http://www.candycollective.com/candyBuild/index.php? en patrick@newmedia.ie Copyright 2010 2010-09-08T14:39:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/cathy_davey/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/cathy_davey/#When:14:39:00Z Our good friends over at Lovely Productions are up to loveliness again and this time have teamed up with our very own Cathy Davey. The result is a great new song and video that you can already hear on the radio, but sure if you can’t wait, we have it here for you now. As always, Lorcan and Brunella have given visual life to music in their unmistakable style. There’s also a lovely finish to the cut considering we know they make everything by hand. After several viewings we’re still slightly concerned over whose socks those are in the trees. Enjoy this demented fun. http://www.lovelyproductions.com/ Animation, Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-09-08T14:39:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/illustrative_2011/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/illustrative_2011/#When:10:20:00Z The 6th International festival for contemporary illustration and graphic arts returns to Berlin once again. So sharpen your pencils, clean your easels, ready your nozzles and prepare your brushes. International artists and illustrators are encouraged to apply now for the festival and for consideration for the Swatch Young Illustrators Award. Entries will be accepted up to October 22nd 2010. On November 5th, 2010 the nominees will be awarded in advance and invited to the “Illustrators Night”, a celebration and exhibition at Direktorenhaus in Berlin. This is an unique competition awarding creativity and innovation in personal contemporary illustration and graphics. The award encourages and supports designers in their artistic practice and offers an international and worldwide recognized platform for them. In three categories, illustrative art works, art projects with graphic influences, animations, installations and book art objects qualify for submission. The Swatch Young Illustrators Award not only offers the winners the opportunity to be part of Illustrative in May 2011 in Berlin, there are also prizes worth 6.000 euros, publications and agency agreements as well as the one-time opportunity to design a limited edition for Swatch waiting. So get creative and get cracking. Only 45 sleeps until the deadline. http://www.illustrative.de/ Animation, Blogs, Design, Illustration, Painting, Printing, Special Interest 2010-09-07T10:20:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/paul_rice/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/paul_rice/#When:16:18:00Z It’s not often a college project goes into production. Especially if it wasn’t comissioned in the first place. Paul Rice is a 20 year old student who is currently enrolled at Limerick School of Art & Design. As part of a personal side-project, Paul designed a poster for one of his favourite bands, ‘Beirut’. He submitted the piece to Creative Review where it featured for a week on their homepage. This alone was incredible coverage for a studying designer. But then things kicked off. Beirut’s record label got in touch. Their band manager had seen the poster and really liked the design and was interested in using it for the band’s ‘The Gulag Orkester’ 2010-2011 tour merchandise. Says Paul, “I was fairly surprised by it all, but of course very excited about the whole thing. When the band came to Ireland a couple weeks ago, myself and a few friends met up with them after their Dublin show to finally meet them and actually get some of the merchandise.” We have to agree that the design is hugely successful. His restrained style is mature for one so young and the subdued colour pallette is fantastic. Since production it has also featured in the book ‘Design & Design Volume 3’. One look at his site proves that this was no one-off fluke. This boy’s got talent. Kudos. http://www.paulricedesign.com/ Design, Illustration, Special Interest 2010-09-06T16:18:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/aidan_kelly2/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/aidan_kelly2/#When:15:57:00Z Robert Capa famously said that “If you’re photos aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough”. This exhibition of portraits by Aidan Kelly is a selection of works, gathered from around 1998 to today. Most are candid studies that shy away from posed set ups, trying instead to catch the essence of the subject in close up. A glint in their eye or mid-expression, whilst they go about their day. These ‘days’, including a very young ‘Arveene’ at the Shelter, ‘The Super Furry Animals’ in the Ambassador, ‘Terry Hall’ in Solas and ‘Candi Staton’ in the ChoiceCuts office, are days to remember. Aidan captures the core of his subjects personality and draws out the emotion in their eyes. ‘Love Will Save The Day’ An exhibition of portraits by Aidan Kelly South William Bar, South William Street, Dublin 2 Opens 8pm Thursday 30th September Runs until 31st October Food by Coppinger Row / DJs til late FREE / OVER 18 ONLY http://www.aidan-kelly.com http://www.southwilliam.ie Photography, Special Interest 2010-08-31T15:57:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/uber_collision/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/uber_collision/#When:08:29:00Z After a period of cultural deep freeze top artists push the boundaries seeking to fail, and not succeed. As part Neville Brody’s hotly anticipated Anti Design Festival, ‘Uber Collision: Epic Fail’ brings together mavericks of the contemporary art world and radical illustrators in a collision that embraces failure as a viable way forward. In a culture obsessed with success, failure could quite possibly be the ultimate taboo. If the stigma of failure were removed, perhaps the script could be flipped and we’d become free to pursue something else, something a lot more important. This exhibition proves that the bravest of our creatives are willing to fail. Curated by Bare Bones’ Harry Malt and Stuart Semple, Idea Generation will exhibit a major live mural during the event as well as a host of innovative artists. Works will stretch across all platforms including film, performance, installation, sculpture, painting and photography. Contributors include Nathan James, Peter Kennard, Gerald Laing, Sarah Maple, Piers Secunda as well as works from both curators. http://www.antidesignfestival.com/ http://www.ideageneration.co.uk Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printing, Special Interest 2010-08-27T08:29:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/yuri_suzuki/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/yuri_suzuki/#When:10:32:00Z When was the last time you were in a room where you could press your own record, listen to electronic jellyfish, sing to your jewelry and make a musical train track? Never happened? Then you’ve never been to a Yuri Suzuki exhibition. ‘Sound Interjection’ is Yuri Suzuki ‘s first major exhibition. A product designer and electronic musician Suzuki hails from Tokyo but trained at London’s RCA. He produces work that explores the realms of sound through exquisitely designed pieces. Sound Interjection is playful and interactive, encouraging the viewer to become part of the final design and indeed sound. Amateur Music Production allows viewers to record music directly into a record cutting machine and straight onto vinyl records. Silicon moulds are then made from this master copy, producing beautiful customized vinyls of unique recordings. Sound Interjection will include collective sound/design works from Yuri Suzuki including a new sound installation produced by Yuri Suzuki and Oscar Diaz. Having previously exhibited at Sonar, DMY Berlin, Futuresonic, Design Miami and Tokyo Design Festival, you can view his latest work at KK Outlet, London. Yuri Suzuki ‘Sound interjection’ 3 – 30 September KK Outlet, 42 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6PB http://www.yurisuzuki.com/ http://www.kkoutlet.com/ Music, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-08-26T10:32:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/fhk_productions/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/fhk_productions/#When:14:50:00Z It’s nearly upon us - the annual celebration of music, spoken word and general happy fun that is Electric Picnic. To celebrate the prize-winning boutique festival, which takes place in Stradbally on September 3,4 & 5, FHK Productions have produced a short teaser video that pretty much sums up the slightly off-kilter and eclectic experience that is enjoyed by thousands. The surreal animated short is beautifully produced by this Anglo Irish collective and features illustration and animation by Dan Flynn and Max Halley. http://vimeo.com/fhkproductions http://www.electricpicnic.ie Animation, Film & Video, Illustration, Music, Special Interest 2010-08-19T14:50:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/evan_hecox/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/evan_hecox/#When:22:47:00Z Hecox is a Colorado-based artist and designer whose work portrays the essence of urban environments. Probably best known for graphics graphic work on over 200 skateboards for ‘Chocolate Skateboards’, Hecox is also a pretty accomplished artist. With a string of shows on both sides of the Atlantic and solo shows in Tokyo, LA, New York paris and london to name a few, he is also developing a multitude of avid fans throughout the world. His inspiration is drawn from observations and photography of city streets throughout the world and his unique style is infuriatingly beautiful in its simplicity of composition and colouring. I particularly love how most of the image is subdued, with certain elements highlighted and emphasized. Often copied, but never matched, Hecox is one of those rare artists whose work everyone wants to own. This video is by Felipe Lima and depicts Hecox’s process whilst developing his series for Incase. http://www.evanhecox.com/ Film & Video, Illustration, Painting, Special Interest 2010-08-12T22:47:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/dane_lovett/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/dane_lovett/#When:11:37:00Z Dane Lovett’s work of pure observation is so well executed by his application of acrylics and pen markers that they resemble blown up Polaroids. It’s as if his work is scanned from a shoebox and hung like floating memories of a man’s room. Remembered, sad and distant. He has captured portraits too, like surprise snaps taken at parties (yes, that’s Rick Rubin up front) or whilst waiting for transport or an event of some kind. The world is his own though, you can tell… He owns all of those tapes and CD’s. The equipment and scenes are from local places, but he admits they are “scenes from your broken heart”. He’s integral in the work. He’s not just observing. These are his quotes and statements. What would be equally interesting from this Austrailian based artist would be the notebooks that got his work to where it is at the moment. We’d like to see those. http://danelovett.com/works/ Illustration, Painting 2010-08-12T11:37:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/yves_marchand_romain_meffre/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/yves_marchand_romain_meffre/#When:08:07:00Z In perhaps the most evident example of the demise of a once powerful American city, ‘The Ruins of Detroit’ catalogs the collapse of a city’s industry through the decay of its buildings. Architectural photography usually focuses on the gleaming examples of modernity and success. Progress and accomplishment represented by brick and metal citadels. Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre’s book of stunning studies takes an altogether different focus. Their subject matter is the ruins of Detroit, once the thriving urban centre of America’s motor industry and now a graveyard of decaying and fragile structures. Clearly more evocative in today’s financial climate, the book symbolises the fragility and impermanence of economic success. Despite it’s gloomy subject matter, the photography is stunning and the buildings themselves grand and impressive, even if their glory days are long past. http://www.marchandmeffre.com/ Building & Architecture, Photography, Special Interest 2010-08-09T08:07:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/grant_klein/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/grant_klein/#When:08:34:00Z I suppose it’s our own fault. We asked for it by buying glossy nonsense and we love over produced, saturated American Pie in all it’s technicolor brilliance. We’ve come to believe that this is how it is in the United States of Whatever. It’s like this everyday and at last lovely readers we have found him! Klein embodies all that is fabulous about the other side of the water. Shining brightly his portraits and ironic documentation, from big bird to big nerds, cooler than cold rock outs, black and yellow, bubble-gum and basslines, provides the goods. Especially evident in the Grant Klein show is that he has a decent sense of humour about his own excellent work. We want to meet him now. We want to see more of his work. There just wasn’t enough! There is a decent selection on his site, which you must have a look at, but in looking at what he says about himself we just laughed and we’re strongly thinking of calling him on our Radio Shack phone. http://www.grantklein.com/ Photography 2010-08-06T08:34:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/tom_lewis/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/tom_lewis/#When:10:35:00Z Discover the magical world of Tom Lewis, one of the most interesting creatives to make his mark this year, at his first London pop up show. Tom Lewis’ work has become a “must have” for collectors, including first time buyers. Waiting lists for his paintings have been getting longer by the day and now stretch well into the next year. Tom’s much anticipated solo exhibition, “Megan and the garden of Edo”, introduces his fictional heroine, Megan, part- adventurer and part-schoolgirl.Tough but naïve, fearless but fragile, she ends up in situations where only dramatic and powerful decisions will enable her to survive. In a dilemmatic progression mimicking that of epic sagas, Megan travels through a fantastical world populated by enigmatic characters and curious animals. Megan’s adventures are a collage of a real life experiences, legends, stories, and popular and personal reconstructions drawn from Tom Lewis’ imagination. The artist meticulously congregates these elements within the paintings, using a multilayered process that blurs the boundaries between digital and more traditional ‘analogue’ techniques. Whilst each individual layer hints at other worlds, combined they create the rich fabric of the parallel reality where his characters rule sovereign. 6th – 10th October Maverick Showroom Redchurch street London E2 http://www.tomlewis.co.uk/ Illustration, Painting, Special Interest 2010-08-05T10:35:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/richard_mosse/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/richard_mosse/#When:11:30:00Z There is an obvious distance between Irish-born Richard Mosse and his subjects. It’s that space between himself and the idea of what he sees that makes for a sadness in his work that at first you might never notice. This is evident particularly in his works marked ‘The Fall’ and ‘Airside’, which have a common thread of featuring planes from different viewpoints, fallen, burnt out or abandoned. They seem to have an attachment to a boys fixation or love for the biggest, noisiest, most marvelous machines that have now become defunct, lost or a shadow of their former glory. Is this how he feels as a photographer? His other work ‘Breach’ shows the mundane side of yet another American war, but this time from within the famed Hussein Palace. Again, the sadness of the history crushed into rubble, the fallen mighty, gone, taken over by soldiers from the west finding themselves around the familiar edge of a swimming pool, thousands of miles away from home and their own families. Mosse manages to tell a story of what was and what remains - delicate and just distant enough for us to see, but within the safety of our own distant view. http://www.richardmosse.com Photography 2010-08-03T11:30:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/anti_design_festival/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/anti_design_festival/#When:19:17:00Z As a response to 25 years of cultural deep freeze in the UK, the Anti Design Festival will attempt to unlock creative fires and ideas in defiance of generic culture and art as entertainment. Directed by world renowned graphic designer Neville Brody, the Anti Design Festival is London’s most hotly anticipated design and art event. Running along Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, it will incorporate everything from exhibitions and screenings, to performances, talks and happenings. The festival will be curated by a select group of leading practitioners in various fields including Daniel Charny, Terry Jones, James Payne, Harry Malt, Stuart Semple, Cecilia Wee and Neville Brody himself. To date contributors include Stefan Sagmeister, Jonathan Barnbrook, Ben Eine, Adrian Shaughnessy, Yugo Nakamura, Yomi Ayeni, Carolina Stenstrom, Sarah Temple, Pure Evil and Mark Moore, as well as open-submissions. Star exhibits include the first UK show by the radical French illustration group Bazooka hosted by Stuart Semple at the Aubin Gallery, rarely seen movies and videos made by the group at the Aubin cinema and an exclusive airing of the original cut-up tapes of William S. Burroughs at PayneShurvell. Charlesworth, Lewandowski & Mann are developing a performance installation in partnership with a small team from BBC Research and Development exploring realtime collaborative interaction with video and 3D sound, disseminated through handbuilt/ makeshift soundsystems and staging areas. This dedicated space will also host nine evening performances curated by Cecilia Wee, who is one of the Late at the Tate producers, plus Jon Wozencroft of Touch Music, and featuring amongst others a sub-cosplay event presented by Emily Owusu and a dangerous disco evening created by Mark Moore. The ADF will also present the world’s first Microplex: a five-seat cinema showing a programme of short-form experimental film curated by Jeremy Boxer. Redchurch Street will also be witness to a pop-up cinema and restaurant with a landscaped lawn to relax on designed by Jo Hagan of Use Architects. 18th- 26th September, Various Venues Redchurch Street, Shoreditch http://www.antidesignfestival.com/ Animation, Film & Video, Design, Illustration, Special Interest 2010-08-02T19:17:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/curtis_jinkins/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/curtis_jinkins/#When:11:05:00Z A freelancer working out of Austin, Texas, Jinkins’ work has many reasons to put a smile on your face. After qualifying from the Portfolio Centre in Atlanta, Curtis whet his teeth working for McGarrah Jessee and Planet Propaganda. Now going it alone, his website is an example of how it should be done. His comment ‘THIS IS MY WEBSITE. THERE ARE MANY LIKE IT BUT THIS ONE IS MINE’ rings true to a degree, but his humour balanced with a great body of work instantly establish him as a minor maverick with a talented eye. We love that he can produce great identities, turn out an eye-catching gig poster, sketch, draw and keep us engaged on his site. We also love his Friends and Enemies section. God speed, Mr. Jinkins. God speed. http://cjinkins.com/ Design, Illustration, Printing, Special Interest 2010-08-01T11:05:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/jeff_nishinaka/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/jeff_nishinaka/#When:22:32:00Z Born in Los Angeles, Jeff Nishinaka works wonders with the simplest of materials. His paper sculptures are examples of mastery and illusion. Having gained international acclaim thanks to his representation of paper art in 3D, Nishinaka initially developed his intricate work for private collectors. However, it wasn’t long before commercial interest opened up new doors. With clients such as Galeries Lafayette, Coca Cola, Visa, Toyota and Bloomingdales, Nishinaka has compiled a portfolio of private and professional masterpieces that truely confound with their meticulous detail. Jackie Chan is a personal friend and owner of the largest collection of Nishinaka’s work. With a testimonial like that you can’t go wrong! http://www.jeffnishinaka.com/ Design, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-07-26T22:32:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/whos_jack_magazine/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/whos_jack_magazine/#When:08:43:00Z Who’s Jack pushes boundaries with live magazine embodiment event ‘Jack Comes Alive’. On 28th July Who’s Jack will become the first monthly publication to create a live embodiment of itself when ‘Jack Comes Alive’ sees the printed page come to life with all artists, musicians, brands and ideas from the past month’s issue taking shape to grace the cobbles, walls and stables within the iconic venue that is Proud Galleries, Camden. The line up for the first installment includes Will & The People, Thomas Tantrum and Electric Memory Box and DJs, Worship, Young & Lost Club’s Nadia and Sara and the Prism Party girls currently causing an artistic, light installation storm, Shula’s Wigwam. Expect everything from pole dancers, art displays, film screenings and cupcakes to a live fashion shoot with PC Williams along with anything else you might spot through the June and July issues. Who’s Jack founder and editor, Louise Findlay says of the event, “It is hard to keep the attention of an ever changing, ever growing young and hungry readership. We feel that embodying the magazine in an event and placing that event in such an iconic venue as Proud will be the perfect opportunity to keep our ideas fresh and compelling for our audience.” 28th July 2010 7.30pm-1.30am £4 pre book / £6.00 on the door Proud, The Stables Market, London NW1 8AH Tickets on Ticketweb. http://www.proud.co.uk http://www.whosjack.org http://www.thisisjack.tv/preview 2010-07-22T08:43:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/dana_schutz/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/dana_schutz/#When:11:06:00Z Never one to apply subtlety to her work, Schutz’s latest exhibition proves as challenging and as exciting as ever. A Detroit artist that is now based in Brooklyn, New York, Dana Schutz has always explored difficult and overtly political/social issues. Her latest offering promises to be hugely impressive and worthy of the coverage this artist has been receiving since beginning to exhibit 10 years ago. According to the Schutz, the works in this exhibition are ‘like Tourette’s paintings’, in that they portray involuntary actions: ‘Sometimes imagery comes to mind without any kind of context or larger narrative - a completely irrational, sometimes painful kind of imagery’. Although her works can seem disturbing her cartoon-like forms and vivid colours slightly dilute the otherwise harrowing subjects with smidgeons of humour. Running to September 15 at the Douglas Hyde Gallery, there is really no excuse to miss this superb exhibition. Gallery 1 Douglas Hyde Gallery Trinity College Dublin 2 Ireland http://www.douglashydegallery.com/ Painting, Special Interest 2010-07-21T11:06:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/the_big_chill1/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/the_big_chill1/#When:09:31:00Z Peter Lawrence and Katrina Larkin have done it again. With a lineup that includes headliners Massive Attack, M.I.A and Lily Allen, they’ve once more shown that the zeitgeist is as inclusive as it is diverse. With just over 2 weeks to go, this year’s Big Chill Festival promises to be as ecclectic as ever with a full lineup that meets, and satisfies all musical tastes. Not to be missed will be Massive Attack, who are brining along their full visual set, and will be joined by ‘Heligoland’ guest Thom Yorke. Other highlights include Kruder & Dorfmeister, Patrick Wolf and local boy, Fionn Regan. M.I.A, who has been courting controversy with her video for ‘Born Free’, will no doubt be hyping the crowd with tracks from her latest release ‘Maya’ as well as crowd pleaser ‘Paper Planes’. And then there’s Lily. Always a festival favourite and sure to put a smile on many a tired revellers face! But don’t take my word for it - get a full listing of acts here. We all know the music will be great, but there’s so much more to see and do. Spencer Tunick will create one of his world famous nude landscapes at the festival, using the stunning backdrop of Eastnor Castle and the festival architecture to set the scene. So if you’re up for flashing a bit of flesh in the name of art, sign up by emailing spencertunick@bigchill.net. Tate Britain will also be taking along works from its popular Rude Britinnia exhibition and poets will find solace at the Word in Motion stage where lumineries such as Cat Weatherill, Rob Deering, ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Spinal Taps’ Harry Shearer and Simon Gandolfini. Our recommendation is that you definitely take time to visit the returning ‘Monkey Shoulder Tree House’ bar, which can be found above the Enchanted Garden. Sundowners, chilled music and creative entertainment courtesy of the Graffitti Kings - what more could you want? The Big Chill Festival Eastnor Castle Nr Ledbury Herefordshire United Kingdom Tickets on sale here. http://www.bigchill.net/ Music 2010-07-20T09:31:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/glen_e_friedman1/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/glen_e_friedman1/#When:12:09:01Z Following a sold out show of ‘Fuck You All’ at the Light House cinema in Smithfield as part of this years PhotoIreland Festival, Glen E Friedman’s first ever visit to Dublin was a series of coincidences that you couldn’t script, even if you were currently polishing a Palme D’Or. Amongst endless walks and sights to see, people just came at us in the street genuinely excited to meet my new brother. He was made feel welcome. Dinners were hosted by McCarthy and Sorcha - both feasts to be remembered. Trips to see Chester Beatty and Francis Bacon themselves, all at the graciousness of my good friends and the good people at the Light House, Photoireland, Angel and his crew. But ever since myself, Richard and Bren from The Small Print finished that snowy weekend in New York, when we hosted Glen at our only Sweettalk there, I was determined to see him make it here in Dublin. I talked to Richard Gilligan. He was beyond excited about the project and subsequent emails and chats revealed Glen was too, but on the condition that we visit the North, as he had always wanted to visit Belfast, the home of his favorite punk bands Stiff little Fingers and the Undertones. “I’m excited” he said, running for a good seat on the train at Connolly. Rolling through the landscape, he loaded film into that famous Pentax. We talked like kids about Kansas being the only place to develop Kodachrome in the world. Time flew and at the station in Belfast we met Steven who was to bring us on one of these famous taxi tours of the “Hotspots”. Don’t forget it’s the 11th of July and preparations are underway for the marches and bonfires for the 12th. The smell of tension. Up and down the Shankill and Falls roads. Through Springfield, jumping out every minute, shooting the murals and seeing children high in the sky planting tricolors onto pallet bonfires, un-burnt. The stories! Red Hugh O’Donnell’s hand for Ulster. The difference between Protestant and Catholic murals and Steven’s tour of the peace line featured here, which was heartfelt and important to him like all those other places he showed us - integral to his own family’s history. Down at the dry dock where the Titanic set sail we needed eats and I needed a pint. St Georges market was in full flight finding a vegan lunch wasn’t a problem and Crown Bar was where I got my Guinness. Quickly back to the station we were treated to the other side of the story by our last taxi driver who was quick to spot our green-ness being from Dublin (and New York respectively). The only aspect missing is that we didn’t stay longer for the riots that night and that we could have met someone with more knowledge and a deeper story. Well we did - the following day outside the four courts down at the Liffey when we met Gerry Adams and we insisted on taking his photograph “So I hear you were in Belfast?” Yes Gerry! We were definitely in Belfast yesterday and we won’t be forgetting that trip for a while yet. Photography, Special Interest 2010-07-19T12:09:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/kevin_macdonald/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/kevin_macdonald/#When:21:03:00Z Oscar winning director (The Last King of Scotland, Touching the Void) Kevin MacDonald had set his sights on another interesting subject matter for his latest project - an amalgamation of films , shot in one day and edited into one documentary. On July 24th, anyone can film anything they want, from the inane to the extraordinary, and submit it for selection. The chosen footage will then be edited into a snapshot of this one day in our lives and will be submitted as a feature documentary film to be premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Ridley Scott is to executive produce, so with this tried and tested team on board, now’s your chance to get your first steps on the road to glory. Open to amateurs and professionals alike, the resulting film is sure to be compelling and a visual treat. Want to take part? 1. Visit the “Life in a Day” channel and learn more about the project. Be sure to read through the steps you need to take to participate and the guidelines for creating your video(s). Also check out some of the sample videos for inspirational ideas. 2. On July 24, capture your day on camera. 3. Upload your footage to the “Life in a Day” channel any time before July 31. Regardless of whether your footage makes it into the final film, your video(s) will live on on the “Life in a Day” channel as a time capsule that will tell future generations what it was like to be alive on July 24 2010. Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-07-18T21:03:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/lernert_sander/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/lernert_sander/#When:09:22:00Z There was a tearful time in the distant past, when I was hollered at to come for dinner, and after an hour of waiting ‘til the food was purposefully cold, I went down to the kitchen. A stand-off ensued and after a shouting match I told them I was drawing. I was busy. Lernert & Sander from Amsterdam have done something very simple by sitting parents with their genius artist children and asking the kids to tell their Mom and Dad what it is they do. The results are nothing short of interesting. Amongst many other ideas and experiments, their work, including this simple exercise, is a good distraction on a rainy day. We highly recommend you view their videos! http://weloveourwork.com/index.php?/projects/how-do-i-explain-my-parents/ Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-07-16T09:22:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/whats_more_alive_than_you1/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/whats_more_alive_than_you1/#When:09:59:01Z WMATY, an Italian accessories manufaturer, has been running an international project that strives to promote fashion as wearable art for sometime now. By taking design submissions from students worldwide, WMATY is promoting global design in the truest sense of the word, and also providing fantastic opportunities for young designers to get their name known. Liza Fredrika Åslund and Tomás Trenchard are two of the 15 selected from the first creative call, whose artworks are now under production and will be part of the first permanent collection. THIS IS ME LIZA FREDRIKA ÅSLUND Nyköping, Sweden - March 20, 1980. I studied fashion at the Danish Designschool in Copenhagen, where I’m also living right now. I love to go running in the Swedish forest with my dad and to solve crossword puzzles. In my designs, I like to build things, combine them together, and I also like boring things, boring colours, and boring materials. THIS IS MY ARTWORK - RECYCLED SHOES A simple project, but complex construction, requiring the intervention of expert hands to build the entire structure of the shoe and in particular of the heel. The upper is made of goatskin natural tanned and elastic that has led to make the point plateau with a single piece. The heel is composed of pieces of wood used for the construction of chairs and tables. The wooden parts are properly cut and mounted by hand one by one on an iron pin, painted, dyed and securely fastened to the heel of the shoe as to compose a single body. These wooden heels are so different from one another by being built entirely by hand. The height of the shoe is 120mm, made with an ergonomic shape that provides incomparable comfort, thanks to a better weight distribution on the ground while walking. The Liza Fredrika Åslund’s RECYCLE SHOES will be available in three models with a single color for each model, all characterized by the special orange lining. THIS IS ME TOMÁS TRENCHARD Dublin, Ireland - February 6, 1979 Once upon a time, millions of years ago, man lived in caves. I think I was born in a cave. I think so because I cannot stay indoors for more than two or three hours. For me it was very difficult to attend university and I tried all ways to escape outside at every moment. Staying in touch with nature has influenced my design. My items are reminiscent of tree trunks, leaves, clouds, streams, so my bag is more like a rock than like a traditional bag. Maybe next time I’ll make something that looks like a proper landscape. Millions of years ago, people lived in caves and this is not very different from what happens today. THIS IS MY ARTWORK - PEBBLE BAG Nature inspires the work of Tomás, particularly river stones. In the preparatory drawings of his PEBBLE-BAG offers a multitude of shapes and colors, taking inspiration from natural textures and then summarize his creative proposal in a shape and three colors: warm grey, burgundy and cobalt blue. The clutch bag consists of two shells made of paper and sand pulp with a waterproof final paint. A lightweight but very strong body, coupled to a frame that doubles as a handle, made of solid and charred wood and then covered with water varnish. Inside a bag there is a bellows cotton in classic orange color that characterizes all the artworks. http://www.wmaty.com/ Fashion, Design, Special Interest 2010-07-15T09:59:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/humberto_fernando_campana/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/humberto_fernando_campana/#When:09:24:01Z Humberto and Fernando Campana, born in 1953 and 1961, trained respectively in law and architecture. They then went on to become potentially the world’s most famous and respected Brazilian designers. Beginning to colaborate in the mid-1980s, they designed furniture inspired by their home city of São Paolo. Utilising high and low-tech processes, they trawl the flotsam and jetsam of Brazilian city life, using ordinary waste materials to create expressive and sumptuous objects. By the 90’s they were already achieving international acclaim and their witty, iconic designs have been manufactured by leading Italian companies, including Edra, Alessi and Cappellini. Their Vermelha chair was, and continues to be, their most famous and best selling piece. The first Brazilian artists to exhibit their work at MOMA in New York they also have several pieces in the permanent collections of Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris and the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany. Their work is never boring, always intigues and leaves me wanting more. Irmãos de Campanas, we salute you. You can view their projects at their equally incredible site. http://www.campanas.com.br/ Design, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-07-09T09:24:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/maurizio_anzeri/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/maurizio_anzeri/#When:09:25:00Z Recipient of the Vauxhall Collective bursary 2010, artist Maurizio Anzeri interpreted the brief “The Great British Weekend” with a seasonal homage to the idea of British diversity and conviviality. Maurizio will create ‘The Garden Party’ installation, inhabited by ghostly characters stitched and sewn together using an unusual sculpting material: synthetic hair. Taking inspiration from multiple sources, from Virginia Wolfe’s ‘Mrs Dalloway’ to totemic cultures, 17th century Versailles and haute couture fashion, the installation involves the creation of a series of sculptures, each representing a different personality. Each “presence”, as Maurizio describes them, metaphorically talks about bodily boundaries and the embodiment of the space, in an ongoing artistic research process around the human body and its representation. Anzeri’s obsession with hair, which he defines as “the most sculptural part of the human body”, has brought him to the invention of a technique through which hair becomes a sculptural material. Stitching and sewing together synthetic hair with painstaking precision, Maurizio creates sculptures that grow organically and acquire autonomous life and ‘‘persona’’ during the meticulous process. The show is located in one of the most exciting new spaces for contemporary art, Q Space in central London, run by Francesca Migliorati, Bigna Pfenninger and Silke Rittson-Thomas. Until recently the premises of antique-bookseller Bernard Quaritch, the space will be gracefully transformed by the artist into a stage for his characters, its original walls forming a constituent part the installation with floral excrescences hanging from the ceiling. Maurizio’s installation will dress the timeless bookshelves of the antique library, breathing new life into the cavernous silence and creating an unmissable experience for the viewer, who is invited to discover the different protagonists of The Garden Party. 1 to 31 October, 2010 Q Space 5-8 Lower John Street Soho http://www.maurizio-anzeri.co.uk/ http://www.vauxhallcollective.co.uk/ Fashion, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-07-08T09:25:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/kwadrofonik/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/kwadrofonik/#When:19:51:01Z Don’t miss this opportunity to see Kwadrofonik at Smock Alley at 8pm on Friday July 9th. Magdalena Kordylasińska (percussion), Miłosz Pękala (percussion), Emilia Sitarz (piano) and Bartłomiej Wąsik (piano) are Kwadrofonik, a Polish band that are a combination of percussionists and pianists. The only such quartet in Poland and one of a few in the world, they were founded in 2006 and perform compositions from the 20th and 21st century. Their music is inspired by composers like Bartok, George Crumb and Luciano Berio. Applying two grand pianos and two sets of percussion including marimba, vibraphone, bongos, African drums, and Tibetan singing bowls, Kwadrofonik will be free interpreting Polish traditional tunes and works by Frederick Chopin.  9th JULY @ 8pm / 9 Lipca godz. 20.00 Banquet Hall @ Smock Alley 8 Lower Exchange Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 8 TICKETS €15/€12 @ http://www.amiando.com/kwadro.html 2010-07-07T19:51:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/dj_shadow/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/dj_shadow/#When:14:36:01Z The magician is back in town and anyone with an ounce of funky bones knows what this legend is clearly capable of. To celebrate the fact he’s doing a show in the Tripod on Monday 5th of July the very nice people at the POD have given us a photo–pass for the pit at the show. If you’re a photographer who loves music and think this is for you then you need only answer one question and the pass is yours. So you ready? Here’s the question: What is DJ Shadows real name? Be quick and mail your answer to aidan@aidan-kelly.com Ground-breaking hip hop DJ and producer DJ SHADOW returns to Dublin playing all-new music as well as classics from Endtroducing, The Private Press and more. The pioneer of instrumental hip hop is to play Dublin’s Tripod next Monday 5th July, as well as Belfast’s Ulster Hall the night before. SHADOW will be showcasing some of the new music he’s been working on for the follow-up to 2006’s ‘The Outsider’, as well as playing his earlier classics. Support will come from U.S. electro hip-hop producer Derek Vincent Smith aka PRETTY LIGHTS, with a warm up set from Dublin’s DJ KORMAC. POD presents DJ SHADOW Supported by PRETTY LIGHTS and DJ KORMAC Monday July 5th 2010 Tripod, Harcourt St, Dublin 2. Doors – 7:30pm Tickets €32.50 (inc. booking fee) available from Ticketmaster, City Discs, Road Records, and usual outlets. http://www.ticketmaster.ie/ A message from DJ Shadow: Well, it’s nearly that time! After staying off the road for the better part of two years, I’ll be hitting the tour circuit again starting in July, 2010. Many of the countries and cities on the schedule are first-time territories for me, including Greece, Israel, and Finland, and there’s many more to come. Consider this the “between albums tour,” no record to promote, just a chance to get out there and showcase some of the new music I’ve been working on (and yes, some classics as well). We’re also excited about some of the new ways that this site will interact with the shows, and we intend to make DJ Shadow.com an integral part of your show-going experience...more on that soon! In the meantime, watch this page as more and more dates are added over the coming weeks and months, and I look forward to seeing you all later this year! http://www.djshadow.com http://www.myspace.com/djshadow http://www.myspace.com/prettylights Music 2010-07-02T14:36:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/vimeo/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/vimeo/#When:13:49:00Z If you think your video has what it takes, now’s your chance to see it get the recognition it deserves! The Vimeo Awards, which honors creative and original online videos and the people that create them, is now accepting submissions. The Vimeo Festival & Awards is an acknowledgement of, and showcase for, the unprecedented level of creativity, skill and innovation coming from online video today, said Dae Mellencamp, Vimeo’s General Manager.  We believe that the awards will not only honor the best work but, by pairing it with a festival, will also bring creative online communities together to learn from and be inspired by each other. With a judges list that reads like a who’s who, your entry will be mulled over by luminaries including Adam Quirk of Wreck and Salvage, David Lynch, DJ Spooky, Doug Pray, Fred Seibert, Justin Cone, Jose Luis de Vicente, Lucy Walker, Morgan Spurlock, Nabil Elderking, Nicholas Schmerkin, Nick Campbell, Roman Coppola, RE Treweek of the Blackheart Gang and Vinvent Laforet. The categories include: The Vimeo Award: Best of all categories. Winner to receive $25,000 grant to produce new work. Narrative:Live-action narrative fiction told through the medium of film/video Documentary:Short films/videos that seek to document compelling actuality or reality Animation:A simulation of movement created by displaying a series of pictures or frames. Experimental:  Short films/videos that are often characterized by the absence of a linear narrative. Music Video: Short films/videos that accompany a complete piece of music or song Motion Graphics: The use of the principles of graphic design to create a film or video using animation or filmic techniques. Remix: A film/video that combines elements such as sounds and pictures of other works to create a metamorphic work. Captured:Videos that capture an artistic expression or performance Original Series: A periodically released collection of original episodic content Honorary Awards: The Feature Presentation Honorary Award: Honoring the vanguard and innovative release of unique feature film online (Nominations accepted) Digital Maverick Honorary Award: Honoring pioneering spirit in the world of online video. Entrants can submit any original work as long as it has premiered onlinebetween June 3, 2008 and July 30, 2010 or has never been premiered anywhere. For more information on the Vimeo Festival & Awards, please visit http://www.vimeoawards.com Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-07-01T13:49:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/kings_of_concrete/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/kings_of_concrete/#When:11:38:00Z As if the Kings of Concrete event wasn’t enough, with its freestyle attitude to Bikes, Skateboarding and Painting, there’s now a new initiative centred around video. Four teams have been selected to go head to head and battle their video capture of this years Kings of Concrete event and show off their style, content and editing skills in the process. Each team can have a maximum of 5 members and those chosen have been given group names - The Romeros, The Heisenbergs, The Melmacians and The Lebowskis. These legends have from set-up on Friday until 10pm Sunday to film, compose and edit their shorts for showing at the end of the weekend. The short films will be shown and judged at 10pm in the Button Factory. Prizes so far are: €800 ‘Final Cut Pro’ Course €400 Cash €300 Equipment Rental Voucher Tickets to the Glen E. Friedman Event A signed copy of Glen E. Friedman’s book All teams will receive a 1 year’s subscription to ‘film Ireland’ magazine. Whether you’re a keen fan of the Concrete phenomena, or just interested in subcultures, there’s no better way to see young heads being creative and competitive in the one space, adding a new strand to the already exciting and innovative weekender. More details at http:// http://www.kingsofconcrete.com Animation, Blogs, Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-06-30T11:38:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/woozy/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/woozy/#When:11:07:00Z Woozy is a graphic design firm offering all the usual services. It’s their wall vinyls and customised decorative concepts however, that really caught our eye. Woozy is Erika Fontanive and Roberto Conti. Based in London, the duo are developing some really interesting wall decorations that are innovative and stimulating. Their work can also be bought via their online shop for more personal, smaller scale coverage. Their commercial service allows you to work in collaboration with them to dvelop a unique and vibrant decorative solution for large space coverage. We think Woozy rock and we think you will too. http://www.woozydesign.com/custom.html Building & Architecture, Design, Illustration, Special Interest 2010-06-29T11:07:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/triboro/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/triboro/#When:17:06:00Z Triboro is David Heasty and Stefanie Weigler, a multi-award winning husband and wife team based in Brooklyn, New York. Their work for their clients in the creative fields of fashion, publishing, music, art and cultural institutions has a common thread in that it is as beautiful as it is innovative. Applying their style to all mediums including bookcovers, clothing, displays and posters to name a few, this inspirational duo have been instrumental in helping a lot of brands find their niche. We love their clean, sparse and unconstructed outlook and also their eye for the quirk! Their client list reads like a wish list for any creative firm and has a healthy balance of the corporate and the cultural including 4AD, CondéNast, New York Times, Viacom, American Express and Art+Auction. We like Triboro (& especially their Leftovers) - a lot! http://www.triborodesign.com/ Fashion, Design, Illustration, Photography, Special Interest 2010-06-25T17:06:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/jamie_rafn/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/jamie_rafn/#When:17:06:01Z This ad has been knocking about for a while now, but we keep coming back to it. Beautifully shot in one continuous stream of dialogue and action, the concept is as strong as the story being told. Developed by ad agancy Bartle Bogle Hegarty and directed by Jamie Rafn, this 6 minute short details how the famous whiskey’s product and brand developed throughout the years. Filmed in the cinematic and dramatic Scottish highlands, the casting of Robert Carlyle is genius. The dialogue, although interesting, needs a character actor with serious acting chops to carry off a long and uninterrupted script. See for yourself - we think you’ll like. Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-06-24T17:06:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/his_hers/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/his_hers/#When:11:39:00Z Ken Wardrop’s ‘His & Hers’ is a documentary that has been sweeping the festival circuit for some time now, winning awards at Sundance, Dublin, Galway, SilverDocs, London and also at the IFTAs. Heartbreakingly poignant, Wardrop opens with the Irish proverb “A man loves his girlfriend the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest”, insinuating an in-depth analysis of the Irish male psyche. What follows however is a touching film of vignettes featuring 90 women of varying ages and backgrounds discussing the men in their lives. It’s easy to see why Irish men love their women (and particularly their Mammys) so much. These personal accounts of private relationships are gripping in their simplicitiy and Wardrop’s ability to draw honest and emotional responses produces jaw-dropping results. The documentary is currently being shown in selected venues throughout Ireland and I highly recommend you make the effort and take an important female in your life along to see it. Full listings and venues are available on the website http://www.hisandhers.ie/ Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-06-17T11:39:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/skinny_gaviar/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/skinny_gaviar/#When:11:00:01Z 27 year old Russian illustrator Skinny Gaviar has come a long way since his ealry days in the factory town of Novocheboksarsk. But these early influences probably have more to do with his subject matter than anything since. Skinny’s illustrations scream ‘disturbed’. Not in a serial killer kind of way, but there’s definitely a dark side to his brain. His comic-book style provides ‘one frame’ snapshots into stories that you know do not have a Hollywood ending. This dark side to his work has certainly hindered his commercial illustration work, but it has led to his illustrating stories by Jack Kerouac and Hunter S. thompson for ‘Verbicide’ magazine. Self-thought and up until recently a ‘bedroom’ artist/illustrator, we think Skinny’s work stands out amongst the white-bread illustration often found in commercial pieces. Watch this guy take off soon. http://www.skinnygaviar.com/ Illustration, Painting, Special Interest 2010-06-16T11:00:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/stephen_mccarthy/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/stephen_mccarthy/#When:13:49:01Z Stephen McCarthy, the renowned illustrator, is having a solo show on the 18th of this month titled “The Man who Tasted Shapes”. He says quiet simply, “I’m doing this down in Kilkenny, in the nicest gallery outside of Dublin, the Little Ghost Gallery and I’m informing you good people, in the hopes that you might find yourselves in the locality, and wander in for a gander, or failing that, you might pass it around the inner circles of all the cool kids you may encounter. Yes Stephen we will of course. The title of his show is taken from a chapter in a book called “Wednesday is Indigo Blue” about the condition of Synesthesia, where someone’s senses have been jumbled up (probably by the absent minded gentleman who assembles all the babies at the hospital). Synesthesia allows them to see music, taste colour, etc. Something in the book they conclude, that we can all do, to some extent. We hope it happens to us sooner rather than later as we like that idea very much. http://www.mrstevemccarthy.blogspot.com/ Illustration, Painting, Printing, Special Interest 2010-06-15T13:49:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/certificate_in_photography_and_digital_imaging_pdi/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/certificate_in_photography_and_digital_imaging_pdi/#When:15:50:00Z The Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging (PDI) is a one-year course at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD). It covers both analogue and digital photography and focuses on developing creative practice by means of a series of photographic projects. A critical approach to producing work is encouraged, and there is a strong emphasis on situating photography within broader considerations of visual culture and contemporary artistic practice. This exhibition showcases the work of the 2010 graduates. It covers a broad variety of approaches to the photographic medium: this includes digitally constructed images, analogue darkroom prints, photographic books, both colour and black & white work, and collage. It touches on genres such as portraiture, landscape, street photography, but often takes these genres in unexpected directions. Thematically, the subject matter represents a diverse range of contemporary concerns including urban decay, rural renewal, consumerism, gender identity, the built environment, fantasy and reality, and surveillance culture. The staged photograph is a key strategy in contemporary photography and several contributors (Tom Scott, Frank Brennan and Brian Daly) utilise this to explore diverse themes such as global power politics, the psychology of escapism and consumer culture. A number of other contributors have chosen to explore the genre of portraiture. Grant Munroe’s work consists of a series of environmental portraits of a group of hill-walkers, Aileen Dempsey offers a new take on the family portrait, Aleksandra Kaluza employs portraiture to explore disturbing aspects of the supernatural, while Fiona O’Donnell’s portraits raise questions as to how we define our identities through gender. Religious and spiritual concerns are central to the work of Mark Morgan and Juan Miguel Novoa. The urban landscape is also a recurring theme of the exhibition. Artur Sikora, Calin Ploscar, Jeanette Lowe and Monika Fabijanczyk all examine various facets of contemporary Dublin. Ross Ellis investigates the ubiquity of surveillance cameras by putting together a sinister assemblage of candid street shots, while Nick Bayne comments on the anonymity of city life by producing a digitally constructed collage of anonymous pedestrians. An urban farm, Dundrum’s Airfield, forms the subject of Sharon Murphy’s project while Barbara Galvin ventures further from the city by documenting life on the peat bogs of the Midlands. Aoife O’Sullivan offers a photographic book based on a personalised interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Rebecca Byrne used her camera to record the latter stages of her own pregnancy, while Louise Scott innovatively used photography as a means of exploring sight impairment. Finally, Hugh McCabe offers a series of large format extended time exposures taken at Dublin music venues. http://www.pdi2010.com Photography 2010-06-11T15:50:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/hirsuta/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/hirsuta/#When:08:49:00Z Jason Payne’s approach to the restoration and renovation of a 100 year old, one-roomed schoolhouse in rural Utah is nothing short of astounding. Taking his inspiration from the original distorted and discoloured wooden shingles that had warped over the years, he was inspired to introduce this feature into the restoration to generate a finish to the exterior that is organic and sculptural in form. By fixing the 1/2” thick cedar shingles vertically and leaving the ends unattached, they will weather prematurely, causing them to curl and contort. By staining the exterior of the shingles a deep, dark purple and the reverse a lighter shade, there is also a dramatic juxtaposition of colour that further enhances the drama of the exterior. This is architecture at it’s most creative - focussing on what is often considered a negative and making it the building’s most prominent feature. It’s not often buildings can achieve an emotive response, and who’d have thunk that a small wooden structure in northern Utah could do just that. I take my hat off to Mr. Payne and his design team. See their website for full project details. http://www.hirsuta.com/ Building & Architecture, Design, Special Interest 2010-06-10T08:49:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/offshoot/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/offshoot/#When:11:58:00Z Don’t miss the last edition of OFFSHOOT before September and your very last chance to win tickets to OFFSET2010. The good guys at The Small Print will be offering everyone who attends OFFSHOOT Edition 03 a chance to win one of two tickets to this Autumn’s OFFSET2010 at the amazing Grand Canal Theatre (1-3 Oct). They will also be announcing the first details of their main stage line up for OFFSET2010 too, so very exciting. OFFSHOOT Edition 03 Presenting on the night: Niall O’Brien - Photographer/Film Maker - http://www.niallobrien.co.uk/ Niall has exhibited at a number of Irish and English shows and has many awards to his name. His commissioned work features in a range of top-flight publications on both sides of the Atlantic including Dazed and Confused and Twin Magazine from which he has drawn attention for his uncompromising approach to his work. The last four years have seen Niall documenting the lives of a young group of British Punks, capturing an intimate portrayal of their chaotic journey towards adulthood. His exhibition of the work, entitled ‘Good Rats’, inspired a broad level of media interest and Niall continues to dedicate an extraordinary amount of time to the project. With film work ranging from music videos to commercial and artistic short-films and a number of ongoing documentary projects, he has built up an impressive body of work that combines his passion for still and film photography. Renate Henschke - Fashion Designer/Artist - http://www.madeforyoubyarms.com/ Renate Henschke is an Australian fashion designer based in Dublin. She designs and run a mens (and once womens) clothing label called Arms. She is currently working on the fourth season and is just about to be launch the current Autumn Winter collection online at Topman in the UK & US. She is also a freelance ‘maker of things’. This includes making costumes for film and television, props for exhibitions and photographic shoots and everything in between - that can be made with a sewing machine. Steve Doogan - Artist/Illustrator - http://stevedoogan.blogspot.com/ Steve Doogan is a Scottish artist/illustrator living in Dublin. Over the past twelve years he has created illustrations for editorial, design and advertising, while keeping up a strong practice in travel sketching, portraits and printmaking - mainly etching and linocuts. He is also a keen follower and semi-retired practitioner of pranks and hoaxes. Will St Leger - Artist/Activist - http://willstleger.wordpress.com/ Will St Leger has built a reputation as being one of the country’s leading artistic commentators on the state our nation finds itself in. He continually creates iconic pieces addressing Ireland’s new age, pieces that have an ethical, social and political angle that reflects his activist leanings. THURSDAY JUNE 10TH 2010 AT THE SUGAR CLUB, LEESON STREET, DUBLIN 2. 7 - 10.30PM ADMISSION: 8 EURO Blogs, Special Interest 2010-06-08T11:58:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/james_skevington/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/james_skevington/#When:15:37:00Z James Skevington is a ‘soon to be’ graduate of graphic design from Nottingham Trent University. As much as we’d like to promote all new creative graduates’ work as they embark on a career in a time when it’s not easy finding work, there just isn’t enough time in the day. But Mr. Skevington’s mail caught my eye and I like the cut of his jib. He was ballsy enough to say what he wanted and also used the age old cliche of flattery to get a mention. However, I also like his work and his blog. His clean and oft humourous style is distinctive enough, although I would like to see some more variety on his site. Anyway, let me introduce James Svevington - currently looking for placements and work opportunities! http://www.jskevington.co.uk/ Design 2010-06-04T15:37:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/helmut_smits/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/helmut_smits/#When:16:58:01Z A multi disciplinarian with some incredibly simple/clever ideas, Smits has clearly been up all night. When you read about his idea for a football field on either side of an actual border, or how to make a rainbow on your windscreen by simply attaching sharpies to a your wipers – genius! It gets pretty crazy when he simply presents you with a Coke bottle full of Oil or a sunset for the office cleverly disguised as a light. It came to a standstill for me with his idea of planting a tree in front of those horrendous changing signs by the side of the road, a testament to the despicable world of commercialism we accept for ourselves. That’s over the odds and more than enough, to see something so inoffensive as a sapling growing and in time covering that world up in a small way. It’s nothing short of staggering. We strongly recommend a visit to his site to take a look at the world of Smits. http://helmutsmits.nl It’s turned into an infinitely better day because of a tip-off from our friend Karl Phenix at http://wewillbecome.com. Film & Video, Design, Photography, Printing, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-06-03T16:58:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/daniel_cohen/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/daniel_cohen/#When:12:45:01Z Dutch photographer Daniel Cohen is exhibiting his unique collection of images taken between last song and encore at Amsterdam’s legendary venues the Paradiso and Melkweg. Capturing this private moment in time when the artist rests before returning to the screaming crowd at stage-front, Cohen perfectly documents the atmosphere of the backstage area. Featuring musicians such as Chaka Khan, Blondie, Method Man, Erykah Baddu, Mark Ronson and The Roots amongst others, Cohen shot them exactly as he found them, before they posed and assumed the public persona. This exhibition is on view at KK Outlet throughout June and a book and prints accompanying the exhibition will be for sale. Private View: Thursday 3 June 7 – 9pm Exhibition Runs: 4 – 26 June 2010 KK Outlet 42 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6PB http://www.danielcohen.nl/ Photography, Special Interest 2010-06-01T12:45:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/andrew_holder/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/andrew_holder/#When:11:10:00Z Andrew Holder hails from San Diego where his creative juices burgeoned into a career as an illustrator. Now based in LA, the majority of his work is developed using screen-prints and acrylic paints, while his style is beautifully naive in it’s use of block colours and flat finish. His work however is pattern-like in its composition and extremely pleasing to the eye. Having built up a reputable client list including Urban Outfitters, National Geographic and American Express, and with several exhibitions under his belt, it’s his personal pieces that we’re drawn to the most. He has recently added a ton of new work to his site, most of which I want on my walls. http://andrewholder.net/ Illustration 2010-06-01T11:10:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/dublin_city_soul_festival/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/dublin_city_soul_festival/#When:16:31:00Z This weekend sees the 4th Annual Dublin City Soul Festival take over Dublin City once again. A celebration of Peace, Unity and Love this unique 4 day festival is jam packed with free events, gigs, exhibitions, film, comedy and the hugely enticing Soul Food Trail. Culminating in the Sould Picnic, a hugely popular free gig on May 30th in Merrion Square, the weekend this year also introduces the Rising Stars Gigs. To be held over the weekend in Meeting House Square in Temple Bar, these gigs will highlight the new Soul talents and will also feature Soul Festival DJs and special guests. The Dublin City Soul Festival also supports their Musical Youth Foundation - an amazing initiative set up to fund and improve the local community through musical tuition and instrument provision. View their website for full event listings and make sure to support this emerging Dublin institution. You can even win an amazing trip to Memphis! http://www.dublinsoulfestival.ie/ http://dublincitysoulfestival.ie/MYF/ 2010-05-28T16:31:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/greg_dunn/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/greg_dunn/#When:14:46:01Z Some of our diligent readers may remember the photo series and interview we did with Greg Dunn a while ago in Candy Magazine. He was, and still is, an exceptional Collector, Photographer, Philospher and now Documentary maker. Dunn has just finished a rather intensive course, with the resulting documentaries covering subjects such as an 80 year old shopkeeper he has befriended and the fascinating subject of plane spotters: there are some other works that are still being processed. His work has always leaned towards the simple and sublime - some featured here are favourites that really have something to say. They’re images that make you stop with utter joy. In a special part of his photographic series he explored the lesser known but daily art of peoples scrawl on doors, buses, lamp posts - anywhere that would take lovers’ names and which were scratched, tip-exed, or permanently marked. Typical are the ‘Anto loves Anita’ or ‘Git was here’ ramblings of a dislocated youth with nothing better to do but communicate they’re love or distaste through this simple medium. Unlike the flash trendy graffiti that rocks the world stage, Greg Dunn is recording these marks like tattoos on the landscape and deconstructing them down to the basics of an alphabet and how it’s used to develop simple messages. Hilariously, he has devised a set of underwear that has been customized in this Alphabet, called D7 (yes Dublin Seven, the postcode) to suit your own personal needs. It’s the beginning of a strange cottage industry that has the potential of full flight into the commercial world. Well maybe not - there’s no room in this world for niche markets, is there? Well we’ll just have to wait and see. No matter what subject Dunn deems worthy, he has developed his ideas in a new way each time. He has always been interesting and that stands well in a sometimes monotonous era. http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/gallery/greg_dunn/21/ Film & Video, Photography 2010-05-25T14:46:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/giordano_poloni/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/giordano_poloni/#When:09:24:00Z Giordano Poloni is a young Italian illustrator based in Milan with a pared down style that is reminiscent of 50s style advertising. Born in Bergamo, Italy, he graduated with a degree in Cinematography from the Universita Cattolica di Brescia. Since 2006 Giordano has worked as an editor, 2d graphic designer and illustrator in Milan for advertising production companies such as Enormous Films, Hfilms, and many more. He illustrates book and magazine covers as a leisuretime passion. His limited colour palettes and striking urbanity meld to create visuals that are both modern and yet hark back to the simpler processes of the past. We love his work and mark him as one to watch. http://giordanopoloni.wordpress.com Animation, Film & Video, Design, Illustration 2010-05-21T09:24:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/bonzom/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/bonzom/#When:17:03:00Z French graffitti outfit Bonzom were already pretty well known before they rapidly became the darlings of French animation thanks to the buzz surrounding their psychedeilc video for Mika’s ‘Lollipop’. Their 2D aesthetics and mixture of clean outlines and falsely clumsy lines draws proudly from their appreciation of traditional cartoon styling. Confessing to a connection with Manga, 50s cartoons and the Simpsons, Bonzom say, “In France we’re crazier: we spruce it up, we improvise, we use flourescent colours and we do funkier 2D” Their latest piece utilises their skills to develop an animated short in support of the Born HIV Free Campaign, which is fronted by Carla Bruni-Sarkozy. “The idea was to avoid playing on this concept of guilt to encourage people to give, more to promote the feeling of sharing and desire. In the case of mother-to-child HIV transmission, the drugs are available – the problem is one of mobilization,” explain Passion Paris executive producer Marc Bodin-Joyeux and Jack from Bonzom. We think it’s a beautiful piece. http://bornhivfree.org/fr/ Animation, Special Interest 2010-05-20T17:03:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/malibu_by_u/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/malibu_by_u/#When:16:06:01Z Malibu have now launched a limited edition bottle with minimum graphics so that anyone can customise the bottle. Supported by an online gallery , anyone can customise their own bottle and submit it to be viewed and rated. Providing inspiration to the public were a select number of artists from various design disciplines, who created live art pieces in London’s Soho and Brixton. One of these was Jimi Crayon, a secret graffiti artist who has customised a Reebok trainer for footballer Thierry Henry, painted live at the Tate Modern and was one of eight artists to ever display work on the notoriously clean walls of M&C SAATCHI’s Soho reception. Also developing their unique pieces were MNKY and Pinky Tesfay in Brixton. You can see their work here. So, go online and start practising your design.  All entries will be featured in an on-going, rolling gallery. http://www.malibu-rum.com/byu/ Design, Illustration, Painting, Special Interest 2010-05-20T16:06:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/grace_kelly/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/grace_kelly/#When:10:55:00Z Getting to London lately has been stricken with the odd delay and cancellation, but if you make it, you forget all the world’s problems and remember how great this vast city is. Each trip, a pilgrimage has been organised to the Victoria & Albert, which has a lustre prompted by the renaissance of BBC TV adaptations we tend to be lured by. Of course it’s a beautiful building with a straightforward layout, accommodating the Missus when it comes to shopping and the range of works on display are from every era and corner of the globe. But it’s the special shows exhibiting the fashion and clothing of style icons that seem to bring people in by the thousands. The ‘Grace Kelly: Style Icon’ show was really lovely. Much like Mary Wilson’s ‘Supremes Collection’ of dresses, shoes and back history, this classic fairytale of Kelly’s, displaying everything she wore, down to her hats and sunglasses, was beautifully presented and dotted here and there with timely film. The show was completely sold out in advance – not surprising really. Watch out for the original dress worn by Kelly in ‘Rear Window’ by Alfred Hitchcock and the stunning wedding dress she wore when becoming Princess Grace, given its own area right at the start of the show. For anyone who is stuck in the clouds, dreaming of fifties lushness, or a student of fashion looking for inspiration in fifties style, no matter where you come from, or who you are, it’s a show not to be missed. French press coffee and cake extra. 17 April - 26 September 2010 Daily 10.00-17.30 (last ticket sold 16.45, last entry 17.00) Fridays 10.00-21.30 Exhibition closes 15 minutes prior to the Museum closing. (last ticket sold 20.45, last entry 21.00) http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/fashion/gracekelly/ Fashion, Special Interest 2010-05-20T10:55:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/public_school/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/public_school/#When:10:50:00Z Based in Austin, Texas, Public School is a collective of eight likeminded individuals who have pooled their resources and creative juices and who also share a love of Mexican food and an appreciaton of good books and music. With their combined talents including design, illustration, video production and photography their clients (both collaborative and individual) include Stussy, The Sunday Times, Conde Nast, NIKE and TIME Inc. We like what they do - a lot. Public School are: Casey Dunne http://www.caseydunn.net Cody Haltom http://www.codyhaltom.com Jay B Sauceda http://www.jaybsauceda.com Jonathan Allen http://jonathanallenstudio.com Justin Cox http://www.justindavidcox.com Matt Genitempo http://www.matthewgenitempo.com Sean Lind http://www.ethenender.com Will Bryant http://www.will-bryant.com http://gotopublicschool.com/ Blogs, Film & Video, Design, Illustration, Photography, Special Interest 2010-05-19T10:50:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/foster_partners/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/foster_partners/#When:07:03:00Z Foster + Partners are synonymous with pushing the boundaries in architecture and the recently completed UAE Pavilion at Shanghai Expo 2010 embraces this aesthetic. Under the leadership of Sir Norman Foster, Foster + Partners has grown to become one of the most renowned practices in the world, with buildings such as the Millennium Bridge and 30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin) setting the standard for innovative and exciting architectural developments. But it’s their relatively small project, the UAE Pavilion at this year’s Shanghai Expo 2010 that, in my opinion, is one of their most successful projects. Designed to emulate a sand dune, one side appears rough and textured, whilst the other is smooth, mirroring the effect of the wind on the desert sands. One of the largest structures at the Expo, the UAE Pavilion is a complex lattice construction that allows indirect sunlight to enter the pavilion via louvers, but avoids returning the glare of the summer sun. Already a hit at the Expo, it’s fantastic to see a structure that is architecturally exciting, relevant and appealing to the mass sensibility. http://www.fosterandpartners.com/ Building & Architecture, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-05-15T07:03:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/malcolm_venville/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/malcolm_venville/#When:17:25:00Z The son of deaf parents, Venville developed a fascination for the world of the Mexican masked fighters of the Lucha Libre as an unspoken language. His vivid portraiture of these colourful characters is respectful of their trade, whilst also showing the high-camp capacity of this hugely popular fighting genre. “I’m a normal person like everyone else but I cannot tell you my name” - Super Pinocho 3000 A well respected photographer and commercials director, Venville captures the individual personalities of each of the masked wrestlers, interpersing quotes and interviews with the imagery, which not only humanises the men behind the masks, but also gives insight into how their characters and their love of the sport developed. The portraits are available as a collection in Venville’s book, ‘Lucha Loco’. http://www.luchaloco.com/ Photography, Special Interest 2010-05-12T17:25:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/caledonia_curry/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/caledonia_curry/#When:09:15:00Z New York street artist Caledonia “Callie” Curry is releasing her book “Swoon”, cataloguing her life-long body of work including portraits, installations, paper cut-outs and performance projects. Following her studies at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, Swoon’s art began to appear on the streets of NYC around 1999. Her acclaimed life-sized realistically rendered cut-out street people originally established her as one of the finest female street-artists working today. Remnants of the majority of these pieces still exist on the walls of New York, their decay doing little to dissolve their poignancy. When her first one-person gallery exhibition opened at New York’s Deitch Projects in 2005, the area surrounding the gallery was so overrun with fans and friends that neither cars nor pedestrians could pass through. She has since co-founded the art collective ‘Miss Rockaway Armada’ and has featured in many exhibitions and even Chiara Clemente’s documentary on NYC women artists “Our City Dreams”. If you find yourself in New York on Saturday May 15th, drop by the Urban Art Projects for the official book release and signing. Swoon will also be constructing a temporary installation from copies of her books to raise awareness of the housing crisis in Haiti, where she will soon be building konbit houses in the earthquake ravaged region. If not, you’ll just have to buy the book! http://www.deitch.com/artists/sub.php?artistId=31 http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/Swoon-9780810984851.html Film & Video, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printing, Special Interest 2010-05-12T09:15:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/aidan_kelly1/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/aidan_kelly1/#When:13:10:00Z CandyCollective’s very own Aidan Kelly (AKA photographer extraordinaire) has teamed up with Bealtaine, the age and opportunity arts organisation, to curate an exhibition of photographs and interviews, entitled ‘Ink’, to be shown in the Original Print Gallery. These photographs and interviews tell the stories of six individuals and their tattoos; the history of their markings, what they mean to the owners, when they got these them and how they’re woven into the history of their lives. “We know we will unearth interesting recollections and stories about these tattoos. After all, it is considered a big step to get a tattoo. And with older tattoos there is a considered reason for getting a marking, whereas now it can be purely fashionable.” “Times have changed; tattoo’s then really meant something, stood for something. By recording these tattoos through photography and audio interviews we hope to show that with maturity, these markings have a fantastic history and legacy attached to them. It’s about the stories of the individual.” “How they and their beloved ‘Ink’ has grown with them through time.” Don’t miss the opportunity to experience this incredibly personal, observant and extraordinary project. INK The Original Print Gallery, Temple Bar May 16th 2010 http://www.bealtaine.com http://www.aidan-kelly.com Photography, Special Interest 2010-05-11T13:10:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/le_cool_dublin/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/le_cool_dublin/#When:12:36:00Z I first discovered the Le Cool phenomenon many years ago on a trip to Barcelona and was very excited to hear that it was coming to Dublin - I just can’t believe that it’s a year since the capital got it’s very own slice of ‘what’s happening’ heaven. Now Le Cool Dublin, with over 7,000 subscribers, has been chosen as the first city to launch the new version (Version 2.0) in Europe. Commenting on the decision to launch the new version in Dublin, founder Rene Lonngren said: “We’re thrilled with the success of Le Cool Dublin to date and the positive response from people to its arrival. It felt right to build upon this by working with Michael and Ciaran to ensure their subscribers are the first to benefit from the new changes.” Le Cool 2.0 will enable subscribers and readers to create their own agenda from events featured in Le Cool as well as the ability to share details on events through various social media outlets such as facebook and twitter. In celebration of its first year shining a spotlight on new collectives, spaces and entertainment options for its citizens and visitors to the capital, Le Cool Dublin will also host an exhibition of covers, interviews and content from its first 12 months in the South Studios on New Row South in Dublin 8 on Friday May 14th. Work featured in the exhibition will include covers submitted by artists such as Keith Walsh, Ruan van Vliet, Lauren Crothers, David Delahunty, Gaetan Billaut, Aidan Weldon, Loreana Rushe, Mario Sughi, Shane O�Driscoll, Jon Cheung, Isabel Reyes Feeney, Brian Coldrick, Niall Sweeney, Synth Eastwood, Richard Gilligan, Dave Comiskey, Paddy Lynch, Stephen Ledwidge, Dragana Jurisic, Stephen McCarthy, Alan Clarke, Gary Farrelly, Jamie Saunders, Trevor Finnegan, Faye George, Raul Arantes, Eleanor Reilly, Fergal McCarthy, Aaron Brady, Justine Le Guil, Niall O’Brien, David Turpin, Owen Kane, Aisling Farinella, Tamara McCarthy and Sean + Yvette from South Studios. Le Cool Dublin 1st Birthday & Exhibition South Studios, Friday May 14th 7pm - 11pm with Smirnoff reception The new site can be viewed here - http://dublin.lecool.com/ Blogs, Fashion, Film & Video, Design, Illustration, Music, Painting, Photography, Printing, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-05-06T12:36:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/workisnotajob/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/workisnotajob/#When:14:42:01Z Workisnotajob. is the name and idea behind a brand new creatve studio dedicated to design, typography and visual communication. For designer and founder Catharina Bruns, based in Dublin but originally from Hamburg, Germany, the launch of her own label within the creative industry has been the pursuit of a dream. “The philosophy of my studio is simple: work is not a job. I personally feel that inspiration is the most powerful tool and that your own dedicated work, talent and the things you create everyday is a matter that exceeds the idea of business hours. Everyone who is lucky enough to have the freedom to do what they love, knows that workisnotajob”. What began as a personal design blog, quickly grew to a popular online destination for design lovers around the globe. With ten thousand readers and subscribers to the blog, interest and orders soon came pouring in. The idea of putting simple messages and illustration to a typographical design went from the blog to the production of real products and evolved to the formation of a creative studio, showing a diverse portfolio of artwork. Apart from a selection of wall art and clothing with beautiful prints, workisnotajob. offers a number of creative services like logo design, corporate identity and art direction for individual projects. Inspired by the every day life and the love for design, language and typography, workisnotajob. emphasises wordplay, type and colour to create visual experiences and make powerful statements. The first collection starts with fine art screen prints, prints mounted on wood blocks, T-shirts and hoodies. All clothing and accessories are screen printed on premium quality textiles. Fair trade and production by eco friendly means is taken seriously and actively supported. The studio and respective label launched officially in March 2010 working internationally from Dublin. All products ship worldwide directly from the homepage and soon from a variety of design shops online. The portfolio is growing fast and new designs are added regularly. Further sales are planned in stores in Dublin, London, Hamburg and Berlin. http://workisnotajob.com http://blog.workisnotajob.com Blogs, Design, Illustration, Printing, Special Interest 2010-05-05T14:42:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/cathedral_quarter_arts_festival/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/cathedral_quarter_arts_festival/#When:10:34:00Z We’ve already told you all about Art & Copy, a powerful film by Doug Pray about advertising and inspiration. But if you missed your chance to see it when it played at Dublin’s Sugar Club, you’re in luck. The University of Ulster in Belfast will be screening the film on Friday April 30th in the Conor Lecture Theatre as part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival. Art & Copy Film Screening University of Ulster - Lecture Theatre Friday 30 April 6.30pm Tickets £3.00, on sale at http://www.cqaf.com Call Ticket line: 028 9024 6609 /In person at the Belfast Welcome Centre, 47 Donegall Place, Belfast. http://artandcopyfilm.com/ Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-04-29T10:34:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/duda/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/duda/#When:16:43:00Z All twelve pieces of this body of work, hand-painted on glass and in the stencil style, were quickly snapped up in what was Duda’s first exhibition at the South William bar recently. Although coming from a strong background in fashion (graduating from Dublins Grafton Academy and winning Young Designer of the Year in 2000) Duda has always doodled in all art forms. Influenced by Alphonse Mucha and Gustav Klimt (at the moment), you can check out Duda’s next exhibition of hand painted canvases in the window of Tower Records on Dublins Wicklow Street this Friday, April 30th, as part of the Dublin Atrs Festival SOGO. http://www.sogo.ie/ Stefan Hoffman Fashion, Painting, Special Interest 2010-04-28T16:43:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/loose_threads/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/loose_threads/#When:16:19:01Z In an ever-changing Ireland people are becoming more and more interested in their heritage and personal legacy. ‘Loose Threads - Exploring Personal Legacies’ is an exciting exhibition put on by Year Two Photography students from IADT-Dun Laoghaire exploring these legacies through a diverse collection of intriguing and highly creative images.  From a collection of landscapes of a family’s favorite places, to enigmatic images of teenage life, the exhibition hints at an Ireland redefining itself.  The Exhibition can be seen at Moxie Studios, Pembroke Row, from Friday 30th April until Friday 7th May 11-7pm.  Special launch night on Thursday, 29th April from 7pm http://www.loose-threads.org/ Photography 2010-04-28T16:19:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/sogo_dublin_arts_festival/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/sogo_dublin_arts_festival/#When:17:33:00Z SoGo, or as it was formerly known, the area around Dublin’s South Great George’s Street, is soon to become reknowned for more than just it’s plethora of pubs, eateries & on-trend shops. The SoGo Dublin Arts Festival will host over 60 free, or nearly free events over this May Bank holiday weekend from April 30th - May 2nd. With a variety of events, exhibitions and gigs as long as both your arms, there will be something to put a smile on everyone’s face, despite their age. The possibilities are endless but some of our favourites over the three day are: CIRCUS EXHIBITION - Tinderbox Creative Network presents “Circus” a vibrant feast of contemporary artworks, in various media on the theme of Circus. Works included by well-known artists along-side some rising stars from Dublin’s art world. WALL OF MIRRORS - An interactive video installation which brings the interplay of a ‘hall of mirrors’ into the digital age. ANTICS ROGUE SHOW - An anarchic art show where a crew of street artists rework your suburban paintings into masterpieces. Bring your unloved paintings and let the pimp your art. ONCE AT WALTONS - a screening of the fabulous Once in the music store championed in the movie But don’t take our word for it. Go to their website for the full listing, and if you’re not heading out of town, be sure to make the most of the events happening throughout the weekend. http://www.sogo.ie/ Film & Video, Design, Illustration, Music, Painting, Special Interest 2010-04-27T17:33:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/km64/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/km64/#When:12:44:01Z ‘KM64: Birth of a Skate Park’ is a film about what happens when an unlikely team of people decide to get something done. Former ‘Buffalo Bills’ pro-footballer and Superbowl veteran Justin Armour had quit the U.S. with his new wife to take a year out. Embarking on a community project for kids in Mexico, they meet up - pretty much by accident - with Geth Noble and Stephanie Mohler, two of the world’s foremost concrete skate park builders. Justin had never even seen a skatepark but he was about to blow his year-off money building one. The result in one of the worlds most extreme and also beautiful concrete skate bowls. It’s a story about a community project and about dreams, synchronicity and how a radical skatepark got built in a chilli-field in Mexico, all set to a soundtrack of local Mexican punk and ska. Passionate, powerful and gripping. http://www.km64.com/trailer.html http://www.km64.com/ https://www.createspace.com/280645 to buy. Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-04-27T12:44:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/dublin_flea_market/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/dublin_flea_market/#When:15:21:01Z The Dublin Flea Market is a Not for Profit Social Enterprise that encourages opportunity and sustainability within the wider community. The market is as much about entertainment, fun and collaboration as it is about entrepreneurship, haggling and bargains. It was founded back in November 2008 by three friends, Aisling Rogerson, Luca D’Alfonso and Sharon Greene and has been running successfully on the last Sunday of every month since.  It operates out of the Dublin Food Co-op in Newmarket Square, Dublin 8. They now have 40 indoor stalls and 20 outdoor stalls and every month the market has a funky eclectic mix of secondhand wares, vintage, retro, bric-a-brac, vinyl, books, and art. In addition to the weird and the wonderful there are also food and music in some form or another. They collaborated with Giggiddy TV for a bit, who came down to the Flea and filmed various bands performing. They then promoted the bands every week at http://www.gigiddy.tv/fleatv. Other collaborations include the posters used to promote the Flea. These are designed by different graphic designers every month, who come to them through word of mouth. In exchange for their generous design they offer them a platform to get their art/illustrations out there in the public domain by posting them all over town a week before the Flea, then print off 60 copies on good quality card and sell them at the Flea Market for €5, (€4 of this goes directly to the artist and the other €1 to printing). They’ve have had a real mix of people designing for the Flea market from RHA members to students, which makes the poster collection varied and interesting. They have just launched their new website where you will find more rambling, photos and posters. http://www.dublinflea.ie/ Blogs, Fashion, Film & Video, Design, Music, Special Interest 2010-04-26T15:21:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/jennifer_lima5/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/jennifer_lima5/#When:12:36:00Z Lizzy Waronker, known for her one of a kind assemblage pieces, is teaming up with the Nano Gallery to bring you ‘The Alchemist’s Closet.’ The Nano Gallery, essentially a gallery within a gallery, is about the size of a porta-potty and the smallest art gallery in the world. It limits its’ exhibitors to artworks measuring 6"x 6"x 6”, forcing artists to explore a micro approach to their work. Waronker, who draws her inspiration from a childhood in a Rhode Island home full of false doors, mystery and adventure, has concocted an array of pieces and photographs to create a fictional alchemist and his workspace. Hence, the closet was born. A closet complete with notes, photographs and personal effects along with the alchemist’s work. Stepping into ‘The Alchemist Closet’ is sure to send your senses on an adventure well beyond your imagination, an adventure that will change the way you think about trinkets and knickknacks for years to come. Jennifer Lima recently caught up with her to talk about her work, here’s what she had to say.  How did you get started? I have done assemblage for many years but didn’t actually know it was a proper art form until I happened upon an art history class at UCLA.  That’s when I realized what I’d been doing at home was something that other people were showing in galleries!  I started taking it much more seriously after that. Where do you draw your inspiration from for such original artwork? I love mysteries and adventure. I grew up in a rambling old house in Rhode Island full of hidden passageways and false doors. I spent hours exploring these spaces and inventing stories about them.  Generations of my family had lived there, so there was plenty to paw through in the attics—photographs, mementos, old clothing.... Besides your childhood, what would you say is your biggest inspiration for your work? I’m not sure about my biggest inspiration, but I do love looking at religious/spiritual art. There is a certain power in a voudon shrine or a medieval altarpiece. They are full of stories and emotion and color.  I love those little road side shrines that people build as memorials for people who have passed - there is something so authentic and charged about these things. They come from a deep human need to express feelings and memories. I used to work with Native American religious objects at a museum in St. Paul, MN.  I was always amazed at the energy these items contained, even after a century of being in museum storage. I would hold these objects and be filled with their stories.  I hope for that in my own work. What are your goals for your art? I would love to start showing on a more regular basis in a gallery setting.  I would also be happy to teach others to work with assemblage—it’s such an amazing accessible medium, as opposed to painting or drawing where you really need to know what you’re doing!  Anyone can do assemblage - even if it’s not a great work of art - people can bring items together in such a way that it pleases their eye and fulfills their need to express something from inside themselves.  That’s so true, not many people know about it. Artists are always people who see art where others may not look, what’s your vision? My vision is always drawn to the dark corner or jumbled cupboard—what’s in there? What can I salvage?  I love damaged things. I sort of even love it when my artwork is damaged - or changed - by another person. I love that contribution.  At the most recent show, at about ten-thirty, the crowd got rowdy after three hours of free booze and lost their art-gallery-manners. They were putting beer cans on top of the sculptures. OK, I wasn’t exactly thrilled at the moment, but there is something pretty amazing about the ring stain on the top of “In the Woods” - I haven’t cleaned it off yet.  It doesn’t necessarily look good, but its proof that piece has been places. I oddly like that. If you were sending the world a message with your pieces, what would it say? The message that I’m sending is that there is hope. To me, many of my pieces tell stories that can be a bit sad or revealing about human nature, but in their narrative, there is always some aspect of hope.  It may be simply the feeling it gives to viewers to look in at their own lives, or it may be that we all have similar experiences as people, that we’re not alone, and in that, there’s hope.  In “The Crows” which depicts a little girl in a forest, there is a sense of adventure, but also of loneliness: she is alone in the forest, and also of hope: she has her pet rabbit, her travelling case, she is looking forward to whatever comes next and she is relatively prepared.  LW: Thanks for the cool, insightful questions.  I had a fun time answering them all!! For more information visit http://www.lizzywaronker.com. 2010-04-24T12:36:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/kk_outlet1/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/kk_outlet1/#When:12:41:00Z KK Outlet are getting all political with the help of Dutch design collective Gorilla. Taking their cue from the front page of leading Dutch daily newspaper, De Volkskrant, Gorilla created a visual response to the daily news from October 2006 until April 2009. Each day the collective were given 3 hours to respond to a selected story and the resulting visual column was featured on the front page of the paper. During the two and a half years in which the column appeared, Gorilla developed its own unique visual identity and a fixed place in the paper’s layout. The simple and colourful designs look innocent enough but have a razor-sharp message, offering comments on political, environmental and world issues. For the first time a selection of the most daring, provocative, colourful and challenging images from the project will be showcased at KK Outlet as part of a special Election Night party, taking place on Thursday 6 May. In the lead up to the election, Gorilla will create daily visual columns relating specifically to the UK political campaigns, all will be featured on the Grafik blog. Gorilla currently create images for the Dutch weekly magazines Groene Amsterdammer and Adformatie and were recently nominated for the 2010 Brit Insurance Design of the Year Award. http://www.thedailygorilla.nl/ Private View/Election Night: 6 May 7 – 9pm Exhibition Runs: 7 – 29 May 2010 Blogs, Design, Illustration, Printing, Special Interest 2010-04-22T12:41:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/jakub_stepien/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/jakub_stepien/#When:10:09:00Z Polish artist/designer Jakub Stepien (AKA Hakobo) has just released a book of his work entitled ‘HGW: Hakobo Graphic World’. The book was launched on April 9th with an exhibition at the Gallery Design in Wroclaw, Poland, the first major exhibition of Stepien’s work. Steipen, who is heavily influenced by traditional crafts and street culture, has developed his own, characteristic graphic style over the past few years. Currently listed among the world’s top fifty most important poster artists (according to John Foster, author of New Masters of Poster Design: Poster Design for the Next Century), he has also collaborated with many cultural institutions in Poland including the Art Museum in Lodz, CSW Zamek Ujazdowski, Design Gallery BWA Wroclaw. HGW: Hakobo Graphic World is Jakub Stepien’s first monographic publication in the form of an artistic book. It covers a catalogue of Hakobo’s numerous projects - posters, visual ID’s, exhibition layouts, publications, as well as the limited edition of clothes and accessories. Limited to only 1000 bilingual (English/Polish) copies, we’re sure it will sell out fast. To get your hands on a copy, visit his website. http://hakobographicworld.com/ http://www.hakobo.art.pl/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/juicepl/ Design, Illustration, Photography, Printing, Special Interest 2010-04-21T10:09:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/the_picture_works1/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/the_picture_works1/#When:16:34:00Z Are you ready to unleash the artistic genius within? The Picture Works are celebrating 16 years in business by running their second annual art competition. Open to all mediums and all ages – the only limit is your imagination. The top prize is €1,000 – and most enticingly – you get a postcard campaign devoted to your masterpiece, which will be available in 300 cafes, bars and restaurants throughout Ireland. The winner will also get an i-site campaign with their winning image displayed in A1 lighboxes in bars and pubs around the country. The theme for this year’s competition is “What picture works”. The competition is free to enter. If you have ever printed with The Picture works you may enter 3 pieces of artwork for the competiton, everybody else may enter 1 piece of artwork. So if you reckon you’re a potential Picasso, are gradutating from art college this summer or fancy you have what is takes to make the Mona Lisa smile, wait no longer. Dust off that easel, get inventive with a camera or with whatever is your medium of choice and go create a unique work of art. The deadline for entries – which must in jpg format - is 5th May at 12 noon.  http://www.thepictureworks.com.  Image credits: Louise Farrelly Liam Murphy Ryan Devereux Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printing, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-04-20T16:34:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/daniel_gill/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/daniel_gill/#When:16:27:00Z This story features fashion from London based designers, Alice Palmer, Jacob Kimmie, Harriet’s Muse and Mochi to name but a few. It’s situated in all those normal places - the launderette and in the back garden watering the nearly dead grass. It’s probably a boring Tuesday, when all the weekly chores get done in a day. But who is to say they cannot be done whilst looking stylish. It’s okay if Daniel says it’s ok. http://www.danielgilrodrigo.com/ Credits, Photographer: Daniel Gil Assistant Photographer: Jim Stylist: Fernando Torres Hair: Takeshi Kato @ Bumble Bumble Make-Up: Kanako Yoshida @ Mac Model: Claudia @ Models 1 Fashion, Photography 2010-04-19T16:27:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/patrick_jean/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/patrick_jean/#When:10:11:00Z Recently we showcased an excellent animation for La Gaîté Lyrique, which was produced by French production house Onemoreprod. Fresh out of the gates and taking the internet by storm is a retro-inspired short, by film-maker Patrick Jean, that has become the latest viral sensation. Featuring all our pixellated favourites including Pong, PacMan, Frogger, Donkey Kong and Space Invaders, Jean has cleverly brought them to 3D animated life and has them invading and destroying NYC one piece at a time and finally turning the world into one large, insignificant pixel. The animation is beautifully seamless and the storyline humourous with a fast paced and thoughtful narrative. If only some features were as well executed as this piece. Well done Patrick Jean and applause to Onemoreproduction for yet another superior film. http://www.onemoreprod.com PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.Uploaded by onemoreprod. - Discover more animation and arts videos. Animation, Film & Video, Special Interest 2010-04-15T10:11:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/marc_aspinall/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/marc_aspinall/#When:12:43:00Z Based in the UK’s North-West, Marc Aspinall has been busily creating his distinctive, clean vector meets mixed-media style under the identity ‘The Tree House Press’, which was founded in 2007. Clearly comfortable working in varying styles and mediums, his work traverses screen-printing, photography, collage, drawing and even vector work. With a diverse portfolio of projects from a Moleskin cover for the Artist Series and an illustration for a pack of Artist Series Playing Cards to a recent limited edition screen-printed poster for The Renman Project, an initiative to help raise funds for UNICEF’s Haiti appeal, Aspinall’s work is always appealing and never dull. Having already been featured in may publications such as Computer Arts, Blanket Magazine and Digital Arts, it’s clear The Tree House Press is making an impact. http://www.tthp.org/ Design, Illustration 2010-04-14T12:43:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/steven_p_harrington_jaime_rojo/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/steven_p_harrington_jaime_rojo/#When:10:32:01Z ‘Street Art New York’ is a new book by Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo, with a foreword by Carolina A. Miranda, which was published in April 2010 by Prestel Publishing (Random House). The authors of the successful ‘Brooklyn Street Art’ book (and founders of BrooklynStreetArt.com) expand their scope and take readers on a fast-paced run through the streets of New York, along the waterways, on the rooftops, and up the walls of today’s ever-morphing vibrant Street Art scene as only NYC can tell it. With an introduction by noted cultural journalist Carolina A. Miranda (C-Monster.net) putting Street Art in the context of the personal experience of a New Yorker, readers will be taken aback by this compelling portrait of the state of urban art featuring work on the streets of New York from 102 artists from around the world. With a collection of aproximately 200 images by exciting new-comers as well as beloved “old masters” such as New Yorkers Swoon, Judith Supine, Dan Witz, Faile, Skewville, WK Interact, LA’s Shepard Fairey, Brazil’s Os Gemeos, Ethos, Denmark’s Armsrock, France’s Space Invader, C215, Mr. Brainwash, Germany’s Herakut, Belgium’s ROA, London’s Nick Walker, Connor Harrington, and the infamous Banksy. http://streetartnewyork.com/ Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printing, Special Interest 2010-04-14T10:32:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/oki_sato/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/oki_sato/#When:09:53:00Z Oki Sato is a design luminary that has yet to become a household name, but it’s only a matter of time. Canadian born, Sato studied architecture at Waseda University in Tokyo before switching to design following a visit to Milan’s Salone del Mobile. Claiming to draw inspiration from everyday life, Sato has designed everything from interiors to mobile phones to packaging for chewing gum. But it’s his furniture that makes the biggest impression with his ‘Cabbage Chair’ for Copenhagen Design week causing ripples throughout the design world. Aiming to give people a small “!” moment everyday, Sato and Nendo are certainly on track. Their pared down design aesthetic is typically Japanese, yet the humour and simple delight of their work is unique to them. Working out of his Tokyo office, Sato also lectures at Kuwasawa Design School. His work is part of the most important collections in the world including MOMA, the Musee des Arts decoratifs in Paris and the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. We love Nendo, and more importantly Oki Sato. http://www.nendo.jp/en/ Building & Architecture, Design, Illustration, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-04-13T09:53:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/aurelien_arnaud/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/aurelien_arnaud/#When:15:16:00Z Aurélien Arnaud is a 23 year graphic designer based in Grenoble France. His work is based on simple vectorial illustration,collage and photography. Describing his influences, he says, “I’m very interested in new technologies, bugs, and science.” He also founded PNTS, an art direction and graphic design studio with Denis Carrier in 2009 and continues to put out work that is a little bit different from the work we see normally. Let us know what you think by checking out this already prolific young mans portfolio. http://cargocollective.com/aurelienarnaud Design, Illustration, Photography 2010-04-12T15:16:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/the_print_shop/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/the_print_shop/#When:14:56:00Z Our sometimes collaborators Society6 have found a new playmate (boo hoo) and have teamed up with Urban Outfitters to bring you the Print Shop. They have curated a gallery with their favourites from the Society6 community. You can now choose your favourite piece and have it printed as a gallery quality art print, iPhone skin or laptop skin. The prints are on Gallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, ultra smooth, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper with a custom trimmed with 2” border and cost $25. The laptop skins are $30 with the iPhone skins coming in at a mere $15. They will ship it directly to you - although the international shipping charges are pretty steep. The Print Shop Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printing, Special Interest 2010-04-09T14:56:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/popshot/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/popshot/#When:12:21:00Z Long since gone are the days when poetry was commonly consumed and discussed in the drawing rooms of the great houses or the classrooms of prep schools. Now ranked lowly on the scale of creative pursuits, poets have been surpassed by songwriters and rap artists, who are often hailed as today’s social commentators. Bright young thing, Jacob Denno is looking to change that. By combining the work of today’s poets with illustrators that can conceptualise and visualise their words, he’s aiming to bring poetry to the masses once more. With every issue containing over 50 poems with associated illustrations, it’s a feast for both mind and eye. Each issue focuses on one theme, the most recent being ‘Liberate’. This edition, Popshot’s third, features the work of poets Jack Stannard, Inua Ellams, Helen Mort and Sophie Clarke with visual accompaniment by illustration lumineries such as James Dawe, Holly Wales, Paul Holland, Dan Hillier, David Sparshott, James Majowski, Jules Julien and Mydeadpony. Jacob takes some time out to talk to Cameron Ross: Where does your interest in poetry stem from? Nursery rhymes and childrens books I think. Our appreciation for rhyme and rhythm is nurtured from a very early age as a result of the poems and stories we’re read. I don’t think that appreciation changes much as we grow older. What made you decide to introduce illustration into the mix? Context. When I started Popshot I felt like poetry was out of context to anything else and completely detached from what was going on in the rest of the creative world. Illustration acts as moral support and hopefully makes the poetry more accessible to people coming to it for the first time. The illustration helps explain the poem and the poem helps explain the illustration. It’s like a marriage that works… How do you choose the theme for each edition? With difficulty. It’s hard to choose a theme that remains broad but not so broad that it’s general. On the flip side if you make it too narrow, no-one can relate to it. With the ‘Liberate’ theme for this issue, it was a bit of a follow on from the previous issue that was themed ‘Us & Them’. I like the idea that in theory everyone will have some sort of relationship with every theme and that we all at one point or another have experienced the feeling of liberation, however small it may be. Do you select the contributors to suit the theme and how do you decide which illustrator should work on each poem? Absolutely. For example, the theme for the next issue is ‘This is Modern Living’ so we’ll look for illustrators that draw urban landscapes or are influenced by the issues that affect us today. So if theres an illustrator that draws like it’s 1974, we would leave them out for this one. Deciding which illustrator gets which poem is a pretty lengthy process. Basically we go through every illustrators portfolio and draw out key elements that they visit time and time again. We then vaguely summarise the poems and try to find matches between poems and illustrators. As a general rule, the better the match we make, the better the illustration we get. How do you think poetry can once again be a creative outlet for the general populace? By removing its element of mystery. A lot of people think poetry is not for them, that it’s some mysterious thing that is better suited to university professors who have elbow patches than themselves. Ultimately, that’s absolute nonsense. If you like a poem, it’s a good poem. If you don’t like it, it’s not. Whoever decided to pretend that poetry is some riddle that needs to be decoded is an idiot and should be forced to write children’s poems for the rest of their days. What are your ambitions for Popshot? That one day when people type in ‘poetry’ in Google, Popshot is the first result. http://www.popshotpopshot.com Blogs, Illustration, Special Interest 2010-04-08T12:21:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/collette/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/collette/#When:09:45:00Z Eponymous with all things cool and on trend ‘Colette’, the Parisian fashion and style emporium are hosting an exhibition of photography focused on the atmosphere and action at music concerts. ‘Music Loves You’ began from a desire to talk about music, artists, fans, and in a larger sense, all that surrounds concerts and festivals. The desire to show all those moments where an artist and his public become one. Some of the images are taken by photographers, but others are taken by the artists themselves, from their perspective. Musicians that have participated include Beck, Lenny Kravitz, Josh Cheuse and Stefano Giovannini. So if you’re lucky enough to be wandering the streets of Paris, looking for something to do, drop in and get lost in the frozen atmospheres of gigs past. Collette 213 Rue Saint-Honore, 75001, Paris April 6th - 30th http://www.colette.fr/ Photography, Special Interest 2010-04-07T09:45:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/kaikai_kiki/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/kaikai_kiki/#When:12:13:00Z The brainchild of reknowned Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, Kaikai Kiki is an art production company that managed and promotes artists, organises and runs the art festival GEISAI and the production of art-related merchandise and animation. Originally founded to manage the many assistants employed to assist Murakami with his projects, Kaikai Kiki gradually evolved into a collaborative vehicle for other like-minded artists including Rei Sato, Mr., 15 year-old Akane Koide and Mr. Murakami himself. Mostly younger, less established artists, they have all benefitted from their association with one of the best known artists of our generation. The Kaikai Kiki site gives regular updates on GEISAI, exhibitions and artist activities, with the most recent entry being an inside look at Mr.’s studio. http://english.kaikaikiki.co.jp/ Animation, Film & Video, Design, Illustration, Painting, Printing, Sculpture 2010-04-06T12:13:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/kevin_t_kelly/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/kevin_t_kelly/#When:00:14:00Z Post-pop artist Kevin T. Kelly produces work that is a direct commentary on today’s society and values. His sharp observational style harks back to the great pop artists, but his subject matter is decidedly reflective of today. Having worked as studio assistant in New York for famed Pop artist Tom Wesselmann for six years, Kelly is now based in Cincinnati where he teaches at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. His work is part of many private collections and has been featured on the cover of the book ‘New American Painting’. “There’s hardly a person alive today who hasn’t been exposed either directly or indirectly to the graphically reduced imagery found in manga, anime, comic books, animated movies or advertising in general. Like Pop artists of the past and most working in this style today, my work is influenced by popular culture, but that’s where much of the similarity ends. For me, the importance of the work lies not in the iconic celebration of pop culture, but in analyzing the psychological effects it manifests within contemporary society.” http://kevintkelly.com/ Painting 2010-04-03T00:14:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/mark_schaer/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/mark_schaer/#When:08:26:00Z Mark Schaer is a design and brand consultant working out of Oakland, California. With a range of clients including The Smithsonian Institute and Apple, this guy has established quite a name for himself. Although excellent, it’s not his design work we’re interested in. A little over a year ago, Schaer began making collages as a release from the consrtaints of years of drawing. He has a great eye for connecting and combining imagery to create sometimes pleasing, sometimes jarring, but always interesting compositions. http://www.markschaer.com/ http://www.schaerdesign.com/ Design, Illustration 2010-04-02T08:26:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/the_big_chill/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/the_big_chill/#When:13:09:00Z Massive Attack and M.I.A have been announced as headline acts at this year’s Big Chill Festival in Eastnor Castle Deer Park in Herefordshire in the UK. Since 1994 The Big Chill Festival has set the tone and standards for all ‘Boutique Festivals’ around the world and this year’s line up looks to confirm that position. Friday’s Deer Park Stage headliners Massive Attack have enjoyed a fantastic re-emergence after seven years since their last album. Their brand new album “Heligoland” has brought a new wave of followers to their already huge fan base. With visuals and lasers at the forefront of their live shows and rousing beats ascending up the hill, expect the buzz from their headline set to kick-start the weekend’s atmosphere. Saturday’s headline act, M.I.A. will take to The Deer Park Stage in her first festival appearance of the summer following a live hiatus in the UK of over a year. Having been out of the glare of the public spotlight, M.I.A. enjoyed success last year on the back of her monster hit “Paper Planes” that was featured in the Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire movie. The New York based artist, who was born in the UK from Sri Lankan heritage, was recently named amongst Time Magazine’s 2009 Top 100 World’s Most Influential People and was Rolling Stone Magazine’s album of the year in 2007. Other line-up highlights of the first acts announced include, Kelis, El Diablo’s Social Club, Candi Staton, Mad Professor, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Tinie Tempah, Roots Manuva and Mr Scruff. The Big Chill Festival also continues its time honoured tradition of attracting the art world’s finest talent with the announcement of the proposed Spencer Tunick “nude landscape”. Tunick, whose work has been staged all over the globe including Dublin, New York, Barcelona and most recently at the Sydney Opera House, enlists ordinary members of the public in his projects, putting them at the heart of his artwork. During the festival he will create one of his “nude landscapes” - his first installation at a European music festival. Speaking on the proposed art-piece, he said: “For me to be able to create one of my artworks in such a beautiful landscape is a real privilege. I’ve never carried out an installation at a European music festival before. I’m looking forward to doing a fantastical work, celebrating the body at play and interacting with such a unique setting.” Volunteers will be instructed to arrive at a specific time and shed their clothing. Participants’ nudity will be handled with “respect and sensitivity”, organisers said. Only 125 sleeps to go (and counting!) http://www.bigchill.net/ Cover Photo - Matt Farrow Music 2010-04-01T13:09:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/william_turnbull/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/william_turnbull/#When:07:33:00Z ‘The remarkable thing about Bill is the way in which he has stayed true to his own values, spirit and intellectual position over a fifty, sixty year period.’ - Nicholas Serota Born in Dundee, Scotland in 1922, William Turnbull, one of the most important living British artists, joined the RAF in 1941 and the aerial landscapes he encountered have since informed his work a great deal. After training at the Slade School of Fine Art, he took inspiration from the artists he worked alongside and collaborated with, but also from early Greek sculpture and the equine motif of antiquity, as is evident in the pieces to be displayed at a new exhibition of his work. Turnbull brought the avant-garde creative scenes of Paris and New York to the staid British Art world. A close contemporary of Giacometti and Brancusi and later Rothko and Barnett Newman, he was a key member of the Independent Group. Rebel, multi-disciplinarian, collaborator and one of the world’s most respected living atrists, Turnbull is surprisingly unknown compared to the artists he worked alongside, yet his contributions to Modernism, and later Minimalism, can not be under estimated. William Turnball: Beyond Time 9 Jun - 3 Jul 2010 Waddington Galleries, 11 Cork Street, London W1S 3LT http://www.waddington-galleries.com/exhibition/Turnbull2010/ Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-04-01T07:33:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/calvez_malicoutis_alchourroun/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/calvez_malicoutis_alchourroun/#When:13:27:00Z Château-vacant is a collective of three French designers - Yannick Calvez, Lémuel Malicoutis & Baptiste Alchourroun. Hailing from Paris and Brest, the trio are now based in French-speaking Montreal, Canada. Combining three very singular styles, the collective have managed to produce a body of ecclectic, amusing and intriguing work that utilises traditional methods rather than the norm of today’s digital age. There oft surreal work covers graphics, photography, painting, illustration and moving image and is never dull. To see their portfolio in technicolour glory, go visit their new site. http://www.chateau-vacant.com/ Animation, Film & Video, Design, Illustration, Painting, Photography, Printing, Special Interest 2010-03-31T13:27:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/claudia_ficca_davide_luciano/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/claudia_ficca_davide_luciano/#When:19:33:00Z Montreal artists Claudia Ficca and Davide Luciano were inspired to develop their photography series ‘Potholes’, following an incident that’s familiar to us all. “We were cruising through Outremont in our 1997 Jetta and we hit a big pothole. Six hundred dollars in car repair later, we came up with the idea of using potholes as the main theme in a photography project. We started imagining different scenes that take place in a pothole. For our first scene we thought: “wouldn’t it be funny if we saw a woman washing clothes in a pothole?” so we filled up our car with gallons of water, soap, laundry and a clothes rack. We drove around in search of a nice pothole, unloaded the car and shot the “Laundry” scene.” The idea expanded and their work, showcasing rural craters in a comedic and creative fashion, now features set-ups in Montreal, New York City and Los Angeles. Their clever take on an issue that effects all drivers in rural areas, draws attention to the problem without preaching. Check out their blog for new work and for updates on exhibitions. We like their style. http://www.mypotholes.com/ Photography 2010-03-30T19:33:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/tavis_coburn/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/tavis_coburn/#When:13:46:00Z Tavis Coburn’s view of the world has a firmly-placed foot in the 40’s and 50’s. His work is romantic, but also tense and classic like those short pulp fictions. With a palate of colours that summon back this time, he almost could be standing next to a Studebaker, complete with cigarette smoke and the shaft of street lamp. But it seems that he prefers skateboarding, a graphic tablet and clean lines with an excellent sense of composition. Following countless commissions with internationally respected clients like Dyson, Nike and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, he’s now doing motion work as well, which just adds to the ever growing reputation he’s forged. http://www.taviscoburn.com Design, Illustration, Painting, Printing, Special Interest 2010-03-29T13:46:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/karl_phenix1/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/karl_phenix1/#When:16:39:00Z Art within art within art. I have been leaping into this idea, of art within art, in recent days, grappling with the concept and attempting to see it to an end, of sorts. Perpetual reflection in a sense, perhaps ‘Perpetual Representation’ is a better tag. I am sure we are well aware of the neccesity of certain art forms to be contained within another, and the consequences of not practising this. A puppeteer on a street corner may be passed by a few hundred people in any given day, and appreciated by a fair few, but there is a limitation to how many this performance, no matter how terrific, can reach. The moment a sketch is made of said puppeteer, or an oil painting is captured in digital binary, the art form representing the original evolves, and subsequently a whole new presence for that art is created. Photography, Illustration, Journalism, the curation of a gallery exhibition, even the posting of a blog, they are all art forms in their own right, and or course they are tools for the Perpetual Representation of others. This is nothing new, there is a reason why we exhibit, why we capture, why we produce video. I suppose my thoughts are more centered upon one of the more offset forms of ‘art’ the blog. Right now, despite the continuation of all other vessels of exhibition, I struggle to see many which allow such scope. The image above is a sketch from artist Jake Gillespie. I chose this image specifically as it strikes me like no other of his, it represents his work perfectly, and it sits well on this site. I could have, however, chosen the image below. It is a perfect example of the Perpetual Representation I am discussing. The sketches are on show in a gallery, which is the first vessel, their hanging, order, frames have all been thoroughly thought out. They, no doubt, have been appreciated by more thanks to this installation. It moves onward. The image above, taken of the exhibition, presents a new representation. (I do feel in order for this transition from physical proximity to digital media to occur, and succeed, the image needs to be worthy of the art first produced. The image of the exhibition, which is showcasing the sketches, can be placed into a variety of new vessels, today it is this blog. And what is to be gained, why is it essential that we understand this and continue to contribute to it? Simple. It is the ability to reach a new audience, to breach the walls of isolation, which are forever clawing at artists and their work. To take on the role of representing an art form, but to take no responsibity for creating a new piece of art work as a result, limits this process, and stops the cycle. No matter how special an artist’s work, if the gallery fails to exhibit them in a format which attracts people, to tell friends, or take a photo or two then how will it expand or appear and be well recieved on a blog. In turn if a blog post does not do the same how will that be shared and linked. We must be careful to continue with full vigour the process of creating new art to represent the art we discuss, for is it not the case that blogs too can be exhibited, and allow the perpetucal representation to move on yet again? Let not the blog be the resting place, but merely the next step on arts perpetuial journey from form to form. http://jakegillespie.com/ Karl Phenix has his own Blog http://wewillbecome.tumblr.com/ Blogs, Illustration, Painting, Special Interest 2010-03-26T16:39:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/coarse1/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/coarse1/#When:12:55:01Z To conclude their ‘jaws’ series, coarse releases jaws loser, a definitive vinyl statue. The creation is an exclusive piece by coarse artists Mark Landwehr and Sven Waschk. This highly limited figure comes in two editions, the rare ‘blush edition’ (limited to 50) and the ‘white edition’ (limited to 100). The 13” noop figure is accompanied by the signature jaws shark mask, which has become a benchmark for the characteristic coarse aesthetic. This unique release wraps up the era of jaws, ending on a light and positive note. jaws loser – blush edition Limited to 50 pieces only. Includes a signed and numbered photo. HK$ 2.300 (price includes global shipping) Available on short call to coarse family and friends members jaws loser – white edition Limited to 100 pieces only. Includes one coarse family and friends code card. HK$ 2.300 (price includes global shipping) jaws loser – keychain blush edition limited to 100 pieces, white edition limited to 500 pieces.* Includes a 2.4” noop with movable shark visor, elevated in a transparent screen-printed box. HK$ 82 (plus shipping charge) * Orders are not defined to a specific edition; strictly every sixth order will receive the rare blush edition. For more details visit http://www.coarselife.com Design, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-03-24T12:55:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/peter_stanick/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/peter_stanick/#When:12:24:00Z Hailing from Pittsburgh in the United States, Peter Stanick’s work mainly focuses on the vector, transferring his work of lightly clad well-shaped women, clowns or dogs that bark, over to large scale canvases by way of UV inks. It’s safe to say that his work could be deemed popular - in the way imagery is removed from context and used to express something different. In its collage format we are reminded of Raushenberg or Koons. The choice of images and large slabs of text resemble instruction manuals for getting into and out of life threatening situations. But the brashness of his work is overtly evident, like a child pointing a sticky finger at a very tanned woman on the beach sunbathing. There is a sense of irony and even humour, a take on the world, bleached by the sunlight of his current home, Florida. His work is included in the public collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Osaka Museum of Art and the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh. Take an unusual vector maze journey through Extras. http://www.stanick.com/ Design, Illustration, Painting, Printing 2010-03-24T12:24:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/la_gaite_lyrique/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/la_gaite_lyrique/#When:11:43:00Z La Gaîté Lyrique, an abandoned 19th century theatre in Paris is set to is set to become a centre for digital arts when it opens in December 2010. The artistic team and Passion Paris director Yves Geleyn have teamed up to create a surreal and slightly eery animation and 3D experience to give visitors an abstract, sensual taster of the venue to come. For the first digital project, artistic director Jérome Delormas wanted to make a statement. He approached director Yves Geleyn to create a film and interactive experience inspired by the museum. But this was to be no ordinary digital guide – instead Geleyn was asked to get abstract and imaginative. The results are outstanding. The character led animation is engaging and beautifully constructed. The film carries Geleyn’s trademark dark yet naive style. It draws from influenes such as baroque theatre and Japanese Kabuki, reflecting the venue’s previous life as a theatre. Combining La Gaîté Lyrique’s history with the technological potential of the future, Geleyn teamed up with Studio Grouek to evolve the film into a dreamy, interactive experience, allowing online visitors to explore the mysterious spirit of the venue. The website is a continuation of the opening film, which draws you in and holds you captive for longer than you should. This is a really successful example of how to gently generate interest in a future venture. I for one am looking forward to the opening of La Gaîté Lyrique. http://www.gaite-lyrique.net/ Animation, Film & Video 2010-03-23T11:43:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/maiko_la_kombo_laboratory/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/maiko_la_kombo_laboratory/#When:10:56:00Z Maïko, a Belgian multi-disciplinary creator and Los Angeles based creative studio La Kombo laboratory have joined forces to collaborate on unique projects, including a limited edition of t-shirts, prints, music and videos. The collaboration also takes in branding, editorial, digital, music, videos and advertising for brands as diverse as Sean john and Universal Studios Resorts. Some of their work is availble to purchase at their online boutique and includes t-shirts, prints and stickers from their Okiam range of characters. http://www.lakombolab.com http://www.lakomboutique.com Fashion, Film & Video, Design, Printing 2010-03-23T10:56:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/noma_bar/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/noma_bar/#When:16:47:00Z Illustrator Noma Bar’s work is so simple, yet so clever you can’t fail to be impressed. One half of Bar’s work provides stark political or social commentary within simple graphic forms, whilst the other half manipulates everyday icons to create funny images that make you look once, twice, three times. Bitter Sweet showcases these two sides of Bar’s work and personality. The darker politically active side paired with a lighter more playful outlook on life. Masculine/femine, young/old, weak/strong, dark/light, bitter/sweet. Bar’s work explores opposites on every level. From Pizza box illustrations to Fragile notices, he sees duality everywhere and life is definitely more interesting with him around.  Bitter Sweet will feature never seen before 3D wood cuts, installation pieces, screen prints and light boxes.  Noma Bar is an Israeli born illustrator. During the first Gulf War, Bar discovered his interest in a unique combination of caricature and pictograms. While staying with his family in a shelter he sketched the likeness of Saddam Hussein around the radioactive symbol he found in a newspaper.  His work has appeared in many media outlets including: Time Out London, BBC, Random House, The Guardian, The Observer, The Economist, The Times, Wallpaper* and The Wire. Bar has also recently released two books of his work through Mark Batty Publisher: Guess Who - The Many Faces of Noma Bar, in 2008 and Negative Space in early 2009.  Bitter Sweet Exhibition 2-30 April KK Outlet http://www.facebook.com/NomaBar http://www.kkoutlet.com Design, Illustration, Special Interest 2010-03-18T16:47:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/the_vauxhall_art_car_boot_fair/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/the_vauxhall_art_car_boot_fair/#When:17:31:00Z The Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair, a permanent fixture in the London summer calendar, has quickly established a name for being the perfect occasion to hang out with some of the best British artists and grab a few art bargains to boot. Now in its sixth year, this fabulous Ashton and Hayward curated event remains true to its feisty nature, and announces a wrestling, wrangling, grappling and gaming theme. A wrestling ring centrepiece will feature bouts of old school wrestling interspersed with some arty in-fighting and in-between- bout secret auction thrills as this year’s crowds snap up Lucha Libre inspired original artworks from the UK’s most famous artists, the freshest talents and the coolest trend setters. Top name artists Martin Creed, Bob and Roberta Smith, Ian Monroe and style icon Pam Hogg are just a few of those returning to sell works from their car boots. In classic boot fair style, Sir Peter Blake will sell a unique limited edition ‘wrestler’ inspired artwork at an astonishing price from the boot of a Vauxhall, and the rumour is that YBA Gavin Turk will present a retrospective of all his previous Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair works, celebrating his ongoing support of the event. Continuing the boot fair’s support of fresh talent, Catlin Art Prize curator Justin Hammond has been invited to curate a section of the car park this year. Art pieces by poet, artist, film-maker, musician and painter extraordinaire Billy Childish, in collaboration with ex-KLF superstar artist Jimmy Cauty, will complete the offer. The Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair Old Truman Brewery, 146 Brick Lane, London, E1 Tickets: £4 Opening Hours: 12 - 6pm http://www.artcarbootfair.com Design, Illustration, Painting, Printing, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-03-15T17:31:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/karl_phenix/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/karl_phenix/#When:11:51:00Z You can imagine my surprise when, almost a year after first mentioning Martin Adolfsson, I received an email, thanking me for the post. I remember at the time being thoroughly impressed with his work, and for several reasons. My admiration was mainly due to the sheer amount of planning and preparation involved in his Suburbia Gone Wild project, and the subsequent quality of the images which have come, and are continuing to come, from it. Speaking via a few emails back and forth Adolfsson too remarks on the difficulty he has had and explains the process involved in capturing the images, which are all of recently constructed model homes from around the world. “Finding the homes and getting access to them is definitely the biggest challenge. I usually do some general research like going through statistics and reading blogs before I decide which cities to visit. Next step is to find a local fixer who can help me find the right areas and make the connections with the people that can get us inside the gates.” It’s an inspiring venture, aimed at gathering poignant imagery of these full-scale replicas, which are being built for the ever evolving upper middle classes in the respective countries. Yet there are more reasons then merely the scale of this specific project which draw my eye towards Adolfsson’s work. I often find photographers too restricted in their approach to work. Many are happy to flit around the countryside, drive across a state or two, or better yet, reap the easy pickings of friend’s weddings. There are not so many who can brave the big bad world of advertising, or magazine commissioning. It is for this reason that I have a soft spot for people like Adolfsson, who has a hat stuffed with the feathers of both creative and corporate. His work has all that I mentioned above, bar the friends weddings, but it also comprises of portrait shoots and ad campaigns. There are surely lessons to be learnt here, for those who have an eye for a photo, but not the ability to turn this into a viable career choice. Adolfsson hasn’t sacrificed his creative, highly original and personable edge, yet rather has moulded it into the avenues he has needed to pursue for his clients. His career, while still progressing commercially, certainly has evolved a great deal geographically. Born and educated in Sweden he was soon off to Oslo for an internship with Photographer Yann Aker, after several years as a full time assistant he headed back to Stockholm for half a decade of freelance work. It was, however, the years with Aker which Adolfsson recounts as being pivotal in his growth, “Looking back at it I realize just how much I really learned during those years. Not only from a technical point of view, but also on how to run a studio on a day to day basis.” It’s a perfect advert for the priceless experience gathered as an intern, and stood Adolfsson in good stead for his move to America. “I felt that it was time to change environment a bit and I could hear NYC calling my name so the decision was pretty easy.” Situated in Brooklyn for the last three years, a converted Brewery in Bushwick is called home. I asked what he felt about living there, “Things are changing in the neighbourhood, like in many other places in Brooklyn, but it hasn’t become hipsterville (yet), even though the number of people with skinny jeans and fedora hats has definitely increased. I’ve never felt comfortable living in areas that are too homogeneous so this is a perfect spot for me right now.” While being based in New York day to day, travelling is certainly a large part of what Adolfsson does. “I’ve always enjoyed travelling and collecting air miles, so having a job which takes me around the world is pretty amazing.” The travel, no doubt, allows for a break from the constant weight of a city like New York, and the American dream. I am always interested in the draw of America for Europeans, and to see if they would return home, if given the chance. “There are always a few things that I can find annoying with this country but nothing major enough that I would move back to Europe any time soon. If things get really bad I can always go to Montreal for a quick fix. I haven’t regret a single second that I moved to NYC, it can be very challenging to times but it’s absolutely worth it!” As for the future, it seems a movement away from conventional stills is on the cards for this fellow, that and a new venture or two. “I have a few new ideas that also deals with group identity that I’m developing at the moment. Right now I’m expanding my foundation to offer both motion and still photography. I’ve never really been very interested in photography per say. I see it more as a tool that allows me to bring my ideas to life.” So there you have it, Martin Adolfsson, talented and tremendously meticulous, an eye for detail, even in the ordinary, and a constant hunger for the next idea. http://www.martinadolfsson.com Interview by Karl Phenix http://wewillbecome.com/ Photography 2010-03-15T11:51:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/alexander_james/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/alexander_james/#When:15:15:01Z This latest instalment to Alexander’s much coveted ‘Taxi’ series was shot in Tokyo’s dark backstreets, isolating them into graphical elements and bringing everyday neon signs to centre stage. The images illustrate Alexander’s fascination with the energy of urban taxi’s at night: they glow with a sense or urgency in the business of someone’s journey playing out. The way the landscape of the city can interact with the reflective surfaces of the taxi is often overlooked - these images aim to capture that light play with the energy and bustle of city life and the stillness of individual with it. Which is why Alexander spent a great deal of time wandering the streets of Tokyo for this latest instalment of the series, to capture the raw emotion of Tokyo’s and the many untold stories unfolding in the night. It’s a very modern observation by the artist to interpret the spirit of a city through its often forgotten blinding lights. It’s also one that has mesmerised the urban tribes of mega cities like Tokyo for decades, as people from many walks of life have been inspired by the blinding lights of the city and travelled miles to seek refuge under its glowing skyline. ‘Taxi’ series is all shot hand-held on medium format transparencies and as with all Alexander’s personal work, they are presented as shot without cropping or post production. He see the process as cathartic rather as a critical one, and his dedication to ‘in-camera’ purity establishes a predominant focal point for his practice. http://www.DistilEnnui.com Photography 2010-03-11T15:15:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/jaime_hayon/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/jaime_hayon/#When:14:24:00Z Jaime Hayón, a Spanish artist and designer, has been developing hugely individual and inspirational work of late. Originating from the world of skateboarding and graffiti, Hayon honed his skills by studying industrial design in both Madrid and Paris. Having exhibited internationally, including London, Milan, Basel and Rotterdam and working with a diverse range of clients such as Established & Sons, ArtQuitect, Swarovski, Camper and Baccarat, Hayón is fast becoming a dsign institution. He has won numerous awards including ‘Best Installation’ (Icon Magazine), ‘Breakthrough Creator’ (Wallpaper Magazine) and the 2006 Elle Deco International Award and in 2008 was guest of honor at Belgium’s Interieur Biennial, the youngest person ever to receive the accolade. His intricate and detailed design often has an edge of whimsy and we’ve no doubt he will be one of the most influential designers in the years to come. We highly recommend you take a look at his work and get lost in his weird and wonderful head space. http://www.hayonstudio.com/ Building & Architecture, Design, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-03-10T14:24:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/jennifer_lima4/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/jennifer_lima4/#When:15:45:00Z You may remember a recent interview about the artist Alex Prager in Candy. Well it turns out, artistic talent runs deep in this family. While Alex draws you in with her photographs, her sister, Vanessa Prager shows you a new kind of world. In her world, anything is possible, from cotton candy trees to flying red lips. Jennifer Lima recently had the chance to sit down with Vanessa and here’s what she had to say. How did you get started? I started drawing when I was 16 and I liked it so much that I never really considered doing anything else. Since then I’ve spent most of my time trying to find (or self creating) places to show my work to people!  So, where do you draw your inspiration from for such original artwork? All over the place. I go through phases of things that I’m just completely obsessed with. Then there are constants as well and all of these things play a part. I try to make work that is original though, so I take things in from all over the place, mush it around in my head with all the other stuff that’s in there, then without thinking create my new paintings. I hope that works. But here are a few of my favorite things: An old suitcase of my grandmother’s slides, zoo animal encyclopedia, plant and insect specimen charts, children’s books and fairy tales, light bulbs, old books and catalogs, traveling. Traveling is top of my list of things I have to do every few months. There’s endless inspiration in the world, but that can be hard to remember when you hang out in your apartment for too long! That’s so true! Besides exploring the outside world, what’s your biggest inspiration? I am constantly drawn to people, their thoughts, intentions and expressions. I’m really interested in how big the gap can be between what things seem like and what’s actually going on. What are your goals for your art? For the entirety of my art I have big goals. But I’ll leave it at that and just stick to what I’m working towards in the next few years. Baby steps get you far. I guess they do. Dream big right? So what’s your vision? A renaissance, or a post apocalyptic renaissance, whichever comes first. Hopefully the former. Okay, let’s say you were sending the world a message with your pieces, what are you saying?  Although there is a definite and clear thought process in my head that drives everything I do, I have a hard time describing what it is in words. So hopefully I’m succeeding in sending the message through my paintings and don’t have to worry about it! For more information on Vanessa, visit http://VPrager.com or follow her Twitter @VPrager. jml9603@netscape.net http://jenniferlima.com/ Painting 2010-03-08T15:45:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/yellow_bird_project/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/yellow_bird_project/#When:16:56:00Z How can you go wrong? You pick a tee, you buy the tee and in the process you help a selection of charities. The Yellow Bird Project is a Montreal-based nonprofit organisation that gets bands to design tees, sells them and then donates the profits to a myriad of charities, each chosen by the musicians, such as St. Jude’s Children’s Research, AIDS society, and Mercy Corp. Having already collaborated with Bon Iver, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, The National and The Shins to name a few, there’s no excuse - get tee’d up and do some good (and purchase some natty new threads in the process). http://www.yellowbirdproject.com/ Fashion, Design, Illustration, Printing, Special Interest 2010-03-05T16:56:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/jeffers_premo_ruff/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/jeffers_premo_ruff/#When:16:44:00Z We saw this and it made us laugh. Wooden belt’s, messages on pencils and world domination. You and Me, The Royal We is a product line conceived of and created by 3 studio mates in Brooklyn, New York: Oliver Jeffers, Mac Premo and Aaron Ruff. Oliver Jeffers is an acclaimed children’s book writer, illustrator and painter; Mac Premo is an award winning animator and collage artist; Aaron Ruff owns and operates the jewelry line Digby & Iona. Offering goods that vary greatly in function yet share a common sense of humor, the Royal We is dedicated to small runs and high quality. The product line is based on a simple concept: when Oliver, Mac or Aaron thinks of a product that would be cool but doesn’t exist yet, they figure out how to make it. http://www.youandmetheroyalwe.com/ Design, Illustration, Printing, Special Interest 2010-03-04T16:44:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/kk_outlet/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/kk_outlet/#When:15:14:00Z Fax Ex-Machina is a project which came about due to the high taxes and blindsided custom laws that make it impractical to import and export art in and out of Brazil. The situation has become so difficult that both the Metropolitan Museum and MOMA NY refused to loan works of art to any institution or museum in Brazil due to the customs procedures. Using the lo-fi means of fax machines KK aim to avoid these extortionate charges and showcase young talent in and outside of Brazil. Four Brazilian artists will fax work from POP Gallery in Sao Paulo to be showcased within KK Outlet, whilst four UK artists will produce art work live at KK Outlet and transmit their pieces, to Sao Paulo. Representing Brazil will be Eduardo Recife, Carlos Dias, Ramon Martins and Elisa Sassi, whilst the UK crew will include Jimmy Turrell, McBess, andrew Clark and Billie Jean. Private View: Thursday 4 March 7 - 9pm Exhibition Runs: 5 - 26 March KK Outlet, 42 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6PB http://www.kkoutlet.com/ Design, Illustration, Painting, Printing, Special Interest 2010-03-03T15:14:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/carrie_yurry/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/carrie_yurry/#When:14:26:01Z In a group exhibition, curated by Artillery’s Editor Tulsa Kinney and Publisher Paige Wery, the artwork poses the question ”Has the art world become overly obsessed with sex?” The exhibition, themed after the scandalous yet deliciously explicit Japanese film, ”In the Realm of the Senses” directed by Nagisa Oshima in 1976, screams the answer.  Upon entering the intimate yet spacious Stephen Cohen Gallery in Los Angeles, you’re greeted by very subtle photographs of improper happenings. As you take a few more steps, depending on whether you choose to go left or right, the artwork takes a new form. Evolving into something unknown right there, before your very eyes. The images push you, tempting your boundaries and pulling you into a world of seduction and secrecy.  While some of the art is highly graphic, not exactly an exhibition for a family outing, its purpose is not to be offensive. True artists can take you into their worlds through their art, whether that world is somewhere you want to be or not is besides the point. It’s not about what you see, it’s the experience and what you take from it that makes art truly worthwhile.  There were a few distinct pieces that caught my attention, the installation from Carrie Yury, an artist whose work I found immensely interesting was one of them. Yury, with over a decade of exhibitions under her belt, has a knack for capturing the truth in any room. Another installation I found interesting was a short video by Johnny Naked (aka Walter Lutz), being projected onto the side wall of the gallery. The video was 80 seconds of the artist experiencing pure bliss, maybe it’s something you just have to see to understand.  So whether you have a slight fascination for all that is erotic or simply curious,be sure to check out Artillery’s “Sex Issue” online now. Oh and the film, In the Realm of the Senses, may interest you as well.  Jennifer Lima jml9603@netscape.net Film & Video, Photography, Special Interest 2010-03-03T14:26:01+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/chen_man/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/chen_man/#When:11:43:00Z Beijing-based artist Chen Man (b.1980) is the leading photographer of her generation. Over the past six years her work for some of the world’s best known lifestyle magazines and campaigns for international brands such as Motorola and Adidas has set a new benchmark for commercial photography in China. Meanwhile, exhibitions of her images both at home and overseas, including “China Design Now” (2008) at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, for which one of her images was selected as the signature visual, have redefined international perceptions of new creativity in China. 3030 Press have just released a unique, limited edition of 2,000, publication - the first comprehensive survey of Chen Man’s career that covers the spectrum of the artist’s photography, from her earliest cover shoots for Vision magazine, which she made while still a student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, to new, as yet unpublished work made in 2010. Introductory articles by Karen Smith, one of the world’s foremost experts on contemporary Chinese art, and the Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Liu Xiangcheng place the artist’s work in context and provide a fascinating insight into Chen Man’s working processes and inspirations. “We are all single children born at the end of a very hard period in China so are treated like precious beings. We know bitterness but are incredibly spoilt. We know prosperity but are very isolated. We have a world of new things at our fingertips but lack many of the values of traditional culture.” - Chen Man The book is already available at 3030 Press at a pre-launch discount until March 5. English discount page: http://www.3030press.com/specialoffer/ Chinese discount page: http://www.3030press.com/cnspecialoffer/ ‘Chen Man:Works 2003-2010’ will be released in SE Asia in late spring: April-May, and in Europe / N.America / Australasia/ Japan & Korea in the autumn. 3030 Press books are available at specialist art and design bookstores and selected museum and gallery book shops. Fashion, Design, Photography, Special Interest 2010-03-02T11:43:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/marianne_keith/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/marianne_keith/#When:11:12:00Z Some may know her from Thursday nights at the Piano Bar in Hollywood, but this California native is more than just another girl with a guitar. With her newest album, Cathartic, about to drop, Marianne Keith has definitely got a lot going on. Jennifer Lima recently had the chance to get a few words from Keith, here’s what she had to say. How did you get started? I started singing in church when I was six years old, and fell in love with it. But it wasn’t until much later that I started learning to play and writing music.  Where do you draw your inspiration from for such meaningful lyrics? I find inspiration at times in the smallest things, but generally they come from something striking a chord with me emotionally. Yeah I can see that. I just love your lyrics, I can always find some way to relate to each one of your songs. Are they from personal experiences? Thank you. Yes they are all from personal experiences on this record. I tend to write first person, and they always come out raw, straight from the heart. I think my favorite one is “Gotta Give In.” What’s the story behind that song? That is one of my favorites too. The story really is that, as a woman, choosing music specifically, and to pursue a career in general, I have taken the path less traveled. While most people are moving forward in the direction of marriage and starting a family, I, in some ways, felt like I was standing still. The guy I was dating at the time was pushing for a more serious commitment and the chorus really is his words. He was telling me if i didn’t give in to someone, I would end up alone. And my answer was that a relationship was not what would complete me. In the bridge I say “we are born with a God-shaped hole and no man can fill it” and I believe that.  That’s so deep for a song with such a carefree melody, makes me love it even more. Do you write the music as well? Who are some of your favorite collaborators to work with when your developing a new song? Yes, I do write the music. Up to this point I actually have done all my songwriting alone. I develop and complete the song on the guitar or the piano and then I come into the studio and my producers, Bruce Witkin and Ryan Dorn and I start to build around that, adding parts and choosing tones and vibes.  What would you say is your biggest inspiration for what you do - the driving force behind your music? I have a passion for music, for the art of it and I believe it is one of the most powerful abstract things on this earth. I love creating it and it really is a part of my soul. I don’t know who I am without my songs. I also have a passion for people and to reach them and connect with them. And I have a passion for God and I believe this is a gift He gave me to share. What are your goals as a musician - your vision? I want to take this as far as I possibly can. Since I was a little girl I dreamed of performing for thousands of people and I hope to see that dream realized. But if I even make one person feel something, or realize something, or be able to express something they wouldn’t have otherwise, I will be successful. If your music is a form of creative expression, what’s your message to the world? What’s the truth behind your songs? The truth behind my songs is that life is not ever one-dimensional. Sometimes it is deeply sad, difficult, carefree or just plain bizarre. But regardless of that truth, there is hope, in God and in love.  Some very wise words from such a young musician. Thanks so much for your time! For more information on Marianne Keith visit her at http://www.mariannekeith.me or follow her @MarianneKeith. Music 2010-03-02T11:12:00+00:00 http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/site/news/rafael_lozano_hemmer/ http://www.candycollective.com/index.php?/news/rafael_lozano_hemmer/#When:16:06:01Z There are not many cut from the same cloth as Lozano-Hemmer. This Mexican born electronic artist recived a B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from Concordia University in Montréal in 1989 and since then has developed his interest in kinetic sculpture, responsive environments and video installation to develop some of the most interesting visual extravaganza ever produced. Endless accolades including two Bafta Awards and a Rockerfeller Fellowship allude to his genius, as does his conferences and workshops at Harvard, MIT, the Guggenheim and UC Berkeley to name a few. His most recent project ‘Vectorial Elevation’, in conjunction with the Olympiade Culturelle in Vancouver, is an interactive artwork that allows the user to direct powerful light beams and transform Vancouver’s skyline between February 4 - 28, 2010. This large-scale public art installation is commissioned by the City of Vancouver’s Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program and Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad. His work is pretty unique and about as awe-inspiring as anything I’ve come across in a while - enjoy! http://www.lozano-hemmer.com/ http://www.vectorialvancouver.net/ Animation, Building & Architecture, Film & Video, Design, Sculpture, Special Interest 2010-02-26T16:06:01+00:00