When a lamp isn't a lamp

A hand blown piece of glass with a light nested above it, the light(bulb) becomes the shade, while the light exists independently of the bulb. a great challenge to the question of what is a light??

via:Below the clouds

Honing in

Over the last year, I have really been struggling with one question: what am i interested and what should my art really be about?? After much mulling and pointless interneting i feel i might have made some progress. Here it goes.

My interest really lies within the built world that surrounds us. Specifically, the way we perceive, interact with, and observe the spaces that have been created and erected around us. However, it is the little imperfections which i am drawn to. The cracks, the warps the dirt, the decay, everything that shouldn't be there. It is precisely these things which are glossed over by the average eye making the world appear orderly and neat, or at least unremarkable to most people. I would like my work to challenge this and bring attention to the imperfections and the disorder of the built world surrounding us and to, even if just for a moment, allow someone to perceive the space around them in a completely new way. While i personally my be obsessed with the built imperfections, i have no desire to make people notice such things. Instead, i merely want to challenge people look around, look down, look up, look above, look under, look next to, look beneath......

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With that said, there are a few artists which I think embody this ideal beautifully, some of which i may have mentioned on this blog before. Here they are:
Space Invader
Above
Little People
Mark Jenkins
Zevs
Revs
Vladimir Cruells
The Graffiti Research Lab

I guess the future of the blog will not only continue to organize my thoughts and share awesome inspirations i might come across; but also to maybe explore said artists work in relationship to my working statement of intent above. Also, if i can remember to charge my camera, i'll try to upload more photos of the peculiarities of the built world that surround us.

Thats all for tonight.
LOOK

The photos of Denis Darzacq

No photoshop or special effects. Just break dancers. There is something quite magical about the human body momentarily suspended in midair. I also find the backgrounds of these images to be very visually satisfying.
More on his Site Here

A awesome ad for a cemetery. Why should good design be limited to certain products or fields??
2 more here

Photos

Sean Marc Lee's Neon Noir



There is a quality to the light in his work i find completely mesmerizing.
click here to see more

I love mutilated billboards.
Pretty freaking creepy as well.
Click Here the to see more on the artists flickr page.

Running From Cameras
The rules are simple: I put the self-timer on 2 seconds, push the button and try to get as far from the camera as I can.

I have alwyas been fascinated with self portraits. The actual act of having to pose in front of your own camera is incredibly difficult. At what point does it become too much?? Really i just like the absurd concept behind these shots. They also depict his surroundings nicely.

Drip

I have always had a think for dripping paint. I love the semi chaotic nature of it, yet the beautiful simplicity that it creates.
Photos from the krink blog
For more on the ink:
Krink.com

Which way?

Which way does she spin. I can see it both ways.
here for more info

I find this to be one of the most compelling concrete buildings i have seen. The juxtaposition of the floating end, combined with the immense weight created by the lack of windows and immense concrete makes the building literally poised to tip over. If there was such a thing as capturing the moment before the collapse or the moment before somethings falls, this building could not have captured it better.
Click for more images and drawings

For pretty much my entire life i have wanted the ability to fly. Jan Von Holleben makes this dream a reality. I don't really want to say too much about them because i think the best part is they simply make you smile. Enjoy.
More here

Portable moon. Who doesn't like the moon??
more pics here

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/lichtfaktor-the-writings-not-on-the-wall/
An awesome light writing/graffiti group.
Includes images and interview.

Update:
their flickr account can be found here.

An amazing blog capturing the awesomeness that is out there

Im back!!!

http://peoplesoupcollective.blogspot.com/2007/08/scotland-yard-suburban-graffiti-project.html

School started again so i'm gonna start working on this again.
Here is an awesome project i just came across. Enjoy.
Suburban Graffiti