WHAT’S MOVING US

A blog for members to share the art, ideas, and inspirations that move them.

Guest contributor:
Keith Walpole is a writer and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. Alongside his Substack ‘Circles in Space’, he publishes a weekly newsletter, ‘Five Bullets’, which covers everything from art to music to history and science.


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Look at these awesome collage-style portraits by Chilean artist Alvaro Tapia Hidalgo. He mixes water color with digital effects to produce these layered pieces. The illustrations range from portraits to musicians to anatomy to animals.

Check out the rest of his diverse portfolio at AlvaroTapia.com.

Currently, he’s working on a collaborative project called ’Angry People’, in which he recreates portraits of, yes you guessed it, angry people. You can submit your photo and he’ll send you his colorful interpretation.  

Enjoy!

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How rad are these? 

Sunglasses made from 100% recycled skateboard pieces. There’s even an iPhone 5 case. These awesome accessories were first created by Diamond Supply Co in 2012 and you can snag a pair at Zumiez.

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Natural Palettes

Wowza, talk about colorful. I found this awesome tumblr dedicated to creating color palettes from nature photographs. I especially like the gifs-seems to really bring the color to life. 

Check out Natural Palettes for your viewing pleasure!

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“Soo Sunny Park’s installation Unwoven Light animates Rice Gallery’s expansive space, transforming it into a shimmering world of light, shadow, and brilliant color. Suspended from the walls and ceiling, thirty-seven individually sculpted units are arranged as a graceful, twisting flow of abstract form.”

-Rice Gallery
Seoul, Korea 

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Oh, I love this. Perfect gif for the perfect quote. And Mr. Sagan is brilliant. 
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Oh, I love this. Perfect gif for the perfect quote. And Mr. Sagan is brilliant. 

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Photographer Jimmy Nelson spent 3 years photographing tribes that have remained untouched by time. In a series titled ‘Before They Pass Away’ exhibits a beautifully captured and eye opening documentary. Makes you wonder what could’ve been had technology not progressed. 

I wanted to witness their time-honoured traditions, join in their rituals and discover how the rest of the world is threatening to change their way of life forever. Most importantly, I wanted to create an ambitious aesthetic photographic document that would stand the test of time. A body of work that would be an irreplaceable ethnographic record of a fast disappearing world.

-Jimmy Nelson

See the whole series at Before They Pass Away.

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Don’t do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your ass off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts.
— ~ Henry Rollins (via conflictingheart)
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I found this beautiful photo series Strangers by photographer Shane Connaughton. There’s something so quiet and serene about them, the way they’re grainy and ambiguous in subject. The series is shot in a photo journalistic way, but leans more towards conceptual and abstract; less focused on subject and more so on the comprehensiveness of daily life. That is exactly what makes it unique-it’s journalism and art at the same time, which is not an easy feat.

See more beautiful images at Connaughton’s Flickr

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photojojo:

Seen it yet? After months of sneak peeks, Nikon pulled the curtain on its retro-inspired DSLR. 

The Df packs a modern 16 megapixel sensor along with classic features like manual shutter speed and ISO control. 

Nikon Unwraps Its Latest Retro Beauty

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Member Curator of the Week

Paralegal by day, drummer by night, and curious by nature, Keith is typically researching various topics at any given moment. His interests include music, writing, all things creative, and exploring the natural world. Posts will encompass his most recent findings, exhibit visits, and important topics pertaining to creatives today.