Johan Rijpma breathes life into ordinary rolls of packing tape by sticking them to the ceiling in various patterns and allowing gravity to take over. He does also lean on some clever video work to add some appeal to the whole thing. This video of the work is fantastic and well worth watching.
Nick Gentry paints portraits of fit, young people onto collections of old discarded floppy disks. These pieces are interesting to me, with the importance that our popular culture places on the shiny and new.
Visit the Tugboat printshop if you want to see some awesome looking printmaking. Artists Paul Roden and Valerie Lueth collaborate to create many of the pieces found on the site but do create solo work as well.
This is just a great song with a good old fashion music video. This is track 2 from their newest album, which is solid as well.
Tyree Callahan Paints some gorgeous impressionist style paintings. However, the main piece of art that really grabbed my attention was his Chromatic Typewriter.
Phantogram is Sarah Barthel (vocals, keyboards) and Josh Carter (vocals, guitars) and this is a live performance of Let Me Go on KEXP. Phantogram is currently touring Europe and will be in the U.S. later this spring.
Abigail Reynolds is an artist based in London and has been exhibiting her artwork around the world since Y2K, remember that mess? Anyway, Reynolds latest work is constructed from primarily from found book images to construct a new composition. I really enjoy the way she plays with color and composition as she allows her work to break free from the confines of the square or rectangle.
It has been a while since I last looked at the artwork of Brian Dettmer. Dettmer is still breathing new life into old, antiquated books and transforming them into new works of art.
Vocal Chords is from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.’s album It’s a Corporate World. These guys have a great sound that backs up the quirky name they chose for the band.
