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Martin Wittfooth
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Madame Tutli-Putli
The winner of the Canal + Grand Prize in 2007. This stop-motion animated film by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (Clyde Henry Productions) takes viewers on an exhilarating existential journey into the fully imagined, tactile world of Madame Tutli-Putli. As she travels alone on the night train, weighed down with all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past, she faces both the kindness and menace of strangers. Finding herself caught up in a desperate metaphysical adventure, adrift between real and imagined worlds, Madame Tutli-Putli confronts her demons. Click here to view current Clyde Henry Productions’ projects. Buy the DVD on National Film Board of Canada’s website.
Winter Is Coming
These Game of Thrones illustrations from Anja is absolutely beautiful. They seem to have sprung from a “photo” album of the past. See more of her work on deviantART.
Destino
If Walt Disney and Salvador Dali had a baby together, this video would be it. Destino began in 1946 as a collaboration between Walt Disney and the famed surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. A first-hand example of Disney’s interest in avant garde and experimental work in animation, Destino was to be awash with Dalí’s iconic melting clocks, marching ants and floating eyeballs. However, Destino was not completed at that time. In 2003, it was rediscovered by Walt’s nephew, Roy E. Disney, who took on the challenge of bringing the creation of these two great artists to fruition. In addition to the completed Destino, this exciting addition to the Walt Disney Treasures line also includes an all-new feature-length documentary that examines the surprising partnership between Dalí and Disney plus two new featurettes; “The Disney That Almost Was”, an examination of the studio’s unfinished projects; and “Encounters with … Read more
Louboutin of A Different Era
While the gawk and flaunt over the latest Louboutin’s continue, let’s look at some of the exciting ‘new’ designs from another French designer, Steven Arpad. A relatively unknown in the late 1930s, but whose creativity, unique and unusual designs has shown to stand the test of time. Any women with expensive tastes, but also loved experimental designs would love his creations. His works are archived at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. See Steven Arpad’s collection on MET’s website.
Ensemble
Moxy Creative House assembled 20 well known musicians’ ensembles onto limited edition “Ensemble” posters. YES, please! Now they need to create a version with female musicians. Head over to Moxy Creative House’s website for the other poster sets: “Dress the Part”, “Framework”, “Mixed Reviews”, “Touristique”.
A Staple Form
Drawing inspiration from 16th century engravers: Hendrick Goltzius, Jan Harmensz, and Cherubino Alberti, French artist Baptiste Debombourg is creating a series of wall installations titled Aggravure. The three installations took a combined 545 hours to complete; using 555,000 staples. Read the story behind Aggravure on Baptiste’s website.
Keep Calm and Carry On
The famed 1939 poster with the phrase, “Keep Calm and Carry On” has quite an interesting story behind it. Using only 2 colors, King George’s crown, and a ‘special and handsome’ typeface, the British government commissioned three propaganda posters to reassure the public in the dark days ahead; in war with Germany. Watch the video and find out the role a little book shop in Alnwick, Northumberland played in this poster’s rediscovery. We’ve also created 13 desktop wallpapers of various colors and sizes, free for you to enjoy. Click here to to download the Keep Calm and Carry On desktop wallpapers. Read the full history on Wikipedia. If you’re looking to customize your own propaganda poster, head over to KeepCalm-O-Matic.co.uk or download the free app for your iPhone here.
Pencil vs. Camera
“Pencil Vs Camera” mixes drawing and photography, imagination and reality. It’s a new visual concept invented and initiated by Ben Heine in 2010. It’s full of magic, illusion, poetry and surrealism. Ben published his first “Pencil Vs Camera” image in April 2010 but the series is the result of a long graphic exploration and a logic consequence of his personal artistic development. – Ben Heine To view all the photos from the collection, visit Ben’s Flickr stream.
Væsen (Being)
A prince sets off on a journey to save his dying father, driven by his fear of failing him. The short is produced by Adrian Dexter, Birk von Brockdorff, Arnold Bagasha, Drude Mangaard, Jody Ghani, and Mikkel V. Petersen for their 2012 Bachelor film project at The Animation Workshop.
The Devil Is in The Details – Anton Semenov
Russian artist Anton Semenov instills beauty into creatures of a vast, darkened wilderness. His most recent piece, titled SOCIETY showcases his affinity to details. Anton’s body of work is available on deviantART. Visit Anton’s blog, or befriend him on Facebook.
Gediminas Pranckevicius
Wonderful works by Lithuanian artist, Gediminas Pranckevicius; the winner of the NVArt 4 Surreal contest. Visit Gediminas’ website to see more, or visit NVArt 4 Surreal contest page to view work by other winners.
The Node
Beautifully rendered visuals, accompanied by a score from Philip Glass equates to absolute sensory delight. Its calm and subtlety are its strengths; by which if you let them, will transport you to its world. See more stunning visual experiments from Murat Pak on Vimeo.com. Or connect on Murat Pak’s fan page.
Dark, Wicked Worlds of Xueguo Yang
Having gained international attention from being published in both Exposé 7 and 8, Xueguo Yang doesn’t cease to work. Residing in Kunming, China, Xueguo continues to churn out more dark imaginings for the world to gawk at. Check out some of Xueguo’s stunning work below. To view more images, head over to Xueguo’s CGPortfolio page.
Steampunk Gadgetries Abound
For those of you who love to “Steampunk-afy” your digital arsenal, check out the fantastic creations found Etsy. For more, head over to Etsy and search for Steampunk! Don’t want to dole out the dough? Then checkout this handy DIY project for constructing an Arduino watch; making it the perfect gift for yourself or someone special. 20″ Widescreen LCD Custom iMac Cover “Clicky” Keyboard USB WiFi (802.11n) Adapter – “The Wilhelm-Finnegan” iPad/iPhone Dock + Hard Drive Bay USB Cufflinks Find more Steampunk goodies on Etsy.
