Read this for a deeper insight...
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The Triumph Of Greed
Tax evasion, tax avoidance, money laundering: institutionalised crime is so much part of the global economy. Then there is moral crime...
The (failed) reconstruction of Iraq, with almost no new infrastructure or working institutions to show for it, will be recorded as probably the largest site of embezzlement in history.
To slip towards crime, therefore, is to slip into an economic model in which wealth is no longer created in any real sense but only extracted from what already exists.
(An interesting article by Clive Dilnot - read here.)
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Monday, December 14, 2009
meet bruce
On some of the things, this designer-genius Bruce Mau, comes up with:
Among the various curiosities on display: a car that could be powered by human pedalling; the LifeStraw water filter, a small device that can be used, like a straw, to sip from polluted waters and drink cleanH2O; an old fuel engine rebuilt as a means of converting biomass into energy; self-healing plastic (whose cracks mend themselves); the low-cost laptop taken up by the One Laptop per Child initiative; the iBOT (Dean Kamen's "walking wheelchair"); the "bicycle ambulance" designed to bring emergency medical services to areas in sub-Saharan Africa not served by automobile; a regenerated nose, stored in a clear refrigerated case; and a replica of a featherless chicken, biodesigned for warmer climates...
We are moving toward global clarity - to people finally being to say, 'Oh, I get it. Now I see what's going on in the world.'" And what happens when everyone sees and understands and recognises the need for change? If you ask Mau, what happens next is - of course - design.
(as cheesy as this may sound) he wants to change the world...
FOR THE LOVE OF PIE
A whole summer spent finding the perfect pie crust?!
The hardwork that's put into Hoosier Mama, a pie shop in Chicago, is incredible...
(the actual pies only come in at 14 min into it)
(via Serious Eats)
works in progress II
Been working on these the past week -
I definitely wish I had more time on the portraits,
as tomorrow's the deadline/crit.
But I guess I'll work on them when I get back in June...
© Yong
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Mack the Knife
Originally, a German song from an opera in 1928,
based on an anti-hero, who commits murder, rape, robberie and arson.
Over time, many artists have covered it in brilliant ways,
as the music and lyrics have evolved over time.
The Original German version (1928)
(Die Moritat von Mackie Messer):
Louis Armstrong (1956)
(one of my favorites)
Bobby Darin (1959)
Ella Fitzgerald (1960)
The Doors (1968)
Nick Cave (1995)
So how can Mack the Knife be portrayed visually?
My brain itches with curiousity...
Friday, December 11, 2009
demystifying the bicycle
I love my bike for its simplicity and more importantly, its function.
It gets me from place A to B much quicker than walking.
En Plus,
I DO love the summer wind breezing through my hair/going down Williamsburg Bridge
exploring the beautiful spots the city has to offer/watching the city flash past you like a film
night-cycling when there's less traffic and moreorless quiet/thinking about the day
etc.
(whilst hazardously listening to music under the influence of sorts)
Bikes are fun and safe (if you're not a jackass about it)
and it's really for everyone.
This is my baby, which I'm lending to my dear friend, Dar,
which is resting by the Hudson River Park.
© Yong Shin
I will be in Paris for Spring of '10 -
hopefully, I'll find a temporary baby to ride...
Meanwhile, check this.
(via Bike Blog NYC)
I LOVE STEAK. DO YOU?
(Thanks to lovely Ms. Samantha Washburn
for taking this photograph whilst awkwardly
balancing herself on the bog)
© Yong Shin
Thursday, December 10, 2009
works in progress
First two oil paintings for a series in Nathan Bond's painting class:
(quality is hazy due to iPhone camera)
© Yong Shin
shawn barber
" Authenticity comes from fearlessness. Take the leap. "
On painting:
" The 'THREE'S'
Light, Midtone, Dark
Foreground, Middleground, Background
Tight/Detail, Midrange/Structure, Loose/Abtraction
Focal point, Main subject, Overall impact
Small, Medium, Large
Image, Message, Context
Fine rendered detail, Modelled form, Suggestive space
BALANCE THAT SHIT !!! "
on the purpose of being an artist in contemporary society:
" ... to respond and reflect to the world they live in,
wherever that may be.
To be considerate of the past,
conscious of the present and
open-minded to the future. "
(via Shawn Barber)
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