Hasta La Ideas

Like when the President uses piles of pens to sign an historic bill, the taking of objects into space doesn’t really alter anything tangible, it just attaches a sort of fun significance that hadn’t been there before. Such is the case with astronaut Clayton Anderson, who is set to head out on on of the final Space Shuttle missions come April 5th, and will be bringing with him a variety of miscellaneous items, including two illustrations by the Omaha World-Herald‘s cartoonist, Jeff Koterba. Fellow artist, Rod Tornoe of the Political Cartoonists Index spoke with Koterba, asking him what it’ll feel like knowing his work is out there among the stars, as well as just how exactly he got the opportunity in the first place. Here’s his answer for the latter:

Clayton Anderson, the only Nebraska-born astronaut, will be flying on the upcoming shuttle flight Discovery. I first “met” him in 2007 when he emailed me from the International Space Station to tell me how much he enjoyed a cartoon I had drawn about him. Since then we’ve kept in touch. Last fall he invited me to draw two cartoons that he could take on the the shuttle — he suggested that one cartoon be given to my newspaper, the Omaha World-Herald, and the other I could keep for myself. So the cartoon for myself has to do with Dogie the Doggie.

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Dezeenwire: Den Norske Opera & Ballett by Snøhetta and Open-Air-Library by KARO* with Architektur+Netzwerk have been jointly awarded the 2010 European Prize for Urban Public Space.

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by Max Gold

Artist Alexa Meade works in the medium of flesh. The Washington D.C.-based artist, 23, calls her style of portraiture and performance art “Reverse Trompe L’Oeil,” compressing a 3-D space into a 2-D plane by painting directly on models. The resulting photographs of the person within a painted still life makes the illusion complete, an effect that in recent weeks has swept the Internet and landed her in some big name galleries.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is that she doesn’t use Photoshop or any other digital editing tools. “Essentially, I am creating art that imitates life on top of life” says Meade, who graduated from Vassar College last year as a Political Science major. “My political past has taught me that what one experiences cannot always be interpreted at face value; seeing is not necessarily believing.”

Of her live installations, Meade says “I am transforming people into art objects. It is not often that an object can return the gaze of the viewer. Many viewers feel uncomfortable making direct eye contact. There are a lot of sideways glances.”

Postmasters Gallery in New York will include the young artist’s work in the “Mirror, Mirror” exhibition opening 2 April 2010. Also, look for her work in the “Art of Giving” show at the Saatchi Gallery in London this October.

La très célèbre mascotte des années 90 Flat Eric est de retour dans ce court-métrage original “Where’s The Money George ?”, conçu par l’artiste Mr Oizo avec Pharrell Williams en guest. Ce film a été réalisé simplement pour le plaisir. Il est à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.

Previously on Fubiz

• Land Peel Furniture
• KNN Media Tower
• Vernal Equinox