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Lara Grant, part of the circuit bending orchestra for Diana Eng's Fairytale Fashion Show held at Eyebeam NYC. Through various hacks and circuit bending techniques, Lara's sewing machine trigger signals that is then fed onto laptops running MAX/MSP to produce the final soundtrack for the runway. Other team members of the orchestra are Peter Kirn and Matt Ganucheau.
Lara and Sarah are a sisterly team with interests in physical computing, electronic textiles, controller design and signal processing.
Lara has a background in fashion and textile design and is currently studying at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program. Sarah has a background in visual arts, programming and sound design. She is also an alumni of NYU ITP.
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Fairytale Fashion Show
2010-02-24
7pm - 9pm
Eyebeam
Diana Eng presented the Fairytale Fashion Collection in a technology fashion show on Wed., February 24, 7PM, at Eyebeam. Models hit the runway while an orchestra of circuit bending DJ’s create music from hacked video game consoles.
The Fairytale Fashion Collection uses technology to create magical clothing in real life. Electronics, mechanical engineering, and mathematics are used to create clothing with blooming flowers, changing colors and transforming shapes. Research and development for the Fairytale Fashion collection are shared online at FairytaleFashion.org as an educational tool that teaches about science, math, and technology through fashion. Fairytale Fashion was created with the support of Eyebeam Art and Technology Center, the leading not-for-profit art and technology center in the United States.
Diana Eng is a fashion designer who specializes in technology, math, and science. Her designs range from inflatable clothing to fashions inspired by mechanical engineering. She is a designer from Bravo’s Emmy nominated TV show, Project Runway season 2 and author of Fashion Geek: Clothes, Accessories, Tech. Diana is cofounder of NYC Resistor hacker group. Diana is currently a resident artist at Eyebeam.
I didn’t think that it was possible to fit two cameras inside the Lowepro Fastpack 200. I was wrong.
Pictured: Canon EOS 7D + Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L USM + Canon EOS M + Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM. Increasingly I am loving these f/4L lenses.
Although image quality is unbeatable with the f/2.8’s, it is no fun lugging deadweight when I travel. Comparatively speaking, the EF 100 f/2.8 Macro (not pictured) has both supreme image quality while being relatively light, thus making it ideal for travel use as well.
This bag is awesome. Highly recommended. As all the lenses and cameras, of course.
Taken with the iPad 3, processed in Snapseed.
“Big Daddy + Mini Me”
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Edward Del Rosario
Untitled (Twins), 2010
18 x 14 inches
Oil on linen over board
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Born 1970, St. Louis, Missouri. Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Solo Exhibitions
+ 2004 Paintings & Drawings, Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica, California
+ 1998 Casi, Market House Gallery, RISD, Providence, Rhode Island
Selected Bibliography
+ Tabios, Eileen. “Edward del Rosario Invites You To His Interior” Sidereality 2.4 Oct.-Dec. 2003
+ “Sneak Preview” The Providence Journal Bulletin, 22 May 1998
Education
+ M.F.A Painting/Printmaking 1998 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
+ B.F.A. Painting 1993 University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
+ Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
+ American University, Washington, D.C.
Awards
+ Special Editions Fellowship, Lower East Side Printshop, New York City, New York, 2005
+ T.F. Collie Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, 1997-1998
+ Award of Excellence, Rhode Island School of Design, 1996-1998
www.richardhellergallery.com/dynamic/artist_bio.asp?Artis...
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The Armory Show is the United States’ leading art fair devoted to the most important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its twelve years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week.
The Armory Show 2010 also features The Armory Show – Modern, specializing in modern and secondary market material on Pier 92. Pier 94 continues to be a venue to premiere new works by living artists. With one ticket, visitors to The Armory Show on March 4–7, 2010 have access to the latest developments in the art world, and to the masterpieces which heralded them.
Piers 92 and 94 on 55th Street and 12th Avenue, NYC
March 4-7, 2010
# 錢騁新 CHIN Chun-San, Francesca
Time Sculptor
francesca_chin@hotmail.com
+852 6220 5377
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Girl power—Kendo (剣道 kendō) makes its mark in womenswear in this look, complete with Koi 錦鯉（ニシキゴイ）prints and mini-skirt “flap” details.
(I’m not a fashion designer, so please excuse my silly interpretation)
# LEUNG Shuk Han, Stella
Kyotokyo
shukhan0126@hotmail.com
+852 9201 5598
# Sponsors
+ Colorway Graphics Limited
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# SML Data
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Do artists adapt their language to suit the audience that they intended? Some apparently do. This is a large scale installation by Jaume Plensa, an Catalan Spanish artist and sculptor. Using stainless steel to string along latin alphabets to form human forms is a motif dominant in his sculpture works [1], but this might be the first instance of them in Asian characters.
Unlike latin characters which can form all kinds of different meanings just by the jumbling of a limited character set, seen here are a collages of selected scripts. Perhaps most bizarre though is that it features characters from both the Japanese Kanji to Japanese Kana, some simplified Chinese characters. I cannot read Japanese so I do not know if they say anything specific, But there are some recognisable characters, such as 時 (time), 建 (architecture), 男 (Men), 界 (world, division), 案 (document, project), 力 (strength).
Only the artist himself would know what all these mean to him, but being able to relate more succinctly to the works (which often feel alien to me because they reference cultures in another world) is very welcoming indeed.
Jaume Plensa (b. 1955)
Islands, 2012
Stainless steel and stone
Overall dimensions (as installed) 10.4 x 21 ft (3.2 x 6.4 m)
Comprised of 18 elements of varying sizes, including 3 figurative elements each approximately 41 x 34 x 20 inches (105 x 88 x 52 cm)
沙瑪•帕蘭沙 (生於 1955)
島嶼, 2012
不銹鋼及石頭
總體積 (安置後) 10.4 x 21 英尺 (3.2 x 6.4 米)
共18個不同體積之組元 包括3個比瑜性組元
每個約 41 x 34 x 20 寸 (105 x 88 x 52 厘米)
# Notes
1. Jaume Plensa: Sculptures: jaumeplensa.com/web/index.php/works-and-projects/sculptur...
# Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa (Spanish, b.1955) is one of the world's foremost sculptors working in the public space, with over 30 projects spanning the globe in such cities as Chicago, Dubai, London, Liverpool, Nice, Tokyo, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Over the past 25 years, the artist has produced a rich body of work in the studio and the public realm. By combining conventional sculptural materials (glass, steel, bronze, aluminum) with more unconventional media (water, light, sound, video), and frequently incorporating text, Plensa creates hybrid works of intricate energy and psychology. From his delicately textured, intimate works on paper—like his 2005-06 series of ethnographic portraits that resemble worn, 19th century photographs—to monumental outdoor sculptures like Nomade (2007) and a range of cityscape-altering public projects like the Crown Fountain in Chicago (2000-05), Plensa's work takes many forms.
Plensa's work is invested in evoking emotion and stimulating intellectual engagement. By posing conceptual dualities in his work (inside/outside, front/back, light/dark), Plensa seeks to connect with his viewers on an intuitive level. Often, the viewer participation, or the object/viewer relationship, is what completes Plensa's work.
The winner of many national and international awards, Jaume Plensa has had solo exhibitions at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas; Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Spain; the Musée Picasso, Antibes, France; the Arts Club of Chicago; Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid and Galerie National du Jeu de Paume, Paris among many others. He lives and works in Barcelona
www.richardgraygallery.com/artists/jaume-plensa/
+ Jaume Plensa (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒawmə ˈpɫɛnsə]) (b. 1955 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Catalan Spanish artist and sculptor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaume_Plensa
# Richard Gray Gallery
Founded in 1963. Specializing in contemporary art and European and American modern master paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
1018 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10075
USA
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At first I did not notice the humanoid in red jeans with a scruffy beard. I was all too focused on the installation hanging from the ceiling made with mirrors and wires.
But the sculpture was small—so small that I moved closed enough to examine further. But then within my wide angle lens came a pretty face who asked if I am interested in the work.
There is quite a bit of charm in finding a well-dressed, good-looking, soft-spoken, and intellectual cuteness within all the insanity at an art fair. I supposed this is why girls love going to galleries?
I never exchanged contact information with him. But as you can see, I do know where he works now, so it should not be too hard for me to locate him in the future. Perhaps when I am in Denmark for vacation I will give him a hola — after all, they do show truly brilliant works.
(to be continued…)
# Andersen’s Contemporary
Amager Strandvej 50B
2300 Copenhagen
Denmark
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# LIU Chun Ki
Dasein
lck_25@yahoo.com.hk
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Two life-sized nude figures with long braided hair stand in front of a table on top of a Persian rug. A feast is served. It is that of a giant fish killed by arrows. The figures appear like tribal natives, but one is holding an umbrella in the modern era. The only thing that can summarize what is seen best is WTF?! This is the kind of works which I adore—things which although my logical unit cannot process, but I know I would love to live with it over time.
This installation is by Indonesian artist Entang Wiharso (b. 1967). There is not much written about him, except that his intention is “to combine personal, Western and Indonesian mythologies and cast a critical eye on the socio-political conditions of his country” — as with most art reviews, not entirely useful unfortunately.
If I have unlimited budget and can bring home any five items from Art Basel Hong Kong though, this would definitely be one of them. But I can’t quite reason why except that crazyisgood!
…Ironically my other favorite artist from the show, Chiharu Shiota, is also represented by ARNDT — trust that if I am ever in the market for some good works, they will be the one for me to visit.
(please see link below for the official description by the gallerists)
Entang Wiharso
Feast Table: Undeclared Perceptions, 2012
Cast aluminum, cast brass, Persian carpet
200 x 400 x 300 cm
78.74 x 157.48 x 118.11 in
Edition 1 of 2 in brass and aluminium
(+ 1 artist proof in graphite and resin)
# Entang Wiharso
id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entang_Wiharso
www.arndtberlin.com/website/artist_8558
# ARNDT
Potsdamer Strasse 96
10785 Berlin
Germany
Lock Road 22 #01-35
108939 Singapore
Singapore
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I have often formed the opinion that artworks which you cannot relate is not the artwork for you. In usual fashion, I am drawn to works which I find to be slightly bizarre.
From the espresso maker which I am planning to buy, an “object and its unreliable witnesses,” the “talking clock” to the witty form juxtaposed near one”s belly, I find this piece of work to be a feast to the eye.
I haven’t had a chance to speak to the gallerists so I can only respond to this as candidly as I can. I am certain that there will be far more “high-brow” mumbo-jumbo which you can chow down on various art sites. The links are below. Meanwhile as a layman this South African piece is calling to me in more ways than one.
(Note: You do much prefer my nonsensical analysis more so than the impossible-to-read essays written by people who get As in English from Yale, right?)
Seriously WTF. Crazyisgood. SML Love. Highly recommended.
# Art Info
William Kentridge & Marguerite Stephens
Self Portrait as a Coffee Pot, III, 2012
Mohair Tapestry
283 x 230 cm
# William Kentridge
William Kentridge (born 28 April 1955) is a South African artist best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films. These are constructed by filming a drawing, making erasures and changes, and filming it again. He continues this process meticulously, giving each change to the drawing a quarter of a second to two seconds' screen time. A single drawing will be altered and filmed this way until the end of a scene. These palimpsest-like drawings are later displayed along with the films as finished pieces of art.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kentridge
www.goodman-gallery.com/artists/williamkentridge
# Goodman Gallery
Goodman Gallery is at the forefront of contemporary art in South Africa. Its focus is on artists – from South Africa, the greater African Continent, and other countries – who engage in a dialogue with the African context.
163 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood
2193 Johannesburg
South Africa
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What happens when you string hundreds of hexagonal pieces of mirrors with vibrant concentric stripes together? A magical 3D kaleidoscope, it seems.
This installation titled “Supertaster” by Los Angeles-based artist Pae White is nothing short of being magical. With each step that viewer takes, the sculpture seems to change. And perhaps even more incredible is that its appearance changes depending on where the work was installed, as its myriads of mirrors reflect the sights from its surrounding.
In this stunning work, the insignificant becomes extraordinary. Highly recommended.
Pae White
Supertaster, 2013
Two-sided mirror, paper and cable
101 x 211 cm
199 strands, height variable
# Pae White (b. 1963 Pasadena, California, USA)
Pae White was born in 1963 in Pasadena, California. She lives and works in Los Angeles. She received her M.F.A. from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and her B.A. from Scripps College in Claremont, California.
# neugerriemschneider
Linienstrasse 155
10115 Berlin
Germany
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# 黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali
Monsters Family
kalai.w1990@gmail.com
+852 6849 7416
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+ China Union (Cashmere) International Group Limited
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Since 1975, the BMW Art Car project has been inviting an international roster of artists to utilise their automobiles as canvas for art.
The project was introduced by the French racecar driver and auctioneer Hervé Poulain, starting with Alexander Calder and the CSL 3.0, which Poulain himself raced in the 1975 Le Mans endurance race. Although the cars were intended to be race in the beginning, these days it has shifted the focus somewhat to position BMW as a player in the arts as luxury global brands have been seen to sponsor many art programs.
Pictured is the BMW Art Car #10 seen at Art Basel Hong Kong recently. It was painted by César Manrique, art artist and architect born in Arrecife, Lanzarote, and grew up in the area of San Ginés lagoon. It was painted in 1990 on a BMW 730i.
César Manrique (1919-04-24 to 1992-09-25)
BMW Art Car #10: 730i
1990
# César Manrique
César Manrique (pronounced: [ˈθesar manˈrike]) (24 April 1919 - 25 September 1992) was an artist and an architect.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/César_Manrique
# BMW Art Car
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Art_Car
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For over 30 years, Los Angeles and Brooklyn based artist Kenny Scharf has been creating sparkly, pop-ed and monstrous paintings, sculptures and installations featuring imagery from animated cartoons in his childhood.
This particular character is called “Squirtz,” one of the artist’s “classic guys.” The one shown recently at Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 is a red one, though recently an 8-ft tall blue version can be spotted in New York at Paul Kasmin Gallery, The Standard, High Line when the artist has a solo show called “Kolors”.
The juxtaposition between the cheery sculpture and the gallerists show that the line which used to divide street art and fine art is becoming very blurry these days. Sparkly!
Kenny Scharf
Squirtz (Red), 2013
enamel, rhinestone and fiberglass
48 1/8 x 37 1/4 x 24 1/8 in
122.2 x 94.6 x 61.3 cm
PK 17313
# Kenny Scharf
Born 1958 in Los Angeles, CA
Based in LA and Brooklyn
1980 B.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Scharf
# Paul Kasmin Gallery
293 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10001
USA
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:57:20+0800
+ Dimensions: 3212 x 4818
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 125
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14057
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Sculpture by Kenny Scharf: Squirtz (Red), 2013 (enamel, rhinestone and fiberglass)” / Paul Kasmin Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14057
/ #ABHK #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #Crazyisgood #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #KennyScharf #PaulKasminGallery #US #NYC #sculpture #WTF #LOL #pop
# 黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali
Monsters Family
kalai.w1990@gmail.com
+852 6849 7416
# Sponsor
+ China Union (Cashmere) International Group Limited
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
黃嘉麗 WONG Ka Lai, Kali: Monsters Family: Look 4 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17003
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #WongKaLai #KaliWong #黃嘉麗 #MonstersFamily #womens #women #models #cashmere
Context gives new understanding to modern lingo…
Newell Harry
Untitled (THIS/DAM/MAD/SHIT), 2013
Tongan Ngatu (bark cloth), ink
279 x 118 cm
Newell Harry
Untitled (MILF/FILM/LAME/MALE), 2013
Tongan Ngatu (bark cloth), ink
279 x 118 cm
# Newell Harry
+ 1972: Born Sydney, Australian: South African/Mauritian ancestry
+ 1993-1995: Diploma of Fine Arts, The National Art School, East Sydney Technical College
+ 1997-2000: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons.1), College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney
+ 2001-2004: Master of Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney
+ 2010-2013: Sessional Lecturer, COFA UNSW, Sydney
# Rosly Oxley9 Gallery
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:45:18+0800
+ Dimensions: 4930 x 3286
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 32 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14009
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Newell Harry (b.1972 Australia): Untitled (THIS/DAM/MAD/SHIT), 2013 + Untitled (MILF/FILM/LAME/MALE), 2013 (Tongan Ngatu (bark cloth), ink)” / Rosly Oxley9 Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14009
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects #SMLTypography #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #NewellHarry #RoslyOxley9 #people #WTF #LOL #typography
The last I saw Bert + Ernie was when I was still living in New York. When I decided to part with them during my international move to Hong Kong, they have decided to go visit Los Angeles for a year. Thankfully, after a year of traveling arrangement logistics with my sister in LA, they have safely arrived in Hong Kong.
The year alone and away from SML has been well to B+E — as now even Bert is starting to have a smile. Here they were seen holding hands during sunset on some rocks at the beach of Wu Kai Sha, pondering on thoughts that they have shared for so many years.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-08-09T18:17:45+0800
+ Dimensions: 5184 x 3456
+ Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 200
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°25'40" N 114°14'1" E
+ Location: 香港烏溪沙 Wu Kai Sha, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130809.7D.50133
+ Series: Bert and Ernie, Toy Story, Life Celebrates Diversity
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
永恆的愛 Eternal Love / SML Ideal Husbands: Bert and Ernie at the Beach / Life Celebrates Diversity / SML.20130809.7D.50133
/ #BertAndErnie #ToyStory #LifeCelebratesDiversity #Crazyisgood #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #beach #sunset #toys #LOL #instagay #LGBT #love #HK #SesameStreet #Bert #Ernie
Thank you for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day is a performance piece by Agata Olek (Facebook / Flickr / Portfolio) created for Art in Odd Places:SIGN, an annual festival exploring the odd, ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life.
Curated by Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam
Director of AIOP: Ed Woodham
Artist Statement
"Inspired by a uniformed attendant holding the sign Hold the Handrail in a Taipei metro station, I've created this moving installation/performance piece. In wearable sculptures of multicolored crocheted camouflage, my performers appear in various sites on 14th Street, displaying photographs of signs I've collected from different countries that are in emphatic, ironic or amused dialogue with their location."
See also video by Technology Artist filmed on the same day at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjXrKQVwPU
More information about the festival
Press
+ Timeout New York: Fall Preview 2009
+ Timeout New York: Own this City
Related SML Univese
+ SML Fine Art (Flickr Group) (FriendFeed / Twitter)
彩熊 Rainbow Teddy (RT) is super psyched with the EOS M.
“Wow, this camera is the bomb!” RT said. “Finally there is a camera that I can control. I don’t even need a shutter release. I just point and it focuses. And the mirrorless body is light like me [1]. Best yet, I can even reach the lens for zooming.”
Pictured here with the Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM lens [2], the Canon EOS M is the first mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera produced by Canon [3]. It is effectively a miniature version of the Canon EOS 650D with a simpler physical interface. Like the 7D, it contains a 18 megapixel APS-C crop frame CMOS chip. But unlike the 7D, it's focusing performance is rather poor.
However its saving grace is its ability to do full HD 1080p videography in AI servo mode—which is what SML now uses for lightweight travel use. Also now semi-permanently mounted on tripod to do videography for the Serenity series. Recommended.
# Notes
1. Weight: 262 g (0.58 lb)
2. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_17-40mm_lens
3. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_M
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the 7D, processed in Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-21 20:53:43 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3311 x 4967
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 2500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E (SML Universe HKG)
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“彩熊玩佳能EOSM相機 彩熊玩佳能EOSM相机 Rainbow Teddy plays with Canon EOSM” #camera #opinions
/ SML.20130121.7D.20688
/ #RainboyTeddy #ToyStory #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLOpinions #Crazyisgood #LifeCelebratesDiversity #SMLProjects
/ #LGBT #gay #bear #geekporn #Cameras #Canon7D #Canon2470 #CanonEOSM #Canon1740 #Manfrotto #Canon #geeks #nerds #opinions #recommended
/ #SMLLove #SMLRec
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #HK #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #攝影 #摄影 #photography #工具 #tools
/ SML:Projects=RainbowTeddy SML:Projects=ToyStory
Thank you for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day is a performance piece by Agata Olek (Facebook / Flickr / Portfolio) created for Art in Odd Places:SIGN, an annual festival exploring the odd, ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life.
Curated by Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam
Director of AIOP: Ed Woodham
Artist Statement
"Inspired by a uniformed attendant holding the sign Hold the Handrail in a Taipei metro station, I've created this moving installation/performance piece. In wearable sculptures of multicolored crocheted camouflage, my performers appear in various sites on 14th Street, displaying photographs of signs I've collected from different countries that are in emphatic, ironic or amused dialogue with their location."
See also video by Technology Artist filmed on the same day at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjXrKQVwPU
More information about the festival
Press
+ Timeout New York: Fall Preview 2009
+ Timeout New York: Own this City
Related SML Univese
+ SML Fine Art (Flickr Group) (FriendFeed / Twitter)
Hong Kong’s bus stops are very long. Each stops usually have space to allow multiple buses “park” at the same time. They usually run along the highway, so having space for multiple buses to stop along the way is necessary. This enables high speed travel with stops along major districts.
You know why New York buses are inefficient? Because in New York every block is a traffic light. In Hong Kong the urban planning is different. Buses can run on highway all the time while sections of the pedestrian walk is crafted out for bus to stop.
# SML Opinions
Smart. Crazyisgood. SML Love.
# SML Workflow
Photographed handheld with the Canon 7D + EF 70-200 f/4L + EF 1.4x Extender III. Stitched using Hugin PTGUI, an open source pano stitcher which affords far more advanced stitching algorithm than Photoshop. Then tweaked inside Photoshop CS6 and Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-08
+ Dimensions: 32451 x 1469
+ SML.20130208.7D.21377: - 11:04:11 - 1/160 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 160
+ SML.20130208.7D.21378: - 11:04:13 - 1/160 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 160
+ SML.20130208.7D.21379: - 11:04:15 - 1/160 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 160
+ SML.20130208.7D.21380: - 11:04:17 - 1/125 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 125
+ SML.20130208.7D.21381: - 11:04:18 - 1/125 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 100
+ SML.20130208.7D.21382: - 11:04:20 - 1/160 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 160
+ SML.20130208.7D.21383: - 11:04:21 - 1/125 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 125
+ SML.20130208.7D.21384: - 11:04:23 - 1/125 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 100
+ SML.20130208.7D.21385: - 11:04:24 - 1/160 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 125
+ SML.20130208.7D.21386: - 11:04:26 - 1/125 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 100
+ SML.20130208.7D.21387: - 11:04:27 - 1/160 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 125
+ SML.20130208.7D.21388: - 11:04:28 - 1/125 sec at f/5.6 - 98 mm - ISO 125
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200 f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'37" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山西沙路頌安邨對出巴士站 中国香港马鞍山西沙路颂安村对出巴士站 Bus Stop on Sai Sha Road outside outside Chung On Estate
+ Series: 人流 Human Logistics, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
“只在香港: 特長巴士站 Only in Hong Kong: Super Long Bus Stops” 人流全景攝影 Crazyisgood Human Logistics Panoramic Photography / SML.20130208.7D.21377-21388.pano.P1.L1
/ #人流 #Human Logistics #全景 #Pano #SMLPano #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLOpinions
/ #只在香港 #OnlyInHK #香港 #HongKong #中國 #中国 #China #街 #street #攝影 #摄影 #photography #crazy #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan #巴士站 #BusStop #長 #long
果行育德
仁心仁聞
迎來送往
新益求新
Healthy alternatives for Chinese New Year candies prepared by my 二嬸 auntie when I went over to 拜年 (greetings for the New Year) — a Chinese traditional custom where you visit different families for good luck in the next year.
Incentives for kids to go is that you receive red pockets with $$$ in them. Only people who are married need to give out red pockets—which means that until gay marriage is legalised and SML has a mate, technically speaking SML never had to give out anything and can receive cash “prizes” every year. Like I said, being gay has its perks. :)
Pictured: variety of nuts being served before Fat SML took over…
# SML Translate
+ 果: fruits.
+ 仁: sincere.
+ 果仁: nuts.
+ 迎: welcome.
+ 新: new, the new (year).
Wordplay—the first character of each line comes from the four-character title.
+ 果行育德: 以果斷的行動培養高尚的道德。“易·蒙”：“君子以果行作者：德。”
何善不可為，何福不可致，〜，孰大於是！◎清·馮桂芬“上海果作者：堂記” www.zdic.net/cy/ch/ZdicE6Zdic9EZdic9C4827.htm
+ 仁心仁聞: 聞：出名，有聲望，有仁慈的心腸，有仁愛的聲譽。 www.zdic.net/cy/ch/ZdicE4ZdicBBZdic8119130.htm
+ 迎來送往: 第一謂迎接來者，送走去者。宋楊萬里“過鸚鬥湖”詩之一“紅旗青蓋鳴鉦處，都是迎來送往人。”明劉基“過蘇州”詩之二“天地山河有真主，迎來送往總成空”。第二謂來時迎接，去時送行。 www.zdic.net/cd/ci/7/ZdicE8ZdicBFZdic8E246042.htm
+ 新益求新: 已經新了，還要求更新。http://www.zdic.net/cy/ch/ZdicE6Zdic96ZdicB023599.htm
# SML Workflow
Photographed with the 7D + 70-200 f/4L + 1.4x Extender. Processed inside Lightroom 4. Increasingly I have found this combo to be very good at taking macros with a healthy nice blur. Crazyisgood. SML Love. SML Rec.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-10 12:56:12 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 4661 x 3107
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 196 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III,
+ GPS: 22°17'0" N 114°13'24" E
”果仁迎新” / 中國飲食文化 Chinese Food Culture / SML.20130210.7D.21903.CR2
/ #中國飲食文化 #中国饮食文化 #CnFoodCulture #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #果仁 #nuts #飲食 #饮食 #food #文化 #culture #農曆新年 #LunarNewYear #ChineseNewYear #新年 #NewYear #拜年 #HappyNewYear #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong
Thank you for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day is a performance piece by Agata Olek (Facebook / Flickr / Portfolio) created for Art in Odd Places:SIGN, an annual festival exploring the odd, ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life.
Curated by Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam
Director of AIOP: Ed Woodham
Artist Statement
"Inspired by a uniformed attendant holding the sign Hold the Handrail in a Taipei metro station, I've created this moving installation/performance piece. In wearable sculptures of multicolored crocheted camouflage, my performers appear in various sites on 14th Street, displaying photographs of signs I've collected from different countries that are in emphatic, ironic or amused dialogue with their location."
See also video by Technology Artist filmed on the same day at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjXrKQVwPU
More information about the festival
Press
+ Timeout New York: Fall Preview 2009
+ Timeout New York: Own this City
Related SML Univese
+ SML Fine Art (Flickr Group) (FriendFeed / Twitter)
Rainbow Teddy (RT) went on a little date with Daddy Smurf at the Ma On Shan Sports Ground last night.
SML: What are you doing here?
RT: The property market in Hong Kong is off the charts, so we decided to join the flock of love birds in the area and come to this dark corner to have a date.
Daddy Smurf: Yes this place is made for us. It was so romantic until you have arrived.
SML: Oh, sorry about that. Let’s just take a photo and I will leave you be…
# Strobist Info
Taken with the 6D + 24-70 f/2.8L with 90EX as remote flash. Canon 580EX mounted on Manfrotto table-top tripod as make-shift light stand, bouncing off of ceiling of the stadium to create this almost daylight exposure.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-13T22:09:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/160 sec at f/2.8
+ Focal Length: 59 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Flash: Canon 90EX on camera as remote, Canon 580EX on Manfrotto tripod as slave. Ceiling bounce
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'17" N 114°13'40" E
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山恆康街1號馬鞍山運動場 中国香港马鞍山恒康街1号马鞍山运动场 Ma On Shan Sports Ground, 1 Hang Hong Road, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130513.6D.06491.C23
+ Series: Rainbow Teddy, Toy Story, Crazyisgood
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“彩熊和藍精靈爸爸春天的約會 Rainbow Teddy + Daddy Smurf’s Date in Spring” / Crazyisgood Toy Story / SML.20130513.6D.06491.C23
/ #彩熊 #RainbowTeddy #ToyStory #CreativeCommons #CCBY #LifeCelebratesDiversity #Crazyisgood #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #WTF #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #藍精靈 #Smurf #LOL #Daddy #toys
Thank you for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day is a performance piece by Agata Olek (Facebook / Flickr / Portfolio) created for Art in Odd Places:SIGN, an annual festival exploring the odd, ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life.
Curated by Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam
Director of AIOP: Ed Woodham
Artist Statement
"Inspired by a uniformed attendant holding the sign Hold the Handrail in a Taipei metro station, I've created this moving installation/performance piece. In wearable sculptures of multicolored crocheted camouflage, my performers appear in various sites on 14th Street, displaying photographs of signs I've collected from different countries that are in emphatic, ironic or amused dialogue with their location."
See also video by Technology Artist filmed on the same day at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjXrKQVwPU
More information about the festival
Press
+ Timeout New York: Fall Preview 2009
+ Timeout New York: Own this City
Related SML Univese
+ SML Fine Art (Flickr Group) (FriendFeed / Twitter)
These shoes caught my eye â mostly as the acrylic heel makes people look like that they are tiptoe-ing or walking in air â crazyisgood!
# é¢é¨æ° CHIN Chun-San, Francesca
Time Sculptor
francesca_chin@hotmail.com
+852 6220 5377
# Sponsors
+ Fenix Group Ltd.
+ UPW
+ Winning Textile Co., Ltd
+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee æææ / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
é¢é¨æ° CHIN Chun-San, Francesca: Time Sculptor: Look 2 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17065
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood
/ #ä¸å #ä¸å½ #China #é¦æ¸¯ #HongKong #æå½± #æå½± #photography #çå·¥å¤§å¸ #PolyU #fashion #design #people #é¢é¨æ° #ChinChunSan #FrancescaChin #TimeSculptor #WTF #models #womens #women
Balancing with the subwoofer [1] as well as the strap for the camera, 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy (RT) mounted the Canon EOS 7D [2] first on the Canon BG-E7 Battery Grip [3] onto the Manfrotto 3030 Pan/Tilt Head with Quick Release [4] on the Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod [5].
“Together with the Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM lens [6], this setup weighs more than 1000 times my total weight,” RT said. “My hands cannot really reach the shutter release on the camera, but thankfully the battery grip has another shutter release which allows me to do portrait photography easy. Perfect for me!”
# Notes
1. Canton AS 22 is a 70-Watt, a 220mm woofer, 22-150 Hz frequency response, floor-standing bass-reflex subwoofer. Recommended. canton.de
2. The Canon EOS 7D is an 18.0 effective megapixel APS-C crop CMOS digital single-lens reflex camera made by Canon. Recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_7D
3. BG-E7 grip allows use of 6 AA cells, a single LP-E6 or two LP-E6 batteries. Highly recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EOS_7D
4. Now replaced by the Manfrotto 804RC2 and 200PL-14 QR Plate, 3030 is a popular tripod head made in Italy by Manfrotto. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/434497-REG/Manfrotto_804RC...
5. Newly redesigned, the Manfrotto 190XB is lighter in weight and slightly more compact. The ergonomics of the leg angle release mechanism and the quick action leg locks themselves have also been greatly improved. Highly recommended. www.manfrotto.com/aluminium-tripod-black-without-head
6. The Canon EF 24–70mm is a family of professional EF mount wide-to-normal zoom lenses manufactured and sold by Canon. The first of the family, the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L (pictured), was introduced in 2002 to replace the well-regarded 28-70mm f/2.8L. Two later versions were announced in 2012. Highly recommended. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_24%E2%80%9370mm_lens
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-23 11:28:41 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 1779 x 1779
+ Exposure: 1/15 sec at f/2.4
+ Focal Length: 4.28mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: did not fire
+ Camera: Apple iPad 3
+ GPS: 22°25'8" N 114°13'27" E
+ Series: Rainbow Teddy
# SML Workflow
+ Photographed with iPad 3.
+ Imported into Lightroom 4 and cropped as square.
+ Opened in Photoshop CS6 and tweaked inside Lab color mode.
+ Metadata tagged in Lightroom 4.
# Location
Photographed at SML Universe HKG.
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“彩熊玩佳能數碼單反相機 彩熊玩佳能数码单反相机 Rainbow Teddy plays with Canon DSLR” #photography #tools
/ SML.20130120.IP3.07475.SQ.P1
/ #RainboyTeddy #ToyStory #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLOpinions #Crazyisgood #LifeCelebratesDiversity #SMLProjects
/ #LGBT #gay #bear #nerds #geeks #geekporn #hackers #Cameras #Canon7D #Canon2470f28L #CanonBGE7 #Manfrotto3030 #Manfrotto190XB #Manfrotto190XPROB #Manfrotto #Canon #geeks #nerds #Canton #subwoofer #AS22 #CanonAS22 #recommended
/ #SMLLove #SMLRec
/ IP3 SQ SML:Date=20130120 2013 2013-01 2013-01-20 #中國 #中国 #China #CN #香港 #HongKong #HK #馬鞍山 #MaOnShan 攝影 #摄影 #photography #工具 #tools #reviews #recommended #opinions SML:Projects=RainbowTeddy SML:Projects=ToyStory
/ #SMLRec
Combining elements from traditional Japanese cultures with a modern twist, LEUNG Shuk Han, Stella’s Kyotokyo starts off the show with its imaginative prints and flowing lines. Particularly of interest to me is her rocked-out Geta (Japanese footwear).
Crazyisgood!
# LEUNG Shuk Han, Stella
Kyotokyo
shukhan0126@hotmail.com
+852 9201 5598
# Sponsors
+ Colorway Graphics Limited
+ Numb
+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-26T16:09:51+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 260 mm
+ ISO: 2500
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130626.6D.16777
+ Series: PolyU Fashion Show 2013, 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, 全景攝影 Panoramic Photography
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
LEUNG Shuk Han, Stella: Kyotokyo: Look 1 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16777
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/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #時裝 #fashion #設計 #design #events #people #LeungShukHan #Kyotokyo #womens #Japan #WTF
The best WTF finds from ABHK came from Indonesia. These two acrylic paintings in the “Band of Sober” series are the works of Uji Handoko, an artist born in 1983 (yes, seriously!) also known as “Hahan”, which feature traditional asian religious figures situated next to some truly demented happy characters.
Surreal pop wtf insanity is exactly the kind of art I love. For more of the artist work, visit thisishahan.wordpress.com/ or Twitter: twitter.com/UjiHahan or Instagram: instagram.com/hellohahan/ @hellohahan
Definitely someone to watch out for—if they know how to do social media marketing for themselves they are generally unstoppable for viral growth… :)
Uji Handoko
Band of Sober - Effort, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
Diameter: 180 cm
Uji Handoko
Band Of Sober - Prayer, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
Diameter: 180 cm
# Uji Handoko aka ‘Hahan’
Born February 25 1983, Kebumen, Java, Indonesia.
+ 2009: Art Faculty, fine art program, major in print making, Indonesia Institute of The Art, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
# Langgeng Gallery
Cempaka 8B
Magelang 56123
Indonesia
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:55:11+0800
+ Dimensions: 4844 x 3229
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 400
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14158
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Paintings by Uji Handoko ‘Hahan’ (b. 1983 Indonesia): Band Of Sober — Effort, 2003 + Band Of Sober - Prayer, 2013 (acrylic on canvas) / Langgeng Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14158
/ #ABHK #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #UjiHandoko #Hahan #UjiHahan #LanggengGallery #painting #acrylic #WTF #LOL #pop
# KUN Tsz Yan, Joyce
so long, farewell, my stranger.
kunjoyce@yahoo.com.hk
+852 6442 2216
# Sponsors
+ Full Charm Knitters Ltd.
+ Novetex Textiles Limited
+ Jetco Zipper Limited
+ Long Tai Hong (Holding) Limited
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
Joyce Kun (KUN Tsz Yan): so long, farewell, my stranger: Look 6 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.16932
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMen #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #JoyceKun #KunTszYan #SoLongFarewellMyStranger #men #people #mens #cute
It was a quiet and sunny afternoon, and Rainbow Teddy (彩熊 RT @rainbowteddy8) wanted to play with the kids outside. In a kids playground nearby, RT found a metal jeep designed for his tiny figure. At first, there was another boy playing there also, but RT was quickly dismissed because of how he looks.
Boy: You are so weird. You have hair all over you.
SML: But he is a very good boy. He won’t hurt you.
Boy’s dad: Get away from my boy at once! Bears are dangerous. I saw it on TV. Why would you be such a careless parent to bring a bear to the playground?!
SML: He really doesn’t harm anyone…
(The dad and son team disappeared quicker than wind into thin air)
RT: It’s ok, SML, I am used to it. People always look at me and said that I am small, furry, ugly, weird, crazy, different, but I am perfectly happy playing by myself. Would it be nice to be loved by others? Sure, but learning to survive on my own makes me stronger.
SML: I am glad that you see the world that way. Now say cheese to the camera and let’s enjoy this wonderful day!
P.S. Rainbow Teddy now has an Instagram account at instagram.com/rainbowteddy8 but he has not had the time to post anything yet. Stay tuned.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-07-13T14:51:30+0800
+ Dimensions: 4557 x 3038
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/9.0
+ Focal Length: 24 mm
+ ISO: 250
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'2" N 114°13'10" E
+ Location: 香港馬鞍山錦豐苑兒童遊樂場 Children’s Playground, Kam Fung Court, Ma On Shan, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 5
+ Serial: SML.20130713.6D.20411
+ Series: 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, Life Celebrates Diversity, Crazyisgood, Toy Story
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
彩熊樂遊吉普車 Rainbow Teddy drives the jeep / Crazyisgood Toy Story / SML.20130713.6D.20411
/ #RainbowTeddy #彩熊 #ToyStory #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #LifeCelebratesDiversity #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #gay #Teddy #instagay #gaybear #LGBT #LOL #WTF #jeep #playground #diversity #life #HK
The USS Peleliu is currently in Hong Kong. I was made aware of this fact via Billy Clarke—a writer / photographer / journalist I recently met on Instagram. I took the 100-400 with me and took a whole bunch of photos. It is currently parked at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, and you can get the best view of the ship if you get on the roof where the car park is.
Obviously I saw a ton of photographers there today. Most of them have very wide angle lenses, and for sure I understand why they do, because the USS Peleliu is a large ship. But in usual SML fashion, I am mostly interested in photographing microscope of things of interest to me—and in this case, it’s the gigantic typography on the side of the ship as well as the always spectacular positioning of vehicles hand in the middle of nowhere on the side “facade” of the ship.
The number 5 has a painted drop shadow—which is pretty awesome. Seriously. Crazyisgood!
For those who are curious to see what the marine boys do on the ship, stay tuned—they are coming later in the stream.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-18T16:29:04+0800
+ Dimensions: 5472 x 3648
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 400 mm
+ ISO: 1600
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'34" N 114°10'4" E
+ Location: 中國香港九龍尖沙咀海港城 Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: US Marines Copter HMM-364 on the USS Peleliu (LHA-5), United States Navy
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130418.6D.01176
+ Series: Photojournalism
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“5: Beware of jet blast and motor blades + 22: US Marines Copter HMM-364” / USS Peleliu (LHA-5) in Hong Kong / SML.20130418.6D.01176
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #US #Navy #Marines #USS #Peleliu #LHA6 #Helicopter #typography #numbers #ship #mil
Not my favorite look — but I love this model. Wearing oddly shaped garments with super high heels on the runway is no joke. I am always amazed how graceful they are to maintain the poise required for the catwalk.
# 黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty
Unfolding
kitty92624@hotmail.com
+852 6427 1294
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
黃倩汶 WONG Sin Man, Kitty: Unfolding: Look 5 / PolyU Fashion Show 2013 / SML.20130626.6D.17111
/ #PolyUFashionShow2013 #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood #SMLWomen
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #理工大學 #PolyU #fashion #design #people #黃倩汶 #WongSinMan #KittyWong #womens #women #WTF #Forms
Thank you for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day is a performance piece by Agata Olek (Facebook / Flickr / Portfolio) created for Art in Odd Places:SIGN, an annual festival exploring the odd, ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life.
Curated by Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam
Director of AIOP: Ed Woodham
Artist Statement
"Inspired by a uniformed attendant holding the sign Hold the Handrail in a Taipei metro station, I've created this moving installation/performance piece. In wearable sculptures of multicolored crocheted camouflage, my performers appear in various sites on 14th Street, displaying photographs of signs I've collected from different countries that are in emphatic, ironic or amused dialogue with their location."
See also video by Technology Artist filmed on the same day at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjXrKQVwPU
More information about the festival
Press
+ Timeout New York: Fall Preview 2009
+ Timeout New York: Own this City
Related SML Univese
+ SML Fine Art (Flickr Group) (FriendFeed / Twitter)
After affixing the iPad on the Hover Bar, I thought that it would be an excellent webcam to do video conference with. And apparently I had the same idea more than a year ago—because I already own the app for it: PocketCam by Senstic. It seems that I gave up on it before because doing teleconference while holding a device is no fun, but now that the iPad hover hands free it makes things easier.
In case you have no idea wtf is going on in this photo, I have zoomed in my monitor to show the Skype preferences window. By point the iPad cam to the greatly zoomed in window, I created a gigantic feedback delayed video loop. It is delayed because the video signal path to slow. But it is fun as you can see the windows rotate one by one over time. You see, lag is good for _something_. :)
itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocketcam/id316512204?mt=8
Photographed with iPhone 5, processed in Snapseed on the iPad 3.
“PocketCam turns iPhone + iPad into webcam for Skype” #ios #apps #opinions
/ SML.20130123.IPH5.iOS.Apps.PocketCam.Skype.Opinions
/ #SMLOpinions #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #Crazyisgood
/ #iphone #ipad iOS apps opinions #PocketCam #senstic #tools #fun #crazyisgood #nerds #geeks #photography IPH5 #computers #photography #delay #loop #video #skype #lag #hongkong #china
Tony Oursler
20 Franc
Mixed media
2010
Tony Oursler est né en 1957 à New York, où il vit et travaille actuellement. Il est reconnu comme l’un des précurseurs de l’art vidéo. Dès ses premières œuvres, c’est la vidéo qui va lui servir de catalyseur pour la création d’un univers totalement singulier, car elle représente pour lui l’espace d’accès immédiat à la culture populaire.
Il exploitera jusqu’à aujourd’hui l’outil vidéo et surtout celui de la projection qu’il utilise notamment avec des images de corps ou fragments de corps sur des sphères suspendues, ou des poupées posées sur le sol. Il nous transporte dans des univers spectraux posant la question de l’humain et du non-humain et tentant de reproduire les émotions de l’homme face à la monstruosité ou à l’inanimé.
Le son et les textes occupent une place de première importance dans son travail quant à l’impact qu’ils suscitent sur le spectateur. Il fait sortir le médium vidéo de son état hypnotique en le retirant de l’espace plat du moniteur pour le réinstaller à l’intérieur du monde.
Dans l’univers d’Oursler rien ne peut échapper au visible, (le bruit et la lumière font partie intégrante des dispositifs). L’image est omniprésente, sa projection constitue l’œuvre. Le spectateur est placé devant l’hégémonie de l’œil et du visuel. Les multiples acteurs virtuels d’Oursler délivrent un message, tout en entravant le sens, pour écrire une parabole de la non- communication.
Cependant, l’important pour lui n’est pas la vidéo en elle-même mais plutôt sa projection sur un support 3D. Il crée des univers qui peuvent paraître drôles au premier abord et qui se révèlent peu à peu lourds de sens.
Difficile de rester indifférent au monde de Tony Oursler tant la mise en scène est saisissante. D’ailleurs le spectateur fait partie intégrante des dispositifs. Passant entre les projections il devient un instant écran, modifiant l’œuvre par sa présence. Le monde que donne à voir Tony Oursler est une « société du spectacle », dans laquelle il est difficile de trouver sa place, où la communication est omniprésente sans que l’on puisse s’entendre. On peut penser à une déambulation de brouhahas audiovisuels, un univers entre architecture et art, dispositif et vidéo.
Du 24 octobre 2009 au 17 janvier 2010, il bénéficiera d’une rétrospective au Kunsthaus Bregenz en Autriche
Ses œuvres sont présentes dans les collections de nombreux musées, comme le Musée d’Art Moderne Georges Pompidou à Paris, du MOCA à Chicago, du MoMA à New York, de la Tate Gallery à Londres,…
www.baronianfrancey.com/artists/117-tony-oursler/
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The Armory Show is the United States’ leading art fair devoted to the most important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its twelve years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week.
The Armory Show 2010 also features The Armory Show – Modern, specializing in modern and secondary market material on Pier 92. Pier 94 continues to be a venue to premiere new works by living artists. With one ticket, visitors to The Armory Show on March 4–7, 2010 have access to the latest developments in the art world, and to the masterpieces which heralded them.
Piers 92 and 94 on 55th Street and 12th Avenue, NYC
March 4-7, 2010
Dimitris Andreadis
Oil on cardboard
Installation
Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center
www.art-tounta.gr/files/artists/andreadis/andreadis.html
www.art-tounta.gr/files/artists/andreadis/andreadisBio.html
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Born in Athens, 1979
EDUCATION
2001-2005 Studies in the Athens’ School of Fine Arts in the Z’ Painting Studio under Prof. Giannis Psychopaides and ass. Prof. Marios Spiliopoulos. He graduates at the top of his class (29/30)
1999-2000 Studies in the Fine Arts department of the Aristotelean University of Thessaloniki under Prof. Giannis Fokas and ass. Prof. Vangelis Ploiarides
1997-1998 Takes drawing lessons in Nikos Stefos’ school
1992-1996 Studies in Pallene’s Experimental Musical School
ACTIVITIES
2009 Zulu Project, installation at a studio
2007 Bakehouse Art Complex, South Florida
2002-2005 Organizes and executes artistic activities and shows, in cooperation with artistic, musical, and dance-theater groups. Begins a group for public artistic activities in Athens. Paints in big dimensions in alternative spaces (bars, one-night-galleries, etc.), often with the artistic contribution of spectators and bypassers
2002 Takes part and receives an award in the ΗΣΑΠ competition for artistic intervention in the Peiraeus station
1999-2000 Takes part in artistic activities in the public places of Thessaloniki with painting, music and poetry
SOLO SHOWS
2009
Keep A Light on, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens
(Keep A Light on included a poetic edition and two performances of his own music)
GROUP SHOWS
2009
ReMap, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens, Greece
Art Athina Art Fair, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, Athens, Greece
2008 Artissima Art Fair, Turin, Italy, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center
Whatever’s whatever, curated by Dimitrios Antonitsis
Bargain prices on elephant gun, Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Center, curated by Katerina Nikou
2007 Fine Arts Graduates Group Exhibition in the Municipal Picture Gallery of Kalamata
Metropolis in the Municipal Picture Gallery of Athens
EASA ’07 Installation in the town of Eleusina
10+1 installations in Botanikos space
2006 Fata Morgana, in Benaki Museum, in honor of poet Nikos Kabbadias
Metropolis, in the raisin storehouses in Bari, Patra (part of the “Art Capital of Europe” activities)
Top of the 2006 class graduates exhibition, in the Meizonos Ellinismoy Institute (Eurobank scholarship)
Kodra action era in Thessaloniki
2004 Carte blance,Booze cooperativa (30 nights & days with live painting)
Ceiling project, Anthropos, alternative bar
+++
The Armory Show is the United States leading art fair devoted to the most important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries. In its twelve years, the fair has become an international institution. Every March, artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from all over the world make New York their destination during Armory Arts Week.
The Armory Show 2010 also features The Armory Show Modern, specializing in modern and secondary market material on Pier 92. Pier 94 continues to be a venue to premiere new works by living artists. With one ticket, visitors to The Armory Show on March 47, 2010 have access to the latest developments in the art world, and to the masterpieces which heralded them.
Piers 92 and 94 on 55th Street and 12th Avenue, NYC
March 4-7, 2010
An invisible deadly web virus is spreading so the gang came together to raise awareness.
Papa Smurf: Did you know that up til 1990, homosexuality was considered a mental disorder by the World Health Organization (WHO)?
Little Green Man (LGM): Seriously? Humans are so backwards.
Rainbow Teddy (RT): This is why every year on May 17, we have decided to join up and bring awareness on social media.
Tigger: United we stand. To quote a tweet commonly attributed to (an unconfirmed) Morgan Freeman: “I hate the word homophobia. It’s not a phobia. You are not scared. You are an asshole.”
In Hong Kong, homophobia is still a huge problem. For most of my adulthood I have lived in New York mostly as I wish to distance myself from my family in order to not negatively affect them because of who I am.
I hope that one day I can just be.
For more information, visit www.homophobiaday.org/
# About The International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO)
The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is an annual event celebrated every May 17. It is coordinated by the Paris-based "IDAHOBIT Committee", founded and presided over by Frenchman Louis-Georges Tin. The day aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of LGBT rights violations and stimulate interest in LGBT rights work.
May 17 was the day that homosexuality was removed from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1990.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_Against_Homophobi...
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-17T18:35:42+0800
+ Dimensions: 4856 x 3237
+ Exposure: 1/15 sec at f/6.3
+ Focal Length: 62 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Canon EOS 580EX ceiling bounce
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
+ Accessories: Canon TC-80N3 Remote release, Manfrotto tripod
+ GPS: 22°25'51" N 114°11'35" E
+ Location: SML Universe (Hong Kong) Limited
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130517.6D.06866
+ Series: 生頌多樣 Life Celebrates Diversity, 彩熊 Rainbow Teddy, 玩具故事 Toy Story, Crazyisgood
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“抗爭恐同症網絡病毒 Fight the homophobia web virus” / 生頌多樣玩具故事 Life Celebrates Diversity Toy Story: International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) / SML.20130517.6D.06866
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Here is another mixed media installation by Chiharu Shiota (塩田千春 Shiota Chiharu b. 1972 Osaka, Japan), the artist I knew nothing about but fell in love with after my brief visit to Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 recently.
For her “State of being” series, a physical object—a boy’s kimono in this case—is suspended in air with black threads. Some have mentioned that they look like charcoal drawings, and they definitely do have that feel to it. Except that it is just a web of threads affixed to a metal frame.
It reminds one of an old precious long-forgotten item found inside the attic, memories which are trapped somehow—unreachable, but there.
Stunning at its simplicity but masterful in its execution. It is suspended between reality and surrealism. Highly recommended.
Chiharu Shiota b. 1972
State of Being: Boy’s Kimono, 2013
Metal, kimono, black thread
150 x 100 x 80 cm
59 x 39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in
# Chiharu Shiota
Chiharu Shiota (塩田 千春 Shiota Chiharu) is a Japanese installation artist born in 1972 in Osaka. She has been living and working in Berlin since 1996.She studied at the Seika University in Kyoto and at various schools in Germany and is represented by ARNDT in Berlin and Galerie Daniel Templon in Paris.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiharu_Shiota
# Galerie Daniel Templon
Founded in 1966
30, rue Beaubourg
75003 Paris
France
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:53:14+0800
+ Dimensions: 3112 x 4661
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 29 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14043
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Mixed Media Installation by 塩田千春 Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972 Japan): State of Being: Boy’s Kimono, 2013 (Metal, kimono, black thread)” / Galerie Daniel Templon / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14043
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It is rare for me to remember any artist’s name after seeing their work only once, but El Anatsui is one of those very rare exceptions. I saw his work last at The Armory Show 2010 in New York [1], and I distinctively remember him mainly because of the transmutative properties of the medium which he chooses.
Anatsui’s sculptures look like a sort of abstract expressionist tapestry made out of fabric, but are in fact a knit of thousands of discarded aluminium bottle tops threaded together with copper wires.
Fluidity of form is a significant quality inherent to his sculptures. The artist insists that his hangings be draped rather than hung flat, and allow museums and galleries to do the draping themselves, thus leaving their actual appearance differ from each show adding a unfixed quality into the sculptural practice.
Anatsui was born in Anyako, and trained at the College of Art, University of Science and Technology, in Kumasi, in central Ghana. He began teaching at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1975, and has become affiliated with the Nsukka group.
El Anatsui
Earth developing more roots, 2011
Aluminium (bottle caps) and copper wire
129 x 141 inches
# El Anatsui (b. 1944, Ghana)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Anatsui
# Sakshi Gallery
6/19, 2nd Floor, Grants Building, Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba
400 005 Mumbai
India
# Notes
1. Sculpture (Detail) by El Anatsui / Jack Shainman Gallery / The Armory Show 2010 / SML.20100305.7D.03932: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4420429650/
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T17:41:57+0800
+ Dimensions: 4700 x 3393
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 28 mm
+ ISO: 320
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14115
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Sculpture by El Anatsui: Earth developing more roots, 2011 (Aluminium bottle caps, copper wire)” / Sakshi Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14115
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彩熊 Rainbow Teddy (RT) overheard a conversation recently: “Why does the rainbow flag represents LGBT?” an SML Family member asked.
”Oh, it’s because the rainbow is all-inclusive and it represents people in all different colors,” RT hijacked the conversation while fanning out the Pantone Color guide to show the amazing beauty of color diversity.” But if you want more information about the rainbow flag, let me Google that for you:
According to Wikipedia, the rainbow flag, sometimes LGBT pride flag or gay pride flag, is a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride and LGBT social movements in use since the 1970s. The colors reflect the diversity of the LGBT community, and the flag is often used as a symbol of gay pride in LGBT rights marches. It originated in California, but is now used worldwide. [1]”
“可能中文會比較容易明白: 彩虹旗作為同志驕傲標誌是起源於美國加州。顏色反映的LGBT社區的多樣性, 所以自20世紀70年代成為LGBT (Lesbian 女同性戀者, Gay 男同性戀者, Bisexual 雙性戀者, Transgender 變性者)社會運動的象徵。”
RT is eager to share his Google knowledge with humans who don’t enjoy Googling. Please feel free to ask more questions in the future!
# Notes
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT_movement)
# SML Workflow
Photographed with Canon EOS M with Canon EF 17-40 f4L on tripod, processed in Lightroom 4.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-01-25 23:56:39 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3456 x 4802
+ Exposure: 0.6 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 31 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°25'9" N 114°13'25" E (SML Universe HKG)
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“彩熊解釋彩虹象徵同志驕傲標誌的因由 Rainbow Teddy explains why rainbow = symbol of gay pride” #LGBT #design #history
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During Art Basel Hong Kong this year, Mayoral Galeria D’Art from Barcelona gave a solo show to Joan Miró, arguably one of the most important artists in Spanish history.
Born to the families of a goldsmith and a cabinet-maker, he grew up in the Barri Gòtic neighborhood of Barcelona. Miró initially went to business school as well as art school. His father is unsupportive of his art education, and when he had his first solo show at the Dalmal Gallery, his work was ridiculed and defaced.
But as you can see now, he is now universally recognised as a significant influence on late-20th century art. In 1954 he was given the Venice Biennale print making prize, in 1958 the Guggenheim International Award, and in 1980 he received the Gold Medal of Fine Arts from King Juan Carlos of Spain.
Hard work and perseverance usually pay off if you keep at it. Just do what you love.
Joan Miró
(Bacelona, 1893 - Palma, 1983)
Femme oiseaux (1978)
Signed ‘Miró’ (lower right); dated and titled ’III/78. Femme, oiseaux’ (on the reverse)
Oil and pencil on board
72 x 55 cm
28.3 x 21.7 in
# Joan Miro
Joan Miró i Ferrà (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈam miˈɾo]) (April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist born in Barcelona. A museum dedicated to his work, the Fundació Joan Miró, was established in his native city in 1975.
Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride. In numerous interviews dating from the 1930s onwards, Miró expressed contempt for conventional painting methods as a way of supporting bourgeois society, and famously declared an "assassination of painting" in favour of upsetting the visual elements of established painting.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Miró
# Provenance
Galerie Maeght, Paris.
The Schulhof Collection.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1979.
# Literature
J. Dupin and A. Lelong-Mainaud, Joan Miró, Catalogue raisonné. Paintings VI, 1976-1981, Paris, 2004, p. 116, No. 1866 (illustrated in colour).
# Mayoral Galeria D’Art
Consell de Cent, 286
08007 Barcelona
Spain
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:49:20+0800
+ Dimensions: 1623 x 2128
+ Exposure: 1/200 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 37 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14027
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Painting by Joan Miró: Femme oiseaux, 1978 (Oil and pencil on board)” / Mayoral Galeria D’Art / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14027
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As Cosmopolitan writes, it is “Sex in the City marries Facebook.” While SML has his “MenReview” project, it seems that this idea is not really that far off, as clearly there is a market for men reviews.
Available on iOS as well as the Android platform, LuLu allows women to review men anonymously, with things which women apparently do care about: is he ambitious, trustworthy, good in bed?
Sickly awesome. Crazysigood. SML Love.
Screenshot: www.onlulu.com/
“LuLu—new app allows women to search + review men”
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As an interaction designer, I love art works which uses technology and are interactive. I also love truly crazy ideas. So this piece by japanese collective Chim↑Pom is a by-chance encounter of pure awesomeness.
This work intends to provide an alternative source to energy by converting “libido” to electricity. Chim↑Pom inserted tiny erotic ads in newspaper to solicit calls from “needy” male adults. When they call this number, the machine will convert radio waves into electricity by an optical sensor with a relay. This “invention” is currently patent-pending, apparently.
When this work is shown at Art Basel Hong Kong, a similar ad was placed in a newspaper in Hong Kong. To figure out how this works, I called the number—if you zoom into the photo you will see my number on the iPhone. When it rings, the light bulb lights up through the machine. The calls are real, also — as the director of the gallery told me that quite a few people called multiple times thinking that it is a legit number.
Crazyisgood. SML Love.
Chim ↑ Pom an artist group formed in August 2005 in Tokyo and is consisted of six members: Erii, Ryuta Ushiro, Yasutaka Hayashi, Toshinori Mizuno, Takashi Okada, and Inaoka.
Chim↑Pom
Libido-Electricity Conversion Machine “EROKITEL” third and practical model “KIBOU”, 2011
Mixed media, sports paper ad
# Chim↑Pom（チン↑ポム）
Chim↑Pom（チン↑ポム）は、2005年8月、東京で結成されたアーティスト集団。メンバーはエリイ、卯城竜太、林靖高、水野俊紀、岡田将孝、稲岡求の6人編成。
ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chim↑Pom
# Mujin-to Production
2-12-6 Miyoshi Koto-ku
Tokyo 135-0022
Japan
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:44:22+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 32 mm
+ ISO: 800
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'59" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.14290
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
‘Interactive Installation by Chim↑Pom: Libido-Electricity Conversion Machine “EROKITEL” third and practical model “KIBOU”, 2011 (Mixed media, sports paper ad)’ / Mujin-to Production / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.14290
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In most parts of the world, seeing high-performance sports cars on the road is a rare sighting. In Hong Kong, these exotic birds are everywhere are such a commonplace that no one really pays attention to them.
Pictured is a green Porsche 911 GT3 RS [according to Wikipedia it is also known as 977 GT3 RS (Porsche’s internal designator)] waiting impatiently behind a traffic light for his turn to roar while cranking his engines for all to hear—but as seen in the photo, no one pays much attention to its presence.
Designed as a higher performance version of the Porsche 911 sports car, the GT3 begins its lineage way back in 1973 as the 911 RS. The RS is short for the German RennSport, literally "racing sport" in English. 997 GT3 RS is the road car version of the 911 RS racing series.
I don’t know how to drive but I get my fair share of what is available in the market just walking around in random neighbourhoods in Hong Kong. Getting the newest + greatest + shiniest toys of all is a bizarre consumerism culture in Hong Kong. Observation is often a far better indicator for what may trend in the future than reading analytics reports (which are, by definition, history already).
For more information, visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911_GT3 + en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_997
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-10 16:09:38 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 5075 x 3384
+ Exposure: 1/320 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 170 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°16'55" N 114°13'15" E
+ Location: 中國香港西灣河筲箕灣道 中国香港西湾河筲箕湾道 Shau Kei Wan Road, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong SAR, China
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4, Photoshop CS6
+ Serial: SML.20130210.7D.21986.P1.L1
+ Series: Crazyisgood, 人流 Human Logistics
“Porsche 911 GT3 RS” / Crazyisgood 人流 Human Logistics / SML.20130210.7D.21986.P1.L1
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Never let who you are limit what you can do. I honestly believe that anyone can accomplish anything in life if they have the will to do it.
Pictured are two runners seen at the Ma On Shan Promenade after they have finished their run and are walking home. One of the men is visually impaired. But he is able to run outside with the help of a guide runner. A cotton rope binds their hands together, thus allowing the visually impaired athlete to be able to run out in open air.
I have never seen anything like this before. Hong Kong is awesome. And very accessible. Crazyisgood. SML Love.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-02-08 11:20:37 GMT+0800
+ Dimensions: 3196 x 4794
+ Exposure 1/200 sec at f/5.6
+ Focal Length: 102 mm
+ ISO: 640
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM + Canon EF 1.4x Extender III
+ GPS: 22°25'14" N 114°13'27" E
+ 中國香港馬鞍山海濱長廊 中国香港马鞍山海滨长廊 Ma On Shan Promenade, Hong Kong, China
+ Serial: SML.20130208.7D.21490
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Series: Crazyisgood
“領跑員 Guide Runner + 視障運動員 Visually Impaired Athlete” / Crazyisgood / SML.20130208.7D.21490
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Thank you for Your Visit, Have a Nice Day is a performance piece by Agata Olek (Facebook / Flickr / Portfolio) created for Art in Odd Places:SIGN, an annual festival exploring the odd, ordinary and ingenious in the spectacle of daily life.
Curated by Erin Donnelly and Radhika Subramaniam
Director of AIOP: Ed Woodham
Artist Statement
"Inspired by a uniformed attendant holding the sign Hold the Handrail in a Taipei metro station, I've created this moving installation/performance piece. In wearable sculptures of multicolored crocheted camouflage, my performers appear in various sites on 14th Street, displaying photographs of signs I've collected from different countries that are in emphatic, ironic or amused dialogue with their location."
See also video by Technology Artist filmed on the same day at www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfjXrKQVwPU
More information about the festival
Press
+ Timeout New York: Fall Preview 2009
+ Timeout New York: Own this City
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Toy Story by SML
With a big glass of Pinot Noir in hand, Bert forgot about the pain of modeling while Ernie got trashed.
Toy Story by Erotocrat (NYC)
It was reported by Burt that the euphoria caused by Ernie is unlike hand-puppet jobs received from other muppets. I even remember my first experience with Ernie, who as a young muppet, emerged from Mr. Hooper’s bodega off of Sesame Street one crispy morning. Ernie glanced at me as though I were a masked Adonis of some sort and told me in no uncertain terms, that he felt like the letter B.
Fast forward
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