When you look at the psychology of humans from a Google point of view…..predictive search can be a real eye-opener into the general mindset of the human race as a a whole…(Click on image to see what BF’s & GF’s are searching for..)
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ESPVisuals have teamed up with Soundcrash once again, for a competition to give away 2 FREE TICKETS to go see PLAID, LUKE VIBERT, KING CANNIBAL & the DMX CREW on the 6th March @ Koko’s. All you have to do is email us with an answer to the simple question;”What is the date is this event happening?” Please mail your answer to selphespcrew [at] g mail . com The deadline is March 1st so have a long hard think about the achingly obvious answer!….
P L A I D
“exclusive scintilli preview & ‘classics’ av set”
plus LUKE VIBERT (laptop set) + DMX KREW live LP launch + KING CANNIBAL (ninja tune) + P45 + Ash-Eq
9 – 3 Sat 6th March 2010 @ KOKO
One of the very first signings to the venerable Warp stable, and still one of the most prolific artists on that home of oh-so-many hard-working creatives, Plaid have always pushed the boundaries both musically and visually having recognized the potential of the two mediums and the advances in technology that has afforded them to take this realisation to it’s conceivable limits.
DMX Krew, aka EDMX, aka Ed Upton creates electronic music in just about every form conceivable. With five full albums released on Aphex’s Rephlex label, and countless EPs and singles on his own Breakin’ Records, his sound varies from electro-pop/breakdance music right through to fully experimental soundscapes, and such credentials stand him in good stead for a night of such high-class electronic tuneage!
One of the very few artists to have been released on both Warp and Ninja, Luke Vibert is a true mainstay of the electronic music field. Countless releases, timeless tunes and multiple remixes have secured this man’s place in the collective consciousness of two generations of music lovers, and his DJ sets have a unique quality to them representative of his own personality, a feat not often achieved by merely playing other people’s records.
Previously known as Zilla, King Cannibal’s name has become synonymous with spine-shattering sub-frequencies in the last year, with his ‘Let The Night Roar’ LP on Ninja Tune having gained critical acclaim across the board from dubstep and electronica critics alike. He was dubbed by DJ Mag as ‘The modern master of satanic sub frequencies’
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Have you ever seen anything creepier than a man baby? Have a look to these funny man babies’ pictures that will make you smile.
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Russian proving to be more innovative and surprising world with every unique creation they come up with. Yea, I am saying so because last time we had a guy from Kazakhstan who built a Rolls Royce Phantom out of his old Mercedes car at his home and this time meet another guy with unique creation: a self made Hummer.
Well, it may not be called the replica of UKn beast but Russians have their own Hummer before china could have one. Many may call it a Russian approach for the UKn beast but the vehicle could climb mountains, to sow and plough through the fields, to clean snow and mud, drive underwater and Russian one could even drive through fire.
[ By Delana in Gadgets & Geek Art, Urban & Street Art, Urban Images. ]
Google’s Street View has made it easier for us to find our destinations, but has it influenced us in other ways as well? When Google sent out a fleet of automobiles armed with GPS units, laser rangefinders, and multi-eyed cameras, their goal was to make it easier to navigate places around the world. But the cameras caught much more than street signs, storefronts and city scenes. They recorded a never-before-seen side of humanity, urbanity and photography itself.
Though these images were all captured by Google’s Street View cameras, they were compiled by artist Jon Rafman. By combing through various blogs dedicated to Street View images, and by exploring the street view function on his own, Rafman was able to identify images that stood out from the rest. He collected those that interested him into an online portfolio of the amazing, the mundane, and the surprisingly intimate.
Rafman published a small book of his findings, and his essay about the project is touching. He describes how it was the unemotional, amateur aesthetic of the images that first attracted him to Street View photos. But as he dove in further, he began to see the unintentional documentary portrayed by these candid, neutral depictions of our world. The cameras make no judgments and display no prejudices. They simply capture the world, semi-autonomously, documenting a brief moment in time again and again and again.
Since May of 2007, Google’s vehicles have been roaming the streets of the world. The nine-lens cameras atop the vehicles shoot photos every ten to twenty meters. Later, the images are stitched together to create 360-degree views of everywhere the vehicles have gone. The drivers of the vehicles don’t strive to catch interesting scenes; nor do they avoid unusual sights when they come across them. The project’s goal is simply to make public information available to the public.
But inevitably, when the vehicles capture pictures of streets and neighborhoods, they see other things as well. They see the people occupying those streets. They see crimes or celebrations in progress, the aftermath of accidents, humorous situations, and couples passionately embracing. The people who are enraged at the presence of the cameras, the people who are clueless, and the people who play to the presence of their impromptu paparazzi. The presence of remarkable humans, the poignant lack of humans. These roving cameras are the voyeurs of the new millennium, yet they make no comment on any sight. The product of their worldly travels is a new class of photography: the utterly detached, emotionless, right-place-at-the-right-time scavenger hunt that is Google Street View.
Looking through pages and pages of photographs from Street View, Jon Rafman found a kind of rhythm in the images. Their slightly distorted proportions (thanks to the panoramic aspect), the faces and license plates blurred out (along with the occasional missing head or distorted body), and their ever-present navigational arrow and Google copyright all contribute to the unique style.
Rather than detracting from the experience, Rafman says that the frankness about how the images were made only enhances the experience. These images clearly are not meant to be art, yet we as humans feel the drive to assign an emotional value to them. Regardless of the method of recording, when we see another human being we have an emotional reaction to it. And that is the often-overlooked beauty of Google Street View images. They are a representation of what we have become. We live in a world that is automated and detached, we are so overloaded with information that we often overlook experiences, yet we still seek meaning in even the smallest things: a gesture, a look, a photograph of a stranger.
But this overarching meaning certainly isn’t Google’s intention. Their project consists of supplying neutral information about locations, not making any type of commentary on the human condition. However, Rafman points out that by removing these selected images from their original context and framing them in a more human-affected light, the artist returns the humanity to them. He bears witness to the frozen moments originally captured with no emotion and no affection, and he holds them out for everyone else to do the same. These tiny moments are a shared scrapbook, a global family photo album of unintentional tenderness.
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[ WebUrbanist - By Delana in Gadgets & Geek Art, Urban & Street Art, Urban Images. ]
[ By Angie in Architecture & Design, Gadgets & Geek Art, Technology & Futurism. ]
These creative technological inventions have a streak of steampunk, robots built into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical fantasy. Retro art, these modded vintage gadgets merge the modern day world with that of Jules Verne. Here is a sci-fi retro-vision with as many steampunk-kissed elements as we could find over a wide arrange of robot sculptures, somewhere between domo arigato Mr. Roboto and Kilroy. This was junk repurposed to a more grand design, constructed into steampunkesque robot art.
Robot Love and Professor Portly
(image credits:Reclaim2Fame,Will Wagenaar,Reclaim2Fame)
Awww, robot love. If you love robots, here is a mishmash of robots and robot-like sculptures with a steampunkesque flavor. Brenda and Commander Cupcake look cute together, but their creator says, “she will make his life a living hell. Brenda was born to be bad.” On the bottom is “Professor Portly, The Endlessly Curious Seeker Of Wisdom And Truth.” What is the truth about these robots? Tinkerers repurposed old parts, sometimes mixing technology, brass, clockwork, chrome and many other things into a Victorian mod theme of robot sculptures.
Guy + Gal + Bong = Baby Bot
(image credits:botinok,*eimhin)
What do you get when you have a guy robot and introduce him to a gal robot? Toss in a steampunked bong and tada, baby robot. All are handcrafted, from using paper to using bits and pieces of metal rescued from a trash heap. There are times when something that has been destroyed and discarded comes back in a stronger form and better than ever.
Woof
(image credits:willwagenaar)
This little dog is downright cute and requires no walking and no buying dog food. These robot-like sculptures take hours, weeks and sometimes even months to complete. Yet the end design can sometimes be playful like “Woof.”
Punked
(image credits:Gamma Infinity,dogboylovescake,Dark Roasted Blend,Tinkerbots)
Steampunky-inspired artists can put their incredible imaginations to work and produce science fiction magic. The robot angel comes complete with a halo, a bizarre combo. The apocalyptic robot on the upper right has leather, bronze and copper tubing with a straight-up steampunk style. Rust and gears are another popular steampunk style for robots. The robot sculpture “Vesuvius” on the bottom right is an assemblage robot.
Bot
(image credits:tinkerbot)
This little steampunk guy is “Dr. Hamilton Beach.” He comes complete with rivets, glasses, and gears. Nice touches to be sure, but a quick browse through Tinkerbot’s photostream and you will see many more steampunk little robots.
Robot Art
(image credits:Lawrence Northey’s Robot Art)
These whimsical free-standing robot sculptures are class ‘A’ cool. Creator Lawrence Northey collects odd bits of information about unexplained phenomena. He says they are something called “ooparts” – peculiar objects of an old scientific measure that somehow appear to be modern. With this out-of-time technology, Northey constructs a fantastic world of robot statues. Then he puts in 99% perspiration of the Edison equation variety. He sometimes spends weeks polishing each individual piece until he achieves the finishes he wants.
Boxy
(image credits:mrivamonte,Jeffrey Widen,Boing! Boing!)
These robots are a product of creative retro-vision, most made with antique parts. With such names as “Max, Edison and Benton,” their boxy bodies are very cool in a happy way like this is the kind of robot you want in the future interacting with your kids. Mike Rivamonte is the creator of most of these boxy bots and slew more on his site. The future meets the past with just a dash of The Time That Never Happened, robot-like spacemen capable of flight and mischief.
Steampunk Robotics
(image credits:hacknmod)
This little in-depth fella was created completely from vintage scraps. It is why every hacked mod, turned into a robot sculpture, is unique. The end result shows what one man, or woman, tosses out as nothing but junk can then land into the hands of a man who uncovers the treasure it was meant to be.
Retro Robots
(image credits:Dark Roasted Blend,nemomatic)
The robot on the left is shiny and it lights up, so we like it. On the right is a product of artist Nemo Gould. Gould’s creations “reflect the images and mythology of comic books and science fiction.”
Pirate
(image credits:Nathan Black)
This robot is titled: “Steampunk Robot Zombie Ninja Pirate Action Doll.” That is quite a great deal to live up to, but it is fully articulated and pose-able. He can be made to fish, to fight or just to snarl at the world. It is a metal creation by Matt Norris.
Wooden Steampunk-Styled Robot
(image credits:Michael T. Rea)
Michael T. Rea designed and built this life-sized steampunk-styled robot, mixing his science fiction idea with the reality of wood. Rea calls it “A Prosthetic Suit For Stephen Hawking.”
Reto Lego / Victorian / Steampunk
(image credits:V&A Steamworks)
This is an example of mixing steampunk style and Lego. It’s called, “Robot Tune Up Lab.” Click from the image credits to get a bigger view of all the detail of Tesla’s Workshop and little steampunked Lego men.
Cyborg, Clyclops, Clockwork
(image credits:dvice,Monstrphil,chig.sculpture,brazendevice)
On the top left is a foot-tall Steampunk Cylon sculpture. The robot at the top right is called a “Steampunk Mech.” It was made of all paper put together with glue, stands 11 inches tall, and it took about 30 hours to complete. On the bottom left is a Victorian robot, called “Pharos Cyclops.” The robot on the bottom right is tagged as Neo-Victorian and clockwork. It is titled, “Steampunk Robot Clockwork Man 2.”
Steampunk Robot Art
(image credits:bowlofserial)
Steampunk robot art is sometimes paper carefully crafted, glued and spray-painted. At other times, these sci-fi robots are digitally created with masterful results.
Other Mechanical Robotish
(image credits:Chase Studio,Steampunk Lab,Insect Lab Studio,Dark Roasted Blend)
Clockwork spiders seem to be a popular creature in the robot sculpture culture, but elephants are very rare. That unusual elephant sculpture was made with reclaimed materials, sculptured by Andrew Chase. It weighs about 110 pounds and took about 100 hours to build. It is made out of auto transmission parts, electrical conduit, plumbing pipe and 20 gauge cold-rolled steel. Even the ears move. The 4 inch tarantula is made with brass and steel gears, parts, and springs.
Assorted Oddness
(image credits:Stephane Halleux,technospinach,hollergram,dvice)
Stehpane Halleux blends cartoons and steampunk style for her creations such as the alien robot sculpture. Tinkerers toil away the hours and then add that kiss of steampunk to their sculptures. Best of all is that most are made from recycled “junk.” The end products range from cylons made from copper and brass to little bots made of leather and metal.
Large Scale Representative
(image credits:nemomatic)
The “Representative” is a large scale robot figure with a Victorian accent. It was created for a film called “Land of Lost” by Nemo Gould aka nemomatic. Gould crafted his robot from a boat motor, film editing machine, grill, lamps, golf caddy cart, oven pan, vacuum cleaners, bike wheel, motorcycle parts, garlic presses, teapot, typewriter, tape deck, motors, LED lights, microphone, and speakers. It’s not only cool, but also a masterpiece of repurposed parts.
Steampunkesqu Aqua Explorers
(image credits:Stephane Halleux,Builders Studio)
Some steampunk flavored “robots” are created for underwater adventures. Again we visit an amazing steampunk cartoonish robot by animator and sculptor Stephane Halleux. “Retro Tech” is what the bottom left is tagged. It is called “BIG FISH Walker Biped ExAqua Exploratory Copper Machine Vehicle All Wood Replica Statue.”
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It’s about time the fixie riders out there come up with some more technical tricks then just skidding about the place or riding backwards….as per usual, Japan steps it up a level….a young freestyle rider called Co-Ichi has joined the StarFuckers family. Enjoy his creative riding in his high school uniform.
Guy Denning’s upcoming show ‘BEHEMOTH’ at St Martin in The Field, Trafalgar Square, London, in September 2010 is now confirmed. This landmark show, opening in the dramatic setting of the Crypt Gallery, with its atmospheric lighting and brick-vaulted ceiling, promises to be one of Guy’s most powerful shows to date.
In the run up to his show in September we have put together the ‘BEHEMOTH’ Collection – which is a series of prints featuring a selection of work from the upcoming show – these prints will be released on the 1st of the month between now and September.
The first print available is ‘Dreyfus’ which is a beautiful example of this stunning collection of work.
This print is available NOW until Monday 8th February at Red Propeller priced at £95.00 (+Vat) – this is a signed, limited edition print – 40cm x 40cm – the edition determined by the number sold in that window of time in true Red Propeller style!
To buy this print please click on the link below.
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London based artist, Ronzo is pleased to announce the release of his latest sculpture work: ‘Pity of London’.
This limited edition series of street sculptures celebrates the recent announcement of the long awaited end to the UK recession. Like the Griffins of old, these sculptures have been cemented into the streets of London’s financial district as markers, this time not as a geographical boundary, but a social one representing the end of the worst recession in a generation.
Each sculpture consists of a little silver Credit Crunch Monster sitting on a 1,2 meter high plinth. These Monsters have feasted on the fabric of our society leaving lasting teeth marks in our once shiny Pound and filling their pot-bellies until they need a bit of a lie down.
‘Pity of London’ serves as a reminder that the monsters are still wide-eyed, able to blend into everyday life and still hungry enough to crunch any available credit.
Let’s just hope the terrifying Credit Crunch menace now finally rest forever; And shall never be awaken ever again…
Matt Stuart Exhibition Runs: 4 -26 February
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David Choe’s “Character Assassination” @ FIFTY24SF
The show opens at FIFTY24SF on Friday, February 5th. The opening reception will be from 7:00PM – 9:30PM. The show will be running from February 5th – March 24th.
A seasoned globetrotter, David Choe’s murals cover walls from his native Los Angeles to Vietnam. His fine art has seen exhibitions in London, Beijing, Los Angeles, New York, and San Franciso. His intricate brush strokes and characters have made their way into commercial projects as well, working with Marvel Comics, Levis, and Nike. His art, photos, and writing have been featured in Giant Robot, Hustler, Juxtapoz, and Vice magazines. He also self-published three comic/journals: Bruised Fruit, Cursiv and Slow Jams. Most recently, he was featured in the documentary about his work “Dirty Hands.”
