Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Animalia Exstinta
Animalia Exstinta is a fascinating imaginary bestiary
featuring beautiful surrealist collages by Hugo Horita
and humorous descriptive texts by Esteban Seimandi.
This elegant volume was designed by Juan Cruz Bazterrica,
and published by the Argentinian Ediciones Tres en línea in 2010.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Delicatessen titles sequence designed by Marc Bruckert - 1991
Crass laughter drowns out the man’s final whimper as a meat cleaver comes crashing down, delivering his end as well as the opening titles for Delicatessen. The butcher shop's emblem, a hanging pig, sways back and forth, in and out of the shadows. It is a dismal reminder of the realities of this post-apocalyptic world: meat of pig, cow and chicken is a rarity, and the only substitute is that of human flesh.
The descending notes of a piano usher the camera towards a notepad, passing a severed hand along its way, and the first set of film credits. With a macabre charm the title sequence glides through various twists and turns, the camera deftly capturing remnants of survivors past, while the jovial intro music underscores the film's black comedy.
Delicatessen's distinct visual aesthetic can be attributed partly to an intricate chemical process called ENR. Named after its inventor, Ernesto Novelli Rimo, a technician at Technicolor Rome, the process was created for legendary cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, Reds, The Last Emperor). The bleach-bypass process imbues the film stock with a sanguine overcast, giving it a cannibal quality that matches the subject matter.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Bond23 update : Javier Bardem confirms Bond 23 involvement
"I am very excited, my parents took me to watch the movies, and I saw all of them, and to play that is going to be fun. They chose me to play this man, but I cannot give you many details."
Monday, October 10, 2011
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Saturday, October 01, 2011
Hisaji Hara
Many photographers are inspired by painters. Toyko photographer Hisaji Hara has reproduced art works by Balthus in timeless black and white imagery.
Hara's tranquil monochrome portraits look strangely familiar -- and indeed, all are modeled after paintings by Balthus (1908-2001), one of the most revered artists of the 20th century. Although the figures and background furnishings are not identical to the originals, the compositions are.
Through this tableau-vivant-like approach, Hara somehow manages to capture the essence of Balthus's works.
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