The striking bar of the Prahran hotel in Melbourne
I am lucky to live in London where it must be said, you can find striking looking bars. And let’s face it, it is much better if you sit in some settings which wow you or which makes you happy to be there. After all, I (usually) go to bars to enjoy the moment, to relax or spend time with friends.
Have a look at this. We are now in Melbourne looking at this amazing piece of architecture – the Prahran Hotel, where massive concrete water pipes are used to make the bar stand out of anything nearby we hear (I have never been in Melbourne)
One might say that there are some sort of pigeon holes for humans but I would simply look at the inviting leather seated booths that the 17 tubed offer and grab my pencil and add this place to my “must-go” list.
Pictures of this place below
First seen on Design Taxi
Gary Stranger & Pref at Stolen Space gallery
We swung by Stolen Space gallery today to check out their new show – Gary Stranger X Perf,
Gary Stranger and Pref are two graffiti artists from the UK. The former excels, we think, in typography work and his clean lines style was a delight to see.
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Our positive opinion of the artist was even more consolidated when we learned that all his works is done free-hand – these are serious skills.
More pics from Gary Stranger
However, Pref’s work, multi-layered lettering style which he uses to portray popular phrases and expressions, did not excite us as much. We actually found his style somewhat confused and quickly went back for a second viewing of Gary Stranger’s works.
“Gary Stranger X Perf” runs until the 30th October 2016.
Conor Harrington and Maser collaboration
Off Brick Lane. Beauty. Picture by @bablu121
Precious Damage Copyright X Numskull at Red Bull studios
The concept of this show is simple : Two Artists – One Hundred Works – One Night Only
Each artist will be producing 50 works on cardboard mixing paint, paste and print which will fill the exhibition space creating a collage installation.
Each piece will be for sale at just £100 and will be taken straight off the wall when bought so it can be taken home with you when you leave.
When: 17/02/2011
Where: Zero Cool @ Red Bull Studios
155 – 171 Tooley Street, London Bridge
London, United Kingdom
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Eating Robots: And Other Stories (Nudge the Future)
I have always been fascinated by SCI-FI subjects like AI – Artificial Intelligence.
AI is real and it’s slowly creeping into our lives, so I should probably not assimilate it to SCI-FI.
But I ask myself – how far will AI go in controlling our lives? Will it enhance them? Does AI mean the demise of the Human race – this is SCI-FI to me right now.
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If you feel the same way, Stephen Oram’s ‘Eating Robots: And Other Stories (Nudge the Future)‘ collection of short stories may bring you answers, or clues, as to what AI might look like in 100 years (or less, or more – I do not know).
The author’s imagination about the topic is vast and will definitely make you think more about what AI will actually mean to us as humans.
From the ability to share memories with someone you love, to reseting us every 1000 years, and even the ability to choose which celebrity hologram will drive your driverless car today.
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Stephen Oram goes from the very funny (which sometimes turns too silly for my taste), to the depressing and scary when it comes to AI, but why should it be one or the other.
Immerse yourself in these short stories and make up your own mind.
PS: Injecting some good old human anxiety into AI systems may be the answer for the fears we have. Described as the ‘anxiety loop’ by Oram, this sounds like a plan.
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Tutorial: simple cloud with acrylics (video)
Tim Gagnon shows you how to paint a simple cloud with acrylics Continue reading Tutorial: simple cloud with acrylics (video)
Video painting: showing the world in real time
What an exciting concept and so twenty-first century! Any web 2.0 person with a strong interest in art has to embrace this concept.
Not surprising that the idea blossomed in a philosopher mind – Hilary Lawson who is also a documentary film maker.
What is all about then?
‘escape the limitations of the traditional video narrative’
‘escape our cultural and perceptual closures, freeing the viewer to play in the openness of the image’
Wow, well said folks from the Open Gallery which now represents the Artscape project – the collective of artists founded by Mr Lawson in 2003
Immerse yourself into the piece you are looking at, just experience it, get out of it a simple feeling. Ditch the attempts to understand why, just enjoy the what is in front of your eyes.
Yes, video painting will set you free so check out that piece from Mr Lawson entitled Play in Three Acts
Check the open gallery website for more videos – www.opengallery.co.uk
For the techies, computer scientists developed in 2003 a technology (known as Laluna) which enabled video paintings to be stored and played in such a manner that their order did not repeat (but was also not random) getting thus rid of the constraint that limit the potential of video art.
I do not know for you guys but ART-PIE is now very impatient to go and check it out at the Open Gallery so watch this space!
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Now is ‘really’ time for Street Art at Black Rat
This is what of those shows that when you hear about them, the automatic and systematic next thing you do is to pencil that in your diary in a big font.
Now’s The Time exhibition at Black Rat gallery is an impressive group show, a sort of retrospective of what Street Art has been in the past few years and what it will be for years to come: getting more and people liking it. Continue reading Now is ‘really’ time for Street Art at Black Rat
Roa, FinDac and Seth street art
Part of our 3 street art works series you should see today. Artists featured are Mr Blob, Tudeal and Gaia
ROA – Located in The Gambia
FinDAC – Located in Brest (France)
SETH – Located in Paris (France)
