A little bit of MoMA pt.1...

I think one of the most special things from going to the MoMA in New York was a very small corner displaying a selection of some very eclectically astounding Polish posters. I have seen this one before many a time across the web but to set eyes on it in the flesh is oh-so-much-more mesmerising. Personally i never grew much of a great fondness for the Polish shizzle but when having the opportunity to square up to one of these, an inch away from the composition, there is an underlying quality of illustrative grandeur they unseemingly possess that just cannot be ignored. They become so much more admirable and indulgent. I wanted to steal them and place them all above my bed to remind me on a daily basis of what illustrative awesome-ness is out there.

this is a nice lil' video...

thought this would be worth a mention...
i love the feel of the animation...
i have no idea who it's done by...
despite it being so basic...
i think it's just pretty...

Lord Bunn...

This is some pretty funky shiz. The band is 65daysofstatic, song Drove Through Ghosts to Get Here. I have loved them for quite some time but i wanted to allocate this video with some special merit as since I've loomed over animation briefly this video is quite an admirable piece of gorgeousness. The drawings are done by Lord Bunn (http://www.lordbunn.com), who's pretty simplistically decent, and the incorporation of movement is done by Tza and Medlo (http://www.medlo.com). 

Chiho Aoshima...

Now this girl really takes the piss...as you may not have guessed, the majority of her work is created using the incredibly fist-clenchingly annoying tool of Bezier curves on Adobe Illustrator. I find it unbearable to even contemplate how long and soul-destroying these kinds of pieces must take to produce, as if i were to dare attempt something of such calibre i think i'd end up cutting my tongue off. Fair play to her as they play perfectly to the themes of her imagination. There is consistent use of certain elements such as ghosts, zombies and schoolgirls that are exquisitely organic inhibiting the beautiful landscapes she illuminates. She is very good at what she does...plus she has a nice face.

polaroids of polar bears...

i bought a book in New York, it had lots of really nice and encapsulating polaorid photographs in it of strange-looking people, flying birds, whittling trees, tall buildings and lakehouses...and now i only have one thing on my xmas wish list. 


i adore the feel of polaroids. they are the surface of stories. they hold so much to them. within the flash of a shutter they ensnare the reality outside of them and form the dimension of something more unveiling the hidden truths we sadly miss. they are the cherishable wonders of life. 


Raped by my childhood?
What the hell do I know about rape anyway?
Well, I guess it's fun to pretend.
Sorry.
Just a thought that occurred when I wasn't quite awake enough
To dismiss it.

It's easy.
(You always used to stay within arms reach.)
To cheapen an event.
(Now it seems I'm all by myself)
By pretending it happened.
Only by pretending it happened.
(Save my life.)
Life.

(My life was taken tonight.)
My life.
(My life was ended tonight.)
My life.

Boring cliched self-destruction.
I think I should start doing aerobics.
And the rest...

Boxes of cats,
People with Taz tattoos,
Explosive personalities,
Self-centeredness,
Protractor from your new geometry set,
Inability to do math,
Geography.

Polaroids
(Tonight)
Of polar bears.
(Tonight)
Polaroids
(My life)
Of polar bears.

Polaroids...

(Alexisonfire : Polaroids of Polar Bears)

 

Mulberry Fashion Brief...

Okay, just to state now, i am not the biggest fan of fashion. Clothing would have to be one of my major flaws to representing any sense of my own personal style.


The brief that we have been given is to produce a design to work as different elements within a Mulberry store. The main requirement is to incorporate this design into a 15cm x 30cm format to act as a huge carpet. The elements that are required should work as separate motifs as they would be used to decorate around the store. 

Apparently Mulberry attempt to combine `the cool of the city with the craft of the countryside`. Personally, i think that's a load of wank. On the Mulberry website their recent selection of glamorous things have no style, no etiquette of originality or substance, every item seems to identify one spot colour and some kind of fancy material that will complement an eye-popping price. They are empty residues of crap. 


This being a slight dilemma as where to begin, i was very unsure of how to make such a cool and crafty combination. I decided to venture for some different resources and purchased a Vogue magazine. This helped a lot. 


Utilising such pretty pictures contained within, i initiated some templates from whatever was feasible and drew out some basic shapes. After further inductions in Adobe Illustrator, i began reworking my sketches and transformed them into Vector shapes. 


I became a little subdued by how i couldn't actually integrate any of them into a basic composition. My initial idea was to incorporate the selection of shapes i had and copy them over the template, however, after a few attempts,it kinda ended up looking similar to something along the lines of Matisse which didn't really fit the brief in my eyes.



After major frustration nearly resulting in suicide, i just kept it all simple and using some novice tools on Illustrator repeated some of me shapes and made some circular patterns out of 'em...

and here we are...

Disney Pixars UP...

Last night for the first time in years, i decided to actually do something to fill my night with joy and went to the local cinema. UP was the only majorly appealing movie that was screening. 

In comparison to Pixars past animated feature-lengths that i have seen, UP was quite an impeccable triumph. It was unbelievably wholesome and uplifting but also carried a mature feel of childish ingenuousness that was warming to the heart. There was a deep connection with each personality of the characters. The sense of adventure progressed beautifully. I found it unorthodox of Pixar as the story proceeded so quickly, there were so many turning points and changeovers, it was incredulously enveloping. As soon as one thing happened i couldn't wait to see the next. Without a doubt the animation was undeniably top-notch as always and really complemented the purity of the film. At times i was actually in stitches, Pixar has definitely up-ped (pardon the pun) the scale of infantile comedy, the humour was simple yet just perfectly convivial. I am contemplating a second watch and i would most definitely recommend anyone else to come with me.