Video
February 10, 2012 | Video | 
by Zolton |
Now, this is one for the ages: back in 2010, Atlanta film-maker Walter Thompson created a jaw-dropping LEGO stop motion to propose to Nealey Dozier, his girlfriend of four years. The video took 22 hours of shooting and some 2,600 pictures to splice together, a small sacrifice to pay for years of happiness together. Right? Right! Oh, and she said yes. Bonus.
Video / Sitting Fat On Chrome
February 9, 2012 | Video | by Mick Burson |
Here’s a Dallas native that completely crushes everywhere he goes, from Dallas to Detroit. He doesnt believe in one handed fills. It’s always two hands and a fat cap.
February 9, 2012 | Video | by Nicole Steen |
Back in 2008, when I ran the Indie Music Video Festival, I was delighted to receive an exceptionally brilliant and weird music video called We All Belong To Our Before by Davide Di Silvio. So I was thrilled to discover his involvement with Canadian music videomaking team WeWereMonkeys, whose Land of Talk It’s Okay video is the stuff dreams are made of.
Video / Guitar swing fail
February 8, 2012 | Video | by Gerry Mak |
I’m glad when I play with my band, I never try to pull stupid, cliche, rock-star moves because I would probably end up screwing up like this dude.
February 7, 2012 | Video | by Gerry Mak |
This video makes me think: why the fuck are people considered extremists when all they want is to live a life fulfilling their genetic mandate of perpetual play, love, peace, and silliness? Why are people who no longer wish to be hard-working laborers, obedient cubical workers, and polite service providers for absolute strangers considered lazy, irresponsible, and even dangerous? Read more
February 4, 2012 | Video | by Nils Clauss |
Hooked by the glamour of the city, the countryside is left behind. However, upon arrival, expectations are challenged by the sins of the city. This is a collaborative work of Nils Clauss from CONTENTed FILMS and Stuart Howe from STUDIO 163. This video, as the overall winner of the Genero Sincity competition, was chosen with the following comment: ‘Congratulations on a fantastic, original film that was entertaining from start to finish. A deserved winner’.
February 4, 2012 | Video | by Josh Atlas |
Mound, Allison Schulnik’s latest stop motion animation, is drop-dead stunning. She makes a world full of hobo clowns, dwarfs, and witches come to life in a way that everything pulses and melt with color. She has such a fine touch, I could just sit and watch her characters breathe. But fortunately, we get to see them dance, play, and morph all over each other.
February 4, 2012 | Video | by Nils Clauss |
Safari is a collaboration between film director Denys Arcand and artist Adad Hannah produced for the exhibition Big Bang, which celebrates the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ 150th Anniversary and the opening of a new pavilion. Arcand and Hannah developed a 7-minute scene that takes place in the back of a nightclub in the middle of the 1980s.
February 4, 2012 | Video | by Michael Tyson |
A director from Los Angeles, Douglas Burgdorff’s work can be described as raw, morbid and shocking. You should be looking away and squirming like the first time you watched one of the ‘saw films’. The majority of it is not safe for work but this guy’s work is almost worth losing your job over.
February 3, 2012 | Video | by Sean Hartter |
From the sword that becomes a keytar, to the vivid rainbow hued jetstreams of the equally rainbow colored mechanical star steeds, this four minute tour de force from the Animation Workshop giddily tosses so many 80s concepts and cartoon icons and into a blender, it would be futile to attempt to list them all. Just watch.
February 2, 2012 | Video | by Scratch My Nose |
Five Production Company Logos in 3D sees Emile Zile standing around looking slightly bored in jeans and a hoodie in an empty space that could be an office-style set of ceiling fluoros. His own CGI studio. Incongruously, we hear a descending wall of sound mimicking perfectly the impressive zooms and sweeps of corporate and cinema company promos. Read more
February 2, 2012 | Video | by Scratch My Nose |
Filmmaker Peter Greenaway, who is best known for his controversial and visually lavish films, was recently a guest of Santiago a Mil Arts Festival in Chile. As part of the program, Greenaway presented a 90 minute live cinema experience on four screens, which was a mix of magnificent visual and aural chaos. Read more
February 1, 2012 | Video | by Jenni Sparks |
I’ve been a fan of This Is It Collective’s work since I saw their first video, Bad Things That Could Happen. This Is It is a collective of illustrators, animators, artists and designers based in London and they produce colourful, well-designed animations and videos. This one in particular made me snigger with joy.
January 31, 2012 | Video | by Beatrice Cavalleri |
I love the way the visual narrative is engaged here: it’s simple and funny. Created by n9ve, a multidisciplinary design studio based in Turin, Italy, this playful piece of motion graphics displays different techniques and objects to represent the meaning of the word each letter introduces.
Video / Rapping Flight Attendant
January 31, 2012 | Video | by Milan Topalovic |
When a flight attendant claims that South West Airlines ‘do things a little bit differently’, the travellers aren’t expecting him to rip into a perfectly executed two minute rap. Never before has the mundane security announcement been delivered with such flamboyance and panache. Eminem, jog on.
I’ve just discovered the work of Arien Valizadeh and I’m very impressed. His Iranian-American background (he studied under a master Farsi Calligrapher) has shaped his artistic vision, which maintains the classical presence of Persian figurative painting. If that’s all too much, then explore his use of print and pattern and the dramatic color schemes he employs.
I’m really digging the strange, geometric symmetry of illustrator Raymond Lemstra’s mask and totem inspired work. Read more
Sparks’ album Kimono My House is a demented mix of hard rock, pop, glam, new wave, and baroque pop. Why this record never caught on in the States I’ll never know. The songs will get stuck in your head and prevent you from sleeping. Oh yeah, and the keyboard player has a nice mustache too, as evidenced by this track above — This Town Ain’t Big Enough.
No, this is not a still from a Dr Who episode. It is, instead, the facade of the Wotruba Church, built between 1974 and 1976 and located in the beautiful Austrian suburb of Mauer, the 23rd district of Vienna. Now, if only all religious buildings were so damn adventurous. It would kinda make Christmas mass more enjoyable. Read more
Created by fellow nerd, Ben Goldacre, Nerdy Day Trips is a website where users add points onto a giant map to tell all about their nerdy destinations. Click on the points to check out each nerd’s story, and comment, find new destinations to seek out, or add your own fun story.
These very sweet folks from Seattle supported Broken Social Scene on our last American dates of the Spirit IF tour. Although they haven’t quite hit their stride as a live outfit, the tunes from songwriter Grant Olsen have some very lovely moments that fall somewhere between Velvet Underground and The Everly Brothers. I think Arthur and Yu could take over from where Grandaddy left off, though with better songs. No offense to Grandaddy.
Aussie streetwear label Zanerobe create the most wearable t-shirts around. Not only are they soft like the fur off a particularly smooth peach, they look mighty sharp too. Read more
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How ’bout this Jose Manuel Hortelano-Pi guy, huh? Quite the illustrator, yessiree Bob. From Spain, too. Spain is great! Read more
Matthew Dear’s Black City album totem
Our friends at Ghostly International are releasing Matthew Dear’s Black City album as a limited edition ‘totem’. A what? A totem – a limited edition metal bar used to access a private music chamber. Cool! Read more
Cookie Boy’s creative cookie designs
I don’t eat cookies, so good thing Cookie Boy’s cookies are little pieces of art too pretty and cute to eat. Read more
Pitched as ‘Ulterior Motives in Contemporary Art’, Disorder Disorder is running until November 14 at Penrith Regional Gallery. It’ll be well worth the trip out west of Sydney: the Australian, Japanese, American and European cast reads like a warriors of street art roundup and includes Mike Giant, Ed Templeton, Anthony Lister [artwork above], Ozzie Wright, and Jonathan Zawada. Read more
Mathematics? Leave me out. Fashematics? Now you’re talking! This gem of a site is a runway equation that adds up to a whole lot of wonderful.
Necklush is a original multi-strand scarf and necklace hybrid. The multiple, seamless cotton loops allow for many different styles and forms, while remaining simple, yet modern. Hand-printed and handmade in Brooklyn. Read more
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