Genius: Dillon Morton

Jack of all trades, master of none.  This expression has no pertinence to Dillon Morton as a young artist, designer, DJ, and clothing line owner.  Originally from Portland, Dillon is now a Colorado resident attending the University of Colorado at Boulder.  I came across Dillon’s designs because he did the cover artwork for Flashlight’s EP which was featured last week.  I sent the link to his site over to my Denver friend, Ryan, who in true scene fashion said “That’s my homie fool.”  What a small, marvelous world it is.  His artwork is sophisticated and elementary, clean and sloppy.  His designs are relevant yet more advanced than the other album artwork (this isn’t simply putting text on top of a photo) out there right now.  His music has a great electronic energy and I’m LUSTing for more, Ed Banger take notice.  Then there’s the clothing line.  When I think of it, this post could have been 4 separate posts.  That’s what our genius features are all about.  Dillon Morton is a Jack of all trades, master of all.

Art:

Design:

Music as LUST:

Download his 4-song EP Night: 1 EP and become a fan on LUST’s facebook.

Fake Diamonds Clothing:

Fake Diamonds Website and Blog.


Genius: Gregory Crewdson

Orchestrating and capturing incredibly detailed and evocative scenes reminiscent of movie sets, Gregory Crewdson’s creates large format photographs to be sold on the fine art market for tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

He is an American photographer who is best known for elaborately staged, surreal scenes of American homes and neighborhoods and for us, his images oftentimes conjure a sense of melancholy and unease, wrapped in a beautifully lit nightscape.

His images remind us of the work by the recently featured Jonathon Barkat.

See how he does it.


The World’s Obsession with Facebook

Over the last decade, Facebook has taken the internet by storm. Most of us have Facebook accounts, and many of us check it more than once a day. The social network’s overall statistics are staggering. This informational motion graphics piece by Alex Trimpe makes it easy for us to understand just how far Facebook has come.


Claire Pestaille: Genius

London-based artist Claire Pestaille creates photo-based collage works that are mesmerizing to the eyes. The way she rearranges little sections of the photos really enhances the original image.