September 2009: Ludo in Paris

Technology surrounds us, but what would happen if the natural world and technology merged? Parisian artist Ludo ponders this question in his giant wheatpastes. In one (aptly titled 'i-Biscus'), the stamen of a large hibiscus morphs into a satellite transmitter. In another, sunflowers look more like engine turbines than normal sunny blooms. Ludo prefers to keep his answers short and sweet so his work can do the talking. He writes:

"I was born in the suburbs of Paris."
"I am around 30 years old and I live and work mostly in Paris."
"Titled 'Nature's Revenge', the work I produce connects the world of plants and animals with our technological universe."
"It speaks about what surrounds us and affects us for any reason and tries to highlight some kind of humility."
"Thank you for the post--Ludo." Thank YOU, Ludo! For more fantastic photos, check out his Flickr.

P.S. Today is Adam's birthday. So if you see a lumberjack/Viking type chasing snakes on Cape Cod, make sure to wish him a happy one. :)

July 2008: São Paulo

Thursday's post comes from my friend Sven. This globetrotting Swede is also an avid street art and hip hop fan, so we get along quite well. Today, he shares a few shots from Brazil. He writes:

Nice to hear from you. Of course you can have some of the pics!

Unfortunately... I accidentally deleted about 40% of the pics I took (oops). Therefore, I no longer have documentation of Buenos Aires... :(

Here are the ones I still have.

... which turned out to be not that many. They're all from São Paulo. Can't believe I deleted so many!!

I think I have some cool ones from Lithuania somewhere. I'll try and find them and get back to you.

The blog is looking great by the way! Really good stuff. I'm also starting one (who isn't). It'll be about global hip hop, kinda like global street art! You'll be getting bombarded with promotion when it goes up!

I am ready to be inundated with hype, Sven. Tomorrow, check out the Friday ProFile with...oh please, I'm not giving that away.