3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
Who does not love traditions? Neither we are. Here is a new year-waited Christmas advert presented by UK retail store network John Lewis. But here is the funny fact - it was a false-start last week when someone spotted a student work dedicated to John Lewis Christmas topic and push it through social web and medias so it gained a million of views. But lets watch original one and compare it to previous ads from year 2015, 2014 and 2013
Artist from Barcelona creates colourful works that can be visually read as self expressions of his emotional states. Meet Yago Hortal
Based in Islamabad, Pakistan artist Sara Shakeel is well-known on Instagram nowadays for her dreamy surreal collages using diamonds as an objectification metaphor in her latest art
Japanese contemporary sculptor Yoshitoshi Kanemaki creates surreal wooden sculptures you won't ever forget once seen
Digital artist based in Barcelona and working under Fantasaraxia name creates disturbing abstract 3D artworks he can't explain why
"Forever alone" - this what comes on your mind first when looking through the recent photography series "On His Own" shot by Polish artist Pawel Franik.
“The purpose of this series is to draw attention to the fact of being alone, just with one’s own self. Very often, the viewiers blame photographers for showing the sad picture of loneliness. I show this loneliness as something peculiar, something entirely human. Because every one of us, whether lonely or living in a happy relationship and having their own family, every one needs their moment of loneliness, the moment of devoting attention to just their own self, their own thoughts and reflections. We live in the world of tremendous acceleration and the constant quest for our purposes, in the world where there is no place for the proverbial “minute for one’s own self”, for the time when you could stop, talk to your own thoughts and feel the desirable harmony. From minute to minute, we outlive our lives and get lost in this rush. Would it be worth to stop and look deep in our hearts? The purity of form, with the minimalistic exposure of a human profile, is a deliberate measure of the photographic aesthetics. Without any unnecessary additions, in pure simplicity, form and content indicate the man’s separation as an individual in their private emotional space. The photographs of “On His Own” series are an attempt of showing the beauty that can be seen in the vein of minimalism. ”
Russian artist best known as Waneella (previously) creates 8-bit pixel art works. Here is her new series of urbanscapes we wanted to share now
Ryan Morse is a Denver based freelance artist who received his BFA in illustration from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. His artwork is mainly representational with a deep affection for the cosmos, nature, and the human figure.
Australian graphic design studio Co Partnership released a sleek and minimal project for local winery Hungerford Hill. Using simple solution by printing wine description on front label and stroking out unnecessary words they made a radical look for the whole package concept
Hungarian photographer Milán Rácmolnár captures the beauty of eternal city Rome by using infrared camera. The result is a photographic series of “a somewhat peculiar look”, as he describes it, which penetrates the city’s postcard-pretty appearance to expose, not unlike the proverbial rose-tinted glasses, its timeless, lambent aura.
"Tokyo is often associated with the word “dense”, which isn’t surprising considering its status as one of the most populated metropolises in the world; the Japanese capital is a massive melting pot of subcultures and a place where one can find all the latest and hottest trends of Asia. Yoshito Hasaka is one of the millions living in the bustling city. Working as a full-time designer and iOS engineer, his free time is often spent exploring the nooks and crannies of this city with his camera." Read more on VSCO
Dazzle Ship helped launch the Drone Racing League by designing a broadcast package for their first TV series. Drone racing is a cutting-edge new sport at the forefront of emerging technology. DRL’s insane courses and professional sports media stand to redefine the meaning of sport.
From a creative perspective, branding a sport that doesn’t yet exist beyond the imagination of a few individuals was a challenging task. We struck a balance between educating viewers on the real-world aspect of the sport while transporting them into a futuristic science fiction environment that would represent the experience of drone racing.
This made DRL feel exciting, fast paced and futuristic.
DRL is the first-ever professional race series for first-person-view (FPV) drone racing, bringing together the world’s best pilots to fly DRL Racer 2 quadcopters head-to-head through neon-lit environments in the quest for the planet’s best FPV pilot. An early DRL YouTube teaser went viral in January, racking up almost two million views with tantalising footage of the world’s most exciting new sport.
British artist Ian Davenport creates artworks by pouring gallons of colours in his own way on canvas creating slit scan effect
Talented photographer from Stuttgart Christian Schmidt creates captivating shots whether it is natural or urban environment
Master of occult digital art Billelis is back with his new series inspired by ancient Egypt and other dark practices. His engraved insects exists only on digital world but no doubts they existed before in real life, somewhere in between sand and stones
Graduation movie (École Georges Méliès, 2015) telling a story about two brothers directed by Damien Deschamps, Vincent Gallut & Lucie Prigent.
Russian artist based in St Petersburg - Joanna Keler creates magic scenes by using camera as a wand and brining new meanings or removing any of them to the each scene
Strange occurrences in Paris
Ride and automotive photographer Laurent Nivalle recently visited Corsican vintage ride event Don Papa Ride where he shoot on location
"Opened in 1974, Jean Pierre Raynaud designed ‘La Maison de La Celle-Saint-Cloud’ in Paris, a house and art installation comprised entirely of white tiles. The obsessive construction of the house’s walls, floors, ceilings and fixed furniture were all coated with white 15cm x 15cm ceramic tiles with black joints. Covered with a mass-produced article, the architect wanted to produce an absolute space, controlled by a regular grid."
"La Maison de La Celle-Saint-Cloud closed down in 1988 and was subsequently knocked down in 1993. The remaining fragments are exhibited in various installations at CAPC and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Bordeaux."
Text by Sarah Press, iGNANT
All images © Jean Pierre Raynaud
“Animals always have been, and always will be, my passion. They have been the subjects of my drawings ever since I was a child. I blame it on weekends spent at the Saint Louis Zoo and endless hours watching, National Geographic’s: Mutual of Omaha”. They influenced my desire to learn about biology while attending high school. While in high school, I began collecting bones, feathers, and books. Over these past few years, my passion grew to zoology, cosmology, and mythology.”
“In the spring of 2012, I finally combined my obsessions into one drawing: “Galactic Collision”. The theme surrounding that piece has been the focus of my work ever since.I have developed a symbolic cosmology where mammals represent nebulae, birds are the stars formed within the nebulae, and insects are the elements (or “dust”) created from exploding stars. My hope is that this symbolic representation allows the viewer to see these phenomena as a complete picture of an interacting Universe. Using these animals and insects, I am going to make my own “creation” myth of the Cosmos to parody current and past creation myths which are strongly reliant upon animals, to show how humans attempt to understand the epic intricacy of the Universe. ”
