An interactive media installation created in collaboration with Mike Allison. A stretched sheet of spandex acts as a membrane interface sensitive to depth that people can push into and create fire-like visuals and expressively play music. More information available at: aaron-sherwood.com/works/firewall Will be used in the performance piece Mizaru: purringt.com/mizaru
Arguably one of the world’s greatest ever comic book artists, Ross works from life models, using dramatic light and shade. The use of good old fashioned watercolour lends his work a classical, almost Rockwell-esque feel, adding a sense of gravitas missing from much contemporary work, and a refreshing change from the sterile CGI-fests that are many modern comic book movies. The promotional posters for the upcoming Man of Steel are clearly influenced by Ross. Good to see the comic being taken seriously. See more of Alex Ross here: http://www.alexrossart.com
“Private Moon” is a visual poem, telling a story about a man who found the Moon and stayed with her for the rest of his life – brought to life by this wonderfully evocative series of photographs by Leonid Tishkov, in collaboration with Boris Bendikov. Beautiful words and beautiful pictures, together creating something truly powerful.
More images here, and more information about Tishkov and the project here.
Artist Adam S. Doyle creates beautiful gestural paintings of birds, where incomplete brushstrokes form the feathers and other details of the animal. Personally I love the idea of creating something so beautiful from what seems like an effortless movement of the brushstroke.
Take a look at the other examples at http://www.adamsdoyle.com/#/fineart?s=72157628992952635
I’ve always been a sucker for a nice infographic, and when it’s all about music my world is complete. Manchester agency Dorothy have just released two rather attractive prints based on colours that feature in popular (and not so popular) music. The Colour of Song features almost 600 song titles (Back in Black, Blue Velvet, etc.). The Colour of Popular Music features colourful bands and pop acts (Black Sabbath, Simply Red – you get the idea).
Both prints loosely resemble vinyl records, and would look splendid side by side on my dining room wall. Heated debates over a glass of Merlot – everyone’s happy.
Dorothy has also spoilt us in the past with other similar projects – their Film Map is another favourite of mine (there’s an empty wall just above the staircase).
Visit their online shop for more great design pieces.
Finally for now, a ‘bit’ of fun with a series of 8-bit video game style movie posters from Eric Palmer. Would make for a great picture quiz.
All of these posts were discovered through Flipboard for the iPad, which I’d highly recommend to anyone who’s not yet used it. A fresh and intuitive way to view the content and updates you want to see in a digital magazine format.
As the James Bond team gear up for Skyfall, 007′s latest outing, they’re also celebrating 50 years since Sean Connery first donned the tux way back in Dr No. Artist Matt Needle‘s captured five decades of Bond adventure in this poster. The idea may not be new, but I like the execution, especially some of the more subtle references.
A fun series of rainbow portraits of iconic movie figures, and a few other pop culture favourites besides. The artist is Nicky Barkla who, apparently, is *offtoseethewizard
I don’t post as much as I should, so here are a few items that caught my eye in one batch, starting with a great series of Star Wars Identities posters showcased recently at the Montreal Science Centre. The detail making up the larger images in these posters is fantastic, and there’s a full collection to enjoy here.
I’ll never forget the first time I watched Kyle Cooper’s incredible opening title sequence for David Fincher’s dark masterpiece Se7en. The intro titles for Fincher’s latest epic The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo are equally dark, and equally inspiring. Check out this fascinating interview courtesy of the Art of the Title website. David Fincher and Blur’s title sequence Creative Director Tim Miller describe how the titles we’re made and what inspired them.