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This Case feature is extra special for me because he was one of the first writers I met in '95 when I didn't know anybody and we were still in high school. Case has been famous twice, both as a writer and as Video director when he won an Juno for a video with Arcade Fire.
1.) How long have you been actively writing for?
I started writing in '92. I slowed down in 2002 to a couple pieces a year, but I never stopped writing. So it's been 28 years.
2.) How has your work changed or evolved since you started, and what made it change?
My work has gotten better since I started... First couple years were pretty toy. But at my peak, my work was known worldwide, I got the chance to paint with Daim, Loomit, Seen, Duster, Tats Cru and many other international writers. Also in the big magazines like The Source, 12oz Prophet, etc. All these experiences improved my style and made me look at pushing graffiti further.
3.) Tell me about your approach to street art?
My approach comes from a freestyle frame of mind. I like to paint to the wall instead of to the sketch. I sketch to practice but when I paint I rarely use sketch's. I find them to constricting. I do all aspects from 2d to 3d to characters and backgrounds.
4.) Any other interests you have apart from painting/art?
Apart from art, Im interested in film making and have directed and animated many music videos for a variety of recording artist from 2001-2009
5.) How do you see the further evolution of your work? The city, and scene at large? Seems to have changed alot in the last decade.
My work has evolved onto canvases using Spray paint in a different way. Portraits, scenics and abstracts that adhere to the traditional rules of graffiti - no stencils, no brushes, just pure freehand spray painting. The scene really changed with the advent of the internet. Regional styles started disappearing and a more homogenized style replaced it. Street cred was easier to fake and the real street culture turned into legal walls and sponsored jams. Its great to see many writers from the pre-internet era coming back and still kings. Shout out to the graffiti grandpa's keeping it real and my crews Kwota, TDV, AFC and BIF.
You can see more of Case's art here: casemackeen.com
He also has a show coming up at Run Gallery in Toronto opening Dec 12, 2020.
Seth is the owner of Meticon Bikes on SE Foster Road in Portland. Foster Rd. has so far avoided the development and gentrification that is taking over the east side of Portland (and other parts too). It also avoided the homogenization the happened a generation or two ago so it doesn't look like every other thoroughfare in the city with a Safeway, a Fred Meyer, and all the other businesses you see on large streets in town. In short, Foster Road doesn't look like anywhere else in the city.
Seth has had his business for several years, and as you can see, it has a certain lived-in look.
This is number 22 in my third round of the 100 Strangers project (#222 overall). Find out more in the 100 strangers group
no trip to Coney is complete without a stop at "Beer Island"
Brooklyn, NYC
August 20, 2010
It's now a sort of peninsula off the main part of Brooklyn, but Coney Island was once a barrier island like the ones further east on Long Island. It appears on an 1639 Dutch map as "Conyne Eylandt", or "Rabbit Island". Rabbit hunting seems to have been the primary draw of this place until rail and steamboat connections were made with Manhattan after the Civil War. In the late 19th century and early 20th, Coney Island had its heyday as throngs of New Yorkers flocked here to the resorts or for daytrips, escaping the heat of the city. The crowds you see in the old pictures and newsreels are staggering.
With the advent of the automobile and air-conditioning, Coney Island, which had already always had a seedy undercurrent, began to lose its appeal and economic base. It's basically been in decline since the 1950's, and most of the rides, hotels, and attractions which were once the hallmarks of a NYC summer for so many have been torn down and relegated to memory. In recent years there has been much talk about revitalizing the area, and it seems that some measures have worked. Unfortunately, every year more and more disappears- Many of the signs and buildings I've photographed since 2005 no longer exist.
AND- instead of trying to restore what is left, the latest idea is to raze everything and turn much of the area to housing, much of which will be priced beyond the range of the average Coney Island resident. The buildings in the crosshairs of the bulldozer include some classic structures from a century ago- buildings, which, if simply restored, would not only help revitalize the neighborhood, but also preserve the aesthetic and spirit which made Coney Island so well-known throughout the world. The most promising redevelopment efforts have been by those who sought to preserve the history of the neighborhood, while infusing it with new energy and creativity- places like Lola Star's Dreamland Roller Rink (housed in an otherwise vacant classic bank) and the Coney Island Sideshow School. These places have either been shut down, or are under constant pressure.
The redevelopment of Coney Island is one of the most contentious real estate issues in the city today. Unfortunately Big Business seems (as usual in NYC), to have the upper-hand here. And the sad fact is, the percentage of New Yorkers who take advantage of Coney Island is pretty small. It's not the nicest beach in the world, and certainly the neighborhood has a bit of grit, but coming here is not a cookie-cutter experience- an characteristic which should hold some value in an increasingly homogenized world.
People in New York forget that if you're willing to part with $2.25 and read a book on the subway for an hour, you can hang out in the sun and air, on a free beach; and need only to walk a few yards to eat or drink-
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
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This Case feature is extra special for me because he was one of the first writers I met in '95 when I didn't know anybody and we were still in high school. Case has been famous twice, both as a writer and as Video director when he won an Juno for a video with Arcade Fire.
1.) How long have you been actively writing for?
I started writing in '92. I slowed down in 2002 to a couple pieces a year, but I never stopped writing. So it's been 28 years.
2.) How has your work changed or evolved since you started, and what made it change?
My work has gotten better since I started... First couple years were pretty toy. But at my peak, my work was known worldwide, I got the chance to paint with Daim, Loomit, Seen, Duster, Tats Cru and many other international writers. Also in the big magazines like The Source, 12oz Prophet, etc. All these experiences improved my style and made me look at pushing graffiti further.
3.) Tell me about your approach to street art?
My approach comes from a freestyle frame of mind. I like to paint to the wall instead of to the sketch. I sketch to practice but when I paint I rarely use sketch's. I find them to constricting. I do all aspects from 2d to 3d to characters and backgrounds.
4.) Any other interests you have apart from painting/art?
Apart from art, Im interested in film making and have directed and animated many music videos for a variety of recording artist from 2001-2009
5.) How do you see the further evolution of your work? The city, and scene at large? Seems to have changed alot in the last decade.
My work has evolved onto canvases using Spray paint in a different way. Portraits, scenics and abstracts that adhere to the traditional rules of graffiti - no stencils, no brushes, just pure freehand spray painting. The scene really changed with the advent of the internet. Regional styles started disappearing and a more homogenized style replaced it. Street cred was easier to fake and the real street culture turned into legal walls and sponsored jams. Its great to see many writers from the pre-internet era coming back and still kings. Shout out to the graffiti grandpa's keeping it real and my crews Kwota, TDV, AFC and BIF.
You can see more of Case's art here: casemackeen.com
He also has a show coming up at Run Gallery in Toronto opening Dec 12, 2020.
Location: Broadmeadows
Type: Urban Design
Status: Competition
Design: WSH with Mark Bol
Design Team: Andrew Simspon, Owen West, Steve Hatzellis, Mark Bol, Stephan Bekhor, Dennis Prior
Description:
This project was an entry for an urban design competition for the City of Broadmeadows. Developed as a critique of conventional masterplanning processes, the scheme was developed as a means, not of defining a solution for urban development in Broadmeadows; but rather speculating on the latent potential of the site. Rather than an utopian vision, this is architecture and urbanism as open possibilities and speculation - hence the title - transition city.
We contended that growth and change occur in Broadmeadows incrementally, given suitable interventions. As the interventions proposed in this submission may have different outcomes than predicted we did not show a fully developed 'solution' to development in Broadmeadows, unlike a masterplan which tends to homogenize future possible outcomes. Instead, we show possible outcomes of interventions at two scales which seek to attract growth from outside Broadmeadows and simultaneously from within the local community.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
It's an interesting phenomenon with the Arby's signs: some of them are the old "cowboy hat" style, while others are the totally different "newer" style (which itself has been out for decades already). It's not like Jack in the Box, who "blew up the clown" in 1979 and made sure that every franchise was homogenized. I, personally, like the old Arby's sign -- and I loved the old Jack in the Box jack-in-the-box! -- and I'm happy we have one here in Phoenix.
I took a photo of my dinner on November 19th from BU’s West campus dining hall. On any given day, I eat a salad for lunch and dinner from the salad bar because I’m a vegetarian and the salad bar is a healthy choice. The base of my salad was spinach, a complex carbohydrate and protein, topped with carrots, summer squash, beets, and crispy chow mein noodles, all complex carbohydrates, and mushrooms, kidney beans, and chickpeas, all proteins. When I got back to my dorm, I accompanied my salad with an apple, a complex carbohydrate, and some Teddie’s peanut butter, a protein and a monounsaturated lipid.
From my salad, I did further research on the summer squash. I found that the domestication of summer squash originated in Mexico and Central America. The cultivation of squash became popular in North, Central, and South America, and the Native American referred to squash as on of the “three sisters” alongside corn and beans. It was actually one of the North American foods that Columbus brought back to Spain. Nowadays, the largest producers of squash are the US, China, India, and Russia. Other important places for squash growth include Papua New Guinea, Tonga, French Polynesia, Fiji, Hawaii, and New Zealand. Within the US, the top squash-growing states are Florida, California, Georgia, and New York.
From my dinner, I got both the salad and the apple from the West dining hall. After doing more research, I found that BU purchases locally grown and locally processed food including dairy, fruits and vegetables. I don’t eat any dairy, so it was interesting to see that the vegetables were grown locally. Back home, my family tries to buy locally so I like knowing that I’m supporting local farms here at BU. I learned that the tomatoes came from Backyard Farms in Maine, the shitake mushrooms came from Delftree Mushroom Co. in MA, the eggplants, cucumbers, bell peppers, zucchini, summer squash, winter squash, corn, and other vegetables came from Pioneer Valley Growers Association in MA, the carrots and other vegetables came from the Czajkowski Farm in MA, the apples came from JP Sullivan in MA, and so forth. The Teddie’s peanut butter I used to eat with my apple came from Shaw’s down the street. It is a New England based company dating back to 1897. Their sole factory is located in Everett, MA. Teddie’s peanut butter is natural, meaning that it is not homogenized, and doesn’t contain hydrogenated vegetable oil (a main reason why I choose Teddie and not another brand like Skippy). The peanut butter is from “100% fresh roasted and ground peanuts,” just what it says on the label. The peanuts are only from the US, specifically Georgia, Virginia, and Texas with about 850 peanuts per 16 oz. air-sealed, glass jar.
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This Case feature is extra special for me because he was one of the first writers I met in '95 when I didn't know anybody and we were still in high school. Case has been famous twice, both as a writer and as Video director when he won an Juno for a video with Arcade Fire.
1.) How long have you been actively writing for?
I started writing in '92. I slowed down in 2002 to a couple pieces a year, but I never stopped writing. So it's been 28 years.
2.) How has your work changed or evolved since you started, and what made it change?
My work has gotten better since I started... First couple years were pretty toy. But at my peak, my work was known worldwide, I got the chance to paint with Daim, Loomit, Seen, Duster, Tats Cru and many other international writers. Also in the big magazines like The Source, 12oz Prophet, etc. All these experiences improved my style and made me look at pushing graffiti further.
3.) Tell me about your approach to street art?
My approach comes from a freestyle frame of mind. I like to paint to the wall instead of to the sketch. I sketch to practice but when I paint I rarely use sketch's. I find them to constricting. I do all aspects from 2d to 3d to characters and backgrounds.
4.) Any other interests you have apart from painting/art?
Apart from art, Im interested in film making and have directed and animated many music videos for a variety of recording artist from 2001-2009
5.) How do you see the further evolution of your work? The city, and scene at large? Seems to have changed alot in the last decade.
My work has evolved onto canvases using Spray paint in a different way. Portraits, scenics and abstracts that adhere to the traditional rules of graffiti - no stencils, no brushes, just pure freehand spray painting. The scene really changed with the advent of the internet. Regional styles started disappearing and a more homogenized style replaced it. Street cred was easier to fake and the real street culture turned into legal walls and sponsored jams. Its great to see many writers from the pre-internet era coming back and still kings. Shout out to the graffiti grandpa's keeping it real and my crews Kwota, TDV, AFC and BIF.
You can see more of Case's art here: casemackeen.com
He also has a show coming up at Run Gallery in Toronto opening Dec 12, 2020.
Thomas Hart Benton was eighty-four in 1973, when he came out of retirement to paint a mural for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. His assignment was to describe the regional sources of the musical style known as “country,” and Benton couldn’t resist the opportunity to paint one last celebration of homegrown American traditions. Benton himself was a skilled harmonica player who had been raised on the old-time music of the Missouri Ozarks. It was during his lifetime that the multimillion-dollar country-music industry in Nashville had replaced the community-based music of rural America. As an artist, he had gained a popular following in the 1930s with works that spoke to ordinary people. Along with other Midwestern Regionalists such as Grant Wood, Benton rejected “Parisian aesthetics,” the European influence on American art, and scorned abstract art as “an academic world of empty pattern.” His ambition was to paint meaningful, intelligible subjects—“the living world of active men and women”—that would hold broad, popular appeal. By virtue of its subject and its setting, the Nashville mural was to be a painting, Benton said, “aimed at persons who do not ordinarily visit art museums.”
The Sources of Country Music presents five distinct scenes to survey the music of ordinary Americans. The central subject of a barn dance, with a pair of fiddlers calling out sets to a group of square dancers, describes the dominant music of the frontier. A comparatively calm scene shows three women in their Sunday best with hymnals in their hands, suggesting the importance of church music in Protestant America. In the foreground, two barefoot mountain women sing to the sounds of a lap dulcimer, an old instrument associated with Appalachian ballads. In the opposite corner an armed cowboy, one foot on his saddle, accompanies himself with a guitar. An African American man, apparently a cotton picker in the Deep South, strums a tune on a banjo, an instrument slaves brought with them to the New World. Beyond him, on the other side of the railroad tracks, a group of black women dances on the distant riverbank. Despite the range of regional styles, instruments, and customs, the mural seems to pulsate to a single beat, as if Benton took care to ensure that all the musicians played the same note and sang their varied American songs in tune.
The mural preserves an image of American folkways that were rapidly disappearing. Benton’s characteristically dynamic style expresses the powerful rhythms of music while suggesting the inevitability of change. Many of the robust, nearly life-size figures (canvas measures 6′ x 10′) balance on uneven, shifting ground. The fiddlers look liable to fall into the mysteriously bowed floor, and the log on which the banjo player sits threatens to roll down the steep slope of the red-clay landscape. Even the telephone poles seem to sway in the background. The steam engine, an indication of change, represents the end of an agrarian life and the homogenization of American culture, which necessarily entailed the loss of regional customs.
Source: Humanities - Picturing America
humanitiesusa.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/thomas-hart-benton...
Final Product. Step four has me cutting out and dropping in the pouting-Lee photo (with his drawn-in toy with shadows to match). Draining the color out, adding an even layer of "grain" to homogenize the image so to cover over most of the 'seams,' and giving it a yellowed border completes the snapshot effect. It still has a painterly, fantasy feel though, which is not dissimilar to how this would look if I had drawn it by hand. But I find this route more challenging (since again, I do NOT have nor want Photoshop! Too hard at this point to teach an old dog new tricks...)
Little brown cup with whipped cream and chia seeds as topping. Decorative surface with natural colors. High point of view.
camping on Stockton Blvd in front of the old auto glass shop
It's getting harder and harder to ignore society's problems away. Scenes like this just ruins some people's perfect worlds. These problems are not really real to them until it pops up on their daily commute and they are forced to face it. And then they retreat further into safer, more homogenized bubbles. And/or they become calloused and practically weaponize their blame and point it at any scapegoat that conveniently removes them from feeling any responsibility. And rather than coming together to solve problems, they just get worse, with a growing toll on human lives.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
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This Case feature is extra special for me because he was one of the first writers I met in '95 when I didn't know anybody and we were still in high school. Case has been famous twice, both as a writer and as Video director when he won an Juno for a video with Arcade Fire.
1.) How long have you been actively writing for?
I started writing in '92. I slowed down in 2002 to a couple pieces a year, but I never stopped writing. So it's been 28 years.
2.) How has your work changed or evolved since you started, and what made it change?
My work has gotten better since I started... First couple years were pretty toy. But at my peak, my work was known worldwide, I got the chance to paint with Daim, Loomit, Seen, Duster, Tats Cru and many other international writers. Also in the big magazines like The Source, 12oz Prophet, etc. All these experiences improved my style and made me look at pushing graffiti further.
3.) Tell me about your approach to street art?
My approach comes from a freestyle frame of mind. I like to paint to the wall instead of to the sketch. I sketch to practice but when I paint I rarely use sketch's. I find them to constricting. I do all aspects from 2d to 3d to characters and backgrounds.
4.) Any other interests you have apart from painting/art?
Apart from art, Im interested in film making and have directed and animated many music videos for a variety of recording artist from 2001-2009
5.) How do you see the further evolution of your work? The city, and scene at large? Seems to have changed alot in the last decade.
My work has evolved onto canvases using Spray paint in a different way. Portraits, scenics and abstracts that adhere to the traditional rules of graffiti - no stencils, no brushes, just pure freehand spray painting. The scene really changed with the advent of the internet. Regional styles started disappearing and a more homogenized style replaced it. Street cred was easier to fake and the real street culture turned into legal walls and sponsored jams. Its great to see many writers from the pre-internet era coming back and still kings. Shout out to the graffiti grandpa's keeping it real and my crews Kwota, TDV, AFC and BIF.
You can see more of Case's art here: casemackeen.com
He also has a show coming up at Run Gallery in Toronto opening Dec 12, 2020.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Vacuum Homogenizer Mixer, Ointment Manufacturing Plant, Cream Manufacturing Plant, Tooth Paste Manufacturing Plant, Gel Manufacturing Plant-Prism Pharma Machinery,Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Vacuum Homogenizer Mixer, Ointment Manufacturing Plant, Cream Manufacturing Plant, Tooth Paste Manufacturing Plant, Gel Manufacturing Plant
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Brown-headed Cowbird and Song Sparrow, Geronimo Creek, Estero Bluffs, Cayucos, CA
Juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird begging. It has a bright red “gape” (the brightly colored areas in the corners of a juvenile's open mouth). Most songbird chicks have a yellow or pale gape.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown-headed_Cowbird
birdsna-org.cuesta.idm.oclc.org/Species-Account/bna/speci...
The Brown-headed Cowbird is North America’s most common “brood parasite.”
Females forgo building nests and instead put all their energy into producing eggs, sometimes more than three dozen a summer. These they lay in the nests of other birds, abandoning their young to foster parents, usually at the expense of at least some of the host’s own chicks.
Over 220 hosts species have been reported as being parasitized (= cowbird “victims”); 144 species have actually reared cowbird young (= cowbird hosts).
Recent genetic analyses have shown that most individual females specialize on one particular host species.
The top 17 (with over 100 records each) include, in order: Yellow Warbler, Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus), Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina), Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla), Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas), American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens), Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus), Willow [Traill's] Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii), Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii), Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons), and Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla).
Some birds, such as the Yellow Warbler, can recognize cowbird eggs but are too small to get the eggs out of their nests. Instead, they build a new nest over the top of the old one and hope cowbirds don’t come back. Some larger species puncture or grab cowbird eggs and throw them out of the nest. But the majority of hosts don’t recognize cowbird eggs at all.
Cowbird eggs hatch faster than other species eggs, giving cowbird nestlings a head start in getting food from the parents. Young cowbirds also develop at a faster pace than their nest mates, and they sometimes toss out eggs and young nestlings or smother them in the bottom of the nest.
Originally these "Buffalo Birds" were limited to short-grass plains, where they followed herds of North American Bison (Bison bison) and fed on the insects stirred up by their movement. Once confined to the open grasslands of middle North America, the Brown-headed Cowbird has since dispersed widely as European settlement in North America opened forests and homogenized the environment into the agricultural and suburban landscapes of today.
The expansion of the Brown headed Cowbird has exposed new species and naive populations to brood parasitism, and the pressure on such host populations can be substantial. During the breeding season, female Brown-headed Cowbirds wander widely, overlap the home ranges of other females, and may lay 40 eggs per season.
Pharmaceuticals Machine Manufacturer in India, High Shear Mixer, Rapid Mixer Granulator,
Ribbon Mixer Blender, Paddle Mixer
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Pharma Machinery,Pharma Machine Manufacturer in India,Pharmaceuticals Machinery,
Pharmaceuticals Machine Manufacturer in India,Liquid Manufacturing Plant-Prism Pharma Machinery,Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India.
For more detail visit us at : www.liquidsyrupmanufacturingplant.com
"Midway Meadows: Route 1, Ephrata, Washington. Grade A Pasteurized -- Homogenized 2% Skim Milk. Serving Ephrata-Soaplake."
Dry Compaction, Tablet Press, High Speed Rotary Tablet Press, Single Sided Rotary Tablet Press, Double Sided Rotary Tablet Press-Prism Pharma Machinery,Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India.
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
At the launch of the wonderful book "Facing the Cold", Philip McMaster congratulated China Daily, Wang Wenlan, all the people involved in the production of the book, the Chinese Military for thier rapid and compassionate help in the crisis, and the Chinese People for their courage and cooperation in the face of disaster.
Philip McMaster is from Montreal Canada, (the same city where Dr. Norman Bethune was educated and developed many innovations in Medicine) where he particpated as Director of Volunteer Coordination with "Cool to be Canadian" during two major disasters caused by Global Warming in 1997 and 1998. (see links below for details)
Presented with complimentary copies of the "Face the Cold" book, in gratitude Mr. McMaster shared the new Chinese Sustainability Symbol (3 fingers) with many of the key dignitaries, noting that he had developed the symbol in China, when teaching MBA students at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This "made in China" symbol, researched and developed by the McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development of Commerce, is designed to become an ATTITUDE that the Chinese people will practice first for the Olympics, (balancing Society, Environment and Economy) and then export as China's gift of sustainability to the world.
Today Philip McMaster is Principal Researcher with the McMaster Institute for Sustainable Development of Commerce www.SustainabilitySymbol.com and Eco-Entrepreneurship Coach with www.Dragonpreneur.com , www.Dragonpreneur.com/blog
a description of the research and development of the Sustainability Symbol and programs for Chinese students of business and entrepreneurs can be found at the following websites: www.Dragonpreneur.com, www.DragonThink.com,
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National Emergencies where Philip McMaster has assisted citizens:
Flooding
In 1997, Philip McMaster was leader of "Cool to be Canadian" ( www.CooltobeCanadian.ca )crews helping the military build dams to protect the city from floods - www.cool.ca/cool_en/fld_action.htm
Ice Storm
In 1998, Philip McMaster was leader of "Cool to be Canadian" crews protecting Canadians from the ICE STORM covering Eastern Canada www.cool.ca/cool_en/icestorm_album.htm
Jan 13, 2000 - Philip McMaster cooperates with China Daily on Environment Book
Stop homogenization to protect tourism
By: Philip McMaster in Beijing
www.ecotaskforce.com/chinadaily/protect/
04/17/99 Philip McMaster - Sustainable Adventure in Hong Kong
www.ecotaskforce.com/chinadaily/HKnature/
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Photos of the "Facing the Cold" event can be found on Flickr at the following address: www.flickr.com/photos/dragonpreneur/sets/72157604040544560/
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.
Vacuum Mixer Dryer, Roto Cone Vacuum Dryer, Ribbon Vacuum Mixer Dryer, Vacuum Shelf Tray Dryer, Multi Mill-Prism Pharma Machinery,Ahmedabad,Gujarat,India
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This Case feature is extra special for me because he was one of the first writers I met in '95 when I didn't know anybody and we were still in high school. Case has been famous twice, both as a writer and as Video director when he won an Juno for a video with Arcade Fire.
1.) How long have you been actively writing for?
I started writing in '92. I slowed down in 2002 to a couple pieces a year, but I never stopped writing. So it's been 28 years.
2.) How has your work changed or evolved since you started, and what made it change?
My work has gotten better since I started... First couple years were pretty toy. But at my peak, my work was known worldwide, I got the chance to paint with Daim, Loomit, Seen, Duster, Tats Cru and many other international writers. Also in the big magazines like The Source, 12oz Prophet, etc. All these experiences improved my style and made me look at pushing graffiti further.
3.) Tell me about your approach to street art?
My approach comes from a freestyle frame of mind. I like to paint to the wall instead of to the sketch. I sketch to practice but when I paint I rarely use sketch's. I find them to constricting. I do all aspects from 2d to 3d to characters and backgrounds.
4.) Any other interests you have apart from painting/art?
Apart from art, Im interested in film making and have directed and animated many music videos for a variety of recording artist from 2001-2009
5.) How do you see the further evolution of your work? The city, and scene at large? Seems to have changed alot in the last decade.
My work has evolved onto canvases using Spray paint in a different way. Portraits, scenics and abstracts that adhere to the traditional rules of graffiti - no stencils, no brushes, just pure freehand spray painting. The scene really changed with the advent of the internet. Regional styles started disappearing and a more homogenized style replaced it. Street cred was easier to fake and the real street culture turned into legal walls and sponsored jams. Its great to see many writers from the pre-internet era coming back and still kings. Shout out to the graffiti grandpa's keeping it real and my crews Kwota, TDV, AFC and BIF.
You can see more of Case's art here: casemackeen.com
He also has a show coming up at Run Gallery in Toronto opening Dec 12, 2020.
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This Case feature is extra special for me because he was one of the first writers I met in '95 when I didn't know anybody and we were still in high school. Case has been famous twice, both as a writer and as Video director when he won an Juno for a video with Arcade Fire.
1.) How long have you been actively writing for?
I started writing in '92. I slowed down in 2002 to a couple pieces a year, but I never stopped writing. So it's been 28 years.
2.) How has your work changed or evolved since you started, and what made it change?
My work has gotten better since I started... First couple years were pretty toy. But at my peak, my work was known worldwide, I got the chance to paint with Daim, Loomit, Seen, Duster, Tats Cru and many other international writers. Also in the big magazines like The Source, 12oz Prophet, etc. All these experiences improved my style and made me look at pushing graffiti further.
3.) Tell me about your approach to street art?
My approach comes from a freestyle frame of mind. I like to paint to the wall instead of to the sketch. I sketch to practice but when I paint I rarely use sketch's. I find them to constricting. I do all aspects from 2d to 3d to characters and backgrounds.
4.) Any other interests you have apart from painting/art?
Apart from art, Im interested in film making and have directed and animated many music videos for a variety of recording artist from 2001-2009
5.) How do you see the further evolution of your work? The city, and scene at large? Seems to have changed alot in the last decade.
My work has evolved onto canvases using Spray paint in a different way. Portraits, scenics and abstracts that adhere to the traditional rules of graffiti - no stencils, no brushes, just pure freehand spray painting. The scene really changed with the advent of the internet. Regional styles started disappearing and a more homogenized style replaced it. Street cred was easier to fake and the real street culture turned into legal walls and sponsored jams. Its great to see many writers from the pre-internet era coming back and still kings. Shout out to the graffiti grandpa's keeping it real and my crews Kwota, TDV, AFC and BIF.
You can see more of Case's art here: casemackeen.com
He also has a show coming up at Run Gallery in Toronto opening Dec 12, 2020.
From the "Global Mutations" series
2005
Adopting the elongated format of Japanese pillar prints, Shimomura presented the figures in "Global Mutations" (2005) as a cultural cross-dressers. A cowboy sporting a Stetson hat is shown wearing a kimono.
All these figures are juxtaposed with Western consumer goods and their trademarks - Scholls' foot products, tampons, and McDonald's. The comic visual disconnects conveyed by the bicultural appearance of these personages and the professions they reference provide a sarcastic future vision, when globalization reduces all cultures to a single homogenized unit.
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1. Culture media ready to be used after opening;
2. Colonies easy to see;
3. Reduce the culture area and waste.
Notes
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2) Do not open the tectorial membrane before transplanting the sample.
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Preservation method
Keep in cold storage (2~8°C), fold it twice at the opening of the bag after breaking, and fix it with tape.
Validity period
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Abandonment method
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Medi-Ca AC and Medi-Ca CC: 1000 sheets
Medi-Ca EC and Medi-Ca SA: 500 sheets
Performance Characteristics of DNP Medi·Ca Culture Dish Media
Medium ready to be used after opening
The product does not require pre-modulation and autoclaving, just check it. No need for mixed release. Double layer coverage is easy to operate which will improve working efficiency.
Colonies easy to see
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Reduce the culture area and waste
Compared with the culture dish, it can be reduced to about 1/15~1/20, which can reduce the storage space and the waste after use.
Variety introduction
The Culture Media Plate Medi-Ca is not considered for personal visual differences but produced according to the coloring universal design that most people can easily see, and is also certified by the NPO corporate coloring general design agency.
Usage Method of DNP Medi·Ca Culture Dish Media
1. Sample liquid preparation
Add appropriate sterile dilutions to the sample and homogenize with a homogenizer.
2.Pipetting into the culture area
3.Culture
Put into the incubator, the product can overlap up to 25 pieces.
4．Judgment
SA uses chromogenic enzymes to easily determine and count bacteria.
When the bacteria number is large, please perform statistics in the grid on the film (1cm × 1cm).
Multiply the bacteria number in a grid by the total grids number
5. Fishing for colonies which can be re-cultured
Remove the bacteria by opening the membrane.
Colony Count System
By using the colony counting system (dedicated scanner and application), high-resolution images can be analyzed, and automatic counting and inspection result image storage management can be realized in a short time, which can improve the counting efficiency.
Tear off the foil pouch and remove the required amount.
Medium TypeCulture temperatureCulture time
Media-Ca AC
(Measurement of general bacteria amount)35 ± 1 ℃48±2 hours
Media-Ca CC
(Measurement of Coliforms)35 ± 1 ℃24±1 hours
Media-Ca EC
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Media-Ca SA
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One of the performers at the Grand Ole Opry performed a spoken word piece with the song "Silent Night, Holy Night" in the background; he talked about the importance of spelling Christmas with Christ in it rather than an X, as in Xmas. He said, "I would never dare tell anyone else how to observe their religious holiday." I can see his point. I celebrate Chanukah, but I also love and enjoy the warmth and light of Christmas, the solstice, the holiday season, wintertime -- whatever you want to call it. I am a bit skeptical when Christians see their religion and way of life as "under attack" and I am resistant to their efforts to characterize themselves as victims or martyrs. However, I do agree with them that sometimes secularism goes too far and puts pressure upon people of all faiths to restrain the expression of their faith and take the religion out of everything. Religion has its place in public life, I believe. What exactly that place is, and how much prominence it should have is a debate I like to see taking place. The sign in this photo is a reaction to the social pressure some people perceive to whitewash or homogenize Christmas by spelling it Xmas or saying "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." I say, say "Merry Christmas" all you want; just don't assume everyone will take it as a wish that applies to them.
UPDATE: In response to this sign, I've posted a greeting of my own.
neolithic-like pottery
The prehistoric pottery in Romania fascinates by its diversity, quality and exquisite sense of beauty. A number of European Neolithic cultures are known all over the world for their extremely valuable pottery production. Each of these cultures can be distinguished according to their specific forms and decors. From the archaeological perspective, pottery is considered to be a “vectorial / leading fossil” helping to identify the human communities that occupied a certain area during a certain past period of time.
The project
The ongoing project entitled “Replica” intends to recreate, in an experimental manner, the clay “adventure” from its starting point as a geologic sediment to its final phase, when it becomes a finite art object. While achieving this complex process, we have minutely tried to rediscover and at the same time apply the prehistoric pottery and statue carving techniques.
The beginning
Basket working was considered to be the first handcrafted recipients. Later on these baskets were covered with clay. This is one of the hypotheses regarding the starting point of pottery making. It is believed that ceramic recipients appeared as a result of some chance basket burning. These recipients had a major peculiarity – water could be boiled into them. Gradually, people ceased using the wickerwork support and started using long clay bands to build the recipient. These bands went upwards, from the basis to the recipient aperture.
The clay
The first step taken in realising the recipient you are holding in this very moment was to discover a resource of high quality raw material. Thus, the clay we have used was found in the proximity of ancient pottery centres situated in the southern regions of Romania. It has been used for centuries in pottery production. The clay needs to be exposed to at least one winter frost in order to acquire the necessary plastic qualities; only afterwards water is added and it gets sufficiently well homogenized to obtain the consistency to mould the recipient.
The technique
The process we use to build the recipients tries to reproduce as close as possible the Neolithic one, called en colombin. The construction of such a recipient starts form the basis, superposing clay bands which are consequently homogenized, from both the interior and exterior, by means of a bone or wooden spatula. Building bigger dimension recipients raises some problems - in this case the technical procedure requires higher attention as well as a longer time for its construction. This technique resembles the one that swallows use to build their nests – while the basis of the recipient begins to dry, the upper part is maintained wet so that the building process could be continued. The recipients’ decoration with incisions or excisions is realised before they are completely dried. After the completion of these first stages, the recipients are stored in a shadowy place since a rapid dehydration could deform or even crack them.
The pigments
Before being burnt, the recipients are painted with mineral pigments, resistant to high temperatures of over 700° Celsius. The pigments’ extraction is realised in a quite resembling manner to the one practiced in prehistory. The red pigment is obtained from sediment containing a high concentration of iron oxide. The white is obtained from a special type of clay brought from an area rich in kaolin deposits, situated in the proximity of Medgidia town. The black colour is obtained by grinding the slag resulted from iron burning.
The kiln
The recipients are burnt in a kiln built after the Neolithic model – it is a bicameral clay kiln in which a high quality oxidising burning can be realised. The recipients are carefully placed into the kiln in a well established order so that the hot air can circulate, realising thus a complete burning. They are positioned in circles; the widest circle comes first. On the pile top, a lid of broken recipients is made.
The burning
At the beginning, the fire is made with soft wood such as poplar, lime tree or willow wood cut in small pieces – 30 cm at most. They have a lesser caloric power and are used for the gradual kiln heating. At this stage, the wood is set at the kiln aperture, as far as possible from the recipients because a high temperature without a preliminary gradual heating would crack them. This stage can last up to three hours. At this point, wood with a higher caloric power such as poplar, lime tree or willow wood is introduced. The best wood that can be used in pottery burning is the fir wood. The wood pieces should be 80 cm long and cut thinly. The burning can last up to twelve hours.
The culture of Cucuteni is known to have appeared around 5000 years ago in the eastern part of Romania, more precisely in the Central and Western parts of a region called Moldavia. It started its existence during the last phase of a Precucutenian culture and undertook some influences from Gumelnita and Petresti cultures. It belongs to the great painted ceramics complex known by the name of Ariuşd – Cucuteni – Tripolie. Further phases – A, A-B, B and C have been stratigraphically and typologically identified to have existed during its long-lasting life of more than 700 years (around 3500 BC – 2900 BC).
Working the land was considered to be the basic occupation of these communities, but they were animal breeders as well. They took great interest in breeding taurines. Haunting was of a secondary importance to them.
Among the countless and outstanding artistic manifestations belonging to the Neo- eneolithic epoch 5000 years ago, and which appeared in both Romania and the rest of Europe, Cucuteni culture stands as the symbol of one of the greatest achievements of the prehistoric man’s genius. As compared to the contemporary cultures, Cucuteni is undoubtly the most impressive of them. The artistic value of its painted pottery is genuine and surpasses the most exquisite manifestations belonging to most of the European cultures of that epoch.
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Homemade mozzarella for an insalata Caprese, made using the kit by Make Cheese that I bought at the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire
I used 1.5 gallons of homogenized 3.25% milk and that actually works just fine, yielding 1.4lbs of mozzarella.
I'll probably roll them bigger next time, as two mozzarelle rather than four, just to get a little more "mouth" out of them when they're on the plate.
Note that the kit is just a convenient way to package a low termparute cooking thermometer (0-100C), cheese cloth, a package of 10 Fromase 50 tablets (a vegetable coagulent, good for about 30lbs yield total), some citric acid, and instructions on how to mozza your rella. All of which you can get cheaper if you hunt for them yourself, but the kit's a convenient thing to buy once =)
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This Case feature is extra special for me because he was one of the first writers I met in '95 when I didn't know anybody and we were still in high school. Case has been famous twice, both as a writer and as Video director when he won an Juno for a video with Arcade Fire.
1.) How long have you been actively writing for?
I started writing in '92. I slowed down in 2002 to a couple pieces a year, but I never stopped writing. So it's been 28 years.
2.) How has your work changed or evolved since you started, and what made it change?
My work has gotten better since I started... First couple years were pretty toy. But at my peak, my work was known worldwide, I got the chance to paint with Daim, Loomit, Seen, Duster, Tats Cru and many other international writers. Also in the big magazines like The Source, 12oz Prophet, etc. All these experiences improved my style and made me look at pushing graffiti further.
3.) Tell me about your approach to street art?
My approach comes from a freestyle frame of mind. I like to paint to the wall instead of to the sketch. I sketch to practice but when I paint I rarely use sketch's. I find them to constricting. I do all aspects from 2d to 3d to characters and backgrounds.
4.) Any other interests you have apart from painting/art?
Apart from art, Im interested in film making and have directed and animated many music videos for a variety of recording artist from 2001-2009
5.) How do you see the further evolution of your work? The city, and scene at large? Seems to have changed alot in the last decade.
My work has evolved onto canvases using Spray paint in a different way. Portraits, scenics and abstracts that adhere to the traditional rules of graffiti - no stencils, no brushes, just pure freehand spray painting. The scene really changed with the advent of the internet. Regional styles started disappearing and a more homogenized style replaced it. Street cred was easier to fake and the real street culture turned into legal walls and sponsored jams. Its great to see many writers from the pre-internet era coming back and still kings. Shout out to the graffiti grandpa's keeping it real and my crews Kwota, TDV, AFC and BIF.
You can see more of Case's art here: casemackeen.com
He also has a show coming up at Run Gallery in Toronto opening Dec 12, 2020.
The initative is supposed to homogenize europhiles prior to the elections for the EU parliament.
For more see:
www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/north-korean-men-or...
Biennale di Venezia 2014 - 14th International Architecture Exhibition - Fundamentals.
Fundamentals consists of three interlocking exhibitions:
1.Absorbing Modernity 1914-2014 is an invitation to the national pavilions to show the process of the erasure of national characteristics.
2.Elements of Architecture, in the Central Pavilion, pays close attention to the fundamentals of our buildings used by any architect, anywhere, anytime.
3.Monditalia dedicates the Arsenale to a single theme – Italy – with exhibitions, events, and theatrical productions.
The 14th International Architecture Exhibition, titled Fundamentals, directed by Rem Koolhaas and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, chaired by Paolo Baratta, was open to the public from June 7 through November 23, 2014, in Venica Italy. 65 National Participations were exhibiting in the historic pavilions in the Giardini, in the Arsenale, and in the city of Venice. They examine key moments from a century of modernization. Together, the presentations start to reveal how diverse material cultures and political environments transformed a generic modernity into a specific one. Participating countries show, each in their own way, a radical splintering of modernity's in a century where the homogenizing process of globalization appeared to be the master narrative
Absorbing Modernity 1914–2014 has been proposed for the contribution of all the pavilions, and they too are involved in a substantial part of the overall research project, whose title is Fundamentals. The history of the past one hundred years prelude to the Elements of Architecture section hosted in the Central Pavilion, where the curator offers the contemporary world those elements that should represent the reference points for the discipline: for the architects but also for its dialogue with clients and society. Monditalia section in the Corderie with 41 research projects, reminds us of the complexity of this reality without complacency or prejudice, which is paradigmatic of what happens elsewhere in the world; complexities that must be deliberately experienced as sources of regeneration. Dance, Music, Theatre and Cinema with the programmes of the directors will participate in the life of the section, with debates and seminars along the six-month duration of the exhibition.
Elements of Architecture / Central Pavilions
This exhibition is the result of a two-year research studio with the Harvard Graduate School of Design and collaborations with a host of experts from industry and academia. Elements of Architecture looks under a microscope at the fundamentals of our buildings, used by any architect, anywhere, anytime: the floor, the wall, the ceiling, the roof, the door, the window, the façade, the balcony, the corridor, the fireplace, the toilet, the stair, the escalator, the elevator, the ramp. The exhibition is a selection of the most revealing, surprising, and unknown moments from a new book, Elements of Architecture, that reconstructs the global history of each element. It brings together ancient, past, current, and future versions of the elements in rooms that are each dedicated to a single element. To create diverse experiences, we have recreated a number of very different environments – archive, museum, factory, laboratory, mock-up, simulation.