Friday, January 05, 2007

Jeff Jordan


The Art of Jeff Jordan

"My favorite 'ism' is surrealism. I think that once artists learned to paint the world around them – call it 'realism' -- it was a short step to paint imaginary realities. Maybe the Greeks were the first surrealists, with all those stories about centaurs, mermaids, satyrs, and so on. Mythical creatures, visions of heaven and hell, dreams and nightmares –- artists have always painted realistic images of worlds which never were..."

CGSphere


CGSphere

"This website is dedicated to the evolution of technical and creative 3D sphere design and you're invited to participate! The purpose is simple; create the most captivating and visually appealing sphere from our provided scene using your 3D program and renderer of choice. We encourage everyone to submit his or her renders regardless of their skill level..."

Stones In My Pathway


Stones In My Pathway

" Bill Steber is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with degrees in English and Photography. He has worked at the Tennessean newspaper in Nashville as a staff photographer since 1989, where he has won over thirty regional and national photojournalism awards. His documentary work has been exhibited widely throughout the South. In 1997, Steber was awarded an Alicia Patterson Foundation grant to continue a project documenting Blues Culture in Mississippi that he started in 1993... The project combines portraits of blues musicians playing at home and in clubs with images that describe what remains of the rural African-American culture that gave rise to the blues."

Atmospheric Optics


Atmospheric Optics

"Light playing on water drops, dust or ice crystals in the atmosphere produces a host of visual spectacles - rainbows, halos, glories, coronas and many more. Some can be seen almost every day or so, some are once in a lifetime sights. Find out where to see them and how they form..."

Ghanaian Film Posters


Ghanaian Film Posters

"In the small west African country of Ghana, a homegrown film industry has sprung up steeped in stories of witchcraft and voodoo. Since the 1980s, video-juju has grown into a home movie phenomenon, wildly popular with Ghanian audiences.

Pascal Saumade discovered the bizarre and vibrant film posters that accompany each release painted on sack cloth and plastered to walls of Ghanian ghettos, and has since exhibited them all over Europe."