactly was happening and contented myself with what I could get my hands on (or could afford).</p> <p>I’m delving in the big pile of work and projects of Ashley Wood in this x-part series of specials. I’m not going to even try and be somewhere near complete. There is too much stuff (like the toys) that don’t really interest me. Luckily there is also heaps of stuff that does.</p> <p>As an introduction, today, a random selection of comic books to get acquainted…</p> <p>You’ll notice Wood is not the man to go to for delicate rendered artwork. Most of his drawings are rough and sketch-like. He explains (in an answer to an emailed question, on his blog):</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p>I use markers and calligraphy pens, some watery paint and ziptone on paper.</p> <p><br>There are no sketches as they are the sketch 99% of the time ( sometimes I’ll doodle a small rough, really basic if its a dicky compostion ), they are drawn directly onto paper, light-boxing is for lesser types plus its more to draw twice :)</p> <p><br>Thats the skill to me, not the final image, but the process of making it. Its where the fun is and the danger…</p></blockquote> <p> </p> <p>Sometimes these sketches end up as the final artwork, often they are accompanied by or enhanced by some painted stuff or digital effects. At first glance, you would think this makes for comics that aim to impress, but I’ve found that Wood very often manages to produce some very good storytelling with his way of working.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZYMO_4N5Qjk/Tiqp8gjSEkI/AAAAAAAAFpo/lb_XOJX33tQ/s1600-h/mms12.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="mms1" alt="mms1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Zptm5IZyRcs/Tiqp9CQ6t7I/AAAAAAAAFps/xjcvezsilOk/mms1_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="232"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Z513jR6P8HI/Tiqp9wWdo9I/AAAAAAAAFpw/oguIk4gaFFI/s1600-h/mmc142.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="mmc14" alt="mmc14" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-_NlXL9OIEAU/Tiqp-aDT77I/AAAAAAAAFp0/Eq3EAbmJljM/mmc14_thumb.jpg?imgmax=800" width="600" height="232"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-C3s5Yppr4WU/Tiqp_EIyvUI/AAAAAAAAFp4/VGnDXF6pxKw/s1600-h/mm2-52.jpg"><img style="display: inline" title="mm2-5" alt="mm2-5" 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