i was fasicinated by the technique used to created these 3d fish, the layering and patience!
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/30ESIR/www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/riusuke-f...
watch the video!
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Adam Dant
Perhaps a bit of a delayed reaction,,,
Upon Monday of last week, the 5th to be precise,, we were lucky enough to sit in on a talk by Adam Dant. A man I knew very little of before the said talk, but a man full of surprises and intrigue.
Dant is an illustrator based in Shoreditch, London. He is ""an artist of the street"" creating various reactions to the city he sees around him.
There were a few things that struck me about Dant's work,,.
Points to Discuss;; I like his maps,, I like his mind
((Donald, the French and other Investigations))
To Begin, Dant has an almost classical look to the drawings he creates, therefore upon first look[firstlove], I wasn't particularly enthralled but on a deeper investigation, deeper explanation, everything takes on a much more entertaining, much more curious appeal.
Dants Maps:; Dant has created many a map of his home borough of Shoreditch,, but what really strikes me about these maps, is not the appearance of them but of the application of them, the mind behind them. They are not just purely graphical representations of an area but there is a more personal appeal to them, a more personal insight into the character of the area, whether a truthful insight or not,,,..
Donald Parsnips Plan of Shoreditch in Dream Format
,,,where Dant collected the dreams of people across Shoreditch in a hope to depict a collective unconscious of Shoreditch. Once again I personally was not particularly attracted to the overall effect of the image upon first inspection, but in hindsight I find the mindset and depiction to be incredible.
SIDE NOTE SIDE NOTE ;:;:
Who is Donald? Donald is in fact Donal Parsnip, a character created by Dant, his creative alter-ego, friend and accomplice.
Cube Gallery - Manchester
Infra_Manc; Exhibition curated by Richard Brook.
This exhibition was based on the processes involved in the procurement, marketing and delivery of key infrastructural projects of the post-war era. The exhibition consisted of artefacts that related to the Mancunian Way, the Pic-Vic tunnel, the Guardian Exchange and the dreams of a city centre heliport.
For me I am really interested in old artefacts, especially when it comes to maps and this gallery was full of the different styles in the way they recorded data in map form. It is the look, the touch and the forgotten memories in the artefact that really appeal to me.
However if it is the underground Manchester that has caught your eye, then the recent discovery of the Pic-Vic tunnel is something you should look into. Situated now underneath the Arndale shopping centre, the tunnel was a proposed rail route beneath the city centre and would have formed the centre piece of a new electrified railway network for the region. It is strange to think that if this had of been created than our Manchester skyline today could have looked a lot different. Was it stopped for the better?
Below shows a collection of photographs that were taken from the tunnels, it is strange to think that below us their is a whole other space that no one really knows about, it would not of even crossed my mind if I had not of gone to the exhibition.
The Starn Twins
Mike and Doug Starn are identical twins that work collaboratively in photography, however they do not just use photography in their work but also sculpture, painting, video and installation.
Their most recent work;
Big Bambú
In September 2008, the Starn twins took over there Beacon studio with the construction of the ‘Big Bambú,’ this piece consists of archetecture, performance, film and photography. The artwork starts as a massive tower created from lashed together bamboo poles and brings into space representations of complexity and chaos, but then evolves through the continuous rebuilding and rethinking of the structure at all times. To me this piece represents that business of a city, the chaos of people intertwined with the rows and rows of buildings, all shapes, all sizes, that we as humans get swallowed up in.
“Big Bambú is connotative of an autonomous, spontaneous, self-governing, disorganised network responding to itself to better navigate the environment. “It represents me - in that I am who I was, and, I am completely different than I was when I was a little boy.” Doug Starn writes.”
This link shows the photographs, videos and installation of the project; http://www.starnstudio.com/
This piece has evolved since 2008 and created in several other areas, such as Venice and on the roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York).
Looking back at their later works I came across a very interesting series of photographs named ‘Attracted to light.’ My first attraction came from the look of the photographs, as they hold a very old atmospheric quality to them, quite worn and weathered and using predominately black and grey tones which help achieve this effect. It is also very fascinating the way they compile their photographs together, in a patchwork of rectangles and squares, these shapes are not perfectly cut either, the edges are torn or have curled up giving the impression that they have been handled for years.
I am interested in the old photography of Manchester and the pictures I take of the city I hope to manipulate in a way that will achieve such effects.
Perhaps a point of interest,,,?
Last eve I somehow managed to stumble across this blog,,. It is a blog that consists of various interviews and information about current creative Manchester and its residents.
I haven't had a chance to have a proper look at it,, but from what I've seen and read it has increased my knowledge of current Manchester a little more, broadening my mind on what is going on right now throughout Manchester's fabulous creative communities.
It has also got some useful links that lead you to other "happening" Manchester sites, telling of events and creative spaces,,
http://manhattanchester.blogspot.co.uk/
Cotton.
Look at the Past
11 February – 13 May Whitworth Art Gallery
Visit the COTTON: Global Threads website...
Late winter and spring sees all the ground floor galleries at the Whitworth combining to tell a compelling story about the production, consumption and global trade in cotton. With exhibits ranging in date from the late Middle Ages to the present day, the exhibition takes in Lancashire and South Asia, the Americas and Africa and is the region's flagship exhibition outcome of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad programme Stories of the World.Cotton was the world's first global commodity. At the heart of the exhibition are displays of fashion and textiles that examine India’s extensive global trade networks in cotton centuries before production shifted to Northern Europe, and the impact that cotton had on Western fashion, providing the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution. The displays also take a provocative look at cotton's 'dirty secrets' - at its human and environmental impact - and at the pivotal political and economic role it has played in establishing national independence from colonial rule.The fashion and textile displays engage in dialogue with the work of seven contemporary artists working in a range of disciplines whose work addresses one or more of the exhibition themes. They include Yinka Shonibare MBE, Lubaina Himid, Chicago-based Anne Wilson, Malian artists Abdoulaye Konatéand Aboubakar Fofana, and Grace Ndiritu, while Liz Rideal's work illuminates the exterior of the building throughout the hours of darkness.The exhibition also showcases the outcomes of a three-year programme of work with young people, taking the form of an interactive space for younger visitors.
Sohel Nishino
I thought that this work might interest some as I know maps are currently being explored. Sohei Nishino is a fine art photographer who creates ‘Diorama’ maps. He explores personal memories of various locations around the chosen city on foot, photographing hundreds of times and layering them up after to create these beautifully detailed pieces of work.
The above work is his interpretation of London, Tokyo and Hong Kong in his original 'Diorama Map' series. He has began to explore cities in various ways, slightly different to these. I've included his website incase anyone wishes to explore Nishino's work further.
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