Since May 1, ilikethisart has been operating with an experimental format, and many of you have noticed monthly aesthetic/topical shifts in the works posted. I want to take this opportunity to thank the previously anonymous (or at least unannounced) contributors that have kept the site running since May. First and foremost, I would like to […]
Archives for posts tagged ‘Dread Pirate Roberts’
Nicholas O’Brien
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Nicholas O’Brien Work from his oeuvre. Short texts for each project follow – but the projects presented here are three of O’Brien’s interpretations on the function and legacy of the landscape. “Farms at the End of Winter – This short animation is inspired by looking out the window during lengthy bus trips I made between […]
Jacob Riddle
Monday, 1 July 2013
Jacob Riddle Work from his oeuvre. “Separating from the camera and venturing into new means of image capture such as screen captures, animated gifs, and screen recordings has led me to become a landscape photographer, not exploring the west, but the graphical user interface and the great depths of the internet.” – Jacob Riddle
Ed Atkins
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Ed Atkins Work from his exhibition at MoMA PS1, New York. “Known for his high-definition videos that defy narrative conventions, Ed Atkins (British, b. 1982) works with filmic and text-based forms in technological transition. The artist considers HD technology deathlike because of how it intensifies the visibility of the filmed subject, creating an image […]
Wyatt Niehaus
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Wyatt Niehaus Work from his oeuvre. “Wyatt Niehaus’ Future Solutions is a bleak pastiche of corporate signifiers: eco-friendly pantones, quixotic windmills, industrial sterility, Plexiglas smoothness. Overexposed and homogenous, Niehaus’ visuals flaunt their artifice, as well as the contemporary phenomenon of “green-washing”—a branding gambit that flirts with sustainability but makes no promises. This form of corporate […]