Virgil Finlay

Another Brain from Planet Arous?

(best viewed in 1080pHD) ... this clip's frames have been interpolated to playback at 30 frames per second; the SloMo portion has 4 interpolated frames for each real frame; the original film frame rate was 18fps

frame interpolation by pixel motion estimation introduces some artifacting, but smooths the motion

sister motion panorama is ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g7qhn7KFDs ... whose playback is 18 frames per second, the same speed as the film was originally shot; there is no frame interpolation in that clip

a more zoomed in version, encoded to playback both in realtime (18 fps) and at 1/3 speed (6 fps) is .. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4ddXXcoydo

frames' source is from ... http://www.youtube.com/user/johncostella ... who pin-cushion adjusted the frames to flatten the lens distortion, particularly at the corners of the frames

to compare this with the footage filmed by Orville Nix from the opposite side of the motorcade, watch ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWEXZyMJMtA

Marie Muchmore's short clip of the assassination in stabilized motion panorama format is ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMdreKlLhJY

Leaper A fusion of ‘above’, by GIFMovie, and vintage Amiga Module sounds, by Doctor QE / tahoma59

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Spockvision

I'm looking for 'Folk' Web Cultures. I am thinking of the recent take-down of Geocities, which seemed to refresh people's love of the naff, kitsch aesthetic it was famous for, as a prime example. What are some other folk cultures still lingering in the dark corners of the web? I use the term 'Folk' in the sense it is used to denote 'common people' cultures, including art, music, dance, songs and stories. The artists Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane collated a Folk Archive for the British Council a few years ago, it really gets to the heart of my use of the term.

The web is old enough now to have passed through several stages of infrastructural and aesthetic upheaval. What is quaint, outdated and kitsch for some still drives the passions of others (previously).

• What is, and where can I find, the Folk Web?

• What websites and archives have devoted themselves to highlighting and saving these cultures?

• Do you know any examples of writers, artists, designers who have been influenced, or abused a Folk Web culture in their contemporary work?

Dog

Gorilla suits are full-bodied costumes resembling gorillas or other large primates. (via throwtolion)

The pairs of images in this "Similarities" set are similar visually in one way or another. They are presented without judgement as to the motives of their creators. The viewers of the pieces can form their own opinion(s) about what they see.

Some are "accidents": The creator of the similar piece had no knowledge of the original. Examples would be the 1982 Rafal Olbinski / New Pornographers posters and the Idea magazine cover / Okkervil River poster.

Some are "re-contextualized": Obscure imagery from long forgotten sources was used from vintage printed ephemera like 1940s and ’50s Popular Mechanics ads, matchbook covers, stamps, comic books, cook books, etc. giving them new life in a new form. An example would be the Czechoslovakian Matchbox Label and the Vibe Killers poster.

Mr. Daniel

www.myspace.com/megajoymusic

Mr. Daniel

cookingissues.wordpress.com/2009/12/01/pigplatei/

Mr. Daniel

i.imgur.com/GKAMW.jpg

Mr. Daniel

www.gstatic.com/hostedimg/cdbf49b0a4076157_landing

Petrus Regout (a name associated with worker exploitation even today) started a modern earthenware production factory in Maastricht, the capital of the far South-Eastern Dutch province of Limburg, in 1836.

Sphinx and Société Céramique merged in 1958 but the resulting company ceased operations in 1969. The images above come from in-house pottery decoration books used by each of the original companies both as design models for the artisans and also as reference guides for clients. This enormous collection consists of 17,500 (!) designs covering the gamut from logos and monograms, to geometric and abstract motifs, myriad flower and animal designs, borrowed Chinese symbols, architectural sketches and a large range of type faces (among many, many other themes).