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Night of 1000 Drawings 26 November 2009

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by vincenthofmann in art, featured

1000 Drawings is a one night exhibition in the inner city to raise money for charities by selling A5 drawings donated by the public. The works of well-known artists, as well as novices, will be sold for R100 each in order to raise funds for this organisation. This prestigious one night exhibition will take place [...]

King of ‘Arts – Playing Card Exhibition

Posted on 11. Oct, 2009 by vincenthofmann in Culture, art, featured

Ross Turpin, a talented Durban based artist has put together King of ‘Arts, a playing card exhibition set to launch at Durban’s Beanbag Bohemia on the 24th of October, 2009. Ross has put together 27 Durban artists, and has set them the task of creating two custom cards each – out of which a full [...]

The Bronson Maneuver

Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by prawn1 in Design, art

The name’s Bronson, Clifford Bronson. It’s the 60s and our spy has infiltrated a villain’s underground layer to retrieve an artifact that is protected by a network of deadly laser beams. Will the classically-trained spy waltz through the beams and capture the prize? Find out in this retro claymation short.

The Bronson Maneuver was created by [...]

Take The Face Memory Test

Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by prawn1 in Design, art

I have trouble remembering names, and cover it up by telling people that I never forget a face. I haven’t had to test that theory, until now. The BBC has a face memory test up on their website to determine how good you are at remembering things. It’s composed of three parts, and at the [...]

Shelter: House of Cards

Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by prawn1 in Design, art

For their House of Cards campaign, UK homeless charity Shelter invited 52 of the country’s leading artists and designers to create a unique collection of playing cards. Including creations from Alexander McQueen, Damien Hirst, Vivienne Westwood, Sir Terence Conran, and many other UK designers I have no clue about, the full deck was on display [...]

Link Loving – September 28, 2009

Posted on 28. Sep, 2009 by prawn1 in Design, art

I’ve been on leave since last thursday and it’s been great. I’ve tried to spend more time away from the computer and play outside on my console instead
Today is my last day of freedom before I head back to the office so it feels like Sunday almost. Normal blog transmission shall resume tomorrow but [...]

Total Eclipse of The Heart: Literal Video Version

Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by prawn1 in Design, Music, art

A literal version video is like an official music video with one main (and potentially hilarious) difference – the original lyrics are replaced with ones that describe what is happening visually in the video.
The 1980s lends itself perfectly to this kind of thing, more specifically, the music video for Bonnie Tyler’s 1983 power ballad “Total [...]

COMBO: A Collaborative Animation From BLU & David Ellis

Posted on 25. Sep, 2009 by prawn1 in Design, art

Italian graffiti artist BLU of Muto fame has teamed up with like-minded David Ellis to create a most amazing (and equally oddball) time-lapse animation called COMBO.

The video was made for this year’s Fame Festival.
[via The Awesomer]

The Age of Stupid

Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by prawn1 in Design, art

Hey, I’m in a movie. And so are you. Unfortunately, it’s not a thrilling Hollywood adventure flick where you or I save the world, get the girl, and live happily ever after. It’s quite the opposite.
In The Age of Stupid, the year is 2055 and climate change has devastated the earth, and the last surviving [...]

Inorganic Flora By Macoto Murayama

Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by prawn1 in Design, art

Digital artist Macoto Murayama makes the most detailed computer-generated illustrations of flowers. Murayama dissects real plants and observes them under a magnifying glass before rendering the geometric structures on his computer.
Murayama takes anywhere from three days to a month to create each piece. The results are truly incredible, showing the beauty and complexity of flowers. [...]