Clayton Cubitt Every Day

LiveFastmag: Interview Series: Clayton Cubitt on creativity, inspiration and hysterical literature

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:07:15 -0400

LiveFastmag: Interview Series: Clayton Cubitt on creativity, inspiration and hysterical literature :

“If I had to distill the meaning behind it all into a single message? Everything is art. Attention is worship.”

Curious about the fabulous HOMO hat Nicky Da B wore in our video...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:54:00 -0400

Curious about the fabulous HOMO hat Nicky Da B wore in our video for Go Loko? Here’s a little bit about the history/meaning.

DOMO ARIGATO MOTHERFUCKERS I’M THE BEST, HO!

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:11:03 -0400

DOMO ARIGATO MOTHERFUCKERS I’M THE BEST, HO!

"The Internet thrives on really, really smart stuff, or really, really dumb stuff. The middle not so..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:58:30 -0400

“The Internet thrives on really, really smart stuff, or really, really dumb stuff. The middle not so much.”

- Twitter / claytoncubitt

First person to successfully guess the total number of asses in...

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:12:00 -0400

First person to successfully guess the total number of asses in “Go Loko” gets a prize from me. Reblog with your guess.

Buzzfeed: This Music Video Takes Twerking To A Whole New Level

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:09:38 -0400

Buzzfeed: This Music Video Takes Twerking To A Whole New Level:

“This video invites you to drown in a sea of butts — male and female — while enjoying the balls-out vocal stylings of a rapper who, unlike Lady Gaga, isn’t going to “follow you until you love me,” but instead “until you fuck me.” This lyrical update to “Paparazzi” is reflective of Nicky Da B’s whole style in “Go Loko” — he’s elevating the idea of a dance party track to a fabulously extreme (and sexxxy) level.” (via Rusty Lazer)

Uproxx: Nicky Da B's Video For 'Go Loko' (Directed By Clayton Cubitt)

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:04:00 -0400

Uproxx: Nicky Da B's Video For 'Go Loko' (Directed By Clayton Cubitt):

“There are a number of reasons to post this new video for “Go Loko” from New Orleans bounce artist Nicky Da B — most recently seen around these parts collaborating with Diplo — but I think the number one reason is because it probably contains more ass per second than any music video in modern history.” [emphasis mine]

GOOD LOKO MORNING

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:11:12 -0400

GOOD LOKO MORNING

YA WALK YA DOG HO? WALK YA DOG HO!

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:28:48 -0400

YA WALK YA DOG HO? WALK YA DOG HO!

"Bounce hiphop is like Hardcore punk. It’s not meant to be “heard,” it’s..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:04:32 -0400

“Bounce hiphop is like Hardcore punk. It’s not meant to be “heard,” it’s meant to be FELT. In a sweaty crowd. Like a voodoo ritual.”

- Twitter / claytoncubitt

Here I am on set inventing the AssCam™ Suck that, Kubrick. (via...

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:11:12 -0400

Here I am on set inventing the AssCam™ Suck that, Kubrick.

(via Photo by claytoncubitt • Instagram)

I HEARD YOU THE BEST MA-MA BECAUSE YOU GOT THAT ILL NA-NA

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:13 -0400

I HEARD YOU THE BEST MA-MA BECAUSE YOU GOT THAT ILL NA-NA

MOVE YA DERRIERE GIRL CAUSE YA DON’T CARE

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:03:00 -0400

MOVE YA DERRIERE GIRL CAUSE YA DON’T CARE

Click image for my new Music Video: Nicky Da B “Go...

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:38:00 -0400

Click image for my new Music Video: Nicky Da B “Go Loko” (NSFW, Seizure Warning)

It’s with great pride that I debut “Go Loko,” the insanely fun new music video I directed for Nicky Da B. Prepare yourself for machine-gun New Orleans Bounce, twerking latex-clad bunnies, intergalactic booty constellations that would make Carl Sagan cry tears of joy, an asstronaut, a possibly demonic hairless cat, and perhaps my greatest invention yet: The Asscam™.

Turn your volume up and get down! If you love it, click over to the Vimeo page and drop something in the tip jar!

(Directed by: Clayton Cubitt / Edited by: Bob Weisz / Makeup and hair: Katie Wedlund / Wardrobe styling: James Rosenthal / Dancers: Ro and Quack / Contortionist: Amanda Whip / Metallic mesh masks and jewelry: Arielle de Pinto / Leg jewelry on contortionist: Lizz Jardim / Production assistance: Rusty Lazer, Yumna Al-Arashi, Julia Pogodina.

"Gentrification begins when you’re the squarest resident of your new neighborhood. It ends when..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:24:26 -0400

“Gentrification begins when you’re the squarest resident of your new neighborhood. It ends when you’re the weirdest.”

- Twitter / claytoncubitt

If you haven’t seen the stunning 2001 documentary...

Wed, 15 May 2013 16:12:00 -0400

If you haven’t seen the stunning 2001 documentary “War Photographer” about prize-winning conflict photojournalist James Nachtwey, you really must. It’s a beautifully filmed, deeply contemplative study of what it means to be a photographer, and what it means to be a witness to conflict.

It also features an absolutely enthralling cinematic technique: a tiny camera mounted above Nachtwey’s own shutter button, so you can see the stream of time and context around each of his decisions to capture (or not capture.) You can see it in the trailer above, at the 1:17 mark.

And this brings me back to my recent essay, On the Constant Moment. If the Decisive Moment is Nachtwey’s shutter button there with the protestors on the West Bank in 2001, the Constant Moment is your ability to choose different moments from the video feed, from wherever you are, in 2013.

Freed from instant decision in the middle of chaos, able to pause and rewind, did you make different aesthetic choices about when to “shoot?” Would Nachtwey, if he could?

That’s the Constant Moment.

Reading material: Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:16:00 -0400

Reading material: Dieter Rams: As Little Design as Possible

What if I could jump into your eyes? An aesthetic spirit...

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:01:00 -0400

What if I could jump into your eyes? An aesthetic spirit possession. That is the Constant Moment.

Footnotes for "On the Constant Moment"

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:06:00 -0400

Links contained in my most recent essay, “On the Constant Moment,” in the order in which they appear:

“The Psychology of the “Decisive Moment” by John Suler
Jean François Paul de Gondi - Wikipedia
“A Primer on Situational Awareness” by Scott Stewart
“The First Modern Catalogue of an Art Collection: Q&A with Curator Louis Marchesano” by Jessica Portner
“Capsule Collection Curated By” -Google search
“Your curation is incredible” -Showstudio Tumblr
Camera Obscura - Wikipedia
Early photographer in the field (image)
“The Response to Photographic Realism,” from “Art and Representation: New Principles in the Analysis of Pictures” by John Willats
Photron high speed cameras
“DARPA’s new 1.8-gigapixel camera is a super high-resolution eye in the sky” by Brian Dodson
Moore’s Law - Wikipedia
“Street View and Beyond: Google’s Influence on Photography” by Paul Moakley
“3D Scanning” by Nick Knight
“War Photographer” - Clayton Cubitt Tumblr
The New Aesthetic - Wikipedia
LIDAR - Wikipedia
“Camera-free Radiohead video!” by Skulls in the Stars
“Hyper-Realistic CGI is Killing Photographers, Thrilling Product Designers” by Joseph Flaherty
“Eye Contact: Interrotron” by Errol Morris
“The Future of Drone Surveillance: Swarms of Cyborg Insect Drones” by Ms Smith
Dogme 95 - Wikipedia
“So This is How it Begins: Guy Refuses to Stop Drone-Spying on Seattle Woman” by Rebecca J Rosen
Hawthorne Effect - Wikipedia

New post on Always On: “On the Constant...

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:54:00 -0400

New post on Always On: “On the Constant Moment”

Wherein I argue that evolving photographic technology is killing Cartier-Bresson’s concept of the Decisive Moment, replacing it with a form of 24/7 surveillance curation, and that it’s totally OK.