The Peloton
Just found this in my drafts folder. It’s a series called “The Peleton” by photographer Timm Kölln, and shows cyclists AFTER the race is won and done.
From the photographer:
WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SPONTANEOUS APPROACH TO MY FAVOURITE SPORT AND ITS PROTAGONISTS DURING THE GIRO D’ITALIA 2005 TURNED OUT TO BE ONE OF MY MOST CHALLENGING PORTRAIT SERIES.
SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN TRAVELLING TO MANY IMPORTANT RACES, PORTRAYING THE CYCLISTS IMMEDIATELY AFTER CROSSING THE FINISHING LINE. THOUGH THEY STAND STILL, THE RACE, IN THIS MOMENT, SEEMS TO CONTINUE ON THEIR FACES.
Via The Presurfer
My, what big infographics you have
Slagsmålsklubben – Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.
Love. The story of Little Red Riding hood done in infographics. Nice work, Tomas Nilsson
Laika Rocket Dog
Thirty drafts in my drafts folder. Time to let some of them out to fly, fly, be free!
By way of explanation:
This is Rocket Dog by 7 Seconds Of Love!
It is a rip-roaring high-octane tribute to Laika, the dog who was launched into orbit, to die in space for the glory of the Motherland! We have combined ska and polka into a musical style I like to refer to as “Polska” – see how clever I am? DO YOU SEE? DO YOU?
By the way, I am aware that it was really Kruschev who launched Laika into space, not Stalin, but we’ve used a bit of poetic license because Kruschev is a bit lame compared to Stalin. He had a girl’s name for chrissake! Stalin is totally heaps loads better than Kruschev, so we’ve put Stalin in the song. I am fully expecting an avalanche of pedantic emails correcting me about who was actually in charge of the Soviet Union at the time of Laika’s suicide glory charge into the cosmos, so I am telling you now, I KNOW OK. ALRIGHT? I KNOW! AAAAAAARGH! I KNOW! AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
Please enjoy Comrade Laika. May it help get you through the afternoon as it did me. From the crazy kids at rathergood.com. I still like the moon, after all these years.
Via: Vi-r-us
PUMA projectiony thingo
Nice.
Fun with paper
Making of ‘The Seed’ from Johnny Kelly on Vimeo.
I was going to post the finished product (which you should watch), but I’m obsessed with seeing how people make things and the effort that goes into the finished product. This is a good example.
Scintillation awesomsauce
SCINTILLATION from Xavier Chassaing on Vimeo.
Love how it really builds up to something.
This is an experimental film made up of over 35,000 photographs. It combines an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques.
Much more detailed post about the making of over at Motiongrapher
Gettin’ all Sherlocky for art
It took most of the day to find out who did this. Actually, I’d been wondering since I’d first seen it a coupla weeks ago, though it was on a different floor at Ogilvy NY and fell out of my field of remembrance as soon as I got in the elevator. But then they moved it to a wall near my office and I finally got around to asking someone today. Well, I have the answer: the painting is entitled “Management” and was created by the artist James Rieck.
I totally diggin’ on the way he focuses in on hands.
The hand focus continues in “Board of Directors”
and “Committee”
I just love the way he doesn’t show faces in the majority of his work. By taking the most obvious focal point – the face – we’re left with hands and postures by which to shape our opinions of memories of these people. I’m so happy I found out who painted this, as it sucked me into spending time with his other work. Color me a fan.
Be sure to go check out his awesomeness
Via me wandering the halls of Ogilvy
Related: I always Obey (except when I don’t)
Let it shine
Nice idea, using headlights to create a giant LCD in the desert. Will it sell cars? Who knows, but hey, might as well try anything at this point. When they start giving away a monkey every time you drive a car off the lot, you’ll know we’ve hit the bottom.
Here’s the obligatory “Making of”
Via Doobybrain
DLF.tv (the DL being David Lynch)
Mr Lynch attributes his ability to catch creative ideas to his 35 years of practicing the Transcendental Meditation Technique. I attribute my fear of severed human ears in fields to David Lynch, but that’s neither here nor there. Moving on…
The David Lynch Foundation is:
…dedicated to providing students with the opportunity to learn how to meditate. The David Lynch Foundation funds and implements stress reducing programs that improve creativity, brain functioning, and academic performance. These programs have also been documented to reduce ADHD and other learning disorders, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse.
While DLF.tv is
The new Online TV Channel that celebrates consciousness, creativity and bliss. DLF.TV will showcase high quality video content from the David Lynch Foundation events, compelling profiles and documentaries, exclusive content from David Lynch, and explore all aspects of creativity.
Good, good. Anything to get the juice juiced. Love the idea of the “Daily David” – basically an interview series where the man himself “speaks candidly about anything and everything ranging from filmmaking to consciousness”.
I’m very curious about this, since my brain is one woody and tangled forest that I desire to trek into and find new species within. Here’s D talking about his first meditation.
And just for fun, un-realted to the DLF, here is one of my favorite DL moments.
Via Rubbishcorp
Ghost in the machine
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Love this set from iri5. Of course, it was the Dylan that pulled me in in the first place.
Artist summary:
In this series I showcase a number of portraits of musicians made out of recycled cassette tape with original cassette. Also included are portraits made from old film and reels.
Check out more of iri5’s portfolio here
Via a deporitaz tweet
Machines that almost fall over
Machines that Almost Fall Over from Michael Kontopoulos on Vimeo.
From the creator, Michael Kontopoulos:
A system of sculptures that is constantly on the brink of collapse. My intention was to capture and sustain the exact moment of impending catastrophe and endlessly repeat it.
There are two great points of tension for me – when the hammer is about to strike and you’re anticipating it, and the “almost fall over” itself.
Via Kottke
Printer Jam
Via Binge Thinking
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