Karl Gerstner
Posted on 20/10/10.
Karl Gerstner, born Basel 1930, has devoted himself, for 50 years, to the study of colour. At 22 he became a freelance designer and 7 years later founded his own advertising studio GGK. In 1986 he published his book, The Forms of Colour, where examined the complex interaction between colour and form and developed his own system: ‘The Colour Form Model.’ The manipulation of colour’s tonal and chromatic scales have dominated his work in two and three dimensions. The compositions are vibrant, geometric and perfectly executed.
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Francis Alÿs
Posted on 15/09/10.
Back in London we were lucky enough to get to see the amazing Francis Alÿs show at the Tate Modern. Belgian born and living/working in Mexico city his work encompasses many media often involving the participation and presence of himself. These performed events are documented in video, photographs, writing, painting, and animation. In his best-known work, When Faith Moves Mountains (2002), Alÿs recruited 500 volunteers outside of Lima, Peru. Each person moved a shovel full of sand one step at a time from one side of a dune to the other, and together they moved the entire geographical location of the dune by a few inches. But it was two projectors on the floor of the museum showing images of people pulling carts of boxes around the Zócalo and Mexico City that we found most interesting.
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Fiona Banner
Posted on 27/08/10.
We have just been to see Fiona Banner’s incredible installations in the Duveen Galleries at Tate Britain. Two decommissioned fighter jets–a Harrier suspended from the ceiling with the nose a few feet from the ground, and a stripped and polished Jaguar belly up–‘remain ambiguous objects implying both captured beast and fallen trophy.’
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Grandmother’s Cellar
Posted on 04/08/10.
Born in Germany Susanne Ludwig lives and works in London. In 2008 she completed her MA at the Royal College of Art Photography Department. “While photographing the series “Grandmother’s Cellar” I acted in darkness and tried to transmit my emotions upon the image and “reanimate” this space. In my next project I want to continue to photograph in this technique (“drawing with light” = photography) in places that are important or familiar to me in London.”
Link: http://www.susanne-ludwig.de/
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Up there
Posted on 20/07/10.
Shot high above the streets of New York City, UP THERE reveals the dying craft of large-scale hand painted advertising and the in-told story of the painters struggling to keep it alive. Capturing a trade that is equal parts artistic precision and grueling labor, the film presents a painting tradition pre-dating modern advertising. A craft that today finds itself dangling precariously on the brink of extinction. UP THERE is directed by Malcolm Murray, based on an original concept by Mother. It is produced by Mekanism with music by the Album Leaf.
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Big Bang, Big Boom
Posted on 12/07/10.
Subtitled “A Short unscientific study about evolution and his consequences”, this ambitious 9 minute stop-motion animation nearly blew our minds first thing this morning. Incredible.
Link: http://www.blublu.org/sito/video/bbbb.htm
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New print for Dorsch Gallery
Posted on 29/06/10.
Our latest project for Dorsch Gallery is a poster/booklet for the recent show Drying Flowers with Microwaves by Corin Hewitt. With folds and a die-cut we have created a poster that folds down into an 8 page booklet. This is a one colour print on off white uncoated stock and has been featured on the Creative Review website.
Link: http://www.creativereview.co.uk/feed/june-2010/30/bellamy-studio-print-for-dorsch-gallery
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