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Snow in Wellington New Zealand

Chip Cain — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:11:04 +0000

Apparently it almost never snows in Wellington and someone had the foresight to capture the moment by focusing on the people’s faces as they took in this special event. For those of us who see snow more often, like myself, it helps to reignite the wonder of seeing snow for the first time. Thank you Roy Tierny!

This Is Where We Live

Chip Cain — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:10:59 +0000

It’s been a while since I posted anything to do with paper. I guess I am long overdue. This is as much a celebration of a book publisher (another form of paper art that I enjoy) as it is a marvel in stop motion video, but with paper. Enjoy.

This Is Where We Live, posted with vodpod

What would you like to have happen by the end of the day?

Chip Cain — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:38:51 +0000

I continue to be fascinated with these short 1 question 50 people videos: this one is no exception. Here is another one for your enjoyment and please leave your answer to the question by posting a comment to this post.

Fifty People, One Question

Chip Cain — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:31:48 +0000

It’s a simple question in London…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQk30nYUOAw

It’s a simple question in Brooklyn…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJAUGg4081Q

It’s a simple, but different question in New York…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e53VeQ-pmc

Now go ahead and ask your self these same questions: they’re not always so simple…

Share your answers by leaving your answers in the comments.

Forgetfulness – Billy Collins Animated Poetry

Chip Cain — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:24:49 +0000

Poetry has always had an oral side to it’s history, now with video added we have a third way of receiving poetry.This poem by Billy Collins incorporates the written text, the spoken word and the visual images for a different way to take in poetry. Billy Collins, former US Poet Laureate and one of America’s best-selling poets, reads his poem “Forgetfulness” with animation by Julian Grey.

The Gift of The Unknown

Chip Cain — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:03:34 +0000

As our culture changes, Walter Brueggemann has observed, we must restate eternal truths in order for them to remain truthful. For the faithful, the artistic imagination can safeguard the strangeness and newness of the gospel, preserving it from domestication by our ideologies and culture. This year, the Trinity Arts Conference theme urges us to curiosity and courage as we approach the changes essential to vibrant art.

Each year the Trinity Arts Conference draws filmmakers, journalists, actors, writers, poets, composers, visual artists, dancers, and musicians for three days of workshops, seminars, lectures, readings, exhibitions, and performances. We’ll meet in the congenial and relaxed atmosphere of the University of Dallas, a wooded cloister of studios, classrooms, auditoriums, and galleries.

The above was taken from their brochure

Interested? Here’s the link –> Trinity Arts Conference

Typolution

Chip Cain — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:22:47 +0000

Minimalist art from a typewriter or so it would seem. All the images are built using the type found on a typewriter. Simple, graceful, and full of Story!

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVPfTlpCKaw&hl=en&fs=1]

Worth the 3:11 minutes of your time

The Color Keeper

Chip Cain — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:05:10 +0000

Here is something I stumbled across (isn’t that how we find everything?). I knew I had to share it here even though it is a small work as art goes, but with a big heart. The background music is by J Tillman from his “Minor Works”

The Color Keeper from Grandchildren on Vimeo.

The Dead: Billy Collins Animated Poetry

Chip Cain — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:28:59 +0000

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuTNdHadwbk&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&hl=en]

80 Years of Oscar Movie Posters

Chip Cain — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:32:04 +0000

Are you a movie poster addict? At least the online type? If so, there is a link just for you and its called Movie Poster Addict.