John Howe: There and Back Again

a 52 minutes documentary
produced by Solid Entertainment and Fragile Pictures
directed by François Boetschi and Anders Banke

Mr. Jago & Will Barras Interview from "The Run UP"

Walrus TV: Mr. Jago & Will Barras Interview from "The Run UP"

The Run Up is an exceptional dvd, featuring interviews with 26 contemporary, urban influenced artists. Artists include: Mr. Jago & Will Barras, Jeff Soto, Swoon, WK interact, and Ron English. It is an insightful collection of segments delving into the process and inspirations of of the artists.

The DVD is released by and available from UPPER PLAYGROUND. I highly recommend tracking this down.

Alan Moore on Austin Osman Spare

ZBrush 4 creations

Scanning through gallery at ZBrush Central is a regular pleasure and over the years I have been constantly inspired, and often awe struck at the creations. Since the release of the ZBrush 4 The work which has appeared has become insanely good. With the latest release the ability to construct highly complex hard surfaced models (such as the bike and tank images below), mixed with soft and delicate organic work is possible. ZBrush has finally become THE tool for the modern digital artist.

I thought I'd share some of the recent additions to the site, some images are from ZBrush 3.5 and rendered in dedicated software (such as Pixar's Renderman) but all the work is constructed and sculpted in ZBrush. Enjoy:

 Nope not a photo - but based on the classic, haunting portrait by Steve McCurry.

Be sure to check out the two videos on how this was constructed.

Luis Ricardo Falero

Great Artists in the World of Comics - Alberto Breccia

Great Artists in the World of Comics:Alberto Breccia

I found this old interview on Argentinian artist Alberto Breccia. The quality is not great but the insight into this true artist is well worth the time.

"One of the most unsettling of comics artists, Argentina's Alberto Breccia is also one of the genuine veterans, with fifty years' experience of challenging the conventions in favor of his own demanding artistic path." (28 min) From http://www.rolandcollection.com/films/?prm=a2724-b2726-c2755-d3-e0

 A good translated interview can be found here: 

http://spaceintext.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/interview-inking-demo-alberto-breccia/

HP Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror by Breccia, can be read here: 

http://www.raggedclaws.com/home/2010/09/22/look-here-read-the-dunwich-horror-adapted-by-breccia-and-buscaglia/ 

And last, but not least, an extensive bibliography of his work, including much english translations can be found here:

http://www.albertobreccia-bibliografia.com/ 

AUGUSTE RODIN

A look at the works of Auguste Rodin.

SACRED GEOMETRY

Metatron's Cube ~ Now there's a google search for you! 

From artist Charles Gilchrist's YouTube page:http://www.youtube.com/user/CGimaging 

    

....but beware the Fairies

Ron Mueck Video

'Where the Wild Things Are' Featurette

I'm loving the snippets we have seen of this movie so far. Original artist illustrator Maurice Sendak seems emotionally filled by what Spike Jonze has created as director.