CBrajkovich Ramblings

Ok, seriously, I fell in love with this project (at first) because of the clothes pins. What can I say? I was easily amused as a child. 😀

It looks like there were a few unexpected things being hung out to dry in Münster, Germany. This colorfully big exhibit of just painted cars were put up by Marseille’s Générik Vapeur for the Drôles d’Oiseaux et Art Blaxon. But it seemed that it was much more than a static piece, as there was also music and pyrotechnics to accompany the quirky fun view.

You can watch the transformation at the Brighton Festival that followed the show in Münster last year:

– thanks Colossal and YouTube for the find

This creative music video, Eyeoneye, by Andrew Bird combines beautiful paper art with soothing melodies that bring you back to a more innocent time. It’s a fun feast for the eyes as well as a calming influence for the soul. His latest album is called Break It Yourself, and it really sounds like the musical representation of your best day off – maybe floating down a meandering river in an inner tube.

Don’t forget to check out more of his music on his Vimeo page! Brilliant, deep, and relaxing.

Hush is back in Melbourne with a new series entitled Sirens, and his geishas are as beautiful as always. His fans got to see 37 new works up close and personal, and I’m sure that they were in awe to experience such vibrancy firsthand. These are an amazing followup to one of my favorite creations of his that graces the walls of the Tenderloin district. Art has never looked so fine, and that’s because this is what fine art looks like.

– thanks Arrested Motion for the opening images

The colors of fall are always among the most beautiful, and this landscape art by Lana Shuttleworth is indeed gorgeous because of the vivid colors. Can you believe that this piece, as are the others in the series Ethnomorphic Landscapes, is made from cut up traffic cones. First of all, I didn’t realize that the cones had such a variety of shades and tones. But clearly, Lana has managed to create a beautiful puzzle made from pieces of used cones. There is nothing like the aging process to create a spectrum of choices in textures as well as color. Take a look at Lana’s site to see more of her work. And if you’re in the Los Angeles area, go to the George Billis Gallery to see these brilliant landscapes in person.

– thanks My Modern Met for this wonderful find

The power of man and nature can be shown in graceful contrast. Canadian photographer Gregory Colbert clearly has a mastery of not only showing the power, but also the grace in both forms. His traveling exhibit, Ashes and Snow, shows in his Nomadic Museum, but his site is also a pleasure to visit. The passionate images along with that gorgeous music makes the viewer feel completely immersed in the experience, which is pretty remarkable for any web site.

But best of all is the fact that this experience also comes in a movie form which shows the true majesty of the potential relationship between man and nature.  Here’s one haiku excerpt called Feather to Fire:

Keep checking in on Greg’s Youtube channel to see all of his work related to this wonderful series.

– and again, thanks to My Modern Met for finding this amazing masterpiece

Honestly, I could not be happier than I was when I saw this photo series by Matthew Porter on My Modern Met. The combination of flying and muscle cars is irresistible to someone who drools over both subjects. Add atmosphere and interesting lines and you’ve got a winner in my book. Granted that these scenes could never happen in real life, because the height is just a little higher than I’ve seen muscle cars fly in those chase scenes in old school movies like Smokey and the Bandit. But the possibilities are the stuff of legend. And this series definitely fits in with that dreamy feeling that accompanies possibility. Doesn’t it make you want to get into a Mustang, Challenger, or even a GTO?

– Thanks again My Modern Met – now I’m drooling over the possibilities….

I just caught this series, Kids Are Superheros, by Andy Fairhurst on Piccsy and fell in love with everything about it. Definitely go check out Andy’s deviantART page to see the entire series because it is actually pretty magical. Seeing the silhouettes of a kid’s superhero fantasy, and how they might bring them to life is what the imagination is all about. As children, we specialize in letting our minds and hearts go. As adults, we forget the magic that this kind of freedom gives us. Well, it looks like Andy want to remind us of those wonderful moments. I’m convinced. How about you?

– thanks Piccsy and Danger! and Andy for this beautiful moment (yes, yes, I’m showing my love for Thor again)

The Art of Making series is back with the making of a Flamenco guitar. This video, Alma Flamenca, was put up on Vimeo by Dimitris Ladopoulos (of Deep Green Sea in Athens,Greece) and condenses 299 hours of painstaking craftsmanship into 3 incredible minutes accompanies by the making of a beautiful sound. It’s impossible not to be drawn in by the sounds of a guitar, and especially one that has plays Flamenco music and holds a timeless place in Spanish art and history. The artisan in this video is Vasilis Lazarides, and he makes much more than just guitars. Just like Deep Green Sea makes much more than quick documentaries.

Go check both of them out to see the beauty of their work. Then go take another stroll through Vimeo to see what other incredible artists are sharing their beautiful dreams full of mesmerizing sounds.

– thanks again Vimeo