"I am a self-taught artist who works with non-traditional media. Most of my materials have
been discarded or donated at some point. I try to express an idea, through the arrangement
of very common things, with the hope that some message is conveyed without words."
The EMS Synthi A, and a version of it with a built-in keyboard and sequencer, the
EMS Synthi AKS, is a portable modular analog synthesizer made by EMS in England starting
in 1972. Most notable for its patch pin matrix, its functions and internal design are similar to
the VCS 3 synthesizer, also made by EMS. E.M.S. is still run by Robin Wood in Cornwall, and
in addition to continuing to build and sell new units, will repair and refurbish E.M.S.equipment.
The Synthi AKS has been used extensively by Brian Eno in his art rock and ambient albums.
He particularly made prominent use of its signal-chain editing capability in order to add color
to his own voice as well as Robert Fripp and Phil Manzanera's guitar work. His early band,
Roxy Music, supposedly requested that he join them after watching him tinker with the Synthi
AKS for only a few minutes. Pink Floyd used the synthesizer to create the electronic riff of the
track "On the Run" from the 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon.
Fernand Fonssagrives (June 8, 1910 - April 23, 2003) born near Paris, France he was
a photographer known for his 'beauty photography' in the early 1940s, and as the first
husband of the model Lisa Fonssagrives. Fonssagrives married Lisa, his first wife, in 1935 and
both became dancers. He said that he gave up dancing after he was injured in a diving accident.
As a gift for recuperation Lisa gave Fernand a Rolleiflex camera. In the process of learning He
became an important photographer and Lisa became an important model. He turned to
photography and was a fashion photographer in the 1940s and 1950s when he took pictures
for Town and Country and Harper's Bazaarmagazines.
The Citroën SM was a high performance coupé produced by the French manufacturer Citroën
between 1970 and 1975. The SM placed third in the 1971 European Car of the Year contest,
trailing its stablemate Citroën GS, and won the 1972 Motor Trend Car of the Year award in the
US in 1972.
"For me, drawing is an inquiry, a way of finding out – the first thing that I discover is that I do
not know. This is alarming even to the point of momentary panic. Only experience reassures
me that this encounter with my own ignorance – with the unknown – is my chosen and
particular task, and provided I can make the required effort the rewards may reach the
unimaginable. It is as though there is an eye at the end of my pencil, which tries, independently
of my personal general-purpose eye, to penetrate a kind of obscuring veil or thickness.
To break down this thickness, this deadening opacity, to elicit some particle of clarity or insight,
is what I want to do." READ ON
Our friends at Monsieur l' Agent in Paris are keeping the bar really high. Check them out.
Benedict Radcliffe, 31, studied at the Mackintosh School of Art in Glasgow. After graduating,
Radcliffe pursued an interest in the commercial fabrication and construction of interiors
and furniture as well as art and sculpture.
He has recently undertaken commissions for Paul Smith, Puma and Comme des Garcons.
His work looks at a number of themes; his love of machines and engineering, commercial
branding, familiar logos or graphics and transferring them to different contexts and materials.
The Futuro house was a product of post-war Finland, reflecting the period's faith in technology
the conquering of space, unprecedented economic growth, and an increase in leisure time.
It was designed by Suuronen as a ski cabin that would be “quick to heat and easy to construct
in rough terrain.” The end result was a universally transportable home that had the ability to
be mass replicated and situated in almost any environment.
"I like photography because it is a reality medium, unlike drawing which is unreal. I like to
mess with reality...to bend reality" Storm Thorgerson.
The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, or Expo 67 as it was commonly known,
was the World's Fair held in Montreal, Canada from April 27 to October 29, 1967. It is
considered to be the most successful World's Fair of the 20th century, with over 50 million
visitors and 62 nations participating.
Via Hypebeast.. The venerable Maison Martin Margiela brand is set to branch out in a lifestyle
driven project with the upcoming launch of their Home Line. Long having created custom
houseware-style pieces to enhance his retail locations, a full-out launch into a Home Line will
offer buyers the ability to re-create the essence of MMM in the confines of their own home.
Among the initial launch products are wallpaper, bookshelves, lamps and carpets. Some talk
has also suggested pairing MMM’s design with various hotels and restaurants to further
promote a strong visual aesthetic.
"L' art de demain sera tresor commun ou ne sera pas"
"The art of tomorrow will be a collective treasure or it will not be ART at all"
Victor Vasarely, 1953
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