Fotographia Margo

Were always on the look out for young talent and if there was ever someone who fit the bill that would be Margo, she seems able to spot beauty in things most people just glance at and move on.







Check out Margos stuff over at:
Margo deviant

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Fotographia Ryan

Recently I put a blog out, over on threadless asking for people to send in their photography and amoungst them was Ryan, his photos are amazing from both a technical aspect and its subjects, these are amounsgt my favourites.







Check out more of Ryans stuff Ryans flickr

Owl Movement!

Phil: So guys what is Owl movement and how did it start?

OM:

Owl Movement is the brain child of two self-proclaimed geniuses,
Patrick and Jesha. Patrick and I aren't really into the idea of
babies, so we figured we would have a brainchild instead. All jokes
aside, Owl Movement is the culmination of Patrick and I being fed up
with slim pickings in the tee shirt world. So we stopped resting on
our laurels and starting corralling the artists that we really loved
to make tee shirts that we love.



Phil: So why did you decide to put the tee's into series?

OM:
We feel that its really easy to stagnate. Do one thing well, and just
stick with it no matter what. And while that may be a lucrative
business approach, we want to make sure we are always pushing forward
with new ideas. We also really like the idea that our words, or
titles, or ideas in themselves push artists to create something new
and unique for owl movement specifically. We don't wanna look back and
think that we were boring.

Phil: So who are the favorite artists you've worked with?

OM: Its really hard to pick a favorite, because every artist we have
worked with has brought something entirely different to the table. if
you take a look at our series, they are pretty varied even within each
one. we love tado's cuddly cuteness and we also love ooo000ooo's tough
tattoo style. one of the artists we are using for the next series
happens to be one of our best friends, shara dewitt, and it will
probably be the first time a lot of people have seen her work, which
is really exciting for us. so I guess we can't pick a favorite. we
love them all. like children.



Phil: What are the plans for the future?

OM:
Our plans for the future include world domination, or at least as much domination as one can achieve through t-shirts. We really do love what we do, and hopefully we can keep bringing new artists to the forefront for many many years. We have plans for pillows, dresses, possibly a fashion book. Well keep bringing the goods.



Phil: What’s on your play list at the moment?

OM:
Our play list is ever changing. We are definitely music addicts. we
just saw the thermals in Orlando and they were amazing. We are loving
the new arcade fire album as well. But really, who isn’t? And the
staples are always dinosaur jr, sebadoh, pavement and wolf parade.

Phil: Any last words?

OM: Live fowl or die!

Phil: Thanks guys

You can buy Owl Movement products over at Owl movement.com and add them to Owl myspace.

Chad Buckingham

Chad Buckigham is quite possibly one of my favourite artists around, his work is always surreal and his style unique, every now and again I'll be posting his work for you to see.

The science of sleep

The science of sleep



The Science of Sleep I fear that this review is unfortunately too late. This charming, witty and inventive film has already had its short run at the Cornerhouse in Manchester and unless your local independent cinema is showing it, I don't believe its had a wide national release. Which is quite possibly the only complaint I have about this film. Not enough people are going to see it. To use the words charming, witty and inventive are something of a cliche. But they are also incredibly apt. This is Gondry's first film where he has writer and director credit, his first two films Human Nature and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind were penned by Charlie Kauffmann. If you liked either of those then this film is definitely your cup of tea. It shares the same mind bending blurring of reality that Eternal Sunshine did but Gondry has been able to go as mad as he likes with the visuals. Images in this hark back to Gondry's earlier music video work, especially the videos he produced for The White Stripes and Bjork.



The story revolves around Stephane (Gael García Bernal), who returns to his Parisian home from Mexico, after his father dies. He gets a job which lacks the creativity he expected. In fact its a dead end automoton process of a job. His only relieve is in Stephanie (Charlotte Gainsbourg), the girl next door. Stephane has a child like naievity portrayed in his dreams. However his dreams begin to blur with reality and after the first half hour its begins to get increasingly difficult to tell what is "real" and what isn't it. The script is ingenious. The dialogue is witty and eminently quotable. There is not a faultless performance. And best of all there's little if any CGI. As with Eternal Sunshine (in which Gondry used forced perspective during the scenes where Jim Carrey plays his child-self) he uses a variety of basic techniques - back projection, cardboard sets, stop motion animation, giant hands probably made from papier mache. For those who don't like subtitles you'll be glad to know the majority of the film is actually in English. Stephane's french is limited, only one other character can speak Spanish, so the majority speak English.



Like last years The Last Kiss with Zach Braff this film has no definitive ending. As someone who wants to be a writer I love it when films do this. Real life doesn't have convenient endings, and this perfectly captures a lot about real life. Even if it is outlandish, surreal and very silly. The thoughts that run through Stephanes head are perfectly real thoughts about insecurity, loneliness and neurosis. Anyone who's troubled over "do they like me, or don't they?" thoughts (and who hasn't?) will completely sympathise with Stephane's dilemnas. This film is a delight. Its romantic. Its fun. And its completely bonkers.

TEN OUT OF TEN



Review by Sean Mason

Introducing...

Thats right, we have a new member to the team, Mr Sean Mason!

Sean, I'm sure he'll admit is a bit of an obsessive when it comes to film, he's taking a degree in it, regularly writes scripts and is often off filming.

So its no supprise then that Sean will be our film expert.

Welcome to the team Sean, its greatly appricated.

Help!

Hi guys, well I've been running Im right your wrong on my own for quite a while now but I feel we've reached apoint in order to continue to grow I need other people involved.

I'm looking for writers, artist and photographer to get involved, its a chance to get you're work up out there for a load of people to see.

I'm looking for both occasional submitters and regulars and am happy to discuss the direction of the project with anyone willing to work on it.

thanks.

http://www.myspace.com/yourrightimwrong

Taylor Russ interview!

Phil: Hey Taylor how’s it going?

Taylor: Hey Phillip, its going good, just ate a whole bunch of bread.Phil: So can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Taylor: Hello, my name is Taylor Russ. I am known to go by the name 'Danger' as it pairs so cleverly with my last name. I live in Michigan, the obvious hotspot of graphic design in the Midwest. I am 16 years old, nearing 17, I'm getting old. I like to draw pictures of things, most of my pictures are on my schoolwork, and none of them make any sense whatsoever. I enjoy one-liners, many bizarre and cheesy movies, and I have an unusual affinity for bread and bread products (like pasta). I don't know how much information I was supposed to list about myself, but that's plenty enough for someone to find where I live and kill me.

Phil: Yeah bread is quite the delicacy these days, and right now I'm living off ofpasta and rice I haven’t learnt to cook anything else yet.So how did you get into art?

Taylor: I've loved art since I was a wee child. I used to skip recess to stay inside and draw while the other kids played. I don't really know where it came from, though, since both of my parents are severely artistically-challenged. My parents have tried to enrol me into art classes, but I've never been a fan. I don't like drawing cubes and cones, dangit.



Phil: Yeah I always found art classes just seemed to limit creativity, the idea ofsomeone telling me I'm doing my own ideas wrong is a bit weird. So since artclasses obviously aren’t your influences, what would you say are?

Taylor: I'm influenced by a lot of different things, first of all God but mostly different people. When I see something amazing done by someone, I want to make something just as amazing. Of course, I fail, but it pushes me forward trying to achieve something that may impress those who I'm impressed with. A few people I take influence from (and have taken from in the past) are artists such as UPSO, NoPattern, Simon Noynay, Mike Perry, Leon (d3d), Christopher Buchholz and numerous others.

Phil: Cool, well it seems to be working, looking at your work over on threadless you can see the improvement, speaking of designs you recently startedselling you're own hoodies, how did that come about?

Taylor: Well, I was a bit tired of waiting for anything I've design to be printed elsewhere and I was anxious to see something go from screen to shirt, so I thought I'd try out a little project for the coming winter months. Hoodies was probably a bit of a big first bite for printing, what with costs and all as apposed to T-shirts, but I figured the people would want something to warm themselves up a bit, and thus, hoodies were made. The process was long, due to my mistake of going to a hand-printer rather than an automatic press printer, but the problem was corrected and I got them out in the time I said I would. This answer seems like I'm rambling a bit, so I'll just say: I got impatient, and really wanted to see a design of mine on clothing.



Phil: What impressed me about you was that you took that step at all, some peoplenever do it. So how has the project been going?

Taylor: So far it's been going pretty well. I sold a lot before the Christmas season, sold some to stores around here (that ended up not working out, due to how much I needed per hoody, due to low print numbers), but now sales have been a bit sluggish. However, I have a deal coming up very soon involving something very secret that'll likely boost sales for a little bit.


Phil: Bit of a cliff hanger Taylor, so whilst were on the subject, whats the plans for the future at the moment?

Taylor: I just hope to have continued success, like everyone else. I'm currently working on a project for Torso's future line (www.torso.com.au), and I just plan to keep steadily improving, learning new techniques, and just becoming everything that I can. Hope that answer wasn't too broad or cheesy for you ;)




Phil: If you were a type of cheese what would it be?

Taylor: I would be Brie cheese, because I heard it is disgusting and I want to give it some love.

Phil: What is the greatest invention of all time?

Taylor: Greatest invention...well, they keep saying how great sliced bread is, but I think I'll pick the pixel. First discovered by Neanderthal man, whom, at the time, did not know how to use it. It was then kept in a crate in a massive storage area by the name of 51, for thousands of years, until the first computer was created. At that point, the government stepped in and said "we'll take it from here." And that's why we have MS Paint.



Phil: What have you been listening to recently?

Taylor: I've been listening to Shiny Toy Guns a bit lately. I do love a good techno rave.

Phil: Twas great talking to you, any last words?

Taylor: Thanks for including me in this, and don't forget to tip your chambermaid. How much to tip a chambermaid? I can't help you there.