Absolutely beautiful!

Portrait of the ghost drummer from odaibe on Vimeo.

Drummer's Gestures Beautifully Illustrated In "Portrait Of The Ghost Drummer"
by Joe Bernardi January 18, 2012

As most musicians will attest, enough practice will make playing your instrument second nature. Eventually, a skilled enough player will ignore each individual breath or arm movement, and instead focus on the performance itself.

In hopes of gaining some insight into the graphic and choreographic qualities of these movements, Poland-based graphic designer and artist Bartek Szlachcic pointed a motion-capturing camera towards himself while he played a drum solo. He then converted the trajectory of his arm movements into simple black lines set across a three-dimensional field, animating the arcs of each individual drum hit in real-time.
The result is reminiscent of Michal Levy’s excellent animation set to the tune of “Giant Steps” by John Coltrane; a perfectly abstract visual representation of what is usually a concrete, auditory experience.

Visual beauty aside, Szlachcic has created an interesting study of our semi-conscious movements, and how they can play off and build upon one another without us giving it so much as a second thought. Thinking about this sort of thing all the time seems like it would drive a person out of their mind, but as an exercise in self-awareness, and a meditation on the trancelike state that musical performance can induce, it’s pretty enlightening.

(found on Digg)

A Plethora of Pink Peony Pleasures!

Quirk is smelling extra lovely today thanks to our new assortment of K Hall Designs Peony soaps, candles, perfume and hand cream! The scents are transporting me to a magical place in the clouds where unicorns run wild and the grass grows like a bed of pillows for lounging and daydreaming. Or maybe that's just what Quirk does to me... Regardless, these Peony smells are really amazing and need to be filling your home before they're all gone!

This post brought to you by: Julia Gabriel

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Bonjour, Chuck & Mim!

This morning (well... evening for them) we received a Skype call from Chuck and Mim Scalin.  They were calling ALL THE WAY from Paris!  Check out Mim's amazing blog with fun photos of their adventures abroad.

Emerald Grippa 2012 calendars

Our girl Emi has made these beautiful 2012 calendars.  She is giving away 10 - enter here to win! 
(I think we need one even if we don't win!)

Amazing Bookstore stop motion video

We're totally in love with this amazing stop motion video. Enjoy!

Everybody loves a SALE!

EVERYBODY loves a sale... and hey, we're no different! Now through Sunday get 25% off all online purchases by entering the discount code: EVERYBODYLOVES at checkout.

Grab It! Opening this Thursday!

We're getting pretty excited for the opening of our upcoming Main Gallery installation: Grab It!

 

Grab It! is an exhibition about annihilation and humor. There is still much talk of the end of the world being around the corner - an idea that strikes fear in children. In an effort to make light of these predictions and ideas children hear either in the media or on the playground, Quirk Gallery is hosting an invitational exhibition titled Grab It! Featuring plush artists' survival kits. What soft and cuddly would you need at the end of the world?
 

ARTIST RECEPTIONS: 1/5 and 2/1, 5-8pm
FIRST FRIDAYS: 1/6 and 2/2, 5-9pm

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
* Phil Barbato
* Brigid Bartels
* Chelsea Bloxsom
* Heidi Kenney
* Diane Koss
* Oura Sananikone
* Maggie Smith