Archive for March 2009
word! philistines
ghost in the machine
Artist Iri5 brings to life portraits of musicians from old cassette tape. See more on his Flickr site.
sex with the presidents
I do not know how best to describe this so here is the artist, Justine Lai’s, take:
“In Join Or Die, I paint myself having sex with the Presidents of the United States in chronological order. I am interested in humanizing and demythologizing the Presidents by addressing their public legacies and private lives. The presidency itself is a seemingly immortal and impenetrable institution; by inserting myself in its timeline, I attempt to locate something intimate and mortal. I use this intimacy to subvert authority, but it demands that I make myself vulnerable along with the Presidents. A power lies in rendering these patriarchal figures the possible object of shame, ridicule and desire, but it is a power that is constantly negotiated.
I approach the spectacle of sex and politics with a certain playfulness. It would be easy to let the images slide into territory that’s strictly pornographic—the lurid and hardcore, the predictably “controversial.” One could also imagine a series preoccupied with wearing its “Fuck the Man” symbolism on its sleeve. But I wish to move beyond these things and make something playful and tender and maybe a little ambiguous, but exuberantly so. This, I feel, is the most humanizing act I can do.”
See more here.
emoticon short films
Oh too funny! Takeshi Kitano is my favorite director but this ‘film’ does take the ‘cake’. ;D
Via Made You Look.
google classic
toys on roids
The co-founder of Save Polariod, Sean Tubridy has published a book! Toys on Roids feature a number of old school and modern toys shot with a Polaroid SX-70. You can view part of the collection here on flicker. This one made me laugh, “This is NOT my battle cat!”
forty great helvetica logos
lay it out for all to see
Paris fashion week is going, or over.. based on when you are reading this post, but one of the more interesting ideas to come out of it is this from Chanel, a briefcase where there is a place for everything, and lays it out for the world to see. Makes sense if all that you own is Chanel.. Chanel.. Chanel!
Seen at CoolHunter.
do you like sushi?
Sushi, a collection of furniture, created by designer Edward van Vliet for Italian brand Moroso. Do you like Sushi? I love Sushi.
Via Dezeen.
space invader filmed
something about the grey, bronze and mustard
Something about this combination just says so much about The Oak Room, the latest endeavor by Pentagram. See more delicious things here.
periodic table of typefaces
bag me one of these
scanwiches
crayon art
… but not like now you would imagine an artist would use a crayon. See all the artwork here.
the fourth plinth
I love Antony Gormley and now more so. The empty Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square has held many exhibits but this, I feel, would be the most engaging yet. Called One & Other, Anthony invites you, me, anybody to participate. Fly me to London please!
“Antony Gormley, the man behind Britain’s best-loved sculpture The Angel of the North, is inviting the people of the UK to occupy the empty Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in London. Every hour, 24 hours a day, for 100 days without a break beginning on 6th July, a different person will make the Plinth their own – an uninterrupted succession of 2400 volunteers creating a unique portrait of the UK in the 21st century.”
sushi time
Funtastic! And check out the stacks of plates!
urban camouflage!
le corbusier
My favourite architect, Le Corbusier has an exhibition at the Barbican Gallery, taking place in London. Anyone has any spare tickets to London just lying around? Pretty please?
take hart
leather ‘paper’ bag
Not only is this Leather ‘Paper’ Bag earth friendly, it also promotes fair trade! What an excellent way to do your shopping.
search google
Filippo Minelli has taken Google to new places. Literally. Nice one.
iPhone photography
Whoever said iPhones take lousy photos obviously have not seen these…
a dutch coin
A beautiful coin design from the nation of design visionaries. Using the names of famous Dutch architects form an image of the queen in the face, while some Dutch architecture books on the back form an outline of The Netherlands, but also representing a bottom view of skyscrapers with birds in the sky. Breathtaking how much you can put on a coin.
