Russian fashion photographer Masha Demianova works between New York and Moscow. Her camera is straight, faithful and seems has no control from commercial part of each project. Of course there is a tons of shooting material following by painstaking selection but at the end there are always a few strong shots representing the fashion photography as a state of art neither an editorial cut. Check it out on http://www.mashademianova.com
Russian talented commercial illustrator Gleb Solntsev updated his personal portfolio website featuring pencil drawings and some poetical projects.
Audiovisual installation “Void” created by Saint-Petersburg based collective Tundra is an attempt to visualize the idea of emptiness.Emptiness here is regarded not as an absence of everything, but as an initial state when anything can appear. To see how dark room turns into the Big Bang epicenter a visitor should become “empty”. Every move and sound, captured by sensitive equipment, stops the 360 degrees audiovisual flow around. Credits: Visuals/ programming: A. Letcius, A. Sinica, M. Udchenko Sound/ programming: A. Kochnev, K. Suhanov, S. Perevoschikov
http://vimeo.com/79200891
One of the best iPad application that covers the gap between human/touchscreen interaction - Paper by FiftyThree released its very own wooden Pencil stylus. Pencil is the most natural and expressive tool for getting ideas on Paper—a beautiful blend of advanced technology and crafted design. Pencil’s special expressive features: Erase, Blend, and adaptive Palm Rejection, open up a whole new world of creative possibilities in Paper.
http://vimeo.com/78124534
In Infinity Mirrored Room installation by Yayoi Kusama ( 'I Who Have Arrived In Heaven' Exhibition at David Zwirner Art Gallery ), hundreds of multicoloured LED lights, suspended at different heights and dangling from floor to ceiling, transform a room into what feels like eternity. The cube-shaped, mirror-paneled room has a shallow reflecting pool as its floor and the lights flicker on and off in a strobe-like effect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRZR3nsiIeA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD-2_MTqtYw#t=61
Chris Labroy has exhibited at the design museum in London and been featured in various publications. Here is his latest series of digital artworks titled "Auto Aerobics"
A short film for Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey, created by Opperman Weiss and directed by Laurence Dunmore of RSA Films, features a beautifully haunting rendition of the Irish folk song “A Parting Glass.” via
More than a year ago, 20-year-old photographer Marcus Møller Bitsch, aka Marcus MB, began a personal photographic journey. Every day for one year, he created a new portrait filled with surreal mystery and intrigue.
Talented illustrator from Trinidad and Tobago Gerrel Saunders (from Top 2012) kicks again with his series of Skull Girls 2 available for purchase on different medium through S6 profile
Beautifully constructed time-lapse takes you on 100K-photo trip around the world. The video directed by a filmmaker Matthew Vandeputte that has spent the last year travelling the globe and shooting more photographs than ever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=friyw5fcm-A
Right after John Lewis fairy tale here comes the M&S (Marks & Spencer) Christmas advertisement nods to Alice and Wonderland and the Wizard of Oz, Marks & Spencer’s Christmas TV ad looks to be bringing plenty of fairytale-themed sparkle this festive season. Starring Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Helena Bonham Carter and model David Gandy also appear. Directed by Johan Renck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2qLwdyFInc
Menno Fokma and Floris Vos (FLORIS+MENNO) directed a dark short movie "The Rapid Eye"."The Rapid Eye is a short experimental art & fashion film which is born from the personal need to experiment with a fragmented way of storytelling, practical effects, aesthetics and evoking emotions on a subconscious level. We started the film by experimenting and recording a lot of different scenes we had in mind. Mostly by just the 2 of us. We paid attention to an intuitive way of working. During the process we connected the dots and developed our script into something bigger. With limited budget we managed to arrange locations and a great crew to shoot the spine of the film. We worked together with the amazing team from Box Of Toys Audio. They recorded vocals with a Scandinavian Yojk singer, Juhán Niila Stålka, and custom samples on the HMS Belfast warship in London."
http://vimeo.com/79334213
"LA-based Mark Rubenstein has been actively taking photographs for 13 years now, creating shots that are aesthetically simple, yet still communicate a very specific vision to the audience. In his past works, as well as in his latest book project Gone by Dawn, the viewer may notice an ongoing theme—naked chicks. But though they're always a crowd-pleasing subject, it's with great subtlety that Rubenstein captures these vulnerable moments, and like with all art, you have to look beyond the surface to find the meaning within." Read the full interview on Frank151.com
The Mill studios released a smashing reel showcasing 93 vfx works they did in a recent year. Mind blowing! Must watch. http://vimeo.com/79145199
You might have seen recent buzz about Lady Gaga's life-size sculpture made in collaboration of Scott Eaton and Jeff Koons. Creepy but that's pop culture. Let's switch to the latest work of Scott - Hercules XIII tablet stand - the second of its type after "The Venus of Cupertino". It features oversized Hercules (hence we call oatmeal in Russia by this greek name of the famous half-god) holding any tablet with an outstanding grace. If you like them both you will definitely appreciate their collide in Venus Lamp shown below :)
I bet you have mentioned my slow down with post, I promise nothing happens, I am just busy redesign the website to hit the new and more comfortable responsive concept. Meanwhile please enjoy fashion photographer Alberto van Stokkum based in Madrid
Aleksandra Domanović deals with sculpture that echoes monuments from the past from her native (former) Yugoslavia. While some sculptures take on more traditional forms of post-Communist leaders, the Berlin-based artist also began experimenting with unique materials in her work. 19:30 Stacks was created by piling size A3 and A4 paper with photos printed on their sides with ink-jet printing. First creating a massive PDF file of a photo, Domanović set the printer to ‘border-less print’ setting, which coated the ends of each paper, and when stacked upon each other, revealed the finished image.
Since our last visit Jaw-dropping mouth-gaping illustrator Kilian Eng has a plenty of updates on personal tumblr. The most recent work has been done as a cover art for M83's newest single "You and the night" (actually a OST for the upcoming movie). Okay too much additional information in one post, please come back and enjoy Kilian's commissioned illustrations represented by Debutart agency.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFCnJ-R33jw
“The idea behind One Loop Portrait a Week was to re-capture some sort of creative rhythm or spontaneity I felt I lost. Every week I shoot a new portrait with no pressure or overall idea, just what comes into my mind.” Brilliant works!
View all on http://www.romain-laurent.com/work/one-loop-portrait-a-week-04/
