Yoshiro Nakamatsu is a pretty unusual cat. Known to the world as Dr. NakaMats, the 81-year old Japanese inventor holds the world record, with over 3000 inventions. Included on his long list are the floppy disk, CD technology, the digital watch and the karaoke machine, some of which is confirmed by his longstanding relationship as a consultant to IBM. Of course, more than a few of his claims are hard to prove, but at the least, NakaMats knows how to entertain. Some of this shit you just have to see to believe.
Some artists show you beautiful things, and others show you things that are truly ugly. Some take you places you never want to leave, and others show you places you wish you never saw. Before his tragic and untimely passing via heroin overdose last year, Dash Snow could do all of the above, sometimes all in the same image. After running away from home at 13, Dash started his photography career to document places he saw, that he might not remember in the morning. Running the gamut anywhere from hilarious to outta pocket to downright nasty, his work is some of the most inspiring art I can remember seeing. Just don’t say I didn’t warn you.
I’ll be honest. I don’t even fuck with Ok Go like that. At all. I saw them live once, and they were somewhere between mediocre and alright. However, this video is hands down one of the best music videos I’ve ever seen. Creativity knows no boundaries, and it’s unleashed the moment you start. Ok. Go.
Sex is just one of those things that’s on everyone’s mind, but isn’t talked about enough. It’s always great when boys and girls can talk about sex together, but it gets complicated so quickly that it becomes a slippery slope. Luckily the Bowties is here, so we can talk and discuss with less pressure. It’s just crazy. Because you know everyone loves to fuck. There’s just a lot of baggage that comes with, that won’t fit in the overhead bin. I mean come on, we come out the womb naked, and from then on we try to find the best way to cover our shit up. I dunno, I just think it’d be dope if we all ran around naked one day. But that’s just me. Featured here are some clever ads from Durex. With the goal to show and not tell, Durex created this collection of ads aimed to show the inner feelings one may have during sex. Have fun. Use protection.
We’ve been doing this for 417 days now. And while I’m a bit shocked, proud, juiced, settled, and humbled, at the same time I’m not surprised. I’ve always known that the boundaries of human creativity are limitless, so to celebrate the works of those that inspire us would easily become a never ending endeavor. So it’s bad… Today we present the work of Italian artist Maurizio Savini. Using chewing gum as his medium, Savini has created these sculptures of incredible detail and depth. Sculptures made of chewing gum. The definition of geeked up. I just wonder what type of gum he fucks with. Bubblicious or Bazooka?
So I was sitting in the back of a Jeep Grand Cherokee. The fact that this is one of my favorite cars –why, I have no real idea– has nothing to do with anything. What also has nothing to do with anything is that the owner of the car, my girlfriend, likes the older, squared models better. I detest them; these differences are further away from anything relevant than I thought, but they are funny because she drives a car I love but likes the older models WAY better, go figure. Honestly, the shit I am about to recap is so fucking funny that I have to delay. If you would have seen the look on this Shih-Tzu’s smug little face you would have felt as the title presumes I did. Yes, presumes. I mean I felt, and still do feel, as though my soul was taken but I won’t know ’til Judgment Day. So…we planned to have sex in the backseat of the Jeep to make an episode.
This would’ve been worth a post off the first pic alone. Luckily, Granada’s Paco Pomet has an archive on deck. Paco’s paintings are typically modeled on historical photography, but in many of them, the seriousness of the picture is subverted by throwing in out of pocket or unusual imagery. Not only is Pomet an extremely talented painter, but he’s also a pretty talented humorist. Props to LOUDreams on putting on for Paco. More from him soon.
I’m willing to bet this will be the weirdest shit you come across today. The good folks at dubFrequency jooged it today with Synesthesia, a creative short film by video artist Terri Timely. The phenomenon of synesthesia is basically when the intake of an experience through one of your senses seems to produce a sensation in another. Say “hearing colors” or “seeing sounds”. Pharrell knows. Click play for Terri’s take on it. It’s something else.
Alright. Now let me put you up on this fly shit real quick. That headline is real. No joke. No lie. Dave Chappelle is set to perform in Oakland tomorrow night! (I don’t even fuck with the exclamations like that but I thought it was necessary here). It’s Dave Chappelle! Luke told us about his last show in Oakland. I can only imagine how it’s gonna go down tomorrow night. Set to hit the stage for the late show, doors will be opening at 10:30pm with Dave set to hit the stage round 11pm. The New Parish on 18th street is where it’s going down. And here’s the link you need. Joogin on a Sunday night. Who would’ve thought? Thank you and you’re welcome. This is Wine & Bowties.
To put it bluntly, Chinese artist Li Wei creates the kind of images that just fuck with your head a little bit. Despite the seeming impossibility of each of the scenes he’s able to create, Li insists that his work contains no digital manipulation or photoshopping techniques, instead opting for mirrors, scaffolding and cables to position his subjects. I guess you could say Li is a master in the art of deception. For more of his work, check below. Nick, good lookin out.
