I’ve been keeping (internet) tabs on talented Malibu filmmaker and photographer Keegan Gibbs for a while now, but his latest work needs some attention.
Jersey Joe was commissionedby Dolby Digital to pay homage to the late great Jackson Pollock. Say’s Rime:
A few months back I was hired by Dolby to paint a piece on video in a rundown section of Los Angeles. For this piece I attempted to create something inspired by an excerpt from a 1951 documentary, on the process and philosophy of Jackson Pollock. A lot of what Pollock says in the following clip is relatable to my experiences with free-styling graffiti pieces. Pollock talks about the comfort and expressive feeling he gets when working large and loose. This way of approaching work has been something that I have focused on in the past 15 years of my 20 year career as a writer.
World-renowned animated graffiti artist BLU returns following a ten-month hiatus with a stunning new production called “BIG BANG BIG BOOM: an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life … and how it could probably end.”
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Below are pictures of some of your favorite spirits magnified 100 times underneath microscopes at Florida State University. Most come out looking like fine pieces of art, especially the Mad Dog 20/20 rendering.
Cocktails can have fruit and soft drinks in them which contain citric acids and complex sugars which dry out well and look great photographed. The incredible shapes and colours of the boozy artwork are highlighted by shining natural light on top and through the bottom of the slide. Just like images of snowflakes, each drink is different.
DRY MARTINI
SCOTCH
TEQUILA
VODKA
WHISKEY
CHAMPAGNE
MAD DOG 20/20
Graphic designer Alex Varanese explored the idea of taking some of the modern luxuries we enjoy today like an mp3 player, laptop and cell phone back to the 1970’s where he would create print ads to hock these futuristic goodies.
What would you do if you could travel back in time? Assassinate Marilyn Monroe? Go on a date with Hitler? Obviously. But here’s what I’d do after that: grab all the modern technology I could find, take it to the late 70’s, superficially redesign it all to blend in, start a consumer electronics company to unleash it upon the world, then sit back as I rake in billions, trillions, or even millions.
While he’s back in time maybe he can bring back the 1970’s porn bush which is set to be the next big fashion trend of 2010.
Justin BUA, a good friend of OKS and VIMBY is having his work shown at Artwalk 2010 which is held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. If you’re in the neighborhood, be sure to stop by and support good people and even better art. Hit the jump to check out BUA’s VIMBY profile.
Josh Cooley, an animation artist at Pixar, had the good sense to reimagine some classic bits of cinema as if they were children’s books. Up yours Frog and Toad!
Los Angelinos unite. This Saturday the 22th ultra fresh Windy City artist Pose will have a solo show at Known Galley on Fairfax. Be there or be square.
So as the story goes, Banksy was in Los Angeles last week for the premiere of his directorial debut Exit Through the Gift Shop. Nothing out of the ordinary there. As it is with most street artists, he decided to spruce up the city with a little art work. Still pretty ordinary. But things get a little shady after a street installation he did was removed by an art curator who plans on selling it to the highest bidder. FULL STORY.
So as you can see, his latest piece in San Francisco is a little social commentary on his own growing fame.
Shepard Fairey’s latest mural is reaching completion in New York City, and is titled “These Parties Disgust Me,” which is a response to the clusterfuck between the political parties in the states. Hit the jump to see the interview where he explains his work and his thoughts on the most pressing issues on Obama’s plate.
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