I used to watch this TV show as a kid. Bizzare show about an artist whose life revolves around the Jewish holidays, and who makes statues who become a live whenever he leaves his home, commanded by his talking parrot – or something like that. Now, years later, it kinda’ looks psychedelic…
Archive | February, 2012
The Sparkling Darkness of “Vessel” by Zola Jesus
5 FebIt is not always easy to tell the difference between psychedelic and surreal. Both aesthetics are obsessed with dreams and surfaces and the dissolving ego, both are very playful. Usually – not always – you will find a lot more light and color in psychedelic art. On the other hand it tends to get closer to the surreal as soon as darker tones are struck.
This is what makes this clip interesting. It is genuinely dark and psychedelic. Until the moth in the final seconds it avoids symbolism and sticks to the sparkling manifold of the surface. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw more of this merging of psychedelic and gothic aesthetics in the future.
The Little Girl and the Squid
4 FebI liked the aesthetics and feel of this one, done by Will Chason based on two parts out of a rock opera by his band “The Dutchmen”.
Twentytwohundred by Syntaks
3 Feb
From the video description: “Syntaks’ Jakob Skott created this video for the song “Twentytwohundred” (from his group’s full-length Ylajali), in which the parallels between the Danish artist’s visual and aural sensibilities are on full display. Warm, saturated colors and dreamy, abstract imagery fill the clip with a sense of nostalgic wonder, echoing the music’s romantic mingling of the real and unreal.”
Alfa Show 4D
1 Feb
http://alfabank.ru/4d/
The full version of the Alfa Show 4D, the largest video mapping projection attempted in history. Alfa-Bank’s gift to Moscow, presented on Moscow City Day, took place on September 4, 2011 at Vorob’yovy Gory (Sparrow Hills). More than 800, 000 people attended the event.
Creator – David Atkins
Producer – Viktor Shkipin, Marketing Director, Alfa-Bank
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