“Russian artist Yevgeny Dobrovinsky is the author of many inventive projects. His main material is not canvas, paper or clay, but nature itself.”
[via it's nice that.]
Charlie Rose interviewed painter Francesco Clemente. Here’s his wikipedia entry.
He has interesting things to say about boredom, waiting, and finding your voice.
“I was always very conscious that the deepest human desire is a desire for the narrative.”
Sometimes, late at night, Ffffound talks to me.
That image, which I interpreted as hopeful and positive, appeared close to this image:
I see how this is going: the carrot and the stick.
From McSweeny’s: I’M COMIC SANS, ASSHOLE.
This camera, the Lomography Spinner 360, doesn’t seem to be available in the United States yet.
… which is too bad, because you can use it to take pictures that look like this:
It’s $150 or so, if you want to get one shipped in from foreign shores.
This is an interesting proof-of-concept test — reverse perspective! Things that are farther away appear large, then get smaller as they get closer.
True Reverse Perspective from JMS on Vimeo.
There are precedents however; painted Russian Orthodox Icons sometimes featured what is called Byzantine-perspective in the buildings and backgrounds – as a way of describing God looking out at the world, through the painting. It’s a beautiful concept; a God’s perspective.
Details on how it was done, and why, can be found on the vimeo page.
“For thirty-six weeks, a sketchbook was sent in random order between four artists: two in Brooklyn, two in Belfast. Every Wednesday, one participant would receive book. The following Monday it was sent out, giving each artist five days to complete a spread in response to the one that preceded it.”
You can view the book here. There is commentary for each page, recorded while the artists were together and drinking, and it might be the best part of the exhibit. (You might have to click the ‘listen’ button a few times to get it to go.)
Accompanying this page (week 14): “My direct response was: fate can go to hell. You can always work through fate. You can work through good luck, you can work through bad luck, you can work through it all.”
Week 16 has a great story about 29,000 rubber ducks floating in the Bering Straits.
This is a lovely retelling of one of my favorite cinematic rants, Peter Finch’s tirade from 1976′s Network. (Still holds up!)
Mad As Hell! Kinetic Typography from Aaron Leming on Vimeo.
Chris Dummire wrote an article on doodling for CreativityPortal. He offers this great bit:
The April 2010 issue of Oprah Magazine features an article by Melinda Wenner (“Imperfect Harmony”) discussing the upsides to some common “bad behaviors” like anger, procrastination, gossip, and…doodling. Wenner charts both the “old thinking” and “new wisdom” of each behavior based on research showing how these qualities may benefit us after all. In the article Bryan Gibson, PhD, a professor of social psychology at Central Michigan University is quoted: “In certain situations, what is typically a detrimental trait can turn out to be a good one.” Here’s the old thinking and new wisdom Wenner shares about doodling:
Old Thinking: “Scribbling circles on a notepad while your company’s chief inspiration officer drones on about synergy means you have trouble focusing.”
New Wisdom: “Doodling can boost your mind’s ability to notice and remember mundane information by nearly 30 percent, according to research from the University of Plymouth. The theory is that the act of drawing makes use of visuospacial processes in the brain that might otherwise be used for daydreaming, thereby preventing your mind from wandering.”
Image courtesy of Dan Paluska. Look at the big version!
Ugo’s list of 11 Essential Indie Comics.
I can vouch for Bone, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Box Office Poison, The Goon, and (rightfully at #1) Hellboy.