Michael Tompert has created a homage to Apple by destroying some of its more iconic products from the last few years. Using a variety of methods, including shooting holes in them or running them over with a train, he has created a highly detailed and beautiful set of photo’s, which he showed off last week in an exhibition in California.
check out the Cult of Mac article for more pictures.
Check out this video where some of worlds best riders take part in a 3D art project involving a huge 3D Projection Mapping installation. The riders are tracked by infra-red in real time and appear to have direct interactions with the projections on the 2 jumps and giant inflatable sphere in the middle.
The event, known as Red Bull Off The Planet, was created by ENNES in Melbourne, Australia. Check out the more in depth ‘making of’ video after the jump…!
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A very talented friend of mine has a ‘two for the price of one’ exhibition opening tonight down at The Haggerston’s new gallery space; The Drawers Gallery. With a range of quirky doodles and strange sculptures on show there will no doubt be plenty to warrant a trip down. Show runs until Tue 22nd June
A couple of my very talented buddies, Linda Brownlee and Jo Metson Scott, are featured with friends in an exhibition opening tomorrow at the Print Space on Kingsland road. The show, titled ‘You me and everybody else’, runs until the 26th May so be sure to get down and check it out as there will no doubt be some great work on view. Check a couple of sneak peaks after the jump.
Having seen endless raving reviews knocking about on the web last week of the UVA: Speed of light exhibition, I rocked down to the OXO tower wharf on Saturday to check it out myself.
The exhibition, commissioned by Virgin to celebrate 10 years of broadband Internet, is a series of light and sound installations that treat the viewer to discover the magic involved in fibre optic communication.
On arrival, the most notable thing initially is the incredible building in which the exhibition is set – almost worth the trip alone. After a short health and safety briefing from the staff on the door you are guided around this amazing blacked out six-story warehouse, room to room, installation to installation.
Each space that you come upon houses differing set ups of dazzling laser shows, intertwined with electronic sounds and hefty beats – some vaster than others. As you work your way to the chaotic grand finale on the top floor, the eeriness of the experience is added to through the musky damp smells that the building posses. On the surface it is all undoubtedly very cool and visually amazing, but I was left with a slight sense of un-fulfilment coming away from it with how far they had pushed the installations themselves. At the beginning there is an element of interaction that is not continued throughout the rest of the exhibition. Perhaps it is this what it was lacking, I don’t know!? But hey, that’s just me, and I know nothing about light and sound installations so go and have a look for yourselves.
It’s on until the 19 April and certainly worth the trip. Spoiler video after the jump…
What is it about some photographers a that makes their work feel so damn cult? Ryan McGinley www.ryanmcginley.com is one such artist, who picks up a camera and before he’s even opened the lens cap has a gaggle of groupies breaking down his door to ogle his latest creations (and paw their fingers through his porno polaroids). It’s sickening (but I am one).
‘Everybody Knows This is Nowhere’ is his latest creation, gracing the New York Armory show and TEAM Gallery www.teamgal.com with its presence. This series is a departure from the nude cliff jumping and landscape shots of yesteryear, instead shedding light on a bunch of naked teens with some simple black and white studio shots…the pimplier the better, bandages a bonus. And while it may not evoke the same ‘fuck my life I want to live in a treehouse’ sentiments, it still works. Here’s hoping it hits London…
Words by Kate Atkinson
Not content with being one of the best songwriters and lyricists ever, Bob Dylan has amused himself with various other hobbies over the past fifty years. Aside from having a go at acting, directing and writing fiction, with varying success, Dylan has also been a prolific painter and illustrator throughout his career. Whilst there are some well-known examples of his work, namely the covers of his own Self-Portrait album and of The Band’s Music From Big Pink, Dylan’s paintings reside firmly among the end-notes of his overall career.
A new exhibition of Dylan’s paintings on canvas at London’s Halcyon Gallery, then, offers a rare and fascinating look at this facet of his artistic output. Collecting about twenty pieces taken from drawings Dylan made on the road in the early 90s, the exhibition is brief (I went on my lunch break), but very worthwhile. Even if you don’t particularly rate his style or skill as a painter, a legendary figure such as Dylan commands your thought and attention with whatever he produces. Another bonus to your visit will be the beautiful space of the gallery itself, a five-story Georgian building given a contemporary make-over, whilst retaining beaultiful old features such as fire places and an incredible stone staircase. And it’s free. You literally can’t lose.
More images after the…
I popped down to the Victoria Miro gallery on Saturday to check out the legendary William Eggleston’s latest show, 21st Century.
The father of colour photography, as some people refer to him, Eggleston is one of the most influential photographers of the last 50 years. His work effortlessly captures and glorifies a sense of real life that would otherwise go unnoticed. He has an ability to take something mundane and ordinary and turn it into a something quite the opposite through colour and composition. A Parking lot, a lamp-post, a freezer, shot in their natural untouched states, are transformed into pieces of art when he is behind a camera.
This show features a collection of photographs taken in the past decade and, although small, is well curated with five or six photos that are worth the visit alone. Unfortunately I can only seem to find a couple of these that I liked on the web… so you will have to go and have a look yourselves. The exhibition finishes at the end of the month so hurry up.
Anyone over in New York at the moment for fashion week who has a spare minute between viewing shows or discussing what unusual head piece Tavi Gevinson might possibly be wearing tomorrow, should really take a trip to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) to check out the Tim Burton Exhibition that is currently showing.
Along with the usual array of film memorabilia, including the very small looking Cat Woman leather all in one suit that Michelle Pfeiffer wore in Batman Returns and a giant Beetlejuice sandworm jaw, there is a fantastic selection of personal art work from Burton’s early life as an animator, when clearly his day job was not providing the best outlet for his vividly creative imagination. The 1980-86 pencil on animation paper doodles collection is not only a must see, but also quite amusing… images after the jump.
Last night I popped into the opening of Matt Stuart’s Happy Accidents show at KK Outlet. It was a brief visit but good none the less…
His photographs fall under the ‘right place at the right time’ category. Almost every single one will make you smile once you discover the ‘happy accident’ within it. I’m thinking some of them must be set up however.
The show is on until 26th February and is well worth a look. More images after the jump.
Niall O’Brien’s series ‘Good Rats’ is an ongoing project that has seen him living with, and observing the lives of, a group of young punks from South-West London over the last three years.
During this time, Niall has seen the group begin to grow from children to young men and has experienced their associated ecstasies and ordeals with them. Following them on their adventures from Brighton to Berlin and documenting their exploits, O’Brien has created a series of photographs so strikingly beautiful that, at first glance, you may think they contradict their raw, uninhibited and primal content. Gradually earning the trust of the group, who are normally fiercely protective, has enabled him to gain access to some particularly personal and poignant moments.
You can see Niall’s ‘Good Rats’ photographs at his first solo show from the 1st February till the 11th March at ARTWORKSPACE. Definitely a must see.
More Images after the jump.
Last Thursday evening, along with a good few hundred other people, we briefly stood in the queue waiting to get into the ‘If You Could Collaborate‘ exhibition private view. After a while of not moving we cut our losses and went to the pub, deciding to head back Saturday instead.
Upon our return, I wouldn’t say I was blown away by the exhibition but there were some good bits and pieces on show to make the visit worth while. This video (above) by Michael Moloney & John Hooper was by far the pick of the exhibition. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t actiually get to see the finished video until today due to the cinema room at the exhibition not being open. Anyway, it was worth the wait. The time lapse takes place over a period of 24 hours on a hill in the Lake District. They shot continuously for the whole 24 hours with the camera rotating twice through 360º, coming away with over 5,000 photographs. Some man-made lighting effects throughout the film and some nicely composed music turns this simple idea into a fascinating piece of work.
Aside from this, just as impressive were the achievements of the shows curators, Alex Bec and Will Hudson. The boys from ‘It’s Nice That‘ set up If you could as a side project during thier final year of Uni. It has now gone on to become an internationally renowned project, featuring some of the worlds most inspiring creative minds. I certainly can’t think of a private view that has had as big as a response as this did last Thursday. Bravo boys, we shall look forward to see what you will do with the project in 2011.
Check back soon for some more pics of the exhibition.
