Judith Kindler

Art Appreciation

Artist Judith Kinder was born in Western New York. She is known for her collage paintings of females and horses using diverse and complex medias.

John Seed for the Huffington Post in 2015 did a great interview with the artist. which can be heard HERE. You can also see more of her work HERE.

Bird Catcher (2012) via artodyssey1

Sources:

http://www.judithkindlerart.com/
https://www.facebook.com/judithkindlerart
http://www.artnet.com/galleries/gail-severn-gallery/artist-judith-kindler/
http://www.gailseverngallery.com/judith-kindler-cv.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-seed/judith-kindler-i-can-see-you_b_7090086.html
http://forrefineart.com/judith-kindler/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/judith-kindler-5494537
https://www.youtube.com/user/JudithKindler
https://artcld.com/mkt/Artist/Details/43990?artist=Judith%20Kindler
http://artodyssey1.blogspot.com/2013/10/judith-kindler.html
https://slingshotsandarrows.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/solo-show-judith-kindler/
http://blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2016/02/2016-topic-3-wax-challenge.html

Ana Navarro "schooling" Michael R Caputo

Pardon the interruption.

I rarely do post political commentary, but this election is extremely important to just take a backseat.

We live in a country and given the privilege to vote for the leader we feel will represent our principles before our nation and the world. This election, we are given a choice of party candidates: Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, Green and Constitution.

Although our ideologies may fit better with a third-party candidate, we tend to align ourselves with one of the two most popular parties: Republican or Democrat.

As a registered Republican, I find my ideologies best fit under the Libertarian ticket. I can't, however, bring myself to vote for Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, a candidate who I feel would make our nation look weak before other nations.

But as a registered Republican, shouldn't my choice in candidate clearly be Donald Trump? If it were any other Republican candidate, yes.

As a Mexican-American, I do find Trump's comments and tweets offensive. I appreciate Republican strategist Ana Navarro reminding Michael R Caputo, former Trump adviser, of his comments aimed directly at Mexicans.

“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.” June 16, 2015

“What can be simpler or more accurately stated? The Mexican Government is forcing their most unwanted people into the United States. They are, in many cases, criminals, drug dealers, rapists, etc.” July 6, 2015




via Daily Kos

Herbert List

Photography Appreciation

Herbert List was a German fashion photographer known for his black and white photos of male nudes and erotic street photography. Many of his photos appeared in Vogue, Harper's Bazaar and Life.

List is also known for his "fotografia metafiscia," where he experimented using mirrors and double exposures to make surrealistic metaphysical photography.

Later in his career, he joined Magnum Photos and was influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson and the Italian neorealist film movement.

You learn more about List HERE, and see more of his photography HERE.

Trepanation, 1944 via boingboing

Boy with Dalmatian, Portofino, 1936 via theredlist

Pablo Picasso, "Chouette dans un intérieur," Paris, 1948 via mastersofphotography

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_List
http://www.glbtqarchive.com/arts/list_h_A.pdf
http://www.faheykleingallery.com/photographers/list/personal/list_pp_frames.htm
https://pro.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP3=CMS3&VF=MAGO31_2_VForm
http://theredlist.com/wiki-2-16-601-788-view-portrait-1-profile-list-herbert.html
https://mastersofphotography.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/herbert-list/
http://boingboing.net/2014/09/24/the-surrealist-photography-of.html

Dance: Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber - Cold Water

Choreography: Matt Steffanina



via Matt Steffanina

Cosplay... Is An Art: Cosplay Showcase Japan Expo 2016

via Kean Tyrone Tagaro

Crash (1996)

Film Appreciation

Based on the 1973 novel by J.G. Ballard, Crash is a film about a group of people with a sexual fetish for watching car crashes.

The film, which starred James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, and Holly Hunter, was seen as highly controversial at the time of its release. The film did win the Special Jury Prize at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.




Sources:

http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Crash#tab=summary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_(1996_film)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Toy Movie