Marina Bychkova plays with dolls. I’m not referring to Barbies or Bratz here. It’s her medium. In her bio she said, “Making dolls has been the most constant aspect of my life since I was six years old. I believe that I was born to do this,” and I believe her.
Today is the 70th anniversary of the original radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds. Do yourself a favor and listen to the original broadcast of this crown jewel of american media history. Don’t forget to protect yourself by wearing a pot on your head.
The Art of Manliness blog has comprised a list of “52 workout songs to help you get bigger, stronger, faster.” While I’m a big believer in music being a positive factor when it comes to exercise some of these I’ll skip over. On the other hand there are some good choices there. Then again some of my tastes venture into the realm of cheesy.
14. “I Believe In a Thing Called Love” - The Darkness
22. “Feel Good Inc“ - Gorillaz
29. “D.A.N.C.E.” - Justice
Josh Keyes uses painting to increase ‘environmental awareness and humanity’s influence on the planet’. He certainly does a very good job at it. According to his biography:
Josh Keyes is a Northern California painter and sculptor whose work has been shown nationwide. Keyes was born on August 17, 1969 in Tacoma, Washington. Josh earned a bachelor’s degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a master’s degree in painting and printmaking from Yale University. His work has been published in numerous publications, and exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, and New York.
The Sayama Forest was the inspiration for Totoro. The bad news is that it is under thread for development.The good news is that over 200 of the top international artists from print to animation are donating artwork for the cause. You, too, can help by donating. Besides, the site contains a wonderful gallery of works that have already been donated.
Brendan Maloney is currently having a show at Arturo’s Bakery & Cafe in Austin, TX. With this being his first photography show its kind of a big deal. I believe the show runs through August so go check it out.
Link and another link to the pictures at the show.
Steve Schofield is a photographer that has a very special gallery. This gallery features otaku ranging from star wars to star trek to who-the-fuck-knows fans dressed in full costume in their homes. Its fantastic.
While browsing the usual blogs this little jewel was discovered. Jon as a grand post featuring a playlist of his top surf songs.
6. “Baja”
by The Astronauts
Rock Instrumental Classics, Vol. 5: Surf31. “Gargantua’s Last Stand”
by Man or Astro-Man?
Destroy All Astromen!!74. “Surfer Girl”
by The Sentinals
Surfer Girl
Since the Gulf of Mexico isn’t that good for surfing after experiencing the Pacific Ocean in SoCal I’ll just play this while floating the river in the hill country of Texas next week. Thanks Jon!
Daelan lives in Canada and routinely gives his camera to his 3 year old son. I was surprised by some of the pictures this little boy took. Check it out.
Kogoro Kurata isn’t your average ironsmith. He doesn’t hammer out swords or forge bridges; rather he produces massive, awe-inspiring structures of myriad purposes and forms. Kurata creates 4-metre-tall robots and gothic restaurant interiors; he produces sombre stage sets, stop-trick animation and quirky, insect-like musical instruments. And there are also his weird, machine-like creatures which began as typewriters, Fiat cars or chandeliers! He also helps out in the local community with projects such as statues and monuments. PingMag went to Kurata’s factory in Soga, Chiba, on the edge of Tokyo to see how he does it and to hear about his obsession with iron.
Miika Saksi is an artistic director and illustrator. He specializes in illustrations, photo manipulations, and graphically design art pieces. Lets let his work speak for itself. Follow the link for more goodness.
A very impressive mix of typography body painting and video display. Its described as “part of a campaign to promote writing on designated graffiti walls rather than someone elses property.”
Link (via The Trendy Girl)
‘3D Girls and Guns’ features three-dimensional works by Jason Snell. He employs methods ranging from early stereograms, View-Masters, two-colour anaglyphs, to linear polarization.
I love Japan for many reasons. One is portrayed in how creatively strange their music videos can be. What. The. Hell?!
NPR likes to shake things up on a regular basis. Since the beginning they admitted that they couldn’t report as fast as the mainstream media companies, so they would just try and do a better job. One of their current experiments is a two hour segment called The Bryant Park project. Since I’m admittedly not a writer by profession I’ll take the low road and let them describe themselves:
The Bryant Park Project is a distinct and lively take on the news. It combines the authority and intelligence of NPR with the tone and sensibility the next generation of Public Radio listeners demand.
At its core, the BPP is a two-hour morning drive-time news show. The approach is conversational, with host Alison Stewart covering the day’s news by means of interviews and signature segments. The show seeks out stories that satisfy the audience’s curiosity, with a sense of smarts, humanity and fun.
Like any experiment they keep mixing things up to see what works it seems. What they’re good at is the utilization of Web 2.0 technology to get their word out there as much as they can suchas Twitter, Facebook, and RSS feeding. Of course you can still listen to their stream if your local NPR affiliate hasn’t picked it up yet. Enjoy!
I’m busy today so posts will resume tomorrow. Thanks to Darren there is a Monday artist feature though.
Meet David Byrne. He does everything and I mean everything. From fine art to music to film you can wet your creative whistle no matter what your flavor is.
Tree Drawing (site-specific installation), “What is It?,” Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC, July 19 – September 26, 2003
Pitchfork TV has a video interview regarding his latest installation piece ‘Playing the Building’. GO! Watch! I’d love to see this before its gone.
NPR has a segment about how to be a productive Procrastinator by “Procrastination expert” Timothy Pychyl. If that is an actual job title I can think of a few people who would proudly hold the mantel.
Link with audio
This is for two of my very good friends that introduced me to Portal a bit ago. Certainly taking it to this extent isn’t for myself, but I must say some people have quite the fanatical devotion to things that have made empires… and destroyed them.
Philips’ latest attempt at bio/tech infusion is the electro-tattoo. It traverses the body through subtle touch and emotional changes. The concept film is pretty cool. Its like a theme is seeming to develop today.
Emma Hack utilizes body and background painting to create beautiful photographs that have been described as “beautifully crisp, vibrant, living three dimensional wallpaper designs.” I must say they are stimulating.
This has to be one of the more interesting ways I’ve seen Legos used in a serious yet humorous effect.
This work was done in Bocchignano, Italy, a village close to Rome, as part of the group project “20 Eventi”. The group of artists developed projects for 4 villages of the Sabina region and decided to create a compilation of drawings, for collectors to purchase, and to support this project.
If you haven’t seen the trailer for Gonzo, the documentary about the first and only self proclaimed Gonzo-Journalist, go over to the apple trailer site and watch it. You won’t be disappointed.
Recently a bunch of kids in grades K through 12 from California were asked to remake Google’s logo. This is what they came up with.
There is more if you follow the Link
Check out the works of Camille Rose Garcia. Her illustrations done in mixed media are pristine.
I’ve seen her work before. Crazy-detail.
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