I came across this documentary on PetaPixel yesterday and thought I would share it. Everything is a Remix is a short film by Kirby Ferguson that puts forward the idea that most things we celebrate as original and creative are based on previous work by others. Kirby presents a fascinating argument backed up by some [...]
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I recently discovered the work of Erik Johansson who shares a lot of my beliefs about photography, then yesterday I happened to stumble upon a TED video he did last November. It’s only 6 minutes long and well worth the watch, as not only does he talk about how he started creating images like this, [...]
Read Full ArticleIt has been a while since I shared an inspiring TED talk. There are plenty of them on there, but I watch this one the other day by Simon Sineck and it really inspired me to to think more about why I do things. It also inspired me to buy his book and the last [...]
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All good art movements have had a manifesto, they are normally linked to a small group of artists with a like minded approach to their work. Manifestos can help to define a genre but more than that they can keep you focused and set constraints that promote creativity. I was looking for a photographer’s manifesto [...]
Read Full ArticleStorm Thorgerson, the man behind nearly all the Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin album covers, not to mention those of Muse and Biffy Clyro, talks about his work and how Magritte played an influence for the cover of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here.
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In this BBC series from 2004, Dr Nigel Spivey investigates everything from cave paintings to ceramics, pyramids to palaces and icons to artifacts across five continents and 100,000 years of history. Although this one isn’t available online, you can rent it from LoveFilm (or Netflix) and failing that, it is available in Amazon UK and [...]
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In this BBC series from 2004, Dr Nigel Spivey investigates everything from cave paintings to ceramics, pyramids to palaces and icons to artifacts across five continents and 100,000 years of history. Although this one isn’t available online, you can rent it from LoveFilm (or Netflix) and failing that, it is available in Amazon UK and [...]
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In this BBC series from 2004, Dr Nigel Spivey investigates everything from cave paintings to ceramics, pyramids to palaces and icons to artifacts across five continents and 100,000 years of history. Although this one isn’t available online, you can rent it from LoveFilm (or Netflix) and failing that, it is available in Amazon UK and [...]
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You can view my notes on programme 1, More Human than Human here and programme 3, Art of Persuation here In this BBC series from 2004, Dr Nigel Spivey investigates everything from cave paintings to ceramics, pyramids to palaces and icons to artifacts across five continents and 100,000 years of history. Although this one isn’t [...]
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In this BBC series from 2004, Dr Nigel Spivey investigates everything from cave paintings to ceramics, pyramids to palaces and icons to artifacts across five continents and 100,000 years of history. Although this one isn’t available online, you can rent it from LoveFilm (or Netflix) and failing that, it is available in Amazon UK and [...]
Read Full ArticleCheck out this fantastic video of TED talk by Aaron Koblin who creates visual images and video using data feeds and crowd-sourcing.
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