I love Dave Eggars. What I love about him is his activist nature, his DO IT philosophy, and most of all, his initiative called 826 Valencia. 826 Valencia is an after school tutorial centre that is just so incredibly smart and successful, you wonder why centres like his are not in every neighbourhood. I LOVE [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
Another Incredible Short Film
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Watch “Sorry I’m Late” by Blink, on YouTube, by clicking here. Stop action animation that looks like it was shot in a school gym and with great credits that show stills of the filmmaking. Thanks to Neatorama.
Graphic US Election History
Thursday, May 21, 2009
From Boing Boing:
08: A Graphic Diary of the Campaign Trail is a graphic novel from Dan Goldman (creator of the fabulous graphic novel about embedded bloggers in Iraq, Shooting War) and New Republic writer Michael Crowley, an astute political reporter.
08 is a time-capsule of the events leading up to the 2008 election, starting with the stinging GOP defeat [...]
Arthur Erickson Passed Away Today
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Erickson’s Museum of Glass in Tacoma Washington.
Arthur Erickson, a Vancouver-born architect who designed countless buildings around the world, has died at age 84, his family said Wednesday. He died in peace of old age, surrounded by family and friends. “[They've] been phoning from all over the world. It’s quite extraordinary. He first gained fame soon after forhis [...]
I Am Damien Hirst: I Break Copyright Law
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
From ArtNet news:
Damien Hirst has agreed to donate an undisclosed amount to two children’s charities to settle a copyright lawsuit from toy maker Humbrol, according to the London Guardian. The artist was sued after copying a £14.99 children’s science model for Hymn, a 20-foot-tall painted bronze sculpture that sold for a reported £1 million to power-collector Charles Saatchi. The artist and the [...]
Stupendous Video; OK Music
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Click here to watch a FUN FUN FUN music video. Ross Ching’s delicious smorgasbord of stop motion and live action imagery. (Thank you, Andrew Sullivan and Daily Dish.)
Light Explosion
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Dozens of wires and tens of thousands of shining pieces of glitter were used to make up this ever-changing installation project, created to span the courtyard of an office complex owned by the work’s patron.
To see more about this installation by the london design firm, Rosco (on the DORNOB site), click here.
Living Moss Carpet
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Among all the great green designs discovered at the 2009 Milan furniture Fair, this beautiful biodegradable moss planter at the Tokyo Fiber Sensware exhibition definitely stood out. Japan-based flower artist Makoto Azuma collaborated with Unitika Ltd. to create an indoor glade, populating the planter with an assortment of mosses. The result is an exquisite organic carpet that runs through the exhibition, passing round [...]
Louise Hibbert & Sarah Parker-Eaton, Artists
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Plankton Art is the result of a collaboration between designer makers Louise Hibbert (working with wood) and Sarah Parker-Eaton (working with silver and gold). To check out their work, click here.
Simon Schubert, Artist
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Simon Schubert folds paper to create compositions and portraits. It is one aspect of his visual practice that is unique and beautiful and ethereal. To see his portfolio, click here.