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VERSUS . David Letellier

Versus is the latest installation by David Letellier, combining robot mechanics within kinetic sound installations. Each sculpture is made of 12 triangular panels, hinged and powered by six linear actuators, controlled by custom software. At regular intervals, each sculpture produces a sound, simultaneously recorded and analyzed by the opposite sculpture, which then moves according to the frequencies of this sound. Like a feedback loop, it then plays back the recorded sound, with the errors and disturbances caused by the reverberating space and the installation’s visitors. By intervening in this conversation, the viewer becomes an actor, as he degrades the communication by his presence and the noises he produces. As the panels move back and forth at a pace determined by the environmental sound, they create a non-immediate interaction, where the imperfections of reproduction are becoming creative elements.

SANG NOIR STUDIO – ONE DRAW A DAY n°100

Atelier Olschinsky

Atelier Olschinsky – a studio by Peter Olschinsky and Verena Weiss based in Vienna, Austria – have some incredible work on display. Just the structure studies are worth a whole morning dedicated to it.

TEEBS, the artwork of Mtendere Mandowa

Mini Documentary of the artwork of Mtendere Mandowa visual artist and musician aka Teebs.

Music track “LSP” featuring Austin Peralta from Teebs 2nd record “Collections 01″ on Brainfeeder.

HYDRO74

Don’t think ski ve introduce him , but anyway Hydro74 is a Orlando based designer, otherwise known as Joshua M. Smith. Hydro is my Hero !

Ground by Ryoichi Kurokawa

‘Ground’ is the latest installation from Ryoichi Kurokawa a Japanese artist whose works take on multiple forms such as concert piece, screening works, recordings and installation. Full Screen recommended.

Nando Costa: Laser Cut Calendar

Graphic Artist and Director Nando Costa recently released this amazing laser cut calendar. “I’ve always wanted to design a calendar, but never got around it. As I recently purchased a laser engraver for the production of my personal project “The New America”, I found myself curious to experiment and a need to be more familiar with all of its possibilities.” You can purchase the calendar here.

“This design was a collaboration between myself and my wife Linn Olofsdotter.”

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Pause Promo by Ian Clemmer

Ian Clemmer‘s Pause contribution is a wild ride, with superb sound design by Box Of Toys Audio.

Natalie Shau

Natalie Shau is illustrator and photographer of Russian and Kazakhstan descent based in Lithuania (Vilnius). She works mainly in digital media and Natalie’s works are mixture of her photography, digital painting and 3D elements. She enjoys creating surreal and strange creatures, fragile and powerful at the same time. Natalie’s style was influenced a lot by religious imagery, fairytales illustrations classic horror literature and Russian classic literature such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol etc.

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“DOINNOTHIN” Blu Ft. Ugod Produced by Flying Lotus

The Latest Blu video from the album NoYork! Directed by David M. Helman with Fuckery by Ruffmercy brings the psychedelic hip hop animation styles.

Agent Provocateur: Les Fleurs du Mal

London lingerie label Agent Provocateur presents “Les Fleurs du Mal” a film directed by Justin Anderson and produced by Epoch Films. This short film is to celebrate the launch of Soiree Collection 2011-2012.

STORY OF GENKI???

David OReilly does his thing for an episode of Tim and Eric and it’s insane, awesome, NSFW, and freakin’ genius.

Monika Grzymala

Monika Grzymala is a Polish artist who’s recent show at the Sumarria Lunn gallery in London explores chaotic interconnections through the use of tape …. kilometers of tape. “While her focus is largely abstract, the black lines of this installation cannot help but hold subtle resonance with the complex nets of architectural blueprints and design drawings.” … Continue Reading →

Erin Smith

Some wonderful work from Australian illustrator Erin Smith whose imagery is derived from letters extracted from journals of automatic writing then digitally printed and hand drawn onto paper.

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The Nature of Things: Literally

Time and time again I’ve heard or read of designers/artists/creatives cite nature as one of their strongest influences. Taking a closer look at vertebrate that travel in groups, its hard not to be mesmerized and easy to see where offset keyframing and particle generation projects have been sourced. Its astounding the shapes these groups create and the often non-verbal communication that occurs among their participants, required in maintaining such uniform yet organic movement. Is there one one leader with all others following suit in a nano second offest manner? Is each member conscious of the overall shape the group makes and the path it follows?

I’ve seen this phenomenon from my balcony over the last couple of months, among small birds. No pattern ever seems to repeat itself. I wonder if there is rhyme or reason? Another great example to see here.

This all reminded me of Kozyndan‘s recent Hello Kitty: Fishy Greetings / Small Gift painting, and numerous other particle generated motion pieces.

So, if you have no plans on this Friday night, I reco burning a huge fat one and renting Disney’s Oceans for some fantastic inspiration. Probably the best documentary with the most beautiful cinematography I’ve ever seen. Although … this is a bit disturbing ; (

Yanni Floros

The image above titled BLACK OUT is a 102 x 72cm charcoal on paper.

Yanni Floros is an Adelaide based artist that trained at the National Art School in Sydney graduating as a sculpture major. Since then he has shown his work around Australia in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide and has been a finalist in art prizes such as the Dobell Drawing Prize 2010 and the Lethbridge 10000. His work extends across the disciplines of painting, sculpture and drawing and focuses on the pursuits of man and how those pursuits impact our development. He is currently working towards a solo show in the New Year.