Dante Fabiero

Dante Fabiero's visit was interesting today.

Essentially if you read the interview here you get the same info he spoke about in person.

Of note was his particular emphasis on ensuring that people are socially normal in order to succeed.  This was a good point but definitely directed more to the younger in the audience.

It was good though, well worth the time out.

"Quickies" Third Edition @ SwankFilms

Came across this guy's channel on Youtube... some funny stuff...

DUPLICATION and disCONNECTION by Xing Danwen

During the City Sites theory lecture, Xing Danwen's work was featured. I liked the collections of items that she was photographing.




Note though, she has some freaky stuff in her Personal Diary.

Obese Disney Princesses

Found these on AcidCow... I couldn't find the original artist though...

Tauba Auerbach

I really should be looking at some of the more abstract stuff out there considering my fascination with using programs to create such work.

Some of the colours/paintings created by Tauba Auerbach remind me of some of the colours that appear in my digital compositing work. The works are like swatches and font sets.

Ugaritic Alphabet

On a side note, I hate the font he uses for his main navigation page... very difficult to read! And another one, his Bio page has a hover graphic that gives me an idea for a web-based palette work... Hmmmm...

Oh, and by the way, another assumption I'm making is that Tauba is a male... I couldn't tell!

Concrete LEGO by Andrew Lewichi

On the trail looking for and at LEGO related work, I came across Andrew Lewichi... In addition to the two below, check out his other works, including an Acordian Obscura!

Oreo Manhole Cover

Concrete Lego

MoMA art reproductions in LEGO

Not only does this involve Lego, which is awesome, they've (the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) staff) created versions of artists work. I particularly like that they've kept to the miniature scale of lego in the reproductions. I feel particularly inspired by this piece of work to do something similar with other works...

Shown below is an example of one of the works by Anthony Caro, called 'Midday' which has been reproduced in LEGO form.

Last Address

This is an emotionally moving set of works entitled "Last Address".
It's quite sobering to consider that these people were artists like me, but they're now dead. Sounds like a stupid statement but I find these people more real-life and thus have a bigger impact than others. I don't know if I explained that properly.


Here's a film featuring the works...

Last Address from Ira Sachs on Vimeo.

“Fire Angel” by Simon Procter

“Fire Angel” by Simon Procter feat the house of Christian Dior. “The Fall from Grace.”

It does the whole optical illusion where she seems to move because the backgrounds are rotating... nice use of multi-opaque backgrounds too... I wonder whether it's a very large set...


Fire Angel from procter on Vimeo.

Skream | Listenin' To The Records On My Wall

While browsing posts I came across this one which draws on the Adam and Eve story. What is cool is that it uses various types of art forms to make up the video... what particularly took my interest, although I think it had the potential to be much better, was the use of 'Strata-cut animation'. The 'Making Of' video was very informative too... although I think the director's teeth need attention!

Check out the making of video too.



SKREAM - Listenin' To The Records On My Wall from David Wilson Creative on Vimeo.

Speaking of Joseph Khan...

http://www.josephkahn.com/index.xml

After posting about 'All the Lovers', the music clip for Kylie, I started looking into Joseph Kahn's work... I love the non-conventional website design but am impressed at how many high-profile artists he's worked with.

Check him out!

'The Lady is Dead' directed by Roy Raz

Song: 'The Lady is Dead' by The Irrepressibles.
Director: Roy Raz (http://www.facebook.com/raz.roy) of PAG Films (Check out their PAG Films YouTube Channel)

The music is great but I really enjoy the visual asthetic. Roy Raz has become a favourite based on this.  The white somewhat-limbo background is great.  But what he was going for... is it a commentary on gay culture like some have supposed or even on STI's?

When I watch it, I'm left feeling kind of lost, or at a loss... with a sense of hopelessness teven. It definitely evokes an emotional reaction.  Whether intentional or not, with the tennis of the organ and the touching of transmission of the black pain, or even the transmission of black between the three guys, it seems to indicate an STI message and even conveys the hopelessness via the gaze of the heavily made up actor.

Either way.  I'm a fan.