Remember a few years back when “Here it Goes Again” was not only a popular song, but an incredibly popular music video? Guys running around on treadmills and singing a catchy tune. It doesn’t get much better than that. Or does it…? Here’s OK Go’s newest video for their song, “This Too Shall Pass,” that’s already hitting viral status. It even pays a small homage to their previous video, so keep your eye out for it! The new video is a collaboration between the band and Synn Labs to produce the elaborate machine featured in the flick, as well as some direction with the short movie.
Robert McCall, whose renderings of space exploration became NASA’s standard artwork, died today at the age of 90. He created hundreds of paintings depicting rocket ships, astronauts, and other dizzying visions of the future. Robert McCall also created art for postage stamps, murals, and film posters. Robert McCall’s most famous movie poster was for the landmark film 2001.
This YouTube video provides a concise overview of this visionary’s work:
Robert McCall’s famous poster for 2001: A Space Odyssey
An independent production from Okushita01 is making its mark on the web today. This brilliant animation was created entirely from the crafty movements of a single red string. The video intends to represent a range of human emotion emphasizing sadness and joy. Check out the full production below.
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Last Friday, Pablo Picaso’s famous painting from his Rose Period, “The Actor” was torn by a woman visiting The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tear was a vertical six-inch slit at the bottom left corner of the masterpiece. The Met believes that the painting will survive repairs and has indicated that the rip was not near the focal point of the painting. The museum did not elaborate on how the woman fell.
The Actor
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As covered in a previous post about Alice Walton’s art museum, Crystal Bridges, Alice Walton has become a determined collector of American art over the years. Recently, Alice Walton’s blooming museum procured a new gem–this time a painting by John Singer Sargent called Robert Louis Stevenson and His Wife, which depicts the author famous for The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde deep in (presumably) literary thought.
Alice Walton revealed another painting that will be included in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s permanent collection while in New York City promoting Arkansas tourism.
The painting, a portrait called Robert Louis Stevenson and His Wife by John Singer Sargent, was last sold at a Sotheby’s auction in 2004 for $ 8. 8 million including buyer’s fees.
It depicts Stevenson, who authored literary classics Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, pacing a room with his wife nearby.
Read the full news article on Alice Walton’s New Painting and what it might mean for the Arkansas museum.
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