The ‘art’ Tag Archive

Aug 14, ‘08

Tape

Copenhagen is a treasure trove of street art, with its hip and healthy anti-everything sub-cultures. A living mosaic created in unison by hundreds of more or less talented people, some of whom take great pride in their work and then of course a large following who are satisfied leaving their mark across the city, in much the same manner as a dog would. We’re lucky, in that living in the heart of Copenhagen, we often come across some pretty interesting pieces, some of which I’ve documented. And amongst them, the above, rather obscure and easily overlooked one, is a favorite of mine.

Also check out the Little Brother project.

Feb 22, ‘08

eBoy's New York

Rikke recently gifted me this poster. We had it framed and are now trying to figure out which wall in the apartment is actually strong enough to bear it.

At first I was confident it would hang nicely over our bed. Unfortunately it’s a cardboard room-divider more than it is a wall, and so I question whether or not I really want to wake up one night with a framed pixel-art poster of New York embedded in my skull?

So the search continues.

Dec 26, ‘07

I came across this cover (here), for Science Fiction Monthly, volume 1, issue 2, released in February 1974. The art is by one of my favorites, Chris Foss, a science fiction artist mostly known for his outlandish and colorful spaceships. He was one of the artists Ridley Scott brought over from the scuttled Dune project, to Alien. And you might recognize his style from the game Homeworld, to which he was a major inspiration (as thanked in the credits).

Science Fiction Monthly, v1 i2 (1974)

Does it remind you of anything? Such as…

Star Destroyer

Is it just me, or does that thing, published first in 1974, scream inspiration for the Star Destroyers?

I’m not near my Star Wars tomes, so I can’t give you full details on their creation (but I’ll come back and update, when I can). Meanwhile, Chris Foss did a very similar piece, released in 1990 (source):

Triangular Spaceship (1990)

More:
Science Fiction Monthly, Volume 1 Overview

Aug 14, ‘07

Barry Lyndon

Poster by Richard Amsel.

Aug 14, ‘07

though spoiler-ridden, and thus not for those of you who want a purely virginic (so a word!) experience, there’s a 67-page art book for Bioshock available for free. I played the demo yesterday evening, and it looked very promising indeed. I wasn’t so sure for a while, but I think I’ll pick it up nonetheless.

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