inspiration of the week

  • Steve Cutts – A Brief Disagreement

    by paradoxig

    Made by illustrator and animator Steve Cutts, the animation represents a “visual journey into mankind’s favourite pastime throughout the ages”. Steve Cutts is a UK based illustrator and animator specialising in 2D animation. In addition to creating a number of viral shorts on YouTube, Steve Cutts have produced work for …

  • Behnaz Farahi – Can the subaltern speak?

    by paradoxig

    This hi-tech mask start to develop its own AI-generated language, based on the feminist text by Gayatri Spivak blinking out their message in a Morse code. It is Inspired by the intriguing historical masks worn by the Bandari women from Southern Iran. The legend has it that these masks were developed during Portuguese colonial …

  • Anrealage – UV Light Fashion

    by paradoxig

    Changing colors of garments! At Paris Fashion Week Fall 2023, the Japanese brand Anrealage show seemed to bring together two worlds — one that is apparent and the other that lies beneath the surface. Pairs of models took to the runway,  audiences were shown similar-looking garments… but, then a bar of …

  • Neil Mendoza- Mechanical Masterpieces

    by paradoxig

    Mechanical Masterpieces is a collection of paintings reimagined for the 21st century. Optimized for short attention spans, it allows viewers to poke, switch, disco, inflate and water paintings to their heart’s content. The installation was created for The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh.  Neil Mendoza’s work combines sculpture, electronics and software …