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Category Archives: Worldwild
Power in Public Space
Power in Public Space is a lecture series hosts by the master program ” Space Strategies” from the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee at DAZ, Berlin.
“History of humankind can be described as the history of inclusion, exclusions, centralization, marginality, legibility and difference; in general human history is the history of conflict in different spaces. Generally art has been the most truthful witness of history, and how actual situation can be reflected from different points of views is what these lecture is all about.”
I want to recommend you to see it on the 9th November when there is a lecture from on urban artist Brad Downey. He uses film, sculpture, painting and drawing to reflect on concepts about the Establishment versus the audience. Never sure if his art is vandalism or can be called art.
There are also other lectures from Aram Bartholl, Julius von Bismarck and Le van Bo. To see when and where, click power in public space.
Actually I didn’t know the other artist and now after the short research I correct myself and recommend you every lecture, unlucky first one was already yesterday… but then Wednesday next week, the week after and the week after next next week you can go there.
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painters in a photo studio
Cooper & Gorfer consists of the two artists Sarah Cooper (USA, 1974) and Nina Gorfer (Austria, 1979). With their backgrounds in art, architecture, graphic design and photography they began their collaboration in 2006. Their work belongs to a narrative tradition within photography, with roots in 18th and 19th century painting. Alongside their art projects Cooper & Gorfer also work as editorial and commercial photographers. They are now living and working in Göteborg, Sweden.
On thursday their exhibition My Quiet of Gold will be presented at Gestalten Space in Berlin. Looking forward to see them in reality.
Photographs from a journey to Kyrgyzstan are the focus of Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer’s solo exhibition My Quiet of Gold. Kyrgyzstan is a country with a strong tradition of storytelling where folk tales are part of everyday life. Cooper and Gorfer approached the culture by allowing the people they met to stage their own stories. The artists’ personal conversations with people gave rise to the portrayals. The images were digitally processed to create painterly collages, depicting more than one level of reality. Sarah Cooper and Nina Gorfer’s work stems from a narrative tradition within photography with roots in 19th century painting. Their pictures are imbued with understated drama and an enigmatic tone – a typical characteristic of staged photography in which unpleasant stories are often narrated with a seductive aesthetic. The beautiful picture attracts the viewer, who soon perceives other meanings. Unlike the discrete passer-by who single-handedly waits the decisive moment, Cooper and Gorfer carefully direct choreographed productions. The time they invest in creating a picture can be likened to that of a painter in a studio.
Cooper and Gorfer’s staged folk tales draw a picture of Kyrgyzstan’s contemporary history, creating unique portraits at the same time. The duo avoid making a traditional documentation of the country, instead they describe the culture through a fertile mix of fact and fiction. The images are also indirectly self-portraits of Cooper and Gorfer; picture editing and the selection of stories unveils their own interests and preferences. The image that comes through portrays two socially committed romantics.
Date: October 27, 2011 – November 27, 2011
Location: Gestalten Space, Sophie-Gips-Höfe, Sophienstraße 21, 10178 Berlin, Germany
Vernisage: October 27, 2011, 18:00 – 21:00
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Every day a new adventure in Berlin
ONE NICE AND IMPORTANT PART OF “OUR” BERLIN. see below a nice, honest and true documentary.
Berlin has always been a special place, and especially so when it comes to electronic music. When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989, techno became the underground soundtrack to the reunion between East and West. In recent years, it’s become an international destination for ravers—a cheap place to party with clubs that are renowned throughout the world.
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move, eat, learn
Andrew Lees, Tim White and Rick Mereki are the three guys who flew into 11 countries in 44 days and made these three beautiful short films. The films are based on a linear concept based on moving, learning and food.
Mmmmhhh… the short film makes you hungry and so exciting to eat some exotic food!
Great concept and it looks as if they had an amazing time or in their words “ a trip of a lifetime“
post-it madness
I do not need lots of words for this posts. You can see the incredible work!
Much in the spirit of the high design collaborations that plastic footwear maker Melissa has become known for in recent years, Galeria Melissa, their flagship São Paulo store was designed to be constantly updated with new graphics both on the exterior facade and on interior walls every three months. (via cool hunting)
that’s a cool concept store idea!
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beautiful facepainting
The video is about a wedding tradition in a village in Kosovo, Lubine e Ulet, where they paint the face of the bride on her wedding day, in order to prevent bad luck. This is a part of the ” one day on earth” project. . I love it and the whole concept is well thought through!
On October 10, 2010 (10.10.10), across the planet, documentary filmmakers, students, and inspired citizens recorded the human experience over a 24-hour period and contributed their voice to the largest participatory media event in history.
Founded in 2008, ONE DAY ON EARTH is creating an online community, shared archive, and film. Together, we are showcasing the amazing diversity, conflict, tragedy, and triumph that occur in one day. One Day on Earth is a community that not only watches, but participates.
Founded in 2008, ONE DAY ON EARTH set out to explore our planet’s identity and challenges in an attempt to answer the question: Who are we?
COPY, TRANSFORM AND COMBINE
Creativity isn’t magic! 3 of 4 parts are produced by Kirby Ferguson, a New York-based filmmaker, I cannot wait to see the final piece of this great collection of remixes. So well done, interesting and educative.
think big, aim high, work hard
The Idea: Times Square to Art Square
TO TURN ALL ADVERTISING ON TIMES SQUARE INTO ART.
sounds impossible but there is a young worldwide acting team, who try to make this impossible thing possible. The head of it is Justus Bruns, a young guy from the Netherlands. I met him by chance in Antwerp and he is now coming to Berlin to present his very complex project at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee on Wednesday 1.June at 5 pm.
I can only advice you to join me there with him, I believe in his idea and he has a great performance power. As an artist you can also apply at their website and show them your idea for this square.
Hope to see you on Wednesday!
go for green
Second Edition of the Greenlab, the labor for sustainable design strategies organized by the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee. This time the symposium is again at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt with the topic: ” Learning from Nature” and the task if and how we can generate design strategies from the nature. Themes are methods and contents bionic research and the view of nature as a model.
Invited are researchers, technologists and designers from various fields of bionics and ecological design. Case Studies of designers are going to complete the topic of theoretical introduction.
Symposium Green Design 2.0 Learning from Nature
Kunsthochschule Berlin Weißensee im Haus der Kulturen der Welt
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10 / 10557 Berlin
5. April 2010, 10:00 – 18:30 Uhr
go on the street and have a look
Just to have some basic knowledge about the great people who are changing the fashion business and are not known for each of us. Scott Schuman is one of them, who transformed the way about showing fashion and the acceptance of fashion to the world. I do not look often on their stylish street blogs but it can be a real good research tool.
Scott Schuman is the creator of the popular fashion blog “The Sartorialist“. ”The Sartorialist” quickly became a regular read for fashionistas, both on the street and in the upper echelons of the industry. Schuman was hired to do similar coverage for Condé Nast’s style.com, and has covered shows during New York’s Fashion Week.
after looking at these style blogs you can really wear everything what you want, you just have to give a shit about what people think of you!
beeing colorblind
That video is the right start for my 2011 year and after my pause for one months a good ways to find back into writing articles. The animation ” Ishihara” from Yoav Brill (studied animation at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, Israel.) is narrating the animators story about being colorblind. My blog is nearly called the same, but I am not colorblind. I see some colors even stronger than most of my friends around me or I thing sometimes I can feel them but for sure I need them bright and strong around me. Enjoy watching the animation… it is really well done!
how trends develop
INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion and entertainment. The film attempts to understand the essence of influence, what makes a person influential without taking a statistical or metric approach.Written and Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today’s pop culture.”Influencers” belongs to the new generation of short films, webdocs, which combine the documentary style and the online experience.
paris vs new york
I never have been to New York but several times already to Paris, my dream place to work and live! These illustrations made from Vahram Muratyan make original comparisons between Paris and New York. The series called “A Tally of two cities” present in 20 couleurful images several urban themes.
new perspective on rugs
With his modern designs, Jan Kath is creating a completely new perspective on rugs. Guided by a bold approach to his work, Kath, who is from Bochum, combines classical elements of oriental carpets with contemporary, minimalist design.
The carpets are hand-woven in the Himalayas or in the Atlas Mountains relying on centuries-old traditions and at manufacturing sites that are often still family-run.Depending on customer specifications, there are between 60 and 300 knots for every 6.45 square centimeters . It takes three to four months to weave a 2.5 x 3 meter carpet.For the collections made in Nepal, the basic material is Tibetan highland wool, which is of the highest grade and the most robust quality available.Together with the organization STEP, Jan Kath Design is committed to creating fair working and living conditions, and does not support child labor.
