| Animal Collective |
| 05.12.09 | No Comments |
Their new album is simply delicious.
| Leo Villareal |
| 11.05.08 | No Comments |
Category: abstraction |color theory |drawing |drug culture |op art |the future |too beautiful for words
Leo Villareal at the National Gallery of Art, Washington
Leo Villareal
Artist’s rendering of the Connecting Link
National Gallery of Art, Washington
| Rosemarie Fiore |
| 10.29.08 | No Comments |
Category: abstraction |amazing women |collage |color theory |drawing |op art |painting |too beautiful for words
This is the most beautiful thing I have seen today:
“Firework Drawing #14” 2005
lit firework residue, collage on paper 41 3/4 in x 29 1/2 in
lit firework residue, collage on paper 41 3/4 in x 29 1/2 in
| Striped Icebergs |
| 05.28.08 | No Comments |
Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions. Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with melt water and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form. When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe. Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.
Thanks to Bryan’s dad for sending me this one, sorry I can’t find a photo credit.
| Geometry as Image at Robert Miller Gallery NY |
| 05.28.08 | No Comments |
John Pai meticulously joins welding rods into open steel structures that develop organically as they occupy space.
Photo by Seze
Detail, Photo by Seze
Ilya Bolotowsky Trylon , 1977 (left)
Kenneth Snelson Easter Monday , 1977 (right)
Photo by Seze
more info
| I randomly found Carsten Nicolai’s cell phone and then we became friends |
| 05.22.08 | No Comments |
Category: color theory |concerts |friends |installation |light Artists |music |op art |Photography |quotes from friends |techno
Last Friday The Bunker presented a Raster-Noton label showcase. Carsten, Frank, and Olaf performed separately, with their own accompanying projected images, and then together as Signal. Their visual and audio work has been a huge influence on me for over a decade and I was super excited to see them live. They exceeded my expectations and did not disappoint. Here are some of my favorite photos I took from the event:
photo by Seze Devres
photo by Seze Devres
photo by Seze Devres
photo by Seze Devres
Full gallery at The Bunker Site
Friday May 16 Beyond Booking Presents
Raster-Noton Showcase:
Signal (Raster-Noton | Berlin) live pa
Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto (Raster-Noton | Berlin) live pa
Frank Bretschneider aka Komet (Raster-Noton | Berlin) live pa
Olaf Bender aka Byetone (Raster-Noton | Berlin) live pa
with opening a/v set from:
Morgan Packard & Joshue Ott (Anticipate, Microcosm | NYC)
Bryan’s Press Release for his night:
We don’t think it is an understatement to say that Raster-Noton is one of the most important record labels in the world. Formed when Carsten Nikolai’s “noton.archiv für ton und nichtton” record label merged with Frank Bretschneider and Olaf Bender’s Raster Music label in 2000, it quickly gained international acclaim with the ARS Electronica award winning “20′ to 2000” series of 12 cds released monthly in 1999, featuring 20 minute sound pieces from electronic music heavyweights like Wolfgang Voigt, Ryoji Ikeda, Mika Vainio, and Thomas Brinkmann alongside the core R-N artists. They have gone on to release many dozens of amazing projects since then, building a core group of fans who pretty much buy everything they put out. The sound of the label is decidedly minimal, composed of micro-elements, glitches, bleeps, static, and electronic interference sounds. Their sound is extremely different than most of the music which has been called “minimal techno” (pretty much a completely meaningless term at this point) in the past 5 years or so. It is deep and experimental, but not without humor and funk.
We have been wanting to present a Raster-Noton label night at The Bunker ever since we saw the same line-up we have for this show in Mutek back in 2004, which completely floored us. For various reasons, we were never able to connect with the label and pull it off on their visits to the USA. Then, back in October, we were at a small Raster-Noton show for Bender and Kangding Ray and Bunker photographer Seze found a cell phone on the floor. She got a panicked call on the phone from the German guy who lost the phone and told him to come back to the venue and get it. He was extremely grateful and bought us a few drinks and started talking to us. He was in town for his opening at Pace Wildenstein Gallery (this is a blue chip gallery for those of you not familiar with the visual art world). We were in disbelief when we put 2 and 2 together and realized the cell phone guy was Carsten Nikolai, and quickly invited him and the rest of the crew to the Thomas Fehlmann show at The Bunker that week. Well, he showed up and had a great time, agreed to come back for a Raster-Noton showcase, and everything fell into place. | Rainbow Jello |
| 04.30.08 | No Comments |
This is so pretty even though I never eat gelatin.
Photo and source from the Adventures of Food Slut Blog, thanks for the link Abigail.
| Awesome Period Action Heros |
| 04.30.08 | No Comments |
Category: animation |design |funny |girl culture |gothypants |humor |mythology |op art |painting |pop culture
Forgive me I don’t have a credit for this one…
| Pattern Pleasures |
| 04.30.08 | No Comments |
Fashioning Kimono: Art Deco and Modernism in Japan exhibit at The Philadelphia Museum of Art
photo by Seze
| Architect Jean Nouvel |
| 04.17.08 | No Comments |
Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris France
Louvre Museum interior (in progress) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
All Things Considered, March 30, 2008
This year’s Pritzker Prize for Architecture has been awarded to Frenchman Jean Nouvel.
| Holgar Lippmann |
| 03.26.08 | No Comments |
I absolutely love these digital paintings.
See also: www.lumicon.de
holgerlippmann.blogspot.com
| Visual Inspiration Explosion! |
| 03.26.08 | No Comments |
Category: collage |color theory |drawing |drug culture |fashion |op art |painting |Photography |science
www.spacecollective.org/gallery
| Bridget Riley |
| 03.10.08 | No Comments |
I was lucky enough to see Bridget Riley’s “Reconnaissance” exhibit which ran from September 21 2000 – June 17 2001, in the Dia Center for the Arts (New York City). Seeing her work had a huge impact on my own image making.
Riley with her work in 1964
Paean (1973) Acrylic on canvas
Fete (1999) Screenprint
Blaze 4 (1964)
| Currently listening to: Suckfish by Audion |
| 03.10.08 | No Comments |
Release info and you can download the hypnotic wallpaper and screensaver here: www.suckfish.org
