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Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Friday, 14 June 2013
LGBT/ART: The Fortune Teller, 50 Yrs of Faggotry in 5 Mins [By Leo Herrera]
This powerful video by gay artist and activist Leo Herrera is a powerful five minutes, looking at various aspects in the history of queer culture spanning more than 50 years. Using footage and imagery of iconic milestones, Herrera has created something amazing, including celebration of modern queer culture, pain and suffering, and the stigma that still plagues the LGBT community.
It's definitely one to watch, and I think regardless of your age, being LGBT is incredibly important, and you should know your history.
The artist's statement:
“This film was created through that prism with the hopes that every gay man can find something to identify with. The Fortune Teller does not attempt to be an all-encompassing history; the clips in the Fortune Teller were curated based on icons and moments that personally defined me as a gay man. Mexican singer Juan Gabriel was the first gay person I identified with as a child, I’ve sat many nights laughing at Kid Fury’s preacher-like passion and razor wit, I still remember the first time I saw the androgynous Karis perform in the Scissor Sister’s Filthy/Gorgeous video and thought “I can be that?!” or the moment Hedwig sang Wicked Little Town and reminded me of the unrequited love of high school. My work in HIV Criminalization has made me see how deeply ingrained the stigma of HIV is within our community and my wild nights in San Francisco’s nightlife has shown me that a party can be a cathartic communal experience..”
Thursday, 30 May 2013
MUSIC: Stromae - Formidable
This man honestly is incredible and his dedication to his work is undeniable. In the latest upload to his 'Leçon' (Leçon n 25) series on YouTube, Stromae has revealed new song Formidable.
The video shows him in Brussels at 8.30am - mid rushhour. He appears to be drunk, and stumbles around the pavement shouting various lines to his beautifully written song. As you expect, people react in various ways, from completely avoiding him or asking him if he needs help - to taking pictures and filming him. At one point, the local Police actually stop and recognise him - "a bit tired? I'm a big fan of yours. Want us to take you home?".
Look at my previous Stromae posts to gain a bigger insight into his work - and lookout for the followup to his debut album Cheese.
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
MUSIC: Dan Black ft Kelis - Hearts (+BONUS: Don Diablo ft Kelis)
I'll be honest- I've never heard of Dan Black. I stumbled across this video while looking for live performances from Kelis from this month. WHY doesn't she promote things on her twitter - this shit is GOOD!
The video was filmed over the space of 24 hours, with 1 shot every 16 seconds to create a human timelapse! Amazing! What's even more amazing, is the beautiful backdrop that is Paris!
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
Saturday, 4 May 2013
ART: Happy Birthday Keith Haring!
The incredible Keith Haring would've been 55 today. Head over to Buzzfeed for 14 Times Keith Haring Was Cooler Than You'll Ever Be.
Thursday, 18 April 2013
LGBT ART: The Pansy Project
The Pansy Project is an art project by Paul Harfleet. It could be called 'guerrilla-gardening' as Paul plants a single, un-marked pansy at the sites of homophobic attacks or crimes. Using social media to gather information, he has travelled from London to Manchester, New York to Berlin planting the flower as a form of tribute and a reminder that these things still happen regularly. The flower is then photographed, and titled usually with a phrase from the incident, with "gay boys", "fucking faggot" and "you fucking queer cunt" just a couple of examples.
Next time you see a lone pansy, just think there may be a deeper reason for it being there.
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| 'For Michael Causer' Michael was killed in Liverpool in 2008 |
Friday, 5 April 2013
ART: Lindsay Lohan Gets Trashed
Jason Mercier, who you may be familiar with creating a portrait of Honey Boo Boo made from rubbish - has now set his sights on Lindsay. Mercier told The Huffington Post that it took almost 50 hours to create the rubbish portrait of Lindsay and he used everything from CDs (Lins' of course) to Mean Girls collectable nail files. Perfection.
Watch the time lapse below (plus Lohan's HIT Edge of Seventeen):
Thursday, 4 April 2013
ART: Mark Lascelles Thornton - The Happiness Machine
Rotring pen on Arches white paper 8ft x 5ft.
Absolutely incredible pieces of artwork by Mark Lascelles Thornton. He's included iconic buildings from all the over world, both complete and under construction - from the Chrysler Building and Freedom Tower of NYC, to the Gherkin, The Shard, Walkie Talkie and Pinnacle of London.
Other structures include Taipei 101 (Taiwan), John Hancock Centre (Chicago), Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur) and Shanghai World Financial Centre (Shanghai)
Click more for detail shots:
Sunday, 31 March 2013
PHOTOGRAPHY: Austin Young - Tranimal
TRANIMAL is a collaboration between Austin Young, Squeaky Blonde and Fade-Dra.
Click for more + behind the scenes video:
ART: Things What I Drew
Things What I Drew
"I started drawing in November 2012 after a 21 year break. I was very surprised to find my new toy, an iPad mini became for me primarily a sketch pad. I have a long way to go but I'm enjoying it hugely as I learn."
The results are hilarious! Follow his tumblr at thingswhatidrew
Click for more:
Thursday, 14 March 2013
MEN: Pavel Petel
Click read more for more of the INCREDIBLE Pavel Petel. He'll be featured a lot more on hotOctopus from now on.
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Sunday, 24 February 2013
Saturday, 16 February 2013
EVENTS: Cub Camp
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| Poster by: Jory Dayne |
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| Artwork by Levi Hastings |
Tomorrow they are taking the party to New York City for the very first time. I'm hoping for a London event at some point, because these parties look like they k i l l it every single time. What makes them even better is the amazing posters for each event! Click read more for a few more posters.
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Sunday, 27 January 2013
MUSIC/ART: Steed Lord
Steed Lord is a self sufficient music and visual art collective from Iceland, based and working in Los Angeles. It consists of Kali, Demo and Mega.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
ART: Nick White
I just got back from a talk at UAL by Nick White, a London-based illustrator. He is regularly featured in LA Times, and has been commissioned for various projects such as Buisnessweek (above), as well as many bookcover/CD designs. You can see more of Nick's work at:
Ps. he's the really pretty one on the right.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
ART: Naked Sunday Project
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| Alexx, 2009 |
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| Michael Malcolm MacRae, 2010 |
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| Frederick, 2012 |
"The project allows/forces me to slow down every so often and re-discover the simple beauty that can be found with just light, skin, subject, and photographer and allows me to experiment with new (or old) ways of shooting that I can later adapt in other works."The outcome is honestly a collection of beautifully stunning images. There is full male nudity, so NSFW.
Visit his blog at: thenakedsundayproject.tumblr.com
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