A Few Things to ConsiderA Few Things to Considerhttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2011-03-26T00:43:48ZSquarespaceEmbodyhttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2011/3/25/embody.htmlZormeir2011-03-26T00:34:24Z2011-03-26T00:34:24ZCheck out the video for SebastiAn's new track "Embody" directed by SoMe. Keep an eye out for SebastiAn's forthcoming album out on Ed Banger Records in May.

 


]]>This City Will Eat Me Alivehttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2011/3/8/this-city-will-eat-me-alive.htmlZormeir2011-03-08T22:57:51Z2011-03-08T22:57:51ZCheck out this video from Kid Zoom's LA/NY exhibit "This City Will Eat Me Alive"

 

]]>The Underbelly Projecthttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2010/12/21/the-underbelly-project.htmlZormeir2010-12-22T00:32:26Z2010-12-22T00:32:26ZFour stories beneth the streets of New York City there has been an ongoing curation of over a hundred artists contubiting to a gallery that you will most likely never see. Each artist was given the limitation of one night to create their peice. The project has been organized by artists Workhorse and Pac in an area that was intended to be a subway station. The location of the project  is a secret known only to Pac, Workhorse and any of the artists that could remember the path there. See some photos below of the Underbelly Project.

 

Faile, 2010

 

SheOne, 2010

 

Revok Ceaze, 2010

 

Swoon & Lister, 2010

 

Jim Darling & Thundercat, 2010

 

]]>MadC 700 Wallhttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2010/12/17/madc-700-wall.htmlZormeir2010-12-17T18:00:41Z2010-12-17T18:00:41ZMadC has completed her 700 Wall project, and it is epic! I've included photos, but check out the video to get a better idea of the scale of the project.

 

700 Wall, 2010

 

Here we are, the wall is done! Even though I decided to paint a little further still - I just finished it before the snow set in. The wall was originally planned to end at the set of windows since those are difficult to involve and the surface of the wall became pretty bad from thereon too. However, I decided to extend my theme in places and take the challenge to paint until the very end of the wall. Now it is about 680m2 of wall space. Finally, the picture is complete and I hope the story sums up. My Stylemachine-idea was based on the life of a dedicated graffiti writer. It’s a wall for all of us who paint 10+ years and who put all their energy and heart into it.

That’s how I translated the idea:
Scene one - the laboratory - we sketch, we try, we are inspired, no matter under which circumstances, lack of time or interruption.

Scene two & three - the machine and harbour - we select sketches and produce our ideas, try techniques, style- and colour-variations and get them out into the world.

Scene four - the difficult journey - a lot of our work gets destroyed f.e. by the buff, toys or by the nature, so we have to keep on doing our thing no matter what.

Scene five - the city - you keep on sending your name into the world, so at the end of the day some of your pieces reach their destination, where they belong and where they are seen.

And for those out there who like numbers a lot: some days I went up and down the ladder more than 500 times; fell off the ladder 4 times; counted in days I painted more than 4 months every day at least 10 hours; I used 1489 cans; 158 different colours; 600+ caps; 3 different kind of caps, 100 liters primer; 140 liters exterior paint; painted at temperatures from +2C° to +38C° in sunshine, rain, storm, day and night; painted my biggest and smallest piece so far and overall painted my name far more than 100 times on this wall. I’m curious if anyone will guess or find out how many there actually are. I made only one exception from solely painting MadC pieces on this wall. Special place in my heart - special place on my wall.

And last but not least - a massive thanks to everyone who supported me throughout the year, Molotow above all of course.

— MADC

 

700 Wall - Final Update, 2010

 

700 Wall, 2010

 

700 Wall, 2010

 

700 Wall, 2010

 

700 Wall, 2010

 

700 Wall, 2010

 

]]>David A. Smithhttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2010/12/16/david-a-smith.htmlZormeir2010-12-17T00:44:09Z2010-12-17T00:44:09ZCheck out this amazing documentary by Danny Cooke on traditional glass artist David A. Smith. Be sure to visit Smith's site for additional photos of his work.

 

David A. Smith - Sign Artist

 

French Embossing, 2010

 

David A. Smith, 2010

 

Gregg Heger, 2010

 

]]>Jean-Pierre Royhttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2010/12/15/jean-pierre-roy.htmlZormeir2010-12-15T23:43:19Z2010-12-15T23:43:19ZThe landscape work of Jean-Pierre Roy is really interesting. The luminence and quality of light in peices is really powerful. Roy has a really great eye for creating surreal dystopian environments. See a few examples of his work, as well as a video of Roy discussing his newest show at Rare in New York.

 

The Broken Sleeper, Oil on canvas, 46" x 46", 2010

 

Hazard Us for Prophecy, Oil on canvas, 38" x 38", 2009

 

Meet Me at the White Mountain, Oil on linen, 60" x 74", 2010

 

Site Specific, oil on canvas, 70" x 108", 2009

 

Rare Views: Jean-Pirre Roy

 

]]>Vimeo Festival + Awardshttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2010/12/15/vimeo-festival-awards.htmlZormeir2010-12-15T22:04:25Z2010-12-15T22:04:25ZVimeo is always a good source for finding amazing new artists. In addition to their continual curation of media they've put together the Vimeo Festival + Awards. See a few of my favorites below.

 

 

Winner: Best Video | Best Documentary | Community Choice

Phos Pictures - Last Minutes with Odin, 2010

 

Winner: Music Video

Andy Bruntel - Liars "Scissor", 2010

 

Winner: Experimental

Chris Beckman - Oops, 2010

 

Winner: Animation

Eran Hilleli - Between Bears, 2010

 

]]>Egyptrixx - Start from the Beginninghttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2010/12/15/egyptrixx-start-from-the-beginning.htmlZormeir2010-12-15T20:26:37Z2010-12-15T20:26:37ZHere is a new video for "Start from the Beginning" by Egyptrixx, from the Bible Eyes LP (Night Slugs 2011). The video was done by A. N. Fischer. See a description of videos process below.

The video examines the relationship between the simulated image and its physical manifestation. The landscape appearing in the video references one of Fischer´s relief sculptures (anfischer.com/​new-relief-in-progress/ ).


The sculpture is magnified and distorted by the soundscape created by David. As time progresses the landscape becomes increasingly complex and distorted and finally changes its aggregate state to liquid. The shapes of the polygons appear in contrast to the fluid with which they collide.


The 3d model was textured with photos of the physical sculpture, which was carved from a block of mdf with a cnc-miling machine.

 

A. N. Fischer - Egyptrixx - Start from the Beginning, 2010
]]>Drawing & Painting Machineshttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2010/12/15/drawing-painting-machines.htmlZormeir2010-12-15T18:57:27Z2010-12-15T18:57:27ZHere a few cool projects that have been around for awhile, but came to mind recently. Perpetual Storytelling Apparatus a drawing machine by Julius von Bismarck & Benjamin Maus & Hektor a spraypainting machine by Jürg Lehni and Uli Franke. Visit their respective sites for additional information.

 

Perpetual Storytelling Machine - Process, 2009

 

Perpetual Storytelling Machine, 2009

 

Perpetual Storytelling Machine, 2009

 

Perpetual Storytelling Machine, 2009

 

Hektor - Hektor Meets William Morris, 2003 (Original artwork by William Morris, 1896)

 

Hektor - Robotergestützter Graffitikurs, Lektion 1 - 4, 2003 (Original artwork by Amok, 1987)

 

Hektor - Robotergestützter Graffitikurs, Lektion 3

 

]]>Mux Moolhttp://www.afewthingstoconsider.com/a-few-things-to-consider/2010/12/2/mux-mool.htmlZormeir2010-12-02T23:46:12Z2010-12-02T23:46:12ZIf you haven't copped Skull Taste by Mux Mool (aka Brian Lindgren), you should do so now (out on Ghostly International). He's released other EP's deinatly worth your time as well. Check out a few videos with Mux below.

 

Mux Mool

 

A minute with Mux Mool, 2010

 

Mux Mool Promo, 2010

 

Mux Mool - Skull Taste, 2010

 

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