Sometimes, late at night, Ffffound talks to me.
That image, which I interpreted as hopeful and positive, appeared close to this image:
I see how this is going: the carrot and the stick.
Diego Stocco took a few things he had sitting in the yard, made them into an instrument, wrote a piece based on cinematic Western themes for it, and then had this video made:
Diego Stocco – Bassoforte from Diego Stocco on Vimeo.
How impressive and annoying is that?
From McSweeny’s: I’M COMIC SANS, ASSHOLE.
Steven Pressfield is the author of “The War of Art,” which is brilliant in its description of creative resistance. If you’ve ever gotten up, tried to do your work, and failed to get as far as starting – and who hasn’t? – it’s well worth a read. Among the great ideas in that book: you’re not alone in facing resistance — except that you are, of course, and the resistance will never, ever stop, so get used to it.
He recently wrote this article, “Covering the Canvas,” in which he talks about the importance of writing a first draft.
The part that I liked most about that article is when he talks about the Marines invading Iraq, and what, as artists, we can learn from that.
“Speed is everything, keep advancing no matter what; if we hit resistance, bypass it; keep rolling north, stop for nothing.”
This camera, the Lomography Spinner 360, doesn’t seem to be available in the United States yet.
… which is too bad, because you can use it to take pictures that look like this:
It’s $150 or so, if you want to get one shipped in from foreign shores.
This is an interesting proof-of-concept test — reverse perspective! Things that are farther away appear large, then get smaller as they get closer.
True Reverse Perspective from JMS on Vimeo.
There are precedents however; painted Russian Orthodox Icons sometimes featured what is called Byzantine-perspective in the buildings and backgrounds – as a way of describing God looking out at the world, through the painting. It’s a beautiful concept; a God’s perspective.
Details on how it was done, and why, can be found on the vimeo page.
“The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” – Anonymous
Image courtesy of Adnan Yahya.
Flavorwire rounded up 10 great music documentaries to watch for free online.
The are:
See their article for full descriptions.
“Don’t part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.” – Mark Twain.
Composer Robert Kapilow discusses what it’s like to really listen, working with an audience, and other life tips at this talk at Gel 2010:
Rob Kapilow at Gel 2010 (composer, pianist, author) from Gel Conference on Vimeo.