Around the Web and Visuals 6:24 pm
A friend of mine sent me the link to this photo called Solargraph by Justin Quinnell. Using a pinhole camera, this photograph’s exposure was six frickin’ months. Read more about it here. It looks amazing! I suggest you also check out his other (extremely) long exposure shots right over here.
Around the Web and Music and Videos 5:13 pm
Song of the week: Spanish Sahara by Foals.
Beautiful video for a beautiful song. I love the whole minimalistic feel of it all, which totally matches the quiet beginning, but also seems to match it still even as the song gets more intense.
Around the Web and Music and Videos 5:32 pm
I became an instant fan of the artist Pogo after a friend of mine showed me the video and song he made using sounds and voices from the cartoon Alice In Wonderland movie. “Alice” is my favourite but he has made more songs using other movies, like “Alohomora” from Harry Potter and “Upular” from Up. And they’re all fantastic!
What really cemented Pogo’s genius in my head was the video he made for his mother, Gardyn. He used random sounds from around his mum’s garden and her voice to put together the song. It comes out incredibly trippy and the video is just as beautiful as the song.
I would like to know exactly how Pogo hears the world. I firmly believe that how we see the world changes and varies with each person depending on what they love. Artists that deal mostly with aesthetics will see their surroundings in a different way so I’m guessing it’s the same for musicians, only with hearing.
Around the Web and Music and Videos 11:20 pm
Song of the week: Lessons Learned by Matt and Kim.
And the video for this is pretty much one of a kind. How many other people can get away with it?
Friends and Visuals and Words 4:21 am
I’ll be honest…I was getting really frustrated earlier while editing the photos for the series I’ve chosen to call “Hair Connection”. Told my friend that it kind of felt like a rut but at the same time it was something else. I liked the pictures, I like the way I edit, but when I looked at the results, I just wasn’t satisfied. Then I made one little change and everything was alright again. Maybe I was just getting all OCD over the pictures, or maybe it’s one of those frustrating mindfuck moments that people who like to be creative get. You obsess over something that doesn’t seem to be working and when one minute detail changes suddenly everything falls into place. And I can say that I am fairly happy with the photos now. Will post more sometime this week!
Around the Web and Music and Visuals and Words 3:37 pm
In terms of strange outfits… Bjork > Lady Gaga
In terms of who makes better music… Bjork > Lady Gaga
In terms of who’s nicer to look at… Bjork > Lady Gaga.
I’ve heard people call Lady Gaga an “artist” and Bjork referred to as “that weirdo from Iceland”. No. Just…no. Without even regarding Bjork’s accomplishments as a composer, producer, actress and mentor, her musical achievements alone can bury Lady Gaga. And if you wanna talk fashion, then Bjork’s been doing the innovative, usually crazy and not-what-you’d-wear-on-a-daily-basis fashion statements long before Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta became known as Gaga.
And lastly…at 44 years of age, Bjork is still hella cute. Lady Gaga looks like a transvestite in her 30′s. I photographed Lady Gagita the other day at Fashion Week and the resemblance was just uncanny. I actually prefer Gagita over the original, come to think of it. At least I know one is ACTUALLY a transvestite and the Telephone parody gave me a few laughs.
Basically, Bjork wins at life and Lady Gaga’s a manufactured pop princess who’s made paid to wear weird things for “shock value”. And as much as I love Glee and as epic as their Theatricality episode was, I still think all the fuss about Gaga is bullshit. I just don’t buy into it.
Fuck this. and Words 11:46 am
You’re a sweet person. You are extremely talented and you are lovely. But sometimes I wonder if you know how to be a friend sometimes or if you’re just letting your surroundings influence you and turn you into a douche. Believe me, I can understand the need for freedom and to live your life how you wanna live it, but I don’t think you realize how you subtly hurt people in the process. And if you do realize, then maybe you just don’t give a shit, and that makes me doubt everything that I liked about you in the first place.
Friends and Gigs & Parties and Happy shit! and Philippines and Visuals 9:58 pm
Snaps from last last (last?) weekend!
FRIDAY
Went to Encore with Dawn and Amanda, was introduced to Martin, G and Aldo, and other people. The night ended in Fiamma, and what a fun night it was! It was awesome seeing Dawn again and I must say that my favourite part of the night was when everyone, for some reason, suddenly became British.
SATURDAY
Bureau for SNL with Yum, Elaine, TJ, Renz, Pam and Toby; ended up seeing other people too, like Paco, Mike, Nic, Alex and Enzo. I’m not really all that big on clubbing but I have to say that Saturday (and Friday) were both fucking great nights! And I managed to not do any major physical damage to myself (like the last time when I was in Bureau and I sprained my ankle). I had a few bruises but that’s just me. I’m a klutz.
SUNDAY
After two nights of booze and loud music in clubs, what better way to end the weekend with, well….booze. But in a much quieter place. A bunch of us headed to Anton’s and his awesome birdcage balcony. I had a good time talking to Val while it was Testosterone City in Anton’s living room with all the boys watching UFC before they joined us on the balcony. Also, Val and I discovered that my camera’s highest ISO is 12,800 which is wicked cool.
Visuals 1:49 pm
This has been decorating my knee quite nicely:
Pictures from the weekend when I come back home, for now I must scoot!
Around the Web and Videos 11:09 pm
Vincent – Tim Burton
I haven’t seen this in quite awhile and was reminded just how much I adore everything about this short. OK…basically I adore Tim Burton. I’d love to pick apart that guy’s brain. Or collaborate with him on a short film. One can only dream!
