A collection of beautifully animated “Calvin and Hobbes” snowman creations. Happy holidays everyone!

Stunning examples of light writing photography.

(via Jan Leonardo Wöllert Photography (NOTCOT))

I finished 1Q84 myself this weekend and found this quote, indeed this entire review, reflected my opinion of the experience. I still recommend “Wind Up Bird,” “Norwegian Wood,” and “Hard-Boiled Wonderland” - steer clear of this one, the payoff and ingenuity are sadly nowhere to be found.

A well-made video street art battle to the finish.

A collection of 17 photos of very famous artists’ sketchbooks. This Frida Kahlo one is probably my favorite but there are others that are definitely worth a look.

(via Flavorwire » Inside the Sketchbooks of Famous Artists)

Who doesn’t love a beautiful staircase? You can’t help but admire it when, what stands in for a mundane detail of most buildings, get’s represented as something newly thought through and exciting.

(via Inside award winner: St Barbara Bastions by Architecture Project)

Opens in movie theaters, November 18th. Another story of dropouts changing the world.

A recurring plot with the right kind of dangerous consequences?

It’s really sad to see Bob Dylan suspected of artistic plagiarism in the New York Times, especially when a quick perusal of the evidence shows the claims to be so obviously true.

“The most striking thing is that Dylan has not merely used a photograph to inspire a painting: he has taken the photographer’s shot composition and copied it exactly. He hasn’t painted the group from any kind of different angle, or changed what he puts along the top edge, or either side edge, or the bottom edge of the picture. He’s replicated everything as closely as possible. That may be a (very self-enriching) game he’s playing with his followers, but it’s not a very imaginative approach to painting. It may not be plagiarism but it’s surely copying rather a lot.” – Michael Gray, Bob Dylan Encyclopedia

I’d never heard of Haris Purnomo until I received the email newsletter from CoCA a few days ago. In it, I saw a disturbing photo of an installation work I just had to go see; an installation which will be here in Seattle for scheduled viewings through August 26th, 2011, and then will be shipped off to the Saatchi Gallery in London. “Visitation” is comprised of 100 identical swaddled babies hanging vertically from fishing line, bayonets protruding perilously from beneath their swaddling. Each child’s face is identically marked with some sort of man-made pattern – a tattoo perhaps. The overall effect is equal parts ghostly, menacing, hard and yet innocent. As the subject swayed ever so slightly, lit from a couple spotlights on the ground, I swore I saw one of their eyes open. The subject matter demands to be grappled with.

Jan and I trucked over to Plume21 last night to catch the public opening of the showing and it definitely made my evening. From here on out, special arrangements have to be made to view the work but if any of you are interested in checking it out, I’d be happy to go view it again and make the booking. Drop me a message in the comments below or on my Facebook page and I’ll reach out to you so we can get something set up. I’d love to see your response to the piece.