Stephen Shore, William Eggleston

Stephen Shore.
Looks like a picture of a parking lot. Look closer.


William Eggleston.

Juxtaposition

this made me cry. literally.
this is the saddest thing ive ever seen in my whole life.

Night Chicas

Love it!

Night Chicas is a collection of photographs from Hans Neleman that reveal the life of Guatemalan prostitutes who work out of brothels. Neleman photographed the women with a sense of compassion and beauty, while illuminating the harsh realities of their lifestyle. The photographs are beautiful, and from my perspective, they allude greatly to paintings during the 1800's and early 1900's of the Olalisque, female slaves that were typically part of a Harem. I've posted some pictures of the Odalisque and of some pictures from the Night Chica's collection.

For a full look of Neleman's Night Chica's, go here: http://zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/neleman/index.html

Criminal- Fiona Apple (screenshots)

Directed by Mark Romanek

NOT High Art

im not really a fan of this ad. sorta morbid and making a sad attempt at being hip (ie- the sexual position posters they sell at spencers).

DEADPAN

i love it.

60's/ 70's Africa

I love images taken of Africans in Africa during the 1960's and 70's. It's something about the tint of the photographs, the bold prints and bright colors, and the combination of very western technology and clothes with the naturalness of the surroundings. It is beautiful. I love when this is replicated in photographs and film that have been made recently. Below are photographs that I found on Flicker from Sierra Leone in the late 1960's (From Gbaku's page. It's wonderful), a recent ad that alludes to that 1960's Africa vibe, two recent videos that do the same, and Fela Kuti's wonderful afro-beat music.

embroidered text messages!

I found this while being a nerd and poking around an online technology magazine. Ginger Anyhow takes old text messages from a previous romance and embroiders them into cute little swatches of fabric. I love the juxtaposition of the quick, distant, electronic nature of text messages with the carefulness and time that comes with embroidery. The series is chronological, beginning with happy texts and ending with their final text after a break up. Ginger Anyhow takes the electronic distance of of texts and gives them a sense of permanence through the use of thread and fabric, speaking to the lasting damage of a relationship gone wrong.

For the full series of the embroideries, click here:
http://gingeranyhow.com/textmessages.html

Alison Goldfrapp playing the theremin

i know ive posted something on here before about theremins but theres nothing on earth sexier than this woman doing this act:

Radiohead - House of Cards

This is very cool.



Youtube's description of how it was made: In Radiohead's new video for "House of Cards", no cameras or lights were used. Instead, 3D plotting technologies collected information about the shapes and relative distances of objects. The video was created entirely with visualizations of that data.