Topic: ART - on July 14, 2008 at 11:34:53 AM CEST
Paper 'outs artist Banksy'
Graffiti artist Banksy is a 34-year-old former public school pupil named Robin Gunningham, a newspaper says.
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Topic: ART - on July 14, 2008 at 11:29:37 AM CEST
Graffiti artist Banksy unmasked ... as a former public schoolboy from middle-class suburbia
He is perhaps the most famous, or infamous, artist alive. To some a genius, to others a vandal. Always controversial, he inspires admiration and provokes outrage in equal measure.
Since Banksy made his name with his trademark stencil-style 'guerrilla' art in public spaces - on walls in London, Brighton, Bristol and even on the West Bank barrier separating Israelis and Palestinians - his works have sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds.
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Topic: ART - on July 14, 2008 at 11:25:48 AM CEST
Brilliant 'UFO' Controlled Remotely by SMS
Clever, very clever. New York artist Peter Coffin teamed with London interactive architect Dominic Harris to launch a "UFO" of their own design earlier this month. The airborne mystery pod produced shock and awe among citizens of a small town last week when it hovered, lights aglow, in Gdansk, Poland.
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Topic: ART - on July 4, 2008 at 2:10:33 PM CEST
Laser Tattoo
This excerpt from Dune exactly describes the feeling of getting a tattoo burned into skin using a laser cutter; however, this is just the feeling. When sight, smell, and sound are added, the process turns out to be quite an experience.
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Topic: ART - on June 26, 2008 at 11:54:41 AM CEST
Breaking the Banksy: The first interview with the world's most elusive artist
That’s my mum,’ says Banksy.
He’s pointing at a googly-eyed stencil portrait of an old lady. ‘Don’t tell her I gave her funny eyes, though. It’s not her most flattering portrait.’
Before I continue, I should clarify: officially this man isn’t Banksy. But unofficially, he’s so Banksy I want to slice off his face and put it on eBay.
From my past encounters I’m 99 per cent sure it’s him.
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Topic: ART - on June 8, 2008 at 1:10:24 PM CEST
Incredible Sushi Art
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Topic: ART - on June 4, 2008 at 10:33:10 AM CEST
Alton Kelley - RIP
Alton Kelley, one of the founding members of the '60s San Francisco rock scene, died Sunday at his home in Petaluma after a long illness. He was 67.
Mr. Kelley will be remembered as the creator (with his artistic partner, Stanley Mouse) of hundreds of classic psychedelic rock posters, such as the famed "skull and roses" poster for a Grateful Dead show at the Avalon Ballroom. Mr. Kelley and Mouse created 26 posters for just the first year of the Avalon's operation.
But Mr. Kelley was also one of four people who called themselves the Family Dog and decided to throw the world's first psychedelic dance-concerts at Longshoreman's Hall in September 1965, essentially starting the San Francisco scene. The quartet had just returned to the Bay Area after spending an LSD-drenched summer restoring a silver rush dancehall in Virginia City, Nev., called the Red Dog Saloon.
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Topic: ART - on May 28, 2008 at 8:33:54 AM CEST
Terry Pratchett
On the Ropes, BBC Radio 4's programme about people in difficult situations, interviews author Terry Pratchett about his recent diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
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Topic: ART - on May 22, 2008 at 3:57:08 PM CEST
The Skeleton Bar - HR Giger
This odd-looking establishment was designed by Hans Rudi Giger (HR Giger), who worked as a designer on the Alien movies, receiving multiple awards, including an OSCAR for best special effects.
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Topic: ART - on May 7, 2008 at 11:11:00 AM CEST
Forbidden Messages in Famous Frescoes? - The Michelangelo Code
For centuries, people have traveled to Rome to visit the Sistine Chapel to stare up at Michelangelo's stunning ceiling.
To most, the frescoes represent familiar stories from the Old Testament -- "the Creation of Adam," "the Temptation of Eve" -- and define the way many imagine these characters, even if they've never set foot in the chapel. But there are those who look at the 500-year-old frescoes and see something different.
"[The ceiling] has so many layers of meaning upon meaning, and most of it, if not all of it, is from the Jewish tradition," said Roy Doliner, a Vatican tour guide.
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Topic: ART - on May 6, 2008 at 2:29:00 PM CEST
Kirby: King of Comics
Kirby: King of Comics is a new art book / biography about Jack Kirby, the revolutionary and prolific comic book artist who helped create so many amazing characters in the Marvel and DC universes. I finally got my hands on a copy last week.
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Topic: ART - on May 6, 2008 at 2:26:00 PM CEST
Zero Energy Media Wall
The 2008 Olympic Games aren´t just a gathering of athletes, it´s also a showcase of the most innovative buildings and technologies like GreenPIX, the Zero Energy Media Wall by Simone Giostra & Partners and ARUP, pictured above.
This curtain wall covers the front of the Xicui entertainment complex in Beijing, near the site of the 2008 Olympic Games. It features the worlds largest color LED display, powered by a photovoltaic system integrated into the glass curtain wall.
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