Ebonics and Irony » art http://www.everybodydancenow.net/blog Self deprecation for fun and profit Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:22:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Video Spotlight: The Third & The Seventh http://www.everybodydancenow.net/blog/2010/01/15/video-spotlight-the-third-the-seventh/ http://www.everybodydancenow.net/blog/2010/01/15/video-spotlight-the-third-the-seventh/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:30:56 +0000 matt http://www.everybodydancenow.net/blog/?p=494

If you’re not especially smitten with fine art and architecture, you’d almost be forgiven for overlooking The Third & The Seventh.

At a whacking 10 minutes plus, you might think it a bit of an investment to sit through what is admittedly a very pretty montage of architectural shots overlaid with a gentle, haunting instrumental melody.

But what’s truly amazing about this piece is that it is the work of just one man, Alex Roman, and that it was created almost entirely using computer generated imagery. With very few exceptions, everything in the short film was skilfully crafted using Autodesk 3ds Max, V-Ray, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Premiere.

Source: The Third & The Seventh at Vimeo.

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For many people who marry, planning the perfect proposal is almost as important as the ceremony itself.

Australian illustrator Guy Shields came up with the idea to create a series of illustrations with part of the message contained within each one, then piece them all together in a montage to spell out the crucial question.

The most difficult part of the process, says Guy, was to produce the constituent art pieces without giving the game away. To hide the work in progress away from his intended would no doubt arouse suspicion, and he couldn’t very well demonstrate concept sketches bearing the words will, you, marry and me now, could he?

Click here to view the full story and see all of the exceptional images used to create Guy’s proposal.

Guy Shields at Blogspot.

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Images by the very talented Scott Campbell.

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Drawing inspiration from the natural camouflage employed by creatures such as the chameleon and the rattlesnake, Beijing artist Liu Bolin, 35, exhibits a series of works where human beings are painted to blend into their surroundings.

His intended message is that humans often forget that they are part of the natural environment, and as society progresses along with ever-advancing technology, we lose touch with self-sufficiency and the will and means to survive.

Full gallery and essay by Liu Bolin at www.galeriebertin.fr.

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