The Undiscovered Bedrooms of Manhattan

I stumbled upon a fantastic blog entry today that appealed to my dreamy, whimsical side. Here's a snippet:

"A friend of mine once told me about the "typical dream of a New Yorker," as he described it, wherein a homeowner pushes aside some coats and sweaters in the upstairs closet... only to reveal a door, and, behind that, another room, and, beyond that, perhaps even a whole new wing secretly attached to the back of the house..."

I found the entry very inspiring. Read the rest here.

Kilian Eng

Kind of a comic book/Heavy Metal/Tron vibe, but I'm diggin' it. See more here.

Stephan Martiniere

I think his conceptual illustrations are so wonderful. (Click to see larger.)









For more work, please visit his site.

The Third and the Seventh

I think there is something profoundly beautiful about this film. I found it on Amy Stein's blog. My recommendation: Full screen and with headphones.

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

Jon Foster

To see more of his work, please visit jonfoster.com

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

I'm really looking forward to this movie. Not only am I a huge Terry Gilliam fan, but anything that involves fantasy, time travel, and/or dreamworlds attracts me instantly. I had an odd dream about Heath Ledger a few nights ago, and I look forward to seeing his final performance on the big screen.

Here are a few pictures from the movie:






(Official Site coming soon.)

Steven Kenny

Taken from his website:

"We humans are inclined to forget or ignore the principles of existence. They include: every action directly impacts our environment, change is unavoidable, stasis is unnatural, time is beyond our influence, conception is the commencement of death as well as life, and many others. Our challenge is to humbly accept Nature’s gifts and live by the lessons set before us without imposing our arrogant will upon each other and the planet.

As humans more fully embrace technology we feel an increasing sense of anxiety, disorientation and fear. To compensate, our desire for predictability and order ignites a voracious hunger for control that induces us to force Nature to relinquish her secrets. Once a trusted provider, she is now viewed as "shifty", inadequate, and needing improvement. We manipulate our surroundings in an attempt to manage time, eliminate unforeseen change, and establish a permanent sense of stability. We go to great lengths to surround ourselves with psychological, physical, spiritual, social, and cultural environments that we hope will last. The result is an increasingly artificial existence."

Daniel Merriam

One of my all time favorite artists. I first saw his work on display at the Satori Arts Temple in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and have been engrossed ever since.








Check out his website for more.

Greg "Craola" Simkins

Lovely surrealistic art by Greg Simkins: