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Stop-motion time lapse animated music video for Death Cab for Cutie's Little Bribes

Add to Folder | Comments (0) | May 25, 2009

Death Cab for Cutie - Little Bribes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

The other day I discovered an impressive stop-motion time lapse music video for Death Cab for Cutie's song Little Bribes. This is not an official video and was made as a self-promo piece, or just for fun by Ross Ching. I find the incorporated typographic elements very unique and like the use of bokeh technique—and believe this could've passed as a real commissioned piece.

Ross Ching writes more about the process behind the video: "For this video, I pulled out every time lapse, stop motion and live action camera trick that I could think of. It took me about 2 weeks. The goal was to create a fresh, new direction to take my work to..." —Ross Ching

(first discovered video via fubiz)

Link: Ross Ching's unofficial Death Cab for Cutie music video

Gonkar Gyatso, artist in 53rd Venice Biennale

Add to Folder | Comments (0) | May 19, 2009

In the magazine shop in Grand Central Terminal, the cover of issue 63 of ArtAsiaPacific caught my attention with its visual overload of branding logos, typography, and recognizable cartoon characters. The artwork on the cover is a detail of The Shambala of the Modern Times by Gonkar Gyatso. I like Gyatso's clever integration of pop culture icons and references within the shapes of Buddhist iconography. It wasn't until I delved deeper into the magazine that I realized this juxtaposition. The feature article on the artist entitled Contours of Identity, provides fascinating insight into the cultural, political, and spiritual influences which helped shape the artist's view today. Born in Lhasa in 1961, he studied traditional Chinese ink-and-brush painting in Bejing. He is the founder of Sweet Tea House, a contemporary Tibetan art gallery. Currently, Gonkar Gyatso lives in London.

"Having lived in Tibet, China, India and the West, Gyatso's art proposes insightful statements on cultural hybridity of globalization as well as the sea change of the world yet to come." —artist bio

Gonkar Gyatso will be a participating artist at the upcoming 53rd International Art Exhibition: Fare Mondi // Making Worlds. The piece shown here will be included with his more recent body of work for the show.

credit for artwork above (plus detail scans): Gonkar Gyatso, The Shambala of Modern Times, 2008, stickers, paper cuttings and pencil on treated paper, 200 x 219 cm. (larger images via flickr)

Link: more on Gonkar Gyatso

Murakami Self-Portrait and Flower Plate in Casa BRUTUS

Add to Folder | Comments (1) | April 27, 2009

Offering similar suspense as a mystery boxed vinyl toy, the extra thick shrinkwrapped May 2009 issue of Casa BRUTUS caught my eye at Kinokuniya. The new issue of the Japanese lifestyle + design magazine features a unique cross promotion with Japan Brand (producer of the Takashi Murakami designed "Flower" plate included with the magazine). I'm impressed with the durability of the plate, which survived a tumble off the bookshelf.

Though I can't read Japanese, there is a minimal amount of English text sprinkled throughout the Casa BRUTUS issue. Regardless, it isn't necessary to read the magazine to appreciate its design, sophistication of content, and photography.

(flip through a few other spreads via a digital version of the issue)

Link: more photos of Casa BRUTUS magazine + Murakami

Happy Earth Day / "Hot and Cold" Animation

Add to Folder | Comments (0) | April 21, 2009

After watching The Daily Show last night, I saw this cute, but hopefully effective stop-motion animation
about carbon pollution. The ad spot is just one part of a larger campaign from Repower America and
The Alliance for Climate Protection.

below is an excerpt from the press release for the "Hot and Cold" commercial:

“It is no secret that America needs to heat up its economy at the same time as we cool down a warming planet,” CEO Fox said. “We can create tremendous sustainable economic growth when we cap carbon pollution, jumpstart our clean energy sector and support innovative industries across America. Strong climate and energy legislation will address the root cause of dangerous climate change, repower America with clean energy and help lift us out of this recession.”
—pdf press release from Repower America

Link: "we can solve the climate crisis."

a Nintendo flashback, the year 1988

Add to Folder | Comments (0) | April 16, 2009