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Thank you for giving insightful feedback and designing the Catsuit.
P. S. I know the Zodiac Master in the pic isn't the best, but, hey, I tried.
When I say "collaboration" I mean that I go into the gallery, take a sheet of paper and make an origami creation. Felix (now passed) has no knowledge of me doing this. This is the second of this origami series. The first was a box. For the second what better than to do the standard origami crane.
Please read an insightful description of my motivation behind this origmai series:
www.spudart.org/origami-from-felix-gonzalez-torres-paper/
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres
American, born Cuba, 1957-1996
"Untitled" (Silver Beach), 1990
Offset print on paper, endless copies
50.8 x 66.4 x 58.7 cm (20 in. at ideal height x 26 in. x 23 in.)
Through prior bequest of Marguerita S. Ritman, through prior gift of Lucille E. and Joseph L. Block; Sara Szold and Marjorie and Louis Susman Funds, 2005.19
© The Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation.
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Featuring works by sculptor Elizabeth Insogna , painter Karen (Karsen) Heagle and performance artist and folklorist Kay Turner.
held at Five Myles Art Gallery (one of my favorites) in Crown Heights Brooklyn
an insightful article about about the exhibit:
brooklynrail.org/2022/11/artseen/Hekates-Grove-Elizabeth-...
I'm a very joyous person. I'm also very insightful when observing other people's work.
It's come to my attention that some of my work lately has become a bit "dark". Perhaps my inner self is expressing my fear of the current political state that my country is in.
This is a "slice" of a recently cut down tree in our local park!
I LOVED the figures which naturally appeared in this mirror image! Wisdom from the old tree, speaking to me!
“There are realities we all share,
regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes.
As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment:
love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others.
We need to understand our environment and our relationship to it.
We need to fulfill certain inner hungers:
the need for happiness, for peace of mind, for wisdom.”
~ J. Donald Walters ~
(dedicated to an an amazingly insightful, brilliant, nourishing friend!)
“The more a person analyzes his inner self,
the more insignificant he seems to himself.
This is the first lesson of wisdom.
Let us be humble, and we will become wise.
Let us know our weakness,
and it will give us power.”
~ William Ellery Channing ~
Deep and passionate Scorpio is a mystery to most! This sign is directly associated with the underworld, so they’re right at home in the darkest of places. But it’s not about dwelling here forever. Scorpio the Scorpion is all about transformation, and their ultimate goal is to bring all that’s hidden into the light. Scorpio thrives in a world of passion, depth, questions, and answers. The Scorpion isn’t interested in what’s sitting right on the surface -- they want to dig down to get to the real treasures that lie beneath. Intense and steadfast, this sign’s lifelong mission is to rebuild itself over and over again, creating, in the end, the most aware, insightful, and capable soul imaginable.
Scorpio is passionate and intense, with a magnetic personality that draws us in. Sometimes it feels like they can see right into your soul...
When Scorpio's passion gets the best of them, they can become jealous and controlling.
Be careful of lashing out at others with your intense feelings, but also of hurting yourself by keeping too much inside.
When a Scorpio wants a kiss, they get physical. They won’t hesitate to lean in close to you as they talk or place a hand on your thigh. They’ll touch your body in any way that they can to see how you react before going in for the kiss.
Shepherd's Bush Pavilion Hotel was my final stop during September's Open House Weekend, and in many ways the most insightful and informative. Several architects from Flanagan Lawrence carried out in-depth tours of the building, describing the company's ambitions while designing the hotel, as well as the immense challenges that sprang from converting a Grade II-listed building from the derelict remains of the original 1920s cinema and the subsequent 1980s bingo hall.
The chance to photograph the hotel's six-storey curved atrium was one of my main reasons for visiting the location, and by the time the tour had finished and the sun was setting, the lights inside the hotel had begun to be switched on, and the glass-reinforced gypsum panelling surrounding the atrium had been illuminated with a rich golden glow.
The image was blended from several exposures, predominantly to recover the shadows and emphasise the texture of the art-deco panelling, but also to bring out the detail within the sky above the atrium, which had developed a deep, vibrant hue as sunset gave way to blue hour.
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Do you have to work hard to make a good piece of art? Well its complex, but I guess to cut to the chase in an abbreviated answer, in our society the answer is yes!
However, I think photography is generally considered easy by the wider public, (after all you just press the button right!) There is a, dare I say it, ‘working class’ perception in our society that you must endure to add value, craft something, put time and effort into it, really labour before it becomes worthwhile. Or is that just my perception?
I also think the likes of them, ‘ivory tower, fine art purposefully out of reach’ that is modern art, (Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin) perpetuate a popular culture that actively works to support this view, ‘that you must work hard to produce valued art’. (Anyway modern art is almost a reaction to the aesthetic lead crafted ‘art’ and actively rejects anything without concept, or should I say ‘trendy’ paradoxically recycled ideas).
Of course to produce good art, you must have consistency, or do you? I do believe that you can produce a ‘lucky one shot wonder’, but does that luck, really lessen the quality of the image? Well that depends on whether you respect the work or the philosophy of the image maker. Is it more about the insightfulness of the person behind the work, or is it the work itself? What about Banksy? Do we respect him any less because he is a faceless artist, or is it his philosophy that we respect?
Anyway, I’m not trying to answer any question here but just open up some thoughts...
This image was made on Sunday morning a couple of miles from where I live. Elden and I headed out for a misty walk and after a few hours of wandering in and out of the fog, I made this image. I personally wanted to find a more delicate beach tree to juxtapose against some heavy pine tree trunks, but it looks like the fog is here to stay for the next few days at least, so who knows, I may eventually find what I’m looking for!
#smalltowninertia Helena on the steps leading to her apartment February 2017
Visited Helena today to discuss how to approach her coming story update. Much has happened in her life over the last 16 months and her selfless, candid and insightful sharing of all her experiences is truly inspiring.
We made this first photograph for the update this morning, full story to follow.
Mamiya 7II, Ilford HP5Plus and printed with Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta 315gsm paper.
Previous story with Helena, here : smalltowninertia.co.uk/market-town-helena-every-day-is-a-...
Den andra kvinnan. Roman. Norstedts, 2014
A great novel telling the mistess' story (The Other Woman). Insightful, entertaining, poetic, thrilling
I'm both happy and relieved to finally upload this. Been working on that iconic warbird for more than a year now, within which Calin was a big help providing feedback and insightful thoughts, I probably would have stop improving the model much earlier if it wasn't for him :)
But now I'm pretty much satisfied with the overall, except some details ( the canopy is still too thin I think)
Then, the vig' kind of came all naturally, though I know that its not the paint scheme associated with MTO, I did found some occurrence.
Enjoy !
In this world, it seems everyone is in a rush to get somewhere. When they get there, they are in a rush to get somewhere else. We need to take time to enjoy the journey.
Inspiration credit goes to Alison for her excellent photo and insightful words.
I know...there is this place
that only a handful of people know
I sought it's reference
through the atlas compiled lot long ago
from a-to-sea nothing gave credence
to my island dream known as 'A2'
surrounded by the bluest of blues
and the deepest of keenly-felt depths
recuperating from so many indignant untrue's
seeking insightful clues to these myths
only highlighting imports of fuel
for the emotional fire it feeds
causing an excess of exported stress
to where a map highlights luminary needs
the ultraviolet light for the way to address
a self-penned mood forever in search
of the solace escapism promises to belie
where trance is encouraged to play
and play it does upon the mind that cannot deny
a dream lives longer than the hopes which die away...
within it's subconscious chapters
sleepwalking through it's eternal corridor
pacing, entranced by the last song of day
through this foreign land, the heart becomes it's ambassador
in perpetual solstice this is another world to survey
with no precedent and no outcome
there appears no matter at all
just the ether to keep the dream alive
before the inevitable fall
in a bid to find it's own dream, a dream must first survive!
from, "Nothing Special, Just the Way I Feel"
by anglia24
10h55: 20/07/2008
©2008anglia24
Combining artificial intelligence with many keen human eyes, astronomers have found 1701 new asteroid trails in archival data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, consisting of more than 37 000 images that span two decades. The project reflects both Hubble’s value to scientists as an asteroid hunter and how the public can effectively contribute to citizen science initiatives.
On International Asteroid Day in June 2019 an international group of astronomers launched the Hubble Asteroid Hunter, a citizen science project to identify asteroids in archival Hubble data. The initiative was developed by researchers and engineers at the European Science and Technology Centre (ESTEC) and the European Space Astronomy Centre’s Science Data Centre (ESDC), in collaboration with the Zooniverse platform, the world’s largest and most popular citizen science platform, and Google.
The astronomers collectively identified more than 37 000 composite images taken between April 2002 and March 2021 with Hubble’s ACS and WFC3 instruments. With a typical observation time of 30 minutes, asteroid trails appear as curved lines or streaks in these images. Over 11 400 members of the public classified and analysed these images. More than 1000 trails were identified, providing a training set for an automated algorithm based on artificial intelligence. The combination of citizen science and AI resulted in a final dataset containing 1701 trails in 1316 Hubble images. Project participants also tagged various other astronomical objects, such as gravitational lenses, galaxies and nebulae. Volunteers discussed their findings and sought assistance from scientists and other participants via the project’s forum.
Roughly one third of the asteroid trails seen could be identified and attributed to known asteroids in the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Centre, the largest database of Solar System objects. This left 1031 unidentified trails that are faint and likely to be smaller asteroids than those detected in ground-based surveys. The vast majority of these asteroids are expected to be located in the Main Belt between Mars and Jupiter, where asteroids of such small size are as yet poorly studied. These trails could give the astronomers insightful clues about the conditions in the early Solar System when the planets were forming.
The project highlights Hubble’s potential to image faint, previously unknown asteroids and represents a new approach to finding asteroids in astronomical archives spanning decades, which may be effectively applied to other datasets. In addition to illustrating Hubble’s value as an asteroid hunter, it also reinforced the public’s interest in contributing towards scientific endeavours and the value of citizen science efforts.
Next, the project will explore the 1031 streaks of previously unknown asteroids to characterise their orbits and study their properties, such as their sizes and rotation periods. As most of these asteroid streaks were captured by Hubble many years ago, it is not possible to follow them up now to determine their orbits. However, using Hubble, astronomers can use the parallax effect to determine the distance to the unknown asteroids and put constraints on their orbits. As Hubble moves around the Earth, it changes its point of view while observing the asteroid which also moves on its own orbit. By knowing the position of Hubble during the observation and measuring the curvature of the streaks, scientists can determine the distances to the asteroids and estimate the shapes of their orbits. Some of the longer Hubble observations facilitate the measurement of a light curve for the asteroids, from which the team can measure their rotation periods and infer their shapes.
Credits:
ESA/Hubble & NASA, S. Kruk (ESA/ESTEC), Hubble Asteroid Hunter citizen science team, M. Zamani (ESA/Hubble); CC BY 4.0
Inspired by the incredibly talented Mariel, specifically these two shots.
A word about the Pygmalion Fantasy blog that I have been involved with:
In the truest and sincerest sense of the meaning, this site is “living, breathing art”. What Professor Sabrina Barton does on this site is what all artists search for – she brings about a space that allows for open, honest, and insightful conversation about the heart and soul of art. I am humbled to be a part of this beautiful construction. Please, take a look and feel free to comment!
wow, that was a lot of links. how about one more.
Mariel's was more of a cobweb feel...mine is more of a dust/cobweb/mold feel. Perhaps because halloween has passed and christmas is coming and therefore packages of fake snow are abundant (so I used what I could hehe).
- Week 06 - .: The End :.
So here we are in the final Installment of the Suitcase Surprise Series, it's been tons of fun and I have learned a lot from all you talented people.
Although my hopes for this little weed survival has faded I am happy to be able to finish presenting it's full circle, It was been very insightful.
Looking forward to the next - Souvenir Foto School -
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Thank you Miss B for the invitation ♥
Have you ever wondered exactly how essential bees are to our lives? Well the answer is they are extremely vital to our vital our lives. And relatively speaking.... (they aren't out to sting you ! lol)
It was a pleasure to be able to photograph Ed and his insightful bee class at Hallcrest Vineyards in Felton, CA.
After living in Cambridge for over a year, I finally got round to going on a chauffeured punt. It was really insightful and the tour was certainly very scenic; well worth a punt (excuse the pun!).
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Boring commentary: This was my initial outing with a flash extender. (Actually, I went one time last spring. In the first five minutes I tripped. The extender hit the ground and ripped the flash head (including the hot shoe) right off of the camera. End of that experiment.) So I ordered a new Better Beamer, and went out today.
I have no idea how to use it. The only instructions included were how to mount it to the flash head. Now, if you have a good flash head, you know that there are LOTS of controls and setting available. And that it syncs through the camera, so camera controls are in play as well.
Trial and error I guess, and I zeroed in on what seem to be usable settings with the flash ON. Only problem is that, so far, I haven't figured out how to get a shutter speed above flash sync speed, though I'm pretty sure the camera has that capability.
In any case, it's rather like (as a weight analogy) holding three half gallons of milk up in front of your face, and trying to hold them steady to get a sharp shot. The flash freezes action up to a point. My early experience is that it is basically for outdoor 'studio' work, where the subject is still, and one just needs more light to get a decently-exposed photo.
I got some of those today, though missed a bunch of shots, and have no idea how to switch from flash to non-flash quickly with this mounted. I'm going to look for an 'how to' video on using the flash extender.
Incidentally -- and here is where the commentary falls on the floor -- someone may insightfully remember the kind of cars I drive, and think something like 'well, a Beamer for a Beamer guy'. Sorry, must priggishly note that in THAT world, BMW cars are called BIMMERS. BMW motorcycles are known as BEAMERS.
Best subjects today were turtles. I got quite a few decent shots of them in various locations. Liked this one.
...at the UK Pavilion, World Showcase, Epcot.
I'm posting this as a shout-out to a lifelong Disney fan who is blogging about her journey through all the animated films in chronological order. I met Alyson Grauer while she was a cast member at the Bristol Renaissance Faire which I started photographing a couple of seasons ago. We somehow became facebook friends which led me to find out about her blog. Aside from being an actress, Alyson is also a fantasy/steampunk/sci-fi writer who just came out with her first novel "On The Isle of Sound and Wonder."
The Disney Odyssey section of her blog dreamstobecome.com is the product of a real Disney lover and fan. She dishes out her unique take on the films which is both informative and insightful. For me, her blog posts are the perfect way to revisit the films. I’m also using her master list to plug in the holes in my Disney movie collection.
If you are a fan of the Disney’s animated films I think her blog is worth a visit:
Julian Lennon giving a talk in NYC at the launch event of his book of photos, "Life's Fragile Moments." It was an insightful talk. He's a talented photographer and a charming, interesting, and humble man. I'm happy to have a signed copy of his beautiful book!
Eva: Dave, what's going on here?
Dave: We're out for a walk in the park on a path that you've walked hundreds of times before.
Eva: That I know. It just doesn't feel right.
Dave: Ah, it's a solo walk. That feeling is the feeling of peace without the blondes acting like fools.
Eva: No, it's not the calm that I was asking about. I'm wondering about the weather. I thought it was spring.
Dave: It was. Shorts and t-shirt weather yesterday followed by snow this morning.
Eva: Trust me, I'm aware that you overcommitted to spring. You even got me my spring shave/haircut a couple of days ago. And my new hair do is making it even chillier than expected for Mayanuary.
Dave: Mayanuary? There's no month called Mayanuary.
Eva: There is now. It's the month when spring suddenly leaves to be replaced by winter.
Dave: Wow. I can't tell if that is crazy or insightful.
Eva: I'm always a bit of both. Now my next insight is that the only way to properly deal with the Mayanuary blues is to eat bacon and eggs. This path is cold on my recently shaved tush so let's get home so you can start cooking!
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Five days ago Eva got her spring shave as her winter coat was a bit ridiculous and scraggly. We were going to head to the cabin this weekend but with Mayanuary in full effect we decided to stay home and just relax around the house.
Here you can see her spring shave. For some reason she always ends up with the batman logo shaved into her chest, but within a week or two the logo will disappear.
During the January snows, [Paul Chambers'] hopes of a blind date with a woman he'd chatted up on Twitter were jeopardised by the closure of his local airport. He tweeted from his mobile to his 600 followers: "Crap! Robin Hood airport is closed. You've got a week and a bit to get your shit together, otherwise I'm blowing the airport sky high!" He was subsequently arrested, interrogated by detectives for seven hours and fired from his accountancy job. Last week he was found guilty of sending a menacing electronic message and fined £1,000.
This is the kind of incredible story I hear every so often and think can't possibly be true, like that ridiculous one about the EU trying to ban bananas that weren't straight. That got so much press coverage and became a very popular example of the so-called evil of the EU, but it was completely untrue.
Paul Chambers' story, however, is very much true. Perhaps the only good thing to come out of it is this insightful and hilarious article by David Mitchell. It had me laughing out loud, proper belly laughs, like no piece of prose has since I first discovered the work of PG Wodehouse or Charlie Brooker.
Glasgow, 2010.
fr: Sentier enchanté, Parc de la Mauricie, Québec, Canada
I hesitated in "ortonizing" the scene, but decided against it :-).
By the way, if you like old houses of Perigord, don't miss tomorrow upload!
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I thought I'd share this insightful movie about copyright and fair use.
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Cute young grey squirrel looking for a handout... ; )
Sorry, I couldn't personally reply to all of your comments..I keep getting an error message, sorry we can't post your comment..
So thanks so much to everyone for stopping by and your kind and insightful comments! ; )
Have a happy day everyone!
A rainy night in Brisbane city. P.J teaches lighting and appreciation of delicious coffee.
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My 52 week project
Estancia Cristina (Patagonia) 20240208
Estancia Cristina is still as remote and wild a place today as it was for the Masters family, English immigrants who founded the Patagonia Estancia back in 1914 and lived there until 1997 when the last remaining family member passed away.
Estancia Cristina is only accessible via a 3 hour boat trip from El Calafate and sits smack in the middle of 3,000 square miles of rugged Patagonian wilderness that encompasses present day “Los Glaciares National Park”, Argentina’s largest. Of the half a million visitors who come to this immense National Park each year, full of jagged peaks cut by dozens of massive glaciers spilling from the Southern Patagonia Ice Cap into electric blue lakes, 99% only fly into the crowded tourist town of El Calafate just to make a day trip to the Perito Moreno Glacier. Here they elbow their way among the crowds to get that perfect picture, whereas an insightful few make the decision to come out to Estancia Cristina for a few days of wilderness bliss and have the Upsala glacier virtually to themselves.
Spread among 5 charming houses, Estancia Cristina offers 20 individual guest rooms, each with dramatic views towards Cerro Norte, draped in hanging glaciers. Days are filled with guided hikes and 4x4 excursions to explore the Upsala Glacier, canyons full of prehistoric fossils, the dramatic viewpoint atop Cerro Carnero or the roaring Cascada del los Perros. Gauchos look after a stable of around 40 horses which are a joy to ride up and down the Caterina River valley, where fisherman can take their chance at the gigantic Chinook that spawn here yearly. An incredible museum on the Estancia showcases the rich history of Estancia Cristina and the story of the Masters’ family love affair with the valley, a must experience for any visitor to bring a special appreciation for the remoteness of this location. In the evening, guests gather in the “Octogano” or common building, to sip Malbecs by the fire and pour over maps of tomorrow’s adventures before devouring Argentine steaks grilled to perfection and fresh vegetables from the gardens. Only open from October to April, days at Estancia Cristina seem never-ending, in a good way, with close to 17 hours of daylight at this extreme Southern latitude. Tucking into a cozy bed at 11:30pm, listening to the fierce Patagonian wind rage outside, and watching lenticular clouds over the peaks turn red at sunset is an unforgettable Patagonia experience.
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This is a pointillist work I made with blue, red and black ink on paper. I just love Marilyn Manson's personality and crazy style! Everybody should have an aura...
Please, see my other portrait of Marilyn Manson
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Biography
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), better known by his stage name Marilyn Manson, is a professional musician. He is the lead singer of the industrial metal band that bears the same name. His stage name is formed from the names Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson.
Brian Hugh Warner was born on January 5th 1969 in Canton, Ohio. He attended Heritage Christian School. After transferring to and later graduating from Canton's GlenOak High School, Warner moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his family. While living in Fort Lauderdale, he studied journalism and theater at Broward Community College, and became the assistant entertainment editor of BCC's student newspaper, the Observer.
Romance
Warner's first serious relationship was with Melissa "Missi" Romero. As explained in his autobiography, during the production of "Antichrist Superstar," Missi became pregnant with Warner's child, but had an abortion during her second trimester. He has also been linked to Traci Lords and Jenna Jameson. Jameson wrote about her sexual encounter with Manson in her autobiography, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale in which she noted him as being "massively endowed". Manson was engaged to Rose McGowan, but their relationship ended around the time he became involved with burlesque dancer and fetish model model Dita Von Teese. Manson photographed Von Teese for the December 2002 issue of Playboy. Manson and Von Teese wed in December 2005 in the Irish home of friend Gottfried Helnwein. Von Teese filed for divorce as of December 2006. The divorce came through in January 2007. In April of 2007, Marilyn Manson's girlfriend, Evan Rachel Wood, admitted that they were actually a couple.
Marriage
Manson and Dita Von Teese started dating on Manson's 32nd birthday, and Manson proposed three years later on March 22, 2004. On December 3, 2005 (court documents say November 28), the couple was married in a non-denominational ceremony at Gurteen Castle in Kilsheelan, County Tipperary, Ireland, the home of Gottfried Helnwein. The wedding was officiated by surrealist film director and comic book writer Alejandro Jodorowsky. Dita Von Teese wore a royal purple silk taffeta gown by Vivienne Westwood, complete with train and petticoats worn over a Mr. Pearl couture corset, topped off by a tricorne hat by Stephen Jones, while Manson wore a John Galliano black silk taffeta tuxedo with velvet trim and a hat also crafted by Stephen Jones. They reportedly exchanged vows in front of approximately 60 guests, including burlesque dancer Catherine Delish, Lisa Marie Presley, Eric Szmanda, David Lynch, Jessicka and Christian Hejnal, and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne. Vogue magazine ran a multiple-page feature on the wedding in its February 2006 issue. Just before his own wedding, Manson criticized Britney Spears' wedding to Kevin Federline, in which they celebrated by wearing personalized tracksuits: "If you're going to do something like getting married, it should have a sense of celebration to it. It should be grand and not in tracksuits!"
As of January 30, 2007 Manson and Dita Von Teese reportedly split after her filing for divorce due to "irreconcilable differences" according to Von Teese. ET.com along with People Magazine has claimed that Manson was having an extramarital affair with actress Evan Rachel Wood, which may or may not be the true cause of the split. Manson's alcohol abuse and distant behaviour have also been cited as cause for the split. It has also been claimed that Manson was not aware of Von Teese's filing for divorce and moving out of their home at the time that the story was published, conceivably due to his reported stay in Paris, France. Von Teese reportedly took their two cats and two dachshunds, Greta and Eva, with her when she left. Manson fought for custody of the two cats, but only received one of them.
Evan Rachel Wood attended the grand opening of Manson's new Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art and among the most notable artworks were two portraits of Evan. She will also co-star in his upcoming horror film Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.
In music
Jessicka of the band Jack Off Jill was an early friend of Manson's, her band opened most of his South Florida shows. He not only produced most of the band's early recordings but also played guitar on the song "My Cat" and helped name the band. Manson later wrote the liner notes for the band's album Humid Teenage Mediocrity, a collection of early Jack Off Jill recordings.
In early 1993, after being instructed by his new label, Interscope Records, not to play any local shows, Manson formed Mrs. Scabtree. Mrs. Scabtree was a side project between he and newly hired Jeordie White. Manson played drums, while White (dressed as a black woman) shared vocal duties with then girlfriend Jessicka from Jack Off Jill who wore a blonde wig. Mrs. Scabtree only played two shows in South Florida.
Manson has helped or provided full scores for several major motion pictures, although several of his pieces have been cut, and his name dropped from the credits. Some of his more notable soundtrack score contributions include The Matrix, From Hell and Resident Evil.
Manson appeared as a guest on rapper DMX's album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood for the track "The Omen", produced by Swizz Beats, and has performed (with the rest of the band) on stage with Eminem as background music in the song "The Way I Am".
Manson sang vocals on "Break You Down" off of the Washington, DC-based industrial rock band gODHEAD's 2000 Years of Human Error album. This album is distinguished for being the only one released on Manson's vanity label Posthuman Records.
In film and television
Manson made a cameo appearance as a doctor in the Murderdolls' music video "Dead in Hollywood", and also appears in the Nine Inch Nails music video "Starfuckers, Inc.", as well as "Gave Up", and Eminem's "The Way I Am" music video.
His first appearance in a film was in the role of a pornographic actor in David Lynch's Lost Highway, in 1997. He also had a minor role in former love interest Rose McGowan's 1998 film Jawbreaker and a supporting role in 2003's Party Monster, which is based on the events leading up to and the murder of Angel Melendez by the infamous Michael Alig of club kid fame, where Manson portrayed a psychotic drag queen named Christina . Manson made a cameo appearance in The Hire: Beat the Devil, a short film in the BMW films series (starring Clive Owen as the Driver), which featured James Brown as himself, and Gary Oldman as Satan. His most talked-about film cameo was in the Michael Moore political documentary Bowling for Columbine discussing the motivations of the perpetrators and allegations that his music was somehow a factor. He played himself, in animated form, on an episode of the television series Clone High, in which he sang a song about nutrition and the food pyramid. He is featured prominently throughout Not Another Teen Movie, and covered the song "Tainted Love" for its soundtrack.
His music is frequently featured on the show C.S.I.. The character on the show, Greg Sanders, is a big fan of Manson and the actor who plays him, Eric Szmanda, is a personal friend of Manson's.
Manson was featured in the 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things, and was set to appear in Abelcain, directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Living Neon Dreams in 2005, although both of these projects are still unreleased as of 2007. He will also be seen as a bartender in an upcoming vampire movie starring Lucy Liu called Rise and possibly has pending roles in Abelcain, RISE and other projects.
Manson has produced 23 music videos, most of which have gone beyond the scope of a normal performance video and been well received by critics for their imagery and direction. Manson’s three most recent released videos – Personal Jesus, (s)AINT and Heart-Shaped Glasses – were voluntarily funded with his own money (to a sum of $1,500,000) and largely not that of the record company. Manson stated in June 2006 that he saw himself "as more a student of film than of music".
In July 2005, Manson told Rolling Stone that he was shifting his focus from music to filmmaking - "I just don't think the world is worth putting music into right now. I no longer want to make art that other people--particularly record companies--are turning into a product. I just want to make art."
By 2006 Manson was working on his directorial debut, Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll, but has since put the project off until November 2007 to focus on recording Marilyn Manson's sixth studio album, Eat Me, Drink Me, followed by a world tour. The film is said to feature special effects using a magician rather than computer-generated imagery.
In graphic art
From the beginning Manson has been a recreational painter, the oldest of his surviving pieces dating back to 1995-1996, but it was after his 1998 Grey period that Manson began his career as a watercolour painter. In 1999 he made five-minute concept pieces and sold them to drug dealers with their knowledge that they would accumulate in value over time. Gradually Manson became more drawn to watercolors as an art form in itself, and instead of trading them, kept them and continued to paint at a proficient rate.
This manic creativity resulted in an exhibit for his art, The Golden Age of Grotesque, held at the Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Centre on between September 13 and 14, 2002. The reaction to his paintings was largely positive with one critic comparing them to Egon Schele's pieces and describing them as heartfelt and sincerely painted, and Art in America went as far as to liken them to the works of a " psychiatric patient given materials to use as therapy ". Others however saw less merit in the works stating that the value was in the celebrity.
Two years later almost to the day, during September 14 and 15, 2004, Manson held his second exhibit on the first night in Paris and the second in Berlin, Trismegistus, which was also the title of the center piece of the exhibit – a large three headed Christ painted onto an antique wood panel. Again the reception to the works could be described as mixed but was largely in favour of the artist.
Manson opened his own an art gallery, The Celebritarian Corporation Gallery of Fine Art, on October 31, 2006 in Los Angeles for which his third exhibition (by invitation or appointment only after the opening night) was the inaugural show. From April 2 until April 17, 2007 Manson's recent works were be on show at the Space 39 Modern & Contemporary in Florida.
A coffee table art book is in the works, initially titled The Death of Art. The last given title was Quintif. It will be published by the makers of Flaunt magazine.
40 pieces from this show were ported to the Gallery Brigitte Schenk in Cologne, Germany to be publicly exhibited from June 28 until July 28, 2007. After this they will return to the Space39 Modern & Contemporary Gallery thus leaving Manson's own gallery in Los Angeles temporarily without his own work until 2008.
The price of Manson's works has been a somewhat controversial point for fans and critics alike, with most fans realistically unable to afford the paintings save for fine art editions and lithographs. Manson's prices though are realistic and reasonable considering the long-term value at a time when prices for contemporary art have never been higher.
During his European tour 2007 Manson has exhibited his paintings in Germany, Russia and Switzerland.
In other areas
Manson provided the voice of the alien Edgar in the 2005 first-person shooter video game Area 51, which also featured David Duchovny. Marilyn Manson also appears (as himself) as a playable character in the video game Celebrity Deathmatch. Allegedly, the artist posed nude for photos prior to his rise to fame. The pictures appeared in the March 1999 issue of Honcho.
Professional fallouts
Trent Reznor
One of Manson's high-profile relationships, the defunct friendship with Trent Reznor, has been marked with mutual bitterness and perhaps vendetta. This started in the mid-90s, when Manson was due to make a track that would appear on the soundtrack to David Lynch's Lost Highway, but instead Reznor was the one who wrote a song, "The Perfect Drug", for the film. In 1999, it seemed the two artists had patched their differences, as Manson made an appearance in the video for the Nine Inch Nails song "Starfuckers, Inc."
In 2004, Reznor was asked whether he had plans to do any covers; he sarcastically replied, "I was really hoping to do something unique and pertinent - like do an exact copy of "Personal Jesus" - but it was already taken."
In a 2005 interview, Manson said Reznor's Nothing Records had lost the master recordings of Manson's first three albums. He implied it was Reznor's intention, "Now that Nothing Records doesn't exist, I think there's only one of two people responsible for that. Out of those two people, there's only one that really has an opinion of me that is voiced very often."
Twiggy Ramirez
In May 2002 Twiggy Ramirez left the band, citing differences in perspective on the future of the band. He went on to play bass for A Perfect Circle and Nine Inch Nails. During this time, Manson claimed in interviews that he and Ramirez were still close friends, while Ramirez maintained that he rarely spoke to Manson. In an interview in February of 2006 Twiggy stated he was willing to record an album with Marilyn Manson if the right conditions were met. In Autumn 2006, Manson and Ramirez were photographed together at numerous parties in Los Angeles, in amicable poses.
In January 2008 it was announced that Ramirez had reunited with the band as live bassist for the last leg of the Rape of the World tour as well as co-writer of the band's seventh studio album. In an interview with The Heirophant on January 11, 2008, Manson revealed that the reconciliation with Ramirez was not as abrupt as it initially seemed, and that the two had been occasionally communicating with each other since speaking at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, California prior to the Winter European leg of the Rape of the World tour.
John 5
John 5's reasons for leaving Marilyn Manson were cited as being mutual, despite the mysterious nature of his sudden firing by Manson's manager in 2004.
John was quoted at the time as saying about the incident, "I don't know. . . I was nothing but nice to him," he continued. "I never screwed up onstage — well not really badly — and I did everything I could to get along with him. Maybe, just maybe, it had something to do with the fact that I don't drink or do drugs, and he's not like that at all. Maybe he held that against me. I don't know. He never said." John 5 was notorious among fans as being drug and alcohol free.
Before the incident, Manson had assaulted John on stage, notably, Manson kicked John in the face during a televised performance, leading to a brief confrontation in front of a packed and roaring audience (available on YouTube). This was during the intro to "The Beautiful People", when played at the Rock AM Ring 2003.
Also, during the tour John maintains that Manson spoke about matters other than business only once, "It was on my birthday, and he turned to me and said, "Happy birthday, faggot" — then walked away."
Despite this, John maintains he respects Manson, citing his skilled production style and his love for the band's music. John was already a fan of the band before joining in 1998. In response to a question regarding the reason for the split with Manson, John 5 was quoted by Vintage Guitar Magazine as saying, "(laughs) At the end of the last tour, I decided I really wanted to do this solo thing and that I had to devote all my time to it. The split with Manson was totally amicable. It wasn't one of those big breakups. We're friends. I wish there was some good dirt, but there's not (laughs)!"
In an interview prior to the January 19, 2008 performance in Orlando, Florida, Marilyn Manson revealed that John 5 would make a guest appearance during the show, stating: "I'll have [John] come on stage and play songs with us this first show. It would practically be the Holy Wood lineup." This guest appearance ultimately did not take place, however.
Madonna Wayne Gacy
Before leaving the band nothing was heard of Madonna Wayne Gacy for over a year. In an exclusive conference conducted by Marilyn Manson in April 2007, he revealed the upcoming album Eat Me, Drink Me was recorded in collaboration between himself and Tim Skold. Essentially this meant Gacy did not partake in the album, but not ruling out the possibility of him performing as live keyboardist on the upcoming tour. Later, Manson revealed that Chris Vrenna (who previously drummed for the band during Ginger Fish's hiatus in 2004) would be performing as live keyboardist on the tour, in Gacy's place.
On August 2, 2007, Gacy filed a lawsuit against Marilyn Manson seeking a back pay of $20 million dollars. Gacy claimed Manson has been using the band's money for personal interests, among which are his collection of Nazi paraphernalia, his drug addictions, his wedding with Dita Von Teese and the production of Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll.
On December 20, 2007, Manson countersued Gacy. As a reaction to the lawsuit Gacy filed against Manson in August, Manson claims, "keyboardist Stephen Bier did not carry out obligations to take part in master recordings [of Eat Me, Drink Me], concerts [of the Rape of the World tour] and the selling of band merchandise," according to this report which states that Manson is seeking unspecified general and special damages.
Insight
Even though he is known mostly for his music, which some refer to as crude and grotesque, Manson is a very intelligent and insightful man. In interviews he is always well spoken and is calm to the people who challenge him. Most people see his music as delivering the wrong message, but Manson states that his message was to be creative.
Causes
•In 2002, Manson worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to make the wish of a boy with a life-threatening disease come true. 16-year-old Andrew Baines from Tennessee had a wish to sing back-up vocals for a "big" band; Manson jumped on the task and took Baines under his wing to make his dream come true. Manson invited Baines to the studio on August 27, 2002, where he let Baines perform backing vocals for the then-upcoming album, The Golden Age of Grotesque. "Yesterday, I spent the afternoon with Andrew, who reminded me the things I create are only made complete by those who enjoy them. I just want to simply say, 'thank you' to Andrew for sharing such an important wish with me," Manson said, according MarilynManson.com.
•In 2005, Manson donated a signed collector's edition mask to Music for Relief to help victims of the 2004's Boxing Day Tsunami; this auction raised $155.
•In January 2006, Manson contributed a hand-painted guitar from the Six-String Masterpieces - The Dimebag Darrell Art Tribute to the Little Kids Rock auction. For every $100 raised by the product, Little Kids Rock would provide one low-income child with an instrument and lessons – Manson's guitar raised $6,250.
•In 2006, Manson became a benefactor of Project Nightlight, an LA area foundation that uses short films, music, and apparel to grab teenagers attention and inspire them to speak out against sexual and physical abuse. Manson afforded Project Nightlight a stand at the opening of his art gallery, and in April 2007 gave the charity a print of his painting Eve of Destruction and a framed collector's edition mask.
Legal history
Marilyn Manson was first arrested in Florida on December 27, 1994 after a concert at Jacksonville's Club 5 for "violating the adult entertainment code." Manson was detained for 16 hours before been released without charge. Bizarrely police believed Manson had performed oral sex on stage with a man (when in fact it was Jack Off Jill vocalist Jessicka wearing a fake penis) and thrown either his or the man's penis into the crowd. On February 5, 2001 in Marino, Italy Manson suffered what is to date his only other post-concert arrest when he was accused of blasphemy having worn the outfit of a cardinal on stage during the song "Valentine's Day". Soon after the detention it was ascertained that Manson had not committed a crime and it appeared the legal troubles were over until the next day when Manson was arrested in Bologne on charges of public indecency relating to a 1999 show where it was alleged Manson had exposed his penis. Manson was released and the charges dropped, notably the arrests came a week after two teenagers brutally murdered an Italian nun which some less reputable sections of the Italian press blamed on Manson's music.
Sexual misconduct
In a civil battery suit, David Diaz, a security officer from a concert in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 27, 2000, sued for $75,000 in a Minneapolis federal court. After two days deliberation the jury decided that Manson's alleged molestation had been part of the show and that he had not overstepped his boundaries as an artist, ruling in favor of Manson and against Diaz.
Manson was charged with "sexual misconduct" on August 16, 2001 after Joshua Keasler filed a complaint that as he was providing security for a July 30 concert Manson had allegedly spat on his head, wrapped his legs around him and began to gyrate his penis along his neck.
Oakland County prosecutor David Gorcyca said that "It was offensive, crude and rude. This was not something that was orchestrated or choreographed as part of the act. The security guard was an unknowing and unwilling participant and, ironically, while he was there for protection... was sexually assaulted." The charge, punishable with up to two years imprisonment, was accompanied with a charge of disorderly conduct. The complaint came with an arrest warrant but Manson thwarted this by posting a $25,000 personal bond. In a one-day December 28, 2001 trial the presiding Judge dismissed the charge of "sexual misconduct" as Manson had in his view "gained no sexual gratification from the act." Manson pleaded "no contest" to the outstanding lesser charge, which carried only up to three months imprisonment, and was ordered to pay $4,000 in fines. After the trial Keasler pursued a civil lawsuit against Manson that was dropped when the two settled out of court in February 2004.
Lawsuits
•In 1997, former Marilyn Manson guitarist Scott Mitchell Putesky filed a lawsuit against Manson seeking unpaid royalties for his contributions to the band's output up to that period, including the band's recently released second studio album Antichrist Superstar. The case was concluded in 1998, although the outcome was confidential.
•On January 4, 1999, SPIN editor Craig Marks filed an assault and battery lawsuit against Manson in the New York Supreme Court. Marks alleged that Manson, upset at not making the cover of SPIN, the lawsuit specifically alleged Manson had yelled "I can kill you, I can kill your family, I can kill everyone you know!" before two of Manson's bodyguards were said to have charged him and held him against the wall and threw him to the floor after which it was alleged Manson had said, "That's what you get when you disrespect me." The case was dropped when, weeks later, Marks was fired from SPIN over financial irregularities.
•On April 2, 2002, Maria St. John filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court accusing Manson of providing her adult daughter, Jennifer Syme, with cocaine and allowing her to drive while under the influence. The case was settled out of court.
•On August 2, 2007, former Marilyn Manson keyboardist Stephen Bier filed a breech of contract lawsuit against Marilyn Manson seeking $20,000,000 in damages. Bier claimed Manson has used the band's money for personal interests, among which are his collection of Nazi paraphernalia, addictions to cocaine and Valium, his $300,000 wedding with and $150,000 engagement ring given to Dita Von Teese and the production of Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll as well as Lewis Carroll memorabilia, human skeletons and taxidermy. Manson's lawyers responded in January 2008 with a 101-page rebuttal of the claims, the case will be tried by jury in November 2008 in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
Major label discography
•Portrait of an American Family (1994)
•Smells Like Children (1995)
•Antichrist Superstar (1996)
•Remix and Repent (1997)
•Mechanical Animals (1998)
•The Last Tour on Earth (Live) (1999)
•Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death) (2000)
•The Golden Age of Grotesque (2003)
•Lest We Forget (The Best Of) (2004)
•Eat Me, Drink Me (2007)
Filmography
•Lost Highway (cameo, 1997)
•MTV Video Music Awards (commercial, 1998)
•Jawbreaker (cameo, 1999)
•Clone High (cameo, 2000)
•From Hell (score, 2001)
•Not Another Teen Movie (score, 2001)
•Resident Evil (score, 2002)
•Bowling for Columbine (interview, 2002)
•The Hire: Beat the Devil (cameo, 2003)
•Party Monster (2003)
•Doppelherz (director, 2003)
•The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (cameo, 2004)
•House of Wax (2005) (acting, score)
•Abelcain (2007)
•Living Neon Dreams (2007)
•Rise (cameo, 2007)
•Phantasmagoria: The Visions of Lewis Carroll (acting, directing, writing, score, 2008)
Bibliography
•The Long Hard Road out of Hell (1998)
•Holy Wood (Unreleased)
Trivia
•All Manson's tattoos were done at Tattoos By Lou in Miami, Florida over a four-year span starting in 1991, until a new tattoo emerged in early-2007.
•In the 1990s, an Internet rumor spread stating Josh Saviano (who played Paul Pfeiffer in 1980s drama The Wonder Years) grew up to become Marilyn Manson. As of 2007, Josh Saviano is a licensed attorney in New York. He has, however, commented on the rumor, and thinks it is neat people believe him to be in a "goth band".
•Contrary to what some may deem "common knowledge", Manson has not had any ribs removed for the purpose of autofellatio. "If I really got my ribs removed," he said in the The Long Hard Road out of Hell autobiography, "I would have been busy sucking my own dick on The Wonder Years instead of chasing Winnie Cooper."
•In an E! interview, Manson revealed that he owns a Nintendo DS. "My friend got me this little Japanese lawyer game; it's fucking amazing," he said in reference to Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. He also mentioned that he was "pretty good at Mario Kart".
•In an interview with MTV in 2002 Manson revealed that for most of his paintings he uses a children's Alice in Wonderland tin. He also uses a 1920's mortician paint kit originally used for retouching cadavers.
•Manson has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, an erratic, rapid heartbeat.
•Manson, who cites David Bowie as being his biggest influence, claims his favorite songs by him are "Quicksand", "Ashes to Ashes", and "We Are the Dead". He even proposed to his ex-wife, Dita Von Teese, during a David Bowie concert (at the time Bowie was performing "Be My Wife") .
•Pets Manson has had in his life include the childhood dog, an Alaskan malamute named Aleusha, an orange tabby named O.J. which he found on the steps of Christian school, four Devon Rex cats named Aleister, Edgar, Herman, and Lily, and two dachshunds named Greta and Eva. After the divorce of Manson and ex-wife Dita Von Teese, Von Teese won the custody of both dachshunds and Aleister. For Manson's 39th birthday on January 5th, 2008, girlfriend Evan Rachel Wood gave him a new cat, Charlie (Manson), as a birthday gift.
•When asked in 2007 by Rolling Stone what his current favorite playlist was, Manson chose among Radiohead's "Exit Music (For a Film)", Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" and David Bowie's classic "We Are the Dead".
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This is the first exhibition of Barbara Hepworth’s sculpture in Australia at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in Melbourne. It is a retrospective that takes in the important phases in her development as one of the 20th century’s most important Modernist sculptors.
www.heide.com.au/exhibitions/barbara-hepworth-equilibrium/
Hepworth was certainly a character, but there is also no denying her creative genius. In her time very few women attempted sculpture, especially on the sort of grand scale that she was prepared to engage in. Over the next week I want to show you some of her work. In the description to the previous photo I’ve given you some important biographical information, but you might find these two short video extracts insightful.
Barbara Hepworth - Figures in a Landscape (1953) - extract
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9zRz-Jguc&t=66s
Barbara Hepworth Sculptress (1972)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qLDOcUlEhE&t=247s
* These cover shots were taken with the Leica D-Lux 7 in natural light. It's an excellent camera for this sort of work.
Also, check Garry's latest offering for an eloquent, insightful bit of support, from a guy who voted for the other guy.
Also also, HBW! A little flagkeh. Or votekeh. Or is it vokeh? Huh, my bokeh puns are off today. HBW anyway.
Don't be fooled by the name—the Rabbit Trail is far from a gentle walk. Starting at Hacienda Zuleta, it ascends steeply into the mountains, reaching up to 3,140 meters above sea level. The climb can be tough in parts, but the panoramic views—expansive valleys, distant ridgelines, and the vastness of the Andean landscape—make it worthwhile.
The real adventure begins on the descent. The trail narrows and becomes slippery, especially after rain, requiring careful footing. Along the way, we passed several earth mounds built by the Caranqui culture, who inhabited this region from 700 to 1500 CE. These truncated pyramids and ceremonial platforms served rituals, residential, and astronomical purposes. Today, they are overgrown with grass, which surprisingly helps preserve them.
Eventually, we reached Cóndor Huasi, a small conservation effort aimed at protecting the Andean condor—one of the world's largest flying birds and a cultural symbol in the Andes. We met a French biologist dedicated to safeguarding these endangered birds in Ecuador. His enthusiasm and expertise brought the project to life in a personal and insightful way.
Afterward, we walked about 3 km on a cobblestone path back to the hacienda. The mostly flat route gave our legs a rest after the climb. After nearly five hours on the trail, we arrived hungry, tired, and satisfied—just in time for a late lunch.
This photo was taken along the trail, looking down into one of the steep valleys characteristic of this part of the Ecuadorian highlands. I converted it to black and white to emphasize the textures and natural lines of the landscape. Without color, the emphasis shifts to light, shape, and depth—elements often overshadowed in a more colorful scene.
The point of posing with books is that Igor gets attention...
A family saga spanning 3 generations emotionally and ecologically on an isolated Massachusett's Point...well written and insightful...
Ghent's opulent Groot Huis Royal Dutch Theatre & NTGent (KNS)
The Classic City Theatre of the Future - NTGent in the city of Ghent and Orestes in Mosul tragedy.
The Royal Dutch Theater (KNS) and home of the NTGent is an appealing,historical building located on Sint-Baafsplein Square.
It was built in 1897-1899 by the Belgian architect Edmond De Vigne in Eclectic architectural style.It plainly displays a blend of diverse styles,such as Neo-Renaissance,Baroque,Byzantine and 19th century Flemish design.
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"Apollo and the Muses of Fine Arts" & Harmonia"
On its elaborate facade and above the entrance,there is an enormous mosaic,(9 metres wide & 4 metres high),made up of thousands of 15 millimetre coloured ceramic stones.The Art piece was designed by the Belgian painter Constant Montald,and it shows a scene titled : "Apollo & the Muses of Fine Arts".Apollo,God of the Sun,Music and Arts,is shown in his charriot playing the Lyre while he brings the nine Muses to the mountain of the Arts,Parnassus.
In the forefront,we see the Muse of Theatre,Thalia,holding a mask.
Right on the very top of the building,Harmonia is also playing the Lyre.It's a magnidficent Alois Buyens bronze sculpture.Harmonia, Ares' & Aprodite's daughter,is the Immortal Goddess of harmony and concord - Ἁρμονία -.
The harmonious interplay of architecture,mosaic,painting and sculpture in 1897, was a significant event in the history of Flemish culture.
Let's see what's happening inside where Milo Rau is presenting his own Oresteia.
Orestes in Mosul - 17 April ,2019 - 26 January ,2020
NTGent - Adaptation of Classics -
"The Oresteia is not only the one single trilogy that has come down to us from classical antiquity and one of mankind’s greatest tragedies,but it also represents the myth of the foundation of civilisation,whereby the principle of the blood feud,the never-ending cycle of revenge,an eye for an eye,was replaced by the principles of justice,integration and reconciliation." Milo Rau
He staged this tragedy with a mixed ensemble of European and Iraqi actors.The process includes research and activities in Mosul,where the Jihadi caliphate of ISIS was declared in 2014.
Milo Rau had the idea of staging a present-day version of Aeschylus’ Oresteia while he was conducting research for his play EMPIRE (2016) ,in northern Iraq on the frontline facing ISIS.
- Music by the Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou -
- in Greek with English subtitles -
"It is as if you were in a television scene and in a classical epic at the same time," as Rau puts it.How is it possible to stop the never-ending chain of violence in which the parties of the Syrian-Iraqi civil war and their Western allies find themselves?
Milo Rau retains the ancient grandeur of the tragedy,but links it to present-day issues, with an international ensemble.
He is probably the most advanced,controversial and influential European playwright,author and director.He was recently awarded the first honourary doctorate of the Faculty of Fine and Performing Arts at Lund University in Malmö,and Sweden,and assumed a post as lecturer at the University of Münster.
Although Greek tragedies go back 2,500 years,theatre directors continue to find them extraordinarily resonant today, sometimes staging them in contemporary settings or finding other ways to emphasise how pride and passion,ancient or modern,can bleed out and leave a society in ruins.
Insightful Reflection in the Future ...
In 2015 NTGent turned 50 years old.Since 1965,it has organized and staged more than four hundred plays.
NTGent is more than a theater in a Brechtian sense.It is a school for life and art that combines practice and theory,and sees it as an
investment in emerging artists,but also as an investment in Theater and Art.The NTGent programme includes theater projects,political discussions,lectures and activism,they think about the state of the world and call for action ...
"Don't expect the theatre to satisfy the habits of its audience, but to change them." Bertolt Brecht
- in Greek with English subtitles -
Igor knows that sleeping is good...
This memoir about a Korean child adopted by a white couple is extremely insightful....much food for thought...
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is an amazing Nigerian author who has written quite a bit on both race and feminism in America and Nigeria. I've read a couple of her full length novels but this read was a long essay based on a Ted Talk she did. She talks about feminism and women's rights but she also talks about how creating a society where women exist for the purpose of men and men grow up to have these fragile egos isn't helping anyone. So, she makes a great case about how we need to raise all children differently-girls and boys. It's an incredibly wise and insightful talk if you want to take a look:
www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_we_should_all_...
I prefer to actually read through it and the above is an excerpt. Here's her website:
I enjoyed Americanah quite a bit but Half of a Yellow Sun, though well written, was much more difficult to get through as it involved a great deal of war (Biafran War) and genocide in Nigeria in the 1960s. Still a very important and worthwile read.
I hope there's a good turnout for The Women's March on Saturday, January 20th. This is from last year's march. I will definitely by marching again in Chicago.
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Nothing inspires me more than spending time with likeminded enthusiastic people. They often stimulate interesting conversations, make insightful observations, view the world optimistically and enjoy being in such beautiful places. This is true of 95% of landscape photographers and of 100% of participants from this weekend’s workshop around Whitby! This is an image made from the last rays of sunlight hitting the distant clouds and as the moon grew in strength. What a magical sight it was, I genuinely didn’t want to leave.
✨ A quiet farewell to the old year — and a grateful look ahead
As the year comes to an end, I want to take a moment to pause before we step into a new chapter together. This year was many things: challenging, insightful, sometimes loud — and sometimes very quiet. But above all, it was shaped and supported by you.
I want to sincerely thank you. For every comment, every message, every share, and every moment of silent support. For your encouragement, your honesty, and your presence — both seen and unseen. It means more to me than words can fully express.
For the year ahead, I wish you nothing but the very best: good health, inner peace, the courage to follow new paths, and many small moments that bring you joy. May the new year meet you with kindness and give you exactly what you need.
Thank you for being here.
Thank you for your trust.
I look forward to continuing this journey with you in the year to come.
Wishing you a wonderful start to the new year. ✨
Following on from yesterdays thoughts, trying to go for the complete opposite here - something fun! To everybody who commented here, on my Facebook and on my Tumblr, thankyou for sharing your thoughts. Always insightful!
As for the photo itself, this took quite a bit of work! Many shots combined in Photoshop, took hours. My hand hurts from holding the pen too long :(
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Dedicated to a true Flickr friend, Totallyme www.flickr.com/photos/96307955@N00/ (Gunta), whose insightful comments and friendship are a great encouragement. Have a look at her wonderful stream!
I thought I would give her some colour as she feel some of my photos are on the dark side.
Salman Toor (b. 1983) - Night Park (2022). In the collection of the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
Salman Toor was born in Lahore, Pakistan but received his training as an artist at the Wesleyan University in Ohio and the Pratt Institute in New York. He currently lives and works in New York.
His New York gallerist, Luhring Augustine, write: "Salman Toor’s sumptuous and insightful figurative paintings depict intimate, quotidian moments in the lives of imagined young, brown, queer men ensconced in contemporary cosmopolitan culture. His work oscillates between heartening and harrowing, seductive and poignant, inviting and eerie.
In many of his paintings, he creates subtly disarming depictions of familiar domestic environments in which often-marginalized bodies flourish in safety and comfort. In other pieces, Toor creates allegorical spaces of waiting, anticipation, and apprehension; border crossings into a world that may or may not be welcoming. Central to his work are the anxieties and the comedies of identity. In creating his figures, he employs and destabilizes specific tropes in order to reflect on the way difference is perceived by the self and by others. As Whitney curators Christopher Lew and Ambika Trasi have noted, Toor’s project is one that examines “vulnerability within contemporary public and private life and the notion of community in the context of queer, diasporic identity.” Furthermore, in depicting the mundane and the memorable moments of his characters’ lives, Toor reveals a deeply relatable existence, ultimately creating an opportunity for empathy through the language of painting.* .
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Thank you, Kathleen, for your recent insightful & relevant comments on earlier images of this little girl..............done dancing! and me too! (children's set)
The talented Elicio Ember, creator and owner of Cerridwen's Cauldron. He gave an extremely insightful talk at the World Building Class. It was a thrill to be present among such talented creators.
I've not met many like ela. Actually, I've yet to meet her. My flickr friend ela is from Romania, on another continent away, but she has become someone very dear to me. She somehow manages to stay motivated, despite her current struggles, to keep up with her artistic side. Along with her insightful and often fascinating photography, she crafts tiny creatures and dolls from scraps of fabric. They're amazing!
I myself have never enjoyed sewing as it requires so much patient focus, yet just recently I found myself digging out some scrap fabrics, ironing them out, and cutting out heart shapes to be made into 3 inch tall puffy hearts. The work is no longer work; it's an expression of joy containing gifts of acceptance and motivation gleaned from several world-wide friends such as ela. I am so grateful to the people who keep on keeping-on; you encourage all of us with your perseverance... Wishing all of you a Happy Valentine's Day :)
Cassandra Gauntley, an esteemed expert in the education of young women, visits the prestigious Frost Academy for Young Ladies of Distinction in New Victoria Township. Known for her insightful teachings and progressive methods, Cassandra's presence is a significant event.
Join us late summer as we unveil the drama, mystery, and allure of New Victoria Township.