“For substantially all ideas are second-hand, consciously and unconsciously drawn from a million outside sources” -Mark Twain

Unconsciously, I’ve had these feelings since high school. My passion has always been fueled by the idea that, “Someone else will do this if I don’t.” Through age and experience, it’s astonishing when you realize that everything is a remix.

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something.” -Steve Jobs

The fact that genius designers, artists, engineers all understood this makes me feel incredibly anxious that the human mind is unable to produce something truly genuine. At the same time it’s comforting - we all have the ability to connect the dots. We are just a collective consciousness. For me, it’s the same feeling we get when thinking about the vastness of space.

“Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.” -Salvador Dalí

This infographic sums it up, too.

(thx keith & brainpickings)

The Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative went live today. This is my first trial. Share some with me, please!

Shaking hands with Antoine Dodson in a trash can.

Attention New Yorkers: The Film Society of Lincoln Center has introduced the addition of a Summer Midnight Movies series to their weekly programming. We’re proud to announce that Star Wars Uncut will be kicking off the beginning of this series at midnight of June 1st. We could not be more excited!

It’s hard to believe Star Wars Uncut will be lined up next to the great classics: David Lynch’s LOST HIGHWAY, Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, Sam Raimi’s THE EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD II, Ralph Bakshi’s FRITZ THE CAT and many more.

Huge thanks to Ted Hope and Gavin Smith for making this event possible. Thanks to Malcolm Sutherland for illustrating the official movie poster. Thanks to Aaron Valdez for remastering Star Wars Uncut for the big screen (it’s now widescreen!). And of course, thanks to the Uncut team, Star Wars fans and all the passionate and talented Uncut contributors.

Put on your favorite Star Wars costume (trashcan R2-D2 anyone?) and grab some popcorn - it’s gonna be a blast!

Tickets available here!

valdez: Remastered.

SWU will be 16:9 soon!

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It’s pretty much impossible to not love yewknee’s weekly video playlists.

Love this game. My best drawing yet!

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chadsnuts:

I really enjoy creating alternate versions of the VHX.tv logo as identity exercises. I realized that this version I created with a single line translated perfectly into neon. I’ve also discovered that neon signs are relatively cheap to get produced! Desktop background sized version here. More versions coming!

Yes! Instead of putting silly, promotional, startup stickers in bars, I will be installing neon signs.

The concept of dithering images in this day and age is hilarious to me.

I’ve unlocked more processing knowledge

You should probably hire KK if you’re looking for a multi-talented writer, sketch comedy performer/writer, dancer, choreographer, professional computer user, GIF lover, or any combination of the above.

KK Apple:

All colors all the time. A bizcard in the making.

I participated in Art Hack Day over the weekend and decided to make a ton of Star Wars Uncut GIFs. Juxtaposing the new scenes vs the old really highlights the creativity that went into each scene.

Click here to see the rest

Feels good to play around with Processing again.

“This sort of work isn’t stealing anything from creators. It’s enhancing its value by showing just how much it means to people. I really don’t see how it’s possible to watch this viral video crazy-quilt and write it off as a merely derivative or exploitative work. If anything, it shows how art made from other art can become an independent creation with its own personality and worth. Star Wars Uncut is a collectively made work of postmodern folk art, as arresting and significant as Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s soup can silkscreen or a Robert Rauschenberg collage painting built around photos filched from newspapers. The true subject of Star Wars Uncut is how pop culture touchstones live on inside people’s heads, becoming a shared language and an inspiration for personal creativity. Lucas’s work was a call; this is a response.”

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The Fan-Made Star Wars Uncut Is the Greatest Viral Video Ever — Vulture

(via wreckandsalvage)

chadsnuts:

This article in NYmag about Star Wars Uncut is a great read. Also, the comparison between Casey and Warhol’s work is uncanny because Casey just got a new haircut (shown here).

A very precise explanation of Star Wars Uncut. Well done.

Just an average anti-SOPA protest.

(Does anyone know what this is?)

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