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01 11 2008

“Layers” of Skwerm, Sasu, Frek and DJ Uppercut.

Posted by: bo130 in Bo130’s Favourites…Videos, tags: Artvertising, Barnstormers, Bo130’s Favourites…Videos, David Ellis, Layers, Motion Painting

PRESTO 04′

Artistic Director : David Ellis

Artists : Skwerm / Sasu / Frek /

Music : DJ Uppercut

Director : Eric Cruz + Mathew Cullen

Agency : Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo L.L.C.

In order to market the flagship Presto brand across a dozen Asian countries,

Nike and Wieden+Kennedy/Tokyo sought a unique visual identity

that did not depend heavily on written or spoken language.

To achieve Nike’s objectives, the live-action design company Motion Theory in Los Angels

produced and directed live-action shoots in Tokyo, Shanghai, and Los Angeles,

filming artists David Ellis , Sasuke, and Frek in the process of creation.

The resulting art included organic forms, abstract patterns, and distinctive characters.

“Layers”, depicts the essence of the collaborative creative process between artists.

Read all the infos and the Interview with +Cruz, the art director at Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo on Shift.

Click here to view “Layers”…and “Urban Canvas”

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12 06 2008

Bo130’s Favourites…..A Letter to the President.

Posted by: bo130 in Bo130’s Favourites…Videos, tags: A letter to the President, Barnstormers, Bo130’s Favourites…Videos, Dope videos, Motion Painting

Here we go with something I really love and can’t get enough of it….The Motion Paintings by The Barnstormers

In this one David Ellis and some of the greatest artists around got together to write a letter to the President….

A Letter to the President (2003). Motion painting by the Barnstormers.

Artists:

Sonia Rubinstein
West One
Shie One
Chuck Webster
Yuri Shimojo
David Ellis
Christian Mendoza
Kenji Hirata
Che Jen

Mike Ming
Doze Green
Michael Houston
Martin Mazzorra
Jose Parla
Rostarr
Alex Lebedev
Madsaki

The Barnstormers are a collective of New York/Tokyo-based artists who create large-scale collaborative paintings, films and performances. The group formed in 1999 after a pilgrimage to the rural town of Cameron, North Carolina. During the trip, twenty-five artists painted dozens of barns, tractor-trailers, shacks and farm equipment. Consequently, the tiny tobacco farming community became the unlikely Mecca for the urban collective. To this day, the Barnstormers continue to interpret and communicate the visual, cultural, and spiritual awakenings inspired by their trips to the south.

The Barnstormers continue to experiment and collaborate, both domestically and internationally, with yearly returns to Cameron to paint new murals.

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