Webtrek

Welcome to webtrek as we visit some fascinating online work this month.

First, a look at Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm, a mashup of graphics, rock, photography and design (from the album Favourite Worst Nightmare): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30w8DyEJ__0

From Asia, we see some hints of the future: Morph, a flexible, stretchable mobile device with a self-cleaning surface: http://asia.cnet.com/crave/category/futuretech/ (Be sure to scroll down for other cool projects).

In Global Art News this month (artnews) we introduce you to the Nendo design group with their unique climbing wall. Here is another one of their projects, called Chocolate-pencils http://www.nendo.jp/en/works/detail.php?y=2007&t=107. And here's their concept for a topsy-turvy experiment in perspective exhibiting http://www.nendo.jp/en/works/detail.php?y=2007&t=101

Troika London shows us "Cloud", described as a digital sculpture created for British Airways. http://youtube.com/watch?v=42hgPLL8IrA. For those who want to know more about their process, you can watch this video of the sculpture in progress http://youtube.com/watch?v=J9LUlADnwAE&feature=related

Bitforms Gallery in New York City has a number of fine artists. Here are a few of my favorites:

Daniel Rozin, born in Jerusalem in 1961, creates pieces that move and change with the motions of the viewer http://bitforms.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=43&Itemid=91#id=22&num=1

Canadian artist James Paterson makes graffiti-like canvases using scanned sketchbooks, experimental computer codes and other digital sources http://bitforms.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=91#id=25&num=1

Lynn Hershman Leeson is a multifaceted artist who has worked in video, photo-collage, installations and performance works. http://bitforms.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=32&Itemid=91#id=28&num=1

c.Corinne Whitaker 2008