Moving Architecture. Video Projections on Buildings.

Buildings are leaving behind their characteristics as permanent still volumes and changing into interactive elements. Human perception shifts to perceive them now more like a TV than a squared sleek facade. That gives them the special effect "in motion" that we didn´t have before, opening the possibilities to a broad spectrum of typologies.

 It seems large scale video projections are

becoming lately very popular as an instrument of marketing and a way of attracting attention in cultural events and art hubs. Here is a video projection from URBANSCREEN, a german company dedicated to the production of this special unique pieces of architecture in motion.

You can see one of the videos about their great creations here:

 

555 KUBIK | facade projection from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

Anish Kapoor Exhibition in Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

Anish Kapoor, one of my 3 most praised sculptors, is on show  at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Now there is just one left to complete my top 3 exhibiting together in Bilbao. Richard Serra is part of the permanent collection, so Antony Gormley should start getting his hands dirty preparing something for the spanish eyes. Well, in the meantime we must be happy to have such a revelation as Kapoor, and some of his creations inside Puppy's Kennel.





Guggenheim Press Release:

" The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents a major solo exhibition devoted to the art of Anish Kapoor, one of the most influential sculptors working today. The exhibition, which opened to enormous acclaim at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in fall 2009, is the first large-scale survey of Kapoor’s work to be seen in Spain.



Anish Kapoor rose to prominence in the early 1908s with his explorations of abstract sculptural forms and the use of volume, scale, color, and materiality. Best known for his explorations into the concept of the void, his sculptures, monumental installations, and outdoor public-art projects have expanded the language of Post-Minimalist art. This show features several series that the artist has developed since 1979 using tactile or highly reflective materials: bright, pure pigment, blood-red wax; painted fiberglass; stone; polished stainless steel; and most recently, cement. While materiality and process are central to Kapoor’s works, he uses both as a means to go beyond the solidness of what you see to experience a perceptual and symbolic depth beyond. “Material somehow always leads onto something immaterial,” the artist states.

  

The exhibition has been organized in close collaboration with the artist, who envisions each gallery as a single experience devoted to one series (the pigment works, the void works, polished stainless steel works, the entropic cement forms), or one large-scale installation. Diverse in material and form, each presentation demonstrates Kapoor’s interest in the principle of the “auto-generated”—objects that originate without a trace of the artist’s hand, seemingly natural and without preconceived thought. A recent and spectacular installation, Shooting into the Corner (2008–09) presents a canon, triggered by an attendant, that shoots enormous wedges of red wax across the gallery space, transforming the museum into a site of violent explosion and its dramatic accumulations. "

ACE. New York kick-ass hotel for art lovers

Anyone going to New York? Just check this hotel out before making any decisions... I haven´t been but it looks great and it has all what it needs to be a great place, perfect for having a great experience. It´s something like the backpackers vibe taken to the next level with an extra hint of chic feeling. Just how I like it.

ACE Hotel New York

Antony Gormley. Firmament IV

Antony Gormley (UK) is just a machine of innovation, creativity and talent. In my opinion one of the best artists alive nowadays. His expression of the human body and the social interaction in our society leaves none indifferent. Words don´t do justice to his work, which can´t just be explained. It has to be seen an experienced live. There is a new exhibition in Sydney, Australia, so if you happen to be around, just drop by and post back your comments, as I would have loved to see it with my own eyes. For the rest of us, the only option is to admire the pictures from the exhibition in Design Boom or take a look at the photos about his creations uploaded from any user on Flickr.

New York Invasion by 8 bits creatures!

[VIDEO] New York invasion by 8-bits creatures!

PIXELS is Patrick Jean' latest short film. It shows the invasion of the city of New York by digital creatures taken from games we played when we were children... (I know some people still do).

This video is the best piece of work I have ever seen in years! In terms of creativity, production, details, effects,...

It is just a-w-e-s-o-o-o-o-o-m-e !

Tokyo Glow

[VIDEO] Great video written and directed by Jonathan Bensimon with effects related originally to digital photocameras. It tells the story of an illuminated man from a crosswalk sign, wandering around the streets of Tokyo.