Feng Zhengjie

I first heard about Bejing-based Feng Zhengjie while reading Steve Martin's novel, An Object of Beauty. I don't really care for his style, and I think it's kind of derivative of Warhol. But it's interesting to see work like this coming out of China.

Mindwalk

This was one of the best movies of 1990, although few people ever saw it. Plot: a politician, a poet, and a physicist have intelligent conversation at Mont San Michel. Not available on Netflix. Thank you YouTube.

Monet painting en plain air

The Old Republic Game Trailer

It just blows me away that in-game trailers have reached this level of cinema. I remember when the intermissions on Pac-Man were a big deal.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial

Frank Gehry's creating the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C. According to the project website, no timeline has been announced.

Zig Zag city guides for kids

Beatles Album Covers for iTunes

Vintage Trouble

I heard about this band through Alex Kemp, the creative director at Hum Music. They're big in the UK right now. Haven't broken in the the US yet. You can buy their tunes if you flip iTunes to the UK setting. And have a way to pay in pounds. Until then, YouTube works just fine...

John Lewis Christmas Spot

Mary Blair

I had never heard of Mary Blair before she was honored with today's Google doodle:

She was a Disney artist who created concept art for some of my favorite early Disney films, as well as character design for It's a Small World.

Newton Thomas Sigel, DP

I recently watched Robert Redford's movie The Conspirator, and was struck by the cinematography. So I looked up the director of photography on imdb.com and was amazed that I had never paid attention to him.

Newton Thoms Sigel has been the DP on most (if not all) of Bryan Singer's films, including the first two X-Men movies, the Superman reboot, Valkyrie, and a movie I consider one of the best directed, shot, and edited films I've ever seen, The Usual Suspects.

Sigel's latest movie, Jack the Giant Killer is in post-production. Directed by Bryan Singer and staring Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci and Ian McShane (not to mention Warwick Davis), seems like it's one to look forward to.

Video Tour of the Saatchi Gallery

I came across Charles Saatchi's book in the gift shop of the Getty, and really enjoyed it. Here's a video tour of the Saatchi Gallery Duke of York's HQ.


Saatchi Gallery Newspeak II exhibition video tour from Saatchi Gallery on Vimeo.

Dave Eggers and 826 Valencia

I think about this TED talk all the time.

Pacific Standard Time

Jason Schwartzman and John Baldessari in this piece by TBWA Chiat/Day for Pacific Standard Time.

Theo Jansen's Strandbeest

I've always liked Theo Jansen's kinetic sculptures.



And now, miniatures are available for 40 Euro...