February 2009

The Archives

• art

  Alex Roulette Opening

  02.28.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  + Alex Roulette’s style of hyper-realistic painting completely blows my mind because of how much time and effort I assume must go into creating such convincing pictures.  If you like what you see, some of Alex’s more recent paintings will be on display at The Light Gallery in Baltimore.  The opening reception will be held on Thursday [...]

• video

  Siftables

  02.25.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  + “MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables — cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?” via TED See Siftables in Action HERE.

• art, photography, suggestions

  Suggestions: Danielle Yurchinkonis

  02.23.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  This week’s suggestion article is a bit different from what I normally post.  Rather than suggesting albums for you to download, this weeks focus is on artists that you should check out.  Expect a few more suggestions articles like this one in the coming weeks (including a pretty awesome comics post).   This week’s suggestions [...]

• art, music, shows

  A Few Things

  02.21.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Sorry for the lack of updates as of late.  I’m trying to add a video section and it’s been more difficult than I anticipated.  Also, if anyone out there is interested in contributing videos of local shows send me an e-mail (heythisismyemailaccount[at]gmail.com). + People At Work The Big Picture can do no wrong.   More [...]

• art

  Taxidermy Gone Awry

  02.19.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  +  Transformer Toys + Dead Animals = I’m not sure how I feel about this.  Isn’t this wrong on some level? More HERE.

• photography

  Mail Truck Camera Obscura

  02.19.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  + Photographer Shaun Irving bought an old mail truck off of Ebay and converted it into a giant mobile camera obscura by drilling a hole into the side of the truck and outfitting it with changeable lenses.  When asked what makes the Camera Truck so unique Shaun replies that it’s the simplicity of the process. “My lenses are old military surplus. [...]

• art

  John Malloy Exhibit

  02.18.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  + Looking for something to do this weekend?  John Malloy will be having his first big solo exhibit on Saturday, February 21st at the Art Whino Gallery in National Harbor, Maryland from 6pm to midnight.   The exhibit is entitled “One Out of a Hundred” which John says “is in reference to a personal series [...]

• photography

  Faces on the Trains

  02.17.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  + JR, a self-described undercover photographer, has just completed another portion of his 28 Milimeter: Women series – this time in slums of Kibera, Kenya.  JR and his team of locals covered more than 2000 square meters of rooftops and train cars with portraits of the women of Kibera.  When the train cars pass through [...]

• music, suggestions

  Suggestions: Joey Edwards

  02.16.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  + This week’s suggestions list comes from musician Joey Edwards of Ruiner.  Joey has played in a TON of bands (Counting the Days, Silent Reminder, Vanderbilt, etc) but you probably know him as the drummer of the Baltimore based hardcore band Ruiner.  Joey just finished recording a 3 song demo with In the Hollows, a new [...]

• articles

  Sometimes the Internet is Terrible

  02.14.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  + Natural Harvest Just take a second to process that on the cover of this cook book is a dish of freshly prepared Terra-Misu dessert which features a heaping glob of human sperm as the main ingredient.  Gross. A comment from sperm eating enthusiast Leo Haynes: “I received my copy of the book last week. It [...]