Art/Skill/Techne
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The Power Of Art: 5/8 – Turner
One of Britain’s most celebrated artists, Turner showed exceptional artistic talent from an early age and entered the Royal Academy aged fourteen. His English landscapes made his name but there was a darker side to his paintings that was difficult… Continue reading
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Looking for art history? Search no further.
Good day and well met all of my brothers and sisters of the Ether! Those of you into art , art history, and aesthetics will really enjoy this. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has a database with… Continue reading
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Body 7: Disembodied DIY | disembodied text
Newest issue of Disembodied Text is out. I am proud to say that one of my poems was included. Also, this one comes with a PDF version which you can download and print up to pass around to all of… Continue reading
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Hammamet – Klee
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Methods of Salvador Dali
A nice overview of the philosophical methods and notions employed by Dali for aesthetic inspiration. Paranoid-Critical: Created in the early 1930’s by Dali himself, the “Paranoid-Critical” method is a Surrealist method used to help an artist tap into their subconscious… Continue reading
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Assumption
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The Metallic Spirit of a Tea Scholar –Gongfu Girl
One thing that I find interesting about nearly all of the portrayals I’ve seen of Lu Yu, the 8th century Chinese writer of the Cha Jing (茶經, “Classic of Tea”), is that they are so consistent in style. He is… Continue reading
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Art and the animal kingdom: Of mice and Manet | The Economist
THE humble mouse is a doughty workhorse of science. Every day, in laboratories around the world, the little critters are subjected to all manner of carefully controlled insults, from electric shocks to the induction of cancer (see article), all… Continue reading
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Jesse Bransford / Work
Just some fabulous esoteric art works over at Jesse Bransford’s page from the I:MAGE exhibit. This space must be protected. Not from evil, but from confusion, from the distortion of the quotidian. This is not normal. Rules are being changed,… Continue reading
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I:MAGE Exhibition: Making Art is a Magical Act | The Wild Hunt
…from May 19th through the 25th London [hosted] an international collection of esoteric artists in a special exhibition, “I:MAGE,” sponsored by Fulgur Esoterica (publisher of the Abraxas journal). Boasting an impressive lineup of artists, both classic and contemporary, I:MAGE [promised] to bring more… Continue reading
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