The Lake Collage

I'm happy to announce that i've finally made another collage.
This one uses only images from National Geographic U.S. Ed. April 2007.

Here is a little video i did for the Making Off (in YouTube: Making Off - The Lake Collage):




I also took some photos during the process. Check it out here on flickr.

Trips and News

Long time i don't focus on my artsy site...
Happens i was (still am) working a lot. Went 2 times to USA and 1 to Spain (for work meetings) but of course i did some culture expeditions (in Madrid, New York and Seattle).
I took a lot of photos (btw i should add a new Photos section here, but know that they are all in my Flickr Photos collection).
My last trip was to Madrid (last week) and i came up with tagging my favorite photos. (btw2 i'm spending too much time trying to organize myself by tagging, managing photos, cut-ups etc... should try to take a break on this).
One sidenote: why the heck can't we take photos in museums and exhibitions in Madrid? Even Andy Goldswhorty's WOOD! Anyway, i obviously ignored the signs and happened to take lovely pics.

So now i'm back to collaging and below is a collage i'm for some months trying to finish (as it was yesterday):

my collage in the 2008 calendar

I'm participanting in the selection to the 2008 calendar entitled "Global Artists for Peace".
The artworks are here: http://virtual.tart.co.nz/exhibit.htm

My collage is the SELF, done using only images of the National Geographic (Dec 2004).

Self

You can vote in 10 collages until next tuesday (Sept/04).
Just email your preferences to: dale(at)tart.co.nz
with the subject : "vote for Peace images"
(example: iuri kothe - self)

On the bottom of the page you can also order the Calendar.
thanks, iuri

UPDATE (Sept/05/07): My collage WAS SELECTED!!! Thanks for all votings. iuri

Goldsworthy and Murcof

I'm absolutely fascinated with the works of Andy Goldsworthy and Murcof's music.
So here is my humble homage to both, done on this shiny sunday afternoon:




Youtube link: Rivers Tides & Mes.

Ghiroma and Accessibility

Here is a nice example of why FreeCulture is beautiful!
I just received a link to a video about Web Accessibility (YouTube link here) and
starting at 1:57min is the song i did with Folopo: "Ghiroma - Last American Haiku".
Exactly during the part they curse Globo!
Ps: Nice to be listed on the credits (in the 2nd part).
Altough i agree (with my collages) that it is sometimes difficult to remember the sources.

Sold in New Zeland and my Exhibition Map

Just wanted to share that my collage:

"Human Alien Artefakt"

was sold in New Zealand!!! During the Human Artefakts 7 : Christchurch Arts Festival in Christchurch [New Zealand] (map)

Also check out where i have exhibited in "iuri's collages exhibition's google maps".

On making music

I'm now trying to make two songs, one i started July 17th (9 days ago), using 'Arvo Pärt - Für Alina' cut-ups. And the other, March 28h (4 months). But i can't finish them...

I work with it for a night, than sleep over, try to listen the next day in other environment (while biking specially), than some days later i go add some and change other parts, but almost always i have trouble liking it as a whole.

One thing i noticed is that the songs change completely on different speakers and headphones. What i find interesting on the computer sucks, on the iPod or at my home stereo. It has to do with equalization, i think. Some beautiful timbres and harmonies simply disappear on some speakers, other parts get unnecessary focus, like some vocal percussion i'm trying out from freesound.

Probably this two songs won't be released. I'm pretty sure (today at least) that they lack in structure, are too repetitive (while not being minimal, as i wanted). But i'm learning... This remembers me Andy Goldsworthy (in the Rivers and Tides documentary) describing (during one 'implosion') that every time his egg-stone sculpture 'implodes' due to gravity, he learns a little more about the stone... then after some trials, he makes it.

I shall now try a new one, starting with Diplo's tip: "Start with the perfect bass loop".
Hopefully this will be a collaboration with Folopo, with our hibernated Ghiroma project.