Posts from the ‘Art’ Category

May 3

What I Learned Today: Saul Bass On Opening And Closing Movie Credits

Something I did not know before today:

One would think it the most obvious thing in the world, but the opening and closing credits of a movie lay the emotional foundation and tone of a movie. Apparently this wasn’t clear until Saul Bass came along in the 1950s with his style of opening and closing credits as well as his movie posters accompanying the movie. I suppose now when I think about it that when a movie from the 1930s and 40s opened up, it was general orchestra music and canned credits flowing by before the first scene of a movie.

Bass was also an animator and won the Oscar for best animated short in 1968 for his cartoon “Why Man Creates.”

Sep 4

The Song for Rain

Great little animated short story for kids. Love the art work!

The Song for Rain

Sep 3

The Sound Of Stenciling

Very cool video of creating a large stencil. I wish I could think up things like this sometimes.

via the sound of stenciling on Vimeo.

Aug 1

The History And Artistic De-Evolution of Patent Drawings

Fascinating look at the evolution of patent drawings.

“There’s such a focus on cost-cutting in so many industries now — pride of your work goes out the window for the benefit of reducing costs. There’s a lot of emphasis on, ‘Let’s save money on the drawings,’” Kevin Prince, author of The Art of the Patent and a registered patent agent, told Wired. “It’s probably just a cultural change. Back then, getting a patent was really like, ‘Wow.’ You wanted it to represent you and represent you very well. You had to be an artist to do the patent drawings back then, undoubtedly.”

The History And Artistic De-Evolution of Patent Drawings | Gadget Lab | Wired.com.

Jul 10

Andy Warhol Eating A Hamburger

And there it is. I can now say I’ve watched Andy Warhol eating a hamburger.

How Andy Warhol Ate It Was Complicated: BA Daily: bonappetit.com.

Jun 21

Mijn palet van Kampen (My palette of Kampen)

A very nice video of paintings mixing in with the Dutch landscape.

via Mijn palet van Kampen (My palette of Kampen) on Vimeo.

May 24

The Art of Storyboarding With Ridley Scott

The storyboard is the genesis of most films, and sometimes it’s an entire art form all by itself. Here Ridley Scott describes the making of storyboards and how they help frame a movie before shooting begins. Pixar has really stunning story boards.

The art of storyboarding with Ridley Scott – YouTube.

Mar 31

The Old Man and the Sea sketched out

This is a cool animated version of Hemmingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea.” Haven’t read it since high school, but am tempted to do so again since I’m on a fiction streak lately.

the old man and the sea on Vimeo on Vimeo

Mar 25

Still Life Painting Now Believed To Be By Vincent van Gogh

X-ray technology has allowed art experts to determine that a work previously thought to be by an unknown artist is actually a work by Vincent van Gogh. X-rays have determined that the canvas of the still life originally contained an unfinished work of two men wrestling. Couple the fact with a letter van Gogh wrote to his brother Theo about having painted two wrestlers, it’s pretty certain that the still life on top of it is actually van Gogh’s. Looks like the Kroeller-Mueller art museum will be getting a lot more foot traffic in coming weeks.

I think in the coming years, there will be many more breakthroughs similar to this, which will also discredit works that have been thought to be by other artistic masters.