the Happy Film – Stefan Sagmeister
If you follow graphic design at all, Stefan Sagmeister is probably a familiar name. To say that he is a big deal would be putting it mildly. Stefan Sagmeister has worked for the Rolling Stones, The Talking Heads, Lou Reed,…
Maskull Lasserre
I first saw Maskull Lassere’s sculptures in 2011 at an art gallery in the Belgo Building in downtown Montreal. To tell the truth I saw a photo of one of his pieces on Colossal and got so excited I rushed straight…
A Brief History of John Baldessari
John Baldessari is pretty epic, a towering figure in art (literally and figuratively) . Conceptual art is pretty funny to me; I suspect he also has a sense of humour about it, too. Anyhow, Baldessari has been around for long…
Maxime Bruneel
Maxime Bruneel’s work is a lot of fun. Hand-drawn typography, surreal animated sequences that flow into one another, flashing colours… what’s not to like? Unless you get seizures, I suppose. Looking through the video on his site I fell in love…
Sunni Brown: Doodlers, unite!
This TED talk by Sunni Brown raises some interesting points regarding doodling – long thought of as a sign of a distracted, disengaged, or frivolous mind, it turns out that doodling represents a much more complex, creative, and innovative mindset….