08

Jun

Hot In Herre!!!

Unsure about status of the seasons? Come get your mind right this coming Sunday June 12th at Hot In Herre. Kick off the summer with a day of Beats, BBQ, Beer, Babes, Blunts, more Beer and even a NBA Jam Tournament!! Brought to you by the crew over at Sound.Wavs, in conjunction with Chubby Boob,Gods Of Geometry and Arch Rival. With big sets from Mega Dangle, DJ Stereotype, Leagues, with special guests, Elos, Kylorand and antirawker.

Gravel Pit Gallery
4210 Santa Monica Blvd.
Los Angeles CA 90029
2pm – ???
All Ages
No Cover
More information & RSVP info at: SoundWavsLA

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07

Dec

Syd Mead – “2019: A Future Imagined”

Director Joaquin Montalvan brings us into the world of Syd Mead in his 7 minute short film “2019: A Future Imagined.” It features Syd speaking about Blade Runner in reverence (although, he praises Ridley Scott and says nothing about Philip K. Dick) and how creativity connects with the future.

He designed the original light cycle for TRON, not to mention his involvement with Aliens and Blade Runner as a concept designer as well.

“Imagination is essentially memory… it’s a process of arranging knowledge into new formats.” – Syd Mead

(Thanks to Jamie at Gamesugar for the heads up!)

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01

Dec

Archan Nair

Archan Nair is a 26 year old illustrator and digital artist based in New Delhi, India.  He began creating his particular style of “explosive” digital art in 2006 while working at his family’s clothing business.  Since then, he has worked with Canon, Nike, Microsoft, Pepsi and Sony.  Pretty impressive for someone under 30.  His art uses both digital and traditional tools, creating works inspired by various moments of his life.  All of his work can be found at his website ArchanN.net

Check out some more of my favorites after the jump.

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16

Nov

Takashi Murakami

“The combination of red and blue with a creature that has long been thought as a symbol of one’s destiny is my attempt to reaffirm my devotion to art – the creative process for the paintings resembled a prayer offering.” -Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami, known for Kaikai and Kiki, and more recently known for doing the artwork for Kanye West’s album Graduation, has his first solo exhibition in Rome at the Gagosian Gallery. The two pieces reference traditional Japanese art and each comprise of nine panels and are 18 meters long. Its grandiose scale is a “prescient reminder of the intrinsic link between art and the psyche.” In Japanese culture, dragons symbolize good fortune and optimism and each dragon show different influences.

The red dragon “refers to the eponymous novel by Thomas Harris that hinges on an encounter with William Blake’s Great Red Dragon watercolors as well as the munificent powers associated with it in Eastern culture.”

The blue dragon references the video game Blue Dragon and is meant to show “visual turbulence.” Curated mag was able to capture pictures from the exhibit, which can be viewed below and after the jump.

(via Curatedmag.com)
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15

Nov

Stefan Sagmeister on The Creators Project

As a design student quite a time ago, I heard about Stefan Sagmeister and immediately felt attracted to his work and persona. He is always pushing the limits of graphic design, venturing out and experimenting with non-technological mediums, constantly blurring the lines between art and design.

Check out examples of his work below, including graphics he designed for Lou Reed, Levis, and the David Byrne/Brian Eno album.

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Art/Design/Interview

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