this is probably the clearest image i have seen of the ‘euro cent’ coin installation made by stefan sagmeister in amsterdam two years ago, it was notoriously difficult to photograph because of it’s size and location…
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details in reverse
…it is up to the viewer to explore his own projections and transform his own disillusion into an analytic quest for the true nature of the photographic semblance portrayed in Detail in Reverse. To this end, the artists really offer more than enough clues in the form of tapestries which bring optical illusion and the reversal of handicraft as a counterpoint to the fore. In point of fact the secret encased in the images does not lie so much in seductive aesthetics as in their traceability back to the photographic process. So, in the reflection of each independent vase-baluster, the lens can be seen to function as a valve into which the spirit of each photographic image is blown. But, as soon as the photo has been taken the valve can open again, allowing the entire set to empty itself, like some balloon. The image however has been captured and can never escape…
a new exhibition due to open this coming saturday in amsterdam, featuring the new photography project (with a twist) by the ever-original scheltens & abbenes
how to cook an egg
some nice simple black & white images from designer ‘sybren kuiper’, i quote:
…they won’t save the world, but here are some very hasty illustrations i made for a new book “how do i cook an egg?” that focuses on new ways of thinking about our energy resources, which, hopefully, will save the world…
interface fun
editor’s note: i’m posting this for the interesting technique and the relevance of the subject matter not because i think we should hero-worship ‘steve jobs’: an illustration built entirely with OSX ‘aqua bubbles’ by interface artist johannes osterhoff
i also really like his ‘billy’ an ipad app with a difference… another interface maker with some stunning work is this fella ’emilio gomariz’ check out these animated gifs, very nice…
(both links found via ‘archibald kobayashi’)