Shinichi Maruyama
http://shinichimaruyama.com/
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
PAINTING: Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler:
Abstract Painter Who Shaped a Movement, Dies at 83
New York Times article here
photo courtesy of:- http://bit.ly/w4Wpvd
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Friday, December 23, 2011
QUOTE: Frank Zappa
“Without deviation progress is not possible.”
Frank Zappa
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“Art is making something out of nothing and selling it.”
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa Website: http://www.zappa.com/whatsnew/index.html
BOOKS: Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 Important Books
8 Important Books
“If you read all of the above works
you will glean profound insight
into most of what has driven
the history of the western world.”
Neil deGrasse Tyson
PHOTOGRAPHY: Old pictures of young famous people
[ Clint Eastwood with his first wife Maggie, 1965 ]
More Photos Here:
http://www.fishki.net/print.php?id=63602
PHOTOGRAPHY: Annie Leibovitz
Group pictures of celebrities by Annie Leibovitz for Vanity Fair
More pictures here:
http://funstuffcafe.com/evolution-of-hollywood-through-annie-leibovitz-lens
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See also:
http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/
PHOTOGRAPHY: Hundred Photographs In One
photograph: Corinne Vionnet
Her image is a composite of hundreds of photos found on the Internet.
See more pics here:
http://www.redrif.com/2011/11/25/hundred-of-photographs-in-one-18-pics/
ANIMATION: John Kricfalusi (Ren and Stimpy)
In 1998, aged just 14, aspiring young cartoonist Amir Avni decided to get in touch with the creator of Ren & Stimpy, John Kricfalusi. Being a hardcore fan of Kricfalusi's work, Amir sent him an introductory letter along with a few cartoons he'd drawn, some of which contained relatively unknown characters of John's. To call Kricfalusi's response 'generous' would be an understatement, and when I asked Amir about the reply he said the following:
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/01/your-pal-john-k.html
QUICKVID: Ice Cube on L.A. Architecture
Ice Cube discusses the beautiful architecture of much-maligned Los Angeles.
Ice Cube on L.A. Architecture
Thursday, December 22, 2011
QUOTE: How To Write Good
How To Write Good
* Frank Visco usually receives credit (when given at all) as the primary author of this list. Some have claimed it is actually lifted from William Safire, who is understood to have written similar material. It may very well have evolved from a variety of sources.
http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/handouts/writegood.html
* Frank Visco usually receives credit (when given at all) as the primary author of this list. Some have claimed it is actually lifted from William Safire, who is understood to have written similar material. It may very well have evolved from a variety of sources.
http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/handouts/writegood.html
Friday, December 16, 2011
QUOTE: Michael Jordan
"I can accept failure, everyone fails at something.
But I can't accept not trying."
Michael Jordan
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"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career.
I’ve lost almost 300 games.
26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed.
I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life.
And that is why I succeed."
Michael Jordan
SCULPTURE: Cairn
Cairn (many pronunciations) is a term used mainly in the English-speaking world for a man-made pile of stones.
They are prehistoric.
Cairn Terrier
In Scotland the Cairn Terrier would search the cairns (man-made pile of stones) for rats and other rodents.
QUICKVID: Rock Sculpture on the Boulder Creek
Andy Goldsworthy
RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTARY: Andy Goldsworthy's Rivers and Tides
See trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT3lveJmjY8
Friday, December 9, 2011
QUOTE: George Eastman (Kodak)
"We were starting out
to make photography an everyday affair,
to make the camera as convenient as the pencil."
George Eastman
HFA COLLABORATIVE: Jasper Johns, Target
[ Jasper Johns: Target ]
[ Jasper Johns: Target...Interpreted by the students of HFA ]
YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM
Click here to view these pictures larger
Our students in the Young Artist Program created some great drawings by pulling out lights from a dark charcoal background.
Sunday, December 4, 2011
QUOTE: Arthur C. Clarke
New ideas pass through three periods:
1) It can't be done.
2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing.
3) I knew it was a good idea all along!
Arthur C. Clarke
Saturday, December 3, 2011
QUOTE: M.C. Escher
"Only those who attempt the absurd
will achieve the impossible.
I think it's in my basement...let me go upstairs and check."
M.C. Escher
will achieve the impossible.
I think it's in my basement...let me go upstairs and check."
M.C. Escher
MATH: hypercube
hypercube n.
(Mathematics) A figure in a space of four or more dimensions having all its sides equal
and all its angles right angles
http://hypercube.milosz.ca/
and all its angles right angles
http://hypercube.milosz.ca/
http://hypercube.milosz.ca/
QUICKVID: Interview with directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin for Despicable Me
Interview with directors Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin for Despicable Me
DRAWING: Chauvet Cave: 32,000 years old
Chauvet Cave: 32,000 years old
That's 15,000 years older than Lascaux...
Enter Chauvet cave: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/index.html=
Enter Lascaux cave: http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/index.php?fichier=00.xml
That's 15,000 years older than Lascaux...
Enter Chauvet cave: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/index.html=
Enter Lascaux cave: http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/index.php?fichier=00.xml
QUICKVID: Sketches of Frank Gehry
Sketches of Frank Gehry
Groundbreaking documentary by Sydney Pollack about the revolutionaryarchitect of the Guggenheim in Bilbao and may other great buildings...
MUSEUM VISIT: de Kooning: A Retrospective
This is the first major museum exhibition devoted to the full scope
of the career of Willem de Kooning, widely considered to be among
the most important and prolific artists of the 20th century.
DRAWING: The Importance of Drawing
Secrets of Drawing - The Importance of Drawing Part of "The Line of Enquiry" from BBC.
Entire series can be found here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/secretofdrawing/enquiry/
QUICKVID: Director Brad Bird answers a student question on ThinkTalk
Critically-acclaimed director Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille) talks to ThinkTalk about the difference in directing animated characters as opposed to real human beings.
QUOTE: Bill Watterson
"It’s not the medium, but the quality of perception
and expression, that determines the significance of art."
QUICKVID: Drawdio-Turn Almost Anything Into a Theremin -
Drawdio: Turn Almost Anything Into a Theremin
Friday, December 2, 2011
QUOTE: Marshall McLuhan
"The artist is a person who is expert
in the training of perception."
Marshall McLuhan
QUICKVID: A vision of students today
A vision of students today
By Michael Wesch
This video was created by me (Michael Wesch) and the 200 students enrolled in ANTH 200: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, Spring 2007. It began as a brainstorming exercise, thinking about how students learn, what they need to learn for their future, and how our current educational system fits in. We created a Google Document to facilitate the brainstorming exercise...
Original Source for this video
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