Wednesday, July 30, 2014

CLOUD: An Interactive Sculpture Made from 6,000 Light Bulbs

CLOUD is a large-scale interactive sculpture created from 6,000 light bulbs (new and burnt out) by Canadian artists Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett. The piece utilizes everyday domestic light bulbs and pull strings, re-imagining their potential to create wonder and inspire collaboration. As part of the process of creating the sculpture, the artists collected burnt out incandescent light bulbs from the surrounding community, forging an informal relationship with non-artists, reducing costs, and asking audiences to reconsider household items in an alternative context. During exhibition, viewers interact with CLOUD by initiating impromptu collaborations, working as a collective to turn the entire sculpture on and off.
How CLOUD works: The hand-bent steel substructure of the sculpture is covered in a skin of incandescent light bulbs (new and burnt out), and rear-lit from within by 250 compact fluorescent bulbs, pulling a total power of approximately 20 amps (the equivalent of two household outlets). Each of these bulbs is attached to a pull-string, allowing viewers to control the illumination of the structure – like lightning in the CLOUD above them.

CLOUD: An Interactive Sculpture Made from 6,000 Light Bulbs from Caitlind r.c. Brown on Vimeo.



By Caitlind r.c. Brown
nuitblanchecalgary.ca

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Fashionable Neanderthals?

Check out NPR's article: Study Neanderthals Wore Jewelry and Makeup

From the article: (Neanderthals) "only need to do that (wear jewelry) in a world where you have a complex network of relations, because if you only interact with your family or people you've known all your life, they know who you are, you don't need to use an identity card."

The role that jewelry has played throughout humanity is long and diverse. This article just adds more to what we already know, and gives an even more complex look at the lives of Neanderthals.

Monday, July 21, 2014

Photography Tutorials & Inspiration

Here are some great videos and tutorials for Photo I students.

The first video I have is all about inspiration and innovation. Brooke Shaden gives techniques for harnessing your creativity:
Video Link HERE

Julia Margaret Cameron (slideshow below) has always been one of my favorite photographers. Her photographic style was greatly influenced by literature and painting.


Thursday, July 10, 2014

Photo Fun: Play With Your Food!

Unsure of what to do with the last few weeks of summer vacation? How about checking out this great article from NPR: Play With Your Food. Or even better, create some art-inspired still life food photography yourself!

WWF Parallax Sequence

How can imagery promote, or bring attention to, a cause? How can perspective influence interpretation?

WWF PARALLAX SEQUENCE from Make Productions on Vimeo.

Saturday, July 5, 2014

Train of Thought: Animation film!

Train of Thought from Leo Bridle on Vimeo.



Info:
A short film in paper by Leo Bridle & Ben Thomas.

Train of Thought was made as their graduation film from The Arts Institute at Bournemouth. Although they used digital compositing software, all the animation and models were done by hand, not with CGI. The film took approximately 9 months to complete, from storyboards through to the final edit.

The music is by Portico Quartet arranged by Jack Wyllie
porticoquartet.com/
and sound design by Andrew South vimeo.com/andrewsoundesign

Making of here: vimeo.com/5704398
Official film website - including full credits: train-of-thought-film.com

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Stop Motion Music Video! AU OJ



This music video incorporates both artistic mediums and stop motion. Fun to watch and even better to listen to!

Info:

AU "OJ"
From the album "Both Lights"

au-au-au.com

Out now on Hometapes and The Leaf Label
home-tapes.com
theleaflabel.com

Directed by Takafumi Tsuhiya / TAKCOM
takafumitsuchiya.com
© 2012