Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Monday, October 10, 2016
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Film Appreciation
Jumpin' Jack Flash was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. Released on October 10, 1986, the American spy comedy starred Whoopi Goldberg. Jim Belushi, Annie Potts Stephen Collins, and Michael McKean were also in the film.
The film, which was directed by Penny Marshall, is about a bank employee, Terry Doolittle (Whoopi Goldberg), who receives a message from a person who calls himself "Jumpin' Jack Flash." Throughout the film, Terry finds herself entangled with spies while helping "Jack" escape from an Eastern Bloc country.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpin%27_Jack_Flash_(film)
Sunday, October 9, 2016
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.
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| 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
Saturday, October 8, 2016
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
Friday, October 7, 2016
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.
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| Trepanation, 1944 via boingboing |
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| Boy with Dalmatian, Portofino, 1936 via theredlist |
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| 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
Thursday, October 6, 2016
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