Raymond Biesinger

Raymond Biesinger’s illustration is instantly recognisable and has been featured in a slew of publications too many to mention. His stuff is always so wonderfully dark and subversive, like a Luddite who has a go on the printing press just before he destroys it. I had the opportunity to commission him last year for a BMW book (above is a poster from the same project), which was a real pleasure. Not content with being a nice bloke and an awesome illustrator, he’s also a musician in The Famines and a fledgling publisher too – how infuriating.
One of his first publications is 100 Black on White Illustrations by Raymond E. Biesinger, a snip at $14 on Etsy.

David Rainbird
Posted on Monday, 15th of December 2008 Permalink

Cyan Tapes

Christian Marclay has some new cyanotypes on show at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York until the 11th. Standing in front of these wall-sized blueprints of unspooled cassette tapes is an immersive experience – these tiny images really don’t so them justice. Here both subject and reproduction are legacy, analog formats and the resulting images are stunning and ethereal.

Also on show is “Looking for Love”, a video work in which a close-up camera is trained upon a record-player needle which is forcibly skipped around vintage pop records, trying to find any mention of love. Mesmerising.

David Rainbird
Posted on Saturday, 4th of October 2008 Permalink