For a while I had a tough time embracing John Cage. He is studied extensively in music composition courses, and his work is influential in literature, visual arts, and modern art theory so I feel like I know the guy personally (he died in 1992). Last semester was no exception… I took four courses and [...]
I love stop motion animation (a very amatuer stop motion animator myself) and Pes is one of the best around. His animations are short and usually pretty self contained… simple, but humorous and brilliantly executed. He has a knack for finding the perfect object replacements to animate and his sound design is always spot on. [...]
Somehow, I was a little late in discovering this guy, but he has quickly become a favorite. Arvo Pärt is a classical composer from Estonia who writes somewhat minimalist music generally for large ensembles and choirs. I’m not in love with his choir music but his orchestral scores produce some of the most beautiful sounds [...]
Dave Carter is the creator of Psychotown and various other short, brilliant, animations. He is also a good friend of mine and one of the most kick ass people I know. I can guarantee that after an hour with Dave you will be a more interesting person… and you will probably be drunk [...]
This is outstanding… hopefully I’ll have time to write about it later. Here’s the quick and dirty from vimeo.
An ambiguous animation painted on public walls. Made in Buenos Aires and in Baden (fantoche)