Sasha Katz for Burberry
Digital artist Sasha Katz (known to you by our exhibition @digital.decade Cyberia 2017) had a quick call from Opera Illustration to create few works for @Burberry in a topic of “Togetherness”. The results went beyond reality
Hitchcock-inspired interiors by Atelier Aveus
Atelier Aveus shares their stunning 3D interior collection inspired by Hitchcock. In collaboration with 3D artist Ergun Ayral, they created virtual interior environment for the audience to escape inside.
“Hitchcock often represented the physical world as a projection of a disturbed person shown through striking set design and lighting effects. That type of “expressive decor” has been particularly interesting to work on and adapt for this project. Following this approach and cultivating the dramatic potential of the domestic sphere, we staged our new pieces of furniture in a series of visuals, almost conceived as a short storyboard.”
Influx
A mother finds herself sinking into a domestic violent relationship, until an influx of emotions is awakened within her.
‘Influx’ is a poetic short film that sinks into the themes of domestic violence, alcoholism, and love. Inspired by Leslie Morgan Steiner's TED talk: ‘Why domestic violence victims don’t leave’. And by the countless stories of mothers trapped in abusive relationships and the power of love for their children.
This film was made to spark hope and connect with those that find themselves in unhealthy domestic relationships. Given the current situation with the virus lockdown and recent rise in domestic abuse and alcoholism, the importance of having a dialogue with audiences regarding domestic violence is vital.
Written and Directed by: Daniel Uribe
Produced by: Jonathan Melton
Production Company: Curfew
Director of Photography: Htat Lin Htut
Billelis Memento Mori
Prominent CG artist specialising in dark visuals and decorative art and fighting saint trolls online, Billelis just ran his first open competition where he invited artists and followers to complete one of his famous skull.
The winners
The Runner Ups
Engulf You
Exploring the idea of internal struggle, Engulf You is a film painting the never ending ‘dance’ of emotions that make us. Much like the concept of the cosmic duality of Yin and Yang, our emotions are in a constant tango, vying for victory over one another. This film focuses particularly on the claustrophobia within us when anxieties and self doubt truly engulf us. Created at Found Form by Wisconsin based directors Steven Cleavland and Kyle Kadow.
Digital Abstractions by Giga Kobidze
Graphic artist Giga Kobidze, that you may know by our @Digital.decade collaborations, shares his intriguing abstract works he created during last few years
Inner State by Maria Mavropoulou
“Inner State” is a series of photography Maria shot during Greek stagnation 2014 - 2016, and as she says “Revisiting these photographs nowadays, during the Covid-19 health crisis, I sense those same feelings of uncertainty and unpredictable change of fundamental aspects of everyday life as we used to know it. This current global situation may be an important moment to realize that no matter what causes a crisis, or where it takes place, solidarity, collaboration and compassion is our only way out. “
House in Pyrgos, Santorini, Greece
Kapsimalis Architects designed a picturesque minimalistic house in Pyrgos, Santorini with views towards the Mediterranean Sea. It offers breathtaking views towards vineyards and the Mediterranean Sea. The property can be divided into three separate dwellings with individual outdoor spaces.
Photography by Giorgos Sfakianakis
Art of Peter Opheim
Peter Opheim’s oil paintings are windows into a world unlike any other, one populated by the unconventional and provocative juxtaposition of a childlike imagination with adult thoughts and emotions.
Renaud Futterer Showcase
Talented French graphic designer Renaud Futterer who moved from London to NYC for delivering high class typography, motions, and layouts for @buck_design has shared the latest works with us
CODA - Geometric Furniture Installation
“CODA installation” was a photoshoot created by photographer Kamilla Hanapova for industrial and interior designer Daria Zinovatnaya in support of her unique cupboard release as well as other objects. The goal of an installation was to show bright pieces of geometry furniture, merging their forms in order to show the character and peculiarity of each item.
The Stories
Following the words of director Mikhail Konoplev - “The goal was to develop main titles for a film, based on a general concept and drama. “The Stories” film is based on the confrontation of a man and a woman. At the end of each story, the woman won, and the man suffered or even died. And in one story, a man still prevailed. I wanted to draw a metaphorical analogy between our story and the myth of the jellyfish Gorgon and Perseus. As well as the main objects that affect what is happening.”
Belden Carlson Self-Portraits
“Staging herself in the middle of nature and atypic location from around the world, Brooklyn-based photographer and multi-media artist Belden Carlson interacts with her environment and then adds another touch with mixed-media collages for her final compositions..” via @trendland
In her ‘Self-Portraiture’ series, she’s an integral part of the landscapes, adopting unusual postures and embracing the surrounding around her. She immortalizes her own identity to stand for present by literally becoming one with each scenes.
KIRO ╳ Zhostovo
Ongoing collaboration “KIRO ╳ Zhostovo” is a clear example of how traditional folk art integrates with contemporary art. Abstract artworks of Irina Kiro (from her series “Emotionalia” she created during art residency at Mas els Igols, Spain) found new meanings as they transformed as an artistic reflection of traditional Zhosotovo painting on metal trays. The new visual meaning is painstakingly reproduced by masters from Zhosotovo factory strictly following classic cannons of 19 century.
Emotionalia, Irina Kiro
Available on
kirozhostovo.com
POSTHUMAN
London based new multimedia creative studio POSTHUMAN shares their visual thoughts on near-future trends of human perception that we totally follow on our own @digital.decade platform
““The key to the posthuman practice is the ability to fluidly change perspectives and manifest oneself through different identities. The posthuman has an emergent ontology rather than a stable one; in other words, the posthuman is not a singular, defined individual, but rather one who can “become” or embody different identities and understand the world from multiple, heterogeneous perspectives” and this is the core of our creative process.”
Sarofsky + FITC: "What You May Find"
For the 2020 edition of its flagship annual creative event in Toronto, design and technology event producer FITC engaged design-driven production company Sarofsky to create an epic main title piece. With the event's postponement, both companies forged a new strategy to share their powerful cinematic experience, entitled "What You May Find." Set to a new rendition of the classic hit "In The Year 2525," this rich, iconic animation offers a stark vision of "what we may find," ending with a ray of hope.
What You May Find: The Future of Innovation
What does the future hold? Can you see it? Things are progressing and changing faster and faster, sometimes, but not always for the better. As we enter the year 2020, we want to explore the future. What we want, what we imagined, and what will be. But all progress comes at a price.
What You May Find: The Future of Creativity
We live in the future now. For every new design and development, there are serious and incredible consequences. Will you find a new path, a new system, a new set of tools or a new found love for something from the past.
What You May Find: The Future of Technology
We have state of the art technology in our pockets, and access to centuries of information with only a word. Where are the flying cars and jetpacks that we envisioned and were promised? Will our advances eventually plateau, or lead to a singularity.
Music Supervision: Groove Guild
Final Mix and Sound Design: Groove Guild
Music Track: “In the Year 2525”
Design/Production Company: Sarofsky
Director: Erin Sarofsky
Co-Director: Duarte Elvas
Executive Producer: Steven Anderson
Producer: Kelsey Hynes
Elise Unreal Sculpture
“Elise is an anonymous London-based artist creating delirious sculptures. Experimenting with mass and volume, the shapes appear solid yet intangible, somewhere on the edge between realism and an evanescent dream. Painted in pastels, cracked and imperfect, the artworks reflect on the subjectivity of aesthetics as small details and elements can influence our perception of what is harmonious and beautiful or unsettling.” via @trendland
“Angle, curve, surface and dimensionality merge to form an unlikely symmetry that conjoins or dissipates as the gaze spans her compositions. She draws the viewer into a deliriously disorientating world, where intriguing sculptural shapes connect and collide”
Letter, Lotus and Legend
The Moscow-based creative design studio Superdesigners just released their latest passion project “Letter, Lotus and Legend”, a four-month odyssey into the creative process that weaves “the martial grace of the samurai with the textures and fabrics of a hi-tech clothing brand.” The result is a stunning 3D video of what could be the textures & fabrics trend directions for a hi-tech clothing company.
“Martial arts have always been a breath of fresh air for western culture. Starting with the first American film adaptations about the samurai, a unified philosophy of perfecting one’s mind and spirit has been accreting additional cultural layers without losing its distinct archaic character.
We decided to distill this cluster of meaning into striking choreography familiar from films, enrobing it in eclectic technological shapes.
This piece is about how incessant contradiction and conflict within our psyche lead to feelings of dismay; these feelings are then inevitably expressed through violence and struggle, so that a fragile balance may once again be restored.”
Valeriya Tsimbalenko illustrations
Siberian illustrator Valeriya Tsimbalenko shares her latest works on Behance where we adore most her “36 Days of Type”
Neighborhood
The lives of three strangers—a pigeon keeper, a webcam model, and a man haunted by ghosts—intertwine mysteriously amidst the backdrop of a rapidly gentrifying Bushwick.
“A wondrous short…propulsive…expansive and ultimately quite memorable.”
“A gorgeously mastered cinematic statement.”
“A work of art. Gives warning to an oncoming storm...that yet has no answers.”
Director & Editor: Ben Garchar
Cinematographer & Producer: Jeffrey Johnson
Featuring: Lindsay Dye
Music: 88 Palms
Sound Edit, Design, Mix: Steve 'Major' Giammaria
Colorist: Chase Whiteside
Ben Garchar is a director and editor based in NYC.
As the director of numerous shorts, his work has been called “emotionally complex, deeply penetrating” and has played at festivals such as DC Shorts, Raindance, and BAMcinemaFest.
His most recent, Neighborhood, which premiered at BAMcinemaFest and took home the Fear No Filmmaker Award at Fear No Film, is “a wondrous short…propulsive…expansive and ultimately quite memorable” and “a gorgeously mastered cinematic statement”.