CBrajkovich Ramblings

I was caught by a post on My Modern Met that was showing some images of the Museum HR Giger Bar. We all know about his surrealistic imagery that has been the model for so many moments in horror history- like Alien. Talk about a place that blows your mind and lets you live in his mind at the same time! After searching some more on Youtube, I came across the video above that had some close-ups of the bar’s details. The skeleton architecture juxtaposed with the tranquil music at the video’s beginning makes the whole thing seem like a surreally quiet moment in a horror movie leading up to a climatic event. Find out more about the artist and his bar by reading this article.

p.s. The silly moment of the photographer at the end is hilarious.

The life of being a collectible is not easy. Day in and day out they sit in the place that you put them, wondering if today’s the day that something new will happen.

Well, that’s the story that Tom Jenkins wrote and made into a short movie clip. One entire day where a toy got to travel to the place of his heart’s desire with the help of his friends. It’s a beautiful movie that shows that everything has a soul that yearns for something more.

My Modern Met brought out another wonderful Hungarian photographic talent, Sarolta Bán, that thrives in the world of photo manipulations. She made her start in jewelry design, but soon found her passion in transforming the normal into a world of magical make believe. Here is an interview from Italian Esquire that gives us a brief glimpse into a gorgeous mind that finds the extraordinary everywhere, and tells their story through her imagery.

This image just makes you gasp in awe. It’s one of the Fine Art winners, Alessandro Belgiojoso, of the 2011 FotoWeekDC contest. But if you go to My Modern Met’s post of many of the winners, then you’ll see some more photographic talent that simply inspires. The eye is a powerful lens to see through, but the camera immortalizes a moment that the eye can only glimpse. This particular moment gave me that same moment of “gasp” that I experienced when seeing the boats approaching Hogwarts scene in the first Harry Potter. Now that’s talent!

Dolled Up Cupcakes

Cafe Pouchkine’s Strudel

Food design is so fascinating to me. Desserts, especially so. The sheer artistic masterpieces that can be created from just a little bit of sugar and spice and everything nice is a wonder to behold. Although I do love nibbling on sweets, I find that looking at them is (almost) as fulfilling…to my brain if not my stomach. Those insane competitions that pit one culinary artisan against another make you gasp in amazement (and horror when the creation falls). The numerous blogs of fans and creators that spin webs of cotton candy onto your catatonic and envious brain cells are such amazing treats:

• Paris Pâtisseries – breathtaking imagery with great notes
• Cupcakes Take The Cake – cupcakes from everywhere to drool over
• Sweet Designs by Amy Atlas – another beautiful blog of dessert artistry (thanks to My Modern Met for this one)
• Tartelette – this is one beautiful blog on sweet and savory with amazing photos
• Joy The Baker – more artistry with photos and great recipes (thank you Google)

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Going through the new pieces on offer at the 5 Pieces Gallery, I literally stumbled to a halt when I glimpsed the work of Rosie Emerson. This is a close-up shot of one of her one of her pieces, Daisy Lowe, from her Ornaments of Alchemy collection. The show, which ended in October, was a display of photography and collage by Rosie for the collection of Annoushka Ducas. You can find this piece at the 5 Pieces Gallery. And go through her amazing site to see the beautifully modern style that keeps the viewer guessing about her models as they seemingly float on wispy lines that completely defy gravity. Rosie Emerson has an absolutely breathtaking style that has to be experienced!

I somehow stumbled onto another gallery that carries some amazing talent that will infatuate you. 5 Pieces Gallery is an international gallery that focuses on young contemporary art, which are simply jaw-dropping. It’s also refreshing to read their About page as they have some inspiring motivations for their gallery, as well as a long-term commitment to each artist. Go check them out, and find a new aspiring artist to fall in love with. There are so many to choose from! Bravo to this international Net gallery who clearly wants to keep a powerful conversation about art going for anyone to join into.