Torsten Schumann

Torsten Schumann's work has this very awkward attractive sensibility.  The compositions are really strong and their perspectives create these split second surreal scenes in banal moments of the everyday.  His eye is so sharp to catch some of these images. You can tell he's just really aware- and really seeing everything around him in his particular way.  He was born in Dresden, Germany and is currently based in Berlin. 

up and down

The Loneliest Planet

 The Loneliest Planet- I would have posted the trailer but it just wasn't good.  It made the movie seem like a thriller- when it's really not.  I had never heard of this movie till I found it on Netflix when I looked up Gael Garcia Bernal.  I think most of his movie roles are really smart and he's just really beautiful.  The movie explores the intimate, personal, even ordinary moments between two lovers as they travel through the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia.  Their relationship challenged by the adventure of being in new unknown territory.  I love the way these two feel together immediately as the movie begins- it's a familiar feeling of deep love- the intimate details one knows about the other and how they take care of each other.  Definitely a slower movie- most of the conversation is felt within their silences. It is well done and understated.

Benigni by Elli Vuorinen

Benigni from Elli Vuorinen on Vimeo.

La soledad--Strangely beautiful and sad.

dulzura

sorrows

Carla Morrison - Falta de Respeto

 "'Eres tan moderno, que mis caricias ya son anticuadas,' Mexican singer Carla Morrison croons to an indifferent lover in 'Falta De Respeto' ("Disrespect"). That beautiful line — which translates as 'You are so modern that my caresses are antiquated' — captures Morrison's essence. Part tragic heroine, part bold feminist, she's always a pining romantic, yet she won't sit pretty in a corner and wait to be swept off her feet. She'll get in your face and tell you just how much she loves you."NPR

come closer

MACKLEMORE & RYAN LEWIS - SAME LOVE feat. MARY LAMBERT

same love.

Birds of Paridise

whoa. a.m.a.z.i.n.g.

Plane time-lapse

Landings at San Diego Int Airport Nov 23, 2012 from Cy Kuckenbaker on Vimeo.

A beautiful thirty second video time-lapse by Cy Kuckenbaker of 5 hours of airplane landings! Kuckenbaker is from San Diego, California was inspired by Ho-Yeol Ryu's photo composite in made 2005 at Hanover airport above. Talk about inspiration--both beautiful perspectives of a similar idea.

Landfill Harmonic

Landfill Harmonic film teaser from Landfill Harmonic on Vimeo.

This trailer is so moving.  I love the idea- the visual- the inspiration.  Traveling through Latin America I was continuously saddened by how practicing and studying any kind of arts was looked at as such a luxury, much more than here in the states.  I firmly believe those barrier should be broken and made accessible to everyone.  It gives children another way to tell their stories and feel confident.  I can't wait to see this movie.

Facundo the Great

Facundo the Great from StoryCorps on Vimeo.

Alt J - Something Good

ALT J - Something Good from BREWER on Vimeo.

Mourir Auprès de Toi

Spike Jonze: Mourir Auprès de Toi on Nowness.com.

Theo Jansen

Always a favorite- Theo Jansen's work always just stops me and makes me stare in awe. 

Self-taught African Teen Wows M.I.T.

INSPIRATION.  love this story.

The Mine Kafon

 

Massoud Hassani's Mine Kafon reminded me of Theo Jensen's wind powered pieces but with a life saving element.  They are not only interesting to look at, but they hold a very important purpose.  I love how his design came directly from his experience of playing in the deserts as a child- with using what they had around. It is also super admirable that he came back to his homeland and decided to change things with that which he learned away from home- such a beautiful idea- and invention.

Luminarias

spiritualized

Advent 25 - Spiritualized from David Wilson on Vimeo.

dripping in gold

she

"We are all full of ghosts, people and cities we no longer visit but within whom we felt incredibly alive, and there is no reason to pretend they never existed. I wish I could hold those ghosts closer even, telling them that I forgive them for any indiscretion I may have at one point tried to scrub away with a ball of steel wool. Because trying to erase someone completely only makes their presence in your life more pointed — they are an intruder, they are violating your emotional restraining order and reminding you you cannot escape them." Chelsea Fagan

Advanced Style: Age and Beauty

Advanced Style: Age and Beautyfrom Ari Cohen on Nowness.com.

Love these ladies! color color color. I am a firm believer that fashion is powerful when taken to an art form.  It's all about presentation and confidence.

Dream Home

New York Times wrote an article about the artist Francis Upritchard and furniture designer Martino Gamper's home in London’s Hackney district.  I love seeing two successful artists in love-sharing space together in their home. Super good.

Francis Upritchard

 

Francis Upritchard's ceramic mixed media figures make me want to touch their elongated toes and lovely relaxed hands.  I tripped onto her work when I read a New York times article about her home with her husband, who I might add is an impressive artist himself.  Upritchard is originally from New Zealand but currently lives in London.

Upritchard grew up in a hippy environment where the local hub of crafters and alternative therapists was offset by the oil industry. The failure of the 1960s peace and love dream, bringing in the "me" generation in place of a communally minded world, is one of the key ideas behind her figurines...Her clay figures made a splash on the international scene in 2009, when she represented New Zealand at the Venice Biennale, suggesting a shift away from her interest in magic objects and folk beliefs towards doomed ideals and utopian dreams. theguardian

 I love how she uses her husband's furniture in her installation of her pieces- I think its odd how I feel for some reason because of that they look more contemporary. lovely work.

sehnsucht

Ai weiwei Gangnam Style

Ai told The Associated Press on Thursday that he decided to make the video after learning that the family of his friend Zuoxiao Zuzhou, a famous rock star in China, was losing their home to a demolition crew. The artist said he thought a little humor could alleviate some of the frustration felt by the Chinese public.

"Our happiness is constantly being taken away from us, our homes demolished, we are always controlled, passports can be taken away from us, and all these can affect our happiness," Ai said. "However, every morning we have the opportunity to give others something to laugh about. Laughter is important."

Solange - Losing you

love the style.

sometimes...

...sometimes I feel I'm just waiting for all of this to make sense...

"Screw poetry, it’s you I want, your taste, rain on you, mouth on your skin."

Margaret Atwood