The Capacity of Influence and the phenomena of trending and viral-ness is certainly epitomized by the song “Gangnam Style” by Psy (who made a making a very awesome and humble appearance on Ellen [“Dress Classy, Dance Cheesy” awesome quote!][no I don’t watch much Ellen]). This song is also an amazing testament to the human ability to create through re-hash. OPA !!!!
Categories: Audio, Modern Events, Reclaimation, Stellar Jams, Travel
Using a vast array of fuzzy pastels and contrasting sharp gouaches, Rachell Sumpter whips up some seriously supernatural scenes on paper. I’d continue to try and propound thoughts and speculations on her style, but her website has a way better sum-up then anything I can come up with- this excerpt is located below the gallery. “Rachell Sumpter paints splendors into a desolate, peopled wilderness. Using layered gouache and pastel, these are scenes at once of community and of isolation: figures […]
Immersion into the wilderness and raw nature is a crucial developmental component for every human being. Hannah Stouffer was born to wildlife documentarians, and instilled a sense of natural mysticism early on. Now based out of San Francisco, Stouffer is pumping out very clean and transcendental landscapes with intriguing froms and color combinations. With a bit of influence from black arts imagery, Hannah’s compositions also have a dark-folkloric feel to her work as well.
Infatuated with the idea of ‘Transient Art’, Cliff Briggie works mainly with liquids, ice, and unstable media that are constantly transforming under the macro lens of his camera. Like a new twist on paper marbling, Briggie uses ice and water as a medium in which to diffuse and paint & roll the dice for fleeting aesthetica. Also be sure to check out Cliff’s Flickr Photo page to see the massive amount of work Briggie has amassed over the years. PSYCHEDELIC […]
Categories: Art, Painting, Photography
Michael Carlebach is an unsung master of documentary / photo-journalistic photography. Few other people have been able to capture the insanity and quirkiness of the American culture, and on a grander scale, the folly and strangeness of the current stage of evolution humanity finds itself in. Hands down, Carlebach will go down as one of the photojournalism’s greats and has been a superb chronicler of the peculiarities of American life and the bizarreness of existence in general. Some brilliant captures […]
Categories: Art, Photography, Photojournalism
Creating humorously ludicrous scenes in the public realm, Dutch artist Robert Rickhoff has a very sharp and clever mind. Installing swing sets in traffic, injury-prone slides, and dark-comedy juxtapositions; Rickhoff is a master of translating the highly impractical concepts into thought-provoking dioramas. Side-note: upon inspecting his profile on his blogger account, he also has incredible taste in music. ART OF THE ABSURD.
Categories: Art, Modern Events, Sculpture
Here are a few ditties to mangle the mundanities of your Mundee. Credit to Terrence Payne for the awesome typographic work above. DIGGGGG ‘EM.
Categories: Audio, Stellar Jams
Pulling ‘readymades’ from thrift stores and other reclamation sites such as garage sales, Chad Wys remixes cheesy classics from the flea market archives. Certainly falling in line with Duchamp, Banksy, and modern day Memes, Wys’s work is mischievously charming and unexpected. IS NOTHING SACRED ANYMORE?
Categories: Art, Painting, Reclaimation
Coming straight outta the Muthalahnd (aka Russia), Sasha Bloysak has some strange and certifiably insane illustrations that he has been pumping out as of late. Have a look at this young artists maniacal musings. RUSSIAN RASCAL.
Categories: Art, Graphic Design, Painting
Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo uses digital media to produce bizarre versions of animals and personalities. UNIQUE.
Categories: Art, Graphic Design
Capturing Capacity