Art Spoofs: M.C. Escher

The quixotic lithographs and mezzotints of Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher (1898-1972) have been copied and lampooned many times by various Internet artists. Here are some of the more amusing spoofs, gathered and set to music. LINK: Youtube

Surgical Videos from the 1930s

"Caesarean section at full term for contracted pelvis (1930)"

(YouTube Link)

Courtesy of the British Medical Asssociation, Wired has a collection of seven videos from the 1930s showing common surgeries. They’re good demonstrations of what has changed and what hasn’t in the past seventy years of medicine. The video above is of a Caesarean birth. Others include brain, ovarian, and tonsil surgeries. Note that these videos are medically graphic and not for the squeamish.

Link, Via: Neatorama

20 Beautiful Video Motion Pieces

"Mykonos"Stop-motion music video for Fleet Foxes.

A show reel is the motion picture equivalent of an artist’s portfolio. It is typically used as a tool to promote an artist’s skill, talent and experience in a selected field, such as acting, directing, cinematography, editing, special effects, animation, video games or another graphic-related field. It is conventional in the film industry to have one, and it is the main tool by which an artist promotes her or his own work.

Be sure to go to the link and see the other Video Motion videos. They are outstanding but this was the one I liked.

LINK

History Of Graphic Design

An outline of graphic design history lectures covering the development of symbols, typography, advertising, books, posters, the Bauhaus and the 20th century avant garde, and digital/computer design. LINKph