Ciarán tries to ignore the Waistcoat Guy, while everyone else cowers in fear…
Last week was the end of the current crop of Threex3. Having done the internship myself back in the dark misty days of 2008 I can honestly say it’s one of the best ways of getting some experience when you’re fresh out of college. We had a great day – leaving the studio early to watch the Brasil v Netherlands quarter-final (and getting rained on in the process), trying to get my man-chest cast in plaster, keys in pints, socks in pints, shoes on awnings… Oh Paddy!
The best of luck to Rosie, Dan and Richie in their future endeavours, they’re three of the nicest and most talented people I’ve worked with.
You wouldn’t know by looking outside but apparently it’s summertime… To make up for the lack of sunshine here’s some great paintings by American artist Hilo Chen. At first I thought these were photos, shot or manipulated to give them that super-saturated 70s look, but they’re hyper-real paintings. The colours, texture and details are amazing.
The images all focus on women on the beach and while one or two are a little overt, I think the overall feeling of voyeurism is tempered with an honesty of acknowledging that sunkissed women in bikinis are attractive… Also the viewer wants to examine the painterly detail and not just look like a perv ogling women in bikinis. You can check out some more paintings here.
I love monkeys! Chimps, apes, gorillas too. I’m an equal-oppertunities primate fan. I distinctly remember having my photo taken in Dun Laoghaire when I was about 3 with two little makaks. And apparently my Chinese horoscope animal is the monkey so maybe that’s where I get it from.
Saw this on Parnell street and thought the old school hand-rendered type was great. It was actually a newish van — 98D — so the type would have been done in the last 10 years or so.
Dublin’s busy this weekend, there’s the PhotoIreland festival on and the annual Kings of Concrete. If you’re into boards, bikes, beats and balls then this 2 day event out the back of the Civic Offices on Wood Quay is for you. The video above is from last year’s event and here’s a few photos on flickr. Hopefully I’ll have some good shots from this year to post up soon.
