▲Visual Arts▼

"I didn't grow up wanting to make movies; what I really wanted to be was an architect. I had this drafting table with all these little instruments I would arrange carefully around the edges. I used to draw everything. When I was in fifth grade, I started to make Super 8 movies, and I liked that very much. I also got interested in George Lucas at about that time, and then, by seventh grade, I became obsessed with Alfred Hitchcock. But I still wanted to be an architect. Sometimes I thought I might also like to be a writer. I didn't settle on film until I was in college. There were two reasons I became a filmmaker instead of, say, a novelist. I have always been interested in the visual composition of things. It's part of why I liked to draw so much. But I also love to put on a show. In fact, I enjoyed that long before I even thought about making movies. I'm not essentially a camera guy; I don't take very good still photographs and I never have." - Adriano

Whether Anderson is telling the story of a family struggling with ghosts of its past and future (The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited), portraying the absurdist adventures of a Cousteau-like adventurer (The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou), or, as in his new film, Moonrise Kingdom http://ff.im/SLABe , presenting a tale of twisted innocence, his work is impossible to mistake. -ibid. - Adriano

"A drawing of the innermost part of the CMS detector, bristling with silicon tiles, took inspiration from the nine circles of hell in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. The CMS detector is lowered into the experimental hall. \\ Sergio Cittolin is first and foremost a physicist in search of answers to the mysteries of the universe. Yet he also has an artistic bent, and his talent for drawing has woven itself nicely into his 30 years of work at CERN. The result is a collection of da Vinci-style illustrations that brighten CERN hallways, a book, and the covers of a number of technical documents." via @amirask #boson - Adriano

"The Whitney is constructing a new building in downtown Manhattan. Designed by Renzo Piano, it will include approximately 50,000 square feet of galleries and 13,000 square feet of rooftop exhibition space. The site is located in the Meatpacking District at Gansevoort and Washington Streets, adjacent to the southern entrance to the High Line." See video for details on the interior. It will be beautiful. - Adriano

See also http://twitter.com/republi... - Adriano

also http://youtu.be/Fme7uwd1X6w \\ "Skywalking basically involves a photographer making his way up to a death-defying height, and snapping a photo that’s meant to give you both a perspective you’ve never seen before, and that feeling like your stomach just made its way into your throat. Many of the photographers are in their teens, and unfortunately, with no sign of safety equipment anywhere in these photos, someone is gonna get hurt. Marat said: "When I am on the roof I have a feeling that the whole world is by my feet. All my problems and trouble are left somewhere down. The height exhilarates me. It gives me energy and fills with enthusiasm to make new and great shots."" - Adriano

"What model metronome was used in "Object to be Destroyed?" This could probably be answered by a close inspection of the logo on the gauge at the bottom of the pendulum. Did he use the same model to construct "Indestructible Object?" Highly unlikely. Man Ray made a number of, well, let's call them instantiations, of "Indestructible Object" using readymade metronomes from a number of manufacturers. The trident trademark visible on some is the logo of Ultronic Systems Corporation, which seems to have become defunct by the mid-1960s. The artist is known to have made instantiations with this logo as late as 1971, so we may speculate he acquired a few to keep for use in constructions." - Adriano

but only the 'original' was shot! :-) - Amira

"This is an important early painting by Bacon, as he destroyed much of his work from the period of 1935 to 1944. Despite the title, it is a figure study only by implication. It is one of the few works in Bacon's oeuvre that does not feature a figure, though the trilby hat and tweed overcoat suggest a human presence. The painting was followed by a similar work, 'Figure Study II' (Huddersfield Art Gallery), which shows the same coat motif, from which a deformed, screaming figure - perhaps lurking under the coat in this painting - emerges." - Adriano

"This is one of the last paintings Bacon completed. It is the second in a series of three portraits of his friend, the artist Anthony Zych. Zych appears to be standing in a doorway, possibly that of the artist's studio. The camera tripod is an element repeated from the central panel of a triptych painted in 1944. Bacon's portraits were almost without exception of people with whom he was familiar. He preferred to paint his subjects not from life but from photographs." \\ via @jamreilly - Adriano

Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston \\ 1968 Olympic Black Power Salute: After Tommy Smith finished first and John Carlos finished third (both African Americans) in the 200-meter sprint, they decided to send a message to the world when they took to the podium. \\ 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. When MJ became Air Jordan. - Adriano

Henri Cartier-Bresson: "the decisive moment is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression." - Adriano

A classic example of where a bike helmet comes in handy... - Spidra Webster

Online, or old school dial +1-347-763-8001 to hear a poem from a wide range of esteemed poets via the Museum of Modern Art -- wait for John Cage, or the one by Robert Creely #poetry - Adriano

"Part of Perry’s artistic contribution is a series of vases painted with images and slogans for contemporary life. The vases have a stylish wit and charm while maintaining a seriousness through their affinity to the Greek, Etruscan, or Chinese forms from which they are derived." - Adriano

Tio Salamanca (Mark Margolis) and Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) in Episode 11. \\ Trivia: who played the assassin named Alberto in Scarface? - Adriano

"Compulsion, paired with a short film titled La Petit Mort, in the exhibition features scenes of film noir, tense, and poised-to-erupt, the Hitchcockian damsel in distress and Prager’s unmistakable retro touch." - Adriano

"With arresting insight, vulnerability, and a delightful sense of humor, Terence Nance’s explosively creative debut feature, AN OVERSIMPLIFICATION OF HER BEAUTY, documents the relationship between Terence and a lovely young woman (Namik Minter) as it teeters on the divide between platonic and romantic. Utilizing a tapestry of live action and various styles of animation, Terence explores the fantasies, emotions, and memories that race through his mind during a singular moment in time." - Adriano

Music: Trentemøller "Vamp" - Adriano

Its pretty good listening to Trentmuller whist listening to this http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Jason

One of the most interesting opening sequences in terms of visual style in cinema. The music is of course the beginning of Wagner's Tristan und Isolde -- which is overused throughout the film. The director wanted a "romantic" film about the end of the world (see interview http://youtu.be/4qtr-7pkTxI) and thought the music would help -- but aspects of his personality seeps into almost all the characters. There's probably a great comparative study of this film with Terrence Malick's Tree of Life. - Adriano

"This 10-foot-wide artwork involved two naked models, a blowtorch and a fireman. “It’s really his masterpiece in the proper sense of the word,” said Loic Gouzer, the specialist in postwar and contemporary art. “He was risking his life.” Klein sprayed the models with water as they press their naked bodies against specially treated cardboard panels. Once the models move aside, Klein grabs the blowtorch and directs the flame at the surface. The steps are repeated as the models coat themselves with paint, leaving the marks of their breasts and thighs. While the artist directed the models and adjusted their positions, he never actually touched the surface with his hand." - Adriano

Beautiful web presentation as online magazine... - Adriano

Oliveria Bridge, Brazil \\ Nijubashi Bridge, Japan. - Adriano

but maybe he is taking in the scent of the pages with the sea... nevertheless, Chania is a nice hangout while staying in beautiful Crete... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped... - Adriano

Google has digitally captured many paintings, so that one can zoom in -- just like in maps. Here you can see how Van Gogh painted the individual stars and the night sky. - Adriano

See also 3D Interpretation of Starry Night https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ehEC2Z... :-) - Amira

that's an interesting animated gif... thanks, Amira! Wonder how they made it. - Adriano

here's another one, even more interesting -- Starry Night (interactive animation) http://vimeo.com/36466564 - Amira

"In 2010 Skurman earned France's Medal of Arts and Letters for his mastery of classical architecture, specializing in French, Georgian and Mediterranean styles. He started his career as an apprentice in the New York office of the famed I.M. Pei. While working for Pei, Skurman was involved in the design of the Louvre Pyramid in Paris." \\ Property is on sale for $18.25 million :-) - Adriano

"Depuis plus de 30 ans, Christopher Wool explore les territoires de la peinture abstraite par une continuelle interrogation du procédé pictural : recours à la répétition, application de méthodes de l’art conceptuel et minimal, adaptation d’images photographiques, et travail avec différentes techniques comme le spray, l’encre pour sérigraphie et la reproduction numérique." - Adriano