How would an Absolut Vodka ad made by an net.artist look like when they’re imitating the styles of other net.artists? That’s what Eryk Salvaggio asked himself and some net.artists. Thanks to Rhizome, this project Absolut Net.Art from 2001 is preserved for us to enjoy. Here are 3 of my favorites.
José Castrellón made a series of photographs all over Panama of Priti Baiks. They reminded me of the BMX soundsystem bikes from the Made In Queens documentary.
found at It’s Nice That
Scaffoldings is a photographic series by Liddy Scheffknecht. Who knew that they could look so interesting after removing the buildings.
found at iGNANT, who by the way won the best weblog of the year at the Leadawards! Congrats!
Venus in Sequins is a wearable artwork collection by The Rodnik Band. Each piece is a couture artwork inspired by famous artists and limited to 5 pieces each. Here are my 3 favorites: Duchamp, Warhol and Van Gogh. Especially the Duchamp dress is …
found at fashion is bullshit
“Content is Queen” is a new project by Sergio Albiac, it is a generative video painting that comments on democracy and power.
At the same time, is a paradoxical dialogue and strange marriage between the banal and utterly majestic: to create the series, the most popular (in a truly democratic sense) internet videos of a given moment are used as the input of a generative process that “paints” with action the image of a contemporary Queen.
You might also want to check out a more static version by Sergio called “Divided Experiences“.
I love these simple collages made by Paul Butler, they’re from his “Within Us” series.
found at I heart photograph
American Ninja: cement filled Budweiser nun chucks. A collaborative project between Chen Chen and Kai Tsien-Williams.
found via trendland
