> beach life’s a real bitch. ballpoint pen in moleskine, 2008
If you were expecting me to follow my usual trajectory and announce some web changes that would be up “in a couple of days,” only to find they’re still under construction weeks later, well, I’ve disappointed you. The “work” section of this site is up and running, although you won’t see any brand new content just yet. So, yeah, maybe I’ve only half disappointed you.
But to make up for it, there’s a new wallpaper for the taking. Hurrah!
I’m still getting back into the swing of things regarding right arm endurance and whatnot, but I’m managing to pull off several different projects. I’m working on merging my two different websites into one, which is why some of you might have noticed that “blog.taylor-white.com” has been moved into the bin. Anyway, I’ve enlisted my neighbor, friend and genuinely lovable nerd Paulo Fierro to help get my portfolio back up under the “work” tab you see above. That should be up and running in a couple of days.
Also I can finally announce that I’ve gotten involved in a show taking place in the UK called the Wanderlust 333. The exhibition will go up 25 June at the Wanderlust Gallery in Northampton. In correspondence, everyone’s fourth most favorite Trix-for-brains character print will be exhibited and sold in 3 different formats, and will also be available for purchase online.
The prints will be archival quality giclee prints, available in 3 different sizes limited to 3, 33, or 333 (that’s right, a pattern!) and available through The Wanderlust Gallery. Not salivating yet? Give it time.
If you haven’t yet gotten an iPhone or iPod Touch, here’s a perfectly good excuse to upgrade your hardware. I’ve begun making wallpapers available for download on Poolga, and there will be more where these came from as I get them made. Go get it!
I read somewhere that people like getting things for free. In that spirit I’ve started making wallpapers out of composited sketchbook images that you can download and decorate the desktop of every machine you own, including your iPhone. I’ve made a new tab at the top of the blog where you can go RIGHT NOW and get your free shit.
Also since this is an ongoing project, I’ll be making and posting more as time goes by. Feedback is encouraged so that I can continue to improve the quality of your desktop so please let me know (via comments, email, twitter, carrier pigeon) if you are using these, how you like them, and especially if they start to induce migraine headaches. In that case some modification would be in order.
While I was “away,” some of my old drawings (plus one new one) were collaged onto a Volkswagen spread and printed in yesterday’s edition of VG. Woo!
>ballpoint and watercolor in moleskine, 9×14 cm, 2009
>ballpoint in moleskine, 9×14 cm, 2009
>ballpoint, watercolor and gouache in moleskine, 9×14 cm, 2009
I’m most likely going against all the sound medical advice any certified professional would give me, but goddamnit if there is a way around this stupid broken arm I am going to find it. I bought this 3×5″ moleskine in San Francisco and started sketching in miniature, using the turning radius of my thumb and forefinger. So far I’m thinking these are pretty indistinguishable from the pre-break drawings… in fact, I might even go so far as to say these are WAY BETTER. Like I may have just pulled a Henry Rowengartner. You know, the kid in “Rookie of the Year” who breaks his arm playing baseball and is suddenly blessed with a pitching arm like a trebuchet and subsequently gets drafted by the Chicago Cubs.
Or maybe this is nothing like that.
Recently Apt debuted the annual report for Norway’s state-owned broadcasting system, NRK. An explanation somewhat roughly translated from Apt’s homepage:
NRK is available in many different formats at all times of the day. In the annual report we wish to illuminate the non-traditional media and uncharacteristic uses by which the public experiences NRK. Exactly what been central to how the concept has been resolved in the dramatization of the digital report.
My role in this project was to create environments onto which live actors would be composited via greenscreen. Apt came up with different scenarios in which audiences would consume NRK’s broadcasted information. The parameters were quite loose, so with all the freedom afforded I had a great time making these. Here are some sample environments:
You can see these and the rest of the scenes in action on NRK’s website. Higher-resolution video and/or screenshots forthcoming, probably on my Behance portfolio.
An important person in my life encouraged me to warm up my other hand after the Great Snowboarding Fiasco; that it was “all a mind thing anyway.” After living for almost three weeks with my dominant arm wrapped in plaster, I certainly agree it’s in the mind… drawing with my left hand for more than ten minutes makes me feel like I’ve just taken the SAT after having suffered a stroke.
>Heather’s kitchen and some old folks, with mushrooms as well. Felt tip and ballpoint pens in moleskine, 2009
>Street scene outside a bakery in the Mission District, plus a row of houses one might recognize if they have ever watched “Full House.” Felt tip pen in moleskine, 2009.
>Building façades across from Dolores Park outside Heather’s house, and some people. Felt tip pen in moleskine, 2009