I don't think I have every talked about rope sculptures on TCL before, so here it is for the first time.  The artist Mozart Guerra created these realistic three-dimensional models of animal and human heads and then wraps them with nylon rope. They are beautiful pieces of art like the Rams head and the Giraffe and the Geisha Head. Check out more of Brazilian artist Mozart Guerra here.

We all remember the good old Total Recall from the 90's, with the chick with three titties. Yeah, that movie came out 22 years ago, but I think it's time for a reboot. Ladies and gentlemen let me introduce the official trailer for Total Recall due out in August. The plot of this new version contains strong political influences, as mentioned in the novel. It is being directed by Len Wiseman and written by Mark Bomback, James Vanderbilt and Kurt Wimmer. It was first announced back in 2009. So enjoy!

You know what time it is, time for a new TCL Playlist-36.  In this months installment we have a new track by Greg Laswell who is returning with Landline, a stunning and sonically dense collection of new songs that will be available on April 24th. We have some other new tracks by Beach House, Chromatic, and Love Drug. So go ahead and start listening to some good music.

If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog or in the menu.

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The two stop motion videos below were shot by animation studio Stoptrick and they feature the origami works of Sipho Mabona. In these video, I couldn't help but think that the design from start to finish looked like precision style dancing. The way that the paper moved and folded to either; start from the beginning of the design to going backwards. Check out more of Sipho work as well as Stoptrick.




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Normally, I would be posting more spring and summer type photography, but Jakob's Winterscape series was one I couldn't pass up. In this series he photographs images from Greeleand and North America of the cold wonderlands of winter. He captures the dull and emptiness which is winter and it gives the images as not an aerial photo, but as an abstract geometrically ordered piece of art. You can check out the rest of the series on Behance.

Twenty rooms on twenty square meters located in Mexico wine country, Baja California. These stylish but small residential boxes surround a countryside that is largely unaffected by their presents. Architect Studio Gracia designed these small hotels as a way to not interfere directly with the land, as part of the philosophy of respecting nature.

The steel that was used in the design of these Ecolofts, change color with time and better blend with nature. The interior of the rooms comes from the concept of a "deluxe" camping house, it covers the guest's basic needs but still give them a feeling of being one with nature. Each EcoLoft  also has its own wooden deck with a clay kiva fireplace so you can have a glass of wine and enjoy the stunning views. The property also features a stunning pool, a winery, and a fine food restaurant.



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Animals are fascinating creatures and Brooklyn based artist George Boorujy has captured that with ink.  George has created these stunning paintings that have such detail that they could almost be real. His new series, Blood Memory, opened up at P.P.O.W Gallery in New York on March 15th.  If you live in New York, I would highly advise to check it out.




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Keaton Henson's music has a direct and powerful way of tugging firmly at your heart strings. In his video "Small Hands", he directs a question that I'm sure we've all wonder at one point: is love worth the pain of loss. His choice to use woodland creatures shows that even woodland creatures need love even if they do look like characters from Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Directed by Joseph Mann, he uses a autumnal forest setting with a combination of stop-motion animals that at first look like loving animal couples and slowly with the lyrics of Keaton, thing start to dramatically take a wrong turn. It's weird to think that puppet animals can cause you to shed a tear, well be prepared.

"Small Hands" is taken from Keaton's debut album Dear which will be re-released worldwide on April 2nd following a rush of interest in his music style. You can pre-order the album here.



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What an elegant turntable with its precision engineering, designed by AMG (Analog Manufaktur Germany) and their first every "V12" turntable. The AMG turntable line was created by a group of audio industry experts to advance the art of vinyl playback. Here is what they said about the design:

Werner Roeschlau, designer and driving force behind AMG, works with his son and other master machinists at their bespoke multi-story Bavarian factory located north of Munich. All machining is done in house, combining the latest Computer Aided Design and CNC machines with “classic analog” tools including custom lathes and drill presses. Their factory has been manufacturing key, precision parts for some of the world's most highly regarded turntables for over a decade. This expertise in the design and manufacture of turntables led to the AMG line, premiering with the Viella 12. 

Such a beautiful turntable that would be for sure a talking point in my home; not sure of the price but I'm sure that it would be a fast seller.  Find more info about the turntable here