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Stillness and Motion
in Southeast Asia
I was late, dare I say resistant, to the whole Facebook thing. As I have come to embrace my tendency towards voyeurism, learned to navigate through the mundane ramblings and cat memes, I have found that there can be true value in many of the connections I have made. One of those connections is a former college friend and fellow filmmaker, Todd.
Todd currently lives in Phnom Pen Cambodia where he runs The Asia Media Lab producing powerful and compelling videos for international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the Southeast Asian region. Todd also happens to be an acclaimed photographer and in his spare time uses his ex-patriot backdrop to create some phenomenal imagery. He recently posted, to Facebook, a series of long exposures taken in Myanmar and Thailand that are nothing short of stunning. I could wax poetic about the juxtaposition of stillness and motion, but I will let the images speak for themselves.
Here is a little insight into the concept behind the series and his process:
"For me, one of the most exciting things about living in this part of the world is the life on the streets, there is so much action and movement. Thus, when I decided to do a photography series I wanted to employ a technique that captured the pace of the city. Most of these images are form Yangon, Myanmar, one is from Bangkok. In order to capture the movement, I put the camera on a tripod, when necessary, I used a neutral density filter to stop the light down enough to open the shutter for periods long enough to show movement. I found that by switching between .3 of a second and 2 seconds, I was both able to capture the blur I desired but also keep open the possibility to catch a person standing still allowing them to be sharp and in focus in the photo."
Todd is shooting with a Canon 5D Mark II, and most of the shots where with a 24-105 f4 or a 35mm f2.
#Asia#Phnom Pen#Cambodia#Myanmar#Yongon#Bangkok#Long Exposure#Photography#Canon 5d mkII#inspiration#Southeast Asia
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Renoir: The Pain Passes
But the Beauty Remains
Now here is something you don't see everyday. Rare footage of a Master Painter at work. Renoir was a genius impressionist and worked with his hands crippled by severe rheumatoid arthritis til the day he died. Next time you complain that your wrist hurts from pixel pushing all day re watch this video.
When asked by Henri Matisse how he works in such pain his response,
“The pain passes, but the beauty remains.”
Thanks Dave for bringing this to our attention.
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Another Reason I Love Japan
What a phenomenal use of space. In most cities the roof of building would just be tar and air conditioning units, The Namba Parks in Osaka Japan are a shining example of re purposed space.
If you haven't seen it before the High Line Park in NYC is another wonderful addition of green space in the concrete jungle.
#Japan#Osaka Japan#Namba Parks#Green Space#Architectural Design#Re Purposed Space#Recycling#Trees#High Line Park#New York City
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The Same Song Lip Synched
at ages 17, 20, 23
This cute and entertaining lip sync was shown to us yesterday and since we posted it on Facebook it was at 14K views. Well, she is now over 91k, I would like to think we had a little to do with it ;)
Thanks Sean for bringing this to our attention.
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Which Do You Prefer?
A. Queen Elizabeth's 60 years of style in Pantone
B. A visual guide to Human Skin in Pantone?
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The Bob Ross of Dry Erase
What can you do with a 25 minute lunch break? I think Minnesota artist and school teacher Gregory Euclide has most of us beat. His awesome surreal landscapes are created using nothing more than a dry erase marker and a white board.
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That's Not Just a Camera
That's a Corrugated Camera
by Dayna Spinner
If mimicry is a demonstration of admiration, then it's very clear that Kiel Johnson really likes cameras. These rather endearing cardboard renderings of cameras old and new are meticulous labors of love.
#cameras#cardboard#art#applied arts#replicas#medium format cameras#polaroid#digital cameras#35 mm#instant cameras#inspiration
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Dress Like A Star...
by Dayna Spinner
...Er, I mean stars. And the real things too. This isn't Hollywood couture here, this is fashion on a cosmic scale. Shadowplay, and independent fashion label from NYC has taken their passion for space and married it beautifully with their more terrestrial passion for fashion. Each stellar (pun extremely intended) piece is digitally printed with images for NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The result is other-worldly cloths that drape you in galaxies, star clusters and nebulae. And for those of you with more Earthly concerns, the company uses locally sourced materials to create their fabric, and generates almost no waste in their manufacturing process.
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Nudity is Beautiful
by Dayna Spinner
New Hampshire-born, California-based artist Cecelia Webber has a message she wants to share: "... [to] work to make people aware of their link to nature and to inspire a sense of responsibility to make environmentally friendly choices. Additionally ... to help people realize a positive self-image of their bodies and to have the ability to look at nudity and nakedness as comforting, vulnerable, and beautiful." Case in point: These beautiful collages are created through digitally combining images of the naked body. Each work – either bird, flower, or insect – is, in essence, a detailed composite of humanity, impressing upon the viewer how connected, rather than separated, we are to the natural world and how we, in turn, are works of art ourselves.
#Cecelia Webber#Flowers#Butterflies#Composite images#Collage#illusion#nature#owls#color#brilliant color#nudes#nudity
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1 Take, 18 Costume Changes
Fun and catchy music video from Eytan and The Embassy.
Check out a little behind the scenes from CNN.
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Geektastic!
From outlines to animation, the evolution of a digital matte painting.
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It's Like a Bonsai Forest
in a Giant Soup Bowl
I am trying to find out a little more about this beautiful installation piece but the details are sketchy. The one thing these pics do not convey is how big it is, check out the pic below.
DAN HO - MY GREEN DREAMS
(mixed media H: 38 x Diameter: 84 in. / 96.5 x 213.4 cm)
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Remarkable!
"Some Awesome People
That I Used To Know"
Rejoice in what some people are capable of to acoustic Gotye goodness by Walk Off The Earth of Burlington Canada.
#Some Awesome People That I Used To Know#Wakeboarding#Freerunning#Parkour#Parasurfing#Snowboarding#BMX#Skateboarding#Diablo#Juggling#Jetski#Inspiration#Humans#Gotye#Walk Off The Earth
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Hotwheel's Chase Comes to Life
With a Pico projector and an iPhone all my Matchbox/Hotwheel's fantasies have become reality!
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Come for the Fish,
Stay for the Robots
by Dayna Spinner
What initially drew me to Lonac was his series, “Skate Bones”. I love found-object art. Re-purposing is truly a higher calling. But after I ooo-ed and aah-ed at the dichotomies created by painting exquisitely refined and realistic eyes on to splintered wooden boards, I explored further. Let's say that I came to Lonac's page for the fish, but I stayed for the robots. This guy is truly a sketch-artist. Scroll down his blog and see that I'm right. His drawings are thought provoking and meaningful, but nothing is as endearing as his sketches and large-scale renderings of robots, “Family Portrait” in particular. With most of his icons being highly symbolic, representing darker themes, the robot is perhaps his one icon that is more whimsical than suggestive.
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Utterly Retrolicious & Masterfully
Executed Stopmotion.
There is so much artistry in this truly exquisite stop motion animation. Cinematic and enormous in scale directors Vincent Pianina and Lorenzo Papace created this wonderful and rich film that harkens back to the 60s in both sound and style with sets straight out of a postcard from the 20s for "a song called Østersøen that was also written, composed, and recorded by Papace for his band Ödland off the album Sankta Lucia."
#stop motion#models#the raoring 20s#The 60s#Boats#Rollercoasters#Trains#Vincent Pianina#Lorenzo Papace#Østersøen#Ödland#Sankta#paper craft#DSLR
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Japanese Manhole Covers
Yes these are real. As I have said a hundred times before, Japan is a society that lives a life based on aesthetics and pride in their surroundings. These beautifully forged manhole covers are a prime example.
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