really nice idea for a catwalk show: dutch artists ‘gijs frieling’ and ‘job wouters’ were approached by one of my favourites: dries van noten to create the ‘live’ backdrop for the runway for his show this year
they also created prints for fabric… an interview can be found here (dutch only)
i’d just like to take the opportunity to plug my wifes fabulous dioramas project again, she has a second solo expo coming up at the end of the month and you can order your own mini world directly online but be quick the orders are rolling in…
‘microscopic photographs that show two full rotations of the grooves within three different genres of vinyl records. The prints allow the viewer to see and understand how audio is translated when pressed into a vinyl record. The patterns of grooves are explained and compared between genres of music.’
from ‘the clash’ to ‘ronnie size’ to classical, artist tim sanders lays bear what the sound of music looks like
he’s been a favourite of mine for a long time, i share the same mentality about embracing the process and not shying away from the ‘long way round’ and although these pieces have been around for a while, this micro site is worth a new look
ian wright was comissioned by the ‘keaykolour’ paper company to make three artworks using their product range and has subsequently shared the process and thinking behind his work, the accompanying videos cannot be embeded annoyingly… but you can see them all here, very inspiring stuff
also check out his own portfolio
just in time for the weekend: a complete HD collection of the videos made by british war photographer ‘seamus murphy’ for the seminal album ‘let england shake’ by pj harvey