Broken Things

Livia Marin
2009

Broken à la Things, I melt like Amélie.



Photos from Booooooom.

The Shining Recut

neochosen
2006

Today is the Ides of March. The Ides of March marks the date of Julius Caesar's imminent death that was dramatized in Shakespeare's play. Backstabber (curated by Dave Dyment for Art Metropole, 2001) was an exhibition for the Ides of March. There's a bit of romanticization in both Shakespeare's and Dyment's work, so to honor all of that, here is the pinnacle of recut trailers (and with a bit of Ides in it too). You know the scene where Jack hurls the baseball down a long corridor? The first time I saw neochosen's trailer, I felt like that baseball -- happy-go-lucky-ly. That is how much I wish I came up with this first.

Help Japan

W+K
2011

W+K studio designed this print to raise relief funds for the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, and now threat of nuclear meltdown. Buy a poster for $25 or more, 100% goes to the Red Cross.

To donate and receive a print, visit W+K Studio here.

To make a $10 donation directly to the Red Cross, text REDCROSS to 90999 or click here.

Found by James

James
ongoing

Not only does he share with us rare finds from around the world, but he also makes them attainable.

Alto Cumulus

Max Streicher
2006

Oxygen chemoreceptors in our bodies is what cues the respiratory cycle for most people.  This hypoxic drive to breathe is what I feel when seeing this work by Canadian artist Max Streicher.  Symptoms of hypoxia, the lack of arterial oxygen that fuels tissues and entire body, can be felt by headache, nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath, and slight euphoria.  Shortness of breath and euphoria?  Check and check.  With severe hypoxia, the skin may take on a blueish color, which is only funny here because the reflection of the swimming pool gives off the cyanotic appearance.   The hypoxic urge to inhale all the air in the room and the stench of chlorine in an enclosed space is nauseating; therein lies the humor.  None of this matters to Streicher, whose drive is to make swimming more playful within the architecture of the room.  Check.

Electric Shadow

Zevs
2000

I wanted to do this five years ago, but lacked the nerve. Luckily, French street artist Zevs did it five years prior and a hundred times better. By tracing the shadows of street objects (posts, benches, garbage cans, etc.), the artist created streetscapes based on the fleeting je nais sais quoi of light hitting at just the right moment. Doing this, oft-ignored street objects are commemorated and their temporary accompaniments are made subtle constants.

Other beauties:

Buildings Made of Sky

Peter Wegner
2009

I like these as tall as those buildings are.