Tribute to Michael. The Pantone Color Guide. "We were shocked to hear that we lost one of the biggest legends on the face of the earth. He inspired many of us with his music and moves for over three generations. We felt we needed to do something to pay respect to this colorful person." edhv.nl
War photographers/personal hero's: Kate Brooks, James Nachtwey, Robert Nickelsberg + Yuri Kozyrev. I saw this show when it originally aired in 2003, at the start of the War in Iraq. It affected me on many levels... seeing the images and hearing the brave photographers talk about their experiences made the war more real to me... I was better able to grasp the tragedy. I've always been fascinated by war photographers and I deeply admire them... I think their work makes a real difference. It saddens me to think that now, 6 years after this was shot, the war continues...
Dash was one of the raddest mofo's around. He started out as a graf writer (Sace- Irak Crew!) and eventually sold + showed his work at some of the top galleries+ museums around the world including Deitch Projects, Saatchi Gallery, and The Royal Academy in London. His early stuff consisted of mostly polaroid photography... later he created collage and installation works. I had the privilage of seeing his exhibition The End of Living – The Beginning of Survival at the Contemporary Fine Arts gallery in Berlin in '07. Dash Snow is definitely one of the greatest NY art legends of his generation... always pushing the envelope in his career+personal life. The fact that he died at age 27 is somehow not a surprise seeing as many famous+talented artists have passed at that age (Club 27). Don't do drugs.
This commercial is part of Olympus’ newest add campaign for the Olympus Pen E-P1, released in homage to its 1960’s counterpart, the Pen half-frame SLR. See previous post on another Olympus ad for PEN here.
