pursuit of happiness

I like Kid Cudi, but in this case I think I'm going to have to go with the cover. Either way it's a pretty catchy tune.
plus i'm also currently pursuing happiness.

Lissie:


and here's the original for good measure:

Ai Weiwei's Cube Light

Photos by William Andrews.

This isn't quite as grand in scale as his Sunflower seeds installation at the Tate, but it's quite stunning just the same. This installation is on view at Misa Shin Gallery in Japan through the end of January.

Supakitch & Koralie

this is a really beautiful video of French graffiti artists Supakitch and Korlalie creating a wall mural. dig it.




Supakitch

Koralie

Metroplastique

yes it's advertising, but it's also art!

there is a reason why canon is my favorite.

Canon Pixma: Bringing colour to life from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

reblogged from bearpope.tumblr.com

denis dutton & aesthetics

aesthetics: less philosophy, more science.

Alex joined facebook...

Grad school has forced me to become more studious. This has manifested itself through longer hours working on campus and me unplugging my Roku player to force myself to refrain from watching endless netflix. But that has caused me to watch lots and lots of online videos, several of which have recently graced this blog. Well, here's another fun video to enjoy!

A Life on Facebook (HD) from Tomás Cunha on Vimeo.

(It should be noted that another side effect of grad school is the increased amount of time I spend on facebook, which might explain, in part, my fondness for this particular video entertainment. The extent to which facebook is part of my daily life is sad and little bit unnerving, and I think this particular animation does a pretty good job conveying that feeling.)

you're not a whore if it's for charity.

addendum to my previous Movember post:

Attention, ladies! There's only one day left before "Have Sex With a Guy With a Mustache Day." Now's the time to make sure you have a mustachioed individual willing to help you fight cancer. Because, as we all know, cancer steals titties. It steals balls. It loves Glenn Beck and it hates nachos. We can't just sit around and let it get away with that. So use your vagina to make a difference.



reblogged from bearpope.tumblr.com

we all play synth.

funny stuff! the tune is pretty good too.



reblogged from: http://www.misskathrynemily.tk/

telegraph's picture of the day. and mine too.

Picture: MATHEW GROWCOOT / CATERS NEWS
from www.telegraph.co.uk:

A real-life owl and the pussycat. A kitten and owl have become inseparable. The unlikely friendship began after a litter of stray kittens were handed in to the Hawk Conservancy Trust in Hampshire, after they were found abandoned on a nearby road, and one of the litter has become firm friends with Nigel, a white-faced scops owl

i wish my cat would befriend an owl. my life would be complete.

up & over it.

i love everything about this.



reblogged from bearpope.tumblr.com

influencers.

for anyone who has read Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point (which is referenced in this film), these ideas will seem pretty familiar. but it's always interesting to think about how trends come to be and how people influence and become influenced in that context. especially coming from an arts background, i'm always curious about how music, fashion, design, and all the rest of those cultural and creative touchstones become the next big thing.

INFLUENCERS TRAILER from R+I creative on Vimeo.

homemade by ikea.

words cannot express how much i want this cookbook from ikea. even if it's all in swedish and i can't make any of the recipes, the photographs are so gorgeous i really don't care. check out the video below for a cool making-of. and be prepared to get hungry.

IKEA – Homemade is Best. from Forsman & Bodenfors on Vimeo.

Celebrate People's History at Future Tenant.

this month Future Tenant is hosting a window installation by artists' cooperative Justseeds. the show is running in conjunction with Justseeds' Celebrate People's History catalogue release. be sure to check it out! more info and a sweet video of the installation can be found on the Future Tenant facebook page.

happy movember!

who doesn't love a good moustache? no one, that's who. and there's no better time to embrace all those 'staches big and small than movember.

from wikipedia:

Movember (a portmanteau of the words 'moustache' and 'November'), is an annual month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November. The event has been claimed to have been invented in 1999 by group of Australian men from Adelaide.
Since 2004, the Movember Foundation charity has run Movember events to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression, in Australia and New Zealand. In 2007, events were launched in Ireland, Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

so, since i can't grow a moustache of my own, i thought i'd compile a list of some my favorite moustache related paraphernalia in honor of the cause.

Periodic Table

Periodic Table
Originally uploaded by The Workerman

I don't have much use for the periodic table in my everyday life, but there is something about it that I find really appealing. For instance, I have a pretty strong desire to upgrade my current shower curtain to one that will teach me about the elements.

So I was pretty excited when I stumbled across this periodic table. Not quite academic, but it makes up for it's lack of science with aesthetics. Be sure to check out The Workerman's photostream to see each element in all its glory.