Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Sukiyabashi Jiro's world of sushi, iPad apps for cats, stop motion dancing and more in our look at the web this week

1. Born with Three Mouths A performance art piece by Alva Bernadine features Hellen (aka Traumata) and her split tongue. Overlaying her eyes with additional mouths in Adobe After Effects, the artist creates a three-mouthed persona whose respective gobs move independently of one another for a fantastically creepy result. 2. Fuelband Hackathon To launch the NikeFuel API—and open the interface to app-crazed third party developers—Nike …

The Art & Sole Cortez iD Project

Four artists custom design a book cover in celebration of collaborative sneaker culture

From designer Anton Repponen‘s completely transparent silicon trainers concept to Cole Haan’s LunarGrand hybrid wingtip kicks, the myriad of visions for Nike running shoes seems infinite, particularly when put in the hands of a few crafty artists. Highlighting the beauty of special edition sneaker culture is “Art & Sole”, a book written in 2008 by design studio Intercity, now in a new mini edition. To …

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Interactive new media artist Gabriel Barcia-Colombo takes on television's digital takeover

As a 2012 TED Fellow and teacher at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, interactive video artist Gabriel Barcia-Colombo is deeply involved in the cultural and artistic exploration of communications technologies. Working primarily with video sculpture the ITP alum has long been interested in memorialization, and the urge for one to leave their mark for generations to come. For his most recent work, “Tube“, Barcia-Colombo has focused …