Art/Skill/Techne
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Toby Froud’s Lessons Learned: No CGI whenever Possible
In case you missed it last week, Toby Froud, the baby in the striped PJs from the movie Labyrinth, grew up, moved to Portland for a job at LAIKA, and premiered his own fantasy puppet film on Saturday in collaboration… Continue reading
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Dracula Begins
Luke Evans as Vlad Tepes aka Dracula. Continue reading
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Skin Aflame – A Poem and an Abstract
For that beautiful youth Health in your hands… Thanksgiving! For me let there be An intercession! Another deep night Called to this vigil Not by a soul on fire With the compulsion To peer into Abyss But awake, alert Beneath the harsh… Continue reading
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The Writings On The Wall Put in Perspective
OKGO’s new video… And a conversation including the making of it over at NPR This video is all about perspective; the illusions are real, so to speak, and that’s what makes this jaw-dropping. Perspective images such as something called the… Continue reading
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Miss American Dream — Matter — Medium
Britney sat there with a polite, blank expression. This is the job, right? She knows there’s a lot she has to do so that she can continue to do the thing that she loves. You can’t just sing and dance… Continue reading
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▶ gradualmente, el hermoso universo by Daniel Grantham
A new piece from a dear friend. Continue reading
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Dorothea Tanning, Surrealist Artist
Dorothea Margaret Tanning August 25, 1910 – January 31, 2012 was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by Surrealism. She was also married to fellow Surrealist Max Ernst. via Dorothea Tanning – Wikipedia,… Continue reading
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Maya Angelou, Resquiat in Pacem
Archive of a great in-depth interview with the great Maya Angelou over at the Paris Review. This interview was conducted on the stage of the YMHA on Manhattan’s upper East Side. A large audience, predominantly women, was on hand, filling… Continue reading
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Robert Campin, the Master of Flémalle
Robert Campin (c. 1375 – 26 April 1444), now usually identified as the artist known as the Master of Flémalle, is usually considered the first great master of Flemish and Early Netherlandish painting. This had been a matter of controversy… Continue reading
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Hilma af Klint
Like Vassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian and Kazimir Malevich, who have previously been regarded as the main protagonists of abstract art, Hilma af Klint was influenced by contemporary spiritual movements, such as spiritism, theosophy and, later, anthroposophy. Hilma af Klint’s oeuvre… Continue reading
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Blacks in Western Art: Gemini Sculpture With Black and White Twins a Symbol of Racial Harmony – The Root
…A particularly impressive achievement of the artist is found in the sensitively rendered heads of the figures. The intention seems to have been to racially distinguish the twins. The facial traits of the figure on the right exhibit pronounced black… Continue reading
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Mutants and Mystics
Cool book… Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal Jeffrey J. Kripal Offers a brilliantly insightful account of how comic book heroes have helped their creators and fans alike explore and express a wealth of paranormal experiences… Continue reading
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Injecting Computation Everywhere
At this year’s SXSW Conference, Stephen Wolfram introduced Wolfram Language. Now, video of his presentation shows some of the profound implications of this new technology. Continue reading
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Recommended Anime, Manga, Prose and Live Action Cinema
Great resource. I avoid using popularity in making my choices. Instead I look at story quality, the level of cultural details and other creative elements. For this reason I have many titles which newer fans have never heard of, all… Continue reading
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LGBT Representation In Mainstream Comics: A History | The Mary Sue
Next month is June, aka LGBT Pride Month. In anticipation of this, and because it is good and necessary to discuss representation in pop culture and media, we present to you this look at how LGBT content has been portrayed… Continue reading
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