T A T I A N A   K R A S O V S K I » zen http://www.illustratk.com Fri, 04 Feb 2011 22:25:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Moment of Zen http://www.illustratk.com/2010/03/moment-of-zen-8/ http://www.illustratk.com/2010/03/moment-of-zen-8/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:10:46 +0000 tkrasovski http://www.illustratk.com/?p=688 I’ve recently found myself being giddily rediscovering street art. The massive format, the unusual locations, the differing techniques all make seeing art outside a very different experience than the controlled experience of a gallery show. There’s something immensely appealing about being surprised by beauty when you least expect it; about finding it when it’s just a little dirty and imperfect and weathered and stunning nonetheless.

If you’ve got a fast connection, do yourself a favor – rollover and watch in HD.

From the Women are Heroes project by JR


JR / Exposition Paris 2009 – Ile Saint Louis
Uploaded by JR. – Independent web videos.

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In any case, everything about this video is divine, from the cinematography to the music to the editing. I like the wavering tempo of it which is unusual for other videos I’ve seen on the subject, but is so wonderfully refresing. Enjoy.

A short skateboard video from Salazar Productions featuring, Bradley Sheppard, Alien, Nate Lacoste, Chris Connolly, Nate Roline, Stacy Gabriel, Desmond Hoostie, Mike Klinkhamer, and Rob Rickaby

Directed By Liam Mitchell
Cinematography by Nathan Drillot and Liam Mitchell

www.salazarfilm.com

WizardSmoke

]]> http://www.illustratk.com/2009/12/moment-of-zen-7/feed/ 0 Moment of Zen http://www.illustratk.com/2009/09/moment-of-zen-6/ http://www.illustratk.com/2009/09/moment-of-zen-6/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:28:26 +0000 tkrasovski http://www.illustratk.com/?p=524 Jp Frenay. This moment of zen is brought to you by Artificial Paradise Inc.]]> I’m loving the juxtaposition between organic and mechanical forms in this film by Jp Frenay. This moment of zen is brought to you by Artificial Paradise Inc.

Artificial Paradise, Inc is an experimental film anticipating a future where a major corporation has developed an unique software, based on organic virtual reality, which holds all the lost memories of humankind. A user connects to this database of the forgotten…what is he searching for?

Selected at the ONEDOTZERO festival in the WOW+FLUTTER 09 category

Selected for the Autodesk 2009 Siggraph Show Reel

]]> http://www.illustratk.com/2009/09/moment-of-zen-6/feed/ 0 Moment of Zen http://www.illustratk.com/2009/07/moment-of-zen-5/ http://www.illustratk.com/2009/07/moment-of-zen-5/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:30:53 +0000 tkrasovski http://www.illustratk.com/?p=497 Terri Timely today on the subject of Synesthesia. The cinematography in this film is stunning and there's a very nice arc in the story which starts of gradually and builds like a complex piece of music. ]]> Came across this beautiful short by Terri Timely today on the subject of Synesthesia. The cinematography in this film is stunning and there’s a very nice arc in the story which starts of gradually and builds like a complex piece of music. In keeping with its theme, this video made me feel more like I was listening to a song, picking out the nuances of separate instruments and hearing the arc almost more than watching the images. Perhaps because the play on senses makes the piece so abstract, there’s something very experiential about watching this video.

It’s certainly worth a look.

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Make sure to flip on HQ and watch the video below. The original, in high quality, is at chaneln5.com (via Jeff D who really needs a website.)

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apoptosis from takcom™ on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.illustratk.com/2009/05/moment-of-zen-3/feed/ 0 Moment of Zen http://www.illustratk.com/2009/05/moment-of-zen-2/ http://www.illustratk.com/2009/05/moment-of-zen-2/#comments Thu, 14 May 2009 19:16:05 +0000 tkrasovski http://www.illustratk.com/?p=369 Came across this delicious time-lapse example of what some experimentation, creative lighting, and goo can do.

Something about the subject is so sensual that its completely mesmerizing. Enjoy

Goo (HD) from Timo Rychert on Vimeo.

]]> http://www.illustratk.com/2009/05/moment-of-zen-2/feed/ 0 Moment of Zen http://www.illustratk.com/2009/05/moment-of-zen/ http://www.illustratk.com/2009/05/moment-of-zen/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 17:30:09 +0000 tkrasovski http://www.illustratk.com/?p=354 To help you beat the Monday blues, take the next 93 seconds out of your day and marvel at the simple awesomeness that is powerlineflyers.

]]> http://www.illustratk.com/2009/05/moment-of-zen/feed/ 0 Daily Moment of Zen http://www.illustratk.com/2009/04/daily-moment-of-zen/ http://www.illustratk.com/2009/04/daily-moment-of-zen/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:35:27 +0000 tkrasovski http://www.illustratk.com/?p=308 This beautiful video was directed by David Altobelli for M83′s track We Own the Sky and it’s pretty to both my eyes and ears.

]]> http://www.illustratk.com/2009/04/daily-moment-of-zen/feed/ 0 Your daily moment of Zen and twitter (reluctantly) http://www.illustratk.com/2009/03/your-daily-moment-of-zen-and-twitter-reluctantly/ http://www.illustratk.com/2009/03/your-daily-moment-of-zen-and-twitter-reluctantly/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:21:00 +0000 tkrasovski http://www.illustratk.com/?p=217 http://twitter.com/sweetdelicious Also, since it's been too long, your sporadic moment of zen. This one comes from Xavier Chassaing at the bucket of deliciousness that is vimeo. It is an experimental film made up of over 35,000 photographs which combines an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques.]]> yep, i gave in http://twitter.com/hey_tani.

Also, since it’s been too long, your sporadic moment of zen. This one comes from Xavier Chassaing at the bucket of deliciousness that is vimeo. It is an experimental film made up of over 35,000 photographs which combines an innovative mix of stop motion and live projection mapping techniques.

much love,
-tk

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