Krampus is Santa Claus' whip-toting Christmas sidekick. According to legend, Krampus joins Santa where he tends to the children on Santa's naughty list. No coal here though. Instead, Krampus whips and licks children into shape or carries them off in his sack.Leave it to anthony bourdain to come up with this sinister little christmas tale. I've chosen this vid as one of my instant christmas classics.
Tuesday, 13 December 2011
tis the season: A Krampus Carol by Anthony Bourdain
Sunday, 27 November 2011
MGMT covers classic Bauhaus -- wonderfully (VIDEO)
MGMT present some visuals for “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything”, a track off the band’s latest Late Night Tales release. A cover of the classic Bauhaus tune, “All We Ever Wanted Was Everything” features a fully animated look, directed by Ned Wenlock, with production from Georgiana Taylor and animation by Rodney Selby. Enjoy! - (via hypebeast)
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Friday, 7 October 2011
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
delightful animated short: Light up by David Duvieusart
Malou, a little girl with a passion for astronomy, lives in a world without any stars. One evening something does finally appear and it will change her life forever...
Light up is a short film made by Aveline Stoquart and David Duvieusart, students at the Haute École Albert Jacquard in Namur, Belgium.
Saturday, 24 September 2011
charming & clever: 'A Slice of Life' by Terry Border (VIDEO)
Mr. P.B. O'Bread searches for his other half - an animation from Terry Border of Bent Objects.
A quick look at Terry Border's second Bent Object book- Bent Object of My Affection; The Twists and Turns of Love. This one is all about relationships:
'This animation was inspired by a photo in my new book ( and it's on the cover, actually)... '
A quick look at Terry Border's second Bent Object book- Bent Object of My Affection; The Twists and Turns of Love. This one is all about relationships:
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
'What The Water Gave Me' - Florence & The Machine's New SIngle (VIDEO)
Florence and the Machine‘s second album is set to drop in November, and here is the first track called “What the Water Gave Me“. It's available now via her website and iTunes.
The song is exciting & intense and something of a new direction -- here's to hoping there's more of this on the new album.
It’s a song for the water… Because in music and art what I’m really interested in are the things that are overwhelming. The ocean seems to me to be nature’s great overwhelmer. When I was writing this song I was thinking a lot about all those people who’ve lost their lives in vain attempts to save their loved ones from drowning. It’s about water in all forms and all bodies. It’s about a lot of things; Virginia Woolf creeps into it, and of course Frieda Kahlo, whose painfully beautiful painting gave me the title.
The song is exciting & intense and something of a new direction -- here's to hoping there's more of this on the new album.
Sunday, 18 September 2011
Animal Collective - "Lion in a Coma" (VIDEO) - by ori toor
Monday, 8 August 2011
everything is perfect with this: Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner & Nico Muhly feat. New Trombone Collective and strings (VIDEO)
(Sufjan) Stevens, composer Nico Muhly, and the National member Bryce Dessner have been commissioned by the Dutch concert hall Muziekgebouw Eindhoven to write a song cycle for seven trombones and a string quartet. The resulting music will be performed on April 7, 2012 in the venue.
- via Pitchfork
Saturday, 6 August 2011
simply remarkable: Metropolis II by Chris Burden (the movie)
- reminds me that soon i'll be in l.a.
A short doc about a kinetic sculpture that took four years to build. We had the honor of spending three days in Chris Burden's studio filming this sculpture before it was moved to the Los Angeles Country Museum of Art (LACMA) where it is being reinstalled. The installation opens fall 2011.
Chris Burden is one of our favorite artists of all time. For more about him and his work http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Burden
http://www.gagosian.com/artists/chris-burden/
Directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman
Edited by Max Joseph
Cinemtography by Schulman, Joost & Van Neistat
Music by Tortoise (Ten-Day interval) & Mahogany (Windmill International A)
Special Thanks to Zak Cook and everyone at the Burden studio...Tortoise, Mahogany, Jaclyn Slimm & Andrew Prinz.
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
i luvs this vid: "Staring Out The Window" - Fulton Lights
Directed and made by Ninian Doff
niniandoff.com
Camera: Adrian Westaway
Arms: David Watson
Crows: Clapham Common
With thanks to Claw Films. clawfilms.com
This song is from Fulton Lights EP "3 Songs" which is available here: itunes.com/fultonlights/3songs
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
yesterday, today and forever...?: Luxuria by C. R. Stecyk III
Craig R. Stecyk III
(b. 1950, Santa Monica; lives and works in Ocean Park Heights)
A montage of film and photographic images taken from the artist's archive dating back to 1965. Cinematograpy by the artist, Susanne Melanie Berry, Felipe Lima, Jon Humphries & Greg Hunt. Edited by Lenny Mesina. Sound design by Eddie Kim. Original score by Money Mark.
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
Four-Year-Old Aelita Andre - Prodigy of Color Exhibition in New York City
Without explaining who Aelita was or about her age, her mother showed some examples of her art to the curator of an exhibition she was herself due to take part in – and he was so impressed that he asked to get in touch with the artist so that he could include the work he had been shown! Once the identity of the artist was explained to him, he remained undaunted – the quality of the work proved that it should be included in the exhibition together with that of talented professional artists, regardless of the age of its creator. Since then Aelita has gained prestige throughout the world, and her paintings are held in collections in Europe, Asia and Australia. Britain’s BBC even congratulated her on her second birthday! - agora art blog-- aelita is amazing --click agora art blog above to read more about this prodigy of color.
Monday, 23 May 2011
Sunday, 22 May 2011
CLAMS CASINO - I'm God (VIDEO)
Unofficial, non-profit video. Footage from "Lost in New-York" (Jean Rollin, 1989)
Death Cab For Cutie's "Home Is A Fire," video by Shepard Fairey X Nicholas Harmer
Death Cab for Cutie's "Home is a Fire" from the album Codes And Keys, available May 31, 2011 on Atlantic Records
Video concept by: Shepard Fairey and Nicholas Harmer
Cameras and collaboration: Tarin Anderson, Todd Mazer, Justin Mitchell and Aaron Stewart-Ahn
Additional support: John Lang, Brian Udovich
Edited by: Christopher Hills-Wright
Destino / Salvador Dali - Walt Disney
Destino is a short animated cartoon released in 2003 by The Walt Disney Company. Destino is unique in that its production originally began in 1945, 58 years before its eventual completion. The project was a collaboration between American animator Walt Disney and Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, and features music written by Mexican songwriter Armando Dominguez.
Alex Southam's Music Video for I Break Horses
-- a nice mix of nature, Super 8, timelapse, mixed with band footage
I Break Horses - Hearts from Bella Union on Vimeo.
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Rippled- All India Radio (Video)
Over 6 months in the making and almost 3 years on from 'Lucky' their first light painting collaboration Darcy Prendergast and the creative team at OH YEAH WOW have again paired with the beautiful music of ALL INDIA RADIO to bring you their latest music video, 'Rippled'. Painstakingly animated frame by frame, the piece is all shot in camera, by real people, in the real world, using long exposure techniques... We hope you enjoy.
All India Radio- The Silent Surf, OUT NOW at: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-silent-surf/id402035973
Darcy Prendergast and the talented folks at OH YEAH WOW composed this chill, contemplative (and trippy) music video for All India Radio using long exposure light paintings. Serving Suggestion: lights dimmed and headphones on with phasers set to maximum mellow. Enjoy!
Saturday, 23 April 2011
most excellent: Symmetry by Everynone (VIDEO)
Sunday, 17 April 2011
--just testing a flash audio player on the blog
--i can hear this piece working its way into a david lynch film somewhare in the future -- it's a seemingly perfectly written tune:
Singular Acceptance - holly miranda
'the future' of fashion photography: jamie beck's “cinemagraphs”
(via From Me To You)
“Coco takes Manhattan” in Oscar de la Renta
Watching Coco come alive in front of our camera lens was beautiful performance art. She gives you a million moments in such a fearless way and through her talent she made our work greater. Thank you Coco for spending this time with us, you set the bar ridiculously high… and I love it.
oh-so-coco:
Watching Coco come alive in front of our camera lens was beautiful performance art. She gives you a million moments in such a fearless way and through her talent she made our work greater. Thank you Coco for spending this time with us, you set the bar ridiculously high… and I love it.
oh-so-coco:
THIS IS THE FUTURE
Through my new friends at tumblr headquarters I’ve recently come in contact with a very talented new photographer named Jamie. She and her fiancée create these unique images she calls “cinemagraphs” - more than a photo, but not quite a video.
Mark my words friends, this art form is the way of the future.
Saturday, 16 April 2011
Teams vs. Star Slinger - Close To Me (VIDEO)
Album: Teams vs. Star Slinger
Label: Mexican Summer
Director: Jordan Kim
DP/Props: Brandon Minton
Starring: Jamie Patterson, Michael Wingate
Thanks: Jeffrey Max, Laura Darlington, Jarond Gibbs,
Genevieve Maxwell, Mike Szerszunowicz, Tano Tropia
Label: Mexican Summer
Director: Jordan Kim
DP/Props: Brandon Minton
Starring: Jamie Patterson, Michael Wingate
Thanks: Jeffrey Max, Laura Darlington, Jarond Gibbs,
Genevieve Maxwell, Mike Szerszunowicz, Tano Tropia
Monday, 11 April 2011
Thursday, 7 April 2011
remarkable: Touch Wood ad showcases Japan's beauty, mankind's ingenuity (video)
This extremely elaborate three-minute Japanese ad for a cell phone is way more entertaining than it should be. A wooden ball plays Bach’s Cantata 147 in a forest just by rolling down a track designed by Kenjiro Matsuo. No splicing or video magic -this is the actual music played by a contraption that Rube Goldberg or any musician would be proud of.
--via Neatorama
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship (photo)
Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship a photo by SdosRemedios on Flickr.
Steven dosRemedios shot an amazing Polar Panorama of the Raygun Gothic Rocket Ship sculpture located on the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
Monday, 4 April 2011
Rolling Stone Exclusive: PJ Harvey's 'Hanging In The Wire' Video
--i've enjoyed pj harvey since forever and her new one does not disappoint:
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
"N.Y.C." (No York City)
“N. Y. C. (No York City)” by Rick Liss is a wonderful six minute film that combines fast motion images of the sights and people of 1980′s New York with humorous sound dubbing and a driving electronic score by Laurie Anderson. Think of it as a time capsule without all the dust.
-Laughing Squid
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
The Incident at Tower 37 (full version) #WWD
--Tower 37 siphons every drop of water from a once-pristine lake, that is, until the station's steward realizes that it is slowly destroying an entire ecosystem.
The Incident at Tower 37 (2009) is a ten-minute HD animated film, written and directed by Chris Perry and produced within the collaborative animation curriculum at Hampshire College.
--triumphant and tragic at the same time
'You Know What I Mean' from @sxsw hit @cultscultscults
--wonderful new track from Cults -- a band that took SXSW by storm. watch for more of them soon.
Cults - You Know What I Mean by cultscultscults
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Saturday, 19 March 2011
Monday, 7 March 2011
go - bobby blue (edited official music video)
all vocals by bobby blue
go written by bobby blue
produced by abe seiferth
video written produced and directed by ian cinco
features costumes by sara antoinette martin
http://www.sara-land.net/
starring:
bobby blue as bobbybot
elizabeth webb as sasha
Sunday, 6 March 2011
check this explosive art: Vhils x Orelha Negra Collaboration video
Vhils x Orelha Negra Collaboration video: portuguese artist Vhils using explosives to create his images --
Credits:
Direction and edition: Vhils aka Alexandre Farto
Photography Director: Vasco Viana
Executive Producer and Additional Post Production: CINEMACTIV
Pyrotechnics: Pirotec
Production Assistance: Leonor Viegas
Help and Support: Alexander Silva, João Vidinha, Jucapinga, ±, Fidel and Fábrica Braço de Prata
Credits:
Direction and edition: Vhils aka Alexandre Farto
Photography Director: Vasco Viana
Executive Producer and Additional Post Production: CINEMACTIV
Pyrotechnics: Pirotec
Production Assistance: Leonor Viegas
Help and Support: Alexander Silva, João Vidinha, Jucapinga, ±, Fidel and Fábrica Braço de Prata
this is genius: Julius Von Bismarck's 'Image Fulgurator'
The Image Fulgurator is a device for physically manipulating photographs. It intervenes when a photo is being taken, without the photographer being able to detect anything. The manipulation is only visible on the photo afterwards.
In principle, the Fulgurator can be used anywhere where there is another camera nearby that is being used with a flash. It operates via a kind of reactive flash projection that enables an image to be projected on an object exactly at the moment when someone else is photographing it. The intervention is unobtrusive because it takes only a few milliseconds. Every photo another photographer takes of an object at which the Fulgurator is also aimed is affected by the manipulation. Hence visual information can be smuggled unnoticed into the images of others.
-juliusvonbismarck.com
Thursday, 24 February 2011
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
A Journey of Sound & Vision: Miwa Matreyek (VIDEO)
Using animation, projections and her own moving shadow, Miwa Matreyek performs a gorgeous, meditative piece about inner and outer discovery. Take a quiet 10 minutes and dive in. With music from Anna Oxygen, Mirah, Caroline Lufkin and Mileece.
About Miwa Matreyek:
Miwa Matreyek creates performances where real shapes and virtual images trade places, amid layers of animation, video and live bodies
--TED.com
Tuesday, 15 February 2011
'The External World' - strange & surreal animated short (-cool-)
The External World is an animated short by David O'Reilly, a world that is completely weird and surreal ...
The External World from David OReilly on Vimeo.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Saturday, 29 January 2011
The Limousines - Very Busy People (VIDEO)
The Limousines are a notable American Electropop band based out of California’s San Francisco Bay Area. Made up of multi-instramentalist/producer Giovanni Giusti and songwriter/vocalist Eric Victorino, the duo formed in 2007 and has since gained international notoriety, thanks in part to the release of their singles “Very Busy People” and “Internet Killed the Video Star."
Directed and produced by Mathieu Wothke.
-Design Mash
Monday, 24 January 2011
Karaocake - It Doesn't Take a Whole Week (groovy music video)
Video directed and edited by S. Laporte and T. Gagnaire
"It Doesn't Take a Whole Week (7" mix)" written by Camille Chambon - performed by Karaocake - produced by Domotic / taken from the 7" single "It Doesn't Take a Whole Week / High & High" out in april 2010 on Clapping Music / Original version of "It Doesn't Take a Whole Week" appears on Karaocake's debut album "Rows & Stitches" released 2 June 2010
band :
myspace.com/karaocake
Via vimeo.com/10257009
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Times New Viking - No Room to Live (new video)
Directed & Edited by Brandon Reichard and Pelham Johnston.
Produced by TNV and Johnston/Reichard.
Each frame printed from real video, then hand drawn, colored, or decorated and put back together.
Nearly 3,000 individual frames, completed by around 40 artists from Columbus, Ohio and elsewhere.
She & Him - Don't Look Back (NEW VIDEO)
NEW SHE & HIM VIDEO! directed by jeremy konner. choreographed by sophie olson. All our favorite dancers (many from our in the sun video!) and an amazing crew made this video happen! hope you enjoy!
(via Zooey's Miscellany)
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Premiere of Best Coast’s “Crazy For You” Video - At The Kitteh Channel
I Can Has Cheezburger is debuting Best Coast’s latest video “Crazy For You”! (Spoiler alert. Video is filled with cyoot kittehs.)
Be sure to enter our Caption Snacks contest to win a pair of concert tickets to see Best Coast and Wavves on their national tour!
(via icanhascheezburger.com)
Thursday, 13 January 2011
...i'll never look @ meteors the same way again...(Fallen - VIDEO)
Watch the entire life span of a freshly born meteor as it comes to terms with life, and its inevitable splashy end. This short film is all too bittersweet.
-Meredith @io9
Monday, 10 January 2011
the beautiful intl. language of surf: The Boys From Ponta Preta (short film)
Set on the Cape Verde islands off the western coast of Africa, this short film shows how three young men struggling with the country’s limited opportunities took the tourists’ sport of kitesurfing and made it their own – with one even becoming world champion. Titik, Mitu and Djo explain how they spent their early days skipping school at the beach and learning from the global surf community any way that they could. Now they have set up a surf school that teaches the tourists, and offers hope to others who are stuck in the island’s slums.
Dazed Digital
Wednesday, 5 January 2011
Street artists hold laser graffitti protest over commisioned-then-censored public mural
A crew of street and graffiti artists, together with a handful of war veterans, gathered Monday night in the dark, empty parking lot of MOCA's Geffen Contemporary in Little Tokyo to stage a guerrilla protest performance against the museum's director, Jeffrey Deitch.
The MOCA wall has been blank since Deitch had Italian street artist Blu's antiwar mural whitewashed from it in early December. Deitch had commissioned Blu to paint the mural; but after it was completed, Deitch became concerned that its provocative imagery of coffins draped in dollar bills would be offensive to some in the neighborhood...
"All of us political poster artists have been a little outraged," said artist Karen Fiorito. "It shows how corporations and private institutions can control the dialogue in the public forum."
- Los Angeles Times
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
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