Art/Skill/Techne
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Recognized by a Man of Words
Blogging contains the remnants of the old bulletin board system that I originally used way back in 1991. Then and now, I posted things that I hoped other folks would find of some interest. I want Reason and Existenz to… Continue reading
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Slow Down Jolene | YouTube
Wow. No, its not Tracy Chapman or Cher doing Jolene–it’s Dolly Parton: a 45rpm played at 33rpm. Thanks to my good brother Todd for posting this to my FB wall. Continue reading
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ABE : Psychotic Robot Butler
London filmmaker Rob McLellan;s straightforward short film ABE takes some heavy minutes out of Silence of the Lambs, speciifically where serial killer Buffalo Bill interacts with the girl in the well. The twist: gender enraged psychopath making a “girl dress” is… Continue reading
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Amazing 19th-Century Illustrations of ‘The Divine Comedy’ – Flavorwire
Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy holds an important place in the pantheon of world literature. Countless artists have been inspired by Dante’s allegorical, visionary work, which describes the Italian poet’s journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven. Perhaps the best-known artist… Continue reading
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Autobiografia: Recluse of History | Saffronart Blog
New York: The exhibition, Autobiografia: Recluse of History, is an intriguing group show of artists from different eras. Simplistic and powerful, it stimulates one’s historical chord through classic drawings of soldiers during World War I, with titles such as ‘le commencement… Continue reading
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Alphonse Mucha
…Mucha produced a flurry of paintings, posters, advertisements, and book illustrations, as well as designs for jewelry, carpets, wallpaper, and theatre sets in what was termed initially The Mucha Style but became known as Art Nouveau (French for “new art”). Mucha’s works… Continue reading
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Gallery 17 August 2013
Write text here… Related articles Gallery for Christopher (keithwaynebrown.com) Maxfield Parrish (keithwaynebrown.com) Ernst Fuchs (keithwaynebrown.com) Art Talk: MoMA’s Mea Culpa to Hopper and O’Keefe (wnyc.org) In the Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo opened an interactive exhibition (photovide.com) MoMA Plans Ileana Sonnabend Show… Continue reading
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And When You Lose Control: Drawing by Davit Yukhanyan
Faith is Torment | the Art and Design Blog puts up a gallery of great interest: A drawing of a goat made of hundreds of smaller drawings. Click the jump to examine sections of the drawing and see what parts make… Continue reading
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Contre temps | Vimeo
My good sister, Angela, posted this on her FB wall today. Appears that it is a student animation from France. Beautiful! Here is our graduation movie Contre temps, directed at Supinfocom Arles in 2012. We hope you will enjoy it!… Continue reading
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Acrylic Storm – Michelle Manly
Texas-based artist Michelle Manley explores the intensity of nature through dramatic acrylic paintings. In her Storm series, she uses earthy color palettes to create landscapes filled with dark clouds swirling together into distant and powerful storms. As the severe weather… Continue reading
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Art in London: Not ticking | The Economist
THE shadow of a giant second hand sweeps in silent arcs around a sundial’s shaft, patterning the floor. It lengthens, then reverses, crossing tracks with shorter stripes that represent the minute and the hour. In the industrial vault of London’s… Continue reading
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Sunday Night Feeling Good
Had this song in my head since we took our trip to Colorado. Please forgive the poor recording. Continue reading
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Hunter Wild
Astride the Whisper of Chaos, a statement. Drawing upon a Platonic sense of the Erotic as a striving toward the Infinite, this series connects the development of the human form to a relentless desire to explore and traverse the unfolding Universe.… Continue reading
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I Love My Job (Animated) | Action Figure Therapy – YouTube
Okay… NSFW, but hilarious! Thanks to Ronnie P. for pointing me in the direction of this great bunch of videos. Action Figure Therapy’s Jungle explains why he loves his job so much. And he also describes an intimate encounter with… Continue reading
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Spectacular landscapes in HQ | memolition
Earth is a spectacularly beautiful, diverse place: filled to the brim with millions of species of plants and animals, mindblowing features that seem to defy the laws of nature and a numerous number of unique locations. Unfortunately, only a small… Continue reading
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