Revolutionart

What’s More Alive Than You

Revolutionart — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:55:34 +0000

Following several years’ work, an international project finally got underway last May involving people from 82 countries in the development of an exclusive collection of fashion-art footwear, bags, and accessories:
WHAT’S MORE ALIVE THAN YOU™.

…makes you feel alive by promoting cultural diversity and giving space to everybody’s artistic and design skills. It is a thread of creativity spinning round the globe which brings to life the story that lies behind each artwork. It is a revolutionary collection of unique designs made with innovative materials – the expression of a distinctive style for those who want to stand out and feel alive.
With three creative calls every year, WHAT’S MORE ALIVE THAN YOU™ targets students of art, interior and fashion design, and institutes of architecture all across the globe as well as all those who, regardless of age, have ideas for innovative footwear, bags and accessories and wish to see them realised.
Selected projects will be put into production and sold by WHAT’S MORE ALIVE THAN YOU™ and designers awarded a net 6% royalty fee on the sales price. Each artwork will be signed by its designer, included in the WMATY.COM website and also in an accompanying booklet to be supplied with the product, and promoted internationally.
Whoever decides to buy an artwork by WHAT’S MORE ALIVE THAN YOU™ is purchasing the fruition of a creative concept, an idea. What really matters is not its function or design, but the fact that it will outlive the passing trends of fashion.
The WHAT’S MORE ALIVE THAN YOU™ project as well as its collections of footwear, bags and accessories are displayed and sold online exclusively from WMATY.COM

Behind each artwork by WHAT’S MORE ALIVE THAN YOU™ there is an idea which has become a reality.

PERMANENT, LIMITED and PRIVATE collections are available online exclusively from WMATY.COM and include cross-seasonal products to be issued all year round.

WHAT’S MORE ALIVE THAN YOU™ is not a new brand but rather a project that gives people a leading role and a chance to stand out from the crowd.

Even the production and sales processes contribute to give added value to these products: Every pair of footwear, every bag, every accessory goes to production only if and when it is purchased and all pieces are progressively numbered. This is a guarantee of the quality and uniqueness of your purchased artwork. In exchange, you will need to wait a little longer for delivery. This production method also allows for a reduction in the waste of energy and raw materials and respects the environment.

The fashion-art project got underway last May 18th with the first creative call aimed at colleges of art, architecture, interior and fashion design, and creative people of all ages from at least 82 countries in the world.
After only 40 days, we received responses from people in 54 different countries who visited the website and downloaded the announcement. Fashion designers, but also artists and architects responded to the creative call, proving that the project attracts professionals from very different backgrounds who aim to give an alternative perspective to fashion.

CREATIVES SELECTED FOR THE FIRST WHAT’S MORE ALIVE THAN YOU® COLLECTION OF SHOES, BAGS AND ACCESSORIES. A FASHION-ART PROJECT:

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Shift 2010 Calendar

Revolutionart — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:25:25 +0000

The Shift Calendar Competition started in 2003 with an aim to discover fresh creators by SHIFT(*). For the 7th competition of this year we have received 1,837 entries from 38 countries. 12 carefully selected works will decorate each month of the Shift calendar, which will be on sale from October 20th and appeared in shops and galleries around the world.
Taking as an important role in making opportunities for worldwide creators to extend the stage for their activities, Shift calendar competition has delivered a number of visual works through these 7 years and the number of them counts 84 works.

It is time for seeds to begin to sprout for 2010. Enjoy the 12 visual works selected for the calendar created by artists and designers who are waiting to be flowered.

SHIFT 2010 CALENDAR
Spec: All colour / 28p / 210×297 mm
Price: 1,260 yen (tax included)
Produced by Shift Factory
Printed by Syoubunsya

More info at: http://www.shift.jp.org/2009/

Arte Laguna Prize: space for young artists!

Revolutionart — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:17:56 +0000

The Arte Laguna Prize organization has decided to organize a collective exhibition dedicated to the best Under 25 artists at the Palazzo Correr in Venice, better known as Romanian Institute, in March 2010 in conjunction with the exhibition of the finalists in the Artsenale.

Arte Laguna Prize, at the height of inscriptions which will end the 26th of November, presents an unusual and interesting news for all young artists who applied to the competition this year, a news that increases the already significant amount of prizes.

In fact, for this fourth edition, the collective exhibition of 90 finalists, that is going to be held from the 6th to 27th of March 2010 at the Venice Arsenale, alongside a second exhibition – dedicated exclusively to a selection of the best Under 25 – taking place in the prestigious Palazzo Correr in Venice.

The choice of giving a particular visibility to young artists, along with that to facilitate the entries with reduced fees for under 25 students of artistic High Schools, Fine Art Academies and similar faculties, it was willed by the competition organizers, that wish to make the Arte Laguna Prize an opportunity for promoting all the young artists that look out for the first time in the world of contemporary art.

To learn more visit www.artelagunaprize.com >>>

Unprecedent Tv ad campaign

Revolutionart — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:26:26 +0000

Sony has planned an epic effort to alert audiences that its disaster pic "2012" is coming, readying the largest marketing "roadblock" ever for a movie in the form of a two-minute sequence from the actioner that will air simultaneously on 450 TV outlets in North America.

The stunt put the footage in front of 90% of all households watching ad-supported TV, or nearly 110 million viewers. When combined with online and mobile streams, that could increase to more than 140 million.

Overseas, the 2012 roadblock will be replicated in countries at the end of October.

Revolutionart presents the winners of Celeste Prize

Revolutionart — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:57:17 +0000

Artists themselves vote 40,000 Euro prize money in Berlin, Germany.

Five artists were awarded 40,000 Euro in a secret vote on 26 September by fellow Celeste Prize finalists. The awards ceremony and exhibition took place at the old Berlin City electricity generating plant, Alte AEG Fabrik, as part of a four day exhibition which ended on 28 September during Berlin’s Art Forum week. Hundreds of visitors came to the exhibtion the night before the awards ceremony to watch five, international audio-visual artists perform in a five-hour live media set.

Jurors’ comments made at the awards ceremony:

Adrienne Goehler:
"We are all very happy with the quality of work in this exhibition, and with all the other events happening in Berlin like Art Forum and Kunsthalle, both of us are totally convinced that the quality of this exhibition is on the same level, and I would dare to say it is even better than at least 50% of what we saw, and so big congratulations to everyone who participated."

Mark Gisbourne:
" I was so delighted with the exhibition, there is an enormous diversity and it’s exemplary of the contemporary world and contemporary art practice that we live in a world where people sing many songs. I hope that you find in the exhibition that we have in some way represented the different songs sung by different people in different parts of the world. Those that have made it represent quality that is commensurate with anything we have seen at Art Forum this week."

Results for the Painting Prize, 8,000 Euro to the winner

Winner – Michael Luther – Gallery (Desk)
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:16971/
Second – Nasser Lubay – Rebirth
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:28980/
Third – Juraj Kollar – Landscape
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:23733/

Results for the Photography & Digital Graphics Prize, 8,000 Euro to the winner

Winner – Olivier Fermariello – Monsieur et Madame Vieille à la plage
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:21049/
Second – Robert Mercer – JumpinJackFlash
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:28916/
Third – Christof Pluemacher – Architectural Misfits (Alpenstadt)
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:13265/

Results for the Installation, Sculpture & Performance Prize, 8,000 Euro to the winner

Winner – Clement Price-Thomas – The Guide
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:19606/
Second – Jan Fabián – Good Times are Over
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:30807/
Equal third – Aesop Studios – Quintetto
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:30052/
Equal third – Jens Reinert – Tunnel
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:29370/

Results for the Video & Animation Prize, 8,000 Euro to the winner

Winner – Surabhi Saraf – Peel
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:27351/
Second – Aliaksei Tserakhau – Lyapis Trubetskoy «Capital»
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:18405/
Equal third – Patrick Bergeron – LoopLoop
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:17921/
Equal third – Miguel Jara – Abelianas
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:30215/

Results for the Live Media Prize, 8,000 Euro to the winner

Winner – Otolab dies Orgone – L C M
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:29863/
Second – Dome – Solitude
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:27879/
Third – Abstract Birds – Celeste Motus
http://www.celesteprize.com/artwork/ido:30686/

To see photos of the event: http://www.celesteprize.com/eng_1116/

Celeste Prize is an international contemporary arts prize. The call for works for the first edition of Celeste Prize ended 7 July 2009 with 1,425 works presented. Jurors, Mark Gisbourne, Adrienne Goehler and Victoria Lu, and Claudio Sinatti selected the 46 finalist works on exhibition in Berlin.

Photoshopping Illegal? France Set to Regulate Airbrushed Pics

Revolutionart — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 04:45:05 +0000

File this squarely under “would never happen in the U.S.” but French lawmakers have a fascinating new idea to combat body image issues: require disclaimers on Photoshopped or otherwise “enhanced” images of people.

The required warning would be needed in newspaper and magazine advertising, press photos, product packaging, political campaigns and art photography, according to the Telegraph. The language will reportedly be: “Retouched photograph aimed at changing a person’s physical appearance.”

The proposed law comes from French MP Valerie Boyer and is inspired by a recent report she authored on anorexia and bulemia. She points to the deterimental effect that unrealistic body images can have on adolescents: “Many young people, particularly girls, do not know the difference between the virtual and reality, and can develop complexes from a very young age. In some cases this leads to anorexia or bulimia and very serious health problems.”

More than 50 French politicians have voiced support for the law. If passed, advertisers who break it would be subject to a fine of £30,000 (about $48,200 USD), or 50 percent of the campaign cost.

What do you think: should this law pass? Is Photoshopped body imagery a public health issue?

[via Ars Technica]

Satellites Mistaken for Stars : Alexander Egger

Revolutionart — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:03:17 +0000

Alexander Egger lived the first third of his life on the Italian side of the Alps in a little village where Ezra Pound used to spend his summer holidays. In his childhood Alexander was found playing with building bricks suspiciously often and spent time researching the life of ants while sitting for hours on a milk can in the middle of the street. He was truly impressed when he saw the sea for the very first time at the age of eighteen. He can’t drive even though he has got a driving license, doesn’t like eating, especially not vegetables, and likes people sometimes. He is not easily impressionable, but can fall in love with certain incidental gestures which are not intended for anyone at all. Shyness and discontentment with his own inadequacies provide him a strong driving force.

In 1995 he went to Milan, Italy, and created, among other objects, a number of dustbins. He met quite a few interesting bands there just before their first big album releases. He is still convinced of being personally responsible for their lack of commercial success because of the album covers he designed for them, yet he continues to believe design must never be art. He went to Vienna in 1998, where he still frequently steps in dog shit because of his habit of walking about with his head in the clouds. He stumbled into the advertising business by mistake. Two years later he started working for Nofrontiere as art director and later on as head of the design department. He is presently working in a variety of media on a range of cultural and commercial projects for either very small or very large clients. He plays music with the band. His work has been published in international magazines and books and has had exposure on every continent but Antarctica during the last year.

Understanding the poetical potential of a refined everyday occurrence. Describing a disbelief in a fixed balance of power, normative aesthetics, and hierarchical contemplative concepts by taking a position and documenting a process of changing values. Objective elements with a translocated place of abstraction are extracted from the immediately visible. Intersubjectivity and metalayers avoiding a one-dimensional easy meaning, but offering a set of viewpoints instead. Giving up the distance represented by the artificial differentiation of marketable, selfsatisfied image-building in order to establish an open discourse regardless of the risk of being vulnerable. Activating the recipients, heightening their sense of awareness, and offering involvement and differentiation in order to shape an identity through friction with the surrounding system. Simple, open results animate the viewer to proceed further with a more complicated interrogation. Omissions raise new questions. Noise, superimpositions, failures and misunderstandings, disturbances, errors, interruptions, resonances, corrections, breaks, encroachments, details, notes, bits and pieces, details and space, emptiness, and silence delineate a
relational system of de- and recontextualisations.

Apparently unimportant everyday elements and processes, perfectly integrated into our daily life, adopted and completely assimilated, become banal. Changing the encoding,
or else the context, will bring them back into our field of vision. The construction of a subjective system by processing the external influences through deconstruction and exclusion and by suspending and breaking down relationships or establishing different ones. Interpretation and resignification. Varying of the existing rather than heading for the new. An amalgamation of the seemingly contradictory â€” of coinciding states, a transformation of stagnation into a movement: the moment of change. Shapes interact and react with each other. Individual parts create a new coherence that is visualised by adhering, judging, or simply dealing with it. Establishing a plan of action through a re-politicisation of micro processes: everything is equally important. At the same time, everything could also be different. The definite is obvious and therefore uninteresting. Things are not completely ascertainable through rational logic but are probably already outlined by means of a certain intuitiveness. Confusion, deficiencies, and surprises are weaved into the process as errors, interferences, patterns, and routines and imply an addition of concrete meaning. Contexts, conflicts, and confrontations spark images and impulses that are affected by the viewerâ€™s imagination and personal experiences. The pictures remain transient, intermediate results of the development, as fields of possibility; so absorbing them constitutes a continuance and reprocessing.

You can get the book here:
http://www.rupapublishing.com/satellites

Saul Sanolari

Revolutionart — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:51:35 +0000

Queen Elizabeth II – Snow Balls, 2007

Michael Jackson – Escape from Yourself, 2008

Barbie – The Vagina Monologues, 2009

Saul’s irony and creative vitality allows him to tackle complex and often awkward themes like the changing values in aesthetics. His collection of images offers us a surreal 2D wax museum; made of a mixture of fantasy and reality, thoughts, concepts and images. The subject’s digitally remastered psyche is embalmed forever in its frozen world.

You cannot be in front of a Saul Zanolari artwork: you are immediately sucked inside his world. Saul gradually removes the protagonist’s assumed identity and introduces an avatar, who morphs the subject’s features back into the real person deep inside.

Saul is now releasing his army on the world. His full range of work can be seen at www.saulzanolari.com

Revolutionart 20 : “Ethnic” has been released

Revolutionart — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:00:21 +0000

The latest edition of Revolutionart is ready to download. You can download your free copy from http://www.revolutionartmagazine.com/download.html

Revolutionart’s guest for Ethnic edition: Simone Legno

Revolutionart — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:45:54 +0000

From Simone Legno, to Revolutionart:

Hello, my name is Simone Legno, I was born in Rome / Italy (June 1977) I have always loved drawing, ever since I was a kid and had boxes full of chewed, broken, unsharpened pencils.
In 2004 I moved to Los Angeles to develop my own tokidoki apparel, art and lifestyle licensing brand with 2 business partners (Ivan Arnold and Pooneh Mohajer Arnold).
I launched tokidoki as a clothing line , and cause of its amazing success here in California, we are spreading the word around the world with other tokidoki items such as: Vinyl Toys, art-skateboards, pin badges, jewelry, watches, knitwear, sportswear, accessories, shoes, stationery and more to come.
Tokidoki collaborated with other brands like LeSportsac, Onitsuka Tiger, New Era, Hello Kitty, Fujitsu, Levi’s, Smashbox cosmetics, Fornarina, Medicom Toy and more to come. I designed the creative concept for the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week L.A. 2005, the main fashion event in LA and West Coast and Pool Tradeshow in Las Vegas (Aug 2006).
I held a speech at venues like the MOCA (the Geffen Museum-Los Angeles), Adobe MAX conference, UCLA, USC, the Flash Film Festival in San Francisco, Apple store in Osaka, Istituto Europeo di Design in Rome, Grafika Manila, Taipei Toy Festival and more.
www.tokidoki.it started as my professional web portfolio and artistic diary while living in Italy, where I created illustrations, advertising and new media design for various clients as a freelancer. The list of my past clients includes Volkswagen, MTV, John Galliano, Champion, Toyota, Renault, Daihatsu, BenQ, Microsoft, Narcotic Bureau of Singapore, Telecom Italia, TIM and many more.
Tokidoki is a happy world. It is a cute, playful and pure, yet provocative, sophisticated world that I imagine, live and dream of.

Simone Legno will be the special guest for Revolutionart 20 – ETHNIC

Download your free copy since September !