Sam3 (Elche, Spain – b. 1980) is known for creating massive scale silhouettes in urban spaces. He refers to his dramatic black and white works as “shadows.” The absence of defining details in his paintings allows for him to not only work quickly, but also makes the message more accessible. His seemingly simple style is dense with profundity; the work is a reflection of the human condition as viewed through the experience of his global travels.
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Step 1. Create fake, semi-convincing sign for a “lost cat” you found, complete with adorable photos of said feline.
Step 2. Setup a voicemail for people to respond.
Step 3. Document and post the gamut of reactions that spill forth.
Insofar as I know, these flyers may have been posted in various cities throughout the country. There are images floating around advertising the “cat” to have been found on Sunset Blvd, as well as another saying it was found on 27th and A1A. In the Flickr comments for the image a member says they saw a similar sign in Australia. Regardless, finding images of the sign was fantastic in itself — hearing the actual calls and responders took it over the top. Kudos to you, good sir or ma’am, who got this viral project in motion.
halo is a handy light-writing tool, preserving the techniques and gestures that graffiti artists use with spray cans. It is possible to change the color and the brightness of the led to change the graffiti’s styles. If the light doesn’t have enough battery, users simply have to shake it to have energy again.
Anyone else think that Blu is imminent for a Bansky-level explosion of popularity? The artist who last year brought us an incredible mindtrip of an urban wall-painted animation has posted up some new works in Grottaglie, Italy — for the Fame Festival. The images above depict a piece commenting on a massive steel factory in nearby Taranto.
this factory is destroying the territory and killing a lot of workers ’cause of its big lack of security measures and high environmental pollution. the direct consequence is that Taranto has one of the highest rate of death by cancer in italy. As a plus, the smartest politicians from Grottaglie’s town council allowed, back in ‘96, the construction of a very filthy special wastes dump right outside the city. they did not inform the people, they did not ask anybody’s opinion, they just did it. i wish i could wonder WHY they did it.
Fantastic piece on modern-artist Cassandra Jones over at Accidental Mysteries covering some of her latest pieces recontextualizing and manipulating amateur found images. Watch the video below, about 3 mins in they start to show bits from her “sunset” piece she did as a Carnegie Mellon student.
Blake Hicks’s series of portraits of characters from the HBO series, The Wire. You know, that one show everyone tells you is “THE BEST TV SHOW EVER” (It’s true).
A still image from the teaser trailer of Marily Minter’s newest film, Green Pink Caviar. Loving the colors in conjunction with the imagery centered around the mouth.
Green Pink Caviar (2009) is a lush and sensual voyeuristic hallucination. Filmed with macro lenses, she captures the most minute movements of female mouths licking candy and cake decoration. Driven by her fascination with the body, Minter’s film sets the stage for chance to happen.
Follow the link below to watch the Hi-res trailer.
The premise behind Surtido de Mutaciones is pretty interesting…Basically that IKEA is actually a supplier of raw materials, rather than of finished products. They challenged 35 designers to go to IKEA and to come up with new products that used existing IKEA parts. Everything used in their products had to come from IKEA, including screws, seats, screens, etc.
They range from simple reinventions to elaborate light fixtures. Seeing these really inspires one to get out and try their hand at recombining pieces, because at Ikea prices, what’s stopping you anyway?
Marko is a 25-year old VFX artist operating out of Stockholm. He works with both still and moving image. Above, are examples of some of his “Photoshop freestyle” sessions where he creates some stunning pieces.
