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Ashley Reaks: it seemed a good idea when i started it…

see also: Reasons to Live, Rasons to Die by Ashley Reaks

史黛普．王 on flickr

see also: Lies between Lines 史黛普．王

Mark Story: There have always been individuals who have lived into old age, but few have lived near the limits of the human lifespan. Currently, there are about 250,000 centenarians living in the world.
With so many people now living longer, a new demographic label has been created for those who have reached 110: supercentenarian. (read more)

Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know why I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way, and some of the roads weren’t paved.
— Will Rogers

The visual style of Travis Louie’s work is strongly influenced by the lighting and atmosphere of German Expressionist and Film Noir motion pictures from the Silent Era to the late 1950’s. Travis’ paintings come from the tiny little drawings and many writings in his journals. Using inventive techniques of painting with acrylic washes and simple textures on smooth boards, he’s created portraits from an alternate universe that seemingly may or may not have existed.

Travis Louie is currently exhibiting new works at the Shooting Gallery.
More news on travislouie.blogspot and find beautiful high resolution downloads on travislouiegalleryexhibits.blogspot

Nollywood is said to be the third largest film industry in the world, releasing onto the home video market approximately 1 000 movies each year.
Such abundance is possible since films are realized in conditions that would make most of the western independent directors cringe. Movies are produced and marketed in the space of a week: low cost equipment, very basic scripts, actors cast the day of the shooting, “real life” locations. Despite the improvised production process, they continue to fascinate audiences.

Welcome To the Terrordome. And Nollywood is scary shit, but not in a Hollywood way. Rather than employ the rituals of history, myth and mystery to seduce and then placate us, scare it all away — all the shit that’s not suppose to be scary but really is, Pieter throws it in our face.

What Nollywood seems to be suggesting is that it is not the “I” of the photographer or even the “I” of the viewer, but the eye of the camera. We’re thrown from “representation” (of something real) to “simulation” (with no secure reference to reality), the normal relation between sign and referent radically remixed so that we lose the connection, once presumed to exist, between sign or image and the reality to which both were thought to refer. (via)

take a look at the complete Nollywood series on Pieter Hugo’s website or gallery

Eric Testroete is a 3d artist that created an extra head for himself. (via)

check out his site, to see how it’s made

agraphie: faces keep changing, people keep talking…

view Full Set on flickr

Jenny Morgan: “I manipulate the figure to expose the individual’s idiosyncrasies and create a physiological portrait. Working with people from my own life as subject matter allows me to hone in on specifics of their character and present their personalities as I experience them.” (via)

Albert Foolmoon’s Website and Flickr

Brendan Lott: “All the good ideas have already been thought about,” people say. They mean that this is a bad thing. But I love it. It is comforting. It really takes the pressure off of me. All these pre-thought ideas are useful, and they usually still have some good left in them, especially when applied in a different context.

Art is not special. Therefore neither are artists. An artist is simply someone who happens to professionalize an activity that everybody else does automatically. To choose the color and texture and size and style of your couch is an artistic gesture equal to one of Pollock’s drips or Judd’s shelves. The only difference is the couch chooser is simply doing it, whereas Pollock and Judd are making a big production of it. This doesn’t mean art isn‘t important. It clearly is. Like making the right choice for couch color is important. Many people express themselves beautifully by doing nothing other than selecting clothes that they will wear that day. Is this any less valid than Duchamp selecting a snow shovel? The difference is that Duchamp gets in the canon and everybody else just looks great at parties. I’m not sure which is more important.

If I could write a dictionary I’d want to make all the strong words so broadly defined that they would lose all practical meaning outside of a specific context. I’d like negatives like stupid and ugly to become more positive and words like brilliant and beautiful to become more negative so that they would meet somewhere in the middle. These words would then become simply descriptive without carrying any sense of judgment, like shiny or rectangular. I think then the language would become really free. People could say whatever they thought without worrying about hurting anybody’s feelings. People could really describe their own personal state of affairs clearly and without shame. (via)

We love our shapeshifters - as long as they stay trapped in that box.

Sonia a Novosolov, Born in 1983 in Moscow, Russia. Immigrated to Israel in 1992.

Currently working on a series of paintings called “Anorexia”.

Hasisi Park

Jon Kyle - Erased / 20Frames

Levi van Veluw, born in 1985 Hoevelaken, is a multidisciplinary artist, he lives and works in the Netherlands.

With the 4-piece series ’Landscapes’ Levi van Veluw reinterprets the traditional landscape painting, removing plots of grass, clusters of trees, babbling brooks from their intimate 2 dimensional formats and transposing them onto the 3 dimensional contours of his own face. Thus a fresh twist is given to the obsession inherent in the romantic landscape of recreating the world and simultaneously being part of it. The romantic landscape and self-portrait genres are combined as a means of re-examination. (via)

GBenard has made this amazing new version of my For the Love mask. i loved the idea and reply with this re-reinterpretation.
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Feel free to use the head for your own version. All creative support is highly appreciated! The artworks will be exhibited on 8oinks.com/for-the-love/

Shirin K. A. Winiger,  An addition to the Maria Magdalena series.

one of my inspirations was Araminta de Clermont’s photography project: Body art behind bars (more images)

via Anonymous Works

Forgive me father, for I have sinned.

Shirin K. A. Winiger

also check out P-sus.

Zach_ManchesterUK replied to my work with this photo

Patrick Jannin added Le Baptême (detail cross)

i created this piece out of an antique frame from 1910 - removed the insides, added mirrors and sawed in each flower. i used a photograph of an original tribal shrunken head (from a museum in ecuador) and placed it into my sculpture. Now i’m looking for the right title for this creation, suggestions are welcome!

Shirin K. A. Winiger

Emmanuel Smague is a Music Teacher from Lannion, France. His work is made in humanist photographic tradition.
Transportraiton is a collection of portraits and outtakes of Emmanuel Smague’s journey, which he shares on flickr Russia / Central Asia / Normadic people / China
(view all sets)

Jeremy Geddes spends his days trying to get some painting done, in between jumping around with his air guitar, drinking coffee and playing video games. When he puts down the controller, sighs heavily and mutters ‘Right, i’ve got to get some work done.’ His dog Colin usually wants to go for a walk.

Read 2 interviews with the Melbourne based painter, at beinart
and a special about his comic cover Doomed at australianedge

Marrie Bot was born in 1946 in Bergambacht and began her training as a graphic designer. In 1973 she took evening classes in drawing and photography at the Free Academy in The Hague. She learned documentary photography primarily through practical experience. Since 1976 Marrie Bot has been principally involved with freelance photography, choosing her own subjects. Her photos stem from a personal involvement with the photographed situations, in which people usually play the main role. (via)

According to the American psychologist Paul Ekman, there are only a few ‘basic’ facial expressions which are worldwide the same, independent on culture.

These expressions are: anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, surprise and, although less clear, contempt.

Since 1981, the Dutch painter Philip Akkerman has painted only self-portraits (over 2700), having declared that “I paint myself, and so I paint the whole of mankind.” Having undertaken this singular project, Akkerman is free to explore the infinite variations of a single individual (himself), and through such exploration discovers something universal about all identities. (via Herman)

Place the family round the dinner table, include the grown up kids and grandparents – nine guests in all plus dog – provide ample red wine, alcohol-free for the grandparents, place the digital voice recorder on the table and let things roll.
The drawings are all digitally hand drawn, 2D computer images.

Read more at shortoftheweek and see the video at: One nice family photo

Robotsoncandy “My art is influenced by geek culture, and my primary characters are cartoonish robots fueled by good ol’ fashioned candy.”

Many contemporary male artists are reflecting on the increasingly important role men play in the familial sphere. This exhibition presents an alternative view of masculinity; one that seeks to draw on the influence that family has on these artists’ own identities and how they see themselves as fathers, sons, partners and brothers.

Artists include Vernon Ah Kee, Alan Jones, Alex Kershaw, Richard Lewer, Shandor Marosszeky, Laith McGregor, Ben Quilty, Aaron Seeto, Ian Smith, Kris Smith, Martin Smith, Roderick Sprigg, Christian Thompson and Jamil Yamani.

Get the Dates and more info about this planned exhibition at: lakemac

Download in High Resolution at Likeloveblog