Ah, such a great month for music video junkies! One release that made me particularly happy was ‘Spectrum Analyser’ by High Contrast, now featured on 2Pause. This Drum&Bass artist from Wales is also responsible for the making of his own wildly psychedelic video which combines 8-bit game aesthetics (and sounds) with classic wildlife documentaries. He … Continued
Not so original, according to some. Been done before, according to others. But we don’t care, because we can watch this video for hours on end on repeat without eeeeeever getting bored. It’s pure alchemy. Like staring into the Primordial Soup. Watch P.O.P. on 2Pause! This magical music video art piece-de-resistance was done by Israeli … Continued
We don’t get this very often – a music video that doubles as an activist visual essay that first and foremost makes you think. Frequent visitors of 2Pause already know that that a music video can be so much more than merely a promotional vehicle to boost record sales. In our humble opinion, The music … Continued
Björk stepped out of her comfort zone – if you can call it that – by adding the fascinating realm of musical interactivity to her signature mix of music, art, fashion and performance. The Icelandic siren beckons you into her evocative nebula of vector-esque graphics, where you create your own soundscapes by manipulating Björk’s musical … Continued
As budget cuts blight creative industries of our dystopian Western democracies, the dynamic online illustration hub known as Sketch Theatre continues to prettily propagate the virtues of ART as a commendable career choice. From revered pop artist Ron English to creepy cute queen supreme Ana Bagayan via parahuman enthusiast Nathan Frizzell, the site features hundreds … Continued
This just in: excellent atmospheric disorienting stuff by Schiedon for the Pictoplasma festival. Look out for the sort of “retina splitting err-what-the-hell-am-I-looking-at kind of effect” that Schiedon was aiming for (his words). Oh, and wear your 3D glasses before watching the video.
The Magnum Photo collective which harks way back to the heady 1947 Henri-Cartier Bresson heyday has hit perfect pitch with their use of digital media for Magnum In Motion. A just-released series of visual essays by some of the fearless, adrenaline-hungry photo journalists who furnish us year in year out with seminal, hair-raising visual insights … Continued
Been following Harmony Korine‘s career ever since I first saw his debut Gummo at the International Rotterdam Film Festival in 1997. Korine -black leather jacket, holding a can of beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other- took in the applause from the sold-out room like a pro. America’s avant-garde Wunderkind is back … Continued
Dutch artist Peter Jansen started out as a physics student before becoming a tour guide for frustrated adventurers wanting to try their hand at canoeing. We are inclined to imagine that he woke up one night during a particularly inhospitable camping trip, with two thoughts: (1) my life needs more glamor and (2) why is … Continued
The Dutch are so 2012! NL-based start-up Yellowbird are working on something which will allow you to watch videos in not one, not two, but THREE dimensions – and as if that weren’t enough, it’s wholly interactive! It’s kinda hard to explain without sounding like we’re just regurgitating the buzzwords of the day but then … Continued
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