Man On Fire

Cool visuals (thanks, AG). Might use it in future for something.


Mojothings

Green Grass And Blue Skies

Some examples of the unconventional sports photography of Hans van der Meer, the primary artistic influence on this semester's major work. His linear composition and emotionally detached narratives are both elements that I would like to emulate in my painting.





As a nice little bonus, looking at this collection of photography has inspired me to shoot for the first time since I returned from the United States at the beginning of the year. I'm currently halfway through yet another roll of good old fashioned Ilford XP2, though I've also got some 200 ISO slide film sitting around waiting to be played with.

Runnin' Man

I recommend this to anyone who wishes to pursue a career in any sort of creative industry. The Run Up is a documentary series that follows a number of artists from varying fields, disciplines, and lifestyles. In other words, 180 minutes of pure inspiration.


Here's a pair of excerpts from two of my personal favourites (one and two). Big ups to my brother for the awesome birthday present.

Facing The Music Like A Graduate of Juilliard

Just trying to hammer out the idea behind my upcoming major work before this break ends. In a perfect world I'd be able to hash out my composition, gather all the specific imagery, and prep all my materials so I could hit the ground running and start painting when school starts. But I am still tossing up a number of concepts. Today I'm feeling something along the lines of:

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It's tempting to go for another series of linear panels, but I'm feeling pretty high on the challenge of a single, epic, Guillaume Bresson-type oil painting. As much as I loved working with acrylic last month, I really want to get a handle on photorealistic oils -- something I've never been able to achieve. This is going to be my last semester at art school and I want to go out with a bang so I figure I might as well roll the dice.

Out Of This World

A beautiful example of videogames as art. It's like a charcoal drawing in motion.



Also reminds me of the wonderful Another World which I once upon a time had on the SNES.