ALL ART HAS BEEN CONTEMPORARY
The work of excellent light artist (and general crazy madman of light) Maurizio Nannucci… letting us know that ALL ART HAS BEEN CONTEMPORARY.
Think about it. Even the medium is perfect.
Hat tip, WeWasteTime!
A Menage-A-Trois of Pigment, Oil, and Video – Pacific Light
Clear your head, think of nothing but what you’re going to see.
It’s a beautiful arrangement of color, motion, music, and just plain art.
The piece is called Pacific Light;
music by Boris Blank – Pacific Light
video by Rus Khasanov
What else have you got going on that can’t wait for one minute, fifty five seconds? That’s what I thought.
Pacific Light from Ruslan Khasanov on Vimeo.
Check out these killer GIFs from Khasanov’s website. So beautiful!
LEDs, Guys in the Snow, in the Dark, Not Porn.
Ok, I want to do this. Wait, it’s 70 outside and the ocean breeze is outstanding. Suck on THAT, Midwest!
I kid!
Watch:
WOO Productions made this. WOO Productions has some pretty awesome projects under their belt, you should go over there and check out their catalogue of work. BUT NOT RIGHT THIS SECOND, WAIT DAMMIT!
From the video:
Two Mountainbikers, fully equipped with a lot of LED’s, enlighten the trails as they ride in the dark.
There are so many action sports videos on the internet nowadays that it’s hard to mix things up. Pretty much everything has already been done by someone else. This concept has left us wanting to create something innovative for quite a while now. We just didn’t have the “big idea” until we talked to Phillippe. After a day of testing with the aerial drone in 2012 the actual plan was to produce a “normal” Enduro or Trailbiking video with WOOProductions this year. It all turned out a little differently, though. The filming for the Enduro video never happened, but we ended up getting this idea for a completely different project. Phillippe, the founder of WOOProductions, came up with the idea of using LED lights for a video- a lot of them. At a meeting he explained his concept or at least he tried to, as it was quite a complex idea. It was hard for us to imagine the outcome but we almost had to give it a try due to how intrigued he was with the idea. The goal was never to document a day in the life kind of thing or produce a video with logical content. We would definitely not go for a normal ride at night with hundreds of little lights spread all over our bikes and bodies while still not seeing anything. We just wanted to create something different that looked cool for your and our entertainment- simple as that.
How I should have started this article was something like “Do you want to see some outstanding light art in the snow with LEDs glowing on bicycles?”
Nah. Too tame.
Leif Maginnis Makes Ultraviolet Light and Spinning Things Into Magic Mind, uh, Intercourse
Leif Maginnis had an idea that he turned into what I’m calling THE coolest interactive thing I’ve seen in 2014 so far. So simple and so visually confusing and pleasing — meet the Art Strobe:
Oh yeah, and if that wasn’t enough to shake loose the little bits of acid from back in your 1970’s days, here’s some more:
ArtStrobe Interactive Light Art from leif maginnis on Vimeo.
It’s probably best to let Leif describe this one:
The ArtStrobe is interactive, kinetic light art. It works by spinning an object that has fluorescent-colored patterns on it. Ultraviolet strobe lights are aimed at it and rings of bright fluorescent patterns emerge, transform in color and move in and out of focus. The user can change these patterns by turning two knobs mounted near the ArtStrobe.
Ok, I can dig it. So for those of you who won’t watch the longer video, even though the awesome quotient is about 437, Leif spins something that has some fluorescing paint on it and then strobes blacklight at it. the results are eye-gasmic.
Leif, you sir are awesome! By the way, Leif’s also kind of a bad ass prop master and designer — Check out his Cat Designs website, he’s got all kinds of broadcast design work on there!
I have Tobin to thank for this. Thank you, Tobin!
This comes from DesignBoom’s DIY Submission Series, which is pretty freaking cool full time! All images (C) Leif Maginnis
Maiko Takeda – Naked Light in its Purest Form with Fashion
I’m in love with Maiko Takeda.
Let me back up: This is the work of Maiko Takeda, and she blows my mind. Maiko takes fashion, incorporates the idea of pattern projections based on fabric, and turns them into unbelievable works of human art. Maybe this is why I’m in love with Maiko Takeda.
Check this out:
Right?
Riiiiiight?!
From Maiko’s portfolio page, about Maiko:
Logic + geometry + space form the common denominator in all Maiko Takeda pieces. It’s a world in which the simple will seem complicated and order turns to chaos. But do not be afraid to indulge, as at the end you will always find that the common denominator stands (right there at the bottom where it belongs).
Maiko Takeda grew up in a post boom Tokyo where she quickly was faced with the challenge of wanting to create products of individual and timeless quality in a country slowly coming to a grinding halt. This meant that she more and more looked to areas outside of fashion and pop culture for impulses, exploring the city by foot, finding inspiration in the smallest and most random of things.
Within the pieces, there is the juxtaposition of various elements. Environmental influences such as shadow, wind and gravity, create an experience of wonder and bewilderment for the adorned. The form of her work itself can never be its sole feature as the extra element is always seeking to transcend the expectations of the wearer as part of the work.
After having moved to London she studied Jewellery Design BA(Hons) at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and is currently doing a Masters in Millinery at the Royal College of Art. Her work experience includes Issey Miyake, Stephen Jones, Philip Treacy and Erickson Beamon.
Enough talking. MORE MAIKO!
In case you’re feeling frisky, check out Maiko’s photography collections page, and definitely check out Maiko’s Camera Obscura work. Unreal!
The Officially Unofficially Official Dark Side of the Rainbow Post (or Dark Side of Oz, If You Must)
Dark Side of the Rainbow. I think it’s a cultural thing of our time, at least those of us who have been out there trying to find that answer to the question no one wants to ask…
Call it what you will — some call it the Dark Side of Oz. Others call it the Dark Side of the Rainbow, and an even smaller group of others call it the Wizard of the Dark Side, and The Wizard of Floyd.
No, as far as the world knows it and has been admitted by all of the band members, it’s a crock. But, it’s an awesome crock. Have you ever just turned down the lights, kicked your feet up with a nice whatever, and watched the visuals from The Wizard of Oz synced to the Dark Side of the Moon album? If the answer to that last question was anything other than hell yes Jim I am doing it right now, then you need to go do this right now.
You can even buy Dark Side of Oz on Amazon. That sounds crazy, doesn’t it?!
Here’s how it’s done:
- start The Wizard of Oz and turn the sound off. Get ready though, you have something to do coming up here pretty quickly!
- When the MGM lion in the beginning starts his third roar, start Dark Side of the Moon.
- Sit back, and check that sh*t out.
OR, because JimOnLight loves our readers, you can just click on one of these Dark Side of the Rainbow videos below!
On Vimeo, since I think they are awesome:
Dark Side of the Rainbow from Cottage of the Crone on Vimeo.
This video below is pretty awesome — YouTube user m1kef0y put this analysis together of a large portion of the lyrics that correspond with actions occurring in the film. Bravo, brother!
OH — something else that is completely awesome: Wish You Were Here ALSO syncs up with a movie coincidentally! Here’s Metropolis and Wish You Were Here, with a side of awesomesauce:
Now definitely go full-screen on any of these videos, because as you’re sitting back watching this you’re not going to want to strain. This is some cool stuff if you’ve never done it. So? DO IT! You’ll love it, I guarantee!
Something else that is pretty awesome is Dub Side of the Moon by the Easy Star All Stars. If you like reggae, you will pee yourself over this album, it’s outstanding.
Pink Floyd’s Lighting Designer, Arthur Max, Has A Bad Day on Headset – in 1973
It’s the day before Independence Day off here in the USA.
There is nothing you’re doing right now that can’t wait for 11 minutes while you watch Arthur Max at the office while working a 1973 Pink Floyd show in Detroit — the venue ruled that Pink Floyd had to use the Union spot ops from the venue instead of the Pink Floyd crew, and with some animation, this is one of the best things you’ll see today! Thanks to Cliff Port, a fan filmmaker that really got a good belly laugh out of me today!
You know who Arthur Max is, right? He’s a production designer and artist who does a ton of movies now, but lit Floyd back in the day along with working for Bill Graham at the Filmore East. From IMDB:
A native New Yorker who worked as a Stage Lighting Designer in the late 1960s and early 1970s in the music industry, and then, after studying architecture in England and Italy, went on to do several architectural design projects in London. He entered British film as an assistant to several British Production Designers in the mid-1980s. First for Stuart Craig on Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes and Cal (both 1984) and then for Ashetton Gorton on Revolution (1985). His Production Design career began withTV commercials during the years 1985-1995 for many different Directors, including Ridley Scott and David Fincher, with whom he would go on to collaborate on feature films.
This is so awesome, I think I may just watch it again.
HUGE thanks to Simone Kay’s YouTube channel!
PHISH! New Video Clips of the Hampton Coliseum Reunion Shows from March 2009
I started digging my way through the 2 terabytes or so of uncut, backlogged video I have to process. Behind every folder is something I have forgotten that I filmed, and I am uncovering some really fun stuff!
Here’s a handful of clips from when Greggity and I flew the famous mockingbird from Columbus, OH to Hampton, VA for the Phish reunion shows on March 6-8, 2009. The clips I had sitting in a folder were, in order:
Army of One
Wilson
Down with Disease JAM
Contact
Tweezer Reprise
Enjoy! Also check out Greg and I chatting with Chris Kuroda, Phish’s lighting designer, during the Hampton 2009 run, all four parts:
Part 4:
http://www.jimonlight.com/2009/03/26/interview-with-chris-kuroda-lighting-designer-for-phish-part-4/
Ready? Get your coffee, have a seat, and rock out!
PHISH! 2009 Hampton Coliseum Reunion Shows from JimOnLight.com! from Jim Hutchison on Vimeo.
P&O Cruises Ship, The Pacific Pearl, is Twice as Amazing with Projections!
Vivid Sydney 2013 just wrapped up in Sydney, Australia – I mean like on the tenth of June wrapped up. Vivid Sydney 2013 is a celebration of light around the Sydney Operahouse, and really all around the city!
This year, P&O Cruises took their beauty of a sea vessel, the Pacific Pearl, out for a spin with one small exception — projections all over the boat. You have GOT to see this!
First, some video:
P&O Cruises – Vivid Sydney 2013 from Romina on Vimeo.
and:
Then, from Alice at MyModernMet, who was apparently in attendance for this amazing visual occasion and makes me very jealous, posted some awesome shots from photog Craig Jewell. Peep these photos:
Here’s the Pacific Pearl without any lumen interference:
Flickr user FlashFlyGuy — http://www.flickr.com/photos/9028007@N05/5421600846/in/photostream/
Awesome. Stay tuned for more from Vivid Sydney 2013!
High Speed Photography of Light Bulbs As They Explode, Filled with AWESOMESAUCE by Jon Smith
I am really digging Jon Smith’s photography. Jon is a high speed photography zen f*cking master. Apparently he also does some Light Art. Jon is Wide Eyed Illuminations on Flickr — and since I’m apparently in an all-about-light-bulbs mood today, watch this and then check out what’s beneath it:
THAT, good people of the world, is some amazing shit! Jon fills up the glass envelope of incandescent light bulbs, and then shoots that sucker with a pellet gun. Which, as you see below, makes awesomesauce.
These are my personal favorite pics from Jon’s full set on Flickr of the light bulbs. I’m sure you’ll find your favorites too, but check out the whole set here.
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