Tuesday, August 31, 2010
TokyoGenso 東京幻想
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| The illustrations of TokyoGenso (a.k.a. Tokyo Fantasy) depict a post-apocalyptic Tokyo devoid of people and overtaken by nature.[via] |
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
The Big Pink's "VELVET"
'Velvet' is taken from The Big Pink's debut album A Brief History Of Love (available to order from http://bit.ly/IKGaM). Directed by Rob Hawkins; Mixed by Alan Moulder; Bondage by Esinem. [blog(Chinese Traditional)]
Friday, August 27, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Satoshi Kon 1963-2010
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 Terrible news from Japan: the anime director Satoshi Kon, one of that medium’s true artists, has died at the age of 47, reportedly from cancer. He was a brilliant filmmaker — “Perfect Blue,” “Millennium Actress,” “Tokyo Godfathers,” “Paranoia Agent,” “Paprika” — with decades of work ahead of him. He leaves behind an unfinished feature, “The Dream Machine,” , which he described as a road movie for robots (that’s a still above). Here’s an early obit from Simon Abrams in the New York Press, and here’s the last interview I did with him for the New York Times, from May, 2007.[via] [blog(Chinese Traditional)] [via(Chinese Traditional)] |
Human Facebook Default Avatar
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| The aim of this project is to humanize the Facebook default avatar provided at the first login. Project Director, Photography, PP: Thomas M. (also known as TWO). |
Amazing White Paper Sculptures
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| While most of us will look at white paper and think about school or work, Jeff Nishinaka thinks about something entirely different. Nishinaka sees a world of possibilities or art in the making. Using nothing more than white paper, glue and a sharp knife, he creates unbelievably intricate sculptures of everything from landmarks to wildlife. Taking months to create and selling for thousands of dollars, Nishinaka's sculptures are truly works of art. They measure anywhere from 2 feet to 20 feet high and are made for clients including Bloomingdales, The Peninsula Hotel, Paramount Pictures and Coca Cola. Just how did Nishinaka start down this path? He began experimenting with paper as part of a project during his student days at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. As he says, "We could choose any type of medium, like matchsticks, nails and clay. I chose paper and made a fish sculpture - it was an 'ah-ha!' moment for me. After that I quickly developed a feel for working with paper. I began experimenting with different papers, finding ways to shape, bend, and round edges on it. I knew I was destined to make paper sculptures. The most interesting thing about his sculptures is that though they look 3D, they're actually 2D. The illusion is achieved by layering and lighting. [via] |
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| Great advertising campaign by Celcom Broadband, the number one mobile broadband provider in Malasya, made by the agency M&C Saatchi. [via] |
The xx - VCR
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Japan's Videos
nyancy smile
If you want to meet Tomato, just visit the Nyancy Cat Cafe near Shiki Station in Saitama prefecture. Here’s its location on Google Maps View Larger Map
tiny piano duetNTV’s “Fukashigi Tanteidan“ features short performances using the world’s smallest piano and the world’s smallest drum kit, followed by a jam session using both
japan - probeThis 68-year-old man is a former karate champion who decided to give up normal life 16 years ago and become a hermit. Here is a TV show visiting his dojo in the hills of Aichi prefecture,
As you can see, he is a very modern hermit who has his own mobile phone. His homepage also seems to show that he occasionally accesses the internet to check his hotmail account and leave site updates.
Todd Baxter
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| Todd Baxter studied photography, painting, drawing and sculpture at the University of New Mexico in his hometown of Albuquerque, USA. From 2002 he worked as a freelance designer and art director for several advertising agencies in Chicago. Since 2004, deals exclusively with photography. |
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Cuba Gallery's Photography
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| Photographer Andrew of Cuba Gallery not only shoots amazing photos, he uses Adobe Lightroom in post-production to make them even more visually stunning. His photos have that retro and slightly cinematic feel to them, as if you're seeing a freeze frame shot of an old film. By controlling the colors, tones and lighting, Andrew creates spellbinding stories that make you feel lost in his world.[via] |
Gluko & Lennon ENG
(Vimeo Direktloco) [via]
Gluco & Lennon: Very nice animated, super timed, contains little more than aesthetically vibrant color and Loco Roco-optics (which would have served me well already ... would be 12 minutes long become somewhat problematic).
Pets impersonating celebrities
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| A kitschy new line of stationary, Takkoda's Famous Faces series features freakishly adorable pets dressed up as popular celebrities. The collection includes journals, bookmarks and greeting cards, each with stoic faces ironically mocking their silly appearance. Each of the 184-page lightly ruled journals (offered in pocket- or full-size versions) is complete with an elastic pen holder, ribbon bookmark and interior pocket, keeping organization at the forefront of the design. Characters such as chihuahua Michael Jackson, corgi Dr. Spock and kitten Audrey Hepburn keep the humor alive while doing some serious note taking. Available online from teNeues for $9 (small) or $13 (large).[via] |
Ewok + Wookiee = Ewookiee?
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| Ewok + Wookiee = Ewookiee? I’m loving this Mario Brothers / Star Wars mash up comic by Caetano Cury. Check out his Cave of the Jedi blog and dig through the hilarious comics. Charge by Caetano Cury (Twitter) [via] |
Princess Peach as The Bride from Kill Bill
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| Princess Peach as The Bride from Kill Bill by Eduardo San Gil. She Wants Revenge by Eduardo San Gil / Graja (Flickr) |
KAWABANKA!!! Ninja Turtles Renaissance Artists
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| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Namesakes t-shirt by Priscilla Wilson on sale here. |
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Earning some coins (Mario/raccoon shirt)
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| Mario/raccoon shirt by Alvaro Arteaga Sabaini for Threadless. Presumably available for vote shortly by clicking on the voting widget: |
The Many Faces Of Johnny Depp
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| Personally I think Johnny Depp is one of the most talented and versatile actors in the industry. He totally transforms himself in every movie role he stars in and hasn’t played a normal guy ever really. Below is a picture of his many faces throughout his movie career, pretty wild if you ask us. I really enjoy his tranny look, he nailed that one [via] |
Marvel Characters, Rock-Man Style
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| Words cannot describe how very excellent this is: DeviantARTist Suzuran drew 54 Marvel characters in the sprite-tastic style of classic Mega Man. If you wish to weep tears of joy, click the image above to see the full panorama in all it’s glory. Update: For easier (though slightly less awesome) viewing, we’ve sliced the panorama up into five component panels; if you like what you see, check out Suzuran’s DeviantART page for more. [via] |
Monday, August 16, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
SYM-BIONIC TITAN!!!
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| NewCartoon Sym-BionicTitan by Kevin Dart |
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| New trailer for Genndy Tartakovsky's Sym-Bionic Titan. [via] |
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Pencil Tip Micro Sculptures
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| Dalton Ghetti(Brazilian born, Connecticut based artist) creates amazing miniature masterpieces on the tips of pencils. Dalton uses a razor blade, sewing needle, a sculpting knife, a steady hand and lots of patience to meticulously carve the graphite which can take anywhere between a few months to a few years...[via] |
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