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New mashup: RED BULL STREET ART VIEW

February 24, 2011 – 4:29 pm

I hate energy drinks but I love street art and mashups. Two weeks ago I wrote about the Google Art Project and today I want to present you the RED BULL STREET ART VIEW. Yet another awesome mashup using Google’s Street View service.

RED BULL STREET ART VIEW is a “collaborative collection of Google’s Street View locations showcasing Street Art from all over the world”. Users can tag artists (or themselves) and spots, and share it with friends. You can search artists by name or browse this crowd-sourced open air museum using the maps. Some of my favorite artists such as Banksy, Keith Haring or Space Invaders are already featured on the site.

This mashup actually got me more excited than the Google Art Project. Their aim is to become “the biggest art collection in the world” and I think they could succeed! Check it out and participate now!

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Hardcore

This is Belgium and it sounds good!

February 22, 2011 – 12:24 pm

In Belgium we don’t have a government (it’s been more than 250 days now…) but we still have some great hardcore bands! So, Leuven based Perspective Records decided to release This Is Belgium, a “57 minutes of Belgian hardcore” compilation.

I’m sick of all these people saying that hardcore is dead and that it’s all about fashion and trends. Yes, a big part of our scene is dying because of apathy, ignorance, mainstream media, fashion and energy drinks, but some kids – like the Perspective Records guys – still keep the DIY spirit alive!

So show them some support and get this awesome compilation. No excuses, it’s only 5€. If you’re not hardcore now, you never were! By the way, they are not on this record but check out my good friends in RENO and ONE ETHIC.

One last thing, I took the picture used for the front cover, so if you like it, feel free to join my Facebook page and leave some comments.

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Art/Design

Google Art Project is open!

February 1, 2011 – 10:50 pm

Looks like Google is back with yet another project. And I think this one is HUGE: Google Art Project.

You know, I’ve always had this crazy dream that art should be free and accessible to everyone. But growing up in a white, middle class Belgian family made me realize that it is not. Being able to travel the world, visit the greatest museums and attend the best exhibitions is not something everyone can afford. This is a luxury that we shouldn’t take for granted. Actually, this shouldn’t be a luxury at all. I still deeply think that art should be accessible to anyone. And it’s exactly for that reason that I love Google’s new project!

Based on Google Maps’ street view feature, Google Art Project allows you to “explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces“. You can take a virtual tour of some of the biggest museums in the world and take a close view of the selected artworks. You can even make your own art collection by saving specific views of any of the featured artworks. Of course, you can’t visit the entire museum (it’s up to each museum to choose what they want to show) but I think it’s still pretty rad! You should give it a try! More museums will be added to the list but they already have some of my favorites: The Museum of Modern Art, NYC (USA), the Tate Britain, London (UK) and the Uffizi Gallery, Florence (Italy).

Via Arrested Motion.

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Personal

What I read now and what I will read next

January 29, 2011 – 12:36 am

Some weeks ago I decided to read books again. Well I never really stopped but it would take me ages to finish reading one. I guess I didn’t allow myself enough time to read. But lately I feel like I should read more, so I made a list of the books I started, the books I still need to read and the books that I’ve “recently” read. I think (and hope) it will help me get the discipline I need to take more time to read. And if I’m lucky it will bring my writing inspiration back!

If you have any books or essays to suggest, feel free to leave a comment and I will add them to the “Readers suggestions” tab (right under the list).

Thanks Sharon for inspiring me to do this.

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