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Alchemy

Link to more of Brett Whiteley's work

Fly me to another world

What an inspiring project and festival.
Thinking about flying up to Chiangmai to see it. There is a day where participants can go to a village to observe work that has been in progress for a year. Apparently artists have been working with residents of the village for an entire year to turn the  environment into a working and living arts project/installation. wow.

Fly with Me to Another World raises awareness while conserving local heritage and identity through art. The project brings art to the people, providing an opportunity for art students and artists to work with local schools and community members to explore how art can be used as an expression of identity in everyday life. The activities are developed in the spirit of Inson Wongsam's life and works by using art to build a bridge between generations, cultures, and communities. This project aims to contribute to a new conceptualization of contemporary art and it's role in society. Activities are in collaboration with several local, national and international organizations, including city and district offices, schools, temples, museums, NGOs, non-profit art and community centers

www.flywithmeproject.org

川島秀明 Hideaki KAWASHIMA

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Looking at some of Kawashima's paintings, especially the one above, somehow I'm reminded of Brett Whiteley writing Asianisation = Civilisation on his studio wall in Raper St, Surry Hills.  I like being reminded of that a lot.

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Barry McGee

Barry McGee is one of the artists in Outerspace Hillbillys at the Luggage Store Gallery in San Francisco.  P.S. they don't sell luggage.

 

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Bamboo Bike from Bratislavia

Further to my post about the Bamboo Bike (which gets quite a few hits... not as much as the usb powered vibrator though), Bratislavian Brano Meres has made himself a bamboo bike that looks pretty neat.  He also made himself a carbon fiber bike and details the steps to do so here.  But let's be realistic here, you can't seriously think you'd actually get around to making a carbon fiber bike.

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The Wurst Gallery

I've seen galleries that are far wurse than this one.  The gag here is that graffiti artistes buy craptacular thriftshop artworks and then mod them into something more "Edgy".    Admittedly it's a bit rough, but still within acceptable limits.

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Joe Davidian

Photographs by Joe Davidian of his travels around the world.  No relation to the Branch Davidians as I understand.

 

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idj

idj is tightly integrated with iTunes, and because it's really just a mac mini with a giant click wheel on top you can also check your email, manage your photo collection, play DVDs and edit video.

That wheel on the top is a vinyl sound simulator, incorporating sample pads, dynamic effects, and adjustable braking rate. You can even customize your start-up speeds. A quick start-up time makes it possible to achieve extremely tight cueing. The unit also features a distinctive slip surface on the platter that allows for exceptional tactile control. 

Peter Funch

I think I'm having a gory week - it all started with that Wound.  (Which was not my shoulder by the way - at  the time of writing this I am unscathed.)  Here's some fashion shots of Bangkok car crashes.  Why is blood such a beautiful colour?

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Scott Rench - Computers and Clay

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