RIDILLO / NON E' NORMALE / IT'S NOT UNUSUAL / PLAYBOYS

Tratto dal nuovo album PLAYBOYS dei RIDILLO, questo è il video della cover di "It's Not Unusual" di Tom Jones. Regia di Roberto Baldassari, direttore della Fotografia: Gianluca Spaggiari, coreografie: Manuela Sirocchi (Jazz Dance Studio), ballerine: Deborah Lettieri, Virginia Ferrari, Valentina Buia. Presentatore: Robert Passera.
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From the new RIDILLO album, PLAYBOYS, this is the video of the cover of Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual". Directed by Roberto Baldassari, Director of photography: Gianluca Spaggiari, Coreography: Manuela Sirocchi (Jazz Dance Studio), Dancers: Deborah Lettieri, Virginia Ferrari, Valentina Buia. Television Host: Robert Passera.  Buy Ridillo here > click

KYLE MACLACHLAN BLUES

EXTRA: un montaggio di scene con l'alter-ego di David Lynch in molti dei suoi film.

EXTRA: a montage of scenes with David Lynch's alter-ego in many oh his movies.

KYLE MACLACHLAN BLUES

DAVID LYNCH / REMIXED / DETAILS

Maestro, genius, inspiration - Thanks to ARTE/TV, Luc Lagier, Blow Up.

I creativi di ARTE/TV colpiscono ancora e remixano dettagli dalle scene del maestro David Lynch! Meraviglioso!


The creative people from ARTE/TV strike again and remix details scenes from maestro David Lynch. Stunning!

BRIAN DE PALMA / RECUT / REMIXED

photo: Jody Shapiro

Maestro, genius, inspiration - Thanks to ARTE/TV, Luc Lagier, Blow Up.

I creativi di ARTE/TV amano Brian De Palma (come noi) e non hanno resistito a rimontare i trailer dei suoi film in uno solo. E l'hanno fatto anche con una selezione di scena da Scale/Ascensori! Fantastico!


The creative people from ARTE/TV love Brian De Palma (like us) and they didn't resist to recut his movie trailers into one. And they did it also with a selection of Stairs/Lifts scenes. Fantastic!

SUN / FORCE OF NATURE #1

The Funk of the SUN, force of nature number one. 1981

Free your mind and your ass will follow (a funkadelic quote).

Amazing look (eat your heart out gareth pugh) :-)

PETER FALK / IN LOVING MEMORY

Peter Michael Falk (New York, 16 settembre 1927 – 24 giugno 2011)

Peter Michael Falk (September 16, 1927 - June 24, 2011)

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EL MAC / SAIGON / VIETNAM / EL MAC + TERNA / LOS ANGELES

L'artista El Mac ha dipinto questo murales di fronte al Sàn Art, uno spazio artistico indipendente, ad Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. E' basato su una foto di Kossom, la nonna della fidanzata di El Mac. Bravo!


El Mac painted this beautiful mural in front of Sàn Art, an independent artist space, and just outside the offices of The Propeller Group in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. It is based on a photo of Kosoom, the grandmother of El Mac's girlfriend. Bravo!

All of the photographs included in this video as well as the footage of motorbikes zooming through the city were taken by El Mac. We wanted this video piece to be a reflection of how El Mac saw the world of Viet Nam for the first time, taking it all in, and juxtaposing the fast paced life in the city with this giant portrait that would literally slow people down in admiration as they passed by.
Music: Yes - Heart Of The Sunrise
Thanks: The Propeller Group, Sàn Art


EL MAC + RETNA / Los Angeles

Wherever they go, they try to make something that makes sense for the neighborhood, and the community. And they always make something positive, something the artists hope people can enjoy -- regardless of whether life has greeted them with great fortune. Armed with a vision and their cans of spray paint, El Mac and Retna will transform a forgotten wall into a piece of art.

El Mac and Retna are street artists, born in LA. They use building walls as blank canvases for their imagery, and the duo has collaborated to create murals all over the world. El Mac and Renta have very different styles, and have been collaborating the last few years. They combine their artistic forces in a specific way: El Mac creates huge lifelike portraits and Retna, calligraphic brushwork and decoration. The result is striking imagery that is unique and recognizable as theirs. It's not uncommon for street art fans and documentarians to gather to watch the progression of an El Mac and Retna work in progress.

El Mac and Retna art feels appropriate for the street because the artists themselves embrace the city streets, the different neighborhoods, and the blend of cultures and backgrounds of the people that fill them. Street art, including the work of El Mac and Retna, also reflects a new attitude about accessibility to art in our environments. "Why not see all the walls painted," says Retna. "Let the Arts Roam!"

Created by Joris Debeij & Terence Loos. Music by The Pilots
jorisdebeij.com - terenceloos.com - thepilots.nl

more portraits @ iamlosangeles.com

AVETE MAI AVUTO LA SENSAZIONE DI ESSERE STATI INGANNATI?

Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

Il concerto finale dei Sex Pistols del 14 Gennaio 1978 a San Francisco finì con un Johnny Rotten che stava lasciando la band. Dopo un bis con la cover degli Stooges No Fun, il cantante guardò beffardamente il pubblico esclamando "Tutto questo non è proprio divertente", prima di chiedere, "Avete mai avuto la sensazione di essere stati ingannati?. Poi ha buttato via il microfono ed ha lasciato il palco. Tre giorni dopo, lascio' ufficialmente il gruppo.

EVER GET THE FEELING YOU'VE BEEN CHEATED?

Avete mai avuto la sensazione di essere stati ingannati?

The final Pistols gig on 14th January 1978 in San Francisco ended with a disillusioned Rotten walking out on the band. After an encore of The Stooges song No Fun, the singer sneered at the audience, exclaiming, "This is no fun at all", before asking the crowd: "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?". He then threw his mic down and walked off stage. Three days later, he'd officially quit The Pistols.

MILES DAVIS / THE PICASSO OF JAZZ?

Miles in New York - 1971 - photo by Anthony Barboza

Sonny Rollis e Gary Bartz parlano di Miles Davis: il suo bisogno di cambiare, la sua band del 1971 con Mr. Bartz, Michael Henderson, Jack deJohnette e Airto Moreira in questo film di Bret Primack.


Sonny Rollins and Gary Bartz discuss Miles Davis: his need to change, his 1971 band that featured Mr. Bartz, Keith Jarrett, Michael Henderson, Jack DeJohnette and Airto in Bret Primack's film.

SASHA GREY PORTRAIT/ RICHARD PHILLIPS / LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA / VENICE BIENNALE

Dopo quello di Lindsay Lohan, ecco il "video/ritratto" di Sasha Grey (attrice, performer di film per adulti e musicista elletronico/insustriale), diretto da Richard Phillips e Tayor Steele (Direttore della Fotografia: Todd Heater/ presentato alla 54ma Biennale di Venezia, nella sezione "Commercial break".

After the one with Lindsay Lohan, here the "video/portrait" of Sasha Grey (actress, adult film performer, emerging electronic industrial musician), directed by Richard Phillips and Taylor Steele (Director of Photography: Todd Heater) shown at the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale in the "Commercial break" section.

“For my film portrait of Sasha Grey, I wanted to focus on her expressive and psychological transformation into a cinematic actor, separate from the cues that have associated Sasha with her previous career as a performance artist working within the adult film world,” the artist says. (via V magazine)

Costume Designer: Ellen Mirojnick
Creative Director: Dominic Sidhu
Art Director: Kyra Griffin
Editor: Haines Hall
Color mastering: Pascal Dangin for Boxmotion
Second Director of Photography: Alejandro Berger
Directors’ Assistant: Katerina Llanes
Wardrobe Stylist: Ira Hammons-Glass
Hair Stylist: Eric Gabriel
Make Up Stylist: Gregory Alt
Photographer: Christelle De Castro
Photographer’s Assistant: Gregory Brouillette
Music: Chelsea Wolfe
Production: GE Projects
Typeface(s): Jean-Luc by Atelier Carvalho Bernau

The many worlds of Sasha Grey

RENÉ AND GEORGETTE MAGRITTE WITH THEIR DOG AFTER THE WAR

Una bellissima canzone dedicata all'artista dadaista e surreale René Magritte e sua moglie Georgette. La canzone è ispirata da una fotografia dei coniugi Magritte di Lothar Wolleh scattata in Belgio durante l'occupazione tedesca. Dal genio poetico di Paul Simon.

A beautiful song about the surrealist and dadaist artist René Magritte and his wife Georgette. The title derives from a World War II-era photograph by Lothar Wolleh of the Magrittes in Belgium under German occupation. From the poetic genius of Paul Simon.

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EVERYTHING IS A REMIX / KIRBY FERGUSON / PART 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Kirby Ferguson / "Everything is a Remix". Meraviglioso! Supportate il progetto "Everything is a Remix", informatevi qui.

Kirby Ferguson / "Everything is a Remix" . Fantastic! Support the "Everything is a Remix" project, click here.

THE "EVERYTHING IS A REMIX" SERIE

Remixing is a folk art but the techniques involved - collecting material, combining it, transforming it - are the same ones used at any level of creation. You could even say that everything is a remix.

An exploration of the remix techniques involved in producing films. Part Two of a four-part series.
An additional supplement to this video "TARANTINO REMIXED" can be seen HERE

Creativity isn’t magic. Part three of this four-part series explores how innovations truly happen.
Buy the music at: everythingisaremix.info/​part-3-soundtrack/​

Our system of law doesn't acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas are regarded as property, as unique and original lots with distinct boundaries. But ideas aren't so tidy. They're layered, they’re interwoven, they're tangled. And when the system conflicts with the reality... the system starts to fail.

SUMMER 2011 / ESTATE / N-JOY! / BADINI

Improvvisamente, vi auguriamo un'estate meravigliosa.

Suddenly, we wish you a wonderful summer.

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Una canzone meravigliosa - A wonderful song
Joao Gilberto - Estate

BJÖRK / JÒGA / THE SASHARASKIN REMIX / COVER ART BADINI CREATEAM / A SOCIAL STORY

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Scaricate gratis il remix qui e godetevelo. BJÖRK / JOGA / THE SASHARASKIN REMIX.

Sasharaskin è un musicista/artista israeliano di Gerusalemme, multi-strumentista e compositore che ha iniziato a comporre all'età di 13 anni. Il suo suono è descritto come elettro-acustico, una miscela perfetta di strumenti classici ed elettronica. Lo abbiamo conosciuto sui social networks  consigliato da amici, abbiamo apprezzato il suo lavoro, scaricato le sue canzoni, seguito e viceversa. Ne è nata una amicizia creativa che è sconfinata in una collaborazione. Sasha ha creato questo remix e noi l'artwork corrispondente. Il suo Remix di Jòga di Björk è bellissimo e sognante, piu' che un remix una vera  e propria intrepretazione (l'originale è tratto dall'album Homogenic del 1997). Un gioco creativo lanciato dalla stessa Björk che ha reso disponibile le versione "a cappella" sulla rete per essere rielaborata in una "remix competition".
Ovviamente il tutto è stato fatto con spirito di amicizia e la versione è disponibile gratis per tutti e senza nessun proposito o uso commerciale. Questo è il mondo 2.0!


Download the remix for free here and enjoy it! BJÖRK / JOGA / THE SASHARASKIN REMIX.

Sasharaskin is a musician/artist, a Jerusalem-based multi-instrumentalist and composer who began writing music at the age of thirteen. His sound is described as electro-acoustic, a seamless blend of classical instruments and electronic noise. We knew him on the social networks, suggested by mutual friends, we appreciated his works, downloaded his songs, followed and so he did. A creative friendship was born, that spontaneously evolved in an idea of collaboration. His Björk /Jòga remix is beautiful and dreamy, more a "reinterpretation" than a remix (the original was included in the Homogenic album, 1997). Sasha created this remix and we created the accompanying artwork, a creative game inspirated by Björk herself that made available the "acappella" version of the song for a "remix competition". 
All has been done with friendship and sharing spirit  and the track is available free for everybody and not for commercial purposes. This is the 2.0 new world! 

Listen here


More from Sasha Raskin / Music for the Age of Countdown



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PRAHA'NDANTE / PRAGUE / PRAGA / VITÙC

Per la serie "Viaggiare senza muoversi" un video girato a Praga da Vitùc (Lussemburgo / Italia), realizzato camminando per tre giorni in giro per la citta' con solo qualche corona in tasca. Poetico e bellissimo!

In the "travelling without moving" serie, a video shot in Prague by Vitùc (Luxembourg / Italy). Beautiful and poetic!

Some precious words from the director:

Three days walking at a moderately slow tempo through the beautiful city of Praha with a Go Pro HD and a few Czech koruna in my pocket.
Filmed spontaneously with a sense of lightness and freedom (no reflex, no tripod, no accessories, no lenses)...handheld ...sometimes using small walls for time lapse.
Color correction in FCP and MBL. 
60fps converted to 24fps
Thank you to our guides Klara and my brother Giusiku! :-)
Music composed by Goran Bregovic
Tale 5 - andante amoroso
itunes.apple.com/​au/​album/​tales-songs-from-weddings/​id394371611


Another beaufiful video from the same director: "David Lynch - I Know"



Some precious words from the director:
David Lynch assigned the title "runner-up" for this clip !
Finalist for the David Lynch - Video contest on Genero.tv genero.tv/​watch-video/​15938/​ 
The winner announcement from David Lynch for this contest genero.tv/​David-Lynch-winners/​
Music - Track by David Lynch:
phobos.apple.com/​WebObjects/​MZStore.woa/​wa/​viewAlbum?id=405565422&affId=1409847
Camera, script and edit by Vitùc & Hub
Cast: Grimmel, Elena, Yacke
Thank you David Lynch 
Thank you Genero.tv

VIDEORATIVE PORTRAITS / GENERATIVE VIDEO PAINTING / SERGIO ALBIAC

Videorative Portrait of Filmaker Randall Okita (read more here)

Sergio Albiac, artista spagnolo di Barcellona estende ulteriormente il concetto di arte generativa "dipingendo" un ritratto della Regina Elisabetta II utilizzando migliaia di clips da Youtube, come su una tela digitale. La definisce "pittura video generativa". Oltre il collage. Fantastico!


Sergio Albiac, spanish artist from Barcelona, pushes the boundaries of the "generative art" painting a Queen Elizabeth II portrait using thousands of Youtube clips, like on a digital canvas. He defines it "generative video painting". Beyond collage. Fantastic!


Some precious words from the artist
“Content is Queen” is a video art series of generative portraits that reflects on the foundations of democracy and the resilient nature of structures of power. At the same time, it is a paradoxical dialogue and strange marriage between the banal and the 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 portrait of the Queen.


On a technical level, this piece is a result of my research in breaking the limitations of the static image in a contemporary revision of the tradition of painting. The portraits are created using an innovative generative technique that I have developed called “generative video painting”. It differs from previous attempts of video collage (like the techniques developed by David Hockney, mixing simultaneous points of view of an action) or video mosaic (where still images are represented by whole videos acting as pixels when properly reduced in size). My technique uses regions of video content to effectively represent or “paint” heterogeneous regions of the image. Both the partial content of the videos and the whole image are fully visible at the same time, widening the possibilities to deliver meaning in a contemporary aesthetic language. 


To better experience this piece as a painting, there is no sound. See it full screen to enjoy details.

The generative process is implemented using Processing (processing.org).
Many thanks to Andres Colubri (GSVideo library) and the whole Processing community.


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