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…you might think they are actually distorted or touched up photographs. But they are paintings…

some highly unusual images from milan-based artist maurizio bongivanni (tip via ‘thijs’ thanks!)

m / 02-08-2010 21:45 - tags: ,  

between common sense and uncommon nonsense

i just got hold of a beautiful new book by photographer, artist and (rietveld academy) teacher uta eisenreich who uses photography as a means rather than an end in itself, the publication entitled ‘A not B’ consists of a series of striking or mundane, installations inspired by non-verbal IQ tests for children using everyday domestic objects… the book design was in the very competent hands of julia born and can be ordered via arty publisher roma

m / 01-08-2010 19:17 - tags: , ,  

the long and winding road

damn! i wanted to do something similar to this… oh well… a beautiful spatial, typography string installation, although i must admit this one looks way too ‘clean’ for me, needs to be rougher in my opinion… (thanks to ‘thijs’ for the tip)

m / 31-07-2010 14:24 - tags: , ,  

give and take

two contrasting facets of the way google has changed our lives: firstly this collection of google related projects from around the world and secondly an infographic on the world’s goverments and their demands for google to remove data, with a surprising first place for brazil…

m / 24-07-2010 21:23 - tags: , , ,  

i can see through your skirt

you as me, me as you (via ‘gijs stork’ on facebook)

m / 23-07-2010 10:10 - tags: , ,