George Condo

In New York Magazine, George Condo explains the meaning behind the six alternate covers for Kanye West's My Dark Twisted Fantasy. My personal favorites are Naked Sphinx Straddling Kanye (top middle), Priest (top right corner) and Head with Sword (middle left).

Here is Condo explaining Head with Sword.

“I really like that idea of a Shakespearian thing,” West told Condo about this painting of a severed head wearing a crown. The piece’s two contrasting styles -- “cubism and classicism forged together in a single painting” — dovetail, Condo says, with West’s music, with its “layers of different styles happening simultaneously.” What did Kanye see in the picture that made him like it? “His tragedy was a kind of exile that Kanye imposed upon himself,” Condo says. “He was free from exile by having the cathartic moment in the image. He’s alive in the painting, you know what I mean? In a strange way it’s like, he opened his eyes.”

Gorillaz x The xx

Gorillaz cover "Crystalized" by The xx.

Lucas Simoes

Really enjoying the work of Lucas Simoes.

Arcade Fire

New Arcade Fire music video, "The Suburbs", directed by Spike Jonze. A video you should watch until the very end.

David Hockney

One of my favorite prints.

Celia Smoking (1973) by David Hockney.

Stateless

Official music video for Stateless' new single "Ariel". A digital dance exploring the eternal struggle of good and evil. Animated in Houdini.

Jiha Moon

My professor suggested I look at Jiha Moon's work, and I instantly fell in love with her paintings. The fluidity and line work within each piece is beautiful. I also enjoy her color palette and thin ink washes, which seem to manipulate and dictate her abstract forms.

Good People

Really liking The New Wine album cover, "Waves", designed by Good People. The simple wooden box contrasts nicely against the peeling colored paper. Choice of colors and photos are beautiful. Good People is a design agency based in Norway, and much of their work incorporates abstract shapes and organic forms.

George Bellows

Had to do a research paper in Lithography, and one of the artists was George Bellows, an American painter from the early 1900's. I love the richness of his oil paintings. George Bellow was a master at capturing the spirit of America's busiest city. From the bustling neighborhoods in Manhatten to the beautiful landscapes found on the Hudson River, Bellow could illustrate the heart of New York.

Bboy Becomes A Man

Beautiful video, "Seoul Got Soul: Bboy Becomes a Man", by DK Productions. Part one of a series, the video focuses on the life of a Korean bboy, who opens up about leaving the things you love, and the fear of getting older.

Artisan Screenprinting

Wish I had a Canon 7D camera... here is a video shot with the Canon, exhibiting the process of screen printing from artisan, Dustin Holmes.

Ghost In The Shell

Really love the artwork for the anime Ghost in the Shell 1 & 2.

Influencers

Here is the full version of the short documentary, "Influencers".

"INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion and entertainment.

The film attempts to understand the essence of influence, what makes a person influential without taking a statistical or metric approach.

Written and Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today's pop culture." - R+I Creative

Stefan Sagmeister

Great interview with designer, Stefan Sagmeister. As designing has been more of an integral part within brands and today's expanding market of technology and products, Stefan emphasizes the importance of humanity. The video offers insight on the significance of organic design, and for a more personable relationship with your work.

Ye Ranji

The Creator's Project chats with Ye Ranji, a fashion designer from South Korea. Ye Ranji infuses story telling into her work, which defies the conventionality of most fashion lines. If you read the excerpt from the interview below, you can tell the storyline is an essential element within her clothes, while it also adds an interesting perspective within her pieces.

"Could you talk a bit about the name and concept behind all three of your shows?

- For my first collection I used and showed tailoring dealing with Tibetan colors. So matching with the social concept of the title, I started with a drape dress and purple flower dress styled like the robes worn by monks. The second show, Logic of My Private Parts, was my favorite and portrayed mostly my own stories. The idea behind it is that everyone has their own private parts that they want to hide away and keep to themselves, and that fashion is a way for us to chose which small selections of those parts we reveal at different times, and to whom... The third show’s theme was based on traditional tightrope walkers in South Korea. A tightrope walker uses a fan to hold her balance to carry herself forward. I tried to incorporate the pleats of those fans into my collection. By incorporating those elements into my clothes, I was able to convey a message that clothes can become a tool that can accompany and help balance out our lives, help keep us from falling over the edge."