I Met the Walrus - Animated Film about John Lennon

About I Met the Walrus

In 1969 a fourteen-year-old kid named Jerry Levitan snuck into John Lennon's hotel room in Toronto, Canada with his reel to reel recorder and persuaded him to do an interview about peace.

"38 years later, Imetthewalrus.com says, "Jerry has produced a film about it (called I Met the Walrus). Using the original interview recording as the soundtrack, director Josh Raskin has woven a visual narrative which tenderly romances Lennon’s every word in a cascading flood of multipronged animation. Raskin marries traditional pen sketches by James Braithwaite with digital illustration by Alex Kurina, resulting in a spell-binding vessel for Lennon’s boundless wit, and timeless message."

The animated film has received numerous accolades including a 2008 Academy Award nomination as Best Animated Short Film.



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Camouflage Body Painting - Emma Cammack's Amazing Work

If you have been visiting this site with any regularity for the past year, you will no doubt remember the incredible work of body painter Emma Hack, of camouflage photographer Desiree Palmen and of Guido Daniele's fantastic animal hand painting. Now I want to introduce the work of yet another fabulous body painter.

Emma-Jane Cammack is a widely acclaimed and world-renowned British body painter and artist who works for the film, TV and advertising industries. Some of her clients include such powerhouses as Motorola, Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, Turner Classic Movies, BBC, Carlton, Sky, Nike, Disney, BMW, Mini, Peugeot, Marks and Spencers, Ikea and Habitat to name a few.

Impact Artists says, "Emma-Jane is dedicated to developing this artform. Since writing the first UK qualification in Bodypainting, Emma-Jane's masterclasses have been in demand worldwide. Her bodypainting has a modern and contemporary edge and can also be combined with her 2d art to create truly lavish statements."

Ms. Cammack's "Top-to-Toe Body Painting" has been showing at the Barbican Art Gallery in London since June 19th 2008.


Barbican Art Gallery

Salvador Dali's Fascinating "Face of Mae West" in 3D

Salvador Dali is one of my very favorite artists and his "Mae West (Face of Mae West Which May Be Used as an Apartment)"(1934) is one of my favorite pieces of art by the Surrealist genius. The red lips on this installation are called "The Mae West Sofa Lips". Wikipedia says, "(The Mae West Sofa Lips)is a surrealist sofa by Salvador Dalí. The wood-and-satin sofa was shaped after the lips of actress Mae West, whom Dalí apparently found fascinating.[1] It measures 86.5 x 183 x 81.5 cm. Edward James, a rich British patron of the Surrealists in the 1930's, commissioned this piece from Dali."

Mae West (1893-1980) is an American actress, singer, playwright and screenwriter who is known for her daring and controversial portrayals on the big screen as well as vaudeville and on stage. She was also quite the sex symbol during her hay days.

What you have below is a short but fascinating presentation of the collage showcased above of "Mae West (Face of Mae West Which May Be Used as an Apartment)" in a 3D video. In the video, we can appreciate Mae West's face as the collage of furniture, paintings etc that it really is. Mae's eyes are pictures hung on the wall, her hair are curtains, and her mouth is the aforementioned red sofa. The second short video showcases "The Mae West Room" sculptural installation which was inspired by the collage. This installation dates back to 1974 and the same can be found at the Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain. The Mae West collage is presently at The Art Institute of Chicago, USA.



"The Mae West Room"