Gez Fry
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
Gez Fry is a half British, half Japanese illustrator living and working in Tokyo. Check out his website portfolio for more images and info…
Also worth a read is this PingMag interview with him from back in June 06 which does a nice job of putting the work in context. You’re going to be sick when you realise just how long he’s actually been drawing for!
HydroSeventyFour
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Hydro 74 is Joshua M Smith, a real visual force to be reckoned with. It’s not easy to carve out anything resembling a truly original style in regards to vector illustration but this guy seems to hit the nail on the head every time. A constant source of inspiration, his type treatments are some of the best reference material for logo design I’ve seen in a while. Interview/showcase in the upcoming issue maybe?
Joy Ang
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Canadian based artist Joy Ang. Nice selection of styles going on, particularly in the illustration section.
Pump Up The Volume Documentary
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008It’s still pretty hectic here and I’m not having a lot of time to dig for stuff so we’re staying on the documentary tip…
Pump Up The Volume is a three part history on the development of electronic dance music. Part one looks in detail at Chicago and the early roots of house as it grows out of disco’s remains. The second and third parts take you through Detroit techno, acid house, Manchesters legendary Hacienda club and the UKs widespread rave scene of the early 90s that gave birth to so many new styles and directions over the following decade.
I say this about stuff a lot but you should consider checking this out even if you think it’s not your area. Anyone who’s into the idea of subculture and watching something develop should get a lot out of these. Although at 3 hours in total you may want to drop a bookmark to come back for parts two and three…
Pump Up The Volume: Part one (58mins)
Pump Up The Volume: Part two (49mins)
Pump Up The Volume: Part three (58mins)
Mark Rothko
Monday, January 14th, 2008
Mark Rothko born Marcus Rothkowitz (1903–1970) was a Latvian-born Jewish American painter and printmaker who is classified as an abstract expressionist, although he rejected not only the label but even being an abstract painter.
Below is an hour long BBC ‘Power Of Art’ documentary on his career. I have a few reservations about the way this is done but ultimately, it does deliver a solid picture of some of what the guy was about. See it through if you have the time, it’s a little dark in places but well worth it…
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Props to Brad Troemel at Very Young Millionaire for the original post.
