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Art, Rock, & Talk
With Kate Myers and Wiitala Brothers
Saturday Feb. 26th
Chicago Art Department
Kate Myers’ music is passionate and introspective. Drawing influence from singer/songwriters of the past (Jim Croce, Bob Dylan) and of the present (Conor Oberst, Fiona Apple), she has been able to create a style that is completely and recognizably her own and that transcends the standard coffee shop singer/songwriter genre. Her songs are stories of pain, love, hope and the experience that she has collected through her travels, her family and her years.
Kate’s debut, self-titled album was released in 2004, her second album, “Blanket Sky” in 2006 and her most recent work, “Instant Clarification,” in 2008. She has performed on stages all over the USA and in Europe and is currently writing for her anticipated 4th release.
Wiitala Brothers
“The Wiitalas’ new Bad Blood could be qualified as minimalist indie pop-rock but it’s something much more effective than that might suggest. The duo’s stark guitars and lingering vocals tend to waft around, electrifying the air with their simplicity.”
flying on Saturday was fun but slightly freezing - my GoPro camera froze too but in another way so I had no visual record of my flight - it was in introspective flight anyway - not one to show other - however I did take this photo of me just after I landed so I had something visual for my logbook... :-)
A ’20s themed shoot, and an introspective look at Riley Willson, ft. a fishing spot near his home town of Red Deer, Grandfather’s fly fishing rod/Knights of Columbus attire, Riley's father's fishing rod, Riley's childhood N64 controller, and Riley/Sasha's dog Zoey.
The shoot consisted of various formats, including: 4×5, 35mm and digital full frame.
I’m still waiting to develop the Ektar and Delta frames, and will be posting those at a later date, along with an interview from Riley.
There was only one preview shot included in this set, and that's something I will be doing more of in the future- and iphone as well.
I've been in talks with Riley, and we'll be doing a second shoot, for sure- involving a boat!! Ideas are a floatin' already.
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Georgina Starr exhibition Before Le Cerveau Affamé at Cooper Gallery in Dundee, 2013.
Le Cerveau Affamé (The Hungry Brain) is a place. It is also a game that one may or may not be invited to play. The entrance into Le Cerveau Affamé is via a set of cards, each selection proposes a different journey.
The Cooper Gallery is proud to present 'Before Le Cerveau Affamé', a space for metaphysical transformation, by Georgina Starr, one of the most original and distinctive British artists celebrated internationally since the 1990s for her magically complex and multi-layered works.
Developed especially for the Cooper Gallery’s unique architectural setting, Starr offers a glimpse into ‘Le Cerveau’ and introduces us to its main motifs, the four suits of ‘The Brain’, ‘The Bubble’, ‘The Cat’ and ‘The Hand’.
An abiding preoccupation of Georgina Starr has been the conception of other possible worlds, but these worlds are more than just the creative imaginings of an artist. Imbued with inexplicably emotive renderings of her own languages and characters, Starr’s work is an intense and introspective cosmology. Folding together fiction, history, philosophy and spiritualism, Starr illuminates a vast topology of the self, haunted by the medium of her own voices. Deep within this murmur the inherently speculative truth of biography is endlessly transformed, propelling the self into an abyss held fast between what was, is and could be.
Starr’s practice of combining fiction, memory and a baroque sensibility defies the tight categories of most forms of exhibition making. Yet this is the strength of her work. Sidestepping simple readings informed by common understandings of sculpture, film, drawing or installation, Starr’s disruption and melding of forms unplugs the possibility of there being an everyday. It is this unsettling move that drives the viewer to a radically different understanding of the self and its limitless biographies.
Starr’s work was once described by the Guardian art critic Jonathan Jones as one of “the most intense encounters we have with art”, while Starr herself has said about her new work, “I imagined myself like Faust entering the Realm of the Mothers: The Mothers! Mothers! These goddesses exist beyond the range, of mortals: even we avoid their name. To find them, you must fathom the abyss." The cards were my route into this realm, but The Pink Material is the potion ingested to secure a passage through to the other side. An alchemical process takes place when you chew it. Many bubbles have to be blown before you can enter.”
See the opening ceremony of Before Le Cerveau Affamé : vimeo.com/79813253
introspective...insomnia...and Ingrid Michaelson
bad day...well, a bad night, that lead to a bad day.
I got some bad news last night, that I think I kinda knew was coming, but it didn't really make it any easier to handle. Needless to say, I'm also going through a period of insomnia, so the bad news didn't really help that any. I think I got to sleep around....4:30? Seeing as my normal wake up call is 5:40, I just took a personal day today.
Song of the Day- Breakable, Ingrid Michaelson
Iceburg Texture borrowed from Colin Tobin
I'm also going to go ahead and add this to Theme of the Week, for Fav Things....this hooded sweater is one of my favorite winter sweaters. i only get to wear it around home though, because apparently it's a bit ratty looking for the public, lol. Whatever...it's warm and has a furry hood. *shrug* i heart it
I've been offline for a bit because my computer died. Of rather Windows decided to have a malfunction and the registry got corrupted. I've tried everything I know to do with no luck. One of my co-workers came through and gave me one of his old computers so right now I'm in Pentium II hell. But hey at least I can get online and read e-mail. Unfortunately what that means is I'm unable to edit my pictures and stuff until I can figure out how to get the other computer running without losing all of my stuff. I was in the middle of backing everything up when it crashed. Luckily I was able to save this one before my Linux drive crashed as well. But the other pictures that go with the group were not so lucky. Oh well.
I've been having too many wtf !@#?! moments lately. More than the usual I think. I always find it curious what people seems to think about me, or rather how that see me. For the life of me I don't really know where some of this stuff comes from but it ranges from really dark to "wow, really?". More often than not I am extremely private and have been actively trying to work on it. So I'm always surprised at the responses I elicit from people. I must not be doing a very good job if I keep mentioning that I'm trying. Heh, heh.
I've had friends comment on the fact that I write a lot with my photos rather than letting my pictures talk for themselves. Yeah, that may be true a little. Sometimes it's just about working out an idea in my head, but sometimes it's more about markers to where I've been more than anything else. There are days when I do the same in my life where I'll just talk and talk. But then there are other days where I'll barely utter 5 words. The latter happens, unfortunately, More than I care to admit. Recently I had a co-worker tell me that talking with me was like having a one-sided conversation because I'm not always responsive. I get that lecture a lot but I think people aren't really paying attention to the fact that I'm actively listening to what they are saying and trying to process. What they really want is a debate I have found. I tend to run from those types of conversations because more often than not they tend to be more emotional than informational. I guess it's just one of my things. I've been told that I have issues.
It's interesting to me how people will treat you based on what they think about you. I had someone tell me once that they were glad that I was born. "I'm glad that you were born". Do you know how powerful those words are? Even my own mother has never said anything resembling that to me. I think I'm more of an embarrassment to her sometimes. But she definitely wishes I was more "Obedient". LOL Not going to happen! I have a history of being surrounded by inflexible people. I also have a bad tendency to cater to other people to make them more comfortable at my own expense. I haven't figured out what lesson I'm supposed to be learning here but it happens often enough that I probably need to pay better attention to figure it out.
Often I am my own worst critic and I have been told that I need to be kinder to myself. But isn't that true for most people? I actually had two people that were worse to me but I had to get them out of my life> I couldn't really see it at the time, but after my life became less complicated without them in it I was able to see many things. These people that I let into my life have no use for me unless I fit into whatever they think I am. Rarely do they see me as a person, let alone my own person I think. Crazy.
I don't know if I mean anything by all of this. It's just where my heads at right now. A lot of random stuff that I'm trying to sort through. I tend to get more introspective the closer to Winter it gets. I've always been that way for as long as I can remember. With a pending family trip to Atlanta in a couple of weeks I have more on my mind than usual. I care about my family deeply but I can't be around them for too long if that makes sense. Too many issues I think and there is this unspoken thing about how they all treat me different. Yeah. Anyway, I imagine being in a car that long with my mom and her sister is going to be a bit of a challenge. Who knows...
Sorry, I tend to ramble sometimes.
Had the opportunity to work with two models for just a few minutes (one just stopped by), so this is what I got.....
Inventors tend to be introspective, pragmatic, informative, and expressive. They can become highly skilled in functional engineering and invention. Of all the role variants, Inventors are the most resistant to doing things a certain way just because it was done that way in the past. Designing and improving mechanisms and products is their constant goal. Intensely curious, Inventors have an entrepreneurial character and are always looking for new projects to work on.
Though full of ideas, Inventors are primarily interested in those that can be put into action or used to make products. They see product design as a means to an end, the goal being a marketable prototype. When beginning a project, they rarely start with a blueprint. They are confident in their ability to find effective and pragmatic solutions during the design process.
Inventors are often nonconformists and can have a circle of friends who are interested in their ideas or activities. Inventors are generally laid back, nonjudgmental, and good conversationalists. They tend to be informative, rather than directive, in their social exchanges. They are often able to explain their own complicated ideas, as well as comprehend the complex ideas of others. In arguments they may use debating skills, often to the significant disadvantage of their opponent. This strategy can backfire, however, by alienating those seeking a cooperative relationship rather than a combative one—a typical source of conflict between Rationals and Idealists, for example.
Inventors are generally ingenious individuals capable of rising to meet the demands of challenging situations. In work, they are usually good leaders of pilot products that test their abilities. Inventors are constantly looking for new ways to do things and usually have the social skills and drive to implement their ideas
This color relates to the imagination and spirituality. It stimulates the imagination and inspires high ideals. It is an introspective color, allowing us to get in touch with our deeper thoughts.
The difference between violet and purple is that violet appears in the visible light spectrum, or rainbow, whereas purple is simply a mix of red and blue. Violet has the highest vibration in the visible spectrum.
While the violet is not quite as intense as purple, its essence is similar. Generally the names are interchangeable and the meaning of the colors is similar. Both contain the energy and strength of red with the spirituality and integrity of blue. This is the union of body and soul creating a balance between our physical and our spiritual energies.
Purple or violet assists those who seek the meaning of life and spiritual fulfillment - it expands our awareness, connecting us to a higher consciousness. For this reason it is associated with transformation of the soul and the philosophers of the world are often attracted to it.
In the meaning of colors, purple and violet represent the future, the imagination and dreams, while spiritually calming the emotions. They inspire and enhance psychic ability and spiritual enlightenment, while, at the same time, keeping us grounded.
The color violet relates to the fantasy world, and a need to escape from the practicalities of life. It is the daydreamer escaping from reality.
From a color psychology perspective, purple and violet promote harmony of the mind and the emotions, contributing to mental balance and stability, peace of mind, a link between the spiritual and the physical worlds, between thought and activity. Violet and purple support the practice of meditation.
The color violet inspires unconditional and selfless love, devoid of ego, encouraging sensitivity and compassion. Violet can be sensitive to all the different forms of pollution in the world today, whether it be air pollution, noise pollution, visual pollution or the pollution in our food chain. This sensitivity makes violet susceptible to illness and allergies, vulnerable to its everyday surroundings.
Violet encourages creative pursuits and seeks inspiration and originality through its creative endeavors. It likes to be unique, individual and independent, not one of the crowd. Artists, musicians, writers, poets and psychics are all inspired by violet and its magic and mystery.
Violet is the color of the humanitarian, using its better judgment to do good for others. Combining wisdom and power with sensitivity and humility, violet can achieve a lot for those less fortunate.
The color purple is specifically associated with royalty and the nobility, creating an impression of luxury, wealth and extravagance.
Purple has power. It has a richness and quality to it that demands respect. Purple is ambitious and self-assured, the leader.
Caught my wife in a pensive mood at Leicester Square in London recently. This was the first day of the vacation and after the overnight flight probably she was really tired. Probably.
During a introspective course called Shodh Yatra, we were taken to the beautiful land named Sikkim. Tea plantations such as this one constitute the mesmerizing scenes from the place.
2007
This was taken in 2010 with a pocket point & shoot Canon Powershot SD 300. I didn't have any experience with portraits, but she has a remarkably calm, still, deeply introspective manner even in the midst of a conversation, and with an amateur photographer hovering nearby. So it was easy to get some pics of her with the little Canon, but with the low light they required a lot of noise reduction and adjustments with Lightroom 3. Now if I can just get some time with her and my better camera.
the photograph usually has a certain aspect of introspective introversion, especially during times of change
with the realities of the brave new corona world i find myself looking a bit nostalgically into the past, and a bit fearfully into the future. but also, somehow with calmness and resignation, definitely not with panic.
11/18/2010 - 322/365 - 4/90
I was waiting for my husband outside of the gym. Standing in the cold night air and my mind churning with thoughts of looming deadlines for work, no ideas or motivation for shooting and 100 other silly day to day thoughts, when I saw my shadow against the wall.
It seemed the perfect BAM for the moment and I luckily had my camera with me.
It's Friday now...thank goodness. I'll be working on something cheerier for tomorrow. :-)
You say I'm introspective? Give me some time to think about that.
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Shot on a tripod with an intervalometer taking. Trying to Covey as much of my person as possible in a single image.
This haunting and introspective Michelangelo Antonioni film seemed as good as places as any to start exploring other types of cinema artwork for restoring. In this case a rare Japanese advertisement of the film. I’ve rarely often posted any types of ads here but glad to expand out the variety and these are often precisely the types of things overlooked and never preserved.
We've made it up to the cabin after a daunting ride in to Big Bear. The recent storms have made the the roads a fun little adventure. Despite the freezing landscape, the cabin is big and cozy and warm.
This is my third to last shot of my 365. I'm starting to feel anxious about it ending. You do something for so long that the routine and the creative craziness is comforting. You learn to love the the time limitations and the panic that sets in when you dont have an idea. I'm worried that the big old world on the other side of my lens is going to swallow me up if I don't stay in my little viewfinder kingdom.
I wonder if there are support groups for those who have completed their Project365 and need to talk about their feelings since they quit. I hear that it's a hard habit to kick. But as I slowly creep back into a life beyond 365, I will carry with me the many introspective discoveries I've made and keep the friends that got me through.
I think Red said it best in that one movie about prison (you know which one I'm talking about) :
"These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them. That's institutionalized."
Corey was here.
Pensive, introspective. The weight of memory heavy in the air.
strobist info - one Canon 580 EX II with an improvised snoot (made from an empty cereal box with kitchen roll over the end to act as a diffuser), placed camera left, pretty much in front of the subject, set to about 1/2 power with the camera's exposure settings balanced to the light of the lamp