LAST SUPPER twist

In my research for the Religion exhibition at WHcreation, I came across a few refreshing remakes of the iconic painting Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci.

We exhibited the beautiful LAST SUPPER IN GAZA by Indian Artist Vivek Vilasini:

Here are a couple more examples I respect

Last Supper by Russian artist Raoef Mamedov:

The Three Realms by Chinese Artist Cui Xiuwen:

Circulator, video 2002 by Hrafnkell Sigurdsson

Hrafnkell Sigurdsson is a video artist from Iceland.

I wanted to exhibit this video at WHcreation's Gender exhibition. Unfortunately it did not happen, but still I  would like to feature it here. I think it has a strong bold statement about GENDER. The video is not available online, so here is a screen shot. I think it is self explanatory...

artist website:  http://www.hrafnkellsigurdsson.com/cv/index.html

THE ONE AND ONLY - BILL VIOLA

I can not write a blog about art and design which inspires me without featuring my idol, Bill Viola. This video artist needs no introduction. He is internationally recognized as one of today’s leading artists in the field of video art.

In 1994 I was lucky enough to sit at his lecture. Listening to this humble man talk about his process as a video artist, completely changed my view on contemporary art.

I thought it would be interesting to post here a few of his online interviews about his work. It gives a gimps to his thought and work process.

artist website: http://www.billviola.com/index.htm

The Clock, 2010 by Christian Marclay

Duration: 24 hours

a few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to watch a piece of the video art masterpiece The Clock by the American artist Christian Marclay currently based in London.

Produced over the course of two years, Christian Marclay's The Clock combines clips from thousands of films into a 24-hour video collage that also functions as a working clock.

It is so rare to experience an art work and feel you have just witnessed a current masterpiece which will profoundly make its imprint on art history. I will never forget the experience of sitting on the floor in a crowded room watching all the movie bits patched together into a captivating statement about time and western culture.

 artist website:  http://whitecube.com/artists/christian_marclay/

music video | Torgny - Big Day

Dir. Emil Trier / Norway / 2010
I find it very refreshing to watch a music video which is also an independent creation. This is video is actually a short film about bored schoolgirls experiences during one day. It is confronting, thought provoking, and beautiful at the same time. For a moment it is not clear if the music was done for the video or the other way around.

"MOTHER" by Judy Olausen

As I mentioned before, I collect beautiful books. Books which inspire me by their deisgn or artistic content. One of those books is "MOTHER" by the photographer Judy Olausen. This special book is filled with humorous and beautiful  photographs Olausen took of her mother.

from Amazon review: Photographer Judy Olausen and her 74-year-old mother Vivian--a model with tightly permed blond hair, soft, wrinkled grandmotherly skin, and an extraordinarily expressive face--skewer the clichés of 1950s motherhood and martyrdom. In one shot, Vivian appears as a slightly deranged Betty Crocker, frosting a heart-shaped cake with Valium icing. In another, she's in chains hunched over an ironing board. As the archetypal "Mother Under Pressure," she sports cat glasses, white gloves, and a prim purse while dragging a huge bolder upstairs on her back. In "Shocked by Spock," reading that venerable pediatric bible causes alarm and a near-faint. The collection delivers a wallop of edgy humor and social commentary about women being silenced or squelched in their daily lives and dreams.

artist website:  http://www.olausen.com/index.html

Rozczulanka - Bartosz Porczyk

Polish singer Bartosz Porczyk