What a weird and wonderful idea: A daily planner spanning not one year but 82 years - the average life expectancy of people in the western world. Look how thick that thing is! So what exactly is it you don't have time for?
Via Kottke who went to a design conference and … Continue Reading ››
Category Archives: Art
Art and artists inspire us. And the interesting thing is that the way workers approach work is starting to look more and more like the way artists approach art.
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What is at the center now? At the moment, neither art nor science but mankind determining, in confusion and obscurity, whether it will endure or go under. The whole species - everybody - has gotten into the act. At such a time it is essential to lighten ourselves, to dump encumbrances, including the encumbrances of … Continue Reading ››
Interview with Neal Stephenson
Some of the best books I've read recently have been The Baroque Cycle by Neal Stephenson, a trilogy set in the 1600's and 1700's.
In this interview on reasononline, Neal talks about many things, including some of his reasons for writing novels set in that period when he normally writes Science Fiction:
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In this interview on reasononline, Neal talks about many things, including some of his reasons for writing novels set in that period when he normally writes Science Fiction:
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Art money
This is a seriously cool concept: Art money.
Art Money measures 12x18 cm and is an original work of art by the artist hand. It has a purchasing power equal to 20 Euro when first introduced and increase in value by five Euro p.a. for 7 years after which it settles and holds 50 Euro … Continue Reading ››
Feeling lucky?
Ashely Revell sold everything he owned, including his house, car and clothes, and went to a casino to gamble all the money (135.000$) on red. See how it went.
Reminds me of John Freyer who sold everyhing he owns on ebay, and now travels around visiting the people who bought the stuff.
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Reminds me of John Freyer who sold everyhing he owns on ebay, and now travels around visiting the people who bought the stuff.
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I want to make my music so that it doesn't force the performers of it into a particular groove, but which gives them some space in which they can breathe and do their own work with a degree of originality. I like to make suggestions, and then see what happens, rather than setting down laws … Continue Reading ››
Arts – politics, 1 – 0
There's an EU election on right now, and though it's met mostly with apathy and boredom, someone has used the (butt ugly) election posters pasted all over Copenhagen for some good, and made weird little art projects out of them - quite good ones too. Check out a few:
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… Continue Reading ›› Zero7 live
Last night I had the pleasure of spending an evening in the company of Zero7. There are many reasons why they're such a great band, here's a few of them:
* The music. Soulful, beautiful, sometimes edgy, always great.
* The singers. Mozez (the only guy) with his airy,light voice. Sophie with the clean, … Continue Reading ››
* The music. Soulful, beautiful, sometimes edgy, always great.
* The singers. Mozez (the only guy) with his airy,light voice. Sophie with the clean, … Continue Reading ››
Hektor, the swiss graffiti robot
Gizmodo put me onto this extremely cool swiss graffiti robot, which is basically a spray can, a computer, two steppper motors and some string. Check out the video of the robot painting a work of art for an exhibition, it's a sight to behold.
Reading about that project made we want to … Continue Reading ››
Reading about that project made we want to … Continue Reading ››
Art and fear
Chris Corrigan links to a review of the book Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking, from which comes the following quote:
The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would … Continue Reading ››