I'm sure a lot of of you have seen Black Swan, but you might not have seen one of Darren Aronofsky's less commercially successful movies, The Fountain. I recently re-watched it and think it's a fantastic movie. It's a kind of metaphysical story about mortality. The trailer is decent but I think they should have left the timeline bits out, because I think it's kind of irrelevant and distracting. Anyway, check it out.
David Altmejd
David Altmejd is sculptor for Montreal. He's been in some of the biggest art shows around, and also had a show at ACAD in 2007. Seeing his work in real life was like discovering your favorite band as they opened for someone else. I was in awe. Some of my profs were criticizing that he was a young artist whose work was still "immature", but whatever, this shit is awesome. The way he contrasts materials and subjects makes for some morbidly beautiful stuff. I also like his work because he isn't really trying to say something in particular about feminism or socio-economics or whatever, he's just interested in creating contrasts and a sense of "The Uncanny" (artsy definition ahead)
The Uncanny (Ger. Das Unheimliche -- literally, "un-home-ly", but idiomatically, "scary", "creepy") is a Freudian concept of an instance where something can be familiar, yet foreign at the same time, resulting in a feeling of it being uncomfortably strange.[1] (See Uncanny valley)
Because the uncanny is familiar, yet strange, it often creates cognitive dissonance within the experiencing subject due to the paradoxical nature of being attracted to, yet repulsed by an object at the same time. This cognitive dissonance often leads to an outright rejection of the object, as one would rather reject than rationalize.
The Uncanny (Ger. Das Unheimliche -- literally, "un-home-ly", but idiomatically, "scary", "creepy") is a Freudian concept of an instance where something can be familiar, yet foreign at the same time, resulting in a feeling of it being uncomfortably strange.[1] (See Uncanny valley)
Because the uncanny is familiar, yet strange, it often creates cognitive dissonance within the experiencing subject due to the paradoxical nature of being attracted to, yet repulsed by an object at the same time. This cognitive dissonance often leads to an outright rejection of the object, as one would rather reject than rationalize.
New chair from Herman Miller
Using recycled materials, this chair represents the evolution of seating not only from a comfort standpoint, but indeed a sustainability standpoint. $5000.
saw these pictures here http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=186603
saw these pictures here http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=186603
James Paterson
Been thinking about drawing again recently... This guy is an awesome artist/illustrator who also does a lot of cool flash/motion stuff with his work. I really like his line, and how he balances the cartoony with the grotesque. I know a lot of illustrators do it, but I think he does it well. I discovered his work a few years ago and just randomly thought of looking him up again. check it. James Paterson–Presstube
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