Thought Project

Simon Horgsberg is a photographer who lives in Denmark. In this project, he randomly stopped people on the street and asked them what they were thinking about at that moment in time. He then snapped a photo of them. It is interesting to see the range of ideas and thought that people have whilst going about their business. He conducted the project in Copenhagen and New York. http://www.simonhoegsberg.com/thethoughtproject.html

Advanced Style

"Proof from the wise and silver haired set that personal style advances with age"

I am really drawn to this blog because I find it fascinating how this blogger has focused on such a specific group of fashionable people. Or maybe it's because I am staying with my grandparents at the moment and find this so inspiring. I hope that I can be so positive, imaginative, proud and stylish in my old age! Really amazing stuff.

I especially like this piece of advice on fashion from 79 year old Joyce, "Marvelous Jewelry, it doesn't have to be real or expensive, a strand of pearls can make an outfit." I think it can be applied to any age.

http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/

Forgotten Bookmarks

As a big fan of collage, I love bits and pieces of paper, photos and cards. Collecting different types of paper has become a hobby and it's all building up to a mega collage which will happen one day!

Anyway, this website is created by the owner of a Used and Rare bookstore who collects all the bits and pieces that people have left inside their books by mistake.

Each piece is scanned as well as the cover of the book. Its sometimes sad to see some of the memories that have been lost such as, photos, letters and drawings.

Check out this link to explore the amazing collection: http://www.forgottenbookmarks.com

PHOTOGRAPHER:Martin Schoeller

Scholler is a celebrity photographer who takes extremely imaginative pictures. He creates an entire scene and story with his photos and sometimes portrays the celebrities in a way you would never imagine! Some of the photos are pretty funny as well (I love the one of Zach Galifianakis!)

Check out Portrait I, II and III as well as his "Close Up" series which includes everyone from Obama to Justin Timberlake. These photos are really amazing. You can see every freckle and wrinkle on the subject's face and the eyes look so stunning and piercing!

http://www.vh-artists.com/index.html#/photographers/martin-schoeller/portfolios/portrait-i-1/0

Pool Painting

I know I haven't updated in AGES, exams, summer holidays etc etc. Anyway, found this video which I thought was pretty awesome. Would LOVE to try this out one day. How cool would roads and streets look if every car had a different coloured spray paint can attached to it? Just a thought...

Doesn't this remind you of those Spirograph things from when you were younger? Google it for a wave of nostalgia.

ARTIST:Liu Bolin

When asked what superpower you would like to have if you had a choice of anything in the world, some would say the ability to read minds; some would say that they want to fly and others may choose the power to be invisible. For Bolin, being invisible is not a super power, it's part of his art. He paints his body to blend in with surroundings and camouflages against backgrounds. "Bolin says his art is a protest against the actions of the Government, who shut down his art studio in 2005 and persecutes artists."
Check out the image below, it took me several minutes to find him! More examples of his work can be found here: http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/meet-the-real-life-invisible-man.html

(Thanks to Sacha for recommending this artist ♥)

Jeans Music

So this isn't really related to art but I still thought it was pretty inspiring and cool. I love videos like this where people make music out of really unconventional stuff. Link me some videos if you know any. After this video, you will never look at a pair of Jeans in the same way again!

"We believe that even ill-fitting jeans have something to contribute. That’s why we asked many of our customers to send us their obsolete pair…
…And approached artist Andrew Huang to do something never heard before: Create a musical celebration of jeans."

Facebook as Inspiration

Check out this series of cartoons/caricatures all drawn using Facebook friends as inspiration! This is such an awesome idea and definitely one to try out in your own artistic style, whether that be cartooning, drawing, painting, whatever! I love how he's added some comedy to some of the cartoons and changed up the props/put in some extra characters. Click here to see the entire series: http://www.booksofadam.com/2011/05/never-be-my-friend.html

Sharpie Magic

Not a lot has to be said about this guy. Charlie Kratzer decided one day to decorate his entire basement using only sharpie pens (permanent markers). Insane and amazing, I would never be brave enough to do this! This website has some more information as well as a 360 degree panorama of the entire room: http://www.kentucky.com/2008/09/23/532854/man-decorates-basement-with-10.html

ARTIST: Andrew Myers

This artist uses 1000s of screws to create 3D portraits of his subjects. Not only does he screw in each piece individually, he then paints them one by one almost like a "pixel" effect. He doesn't use any computers to work out the colours/depths of the screws and does it all from photographs.
The backgrounds of the sculptures are made up of pages from a phonebook from the subject's home town. I think that's a nice little addition to make the portrait even more personal. Check out some more examples of his pieces here: http://www.andrewmyersart.com/#/screw_art/