From what I’ve read, people either love or hate Joanna Newsom. She just started singing a few years ago (you’ll understand once you hear), but how she accepts and uses her fragile voice is part of her charm. Each time I listen I appreciate her more — and she’s a classicaly trained harpist, what more is there to say? [...]
I know this is [sarcasm]so early-2005[/sarcasm], but it showed up on del.icio.us again this week, and I just want to make sure it’s been seen. By Marshall Street Editors in London, it’s an advertisement for the new VW Golf featuring Gene Kelly (or at least his face via a little computer animation). [...]
“DNA11 creates unique DNA portraits through an extraordinary combination of science and art. (…)
The result is a high-end piece of art that can never be replicated, and is as unique as you are - no two pieces will ever be the same. When asked “who is the artist?” the answer is simple: you are. We take your life code and create a one-of-a-kind art piece, but the uniqueness is yours alone.” [...]
This site (really) isn’t going to become a soapbox of any kind, but it’s hard to turn away from something that tickles your frontal and parietal simultaneously with concise logic (in response to apathy concerning the anti-war movement) and clever motion design (won best animation in last year’s Brooklyn International Film Festival). Directed and produced by Knife-Party (a.k.a. Simon Robson) with a monolgue by Barry McNamara: some interesting food for thought and eye candy for dessert [...]