Shepard Fairey Has A Posse
Posted on November 23, 2008 - Filed Under Art, Creativity, culture | Leave a Comment
Published in the November issue of Creativity. Read the official version here and if that floats your boat, you might want to check out this video interview with Fairey, too.
Shepard Fairey Has A Posse
Iconic artist straddles art and commerce with Studio Number One.
by jeff beer
A contemporary street art and culture crowd favorite for the last [...]
Read More..>>A Rat’s Life: Blek Le Rat Takes Manhattan
Posted on November 19, 2008 - Filed Under Art, Creativity | Leave a Comment
Published in the November issue of Creativity. Read the official version, with proper pics here. Check out the lil’ video interview of Blek on the street here.
A Rat’s Life
A street art pioneer returns to the city where it all began.
by jeff beer
New York City has its fair share of sizable rats. So it’s no casual [...]
Bathing in the Tub Gin…
Posted on November 13, 2008 - Filed Under Advertising, Creativity | Leave a Comment
I had an unfortunate introduction to gin back in 1993. It involved me, my friend Jay and a half gallon bottle. Suffice to say, that evening did not end well at all. In fact, it took until about ‘99 for me to even whiff that pine forest hooch without wretching. But since then, moderation and [...]
Read More..>>Creativity’s October Issue
Posted on November 13, 2008 - Filed Under Creativity | Leave a Comment
Given the outcome of the U.S. presidential election, I thought it appropriate to point out Creativity’s October cover to those who may not have seen it yet. It’s a special edition made especially for us by Shepard Fairey, obviously tweaking his now-ubiquitous original poster image.
So, here’s the cover… and click here for content from the [...]
Creativity: OK, Computer (The Art of Ray Caesar)
Posted on November 13, 2008 - Filed Under Creativity | Leave a Comment
Originally published in the September issue of Creativity. Click here for the original, or scroll down for the basic version.
OK, Computer
Artist Ray Ceaser trades in paints and brushes for a more high tech approach to art.
by jeff beer
Day Break
At the age of 45, Ray Caesar had spent nearly two decades in the art and photography [...]
Read More..>>Creativity: Live From Norway
Posted on November 13, 2008 - Filed Under Creativity | Leave a Comment
Originally published in the June 2008 issue of Creativity. If you have the chance, be sure to rent, Netflix or whatever, Trier’s film Reprise. You won’t be disappointed. Read it at Creativity or scroll down.
Live From Norway
Director Joachim Trier points his lens toward English-speaking shores.
by jeff beer
The arrival of director Joachim Trier’s stunning debut feature [...]
Read More..>>Creativity: Campfire Sinks its Creative Teeth into True Blood
Posted on November 13, 2008 - Filed Under Creativity | Leave a Comment
Anyone watching Alan Ball’s new vampire show on HBO? Before True Blood launched I spoke with the guys at Campfire who created an entire backstory for the series as part of the show’s marketing campaign. Click here for the full Creativity edition with video and more links, or check the basic version below.
Campfire Sinks its [...]
Creativity: Between Beautiful & Branding
Posted on November 12, 2008 - Filed Under Creativity | Leave a Comment
This originally appeared in the June 2008 issue of Creativity .. Click the link to read it all or just keep on scrollin’.
Between Beautiful & Branding
Aaron Rose’s new documentary explores the increasingly blurry divide separating art and commerce.
by jeff beer
In the new documentary Beautiful Losers, designer and artist Geoff McFetridge looks into the camera and says, [...]
Austrian and Swedish Delights
Posted on November 12, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
We often look at North American culture as a prelude to an Idiocracy-like future… But I think I’ve found some evidence that the world has been on this path for quite a while now. Witness the regal glory of the Swedish dance bands of the 1970s.
Here’s an entire catalog of striking images from an unforgettable [...]
Read More..>>Snowboard Canada: The Non Sequitur - Where in the World is Lukas Huffman?
Posted on November 12, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
This is the first installment of my Snowboard Canada column for 2008/2009.. The column’s called The Non Sequitur because there a lot of interesting topics and stories out there that don’t have a common theme or thread. Randoms. Anyway, this appears in this year’s Buyer’s Guide issue.
The Non Sequitur: Where in the World is Lukas [...]
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