Discovery: mixed-media animation by Tiny Inventions

RGTV Tiny Inventions Trailer by Red Giant Software Last month I saw posted on motiongrapher a cool short feature animation called Something Left, Something Taken. Twelve minutes of creative bliss. The story is original and so is the animation process developed by the duo Ru Kuwahata and Max Porter from Tiny Inventions. The characters and the sets are all made by hand with found materials, then photographed and taken into the computer for compositing and animation. As if the film itself was not enough, the authors are very open to sharing their unique process and techniques. Above is a trailer for the making of video produced by Red Giant Software. See the full video just released on their website and vimeo. I think I said before how much I love making of's...

RGTV Tiny Inventions Trailer by Red Giant Software

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Discovery: Sérigraphie Cinq Un Quatre

Last week at the Renegade Craft Fair I met the artists from Sérigraphie Cinq Un Quatre, a Montreal studio that bears the name of its area code, 514. I was browsing through the pile of posters displayed in their booth when I overhead one of the artist, Jason Cantoro, saying he and his studio partner, Alice Jarry, were from Montreal.

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Los Angeles Renegade Craft Fair

Last weekend was the Renegade Craft Fair, for the second time in Los Angeles, but for me it was my first experience. It took place outside in a large park north of Chinatown, apparently known as "the cornfield". Events of all kinds easily go unnoticed in a large city like L.A., and I don't remember how I learned about this one, but I'm glad I went, it was quite a huge event with over 200 artists!

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Discovery: Aaron Kramer and the art of found objects

SALVAGED: Aaron Kramer and the Secret Life Of Objects Opening by Craft and Folk Art Museum Here is an inspiring artist, Aaron Kramer. This guy can turn discarded objects into beautiful and intriguing art pieces. His motto: "Trash is the failure of imagination". I wish everyone had this much imagination... but mostly, I'd love to know where he finds such nice trash! See his work at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, the show runs until September 12.

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Side by side: modern art at LACMA

Today was free admission at LACMA in honor of memorial day. Great incentive to visit my favorite museum and look for inspiration. I came home with a few snapshots and discovered funny similarities between the few pieces I randomly decided to photograph. Ha! There must something at work in my subconscious...

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Three Buds by Jean Arp and Figure by Pablo Picasso

Harlequin by Pablo Picasso and Le Boulevardier by Elie Nadelman

Untitled (Dancing Man) by Joel Shapiro and Evening Dress by Alexandra Exter

Weekly Mini: The Small house by A1Architects

The Small House exhibit by Czech architects A1Architects, 1:1 installation for one concept Isn't there a maxim that says "the best things come in small packages ?" I think it's true most of the time. Small things are more manageable, we can manipulate them, we can observe every sides and corners, it brings out the kid inside. Imagine if the mini cooper was the size of an SUV, would it be this much fun, huh? Since mini things are so great, I've decided to make a weekly post about something mini. This week, I want to share a cool article I saw in this month's issue of dwell, big ideas for... small spaces, about an exhibit called The Small House by Czech architects A1Architects.

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Exhibit The Small House by A1Architects, installation 1:1 for one of the  concepts

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cool site: pencil rebel, a unique blend of analogue and digital

I found this site, pencil rebel, through newwebpick.com. There is a quite a blend of styles on that showcase, but I was immediately drawn to click on this intriguing clay character. Wow, what an amazing site. It's animated with Flash, that's the digital part, but all the backgrounds, objects, characters are made by hand with cardboard and various other materials, very analogue.

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Bert grabs the rope. (stop motion animation) on Flickr by Model No.:1

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