Awesome new video for Massive Attack by the talented digital artists at UVA. The video was designed using custom 3D software developed by UVA (presumably with OpenFrameworks), which allowed the creation of spontaneous, organic forms, simply by “sketching” the outlines.
I would love to see the production process in action.
It’s also the first Massive Attack tune that I’ve liked in quite a while.
Chinese farmer Hao Xianzhang has perfected the process of growing pear shaped Buddha‘s. The process took 6 years for Hao to perfect the process and involves placing the pears inside a transparent mould while they are still little. Each one is sold for around 50 yuan (£5), from the farm in Weixian county, Hebei province.
This process of controlling a natural production to create objects is an area that has been explored in the past. Tomás Gabzdil Libertiny confined beehives, to create vases.
A friend of mine managed to get us into the Anish Kapoorexhibition the day before it was opened to the public, under the guise of us being teachers.
When you arrive arrive at the Royal Academy of Arts you’re confronted with a towering sculpture, titled Tall Tree and the Eye, made up of 76 glistening steel spheres, each one absorbing and reflecting the architecture of it’s surroundings. It’s almost unbelievable how it manages to stay upright.
Within the exhibition is an epic collection of works by the artist, ranging from mind-altering mirrors to an enormous train made up of 40tonnes of wax, paint and vaseline that eases it’s way through galleries.
At first sight the pure immaturity of the Popeye Series currently on display at the Serpentine Gallery feels like a joke. My girlfriend had a completely bewildered look on her face when we were welcomed by the two inflatable rubber-rings suspended on the giant iron moustache – probably the reaction shared by most people unfamiliar with the work of Jeff Koons.
It’s not until you point out that the toys are fact a trompe-l’oeil of recast aluminium, meticulously painted to reproduce both the texture and colours of the original that the sophistication of the work really sinks in.
The Serpentine is filled with an elegant display of blow-up beach toys and mixed with rubbish baskets, stacks of patio chairs, stepladders, industrial chains and mesh fences. A raft of cooking utensils dangles beneath a dolphin’s belly, all of course made from the same materials. A lobster balances between a rubbish basket and a wooden chair. Huge photorealistic paintings cover walls mixing up retro cartoon illustrations with naked ladies.
Despite being a huge Koons fan for a number of years, this was the first time I had been able to enjoy the man’s imagination and originality firsthand and found the exhibition completely refreshing.
The Popeye Series will leave you feeling as lightweight as the inflatable toys Jeff Koons recreates.
Chinese farmer Hao Xianzhang has perfected the process of growing pear shaped Buddha‘s. The process took 6 years for Hao to perfect the process and involves placing the pears inside a transparent mould while they are still little. Each one is sold for around 50 yuan (£5), from the farm in Weixian county, Hebei province.
