26 July 2009

Lego Moon Landing

To celebrate 40 years since the moon landing, Balakov aka Mike has created these brilliant Lego reconstructions. Link

Stamp Map by Marc Alcock

There's something simple and particularly cleaver about Marc Alcocks Stamp Map. It was created with a collection of world stamps found on Ebay for a fiver that were then used to represent their own native country. Link

Nick Hands Soundslides

Nick Hand is a Bristol based graphic designer and photographer who is currently cycling around the coast of Britain meeting artisans and people working within the British bike industry. He's making a number of soundslide films along the way that make particularly interesting viewing. Link

22 July 2009

19 July 2009

Roadsworth

Roadsworth began painting the streets of Montreal in 2001. Initially motivated by a desire for more bike paths in the city and a questioning of "car culture" he developed a language around street markings and other elements of the urban landscape. Link

In Bb 2.0

In Bb 2.0 is a collaborative music and spoken word project conceived by Darren Solomon, and developed with contributions from users.

The videos can be played simultaneously. The soundtracks will work together, and the mix can be adjusted with the individual volume sliders. Link

15 July 2009

Quote of the week


‘No, Watson,’ said Sherlock Holmes, ‘this was not done by accident, but by design.’

7 July 2009

Picasso - Drawing With Light

Life has published some amazing photos of Picasso drawing with light from 1949. Taken by Gjon Mili the images were created with a small flashlight in a dark room. Link

I Artist London

I Artist London has just set up an online shop selling a selection of affordable DIY high art sets. The sets have everything you need to make your very own masterpiece. Featured works include Damien Hirst's 'For the Love of God', a selection of Banksy's stencils and Marc Quinn's 'Self'. Simply brilliant!

DJ Derek


DJ Derek has become quite a legend in Bristol. Watching this might make you realise why. Part 2 here.