Website, Print, and Media Design
1. Often referred to as The Invisible Man, Chinese artist Liu Bolin, paints himself into the scenery, a metaphor for ‘…those who are rendered invisible by the Chinese government, by consumer culture or simply by the circumstances of history.’ 2. Are you a New Yorker? Do you sound like a New Yorker? Well, If These…read more…
1. Scientific illustrator and artist Cornelia Hesse-Honegger has collected over 16,000 insects near nuclear plants and fallout sites. Her watercolor series, Fallout Alarms, captures those insects affected by low-level radiation. The malformations become eerily beautiful albeit in a disturbing way. 2. Captured at the South Coast of New South Wales in Australia by photographer Alex…read more…
1. Australian artist Jeremy Geddes creates astounding photo-realistic oil paintings of figures free-falling or bursting through mid-air. It takes Geddes about one to six months to complete a single painting. Some people are just born with talent. It kills you, right? 2. Draw animals with the help of an iPhone or iPad and the newest…read more…
1. Le Petite Prince depicts a 12-year boy named Lukas performing ordinary activities like dancing, swimming and playing basketball, things he cannot do in real life due to his muscular dystrophy. Created by photographer and psychologist Matej Peljhan, Le Petite Prince is a part of an ongoing practice that Peljhan utilizes in his photographic therapy.…read more…
1. Artist Jay Shells takes his Rap Quotes project to the streets, literally. Shells creates official-looking signs and posts them at specific locations as rapped by famed lyricists including Mos Def (aka Yasiin Bey), Jay-Z and Nas. 2. An Aurora Borealis occurred on March 17th. How did I know about it? I saw this video…read more…
1. Ugh, snow. In the city, the white stuff turns black and slushy almost instanteously. The beauty of it dies the moment it hits the cement and starts melting. But photographer Don Komarechka makes you realize every flake is, in itself, something extraordinarily beautiful. Mother Nature, you win. 2. Don’t fuck with your wives. Seriously,…read more…
1. Finding Vivian Maier is a documentary about a reclusive albeit brilliant street photographer. Maier’s images are poignant to say the least. They capture life in and around New York City that cannot be imitated by digital cameras and camera phones. It is true analog art in its purest, unadulterated, profound form. 2. In 1946…read more…
1. Sesame Street takes on Downton Abbey in Upside Downton Abbey, where everything is inconveniently upside down. Goddamn it. Can we please get the steak and kidney pie to stay on the plate? 2. Hayao and Goro Miyazaki grace us with their animated genius once again with their film From Up on Poppy Hill, which…read more…
1. Sister folk trio, The Staves, are out with a new video for their single Winter Tree directed by UK duo Karni and Saul Freed. I love it despite the fact I do not have a soft spot for folk music. That says something, doesn’t it? 2. Oil painter Jeremy Mann captures brooding landscapes with…read more…