"...not by the hair on my chinny chin chin."
"The Story of the Three Little Pigs" from English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916)
Been really busy lately and haven't had as much time to write or blog, but I'll get back to it when I can.
Meanwhile, I thought this was great. Wolf chases pig. Very creative.
Via: Sullivan.
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14 April 2009
I Dig the Pig
04 April 2009
Not 'that' Nick Cave
"And what costume shall the poor girl wear
To all tomorrow's parties?
For Thursday's child is Sunday's clown
For whom none will go mourning."
- Velvet Underground, "All Tomorrow's Parties." (1967)
These 'sound suits' by artist Nick Cave are magical. At first I thought they were produced by the musical artist, whom I greatly admire, but after watching the video interview found out is actually another Nick Cave, an associate professor at the Art Institute of Chicago.
About the sound suits, Cave says, "I believe that the familiar must move towards the fantastic. I want to evoke feelings that are unnamed, that aren’t realized except in dreams." These are truly dream-like works of art. I love 'em.
More pictures: HERE.
Video interview with the artist:
Via Andrew Sullivan.
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20 February 2009
Khoda
"I paint objects as I think them, not as I see them."
- Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist (1881-1973)
This is a kickass five mintue video by Scottish artist Reza Dolatabadi. Each frame is a separate PAINTING! Pause anywhere in the video and you are looking at an individual painting. Reminds me of some of the Tool videos...
From the artist, Reza Dolatabadi:
What if you watch a film and whenever you pause it, you face a painting? This idea inspired Reza Dolatabadi to make Khoda. Over 6000 paintings were painstakingly produced during two years to create a five minutes film that would meet high personal standards. Khoda is a psychological thriller; a student project which was seen as a 'mission impossible' by many people but eventually proved possible!
Director and art director: Reza Dolatabadi
Written by Reza Dolatabadi & Mark Szalos Farkas
Animation by Adam Thomson
Music by Hamed Mafakheri
Winner of the Best Animation Canary Wharf Film Festival (London) Aug, 2008
Winner of the Best Student Animation Flip Festival (Birmingham) 2008
Winner of the Best Student Animation, Royal Television Society Award, Scotland (rts) 2009
Official selection for the "Best Short Film Program" at Waterford Film Festival (Ireland) November 2008
Official Selections
16TH FILM FESTIVAL CONTRAVISION (Berlin) Sept 2008
Marbella International Film Festival (Spain) Oct 2008
Encounter Film Festival (Bristol, UK) Nov 2008
Exposures Film Festival (Manchester, UK) Nov 2008
Renderyard Short Film Festival (London)
Flip Animation Festival (Birmingham) Nov, 2008
Animated Dreams (Tallinn) Nov, 2008
Rendezvous with Madness Film Festival (Toronto) Nov, 2008
Tip: Sullivan.
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10 January 2009
Local Aesthetic - Belltown Art Walk
"An artist cannot fail;
it is a success to be one."
- Charles Horton Cooley, American sociologist (1864-1929)
It was a cold, crisp night tonight. Full moon, high clouds. Nice not to have rain after the last week we've had. Stacie and I went downtown to the Belltown Art Walk, specifically to see local artist Troy Gua. The show was called Local Aesthetic and it was at the Suite 100 Gallery on Second Avenue between Bell and Battery. Tonight was the opening, but the work will be up all month and through February 6th. I would highly recommend stopping by and checking it out. (Incidentally, I just found out that over the years Troy has also shown and sold some of his work at one of my fave Seattle bars, the Hideout - which may explain why some of his style seems familiar to me.)
Troy's latest work Hybrid (Face) Series, on display at Suite 100, are bold, graphic images of two iconic pop culture faces superimposed on one another. Working with resin coated enamel and acrylic on canvas, he ties the two images together not just visually, but metaphorically as well. One of my favorites (above - top image) is entitled "The Pope John Paul Stanley." The dual images of the front man from KISS and the former leader of the Catholic church just does something for me. (I also love "The Burt and Ernie" which pairs Burt Reynolds' iconic mug with that lovable goof from Sesame Street.) There is a lot of humor and sarcasm in this work, two things I love, and two things I think we need more of.
He also has some fascinating and absorbing paintings and mixed-media work, which you can see on his website, TroyGua.com. I particularly like "Devil's Food" and "Artist as Landscape."
And a thank you to his beautiful wife Catherine, for letting us take up far too much of her time.
Also at the gallery are the works of two other local artists, Ryan Molenkamp and Greg Boudreau, which I found to be quite stimulating. I particularly appreciated Molenkamp's "Place Sketch 1".
Support Independent Art & Artists!
KJT - Seattle (2009)
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11 December 2008
Animal Art
"Every child is an artist.
The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."
- Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist (1881-1973)
I love these. The work of Swiss artist Geoffrey Cottenceau.
Whimsical; they make me very happy.
They remind me a bit of the simplicity of Picasso's 1943 sculpture,
"Head of a Bull" - made from a bicycle saddle and handlebars.
Tip again from Sullivan at The Daily Dish.
KJT - Seattle (2008)
Picasso image courtesy Musée Picasso, Paris.
KJT - Seattle (2008)
Picasso image courtesy Musée Picasso, Paris.
30 November 2008
Kissing the Ceiling
"I love strange choices.
I'm always interested in people who depart
from what is expected of them and go into new territory."
- Cate Blanchett, Australian Actress, (1969 — )
- Cate Blanchett, Australian Actress, (1969 — )
Found a website by an Canadian artist that I previously hadn't heard of - but very much like. He has some great photographs and interesting videos. Strange stuff. The above is my favorite, from a collection he calls "Kissing the Ceiling." Artist is Fred Muram, now living here in Seattle.
Check it out: Fred Muram (link)KJT - Seattle (2008)
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