While it’s not necessarily capitalism per se when you’re promoting an animation film festival, this still belongs in our odes to well executed commercials. Ogilvy puts together this really clever live action piece to promote the Anim’est International Animation Film Festival in Romania, which goes down the 7th-16th of October in Bucharest…
20
May
Romania's Anim'est International Animation Film Festival
29
Mar
The hilariously horrific world of photographer Mariel Clayton
We’re not gonna lie to you: we love it when people mix children’s toys with evil, lascivious behavior. That Barbie Porn photo project was one of our favorites, and of course we couldn’t turn away when those action figures attacked a very naked Annika Stenvall in Playboy. Artist and photographer Mariel Clayton uses Barbie and […]
25
Mar
A violent karaoke bar epidemic in art form
An absolutely amazing concept so brilliant, it’s hard to believe it actually exists. Filipino artist Louie Cordero usually manifests his art thru painting, but in his latest exhibit “My We” he’s created 4 fiberglass figures which have been impaled with weapons of every sort. The bodies are thrown against the walls, and crawling on the […]
18
Nov
Lorin Ashton drops by Annie Nightingale's
It’s a great day today, as is any day that Bassnectar (aka Lorin Ashton) drops a new mix. His IDJ Mixtape was bonkers, and this BBC Radio 1 DJ Mix recorded in London is just as nice. As Lorin explains, “It’s been SOOOOOO long since I’ve had a chance to put together a good mix […]
29
Oct
BBC Comedy's Misery Bear in "Dawn of the Ted"
Sure we’ve wondered if androids dream of electric sheep, but have you ever stopped to ponder whether stuffed animals dream of getting attacked by hordes of zombified Teddy Bears? Makes you think, doesn’t it. After watching the latest installment of BBC Comedy’s web series starring Misery Bear, I guess the answer is yes. A very […]
18
Oct
Russian police officer jumps in stranger's car to save his own life
Is this the kind of shit you have to deal with if you live in Russia? Seriously? Wild packs of feral wolves storming the highway? Didn’t they get enough karmic shit from Chernobyl and Putin, do we really need to add rabid packs of wolves to their daily struggles? I’m not entirely sure if this […]
19
May
Coke + Robots = Good Commercial
Another in our series of great commercials that elevate the artform. Created by French director Edouard Salier, he of the latest and much-blogged-about Massive Attack video “Splitting the Atom”, this Argentinian commercial Coke Quest tells a story in the framework of a football-obsessed South American lad fighting robots. Coke Quest directed by Edouard Salier from […]
