creative sparks + life in LondonTumblr (3.0; @kuk)http://kuk.tumblr.com/<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/art/features/central-saint-martins-the-art-and-soul-of-britain-811786.html">Central Saint Martins: The art and soul of Britain - The Independent</a>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/241946882http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/241946882Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:51:01 -0500<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="225" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/42529797001?isSlim=1&publisherID=1854890877" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=45033693001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fchannel.tate.org.uk%2Fmedia%2F45033693001&playerID=42529797001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/42529797001?isSlim=1&publisherID=1854890877" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=45033693001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fchannel.tate.org.uk%2Fmedia%2F45033693001&playerID=42529797001&&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="225" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://channel.tate.org.uk/channel?media:/media/26065061001&context:/channel/artist-interviews?p=17&sort=popularity#media:/media/45033693001&list:/channel/playlists/45927933001&context:/channel/playlists">Tate Channel: Jill Magid: Authority to Remove</a></p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238618226http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238618226Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:35:18 -0500<a href="http://www.dshessels.com/">Scott Hessels media artist damaged californians</a>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238085417http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238085417Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:17:14 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksudkhrFCQ1qzpwd6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://rhettdashwood.com.au/#16575">Rhett Dashwood</a></p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238017108http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238017108Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:33:52 -0500<img src="http://19.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksucp9JbKn1qzpwd6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><i>The Idolomantis Diabolica is sometimes known as the “King of all mantids” for the obvious reason: it’s beauty, size and rarity, is one of the largest species of praying mantis that mimic flowers. (Photo by: Scott Thompson) (via <a href="http://www.oddee.com/item_96649.aspx">10 Most Disturbing Bugs - Oddee.com</a></i></p> <p><i>)</i></p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238005691http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238005691Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:15:08 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksuckck50p1qzpwd6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/mushrooms-glow-in-the-dark/4821">Mushrooms that Glow in the Dark</a></p> <p><i>Found mostly on Mesameyama island in Ugui, Japan and Ribeira Valley Tourist State Park, Brazil, the appearance of these garish looking fungi is due to bioluminescence, one of the weird but wonderful reactions that happen naturally in many plants and animals.</i></p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238003986http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/238003986Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:12:12 -0500<img src="http://20.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksrpm7I5po1qzqvm2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://architectureblog.tumblr.com/post/237306617/lickystickypickyme-crossville-tennessee">architectureblog</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://lickystickypickyme.tumblr.com/post/236500871/crossville-tennessee-ministers-tree-house-a">lickystickypickyme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><b>Crossville, <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/location/tn">Tennessee</a> - </b><b>Minister’s Tree House</b></p> <p>A minister, apparently, was “spoken to” and decided to build this 5-story tree house/church, which is quite a thing to behold. It’s totally open;  Everything is made from scrap wood, so the corners are not precise, and there are some off-kilter stairs and weird angles throughout.</p> <p>There’s a multi-story chapel with a stained glass window, a bell tower, and the view from the tower is great - including a field with JESUS written in flora. Weird and free.</p> <p><br/>picture by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chucksutherland/"><b>Chuck Sutherland</b></a></p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/237999998http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/237999998Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:05:46 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksk7fmtqhw1qzpwd6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/rachel-feinstein/">Rachel Feinstein - Interview Magazine</a></p> <p>Love how she distinguishes a sculptor from a painter.</p> <p>Many other “interviews” here (Vito Acconci, Liam Gillick, etc.) :</p> <p><a title="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/1/" href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/1/"><a href="http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/1/">http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/1/</a></a></p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/232340762http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/232340762Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:00 -0500<a href="http://www.grandcrew.com/videos/new">Grandcrew.com | Live concert videos</a>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/232290431http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/232290431Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:50:15 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6857186&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6857186&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6857186&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>End Scene</p> <p><i>This video was made by Steffen Bygebjerg for the song “End Scene”. The track is taken from Troels Abrahamsen’s album WHT from 2009. <br/><br/> The animation work was made in Adobe After Effects. Each frame was then printed and the print was subsequently scanned back into the computer. The scanned frames were then assembled back into the original animation, now with a new rugged look, created by the visit in the physical analogue world. No effects added after scanning.<br/><br/> supertroels.dk </i></p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/231965906http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/231965906Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:34:09 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7235817&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7235817&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7235817&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Zimoun : Sound Sculptures & Installations | Compilation Video</p> <p><a title="http://zimoun.ch/" href="http://zimoun.ch/"><a href="http://zimoun.ch/">http://zimoun.ch/</a></a></p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/231153660http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/231153660Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:16:00 -0500<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musica_universalis">Music of the spheres </a>: <p>Musica universalis or the birth of occidental music.</p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/230698176http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/230698176Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:11:24 -0500<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7202755&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7202755&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7202755&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Vladislav Delay - Toive on Vimeo (via <a href="http://vimeo.com/7202755">Vimeo</a>)</p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/230697588http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/230697588Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:10:14 -0500<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksavj3lJdo1qzpwd6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blogues.cyberpresse.ca/nicoud/">Isabelle Campeau </a>Fashion+Ionesco</p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/227371100http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/227371100Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:49:00 -0400<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Du8dNvfY1bo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Du8dNvfY1bo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Anish Kapoor at the Royal Academy (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/timeoutlondonvideo">timeoutlondonvideo</a>)</p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/224111215http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/224111215Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:29:16 -0400<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks4j7503g51qzpwd6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/10/anatomy-of-japanese-folk-monsters/">Anatomy of Japanese folk monsters ::: Pink Tentacle</a></p> <p><i>The book </i><b><i>Yōkai Daizukai</i></b><i> features a collection of cutaway diagrams showing the anatomy of 85 traditional monsters from Japanese folklore.</i></p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/223815191http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/223815191Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:37:52 -0400<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks144ygWmk1qzpwd6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>CHORD BY CONRAD SHAWCROSS</p> <p><i><br/></i></p> <p><i> </i> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="NewsItem" --></p> <h1> <i> </i> <!-- InstanceBeginEditable name="NewsItem" --> </h1> <h1><i>British artist Conrad Shawcross has constructed a giant, site specific, mechanical installation in the Kingsway Tram Subway, Holborn in October 2009. This vast underground tunnel is a remarkable and fascinating survivor of London’s tramway heritage which has been closed for public use since 1952. </i></h1>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/221954750http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/221954750Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:19:45 -0400<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="300" data="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7042266&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF"><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="scale" value="showAll" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7042266&server=vimeo.com&fullscreen=1&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF" /><embed src="http://www.vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7042266&server=www.vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="300"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Hand from Above in Liverpool</p> <p>From Chris O’Shea (tx to Sylvio Style)</p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/221951803http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/221951803Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:16:05 -0400<a href="http://www.vasulka.org/">VASULKA.ORG</a>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/218566739http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/218566739Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:43:00 -0400<img src="http://22.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kru7jhjsEU1qzpwd6o1_r1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.friezefoundation.org/talks/">Frieze Foundation | Talks</a></p> <p>Quelques conférences filmées au Frieze Art Fair.</p> <p>Sujets ; théorie et narrativité</p>http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/218520989http://kuk.tumblr.com/post/218520989Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:50:00 -0400