My mum always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what i wanted to be when i grew up. I wrote down "happy". They told me I didn't understand the assignment.
I told them they didn't understand life.
My name is Benjamin Symonds, I'm currently part of the BA Illustration course at AUCB.
What you see on here is a mix of my work and other peoples that I admire/take inspiration from & not just illustrators... work from all areas of art. I'm also using this blog as a digital sketchbook for course assesment etc.
Video cut together from found public domain footage... just like the track.
Gold Panda's a producer and remixer who
makes instrumental soundtracks to half-remembered, dreamy summer days. He scours charity shops for old records and VHS tapes to turn into
distorted samples, and wraps them in minimal, warm beats.
He's
obsessed with Japan and its culture, and once sold his entire record
collection to pay for a Japanese diploma at the School of Oriental and
African Studies.
Can't stop listing to it so I supose it's bound to have an imapact on my artwork! Fits in with my chosen theme of Journeys very nicely too!
This is a live visual performance for the song '10,000 Horses Can't Be Wrong'. It's a lot more experimental than the previouly posted video, I feel the outcome works perfectly with the song. Not sure if there using a similar thing on their tour for visuals? Would be interesting though!
I'm considering experimenting with light (mabie even sound) in some way for my current project- Not to sure how i'd go about it though as i've never done anything remotely like this before.
Currently writing an essay on cross over's between art and music & came across this. Impresive for her first music video - shes managed to keep a similar style to her illustration/design work (her obsession with isometric shapes is still clear here).
Moross is a "23 year old London based creative. She run's ISO & Isomorph Records which you can read about here. She has a fascination with three sided shapes, illegible typography, and freeform lettering." Check out her website/blog right here. <<<