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16/03/2011

Looking into the past

This collection of photographs was made by holding an old photo of an area over the area today and taking a new picture. The idea is pretty amazing as you get to see how areas have changed over the years as buildings are renovated and shops change. It's even more interesting seeing the parts that have stayed the same and seeing how they have aged.
You would think that living in a fairly "new" city such as Dubai would mean that this project wouldn't work but the city has grown at a ridiculous rate and even photos of certain areas from 3 or 4 years back would show a massive change. The historical aspect may not be there but it would be interesting to compare the development like this!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonepowell/sets/72157613841045343/

08/03/2011

DIY Anyone?

I have a slight obsession with frames and I especially love the look of a whole series of "vintage" frames on the wall in various sizes and shapes with photographs inside. I found a tutorial on how to make these paper frames online and I thought they looked effective and didn't take too much effort.
Try it out for yourself: http://www.designspongeonline.com/2010/11/diy-project-paper-frames.html don
There's tons of variations that you can do and you don't even need to put anything inside the frames, I think they'd look pretty cool just by themselves on your wall!

04/03/2011

ARTIST:Vik Muniz

This Brazilian artist is amazing. As a huge fan of unconventional mediums I love his work since he uses everything from dust to cotton to create his art.
For example, in his series "Sugar Children" Muniz creates images of children from the Caribbean Island of Saint Kitts out of sugar on black paper. They look like black and white photographs but a closer look reveals the individual grains of sugar. He decided to use this medium because the children are kids of sugar plantation farmers. (Watch the video for more information about this series and the meaning behind some of his other pieces as well).
His work is interesting and has a touch of humour as well, really cool stuff!
http://www.vikmuniz.net/ - go to his official website to view a full gallery of his work over the years.

"Caviar Monsters - Frankenstein"