Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Who Killed The Electric Car?
If you don’t remember last year gas prices were through the roof in the states. Immediately everyone was wondering why we weren’t switching to futuristic electric vehicles. This movie has some of the answers for why we are going at a snail pace towards a cleaner, more efficient world.
With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius’ sold this year), this story couldn’t be more relevant or important. The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their backs on the car and embrace embracing instead the SUV. Our documentary investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our country’s future; issues which affect everyone from progressive liberals to the neo-conservative right. Written by Richard D. Titus
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Benoit Lemoine
Hypersomnia Close-Up
Benoit Lemoine’s design work has been featured in publications, such as Stereographics, Data Flow, and Tangible. Whether it’s experimenting with tape, collaborating with a friend to feign consciousness, or conveying a designer’s workspace, Lemoine executes it all cleverly!
Enjoy his projects after the jump!
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Jochen Schievink
Urban Cowboy
Jochen Schievink has some really neat comics and illustration work. Even though he seems to employ a stream of consciousness method, his work is always pristine and quite charming.
Schievink has appeared in numerous group exhibitions around Germany, and has been featured in publications like Die Zeit and Falter.
Friday, May 29th, 2009
B/D Book 1 – Sneak Peak (THE PROOF IS IN!)
The proof of the upcoming Book 1: Supernaturalism just came in the mail today! Though, mind you, it is but a mere semblance of its grand future manifestation(!) What you see before you is B/D, sort of at the hominid stage of evolution- breaking off from the flat computer screen and beginning to use tools to make small fires around the office. Wah wah. But while this little puppy is made of taped together color print outs (don’t mind my editorial post-it notes, either) and is without Kyle Thomas’ hand-drawn cover, it is to scale of what the future B/D self will look like. Please note, if you will, the beautiful triumverate-ly mystical gatefold of all seeing eyes, the lack of advertising, the pages and pages of glossy art coverage….(more pictures after the jump.)
For those of you not hip to what us cool kids do in the “mag biz,” young padawan, we use this proof to double check the layout, page composition, coloring, etc in three-dimensional form before approving it. At any rate, hope you enjoy the peep show. Get excited for Book 1! What do you guys think?
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Inquietto
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung
Siddhartha Obama
Born in Hong Kong, Kenneth Tin-Kin Hung now lives and works in New York. His art is incredibly socially conscious, exploring and excelling in high-definition video animation, video games, net.art, digital graphics, and mixed media installations. Currently in progress is video installation “In GOD We Trust.” He envisions Obama as a reincarnation of seven spiritual leaders and prophets. Far from worshipping Obama, “In GOD We Trust” delves into the hopes and changes the 44th U.S. president promises to deliver–and the obstacles he will encounter along the way.
P.S. The “GOD” in “In God We Trust” is an acronym for “Global Obama Devotion.” Not our national motto!
Friday, May 29th, 2009
Grady O’Connor
Blob
Born in Los Angeles and currently residing in New York City, photographer Grady O’Connor pulls you in immediately with images of both the naturally majestic and the slightly disturbing. At first glance, “Blob” looks like a spectacular shot of kneaded dough. I actually have no idea what his subject is, but I want to say that it’s either a close-up of fungi or the insides of a cave. Either way, it’s quite a magnificent shot.
O’Connor has exhibited with the Humble Arts Foundation, Brooklyn Artists Gym, and Anne Henning Gallery.
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