May 11, 2012 | New Art | 
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Recently, I started going around Los Angeles’ public hotspots displaying (or trying to) a piece of art to make a statement on workaholism and the need to find creative freedom. Some people work too hard and forget they’re following a daily routine that is slowly killing them. BalloonHead represents that eager creative intensity that should be exploited but is often shunned and denied. Balloons are freedom, a rainbow of colours is the exit from a mundane world. I’ve also created a short video documentary on the adventure so far. Should public art be removed depending on the content and message? Or does the content even matter? Read more
May 11, 2012 | Video | by Contributions |
Jello Biafra’s video talks about DeWeaver’s ‘artistic anti-corporate stance’ can be seen on YouTube. ’I believe that one of the reasons is that these civilizations are socially addicted to ideologies, and at this moment in our history we have found ourselves in the embrace of a very powerful and dominant ideology, that being Corporatism James DeWeaver. Here is the full article on DeWeaver’s take on the Occupy Movement.
May 11, 2012 | New Photography | by Contributions |
Elisa von Brockdorff is a Malta-born artist who completed an MA in Fine Arts in the UK. She is mainly interested in the staged world, be it through her photography or art installations. She creates playful interventions within spaces using mundane and colourful objects, highlighting the contrast between materials, whilst hinting at irony or humor. Read more
May 11, 2012 | New Art | by Contributions |
This past January, I painted a wall as a tribute to people of Tibet who have sacrificed themselves through self-immolation in their fight for freedom. I painted the wall in the middle of Melbourne, at Union Lane, a busy shopping area, to raise awareness of the issue which hardly gets any media coverage. A couple of friends volunteered to help me document it into a video.
May 11, 2012 | New Music | by Contributions |
With such a poetic shot at their name, I Used To Be A Sparrow is a unique compromise between the honest urgency of a garage band and the powerful impact of arena rock. Influenced by indie rock as well as alt-folk and electro, I Used To Be A Sparrow creates heartfelt songs in which the key element of simplicty cohexist with clever arrangements and the will to push things forward a little bit. Read more
May 10, 2012 | New Events | by Contributions |
Despite all the scepticism about aging bad-girl Courtney Love’s talent, I do think she should continue to express herself through watercolour, pencils and pastels, rather than by throwing bottles of whisky on people’s head. Until June 15, Courtney Love’s And She’s Not Even Pretty art show is on view at Fred Torres Collaborations in New York. The exibition features 50 autobiographical works, mixing watercolour, pencils, pastels, blood, and make-up. And, yes, the works are interesting indeed, hanging between children’s artsy, Yoshitaka Amano’s manga masterpieces, and 1940s fashion sketches. Read more
May 10, 2012 | Video | by Contributions |
DaBaoGe (literally, ‘a song you sing while you’re packing up’) is a bilingual music project producing documentary-style music videos in unusual locations throughout Greater China as a means to creating a living archive of the exciting growth of indie music in China. Read more
May 8, 2012 | Video | by Contributions |
These are images exchanged and collected by Slavic friends through social network media. Fantastically witty, each image brings out the humour contextualised by those whose lives are otherwise tormented by economic grief and social decline. Take a look.
May 5, 2012 | Video | by Contributions |
Filmmaker Jeremy Rocklin, in collaboration with New York performance artist Art by Davey, present this six minute magical and colorful walk down Fifth Avenue during the 2012 New York Easter Parade. This year, Art by Davey brings pop art to the event, inspired by the cartoons watched growing up as a child and while blossoming as an artist in the 1980s. He rocks his hand-painted white tuxedo and vintage computer headpiece with matching hand-painted sneakers.
May 4, 2012 | New Film | by Contributions |
Time Zero was directed by Grant Hamilton, an award-winning photographer whose favorite camera is a 1970s-era Polaroid SX70. Hamilton was inspired to make the film after Polaroid announced the discontinuation of instant film in 2008: ‘The death of Polaroid instant film marked the end of an era and left thousands of photographers without an alternative. This was a story that needed to be told’.
May 4, 2012 | New Art | by Contributions |
Bumblebee’s street art has long been lovingly intervening on Los Angeles’ skyline through phone boxes and newsstands. Most recently, Bumblebee has taken an affectionate turn, and draws LA’s attention to a tragic rise in child homelessness rates since the recent global financial crisis with a series of subtle and moving murals where child homelessness is most prevalent. To think such good art could do so much good. Read more
May 4, 2012 | Cool Websites | by Contributions |
My friend forwarded me this website recently and I found it pretty incredible. Awards are offered to the shittiest photo submitted. From an anthropological perspective, this site certainly makes me feel closer to London. At an eye’s view, these images capture life in the city that we see but leave unexposed below the cosmopolitan radar. It is these places that bring out London’s multidimensional urbanity. Read more
May 4, 2012 | Video | by Contributions |
Charli is an adorable dog with a passion for recycling–even if she doesn’t know it. Who knew so much fun could be had with an old water bottle?
May 3, 2012 | New Film | by Contributions |
This is one of the best contemporary anthropological documentaries I have seen to date. I absolutely fell for the story. It is a truly inspiring film, giving a good insight into the lives of Papua New Guineans, and the voices that are seldom heard. It is purchasable on itunes.
May 3, 2012 | Video | by Contributions |
No New York is a remarkable short film by filmmaker, artist and New York-native Rick Liss. Employing stop-motion film techniques set to the frenetic music of Laurie Anderson, Liss propels us through the city as it existed in 1983. For those of us who weren’t around back then, the city presented here feels both foreign and familiar: the streets are seedier, and there’s a sense of lawless possibility that makes present-day New York feel sanitized by comparison. But the pulsating energy of the city is instantly recognizable to anyone who’s ever spent time in the Big Apple.
Using various junk items he picks up from around his home town, Leo Sewell creates junk masterpieces collected by museums and art enthusiasts around the world. Read more
Tyler the Creator is an exciting and interesting character these days. He is a rapper and producer, but his art isn’t really the point. The point is that he feels like the most incendiary and volatile personality since Kurt Cobain. His new record, Goblin, is out on XL Recordings.
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The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
Google recently demonstrated their ability to predict flu outbreaks across America weeks in advance of the outbreaks themselves. It would seem that they are more than just a pretty search engine. And as if that wasn’t enough, they’ve now teamed up with Life Magazine, what was the cornerstone of photojournalism for the Twentieth Century, to digitize 95 per cent of their image bank that never saw the light of day. Now millions of photos stretching from the 1750s to the present day are available on Google Images at the click of a button. Read more
The Adam Carolla Show just recently broke the Guiness World Record for Most Downloaded Podcast. I’m a huge fan. It’s free and it keeps me entertained for a couple hours every day while I work. Read more
The current economic crisis has got us missing our frivolous spending past. But we need to be strong and resist fashionable purchases, right? Wrong. We’ve just got to get a little more creative with our rationalisation. And that’s why we don’t just want a hand-made one of a kind silk scarf from label Trust Fun. We actually need it. Started by Sydney-based graphic designer, Jonathan Zawada, this label’s signature scarves support our justify-it-to-buy-it philosophy with their multi-purpose versatility. Soft sheer silk in amazing one-off colour combinations just don’t go out of style, and with more uses than we can list, they’re one piece you can validate. It’s the rescue purchase we’ve been waiting for.
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We love the re-Issue of the original Raised by Wolves and Furni digital watch collaboration, which comes with a built-in phone book, stopwatch, countdown timer and multiple alarm features with melody setting. Read more
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