annagrama

May 21

“The government is cutting music programmes in schools and slashing Arts grants as gleefully as a morbidly American kid in Baskin Robbins. So if only to stick it to the man, isn’t it worth fighting back in some small way? So write your damn book. Learn a Chopin prelude, get all Jackson Pollock with the kids, spend a few hours writing a Haiku. Do it because it counts even without the fanfare, the money, the fame… .” Concert pianist James Rhodes articulates the urgency of finding your purpose and doing what you love. As a wise woman eloquently put it, “Start with a big, fat lump in your throat, start with a profound sense of wrong, a deep homesickness, or a crazy lovesickness, and run with it.” (via explore-blog)

(via explore-blog)

Apr 28

Private Moon. Leoni Tishkov.

Proyecto de un físico convertido en artista. Está hermoso.

(via The Fox Is Black)

Apr 17

“A work of art is good if it has arisen out of necessity. That is the only way one can judge” Rainer Maria Rilke

Apr 15

Herman found his prized huntsman spider in the basement of his parents’ house. It followed him where ever he went for most of his adult life. He named it Morris because it reminded him of his Uncle Morris, who had long spindly legs and a strange gait that often confused people as to which direction he was about to step in.
Although it was common to have large insects as pets, in Rothbury, England(circa 1875). It was frowned upon to have an arachnid as a pet. When they would go for a stroll or take in a show at the theatre, Morris would hide in Herman’s stovepipe hat and watch through tiny holes near the top of the hat band. Herman could even hear him clapping at the close of the each performance. It made him laugh out loud every time.

(via The Art of Travis Louie)

Herman found his prized huntsman spider in the basement of his parents’ house. It followed him where ever he went for most of his adult life. He named it Morris because it reminded him of his Uncle Morris, who had long spindly legs and a strange gait that often confused people as to which direction he was about to step in.

Although it was common to have large insects as pets, in Rothbury, England(circa 1875). It was frowned upon to have an arachnid as a pet. When they would go for a stroll or take in a show at the theatre, Morris would hide in Herman’s stovepipe hat and watch through tiny holes near the top of the hat band. Herman could even hear him clapping at the close of the each performance. It made him laugh out loud every time.

(via The Art of Travis Louie)

Mar 31

“Art is responded to with emotion … and the best art is music — that’s the highest form of art. It’s completely abstract, and we make about eight times as much response to music than any of the other arts.”

Agnes Martin on music.

Happy Birthday, Agnes Martin: The Iconic Painter on Art, Solitude, and the Secret of Happiness | Brain Pickings

Feb 3

Un español (creo) que veía en blanco y negro, ahora escucha los colores. Está muy interesante. Podríamos ser superhéroes eventualmente. O superhumanos, cuando menos.

CYBORG FOUNDATION | Rafel Duran Torrent (by Focus Forward Films)

Jan 22

creese:

“Edgar Allan Poe” by Michael Creese | RedBubble

Jan 18

photojojo:

Thomas Barbèy’s surrealist photos are a combination of sandwiching negatives, planning double-exposures, or re-photographing collaged photos.

Most of his photos were shot with either a Mamiya RB67 or a Canon AE-1.

Thomas Barbè y’s Analog Photo Manipulations

via NotCot

Jan 15

explore-blog:

In week two of The Reconstructionists, the yearlong illustrated celebration of world-changing women continues with Sister Rosetta Tharpe – gospel music’s first superstar; the godmother of rock and roll; “the original soul sister.”

Jan 13

abstraire:

Mal Smart - My Reality