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a book of recycled ideas – façade




the ‘façade’ book is the final part of a large art project to find new uses for recycled advertising billboards. The billboards made by various artists for the project and exhibited around amsterdam during 2010 are being cut by hand and used as the covers thus making each book a unique piece of art and a recycling statement in itself. The books are numbered (limited edition of 500) and signed by hand. The book has been bound and stitched with multi-coloured thread. Oh yeah the jacket i had made just for fun with one of the advertising hoardings we had left over, i will definitely make a better one than this prototype now i know how the stuff works…







some related links:
cut and paste
that’s not art
a brave face
grin and bear it
new and old
technicolour dreamcoat
plastic ransom note
a cure for vertigo
the façade project site

m / 09-11-2010 14:38 - tags: , , ,  

the amsterdam music theater (campaign)


my new poster series for the ‘Het Muziektheater Amsterdam’ – Amsterdam Music Theater, based on an identity (and custom font) designed last year by local design agency ‘koeweiden postma’. I was asked to make a new campaign style using the existing elements (a tough gig this one) and i chose to go for maximum impact and strong branding, which i felt they needed. Mainly accentuating the two identity colours (red & black) and cleaning up the hierarchy of the typography and information. The two main topics are ballet and opera productions. I will also be developing and implementing other various media types for them in the coming year.





shown below are some of the initial sketch designs used to explain the idea…

m / 09-11-2010 14:37 - tags: , ,  

the new dutch (identity)

a logo and identity for a small photo project, exhibition (and maybe later book) by my friend (and fellow immigrant to the netherlands) paul d. Scott. Who is making portraits and interviewing ‘nieuwe nederlanders’ (the new term for immigrants). A timely project considering the current political climate here. The dutch flag has become an ‘equals’ sign and is used to tell their stories.

m / 09-11-2010 14:36 - tags: ,  

her daily uploads

…indoctrinated, obsessed and fascinated by this view of the “sensual seductive” woman as an object of lust, I try, almost obsessively, to comply with this image, by photographing self-portraits, as some sort of personal defense mechanism. These fantasy images are reminiscent of desires, fears, temptation, seduction, violence and sex. Self images as a sex object, but devoid of any commercial frills, made in my living room, bedroom, studio or bathroom, knowing I can never compete nor live up to the ‘commercial’ image, though revealing my own strength and my perspective on sexual freedom…

i probably wouldn’t be posting about artist hester scheurwater if the pictures she makes of herself with an iphone everyday weren’t taken between her legs… but that’s somehow the whole point of her subject matter: that it so easily gets attention, the images are raw and voyeuristic, but still have a sensuality (to my mind) that only occurs when a woman makes nude images like these, as opposed to the male viewpoint… she has ruffled a lot of feathers with her work and run into trouble you tube & facebook amongst others… she also, currently has a solo show at the stedelijk museum in zwolle (the netherlands)… one to watch, daily

m / 06-11-2010 11:15 - tags: , ,  

ever heard a dog peep?

my friend mister ‘andré thijssen’ has updated his fringe phenomenon

m / 04-11-2010 10:16 - tags: , ,  
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