Fresh Paint - Broken Culture | The Finer Side of Underground Culture There’s a lot of graffiti/street art projects making their way around the internet recently that we’re really feeling. As ever, that futurist, abstract graffiti style really resonates with our retinas and artists such as Zoer continue to take it to the next level. There’s also an incredible array of spots and locations on show, from Kenor and H101′s Berlin Dome to Gilbert1′s abandoned French house. Check it all out below. Shok-1: X Rainbow 9Shok-1′s intricate X-Ray style goes from strength to strength, with his recent East London fly mural showing just how far he’s come with it. Kenor & H101: ‘DOME’ Kenor and H101 got to work on a set of abandoned domes, a remaining relic from the cold war in Teufelsberg, Berlin. Zoer, Velvet & Persu: Histoire d’un MurA collaboration between three of our favourite street artists for the sixth mural in a series called ‘The History of a Wall’, Zoer, Velvet and Persu’s effort uses collage alongside paint for a really interesting effect. about the author: Max
::First World War:: The bloodiest battle in human history was going to be fought from July 1916 to November 1916 near the River Somme in northern France. Here the Allied forces tried to break throughout the German lines and at the same time draw some of the German forces away from the Battle of Verdun . However with more than one million casualties in the Battle of Somme the losses would exceed those at Verdun. The first day, 1 July 1916, was the worst and the bloodiest. Science images from across the globe 13 September 2013Last updated at 12:13 ET Suzi Gage & Simon Redfern Science reporters, BBC News, Newcastle A few millilitres of water were put in this balloon before it was over-inflated. The high-speed flash was trigged by the sound of the burst, capturing the image One hundred images form a stunning new photographic exhibition that demonstrates the role played by imaging across many areas of science. The show reveals many aspects of Nature not usually visible to the naked eye. The Royal Photographic Society is hosting the event alongside the Science and Technology Facilities Council. Currently on display in Newcastle as part of the British Science Festival, it will shortly tour the UK, Europe and China. The photographs included in the exhibition exploit a range of techniques, such as CT and MRI scanning, X-ray technology and refraction-measuring "Schlieren" imaging. This is the second time the International Images for Science exhibition has taken place.
Memories of the Great War: Shell Shock I was going to wait until I came to the end of my great-grandfather's story to write about this, but after talking to my Aunt I decided to do it now. To understand why I am doing this blog I have to talk about the unpleasant subject of shell shock or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (as we call it today.) When I had started researching Jack, I asked my father what he could tell me about him. He couldn't tell me anything, but a few anecdotes. So, I asked my Aunt, who was twenty when he died if she could tell me anything. Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele, Jack was there. Stretcher Bearers In 1914, doctors began to see the first cases of shell shock. Philip Gibbs, writing about the war for The Daily Chronicle, mentions his experiences with shell shock in his autobiography, Adventures in Journalism. I saw a sergeant-major convulsed like someone suffering from epilepsy.
Alex Ries - Science Fiction Barnards' Swordswallower © Alex Ries 2007 Living in the oceans of a dense metal rich planet, the Swordswallower moves through the sea on a single undulating ventral fin. As it moves, its jaw sweeps planktonic life into its small mouth at the back of the 'net', where it is filtered and any food swallowed. To alter its depth, a gas bladder fills much of its insides and can change volume at will, letting the Swordswallower feed using minimum energy. Under the shadow of this specimen, a school of smaller fish-size relations of the Swordswallower seek shelter under its shadow. Trailing from the rear of this specimen are two long pale strings of gametes, releasing hundreds of reproductive cells into the sea as it swims, to mix in the water with the eggs and sperm of others swimming nearby. To see the internal anatomy of this critter check out my gallery. It was painted in Photoshop using standard fuzzy brushes set to between zero and 70% hardness, with hard brushes used for fine details.
Owen's Futility I. Context & Subject Matter A recently deceased soldier is moved out into the sun in a desperate vain hope that the warmth of the sun will revive him. The futility of this act depicts the desperation of his comrades turning from grief to despairing rage. The two stanzas represent the different stages of grief: the first is denial of the death (the soldier is hopeful that the sun will stir life in his dead comrade), and the second stanza shows realisation, despair and anger (the soldier then questions the point of life and existence). In contrast to other Owen poems this poem deals with the death of an individual soldier - someone they knew. Owen brings his personal pain for losing one of his friends to a level of universal tragedy. Futility Move him into the sun - Gently its touch awoke him once, At home, whispering of fields unsown. Think how it wakes the seeds, - Woke, once, the clays of a cold star. Watch a Youtube presentations here: II. III. VI.
On-Line: The Wonderful Cadis Worm Hubert Duprat and Christian Besson Hubert Duprat (artist), rue du Four, 34270 Claret, France. Christian Besson (philosopher, art critic), 12, rue de Mazy, 21160 Marsanny-la-Côte,France. Translated by Simon Pleasance ABSTRACT Since the early 1980s, artist Hubert Duprat has been utilizing insects to construct some of his "sculptures." By removing caddis fly larvae from their natural habitat and providing them with precious materials, he prompts them to manufacture cases that resemble jewelers' creations. Christian Besson: Your work seems to be fueled by an insatiable curiosity about science. Hubert Duprat: The collectors who created those Wunderkammern were driven by a feeling that I myself experience about art. Ch.B.: Of all of your work, what you do with these caddis worms is the strangest. H.D.: I have a passion for geology. Ch.B.: The cases made by the caddis worm (under your guidance) are something between insect artifact, jewel and sculpture. Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3 Fig 4
100 Views of a Drowning World [Image: Kahn & Selesnick, courtesy Yancey Richardson]. I've mentioned the work of artists Kahn & Selesnick before; their surreal narratives are illustrated with elaborately propped photos that fall somewhere between avant-garde theater and landscape fiction, with mountain glaciers, salt mines, alien planets, utopian cityscapes, and, as seen here, the slowly flooding marshes of an unidentified hinterland. These images are from a new project, called Truppe Fledermaus & The Carnival at the End of the World, that opened at New York's Yancey Richardson gallery last week. Kahn & Selesnick’s latest project follows a fictitious cabaret troupe—Truppe Fledermaus (Bat Troupe)—who travel the countryside staging absurd and inscrutable performances in abandoned landscapes for an audience of no one. The particular scenes shown here, all on display until July 3, 2014, are from a sub-series within the project called "100 Views of a Drowning World." [Images: Kahn & Selesnick, courtesy Yancey Richardson].
Boom Bap Festival 2014 - Broken Culture | Uk Hip Hop, D&B and Underground Music I’m not sure if Boom Bap festival even needs introduction on this website any more, but talking about it gets me excited so let’s have a go anyway. Twenty-twelve saw us bask in sunshine in slight disbelief of the fact that we were at a purely UK Hip Hop festival that was pulled off so meticulously well with so many of the country’s greats in attendance, both on the stage and enjoying life off of it (review here). Twenty-thirteen featured sideways rain and empty tents flying above our heads but, more importantly, a somehow further improved lineup to enjoy never the less (review here). The festival itself seemed to sum up UK Hip Hop’s perseverance through the constant grey skies that probably make a lot of our introspective, occasionally even glum, lyrics what they are, never afraid to point out the monotone clouds above us but equally as willing to find the silver lining. about the author: Max