Amongst other media, artist Derick Melander creates meticulous sculptures out of carefully folded second hand clothes. His work brings attention to the large amount of textile waste that is generated daily. The piles of folded clothing typically weigh between five hundred pounds and two tons, and provide a striking impact of the disposable society we live in…in an artistic way. Link.
Ms Greenberg is the opposite of the “National Geographic” type photographer, the NG photographer being the one who endures unfathomable hardships in order to capture iconic images of animals in the wild. (See the NG documentary on the first films of the extremely rare Siberian Snow Leopard.) Ms Greenberg hires animals, as she herself says, [...]
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The music! The editing! The images. This is as much fun and as beautiful as anything I have seen on the web. I have a large monitor and had the sound up, on HD and on full screen. I have watched it several times now. Mirko Faienza, you are a gift! Thanks to Miss Cellania [...]
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Using recycled materials is an increasingly popular medium for artists. It is a variation on the “found object” tradition of art making. Artist Sayaka Kajita Ganz is a supremely talented user of recycled materials.
I find discarded objects from peoples’ houses and give them a second life, a new home. For my sculptures I use plastic [...]
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
When you visit his website, you can easily see the diversity of his practice. I am particularly fond of artists who display diversity such as he does. The pictures above show only one application, but his site is rich with visuals. Click on “works” to see an inventory of his installations. What you see above [...]
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
If truth is beauty, these people are ugly. Although a horrible thing to say, the inverse idea is that falsity is ugly and the subjects of photographer Phillip Toledano have denied the natural truth of their birth by re-creating themselves through plastic surgery. They have created now false selves in order, I assume, to be [...]
This is a lovely creative proposal from one illustrator (Joel) to his girlfriend, Chantal (also an illustrator). His account of what he did, how he did it and some photographic illustrations of his creation can be found here. Thanks to Drawn.ca.
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Well, “Nevermore” by Edmonton’s Catalyst Theatre knocked me out. Although the disruptions of the Olympics to transportation are HUGE, I am loving the cultural events.
Starting this week is “Vectoral Elevation.” I saw the creators focusing the lights the other night, but it officially begins Friday.
“Vectoral Elevation” involves twelve 10,000-watt robotic searchlights surrounding our inner harbour entrance to False [...]
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Multi award-winning short animation. There’s a reward for seeing it through to the end.
Link. Thanks to TYWIWDBI.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Each floppy disk used in the paintings has a history and story of its own. It represents the increasing pace of the modern life cycle, where objects are created, used and disposed of quicker than ever. To challenge this notion, as these personal artefacts of life are cast aside, the obsolete are now given new [...]
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