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"I decline. I refuse to recline"
The Long Live The Dead Queen series, ‘attempts to critique stereotypical depictions of women, particularly black women in our society’. The pieces are photographs of sculptures created by Sibande. |
26 August 2011
Long Live The Dead Queen by Mary Sibande
22 August 2011
Rene Gruau
An amazing print of Rene Gruau's earlier 1972 cover for International Textiles, now available at Fig Prints.
19 August 2011
18 August 2011
Splitscreen: A Love Story
I love the simplicity of this short film. It reminds me of our delicate, fragile nature as humans and our universal need for love and acceptance. This film was shot entirely on a mobile phone and is the winner of the Nokia Shorts competition 2011.
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15 August 2011
13 August 2011
11 August 2011
10 August 2011
Harper's Bazaar Indonesia: Revival of Kebaya
A beautiful, vibrant set of photographs from the set entitled, "Revival of Kebaya".
9 August 2011
The Pursuit of Cool
From the schoolyard kids to the marketers everybody wants to get close to the cool guy, so what defines cool? R+I Creative presents "The Pursuit Of Cool", a short series about sharing and meeting cool people with stories.
"There is no algorithm to define cool, you just know it when you see it".
Music: Statik Selektah - The Thrill is Gone Instrumental
My Little Brown Book
Today is just of those slow, simple days where I'm taking things easy to stop stressing by indulging in some jazz. One classic I've got on replay is My Little Brown Book. It's a relaxing tune played beautifully by John Coltrane on saxophone and supported elegantly by Duke Ellington on the piano.
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8 August 2011
Typography: Defining Its Importance and Affects
Off Book by PBS Art presents one of my favourite documentaries on Typography. The mini documentary features typeface designers, graphic designers, and infographic designers, who outline the importance of selecting the right font to convey a particular feeling, building identity in messaging, and using texture to create reaction.
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6 August 2011
Vans Vault Sk8-Hi inspired by Inca Flower
Vans recently developed the Vans Vault Sk8-Hi & Era "Inca Flower" collection. The shoes are all designed with flower pattern embroidery of the Inca flower.
via Creative Roots
Influencers
Influencers is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion, and entertainment. The film attempts to understand the essence of influence, what makes a person influential without taking a statistical or metric approach.
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5 August 2011
Left Side Drive by Solange Knowles
Here's a song, I've got on replay. The instrumental track was created by Boards of Canada which Solange used as the support for her very expressive vocals.
[via Fly Girls]
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4 August 2011
Reverting to Type: A Look at Letterpress
Letterpress is becoming more and more popular since the 1990s in the UK, Canada and the USA. This increase in interest has been known as the "Small Press Movement". In this video, Graham Bignell and Richard Aardagh talk about the rise in the use of letterpress and an event called Reverting To Type.
From New North Press in London, UK
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3 August 2011
Glass Cathedrals by Lisa Swerling
"All the days"
"Unplugged"
"Evergreen"
"The Night Job"
"A Woman's Work"
South Africa born, California based artist Lisa Swerling creates 'Glass Cathedrals': these glass-fronted boxes feature scenes with hand-painted miniature figures, sourced from railway sets and architecture models.
Beginning this project while studying at central saint martins in london, swerling draws from an episode in the book 'oscar and lucinda' by peter carey, in which a life-size glass church is seen floating down a river, while a trapped dragonfly collides against the walls trying to escape, blind to the concept of glass. 'glass cathedrals' thus uses scale to draw perspective on the limitations of human understanding, mirroring experiences that capture a range of universal themes in everyday life such as children, marriage and travel.
'Glass Cathedrals' will next be on display at the Origin Contemporary Craft Fair in london this september.
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