Alias Arts

liqen’s RATA$

Wooster Collective — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:49:02 +0000

RATA$ from liqen on Vimeo.

Fresh Stuff From Alexandros Vasmoulakis in Shenzhen, China

Wooster Collective — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:36:29 +0000

Fresh Stuff From mobstr

Wooster Collective — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:38:53 +0000

Drzach & Suchy’s Shadow Clouds

Wooster Collective — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:37:09 +0000

panoptICONS - An Introduction

Wooster Collective — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:10:08 +0000

panoptICONS Utrecht 2010 from Helden on Vimeo.

"panoptICONS addresses the fact that we are constantly being watched by surveillance cameras in city centres. The surveillance camera seems to have become a real pest that feeds on our privacy. To represent this, camera birds - city birds with cameras instead of heads - were placed throughout the city centre of Utrecht where they feed on the presence of people. In addition, a camera bird in captivity was displayed to show the feeding process and to make the everyday breach of our privacy more personal and tangible."

Shit We’re Diggin: Risto-Jussi Isopahkala’s Logo Tourist Paris

Wooster Collective — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:00:12 +0000

Artist Statement:

Logo Touris mixes iconic landmarks and commercial logos. It features logos from the hundred most valuable brands.

The spectacle of advertising and popular culture creates secondary realities which we can share with others. Common literacy creates common identity. Rules of communication are determined by commercial media.

Iconic landmarks are symbols of local identity. How does this conflict with commercial brands appearing cloned around the globe? Post-Fordistic theory of all things starting to remind one another unpersonally and unhistorically, doesn't strictly speaking apply to monumental architecture, which symbolizes values that are not generally considered as merchandise. For tourists these are nevertheless consumable commodities, available to outsiders as well. Stereotypes of cities, such as Paris, can be transferred and consumed everywhere. Identity is comprised of consuming. Resembling worm hole theory, consumption spectacle creates portals between collateral realities.

FIRST LOOK: A Teaser For Os Gemeos’ Animated “Snow Show”

Wooster Collective — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:48:36 +0000

Fresh Stuff From Anthony Lister in Brisbane

Wooster Collective — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:43:22 +0000

Wooster Collective’s “Character Approved” Picks

Wooster Collective — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:41:40 +0000

For the last few weeks, we've been contributing weekly blog posts to USA Network's new "Character Approved" blog. Here's a selection of some of our recent articles:

Kanye West, Art Patron

Juxtapoz: An Art & Culture Publication at Its Finest

Street Artist Ben Eine in the Global Spotlight

Ryan McGinness

Note: USA Network is a client of my agency, Electric Artists.

Fresh Stuff From Nick Walker in Paris

Wooster Collective — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:41:47 +0000