Art

Delivery Boy

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Mark

More messing around with iPhone apps, this time Manga Camera, with a a little help from Photoshop and Tadaa.

Categories: Art, Design, Photography, Random, Vibe Monitor | Tags: anime, app, Apple, iPhone, Manchester, Manga Camera, Panos, Photoshop, Tadaa | 3 Comments

I made an impressionistic photo-collage of my neighbourhood, Manchester’s Northern Quarter and it’s distinctive skyline. As you can see from looking at my blog, I love texture and paper, and it wasn’t long before my bohemian skyline design became like a print on a crumpled paper shopping bag. Then I fed the images through the kaleidoscope on my phone and arrived at what appears to be lo-fi retro wallpaper prints. I love recycling stuff! You can see the original source images here and here.

Categories: Art, Design, Photography, Random, Vibe Monitor | Tags: app, architecture, iPhone, Kooleido, Manchester, Mark Wallis, Neon, Northern Quarter, Photoshop, The Vibes | 14 Comments

Chinatown

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Mark

Categories: Art, Design, Photography, Random, Vibe Monitor | Tags: Affleck's Palace, architecture, Chinatown, Chinese Arch, England, Manchester, Northern Quarter, street art, street sculpture | 8 Comments

Quentin Crisp

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Mark

Quentin Crisp Mosaic by Mark Kennedy

Remembering the great man, who died in Chorlton, Manchester, thirteen years ago to the day. Crisp was fearless and independent, and lived life exactly as he wished, with wit as his only weapon against a stark and intolerant world. Feted by Warhol and played by John Hurt (and serenaded by Sting but we’ll gloss over that – Gina X’s No GDM trumps An Englishman in New York any day) Denis Charles Pratt, as he was christened, remains an inspiration to us all with his defiant, self-serving individualism. A man who refused to acknowledge gender or convention, he was the ultimate free spirit.

Stewy's Quentin Crisp wall art in Manchester's gay village

Quentin Crisp on Canal Street by Stewy

Mr. Crisp has been immortalised by Manchester artists Mark Kennedy and Stewy. The Naked Civil Servant has finally arrived in Manchester’s Gay Village – let’s hope he decides to stay.