Alex Frost "Artists that I like, in their time they were doing something that everyone else thought was ludicrous, I'm trying to be equally ludicrous. I've been interested in lots of things, I suppose that's the duty of being an artist, there's a lot more to making art than making other art.” - Alex Frost, Multidisciplinary Artist. The sandwich packed in a one-time-use material is a common sight in life. So to the pizza slice purchased and consumed hurriedly. UK-based multidisciplinary artist Alex Frost works include sculptures and videos on this very subject - the act of consumption. Frost realised the expanse of commentary available on hyper-modern urban life. When Frost began to compress many of these food products within the layer of transparent resin the idea was to capture something quite temporary, ossifying them, turning them into some form of contemporary fossil. Frost made a series of videos unpacking “on-the-go” products underwater. In the ‘Wet Unboxing’ videos the act of consumption becomes completely digital. One can watch an unboxing video and digest the product virtually. Frost returned to London in 2012 after living away for more than 20 years (primarily in Glasgow). #neonurchin #neonurchinblog #dedicatedtothethingswelove #suzyurchin #ollyurchin #art #music #photography #fashion #film #design #words #pictures #handson #craftsaesthetic #misshapenworks #sculpture #painting #resin #video #consumerism #blinddrawings #onthegofood #wetunboxing #multidisciplinaryartist #alexfrost (at UK) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdnPRLhs2Pz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
It’s FRIDAY! That’s means two things, first it’s the freakin’ weekend and more importantly it’s time for #fivefilmsfriday woohoo! With The Meyerowitz Stories opening in limited and on Netflix this weekend it’s time to talk about something all functioning adults understand...dysfunctional families. To start we have @filmtoppings excellent selection of Noah Baumbachs The Squid and The Whale. Truly a dysfunctional bunch. Next up we get the entitled glory of Igby Goes Down thanks to @g_reelz welcome back man! Never one to select your standard fair @killerjoecooper picked Takashi Miike’s Visitor Q. Lastly from the panel we have Lee Toland Kreiger’s debut film The Vicious Kind. Selected by @obsessedwithmovies. And lastly is my pick the amazing Thanksgiving distinction of Pieces of April. #thesquidandthewhale #noahbaumbach #jesseeisenberg #jeffdaniels #lauralinney #igbygoesdown #jeffgoldblum #billpullman #clairedanes #burrsteers #ryanphillippe #susansarandon #visitorq #takashimiike #theviciouskind #brittanysnow #adamscott #alexfrost #leetolandkrieger #jksimmons #piecesofapril #thanksgiving #holidays #katieholmes #patriciaclarkson #derekluke #alisonpill #seanhayes #movie #filmsnobreviews
Alex Frost "There's nothing radical about saying that consumerism is a cultural problem, but there's an updating of these ideas at the heart of all of this. It's something a bit more remorseful, perhaps. Even though there are many evils around this whole consumer ideal, we all walk into it. We know we're being duped but we all enjoy it to a certain degree. I don't want this work to be perceived as having a go at people, I'm just interested in nuances.” - Alex Frost, Multidisciplinary Artist. Alex Frost grew up in North London and studied ‘Fine Art’ at ‘Staffordshire University’ before moving to Glasgow. He wasn't particularly interested in art at school - though he did take part in community art projects - some involving mosaic murals. The craft impulse is an important part of his work though he subverts that as much as the idea of the artist's superior hand. He devised a method of drawing using knitting pattern computer software - then moved on to what he calls "blind drawings" - where photographs are pixellated, punctured laboriously with a pin, and painted through. In Frost's work, for every action, there is a subversion: for every laborious act of making, a reference to the digital age; for every piece of realism, a twist which takes it away from that; for every traditional-looking sculpture, the sense that the core is polystyrene. #neonurchin #neonurchinblog #dedicatedtothethingswelove #suzyurchin #ollyurchin #art #music #photography #fashion #film #design #words #pictures #handson #craftsaesthetic #misshapenworks #sculpture #painting #resin #video #consumerism #blinddrawings #onthegofood #wetunboxing #multidisciplinaryartist #alexfrost (at UK) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdnPL9csRhJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
~ Acadia: Hello. John McFarland: [startled] Hi. Acadia: What's wrong? John McFarland: Nothing. Acadia: You were crying. John McFarland: [shrugs] Yeah. Acadia: Is it something bad? John McFarland: ...I don't know. [Acadia kisses John on the cheek] Elephant (2003) by Gus Van Sant with Alex Frost, John Robinson, Elias McConnell #elephant #gusvansant #alexfrost #johnrobinson #eliasmcconnell #moviequotes
What is it with this kid and dark alleys? #alexfrost #teenager #alley #drawing #photoshop #art #theultimates #thatshadingtho (at The Hammocks, Miami, Florida)