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Little big Berlin

Lukas — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:07:30 +0000

This nice Film by Pilpop is goind round the blogs for some days now. Using the tilt-shift technique he shows mini-Berlin with some great locations, pretty colors and interesting audio editing. Great job!

Little Big Berlin from pilpop on Vimeo.

via todayandtomorrow

Photographer Rune Guneriussen

Lukas — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:53:27 +0000

Photographer Rune Guneriussen from Norway combines Landscapes with household objects. The description from “Cool Hunting” is way better then anything i could write:

“The scenes capture a peculiarly Nordic combination of otherworldliness and dark humor. A herd of desk lamps turn their lighted heads downwards to graze in the twilight of a lonely Savannah. Two chairs battle for supremacy on a lonely beach amidst a group of helpless bystanders. A line of telephones negotiates a stony mountain pass.

While Guneriussen offers no interpretations of her work, the surreal juxtaposition of man-made objects with distinctly wild settings evokes the fragility and ultimately the ridiculousness of man’s efforts to subdue nature. The clean, sterile lines of the objects stand in defiant contrast to the ragged edges of the stones, waves and trees around them. “

I really like this contrast, the colors and lights of nordic landscapes. Some could be mimicking animals, others are just completely misplaced..i think “Telefon” is my favourite.
And there´s lots of other great work on her website. I specially like “Evolution” and “Kraft”.

via coolhunting

Stop Motion Animation Film “Lucia & Luis”

Andrea — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:46:08 +0000

Stop motion video “LUIS” (Part 2 of 2) by Niles Atallah, Cristobal Leon & Joaquin Cociña on Vimeo.

This video is wicked. I love the pictures, the dark and eerie atmosphere with these japanese horror elements. The execution of the idea and the the style of the stop motion effects let the whole video become a masterpiece of its own. The commission of the Illustrative thought the same and they decided to exhibit it. It’s now displayed in Berlin. I was there and it is worth to visit the exhibition, the work is terrific and expressive. The artists are very talented and you can see a whole bunch of styles, which creates the current illustration movements.

Established in Berlin in 2006, Illustrative has been held twice in Berlin (2006 & 2007), once in Paris (2007), and once in Zürich (2008). Being a big success right from the start it managed to be the leading international forum for contemporary illustration and graphic arts. It’s Taking place from October 16 – November 1 in Berlin.

LUCIA (Part 1 of 2) is the 1st short video of the 2-part series “Lucía, Luis y el lobo”

LUCIA from diluvio on Vimeo.

Dan Tobin Smith – Still Life Photography

Lukas — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:30:56 +0000

Dan Tobin Smith does some amazing Installations for Still Life Photography. As you can see there is almost no Photoshop involved and these Pics require a massive effort. See lots more on his website, where he shows some impressive ads for clients like sony, visa or the new album cover of the hip hop artist Jay Z. I love the colors and intensity of these..Letter Y is my favourite and in the same time the most recent one (dated September 2009).

via ignant blog

designshard.com – inspiring tutorial blog

Matthias — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:49:12 +0000

The purpose of design shard is to produce a valuable resource for designers ranging from design tips, inspiration and free resources such as photoshop brushes or textures to be downloaded.

Max owner of this blog, a web designer who specialised in css and xhtml, love to be inspired either by web designs or digital art and had a passion for illustration and typography. A few guest authors on the blog each writing articles about what they are intrested in, in the design world….so watch out & get inspired

Lichtfaktor from Cologne

Lukas — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:24:58 +0000

Very cool way to use light for fotos and videos by Lichtfaktor from Cologne ..way to go.

“The Cologne artists’ collective, consisting of VJ $ehvermögen (photographer and VJ since 1997 with many years of experience in the event field) and JIAR (communications designer and graffiti artist), experiments with the possibilities yielded by bulb (long-term) exposure and painting. Their aim is to explore all aspects of “lightwriting” and to develop it further.”

See more on their website – http://www.lichtfaktor.eu

Watch their “starwars v startrek” Film:

via 40fakes

Giorgio Fochesato Photography

Benny — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:56:56 +0000

This Photographer is renting my room for one month while I enjoy myself in Portugal!
He is a really nice guy and I think he makes some snazzy Photos…
Welcome to Berlin Giorgio!!!

http://www.gioadventures.com/

Nami

Lukas — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:46:49 +0000

Love these Pics! From a Photobook by Syoin Kajii called Nami (the japanese word for wave).
They made me think about the strenght of the ocean i have witnessed while living close to the atlantic for almost my entire life. Not as asthetic as the ones from Clark Little but raw..untreated..

thx for finding Pieter. via todayandtomorrow

Underwater Photography by Valerie Morignat

Lukas — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:19:40 +0000

A very special atmosphere comes along while i look at these Pictures…i think most of us have wittnessed the moment when we dive underwater und look up…hold still…and gravity turns insignificant. Shouldn´t Art or Photography make us think or at least feel something?! In this case it worked. Great job.
More on her Website.

via fubiz

Suicide Girls – Fight Club

Lukas — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:44:36 +0000

Pretty cool and somehow sexy Fotostory by Suicide Girls…

What they say about themselves:

“With a vibrant, sex positive community of women (and men), SuicideGirls was founded on the belief that creativity, personality and intelligence are not incompatible with sexy, compelling entertainment, and millions of people agree. The site mixes the smarts, enthusiasm and DIY attitude of the best music and alternative culture sites with an unapologetic, grassroots approach to sexuality.”

Visit the Fotostory here.

via designyoutrust

Surfing Photography by Dustin Humphrey

Lukas — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:00:53 +0000

Truly impressive Photography by Dustin Humphrey for the Dopamine brand campaign of the brand “Insight”.
Here comes the description:

“Insight has launched an impressive art installation series entitled Dopamine, from setting up underwater art installations with surf actions shots in Bali and having re-created famous skate spots in the middle of the Balinese jungle.

The surf installation was inspired by Beatnick;, Steve Gorrow embarked on a journey beneath the sea to explore the depths of the mind and creativity. Along with the help of his brother, Steve shipped out to Bali to take on the massive feat of building above and beneath the sea to give birth to the latest Insight surf spectacle, and that is Dopamine. Not one to cut corners on creativity, Steve combined upside down bedrooms, naked girls on motor bikes and underwater shanty towns with the amazing skill of the Insight surf team (surfnics) and the photographic talents of Dustin Humphrey to create an array of split double world madness. Welcome to Insight’s latest surf campaign featuring surfers Kai Otton, Luke Stedman, Warren Smith, Jared Mell, Made Lana,Jason Apparicio & The Jamaican Surf Team.”

found at photoshelter / ehrensenf

Photographer: Claire Martin

Matthias — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:52:24 +0000

This is up to you Andrea. Claire Martin began her career by pursuing a degree in Social Work with a minor in Anthropology, however, she quickly changed her focus to Photography when she realized that greater change can be effected through this medium. The photograph reveals and illuminates; it educates and inspires action. Her recent work in the Vancouver Downtown East Side, Canada’s poorest neighbourhood, has brought to light terrible injustices and the government’s failure to address the social problems that plague this community. This series has been recognized by the IPA with a nomination for Deeper Perspective Photographer of the Year.

Claire currently resides in Slab City, California where she is documenting a community of people that live off the grid amid harsh desert conditions, in a quest to be free.

www.clairemartinphotography.com

on flickr.com

that certain something

Matthias — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:33:38 +0000

oh what a beauty in this lovley pictures by the young Elias Tahan from Los Angeles. Go ahead for his website to check out fantastic impressions of the work from a well talented photographer.

www.eliastahan.com

www.myspace.com/eliastahan

The Art of Li Wei

Lukas — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:32:34 +0000

Appearantly Li Wei achieves these amazing effects without any computer manipulation…hard to believe.
Find out more on his website.

found via pixelapnea

LSD Photographers

Lukas — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:01:09 +0000

Truly masterful pieces…and the name says it all. Check their Website for lots of reality manipulation…

found at http://www.creativetempest.com