Monthly Archives: August 2015

Strandbeests – The Uncanny Valley isn’t just for androids anymore

Posted on August 31, 2015 by editor, facilitator, decider

Theo Jansen is a kinetic sculptor—yet that seemingly innocuous title hardly does credit to his signature creation, the Strandbeest. A Strandbeest—literally, a “beach animal”—has an organic appearance only with the most liberal stretch of the imagination. They’re an amalgam of … Continue reading →

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Detroit is your playground – artist misplaces his tiger in the Packard Plant ruins

Posted on August 19, 2015 by editor, facilitator, decider

If you think it’s cool to play fast and loose as an urban artiste in the ruins of a once great American city–where, by the way, people still have to live–then you might be an elitist jackass. British photographer David Yarrow defines himself … Continue reading →

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Earth Overshoot Day – we’re in ecological debt

Posted on August 13, 2015 by editor, facilitator, decider

2015 is 255 days old – less than 2/3 complete. And yet as of today, August 13th, we  as a global species have already used up one year’s worth of our planet’s resources. This means that as far as renewables—plants and … Continue reading →

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World’s oldest art manual now available for your review

Posted on August 10, 2015 by editor, facilitator, decider

Kudos and thanks going out to the Cambridge University Library for inviting us all to enjoy a 17th-century Chinese manual for artists and calligraphers, which had previously been deemed too fragile to open. The book has now been fully digitized, … Continue reading →

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Subway Love – poetry in the age of viral media

Posted on August 4, 2015 by editor, facilitator, decider

If you’ve been wondering where in hell poetry fits in with our efflorescing twenty-first century digital artforms (I sure have), then maybe, just maybe, Brooklynite balladeer Max Stossel has your answer. Verse and video? It can work, and it can go viral. … Continue reading →

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