Tallest Heights
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Posted by Calum Sager on 8 May 2013
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Inspired by the drawn-on-film pieces by Norman Mclaren, Len Lye, and Man Ray, Becky & Joe collaborated with musician Delicate Steve to create the charming and beautiful “Tallest Heights.” The animation is made from a combination of ink, paint, bleach, and scratching into different film sizes. The final images are high-resolution scans of super 8, 16, and 35mm film strips and acetate sheets.

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The Artwork Of Hong 'Red' Yi
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Posted by Calum Sager on 12 April 2013
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Hong Yi, who goes by the nickname 'Red', is a Malaysian artist-architect. She was given the nickname because her name, Hong, sounds like the word 'red' in Mandarin. Red's grandparents and father left Shanghai in the '60s during the start of the Cultural Revolution and moved to Sabah, Malaysia where she was born and raised.

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Anthropomorphic Mouse Taxidermy Class At The Hackney City Farm
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Posted by Tessa on 8 March 2013
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Anthropomorphic taxidermy, the practice of mounting and displaying taxidermied animals as if they were humans or engaged in human activities, was a popular art form during the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

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André Bergamin
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Posted by Calum Sager on 4 March 2013
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It's Nice That recently ran a post introducing the work of the artist André Bergamin. We were so impressed by André's beautifully coloured collages that we wanted to share them to. In discussing his creative process he stated: "What I usually do is to browse my magazines until I find something that I like or that gives me an idea. I scan this image and start thinking about the composition as I add other images. My process is basically to “kidnap” images from their original place and relate them with other displaced elements."

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Poster Art 150 – London Underground’s Greatest Designs
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Posted by Calum Sager on 13 February 2013
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Since its first graphic poster commission in 1908, London Underground has developed a worldwide reputation for commissioning outstanding poster designs, becoming a pioneering patron of poster art - a legacy that continues today.

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Sets For A Film I’ll Never Make
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Posted by Calum Sager on 7 February 2013
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Melbourne-based artist Daniel Agdag creates unbelievably intricate cardboard sculptures of sets for films that he will never make. These structural experiments he refers to quite simply as "sketching with cardboard", a phrase that doesn't accurately represent the level of artistry and skill taken to produce such astounding pieces of work.

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Salvador Dali Illustrates Alice In Wonderland
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Posted by Calum Sager on 3 January 2013
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In 1969 seminal surrealist Salvador Dali drew a set of illustrations from Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland'. These were later published by New York's Maecenas Press-Random House as 'their book of the month'.

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Spilt Milk Exclusive: Rob Ryan Playlist
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Posted by Calum Sager on 7 December 2012
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Artist Rob Ryan, perhaps best known for his beautifully hand crafted paper cut masterpieces has curated an exceptional playlist just for us. Rob, an avid soul fan has thrown together a collection of soulful rarities handpicked from his personal collection of 45s.

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Fairy Tale Castles In The Air
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Posted by Calum Sager on 29 November 2012
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Heres something to add to your christmas list, Philip Jodidio's stunning study of the most flamboyant tree houses in the world.

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Discipline Journal
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Posted by Calum Sager on 19 November 2012
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'Discipline' is a new print journal created by the ever brilliant production company Blink. This new bi-annual journal features
interviews with and features about some of most influential and forward thinking people working across a multitude of disciplines.

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