THE KEATING
Posted by RONIN/SS | Filed under Art + Design, Lifestyle
On a recent shoot in San Diego I had the pleasure of staying at what might be one of the most incredible “boutique” or “concept” hotels I’ve ever been to. The Keating is a must stay spot downtown and it’s right in the middle of all the action. I am still dreaming of the shoot I never got to do in my hotel room while I was there (hint: bring a model). Check it out @ www.thekeating.com.
NEW STYLE: CANON C300
Posted by Hassan Kinley | Filed under Art + Design
More than just a camera, the C300* and C300 PL* cameras mark the beginning of a whole new system for the motion picture industry. Form factor, ergonomics, image processing and lenses – re-imagined to tailor the experience of shooting to the needs of professional cinematography crews
Very curious indeed.
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LEICA
Posted by Hassan Kinley | Filed under Art + Design
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PARTHENOGENESIS: ANGELO MUSCO
Posted by Persiana | Filed under Art + Design, Film + Video
Italian-born artist, Angelo Musco, has been living and working in NYC since 1997. His art practice has been focused on performance art, photography, and video work, often combining the various media in one organic project. His photo shoots, which are the foundation of his photographic work and may involve a few dozens to a couple of hundred people, have become more and more ambitious in scale and complexity, and are often held in private and public spaces, becoming a performance in their own right. Musco’s investigation into the power of aggregations found in nature such as sperm during egg fertilization, an ant colony, beehive or a school of fish has fueled his most recent works.
Musco’s upcoming project, featuring the Parthenogenesis Film Sequence, is presented in conjunction with choreography by Stefanie Batten Bland and is inspired by Musco’s 11 films. The first phase of the Parthenogenesis project, a stunning and ethereal human installation which consisted of an enormous white dress with a circular base 30-feet in diameter, held up by 11 statuesque women covered in white make-up, white wigs, and even white contact lenses, took place for the first time as part of the VIP events of the prestigious Armory Show in New York City in March 2005. It was then re-presented in Miami in December 2006 during the Art Basel Miami Beach fair.
The current project consists of a video installation featuring 11 films Musco shot in 11 locations selected from places that relate to the artist’s life, and are all situated on the 41st parallel: amongst them are Naples, Musco’s birth-city; New York City, his adopted home; as well as nine others such as Baku, Azerbaijan; Madrid, Spain; Beijing, China; and Istanbul, Turkey. Each film captures the intense image of a very pregnant woman desperately running with a sweat streaked face, holding her belly as she urgently tries to post-pone the delivery of her baby. The film sequence has proven to be one of the most fulfilling and challenging projects for the artist, and marks final stage of an 8-year quest. It has enabled him to circumnavigate the globe, channel the energies and emotions of these unique locations, and create a multi-dimensional experience within a global discourse for the author and the audience alike.
The conclusive phase of the Parthenogenesis Trilogy will be a two-part project scheduled to take place in March 2012, concurrently with the Armory Show. The first part consisting of an exhibition of Musco’s 11 films at the Italian Cultural Institute, the second featuring Batten Bland’s choreography which will be showcased at the renowned Alvin Ailey Center in mid-town Manhattan. Bland’s choreography will bring Musco’s films into 3-dimensional reality. Through speed changes, sounds, human and fabric manipulation the images seen on film will transcend the screen and enter the real world.
For more information about the projects you may contact Ombretta Agró at: ombretta@ombrettaagro.com or at 212-433 0878.
Tags: Angelo Musco, Art, Art Design, Installation, Ombretta Agro, Parthogenesis, Stefanie Batten Bland, Video
DOING COMMON THINGS IN AN UNCOMMON WAY
Posted by Hassan Kinley | Filed under Art + Design, Doing Common Things
Isaac Salazar makes this crazy pieces of “Book Origami”. “I see my work as a way to display a meaningful piece of art onto a book that would otherwise sit on a shelf and collect dust; it’s also my way of recycling a book that might otherwise end up in a landfill. The words or symbols I use are drawn from anything that invokes inspiration or encouragement, such as “Read”, “Dream” and the Recycle symbol. If my work also makes people look at a book and even art in a new light then the piece has done its job“
http://www.recyclart.org/2011/01/book-origami/
Tags: Book of Art, Book Origami, Doing Common Things In An Uncommon Way, Isaac Salazar
DOING COMMON THINGS IN AN UNCOMMON WAY
Posted by Hassan Kinley | Filed under Art + Design, Doing Common Things
Scott Weaver’s amazing piece, made with over 100,000 toothpicks over the course of 35 years, is a depiction of San Francisco, with multiple ball runs that allow you to go on “tours” of different parts of the city.
Doing Common Things In An Uncommon Way!
Tags: Doing Common Things In An Uncommon Way, Scott Weaver, Tinkering Studio
PAINTINGS ON DOUBLE EXPOSURES by PAKAYLA BIEHN
Posted by Hassan Kinley | Filed under Art + Design, Photography
Paintings on double exposures by Pakayla Biehn
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FASHION ILLUSTRATION by {CATE PARR}
Posted by Karin | Filed under Art + Design
Beautiful watercolor illustration from Cate Parr…
Tags: Cate Parr, Fashion Illustrator, Sexy Fashion Illustrator
ART by LIU BOLIN {REVISITED}
Posted by Hassan Kinley | Filed under Art + Design, Photography
Art by Liu Bolin at Eli Klein Art
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KARIN + RAOUL by ARTIST JIM BOWERS
Posted by Hassan Kinley | Filed under Art + Design
Artwork by Jim Bowers
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