UBS taps Brit sketch artist for 250ft billboard of NYC
Working in collaboration with Swiss Bank UBS on its ‘We Will Not Rest’ ad campaign, artist Stephen Wiltshire sketched the skyline of New York City which is now displayed at JFK airport in New York City on a 250 foot billboard. Wiltshire is known for his incredible ability to recall landscapes from memory after seeing them only once, and transferring that projection onto the page. He was mute until the age of five. See it via PSFK
The orchestral world’s current man of mode
English violinist Charlie Siem turns perceptions of classical music on their head in director Asa Mader’s exclusive, disorientating short. The orchestral world’s current man of mode—the London-born soloist wore Kris Van Assche for Dior Homme in Mader’s film—Siem has been tutored by some of the greatest living violinists, including Shlomo Mintz and Itzhak Rashkovsky. For the soundtrack, Siem pulled his forefather Ole Bull’s Cantabile Dolorosa e Rondo Giocoso from his formidable repertoire for its “lyricism and almost mystically bizarre effect.” Chosen alongside broadcaster Sir David Frost and principal dancer Rupert Pennefather for Dunhill’s Voices campaign, Siem has recently graced the pages of lauded fashion and art publications Vogue Italia, VMan […]