L’agence créative DBLG a réalisé une vidéo pour la violoniste Janine Jansen qui joue « Violin Concerto in A Minor » de Bach avec des LED et des lasers tout autour d’elle, qui se reflètent sur son violon. L’agence a voulu rendre compte de l’harmonie entre le mouvement, le son et la lumière. A découvrir dans la suite.
Graduating with an MFA from the esteemed Royal College of Art in London, South Korean artist Jung Lee not only studied the theory and practice of photography, but also the art of a foreign language—English. Ever…
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« Neon Intervention », c’est le nom de cette superbe intervention pensée par Lorenzo Vitturi dans un palace à Venise. En aménageant le lieu avec l’insertion de néons, le contraste obtenu entre cet environnement classique et ces luminaires contemporains est très réussi. A découvrir en images dans la suite.
Le designer américain Stefan Sagmeister a crée The Happy Show. Avec The Bicycle Installation dont les néons actionnés par le pédalage des spectateurs diffusent des maximes, elle propose aux spectateurs une réflexion sur la signification du Bonheur. Une installation à découvrir en exclusivité à la Gaîté Lyrique du 28 novembre 2013 au 9 mars 2014 et à découvrir en images dans la suite.
Sinuosa lampada in neon disegnata da Miguel Soeiro per Own.
Une superbe série photographique « Neon Waterfalls » de la part de Sean Lenz et Kristoffer Abildgaard qui ont placé dans des cascades et chutes d’eaux en Californie des bâtons lumineux. Une utilisation brillante de la longue exposition, pour capturer l’univers et la lumière. Plus d’images de ce projet dans la suite de l’article.
Alicia Eggert e Mike Fleming hanno montato su un camioncino la frase al neon You are ‘on’ an island facendo in intervallare la parola ‘on’. Dopo aver scattato qualche foto in giro per varie città del Regno Unito hanno voluto rappresentare una duplice interpretazione che porta a far riflettere chi legge, per qualche secondo, prima di dire: ‘Hey figata, beviamoci un’altra pinta’.
The only way to watch a film at this unconventional cinema in Guimarães, Portugal, is by manoeuvring your upper body into one of 16 downward-pointing nozzles.
The project was conceived by Bartlett School of Architecture professor Colin Fournier, who teamed up with Polish artist Marysia Lewandowska and London studio NEON to build it.
Open this week, the structure is named the Centipede Cinema because the protruding lower bodies of viewers give it a similar form to one of the many-legged creepy crawlies.
Cork covers the exterior and interior walls. “We wanted to show that cork can be used for architectural purposes, explained Fournier. “We used cork for the outer skin and a special dark cork to create the ‘black out’ effect needed for the cinema.”
Viewers that have ducked inside the cinema can rest their arms on the base of the structure while enjoying a one-hour film made of of three-minute-long trailers.
The project was constructed to coincide with the city’s designation as the 2012 European Capital of Culture and was inspired by a controversial local cinema club that started up during the authoritarian political regime of Estado Novo in the 1950s. “The CineClube is one of the few groups that were able to offer a radical political critique of society and they survive to this day as a left-wing cultural club, said Fournier. “We wanted to create something that celebrated such an important contribution.”
Other cinemas on Dezeen include one beneath a motorway flyover and one on a narrowboat.
Here’s a some more information from the Bartlett School of Architecture:
‘Centipede’ cinema opens in European Capital of Culture
A new free-standing ‘centipede’ cinema designed by an academic at the Bartlett School of Architecture, UK – will open this week in Guimarães, Portugal as part of celebrations for the 2012 European Capital of Culture.
The centipede cinema conceived by Professor Colin Fournier in collaboration with artist Marysia Lewandowska, was commissioned by the 2012 European Capital of Culture as a ‘public intervention’ for the Portuguese city. The design team led by Professor Fournier included two former graduates from Diploma Unit 18 at the Bartlett School of Architecture, George King and Mark Nixon, founding partners of a London based design firm called “Neon”.
The cinema invites film-viewers to enter its canvas and cork structure via one of 16 nozzles so that their upper bodies are part of the cinematic experience whilst their legs are rooted in the outside world.
The alien-like structure creates a stark contrast with the historical streets of Guimarães, a designated UNESCO World Heritage site. This contrast is echoed in the playful juxtaposition of reality and the world of fiction.
The authors were inspired by the Guimarães CineClube (CCG) when conceiving the cinema project. The CCG was founded in 1953 during the authoritarian Portuguese regime Estado Novo, led by António de Oliveira Salazar, which started in 1933.
Professor Fournier explained: “The CineClube brought international films to the city, some of them popular films broadly available from commercial distributors, but also many classic “cinéma d’auteur” art films by directors such as Jean-Luc Godard or Fellini, that often openly conflicted with the right-wing ideology of Salazar’s regime.
The cinema is also influenced by the local environment and the area’s traditional industries. The cinema is made from a steel frame and covered in local cork to promote the diversity of the material. Portugal is the world’s premier producer of cork, but with the increasing use of synthetic cork in wine bottling, the industry is looking at ways to diversify.
Inside, viewers will be treated to an hour-long film made up of 20 3-minute trailers selected by local workers. The structure will be revealed on the streets of Guimarães on Saturday 20 October.
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Ethereal neon and abstract forms in new work by Evan Gruzis
Opening tomorrow at Duve Berlin, an exhibition of new work by Evan Gruzis explores the interstices of waking and dreaming life. “Alpha Wave” derives its aesthetic from the afterimage effect—the “burning” of an image on ones vision after the original image has disappeared. Gruzis—a young artist whose resume already boasts work in the Whitney Museum Collection and a solo show at Deitch—presents a series of hauntingly minimal works on paper and through video.
While his past work bears the mark of nostalgia for Hollywood of the 1980s—a byproduct of his time spent in LA—this collection marks significant growth. Gruzis ditches pop elements in favor of a more streamlined look, going beyond gloss and neon to convey the “alpha wave” narrative throughout the work. While he made a name for himself based on his masterful employment of india ink, the artist has turned mainly to watercolor in this collection. Gruzis uses a liberal amount of water in the creation of his gradients, which are painted on “arches aquarelle” paper. Stretching the paint, he slowly builds layers to create his transitions. The photorealistic effect looks to be the product of a neon light show or early digital design. In addition to watercolor, Gruzis employs graphite and acrylic into most of the works that are included in Alpha Wave.
One of the standout works, “Movie”, is a purple canvas of watercolor, gouache, india ink and spray paint. Highlighted with pinpoints of star-like specks, the somber, glowing piece conveys a unique effect that serves as testament to Gruzis’ curious experimentation.
The exhibition also includes “TV”, an abstract video work of projected LED lights. Interpretive and hypnotic, the installation carries Gruzis’ dream-like sensibility. Gruzis first made his way onto our radar last year in his collaboration with Rafael de Cardenas called Exotic Beta, though this exhibition certainly sets him apart in his own right.
“Alpha Wave” will be on view at Duve Berlin through 20 April 2012.
Duve Berlin
9 March – 20 April 2012
Invalidenstr. 90
Berlin, DE 10115
A true fanny pack from the makers of Cap-Sacs
The clever brains behind the Cap-sac, the fanny pack for your head, introduce a natural extension to the line with their Pac-Sac. This time, they went back to basics with a pack actually made for fannies. Made of soft, neon-hued nylon with a slimmed-down profile, the bright bag is roomy enough to stash all your goodies, including a pocket specifically for iPods.
Customers can choose from six shades that mix and match with belt colors for a totally customizable Pac-Sac. Pacs sell through Cap-sac online for $17 each.
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