Urban Art

I came across another blog where I found some very interesting images of urban grafitti photography courtesy of PhotoSIG.Visit the website on www.photosig.com to take a look at some really great photos from everyday photographers.

Graffitti has been an interest of mine, yes I know it is illegal and can be distructive, but it can also create some amazingly emotional pieces of artwork.
The graffitti ( done by unknown artists) is so raw and intense, which I feel is what real art is all about. Something that is created in a moment of raw passion that could probably not be created again.

I love urban art and the sub culture that graffitti has created, I feel there is real colour culture that can be seen through a lot of street art that you would never see in a art museum. If we could consider every surface medium are place as a blank canvass I think that some underground artist's would be abe create some pretty amazing artwork.
personally seeing some graffitti that you can see has been really though about and worked on is more inticing and though provoking than seeing a piece of 'modern art'

High speed photography

High-speed photography is a way to capture the images that we don’t often get to see. So many amazing things happen in an instant – moving too quickly for us to see more than a blur and the aftermath. Using clever equipment and quick shutters, these photographers freeze time and illuminate one single critical moment. If they time it just right, high-speed photographers can catch a moment of impact, explosion, or surprising movement – and it makes for incredible art.
http://weburbanist.com/2008/10/09/high-speed-photographers-and-photos/

















An Artist that I particularly like the work if is Stefan’s high-speed photographs combine the sophistication of fine art and the fun of watching stuff explode. The b hand model in many of his pictures holds items which are then shot with a gun. The resulting images are impressive and fascinating. Being able to capture some in a second has resulted in some very inspiring work, I would really like to give this a go, being able to produce an image this is as penetrating as his work.

GOSH

I really love the way the make- brand gosh has managed to bring so much like an artist flair to the everyday retail consumer. They use a face as a blank canvass, the consistency of the colour is strong and potent.
They've pushed the boundaries of going for the typical pretty,dewy girl next door look that many make -up brands support instead going for a much more edgey, funky campaign. They bring a bit more vibrance to the industry quite an inspiring way of breaking the mould of highstreet trends.
They seem to support a sort of futurists style, please see below some really great examples of using art in every form of daily life:




















Seeing the use of artist flair an colour used makes me want to explore more using different mediums and the need to experiment more with everyday objects and imagining everything as a blank canvass. Do not shy away from using real colour. Check out there website at www.goshcosmetics.com/

Stop motion

The PEN story is a stop motion animation, OLUMPUS wrote :

This is the PEN Story in stop motion. We shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and shot over 1.800 pictures again. No post production! Thanks to all the stop motion artists who inspired us. We hope you enjoy :-)

The reason I'm posting this is because I didn't really know what it is was, but I've noticed it has become increasingly popular advertising tool especially for large companies.
It's something that I now really want to try as it is so effective and you can use stop motion is many different ways.
I just need to dedicate myself to creating a meaningful stop motion production.

Below are a few other cool stop motion productions that caught my eye:

8 bit trip (music video):






PSP commercial

Lincoln Cathedral

Above is an image I took of the outside of the Lincoln Cathedral so you can grasp an understanding of the sheer size of the building as it towers over you. The cathedral is the heart of the town and towers over the quaint city.
Part of the Movie 'The Da Vinci codes was also filmed in the cathedral.

When you walk into the main building its quite hard to embrace it. The ceiling towers over you, the colour shines through the main glass window at the back of the building it is definitely the focal point and the first thing that hits you when you walk in.
It's amazing the feeling you get when you walk into the Cathedral.
The exterior and interior are very Gothic this is why I decided to convert the image to monochrome , even though it is a place of worship if feel it has quite a dark and eerie feel about it and would like to experience it in the evening.

Below I inserted am image if took of the interior that is converted to monchrome so that you can see how the the high ceilings hit you.