Whooooo Weeeeeee! Apologies for the long silence there my fellow Moose Lovers, exciting things have been a brewin’ at Moose Headquarters and I’m sad to say the poor little blog got left behind. Never fear! We are back on board and have many new and exciting things to post! First up is this amazing piece of Roomba Art. “Roomba?” I hear you curiously ask? Is this some new medium? A different word for Performance? A Terrible pronunciation of “Rumba”? Heavens No! Roomba’s are those little round vacuum cleaners that go around on their own vacuuming your floor for you whilst you are busy doing other things (like blogging.) Someone had the ingenious idea of using a slow exposure and recording the little guys’ movements in one frame. The results? Tres Bon! (Photos courtesy of here, here and here.)
Posted on November 16th, 2009 by Matt in Uncategorized
We know we know – so much for the constant updates! Trust us, though, when we say we have been very busy of late, as our PO Box overflows with boxes and boxes of new and exciting work from our amazing stable of artists, as well as entirely new collections from some brand new additions to our list of ‘moose-keteers’. So, what’s new? Well, we’ve got oodles of new jewellery, starting with a brilliant new range from our beloved Cat-Rabbit, who proudly presents The Non-Fiction Library.
Each piece is strictly Limited Edition, and they each come numbered and in their own little box for safe keeping (when you’re not flaunting them shamelessly to everyone you know). We’ve always been big big fans of Cat Rabbit, and this new collection of brooches and necklaces in hand-painted wood, certainly doesn’t disappoint.
For those of us who have not quite fully let go of their need for analogue photography, it was a sad, sad day in June 2008 when the news about Polaroid shutting down a series of their film production labs broke. Many of us frantically ran to eBay and put ludicrous bids on boxes of 600 film only to be beaten to the punch by another desperate film lover. All hope seemed lost until finally, a tiny ray of hope was sparked in the form of the Impossible Project.
“The Impossible mission is NOT to re-build Polaroid Integral film but (with the help of strategic partners) to develop a new product with new characteristics, consisting of new optimised components, produced with a streamlined modern setup. An innovative and fresh analog material, sold under a new brand name that perfectly will match the global re-positioning of Integral Films.”
They only have one year to find affordable production methods to start manufacturing this important piece of photographic history so if you love photography, or know someone who does, spread the word and support the team! Maybe you have the knowledge to help spark the reinvention? Or perhaps you have $28us to purchase a tee to wear with pride and hope? Every little bit helps! Save the Polaroid!
Our LA contributor Sarah found this amazing work and had to blog about it. Before we post her entry, we should mention that seeing this picture made us think of the moose office. Without the straps holding it all together. We might need to clean.
I may be coming a little late to the fan club of Tejo Remy, but I just saw this “chest” of drawers he designed and had to mention it. How can you not?
Inhabitat says this of the drawers: “The casual and almost haphazard nature in which they are assembled produces a sense of urgency and empathy for the object, while the individual drawers require that each user engage with it differently (we must remember that our stamps are in the red drawer, while our socks are in the blue one), providing a unique and critical take on object customization.”
From one of our lovely contributors, Sarah in Los Angeles, comes information about a very clever artist called Kotama Boubane. Sarah writes:
‘Sometimes I see art and it makes me get heart palpitations of desire and love that I almost wish it were food so I could somehow cook and consume it. Kotama Boubane’sMelting Words series is one of these works. The ice phrases are derived from typical break-up phrases; with the permanence of their message resounding long after the words have melted away.’
Sarah will be adding her LA perspective on a regular basis, so be sure to check back soon!
The Clothespeg Project launched in Perth, Western Australia in 2007 and is the brainchild of one of moose’s resident geniuses, Yolanda Stapleton (a.k.a. onetrickpony). The concept is based around these simple instructions…
- Submit any style of work, about any theme you like, with whatever content you want – there is no limitation other than size. Previous volumes have included work from graphic designers, photographers, tattoo artists, illustrators, textile artists and sculptors. Clothespeg welcomes submissions from anyone!
Currently in its third volume, the project will be touring to Sydney an Perth. The artist declared Best in Show will receive a free solo show in the exhibition space. Time to get creative, people!
The Clothespeg Project, volume 3
The National Grid Gallery, Sydney August 20 – September 19 2009
Sometimes it can be difficult and daunting facing a deadline. Inspired by this universal feeling, Bang-yao Liu, a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design created this short stop-motion film. It took three months to plan, four days to shoot, and used over 6,000 Post-It notes.
Welcome to the Artful Living blog, brought you by moose! We thought that this year as we celebrate our Third Birthday, we would launch this forum for us to share with you different aspects of art, design and creativity.
We’ll be adding behind-the-scenes profiles of our artists, as well as other artists we admire, in addition to just about anything else we think adds to artful living – a video, book, recipe, instructions for the creation of something…..
So visit us regularly to keep up to date on what’s happening at moose and in the big, wide creative world. We’d also love to hear from you if you have something to recommend, or if you’re a creative person with something to promote, we’ll see what we can do.
