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THE ART OF BALANCING STONES
Jonna Jinton The very first time I tried balancing stones was back in 2010. I saw some stone sculptures in a park, when an old, wise man told me that it was a symbol for the balance of nature. I … Continue reading
Pearls Puncture and Support Fruit and Vegetables in Photographs by Ana Straže
In her latest series Forbidden Foods, photographer Ana Straže pierces a peeling slice of grapefruit, a cut eggplant, and other fruits and vegetables using small pins topped with pearls to create contemporary still lifes of common foods. The Slovenia-based artist … Continue reading
Striking Portraits Featuring Powerful Women of Color Painted by Artist Tim Okamura
In his portraits of women, Brooklyn-based painter Tim Okamura explores the human relationship to identity. His powerful works largely feature a single black woman in an exceptionally strong pose, with some pieces including natural elements like butterflies and rodents and … Continue reading
Using More Than 4,000 Pieces of Paper, Artist Lisa Lloyd Painstakingly Constructs Birds and Butterflies
Employing tweezers to place each bit of paper, London-based artist Lisa Lloyd (previously) meticulously assembles birds and butterflies. Her realistic sculptures feature geometric pieces that are arranged in a pattern by color and then glued in place. Lloyd’s birds are constructed … Continue reading
Clay Faces Twist and Warp on Human Bodies in Mixed-Media Film by Sam Gainsborough
Animation director Sam Gainsborough’s new mixed-media film contorts and melts characters’ faces, altering and shaping both how they see and how they’re viewed. Facing It depicts a man struggling with relationships to his family and friends, his social anxiety, and his … Continue reading
Two notes, one voice | Anna-Maria Hefele | TEDxGenova | Anna-Maria Hefele | TEDxGenova
No technical glitch, no audio system failure: what you’re about to hear in this extraordinary talk is totally real, and totally human. It is a technique we can all be trained for, and our speaker Anna-Maria Hefele is one of … Continue reading
Meet The Black Man With Two Biological White Parents
The strange but true story of Anthony Lennon. The man that was born to two white Irish parents, but he looks like a mixed race man. We also discuss Sandra Laing the South African born Black woman, also born to … Continue reading
Illustrations by David Alvarez Reflect the Intersection of Fantasy and Reality
When working in black and white instead of a muted colour palette, Mexico-based artist David Alvarez (previously) manages to still create illustrations rich in texture and contrast. Layers of graphite and charcoal on white and cream coloured paper form complex shadows. Highlights … Continue reading
‘Beyond Mountains, More Mountains’ for 55DSL © MMXII
Directed by CANADA Produced by CANADA / Vice / Partizan Darkroom for 55DSL © MMXII
Cities in Focus | Los Angeles Metro: Promoting Mass Transit
For Los Angeles Metro, marketing isn’t just about increasing the bottom line. It’s about reducing traffic, cleaning the air and making people’s commutes in this auto-clogged city a bit less stressful.
Towering Holographic Dinosaurs Stalk the Streets of Paris in Projections by Julien Nonnon
A T-Rex is inhabiting the streets of Paris. Artist Julien Nonnon has given life to extinct creatures in his latest work, “Prehistoric Safari,” by using video-mapping technology to project images of the dinosaurs in the Jardin d’Acclimatation, a long-established Parisian … Continue reading
