Alvise´s most beloved Rat (not Mickey Mouse)

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Protest like Banksy 

Draw like Banksy 

Take over the world  like Bansky

Bansky is a revolutionary that conceals his identity through controversy and argues the human state of our present. He is primarily known to satirise capitalism and the government injustices. He has taken the urban canvases to highlight current events and situations. He has done some work on North America, Europe, Africa, Australia and the Middle East. He generally  alludes to the poor   human condition of society, he generally depict society in a  pessimistic manner, he highlights their excess, hypocrisies and misconducts. 

In a brighter light, he incites vigour for activism and hopes on a global revolution that bring the bystander society into a motor of change. In one of his Gaza graffiti one can read "If we wash our hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless, we side with the powerful and don't remain neutral”.

Because of his strong voice and mysterious aura, people are  growing fond to him, and are making  him a public figure. He has now a world wide audience that adores taking pictures of his works and keep track of all his works on his websites.He took control over British territory and recently he visited New york. The works of the graffiti artist have reached a value of six figures(though he discredits and criticise the transactions for their lack of sensibility to invest on the real problems the world face).

Alvise invites you to  visit his web page and ponder the thought provoking pieces.

Here are some of his quotes:

“The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.” 

― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“A wall is a very big weapon. It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.” 

― Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall

A recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.” 

― Banksy

“Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it.” 

― Banksy, Wall and Piece

Articles: They are plenty of them but you can stick around with the followings:

Street artist Banksy uses Gaza as canvas to highlight plight of Palestinians (News)

http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/02/27/street-artist-banksy-uses-gaza-canvas-highlight-plight-palestinians

Banksy: The $20 Million Graffiti Artist Who Doesn't Want His Art To Be Worth Anything (Forbes)

http://www.forbes.com/sites/daniellerahm/2013/10/22/banksy-the-20-million-graffiti-artist-who-doesnt-want-his-art-to-be-worth-anything/

Banksy (Banksy)

http://banksy.co.uk/

Introduction to this Month’s theme:

Carmine Variations: Rich Carmine

Media on Walls

Carminians,  this following  month will be designated to the art  that warms the heart of the cold cities. The art of the walls... 

Graffiti are pieces of media that are often too overlooked, we tend to dissect more advertisements, and movies than gratifies, yet we must take time to account this glorious state of human expression. Graffities are wild specimens that portray a fierce freedom of expression, they are the untameable voice of the the most primitive form of activism in our society. And although they may seem like an offence to the civil order, they contain the artistic qualities that gives them a respectable quality, as they hold the vexation of the unheard, they  strive for awareness in the most  austere manner. Alvise recommend to take a moment to breath in their originality.

The wait is over

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How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful

For all Carminians who patiently waited for four years, the british royals of alternative music come back!Florence and the Machine announces their new album  “How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful”,  and as a marketing campaign they already released TWO music videos. The second is from the song "What Kind of Man"  and has over one million views already in Youtube. Alvise wants to note how artists now at days chose these platform to reach their fans, and that is has become a popular way of distributing news in the music world. 
Its interesting how the artists that want to return with different airs can easily provide a music video that will encompass their new style without even having to reach out for interviews and other sorts of channels.In an article on Rolling Stones florence's intention for the new album is quoted as followed: "It was sort of a crash landing," Welch said of her time off. "I guess although I've always dealt in fantasy and metaphor when I came to writing, that meant the songs this time were dealing much more in reality. Ceremonials was so fixated on death and water, and the idea of escape or transcendence through death, but the new album became about trying to learn how to live, and how to love in the world rather than trying to escape from it, which is frightening because I'm not hiding behind anything but it felt like something I had to do.”


Take a walk and think about it:
Alvise has it doubts about the meaning of the music video as it portrays  the artist being harassed in an “artistic” manner by a group of men. He says that the continuous sexual implications on the distribution of media can go two ways, either the artist are wearing off the foundations of the real meaning  of  their musical expression in order to gain controversy and therefore audience, or the artists  are embracing their sexual issues with more confidence and create metaphors  that  aid their artistic intentions?
What do you think about the implications of this tendencies in the viewers?


Quotes are form the article:Florence And The Machine Is Crazy In Love In Intense, NSFW New Music Video (BuzzFeed)http://www.buzzfeed.com/moniquemelendez/florence-and-the-machines-new-music-video-is-nothing-short-o#.dbAx9P0XL

Boris Vian in Rube Goldberg-style

Carmine Variations: Japanese Carmine

Are you in the mood to hear more about the new film "Mood Indigo" and its director?

In a couple of interviews Michel Gondory, (the director)  talks about why this film 

could be the most diversified work he had ever created; He implemented various thematics from his previous movies and mixed in a palette of vintage technologies. This nostalgic man views his raw movie footage on VHS. It wouldn't be a surprise that for the movie he uses "Minitel" a computer-like apparatus from the ’80s as fantastic GPS.  He uses a  lots practical effects such as stop-motion and  in camera effects to create a surrealist environment, he is deeply attached to the effects of each technology and how can it be used to present and idea, he really does not go with the feint of the innovations on technology, instead  he keeps his landscape as wide as possible, which allows his movies to have a unique tonality and Originality. That's why  "Le Ecume du Jours" is a movie that Alvise definitely invites you to watch, it has a lot of artistic qualities and is engaging and full of emotions. Plus it has Audrey Tautou as the main muse. What a croissant! 

As a side note: the movie comes from an absurdist novel so you may encounter a seemingly  meaningless propose in the overall progression, move along and let Duke Ellington fill your cup.

Another side note:
 Funny quote from the ironic director:
 "See, I don’t have an iPhone, so I really go to YouTube and Vimeo on the net. So I miss out on a lot of things. But I can’t use an iPhone, because I can’t work out the touchscreen." 
-Michel Gondory

Information gathered from Article :

Michel Gondry talks technology, his latest film 'Mood Indigo,' and why he can't use an iPhone (The Verge)

http://www.theverge.com/2014/7/21/5923233/michel-gondrys-mood-indigo-interview-q-and-a

Lost Gem in Norway

Carmine Variations: Pictorial Carmine

Norway who? Santa just dropped a wonderful gift near the pole, the first Christmas film ever made by the Company of Disney.

They just found a lost Disney film on  the National Library of Norway. A Surprising and at the same time an Exiting event. Everyone is in awe for the new found treasure. One of the archivist on the library commented "At the beginning, we didn't know it was a lost cinematographic treasure,"...

 Of course no! None expects to archive a long lost disney film on a casual friday on a public library...

Now, the serious part of this recovery is on the ownership of the work. According to the article linked below "The Walt Disney Company eventually regained the rights to Oswald in 2006 in an unusual arrangement with Universal. " 
 That means that some legal issues may be underwater and is not really clear to see if the long lost archive belong to either one, plus it was found on a public institution. The question is : To where or to who should  the gains of this treasure go?

Feel free to expound on your answer by commenting below.

As for Alvise, he thinks Santa should decide.

News gotten from:

Lost Walt Disney Film From 1927 Featuring Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Found In Norway (The Huffington Post)

By: Mazza, Ed.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/12/lost-disney-film_n_6313354.html

Ask vimeo

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How to stay afloat, genuine, and add free? Ask Vimeo

Lets face it, the content that the TV and YouTube provide us is not enough, luckily we count with Vimeo to shake things around.

With a relatively low profile and lots of originality, Vimeo use the passion and integrity of its users to gain revenue without recurring to advertisement.Content creators sell and rent their creation with the users while Vimeo stays with 10% of their share (Pretty different from YouTube which take 45% of its users' sells). ehm...

The focused niches in which authors surround their project with, provides a prosperous revenue for Vimeo. The financially comfort of both the company and its professional users provides a more retributive space for visual media to be afloat and available as the their content is used to provide a financial gain and fair distribution to the creator by their own market without having to rely on advertisement space, which in Alvise's opinion diminish the essence of the art presented.

Some positive testimonials about this method are stated by Mr. Duplass who said that "Ever since comedian Louis C.K. started directly selling access to his shows online to fans, there’s a lot of interest in Hollywood about testing new business models, particularly those that would seem to be quite favorable to creators." 

And listen: According the article below  "Vimeo has attracted roughly half a million paying subscribers, and IAC said during its most recent earnings call in July that the site’s revenue had jumped 45% versus the previous year." That means that a lot of things will be going on in the next few years! Caminians get Exited! Take a leap of faith and browse more videos at Vimeo, a place where originality is the bread of everyday!

Quotes taken from the online article:

Vimeo Starts Attracting More Web Video Series, Viewers, But Advertisers Not Welcome(The Wall Street Journal)

By: MIKE SHIELDS

http://blogs.wsj.com/cmo/2014/09/29/vimeo-starts-attracting-more-web-video-series-viewers-but-advertisers-not-welcome/

Fashion as a pathway to film

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If any Carminian over here is some kind of rockstar-fashonista type of person this post is for you!

"All Saints" the British fashion retailer is beginning to use cross-media techniques to enhance the customer experience by appealing to their senses in their online website that presents both, high quality garments and independent works of visual artists. 

Alvise invites you to visit "All Saints" webpage and enjoy the film section of the online shop, where short films expose great minds with amazing visuals in a quite gallantly and exuberant way. Alvise’s favourites were the "Manifestos",  series of short films of five different originals that share with the viewers the world as they see it. 

Among them you got Gorge, London Ultimate Street Poet, who in his tender and firm voice, speaks for the future by  promoting children to be guided with prosperity and purpose. He ends his poem with “I wander what the cure for cancer is trapped in one of this young minds; see the soil is not infertile, but the flower can only blossom in the sunshine.” This evocative artist is has won the his place among Alvise’s favourite street poets. You rock Gorge!

Another rockstar Alvise wants to mention is the ground breaking Stunt Ride Extraordinaire, Cheska Miles, who comment in another short video about the passion she feels when she rides her Honda super motorcycle: “The ride is is control of the elements the ride is all that matters…” 

This beauty has life under control!

Note: this are only a couple of the five originals, so go and  type on your browser http://www.us.allsaints.com/studios/ and enjoy the ride.