An extremely cool project: http://www.exactitudes.com. Did you identify your style?
Author: chris car
Who does she think she is?
It’s a new documentary film about women and creativity, in a world where 80% of students in art schools are women, but 80% of featured artists in museums are men. Watch the trailer. Link to film web site.
No ads on web sites anymore
Thanks to the Firefox web browser plugin Add-Art, it is possible to automatically substitute all advertising banners on web sites with artworks. And if you are an artist you can even apply as a curator for artworks used for this plugin.
Go Backpacking
Yesterday I discovered the Round the World blog by Dave, which is very inspiring. He is writing nearly every single day… currently from India. I like his reflections on life and traveling. And he offers very useful information on how to plan a trip carefully, no matter if you will travel for 1 month or… Continue reading Go Backpacking
The Possibility of an Island
I don’t know why, but I picked up that book during our last trip to NYC… I did not know the author nor the title. But it turned out to be an excellent book and I immediately ordered more books from the french writer Michel Houellebecq. I especially loved the mixture of philosophy, futurism and… Continue reading The Possibility of an Island
Online Events at Tate Modern
I am a big fan of the Tate Modern museum in London. I have never seen a boring exhibition there and I love the architecture of the building. Many of you might not know but the Tate Modern is organizing a lot of artist talks, symposiums and conferences as well. In 2003 I have been… Continue reading Online Events at Tate Modern
Pangea Day
a global event bringing the world together through film. Starting at 18:00 GMT on May 10, locations in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for Pangea Day, a live program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers broadcasted in seven languages worldwide through the internet, television, and… Continue reading Pangea Day
I am a vegetarian and I love meat
This sentence sounds a bit strange, doesn’t it? But in the near future it could be reality, at least for vegetarians who don’t eat meat in order to protest against industrialized mass-killing of animals, which is the sad reality of today’s meat production industry (40 billion animals are killed every year alone in the U.S.).… Continue reading I am a vegetarian and I love meat
Self-destruction in 48 hrs
A german company invented a DVD which deletes its content in 48 hrs after playing it for the first time. That’s a stupid idea which just creates more waste on this planet, especially when a movie does not necessarily need any physical medium for its distribution anymore! If someone doesn’t have access to the internet,… Continue reading Self-destruction in 48 hrs
Featured artist: Darlene Charneco
She is one of my all time favorite artists on Flickr. I love the style and detail of her work – for me her work is all about architecture and candy 3D worlds. 😉 But since I am not an art critic (thank’s god!), just have a look by yourself and enjoy! Visit Darlene Charneco’s… Continue reading Featured artist: Darlene Charneco
3 Tage wach
The title “3 Tage wach” is german and means “3 days awake”. This song is very popular in Germany and Austria right now. I like it too! 3 Tage wach
Radiohead
Is playing a concert in Montreal on 6th August 2008
Eco-bourgeoisie
The Austrian fashion label Fabrics Interseason combines ecologically produced fabrics and high style in their collections. They describe their clientele as the eco-bourgeoisie: being conscious about the environment and nature as well as wearing locally manufactured clothes with a conservative and classic chic. Link to Fabrics Interseason spring summer 2008 collection (via de-bug)
Wind energy with style
The stylish Bahrain World Trade Center is a 240m high skyscraper which has its own wind energy plant integrated into the architecture of the building. Stunning!
Lichtfaktor in motion
I talked about the artist collective Lichtfaktor a while ago (Let it shine!). Now they released some Lichtfaktor videos on flickr which set their light graffitis in motion. Love the style! p.s: we say Wow! to the new flickr video feature!
Austrian recipes
Take a look at Bernhard’s blog which has a pretty good collection of more than 50 traditional Austrian meals. Thanks to his blog I am able to prepare the Kaiserschmarren (“Emperors pancake”) by myself. Just for your information, as a kid I ate one or two per week, deliciously prepared by my grandmother! 😉 Link… Continue reading Austrian recipes
People’s stories
StoryCorps is an organization which is dedicated to recording people’s life stories and memories. Since October 2003 they are installing StoryBooths in public spaces where people can record their own stories in a silent place. StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. Follow our… Continue reading People’s stories
Swarm art
I am following Paul Hayes’ work since a while. I love his swarm-like structures and how these bring movement into rooms. Link
Slow music
Here is a jazzy music mix by Gilles Peterson, should help you to slow down a little! [display_podcast]
Female Pressure
The project “Female Pressure” is having its 10th birthday these days. “Female Pressure” has been founded by Vienna based DJ “Electric Indigo” in order to gain visibility for women who are working as DJs, VJs or producer. The database is counting more than 1000 female artists from around the world and since the beginning the… Continue reading Female Pressure
Björk’s “Wanderlust” video
From the album Volta. See the making of here.
Conscious travelling
If you are about to plan your next holidays in Central and South America, it’s a must to have a look at Whole Travel, who’s mission is: To provide the best travel opportunities to unique and authentic destinations that preserve the environment, support local cultures and promote sustainable lifestyles. This sounds promising – take a… Continue reading Conscious travelling
Is Google everyone’s darling?
An Austrian journalist is criticizing Google and its business practices since a while now. At the end of 2007 he published a document with the title “Report on dangers and opportunities posed by large search engines, particularly Google” (pdf download). The blogosphere was reacting strongly against this document since Google seems to be everyone’s darling… Continue reading Is Google everyone’s darling?
Surprise files
Vero.b is asking you to send her some surprise files: Link (a great idea!)
Argument Clinic
to light up your monday, I LOVE that one from Monty Python! 🙂
The Beckhams and the Hiltons of the web
A british school survey carried out by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers lead to the conclusion that 75% of today’s school children want to become famous sport or pop stars. Boys prefer David Beckham while girls favour Victoria Beckham or Paris Hilton. The teachers are alarmed, because most of the children will realize that… Continue reading The Beckhams and the Hiltons of the web
Sometimes I am a Doozer
When I was a child I was watching every episode of “Fraggle Rock” (in Austria it was called “The Fraggles”). I was fascinated by the underground world where the Fraggles lived (together with the so called Doozers) as well as by the other worlds where the Gorgs lived or the human world (called as “Outer… Continue reading Sometimes I am a Doozer
The stars in the sky
Google Sky is the perfect tool to search and spot some distant galaxies. Try to find the “Pleiades” as a first task.
Guide to Greener Electronics
Since August 2006, Greenpeace is releasing a “Guide to Greener Electronics” where they are looking at various hardware manufacturers and their policies on toxic chemicals and recycling. Our ‘Guide to Greener Electronics’ aims to clean up the electronics sector and get manufacturers to take responsibility for the full life cycle of their products, including the… Continue reading Guide to Greener Electronics
Ministry of Silly Walks
This is my kind of humor: Monty Python’s Ministry of Silly Walks. I love it and sometimes I cannot resist to do some silly walk by myself. 😉
What’s the value of street art?
This video documents 1 hour of people watching a new work by famous street artist Banksy. This is an evidence that street art has a value and is being noticed by many people. Link
An expedition into the Earth
While everybody is talking about the exploration of space and our solar system, its a little weird to discover that we know nearly nothing about the Earth itself! Specifically I am talking about the deep sea and the outer core of the Earth. Certainly, to dive deep into the sea or to dig into the… Continue reading An expedition into the Earth
A social network, for aliens!
Hollywood producer Steven Spielberg is known for his passion of stories about extraterrestrials and paranormal phenomenons (“ET”, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, “Poltergeist” and many more). Rumors says that he would be preparing an online social network for people who are interested in UFO and paranormal phenomenon… More infos here!
The future of science
Good article about how scientists and artists could collaborate to find answers to scientific problems. Link
Camouflage art
Stunning photos by visual artist Desiree Palmen.