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07 August 09

Art That Will Eat Your Heart

Went to an amazing gallery opening at 58 gallery in Jersey City last night for the artist John W. Fesken.

Fesken’s diorama’s focus on the macabre. Each series both came alive and became more unsettling with the short stories tacked on the wall next to them. For instance, one Lovecraftian installation of twisted human(oid)s with meat hooks was accompanied by a story about a race that gained their capacity to love by ripping out and eating the hearts of good men.

Fun stuff!

This is the third Fesken show that I’ve seen at this gallery over the past 2 years. All are collected under the title Ehullek Tragedies which seems to be a larger narrative that threads them together.

Fesken also happens to be part of one of my favorite local bands, The American Watercolor Movement.

More from John W. Fesken can be found here.

06 August 09

Are Big Agencies Really This Clueless?

Hey clients, guess what? We ad agencies kind of don’t get this social media thing yet either. But don’t worry we have the interns teaching us what all this Twittering and Facebooking stuff is all about.

And while we badger you about your corporate sluggishness to adopt, we’re a little afraid of it too.

At least we’re being honest.

Stories In The Sand

I couldn’t stop watching this. The combination of the music and the sand art make this absolutely haunting.

I love how this narrative is created in real time without the aid of digital.

More from the artist Ilana Yahav can be found on her site.