CBrajkovich Ramblings

It’s not often that a font set will impact your heart almost immediately. I saw the first letter A and wanted to cry for the people of Thailand. Those of us who don’t live near water don’t understand the impact of floods. What’s more difficult to understand is that we probably had a hand at causing the increased frequency of floods on the coastal regions. There’s no continent that isn’t affected, though the inner communities will be spared the pains for now. But for how long is anyone’s guess as we keep ignoring our effect on nature. This is a case of an equal and opposite reaction. We put pollutants into nature and nature reacts in ways to expel them. I wonder how long it will be before we actually really get what we’re doing? We only have one planet, and we should be taking much better care of it.

In the meantime, the BBDO Bangkok’s FFF Project wants to help so they’ve created fonts with a cause. Download the fonts, donate to the Thai Red Cross Society, and help a people make it through a natural disaster like no other they’ve ever experienced.

– found through DesignTaxi post

Opusbou made a film short name “El Empleo” ( winner of 102 International Awards) that seriously makes you think twice about what you’re doing with your life. If you choose the normal path, that path of least resistance, there will always be someone above you who will turn you into an accessory. So, maybe, it’s time to choose the other path that few dare to embark upon? This film might be short, but it’s message is long-lasting. Note: Watch the end credits to see that change happens one person at a time…

– another great find through Vimeo

After the week we just went through (I’m in denial about the future), I figure that we all need a little bit of humor in our lives. Seems like everyone’s in a mood these days that has little to do with winter gloom. So without future ado, please watch “The Artists” by Giant Creative with a perfect description: “Two rival painters who fail to see the big picture.” It seemed appropriate for what we’ve been going through. I can see why it’s a favorite on Vimeo. The painters are adorably clueless.

I really love a good piece of street art, and Argentinian artist Eduardo Relero is making some insanely beautiful 3D street art that is turning a lot of heads, hearts, and more.  This one is called “corazón sabio”, and I really like who is bidding for this girl’s heart. Yay, one more creative on her way out to share her talent with us! Go take a look at Eduardo’s blog to see more of his mind-stopping surrealism which can be seen all around the world. Not only do we love looking at them, but we also like to interact with them. Wow! AMAZING! – found through My Modern Met

C215, a street artist who’s really Christian Guemy (I wrote about him before), has a show that opened last week at the Shooting Gallery and will continue through January 7, 2012. You can see his gorgeous pieces for “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” at their site. Christian is another artist who believes that the work that he does allows us to view our urban space as bursts of conversation and thought through each street art that shows up. It’s a silent conversation that is meant to open up our minds so that we think a little more deeply about our world and how we live in it. The video interview for savoirchanger.org is in French, but it does have English subtitles below, and should be watched because he has some great thoughts to share. The most important being that he is part of the artist group who seek to beautify the world and put some humanity back into the conversation.

It’s time for the mainstream to realize that artists have an immense depth to contribute to the dialogue of life, and may be a key to giving us back our humanity. My first post of the day shows that we really need it back as soon as possible, before others destroy the world for us all. Just a thought…

– from The Shooting Gallery post

José Parlá paints from his heart on the walls of the streets and canvas, and it’s coming through in his works for the Concord City Place that was endowed to the City of Toronto. But the interview above is a fascinating look into the mind of an artist who uses his medium to tell a story. These painting comprise stories told in his own calligraphic style, using his own experiences to create depth and meaning to what started out as a simple thought and then came to life. To know that he takes his roots and his passion seriously, read an excerpt from his artist statement: “I wanted to create works that retained their roots. My new paintings could not abandon their environment.  I then embarked on a journey to search out in detail the dialogue of decaying walls, the marks on them, and what it all meant to me.  This would lead the paintings to become memory documents.” Those are some powerful words that anyone who’s interested in creativity will understand. – found through Arrested Motion post

Have you ever seen a shade of blue that was this emotional? The supernatural quality of John Colbensen‘s photography leads us into another world made up of breathtaking beauty. My Modern Met once again found a master of imagery at a level that supercedes the visual and leads us to the spiritual.

You can feel the emotions that are tied into a specific area or time. The one above beckons to you as though you are standing at the edge of the physical, and waiting to dive into the wildness of the farthest reaches of space. That John comes from the wild beauty of Norway can be clearly seen in how he views his beloved nature. He says that passion is time-consuming. His passion consumes us all. Whatever you do, go through his entire gallery and leave him a note of thanks for his incredible gift. All I can do is stare in wonder at each image. The details, the colors, the feelings – divine.

I am so in love with these Looney Tunes shadow boxes by David Kracov. He’s already well known in the animation world, and now he’s taken our love for these lovable looney characters and married them to some classic sayings. The one above pretty much describes how I’ve been feeling about lots of topics lately, so it was a natural choice to show here. ; ) Got take a look at other sayings and pick which one you can relate to on My Modern Met or at David’s site. I also love his Einstein’s thinking outside of the box as well. So adorable, David!