Sir Ken Adam (born Klaus Hugo Adam; 5 February 1921) is a motion picture production designer most famous for his set designs for the James Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s. He was hired for the first James Bond film, Dr. No, in 1962.
Dr. Strangelove's War Room
In 1964 he designed the famous war room set for Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. He turned down the opportunity to work on Kubrick's next project 2001: A Space Odyssey after he found out that Kubrick had been working with NASA for a year on space exploration, and that would put him at a disadvantage in developing his art. This enabled Adam to make his name with his innovative, semi-futuristic sets for the James Bond films such as Dr. No (1962),
Dr. No sketch by Ken Adam
Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
Thunderball
The supertanker set for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) was the largest sound stage in the world at the time it was built. His last Bond film was Moonraker (1979).
Multidisciplinary artist Damien Gilley creates sculptural
installations
Multidisciplinary artist Damien Gilley creates sculptural
installations that quickly redefine space through the use of optical
illusions. By combining math with various materials including paint,
masking tape, drywall, vinyl, wood, and foam core, he finds all kinds of
ways to alter his viewers' perceptions of reality. The installations,
which feature fake walls extending out from real walls, tape drawings,
and imaginary hallways emerging off of flat surfaces, are Gilley's
attempt to "reconfigure the built environment to provide alternative
viewing experiences that complicate rational space."
The Oregon-based artist doesn't limit himself to four enclosed walls.
He finds ways to travel beyond the limitations of architecture and he
invites his viewers to come along for the visually intriguing
experience. Each of Gilley's constructed walls are purposefully placed
to react naturally with the existing interior and, from a distance, it's
quite difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion. All of his
deceptive, incomprehensible spaces are simply mind-blowing!
Maison Martin Margiela as amazing as ever, surprised us with their Spring-Summer 2013 Decor Installation at Hotel Salomon de Rothschild, Paris. Look at this film.
What the men of Penique Productions are preparing is for a long time unclear, until...
Making-of Maison Martin Margiela's Spring-Summer 2013 Decor Installation at Hotel Salomon de Rothschild, September 28th 2012.
The Dutch Opera [DNO / De Nederlandse Opera] has brought out a new production of Wagners Parsifal. It went on show in June 2012. Interesting because of the scenography, which is by Anish Kapoor.
German born artist Thorsten Brinkmann moves between painting, photography, sculpture, readymades, collage and performance.
Thorsten Brinkmann (Herne, 1971) is an active collector. In his hometown of Hamburg, he has a large shed completely filled with found objects. Everything you can find at the flea market, you also collect Thorsten Brinkmann at: discarded wardrobes, lamp shades, tables, rugs and more. From this series he draws freely in installations, sculptures, videos and photos.
The photographic self-portraits dresses and masks Thorsten Brinkmann is always another way. One time he pulls secondhand clothes over his head. Other times he hides his face in a flowerpot or lampshade. Using the items from his collection molds Brinkmann each his own body into a new representation of himself.
This film has been able to cheer up so many people, I showed it too. The clever clip, combining a well build up scenography, non chalance, happiness, colour styling, dramatic development, ending into a 'deus ex machina' like disappearance, keeps you watching till the end...
How to present a village / house / place for acting, all in one. How to handle a piece of cloth. How to find your way through the third dimension of stage setting... all in this film.
