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Sparkle


Pretty image huh? It's all natural and glowy, and you almost expect it of an Apple computer. It's the thing of calming screensavers. So what is the story behind this image?

Sperm. So the story is, there have been experiments where scientists have tagged mice sperm with UV and been seeing how they react. They bunch together for the challenge at hand, so to speak. And what's more, if the sperm find sperm of another male, the "brothers" will bunch together and literally crush the opposition.

Charming. Don't you love how images can give you so many thousands of words but hide what might be the true story?

Opps

In the dirtiest, most run down and abandoned garages on The Terrace, Wellington I found the cutest piece of graffiti art I have ever seen. Walk miles for no reason and always go down the strangest alleys and you will find some of the most unseen brilliance.

Illuminate


'Canvas' by Imogen Heap

A story about a painter's struggle to get the perfect view. Moving, but not only because of the music and simple plot. The way the film is shot is both mysterious and well captures the meditative quality of passionate work. The dark (and in the latter part, the light) is used to frame the shots and offers a mere glimpse of each moment before opening up to the final subject matter of the artist.


It's amazing what can be done with a grayscale palatte. It is also hard to use; our own perception of the world is stripped bare to the purest essence. I wonder if that is why photographers love using black and white so much - little windows of light patterns.
Slow hard, dog, wait, down love, black canvas, revolve within, you understand.

Nuclear


Not many choose to travel in the most undesirable places in the world. Most people run from danger and risk; it is our most primitive instinct to do so. Nevertheless, there are those who curiously venture into the sharp unknown.

Similarly, we have the pockets of the world which are stagnant with a depressing history. One such place is Chernobyl and we know about it and hear about it but to see, through someone else's eyes, of the momentous images that sum it all up. It is stunning. Documented through photography, the tour of Chernobyl as it is today was captivating - a whole abandoned world.

http://picm.tumblr.com/post/469827424/a-tour-of-chernobyl-as-it-exists-today

Stand

3D renders are a tricky type of art. There are those who pride themselves to replicating reality, tracing every smudge of light until their computers set on fire. There are also a lot of bad renders, untactful animations. But when a personal aesthetic and style arises beyond all the Pixar and Disney, you get a sense of artistic consciousness.

This video, takes a simple story and transforms it into a journey through a parallel world. I also like how it has a darker side to the innocence.



Standing In Silence by
Rhian Sheehan. Directed by redkidone. Hailing from good old NZ.

Artlessness

Today I finished reading Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence by Andrew Juniper. I especially requested this from Victoria University because it seemed like a book that would talk about the fragile concept of Wabi Sabi with a neutral and explanatory viewpoint.
Wabi Sabi: The Japanese Art of Impermanence

Wabi Sabi is not easily translated from the culturally infused Japanese characters to English. Wabi Sabi means a variety of things, mostly stemming from Zen movements, and apparently there are a plethora of analogies to achieve glimpses of understanding. Wabi Sabi is not meant to be analytically processed, but to be experienced if one is blown into that direction of wind.

One of the ironies of this book is that the author attempts to bring a Western understanding to something intrinsically Eastern. It even states so; the Japanese are hesitant to emboss any one meaning to the concept, rather preferring vagueness to do its job. Yet one of the last chapters categorises different manifestations of Wabi Sabi and attempts to list each attribute as if one could fabricate austere beauty.

I did like the history and photos. It's one of those books which I would like on my bookshelf to refer to when there are too many ideas or something is on the verge of being overworked. It is an interesting read and if you have not come across the old traditions of Japanese creative spirit, it will open your eyes.

Collide!

Imagine a billion tiny lights flying around in millions of different directions. Each is a creative mind ploughing its mark in the darkness of the world. When they come together - merely two or perhaps a hundred - there is a flash of some indescribable colour unique to the combination. It marks a moment to appreciate which leaves that blinding imprint on your mind likened to a strong light on your retina.

That is the Creative Collision.