Isitin

Here's a track from one of my new favorites, Maayan Nidam currently bringing in awesome house tracks from wolf+lamb records. Enjoy.

Maayan - Isitin

"The Speed of Light" by UVA

video by James Medcraft, © United Visual Artists 2010

UVA. United Visual Artists, founded by Chris Bird, Matt Clark and Ash Nehru in 2003, are a design and architecture collective based in London, specialized in architectural installations and public art.
"Speed of Light" was commisioned by Virgin Media to celebrate tenth anniversary of Broadband in the U.K.

"Yekpare" by Deniz Kader &Candaş Şişman

Breathtaking project done by using one of the most beatiful landmark of Istanbul, the Haydarpasa Train Station.

CREDITS
Art Direction & Visuals:
 Deniz Kader – Candaş Şişman


Music & Sound Design:
 Görkem Şen


Project Management:
 Erdem Dilbaz



Technical Advisors: Refik Anadol - Alican Aktürk (GRIDUO.com)

Modelling: Gökhan Uzun – Can Dinlenmiş (prospektif.org)


Special Thanks to: Efor Production, Visio – Vox, Sinevizyon, Yakup Çetinkaya, Gökhan Kurtuluş, Lokman Doğmuş, Baran Güleşen, Ümit Özdemir, Tolga Dizmen, Yunus Dölen, Murat Durusoy, Ahmet Türkoğlu, Mustafa Nurdoğdu, Burhan Ersan.
Realized with mxwendler.net mediaserver
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CDSea by Bruce Munro

Photos by Mark Pickthal

You might remember Bruce Munro from his extrodinary dreamlike light installation at the Eden Project, Cornwall.
Above you can see his most recent project which is a sea of 600.000 CDs. Together with the UK press and BBC Wiltshire radio, he encouraged readers and listeners to send unwanted CDs from all over the world. For more; www.brucemunro.co.uk

"Field of Light" by Bruce Munro, 2008





Photos by Mark Pickthal

"Giant-Army" by Benedi Jann

Short but sweet!

This is the first of a serie by Benedi Jann, cant wait for the rest!

"World Cup Faces"

South Africa v. Mexico
June 11, 2010
1-1 tie

Brooklyn, New York
check out www.newsweek.com

Disaster creativity!

Gulf Charity Poster by The Heads of State

"Sutra" by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui

"Sutra"
Co-produced with Athens Festival, Festival de Barcelona Grec, Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, La Monnaie Brussels, Festival d'Avignon, Fondazione Musica per Roma and Shaolin Cultural Communicatıons Company
Direction & Choreography Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Visual Creation and Design Antony Gormley
Music Szymon Brzóska

Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui presents a breath-taking choreography inspired and influenced by the skill, strength and spirituality of Buddhist Shaolin monks in China. He worked with Antony Gromley who is a Turner Prize-winning contemporary sculptor, created the set design which is only made out of 21 wooden human size boxes that enables an ever-changing play setting.

Louise Bourgeois 1911-2010

Louise Bourgeois, "Crouching Spider", 2003. Steel, 106 1/2 x 329 x 24 inches. Courtesy Cheim & Read, Hauser & Wirth, and Galerie Karsten Greve. Photo: Christopher Burke.

Louise Bourgeois was a leading French-American artist/sculptor of modern and contemporary art. She unfortunatelly passed away recently while working on her last exhibition.

Project Thirty-Three

Above collection belongs to Project Thirty-Three . The website has an amazing, growing collection of vintage record jackets that have mostly abstract and simple designs.

Project Thirty-Three refers to some similar sites, one of which I loved was Groove is in Art that has a fun collection of surreal and pyscodellic covers like below...

The rise of the tilt Shift Video

Small Worlds - Preview. from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

tiltshift me from rabid deniroe on Vimeo.

for more please visit www.photoble.com/photo-inspiration/astonishing-tilt-shift-videos/

Blu Blu

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

The new short film by Blu
an ambiguous animation painted on public walls.
Made in Buenos Aires and in Baden (fantoche)

http://www.blublu.org/
http://www.blublu.org/sito/video/muto.htm

music by Andrea Martignoni
produced by Mercurio Film
assistant: Sibe

Yet another one-take video by OK GO!

Directed by James Frost.

I think this one is my favourite, will there be a fourth one?

Playlist 4-Tech House

1. Faleza - Down in the water(FAR1 Deep house mix)

2. Kindimmer - Gin Tonik(Original mix)

3.Peter Horrevorts - Escapade(Original mix)

4. Stratoliner - Soul ringer(Soul minority deep mix)

5. Seaside projects - Think about you(Original mix)

6. Bobby&Klein - Wait and see(Original mix)

7. Yofunk - Eit Butt(Original mix)

8. Anaphora - Urchin(George Pearson Remix)

9. The timewriter - Back in school(Original mix)

10. Federico Locchi, UGHL - Big lie(Original mix)

Download GB4

Gee Up by Kindness

PS22 Chorus&Lisztomania

Well done PS22.

Urban wheels

The Copenhagen Wheel is the new emblem for urban mobility. Developed by MIT's SENSEable City Lab for the city of Copenhagen, The Wheel captures the energy while pedaling,saves it and releases it when you need a boost.Not bad eh?

Republic bike

If you're looking for simplicty, style and color, Republic bikes are for you. But, if you favor leather jackets and mustaches, definitely go for the limited edition James Perse Cruiser or the Shocker bike!
James Perse Cruiser

Shocker Bike

Want more? Here comes the Cannondale Dutchess:

Wytze's graduation project for Cannondale from Eelke D. on Vimeo.

Now, start commuting!

"This Too Shall Pass" by Ok Go

Very entertaining one-take music video, directed by Brian L. Perkins

Public Art in NYC

Annish Kapoor, Sky Mirror
At Rockefeller Center, September 19 - October 27, 2006



Peter Coffin, Untitled (Sculpture Silhouettes)
City Hall Park, New York, USA, October 2009-May 2010

You come across many artworks walking around NewYork City. I just found out that many of the contemporary examples are produced by the Public Art Fund who work with emerging as well as established artists. Above, are some of my favourite examples of their public art exhibitions.

Happy Living !

"We live now!"is a platform for people to communicate through art and design. The idea behind this collabration is "compelling simplicity, engaging messages, using art to do good & selflessness."

Now and Then

I was suprised to see that it has been more then 100 years since the first version which was made in 1903.
Can't wait to see the 3D Tim Burton version, the teaser looks great and the cast couldnt be better.

Tavis Coburn for BAFTA 2010

Got a hold of these mighty illustrations when i was searching for some retro film posters. Tavis Coburn's beautiful work compromises of 5 different movie posters nominated for the 2010 BAFTA. Enjoy.

Guerilla knitting

source

When knitting becomes street art!