On first glance I thought this was nothing more than a stop motion animation that had been digitally placed over an urban backdrop. But then I looked closer and began to notice all the faded outlines left behind the figures as they moved along the wall and sidewalk, and realized that the artist actually painted and shot the entire thing step-by-step, motion-by-motion right there on the street. I can’t imagine how much time went into creating this, or how many other works were wiped out in the process, but its simply amazing!
In addition to WaxPo, Monocle is another mag that I’m checking for pretty hard these days. The blend of World Affairs, Business, Culture and Design in each issue is just right for a curious minded individual like myself, and the look and feel (literally) of the mag is unlike any others that I’ve seen before. It’s almost like reading a newspaper in mag form.
Recently, I stumbled across this fascinating, albeit lengthy, behind the scenes essay w/flicks by Dan Hill (Monocle’s former Director of Web and Broadcast) that details that creative process that went into constructing Moncole’s online presence–from layout and fonts, to details on camera types and editing software used for online video production, to podcasts and mobile content, it’s all covered. Definitely worth the read.
I’m still in the dark when it comes to certain areas of electronic music, but no matter the genre, I can still recognize a dope video when I see one. Here’s the latest from French electro duo, Justice:
Props to So-Me on art direction, and Machine Molle on motion design. The old school logos and tv bumper spoofs are pretty clever (recognize any?). I wonder if we’ll see a slightly altered, yet equally dope, hip-hop version of this video sometime in the near future? Last time, if you remember, it was Kanye who linked up with So-Me to style his Good Life video– which was based on So’s work here.
A major hat tip to Darien of flwrpt. for bringing these Legends of Rap trading cards to my attention. Before now they were apparently stocked by Colette (Paris) exclusively, however, they’re now available stateside at YouWorkForThem. I’ll be picking up a deck of my own very soon!
While I’ve seen similar hip hop trading cards in the past, this deck (32 cards/hip-hop pioneers in all) is the first that I’ve come across that features original illustrations of the artists, instead of archive photography (most of which we’ve seen a thousand times over)–definitely a plus!
It doesn’t seem too far off. Have a look at these videos created by Kanye and video editor Derrick Lee that were used as backdrops during last year’s listening session for Graduation. They’re condensed versions of the classic sci-fi flicks 2001: A Space Odyssey, Akira and Tron. Peep:
We all knew the banned “Hunger Strike” episode of The Boondocks would see the light of day sooner of later, but who knew we’d have our neighbors to the north to thank for it?!
The Canadian cartoon network, Teletoon, aired the episode in its entirety last weekend, and also plans to air “The Ruckus Reality Show” (a spinoff in which Uncle Ruckus gets his own show on BET) on March 23rd. That’ll be hitting the web shortly after it airs, I’m sure.
I’d still like to know why The Cartoon Network refused to air this episode in the U.S., although they claim they received no pressure from BET or others to remove the episode from its schedule. Afterall, BET does airs in Canada, so I guess it’s safe to say they had nothing to do with U.S. ban, right? Right?
No pun intended. However, to be sure that fans don’t misinterpret the artwork from their upcoming album Rising Down, ?uestlove of The Roots delivers a bit of background info to put things into perspective:
This drawing is entitled NEGRO RULE. and it pretty much sums up the feeling of the Confederate Union towards the newly freed slaves and the idea that if given power they would reek havoc and chaos on the country.
That was 1898. Ironically, here in 2008 similar feelings are held towards Hip-Hop and even a *certain individual* in the current presidential race. But you already knew that, I’m sure.
Portraits of Kanye West, 50 Cent, Russell Simmons, and other heavyweights of hip-hop are featured in painter Alexander Melamid’s Holy Hip Hop! exhibition, currently on display at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
The life-size portraits of twelve icons of hip-hop culture capture the larger than life personas embodied by these men, who are among the wealthiest and most influential individuals of our time. Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Common, Kanye West, Reverend Run, Duke, Lil Jon, Don “Magic” Juan, Whoo Kid, Marc Ecko and Russell Simmons are portrayed by Melamid as they are in life ‚ serious, ambitious, powerful and compelling. The twelve, dressed in their everyday clothes, are rendered with Old Master style and quality, providing a provocative visual context and an association with masterpieces of the past. In these paintings, Melamid explores art, power and commodity, as well as displaying the wit that has long elevated his work.
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