CBrajkovich Ramblings

If you want to capture atmosphere in an image, I’ve always loved the B & W approach that captures the simplicity of the image because it’s constructed of its most basic parts. German photographer Kai Ziehl has captured some powerful emotions in all of his images, though there is something about this image that draws me. The combination of a strong architectural structure that shelters the walker from the elements speaks to a myriad of feelings including loneliness, tranquility, strength, permanence, and a cleansing of an artificial world by nature.

Check out his site because he has an enormous collection of imagery that attest to an artist’s eye that is able to capture the rhythms that we humans build into our world, which have a beauty all their own. Glad that My Modern Met featured Kai, because he deserves it!

luzinterruptus wants politicians to know how it feels to be under surveillance. Honestly, I couldn’t find a better display that depicts what normal people everywhere are enduring in many countries, democratic or not. We live in an age where surveillance has become the norm, because those who have the power seem to want it that way. Never mind that overreactions lead to horrible actions that take away people’s sense of security, no matter how much those protectors tell us otherwise.

Here’s their interpretation of why this display is necessary: “We took to the streets of Madrid, on the 19^th of November, a day of reflection before the general elections, in order to present a simulation of the surveillance of politicians, with the aim of generating debate or simply a thought among the people who strolled through the streets on their way back home.”

I know that the conversation on the streets was probably pretty open, but did the politicians get it? Because, frankly, they’re the ones who got us in this mess in the first place!

– found through inspire me now -> luzinterruptus

I covered Dominic Wilcox a while back when he showed his initial watch sculptures, Moments in Time. Well, it looks like Dominic’s back with more moments in time that speak to significant moments in 2011. They portray feelings of fragmentation as time itself sometimes seems, usually because of our own actions. This new series includes: 1) Love and Protest 2) UC Davis Protest, 3) Captured, 4) The Beautiful Game, and 5) Comfortably Oblivious.

These creations are as amazing as ever, even if they show a sometimes uncomfortable side to our society and to human nature. He really does have an amazing creativity, doesn’t he? I can’t wait to see what he’ll do next!

There isn’t much to say, except that I’m am so in love with Robert Valley‘s lines. I’ve followed his work for a while, but didn’t check out his blog until I saw a tweet by @kevindart (who I also follow) that led me to it. Now, I simply can’t stop going through it. Too bad that it’s so new that there isn’t enough to view yet, although his art has fortunately been around for a whole lot longer. More of it can be seen at Maverick Studio (which is now unfortunately disbanded) and his old blog. Just look at the page below – isn’t it sublime?

http://youtu.be/LIWYtOI55Ao

I found this video on Arrested Motion and really love everything about it. ASM (A State of Mind) has a new video featuring French street artist Liliwenn, the founder of Crimes of Minds, and it portrays the life of a street artist on the run from the long arm of the law. It’s an awesome game of cat and mouse, as she works on a piece with help from the guys who deliver her necessary tools while evading a very persistent policeman. The plot is awesome, but the the catchy tune really makes you want to smile. Great job, all!

Go to Liliwenn’s Flickr page to get a good eyeful of the amazing finished tribute to ASM (A State of Mind). Here’s my fav version: (click here). Don’t forget to check out the rest of her stuff. Stellar work that blows your mind with its realism!

It’s been a while since I’ve seen a more appropriate piece of street art that truly depicts the corruption that is Wall Street. Liqen creates such an impactful image of people so trapped in their dystopia that they hardly recognize the signs of insidious imprisonment in which they dwell. It’s even appropriately titled “Wall Street Labyrinth”, though it actually resides on the Wynnwood Walls in sunny Miami. Liqen simply drew what he felt, and boy did he nail how so many of us feel.

On another awesome note, it seems that this is Liqen’s first piece in the United States, but hopefully he’ll do many more. Most of his work can be seen in various parts of Mexico. He continues to create masterful imagery that speaks against what humanity has become due to industrialization, using the insect world that he admires as the archetypes for human devolution.

– awesome find from My Modern Met