My friend Sade sent me this video, and it is so beautiful I had to share. The music (by Brian Eno), the languid movements, the metaphor for love...what a lovely commerical.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Improv Everywhere
Improv Everywhere is a NYC based group that "causes scenes of chaos and joy in public places". Created in August of 2001 by Charlie Todd, they've has executed over 80 "missions" involving thousands of undercover "agents". Missions have ranged from The MP3 Experiment (where 826 people downloaded the same mp3, pressed play at the same time, and followed its directions), to The Moebius (where agents meticulously repeated a five-minute slice of time for twelve consecutive repetitions inside a Starbucks), to Welcome Back (where 20 agents waited with signs and flowers in an airport welcoming back perfect strangers). My personal favorite? When 16 agents created a musical in the middle of an unsuspecting food court. I've always wished my life would spontaneously burst into a musical.
Or The Frozen Grand Central Station, where over 200 people froze on cue for five minutes:
The website features tons of video of the events, and gives information about how you can become an agent should you find yourself in NYC.
Or The Frozen Grand Central Station, where over 200 people froze on cue for five minutes:
The website features tons of video of the events, and gives information about how you can become an agent should you find yourself in NYC.
Sheila Bocchine Pinhole Photography
I was blown away by the images Sheila Bocchine gets out of her wooden pinhole camera! There's no lens, as light goes through the pinhole and directly onto the film for exposures. Basically, a light-proof box with a tiny aperture.
As one commentator pointed out, this is just proof that good pictures come from good photographers, not necessarily the top of the line equipment. I think a pinhole camera would make a great gift for any of those creative types in your life, those crazy cats.
As one commentator pointed out, this is just proof that good pictures come from good photographers, not necessarily the top of the line equipment. I think a pinhole camera would make a great gift for any of those creative types in your life, those crazy cats.
(via booooooom! )
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Yves Saint Laurent at the de Young
Oh my friends, if you have not seen the Yves Saint-Laurent retrospective, get thee to a museum! The lovely exhibit is in San Francisco right now, having finished a run in Montreal, and it is well worth the trip (and the ten bucks) the de Young requires. I went this afternoon with my friend Tara, and we had the most impossible time keeping our hands to ourselves, not taking pictures, and someone may have been accused of smelling the couture. No names.
Yves Saint Laurent was a master couturier and pioneer. The exhibition celebrates the life of the late designer, and showcases forty years of creativity from the Maison Haute Couture Yves Saint Laurent. From his famous trapeze dresses, to the nipped silhouettes of his work under Dior, to the fantastically unique global styles, he blends references to the world of art and social revolution.
Yves Saint Laurent was a master couturier and pioneer. The exhibition celebrates the life of the late designer, and showcases forty years of creativity from the Maison Haute Couture Yves Saint Laurent. From his famous trapeze dresses, to the nipped silhouettes of his work under Dior, to the fantastically unique global styles, he blends references to the world of art and social revolution.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Rainbow Winter
Robin Cameron: photos by Wilson Cameron with Gouache overlays.(via Robin Cameron's eclectic website)
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