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Meredith Dittmar
The Exploration and application of media has always been what interested me most about art. Artist Meredith Dittmar has one of those style/medium combos that immediately drew my attention. Check out her Fecal Face interview Here >.
Umpqua Bank – Frolic from fashionbuddha on Vimeo.
Edward Barbier’s Low-country
While in Savannah, GA this past week I was literally stopped in my tracks by the work of Edward Barbier. With his unique and unmistakable approach to sculpture Barbier is broadened his work from arthropods to the low country landscape that surround his home in the coastal region of Georgia.
Edward Barbier’s site – edwardbarbier.com
Sendak & Jonez on Collaboration
It resonates through this video that there is a tremendous amount of mutual respect between Author/Illustrator Maurice Sendak & Director Spike Jonez. Although they are generations apart they seem to be on the same creative page, driven by their own vision as it applies to their medium of choice.
Augmenting Reality with an iPhone
By combining the iPhone’s GPS, Compass, accelerometer and Camera, developers are now really starting to tap into the potential of the device.
addatweet is live
Addatweet is a great little plug-in that lets you add your 2 cents to any page on the web. This is particularly helpful on sites such as CNN that have disabled comments from many of its articles, pages and videos. Using Twitter authentication, Addatweet has made freedom of speech a little bit easier on the web.
Give it a try addatweet.com
Check out the Mashable.com writeup
Banksy vs Bristol Museum
It has been a while since Banksy hosted a formal public showing of his work in his home country (the UK). In this admission free show “Banksy vs Bristol Museum” the world gets a rare firsthand look at a Banksy’s work in bulk rather than pieces scattered throughout the streets of London.
Charles + Ray
Eames Demetrios discusses the work of his granparents, Charles + Ray Eames. This talk includes some great Ray Eames made films, houses, classic midcentury modern furniture, rarely seen films and archival footage.
Links of interest: Emes Gallery, Wikipedia.org page, This and other talks on TED.com
Covered in Umbrellas
Archdaily.com covered an interesting installation done in Talca, Chile titled “Covered in Umbrellas”. The project was executed by a team of 36 students from The Workshop Projects. Despite a handful of significant obstacles, the team managed to pull off the project in 5 weeks.
Check out the full article on Archdaily for full details and more pictures.
The DSLR Video Revolution
My Favourite Things from kidswithcrayons on Vimeo.
The DSLR Camera was once dedicated solely to capturing images but has since evolved into a favorite tool for indy filmmakers. DSLR Camera’s allow a level of flexibility that would be otherwise unattainable for the average film student or enthusiast and the results are stunning.
Check out the DSLR Cinema on Vimeo




