Theo Jansen (born March 14, 1948, in The Hague, Netherlands) is a Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor. He builds large works which resemble skeletons of animals and are able to walk using the wind on the beaches of the Netherlands. His animated works are a fusion of art and engineering; in a car company television commercial Jansen says: "The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds."
Since 1990 Theo Jansen has been occupied with the making of a new nature. Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic material of this new nature. He makes skeletons which are able to walk on the wind. Eventually he wants to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own lives.
May 19, 2011 by Matt DeAngelis VC Johnson is the genius behind the graphics that propelled Powell·Peralta into the stratosphere. His iconic images have inspired countless others to not only draw, but in some cases, to begin skating in the first place. An enigmatic figure, he disappeared off of the radar for almost 20 years until starting to work with Pocket Pistols a few years ago, and now back in his rightful place, Powell·Peralta. MD: So how did skateboard graphics fit into a journey of self exploration? VCJ: They answered to the needs of the soul that chose the body. The soul that inherited, that grabbed the baton in my early 30s had a very different mandate and how it affected the life is fascinating. I can see this in other souls who’ve come to profound turning points in their lives and I’ve shared notes with those souls who have experienced a transformation at the core of being. I come back to the company interested in a different o...
From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale is an hour-long documentary that tells the story about the creative life of the South Bronx. Beginning with the Puerto Rican migration and the adoption of Cuban rhythms to create the New York Salsa sound and continuing with the fires that destroyed the neighborhood but not the creative spirit of its people; the film chronicles the rise of Hip-Hop from the ashes. A charismatic reflection on the power of a neighborhood’s music, the film effortlessly chronicles the evolution from Mambo to Hip-Hop; which has taken the world’s pop culture by storm. The documentary, directed by Henry Chalfant features interviews with numerous famed musicians and dancers that showcases the history and diversity of Hip-Hop’s reach.
French director of Street and Hip Hop movies. In Progress, a brand new script of a musical movie : "Misty" Entre l'époque de la production musicale : Rapattitude 1et 2, De la Planète Mars (IAM), Le Blues des racailles (Tonton David), Ragattitude (Daddy Nuttea), etc. et celle de la réalisation d'images, quelques années se sont écoulées mais toujours les mêmes sources d'inspiration, comme dirait EJM, "la rue, le biz". Rapbizz court métrage musical, Ouga hip hop doc sur le festival à Ouagadougou, Alliances urbaines captation du festival hip hop de Bagneux. La continuité : "Misty" long métrage musical dont je viens de terminer le scenar et pour lequel je cherche une production. En bonus "Paris Black Night" le premier film que j'ai conçu et Messali Hadj un film historique sur le fondateur du nationalisme algérien. Messali Hadj Documentaire 70' Benny Malapa à la réalisation et Malik Bine à la produc...
