April 2010
1 post
the poetics of space
“He lay down behind a blade of grass
To enlarge the sky.”
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Noel Bureau - quoted in “The Poetics of Space” by Gaston Bachelard
March 2010
7 posts
this used to be a tree
Devendra Banhart “I was blowing my nose on some Kleenex, and I thought, ‘This used to be a tree.’ So I told the tree in the past, ‘Thanks for letting me blow my nose on your future.’ I don’t know if the tree knew it was going to be a Kleenex, but maybe it did. It could exist in the fourth dimension, where time is one line.” - from “Sunshine...
destiny and ego - jung
“… how important it is to affirm one’s own destiny. In this way we forge an ego that does not break down when the incomprehensible things happen; an ego that endures, that endures the truth, and that is capable of coping with the world and with fate. Then to experience defeat is also to experience victory. Nothing is disturbed — neither inwardly or outwardly, for...
February 2010
10 posts
In B-Flat
“play these together, some or all, start them at any time, in any order”
from their site - In Bb 2.0 is a collaborative music and spoken word project conceived by Darren Solomon from Science for Girls, and developed with contributions from users. The videos can be played simultaneously — the soundtracks will work together, and the mix can be adjusted with the individual...
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Maureen Martel … “Great artists can and do really put their personality out there. Some people naively think the photographer adapts to what the client wants. That’s not the case. The photographer is actually overlaying their style over what the client wants. They’re internalizing what the client wants and presenting it back through their own filter. Being able to do that is the key to...
"The Photography Post"
The Photography Post
via their site - The Photography Post delivers the most current discussions on the state of photography. You’re here because you’re passionate about photography. You want to read about it, discuss it, delight in it, be inspired and moved by it. Our mission is to indulge that passion by providing a dynamic environment loaded with original content. We’ll...
Bob Gruen
Bob Gruen is certainly as iconic as they come in the world of Rock. His images continue to invite us into a world that has since left itself behind. It’s not only his access to such a range of defining artists at a defining moment in the history of music, but also his awareness of who they are as people beyond the stardom that for me provides an emotional connection to his work. Honest...
Andy Goldsworthy
Mr. Goldsworthy through his sculpture and photography presents for me a great understanding of, and respect for the artist and man. The patience required to create such pieces as he does using only found materials, and in locations that inevitably support the works, demonstrates an aesthetic appreciation and connection with the environment that can only represent an extension of his...
Camera Obscura - Johannes Kepler
In my quest for a first entry and in homage to this blog’s name, I quickly settled upon Johannes Kepler as the subject as his path in life was altered by his observation of many astronomical events and a solar eclipse in particular. As he is a connection to my long lost studies in physics and math I was certainly aware of his contributions to science and humanity. However, in coming across...