Evan Dashevsky » art

cinemagraph art for the people.

Evan — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 01:38:28 +0000

You know what’s neat on the internets? Cinemagraphs. They’re just like animated gifs—or, they’re exactly like animated gifs—but they’re animated gifs for fancy people! Like you.

I classify cinemagraphs as a completely different species than the ubiquitous “animated gifs” that inhabit the message boards and tumblr posts of internetland. Cinemagraphs incorporate slight bits of movement into otherwise static digital images, adding a subtle stylish element.

Here’s a prime example from digi-artists Jamie Beck and Kevin Burg (proprietors of the above link):

Anyway, I’ve been trying my hand at making cinemagraphs. I’m using some complimentary software and this helpful online tutorial. I think for some first tries, they’re pretty good. My initial attempts seem to center around blinking eyeballs. In any event, I hope to have some more advanced ones in the future to help bring a little magic and class to my already sophisticated web presence.

how to make it in america as a writer.

Evan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 02:06:54 +0000

In today’s economy it’s becoming harder and harder for an aspiring wordsmith to make a living. Thank gosh for the aspiring anything’s favorite go-to source: Craigslist! A local flower shop has gone to the internet in search of a creative writer to work their magic. And, unlike a lot that’s up there, it pays! 100 clams! Just think of all the iced coffees and Apple products and black turtlenecks that could buy!

The shop is searching for a local bard-in-need to pen a “human interest story.” Specifically a short vignette surrounding a certain aspect of their store:

We are a flower shop located in midtown Manhattan and are seeking a creative writer to compose a human interest story about our store cat. Everyone on the block/streets stops by to see him. We would like to post the article on our FB and blog in addition to other sources. We are thinking of 1/2 or 1/3 of a newspaper page.

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY.

The story basically writes itself! The cat hangs out with some locals, chews on some flowers, poops in a pot. Maybe solves a mystery or two. BAM! … Look, there’s not much out there that pays right now. Just write about the cat or starve, wordface.

the finest photo captured with a cell phone. ever.

Evan — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:04:06 +0000

Seriously. This is a beautiful photo. Captured with my Motorola Atrix. A little PhotoShop would make this a classic.

My condolences for all the people who wasted their money on expensive “cameras” and “photography classes.”

Dummies.

Little did you know that all you needed was a cell phone and the ability to look up.

pixar has nothing on me.

Evan — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:22:26 +0000

In a previous post, I first introduced you to my new love affair with the site xtranormal.com. I am going to have sex with xtranormal.com. You just watch.

Anyways, I like finding a way to bring fun into my day job. So, here’s a little something an amazing piece of art I did while still on the clock (legitimately!). I would place it in the same vaulted territory of amazing post-modern theatre as my previous work “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Goes on a Job Interview.” While that piece was described (accurately, by me) as a modern-day Big Chill, I would say my new work is on more of a My Dinner with Andre meets Night of the Hunter vibe. I present to you “Visit Smoke Magazine at Booth 2329″: