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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

The Killers - Mr. Brightside


Music Appreciation

Formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Killers released their debut single "Mr. Brightside" in 2003. The song, written by band members Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning, depicts a man's suspicion of his significant other's infidelity.

The burlesque theme music video, which was released in 2004, starred Flowers, Polish actress Izabella Miko, and Eric Roberts. The music video won an MTV VMA in 2005 for Best New Artist in a Video.



via TheKillersVEVO


Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Brightside


Sunday, September 27, 2015

Jessie Mann


Art Appreciation

Jessie Mann is an American abstract expressionist artist. She is best recognized as the young girl who appeared in many symbolic photos by her mother, Sally Mann.

Jessie's art work is heavily influenced by her appreciation of nature. In an interview with the photoblog Subjectify, she states, "The paintings are selfless and abstract. They are more about the nature of reality—organic patterns and light, than about any specific aspect of life or culture. I don’t feel that I am trying to go anywhere when I paint, or that I am trying to bring myself to anything, but rather that I am trying to expose something about where I already am."

You can see more of her work HERE.



Black and White via subjectify

Horizons via alicewellingcmp


Sources:

http://www.jessiemann.com/
http://subjectify.blogspot.com/2008/05/jessie-mann-interview-final-part.html
https://georgewaincmp.wordpress.com/2010/11/28/emmett-jessie-and-virginia/
https://alicewellingcmp.wordpress.com/author/alicewellingcmp/page/2/
http://www.danzigergallery.com/exhibition/jessie-mann-and34self-possessedand34-photographs-by-len-prince
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/11/06/jessie-again
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/25/AR2007012500556.html




Friday, September 18, 2015

Dan Eldon


Photography Appreciation

Recently, our society has seen images that have triggered international response, such as the image of the young Syrian refugee boy whose dead body washed up on the Turkey coast.

I came across a story of an extraordinary human being whose life was taken too early. Dan Eldon was a English-born Kenyan photojournalist and activist who was one of the youngest Reuters photojournalist known for his photographs that covered the war and famine in Somalia. His photographs, which were published in international periodicals, brought attention to Somalia.

On July 12, 1993, he and three colleagues were stoned to death by an angry mob in Mogadishu. What he left behind were his journals filled with collages, photographs, and drawings of his life experiences and his thoughts.

You can learn more about this incredible person HERE.


via thealteredpage

via blakemycoskie

via howtorideagiraffe



Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Eldon
http://www.daneldon.org/
http://blakemycoskie.blogspot.com/2011/01/journey-is-destination-being-inspired.html
http://thealteredpage.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-journey-is-inspiration-call-for.html
https://howtorideagiraffe.wordpress.com/inspiration-2/inspiration/



Wednesday, September 16, 2015

My Old Comic Book Collection



COMIC NO. DATE PRICE APPROX. VALUE
FLASH 53 Aug-91 $1.00 $9.99
SUPERMAN 82 Oct-93 $2.00 $5.99
WAR OF THE GODS 1 Sep-91 $1.75 $4.99
DAREDEVIL 295 Aug-91 $1.00 $3.00
DAREDEVIL 297 Oct-91 $1.00 $4.00
DEATHLOK VS. DOOM 3 Sep-91 $1.75 $2.00
GHOST RIDER 17 Sep-91 $1.75 $4.00
SLEEPWALKER 3 Aug-91 $1.00 $5.00
SPIDER-MAN 14 Sep-91 $1.75 $5.95
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 352 Oct-91 $1.00 $2.00
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET 2 Aug-91 $6.00 $8.00
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET 3 Sep-91 $2.50 $4.99
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET 4 Oct-91 $2.50 $6.00
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET 5 Nov-91 $2.50 $20.00
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET 6 Dec-91 $2.50 $5.00
THE INFINITY WAR 3 Aug-92 $2.50 $2.99
THE LETHAL FOES OF SPIDER-MAN 1 Sep-93 $1.75 $2.00
THE SILVER SURFER 60 Dec-91 $1.00 $3.00
THE SILVER SURFER 58 Nov-91 $1.00 $2.00
THE SILVER SURFER 55 Sep-91 $1.00 $10.00
THE SILVER SURFER 57 Oct-91 $1.00 $2.00
WEAPON X 84 Sep-91 $1.25 $5.75
WHAT IF… SPIDERMAN 31 Nov-91 $1.25 $4.50
WOLVERINE 46 Sep-91 $1.75 $5.50
WOLVERINE 45 Sep-91 $1.75 $5.50
X-FORCE 1 Aug-91 $1.50 $4.00
X-MEN  1 Oct-91 $1.50 $15.00
X-MEN ADVETURES 1 Nov-92 $1.25 $19.00



Sunday, September 13, 2015

Joel Peter Witkin


Photography Appreciation

Welcome to The Freak Show. The place you'd probably hear Nine Inch Nails in the background as you walk through a dark gallery with Joel Peter Witkin's work hanging along the walls. There you would see two decapitated heads kissing or photos of a hermaphrodite Venus.

Joel Peter Witkin is an American photographer best known for his subjects which are either corpses, cadaver pieces, or live individuals who are either malformed or have sexual oddities. The technique used in developing the photos adds to the troubling and disturbing images.


Untitled via stufftoblowyourmind


The Kiss (1982) via mathilda-herve

Venus Preferred to Christ, Paris (1997) via artnet


Sources:

http://v1.zonezero.com/exposiciones/fotografos/witkin2/
http://www.art-forum.org/z_Witkin/gallery.htm
http://www.emptykingdom.com/featured/joel-peter-witkin/
http://mathilda-herve.blogspot.com/2009/12/transgressive-art-why-are-we-as-society.html
http://www.kenweingart.com/blog/interview-joel-peter-witkin/
http://blog.art21.org/2011/10/06/on-view-now-the-curious-case-of-night-scented-stock/witkin_lebaiser/
http://www.ateliervagabond.com/blog/2012/06/29/the-moral-questions-ofwitkins-photographs/#.VUGO8PnF-So
http://newanalogue.blogspot.com/2011/05/joel-peter-witkin.html
http://www.artnet.com/artists/joel-peter-witkin/
http://www.stufftoblowyourmind.com/blog/artatomical-joel-peter-witkins-harvest/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel-Peter_Witkin

Saturday, September 12, 2015

Josie and the Pussycats


On September 12, 1970, Josie and the Pussycats premiered on CBS. The 16 episode cartoon series was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Characters included Josie (the redhead), Valerie (the blonde), and Melody (the first regularly appearing black character in a Saturday morning cartoon show).

Other characters included Alexander Cabot III (a Shaggy-like manager), Alexandra Cabot, Alan (the roadie, who looks likes Fred from Scooby-Doo), and Sebastian the cat.





Friday, September 11, 2015

Bill Biggart: September 11th


Photography Appreciation

On my old blog, I wrote about my September 11th experience. 

As I mentioned before, my girlfriend at the time and I were seriously considering flying to the Big Apple from Buffalo the day before. Had we made the trip, we would have found ourselves deep in the middle of the chaos.

One photographer was deep in the middle of everything. Bill Biggart was an Irish-American freelance photojournalist best known for capturing the events that followed the attack on the World Trade Center. He was killed by falling debris from the World Trade Center North Tower.

Four days later, his remains along with this cameras and flash cards were discovered. His photos were used in the October 2001 issue of Newsweek.

You can read more about his story HERE.


via boonsborohsart

Sources:

http://www.billbiggart.com/911.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Biggart
https://boonsborohsart.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/bill-biggart-an-inspiration/



Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (Live at the 1999 MTV VMA)


Music Appreciation

I actually remember watching the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards in 1999. Chris Rock was the host, Diana Ross felt Lil' Kim's boob, and The Beastie Boys was presented the first hip-hop award for their music video Intergalactic.

It was also the first time Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails performed on a televised awards show.




Monday, September 7, 2015

Queen Of Outer Space


Film Appreciation

Released on September 7, 1958, Queen of Outer Space starred Hungarian-born American actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor. Directed by Edward Bernds, the movie is about a space crew that find themselves captured on the planet Venus by "long limbed beauties."



via warnerarchive

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Outer_Space
http://www.cinefania.com/movie.php/23611/en

Sunday, September 6, 2015

Dino Valls


Art Appreciation

I came across a painting titled Ars Magna by Spanish painter Dino Valls. As the title suggests, the painting is a great art. As explained by Dr. Michael Pearce, the painting is about alchemy and our search for answers as to the creation of the universe.

Dino Valls is a self taught artist, who after completing his degree in medicine and surgery, has devoted his time to painting. You can see more of the allegorist's work HERE.



Mutus Liber (1996) via artodyssey1



Ars Magna (2010) via dafuckzgoinon




Sources:

http://www.dinovalls.com/en/
https://www.facebook.com/dino.valls
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dino_Valls
http://combustus.com/whats-on-dino-valls-mind/
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2009/08/dino-valls-dino-valls-is-spanish.html
http://theoriginalvangoghsearanthology.com/2013/05/23/an-interview-with-dino-valls/
http://artistaday.com/?p=15134
http://artisafeeling.tumblr.com/post/97846677813/dino-valls
http://el-guia-del-laberinto.tumblr.com/post/127340891500/ant%C3%ADfona-dino-valls
http://dafuckzgoinon.tumblr.com/post/126163506839/artist-dino-valls-the-most-immediate-response-i


Saturday, September 5, 2015

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Jimmy Kimmel responds to #Gamergazers


This is actually pretty funny and hits close to home. Similar to what Jimmy Kimmel stated, I have told my 11 year old son (@RebelFighter123) that watching gamers game is one more added ingredient to becoming antisocial.
"Go outside and play!"











Tuesday, September 1, 2015

The Prophecy (1995)


Film Appreciation

I remember watching this movie at the theaters as a freshman in college. At that time, I was very much into the Christian church and even a youth leader. Needlesstosay, this movie scared the shit out of me.

The fantasy horror-thriller was released on September 1, 1995 and it starred Christopher Walken as the archangel Gabriel and Viggo Mortensen as Lucifer.


via NativeTelevision'sChannel


Sources:

http://www.cinefania.com/movie.php/43083/en
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophecy