Hooray For Earth

Listening to (and watching):



Animated and Directed by Cyriak Harris.

Alien Landscapes

"The transformation of land and sky through industry and enterprise may be deliberate, or simply the unintended consequence of the human impact on a fragile environment."



The beautifully detailed modern landscape paintings of Philip Govedare’s are like the surface of another planet viewed from high above. Like the aerial photographs of Emmet Gowin, David Maisel or Edward Burtynsky, they are a response to the landscape we inhabit with all its complexity and layered meanings.

Planetary Flyby

"A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Fransisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and the Amazon. Also visible is the earths ionosphere (thin yellow line) and the stars of our galaxy."

Brochure

Footage of Jim Denevan's 2009 land artwork in Nevada.



Shot on a Canon 5D MK II over two days from lift and plane.





You can find more of Jim's land drawings: jimdenevan.com

Victorian Infographics

Nice set of Victorian infographics on Flickr, from the Rumsey Map Collection (via Bibliodyssey):

Evil Modernist

Zine by Benjamin Critton who is also responsible for other nice projects like surplusurplusurplus and False Arms/Armes Fausses - buy your copy today!

The Walking Dead S02 Trailer

Specimens

Came across these stunning hyper realistic oil paintings of semi-precious gems and minerals by Carly Waito, on Another Something & Company:



"Through curating minerals, photographing them in macroscopic detail and rendering them in oil paints, Waito employs a layered process highlighting the ties between mimesis and levels of value. From the seemingly limitless depths of Smoky Quartz to the chromatic, reflective facets of Sphalerite, the geometry and beauty of each painted specimen speaks to the incredible complexities of nature’s design as well as Waito’s own facility. Each painting expands the infinitesimal traits of the artist’s tiny subjects, rendering them as detailed maps of an otherwise invisible geological universe."




Carly has an exhibition of new oil paintings opening at the Toronto based gallery Narwhal Art Projects starting September 8, 2011

MODERN No.2

Abstract isomorphic animation showing at the Venice International Film Festival, by Mirai Mizue... here's the trailer:



Directors statement:

"Using a sheet of graph paper, which is typically used for architectural drawings, I combined straight lines which stretch out in three directions to construct the visual.
I think that original fascination with animation is the limitations. To challenge the limitations, I started creating animation by using minimal elements. Apparently, it looks like computer graphics though it's really digital animation drawn by hand."





Via It's Nice That