Words About Things

This week’s video is unusual in that it is an advert. I usually prefer to include short films by unknown directors but this video is definitely worth seeing particularly for those with an interest in photography and the physics of sound. It shows how Canon’s latest Pixma advert was created. If you haven’t seen the final ad yet here it is, it features amazing sculptures created by bringing together paint and sound. Check it out below:

You might not have heard of Milton Glaser but you will certainly be familiar work his work as a graphic designer. His most famous creation is the I ♥ NY symbol created as part of a campaign to promote New York as a tourist destination.

This video was created by C Coy and features Milton drawing and talking about the art of drawing:

MILTON GLASER DRAWS & LECTURES from C. Coy on Vimeo.

A woman has been arrested after attacking the world’s most famous painting in front of shocked onlookers. The woman threw a mug at the Mona Lisa causing screams from nearby tourists at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The woman who was said to be a Russian Tourist was handed over to police after being tackled by security guards. The painting was unharmed as it is kept behind a display case made from bullet proof glass.

This is not the first time someone has tried to damage the Mona Lisa, in fact it has been a target on several occasions. In 1956 acid was thrown the painting and a rock was thrown at it later in the same year.

It has been suggested that the Russian tourist who has yet to be named may have been suffering from Stendhal syndrome. The syndrome, which was named after the french author Stendhal (Marie-Henri Beyle), can cause those viewing great works of art to become overwhelmed although this does not always result in violent outbursts.