Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Monday, November 27, 2017
"FAKE NEWS TROPHY"
We should have a contest as to which of the Networks, plus CNN and not including Fox, is the most dishonest, corrupt and/or distorted in its political coverage of your favorite President (me). They are all bad. Winner to receive the FAKE NEWS TROPHY!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 27, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump don’t forget your favorite network (us) for Fake News Trophy. pic.twitter.com/Du8a6UPbzs— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) November 27, 2017
Above: Trump suggesting we have a Fake News Trophy.— Christian Christensen (@ChrChristensen) November 27, 2017
Below: Fake Time cover praising Trump hanging in his golf club. pic.twitter.com/5x7qKCIHzm
The internet made sooooo many jokes about Trump's 'fake news trophy' tweet https://t.co/1e09hBjXSP pic.twitter.com/T4ViOhgCM9— Mashable (@mashable) November 27, 2017
Saturday, November 25, 2017
My Sunday Visiting Art Galleries
This week, I geeked out. I went to Austin's Comic Con on Saturday, then toured various art galleries in East Austin on Sunday.
The day couldn't be any better. The temperature was pleasant enough to walk to galleries and spend time outside at the Canopy.
I got to meet some great artists, such as Karen Maness, Vy Ngo, Polina Novozhenets, Malati Vasudevan, and Maria Montoya-Hohenstein. Below is a full list of artists I came across.
Artists
Nicole Anderson, nicoleanderson.info
Jason Archer, thejasonarcher.com
Mary T. Barton, marytbarton.com
Rebecca Bennett, rebeccabennettartworks.com
Neena Buxani, neenabuxani.com
Monica Ceniceros, monicaceniceros.com
Emily Galusha, eegcreative.com
Joel Ganucheau, joelganucheau.com
Tee Hollow, octophotoart.com
Felice House, felicehouse.com
Lucy MacQueen, lucymacqueen.com
Karen Maness, karenmaness.com
Terri McGee, terrimcgeeart.com
Maria Montoya-Hohenstein, arteology.us
James Owen Morgan, welcometothejimbo.com
Vy Ngo, vyngostudio.com
Polina Novozhenets, polinanovoart.com
Julie Pelaez, juliepelaezstudios.com
Jamie Marie Rhodes, jamiemarierhodes.com
Richard Rutner, richardrutner.com
Michelle Lawrence Schwartz, seedsthenroots.com
Trish Sierer, trishsierer.com/
Vera Smiley, artsvera.com
Flip Solomon, flipsolomon.com
Malati Vasudevan, withlvm.com
Caroline Walker, carolinewalker.com
Chris White, cwhiteart.com
Lisa Zinna, thepurplelime.com
Source:
http://east.bigmedium.org/
https://www.austinchronicle.com/east-austin-studio-tour/
Friday, November 24, 2017
Tracks 83: Music Mix 1986 Part II
The world was introduced with the first case of Mad Cow Disease, in 1986. The Soviet Union also launched their Mir space station, and the Rutan Voyager flew around the world without stopping or refueling.
1986 also gave us plenty of great songs, such as John Mellencamp's Small Town and R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A., Michael McDonald's Sweet Freedom, The Bangles' Manic Monday, Bon Jovi's You Give Love a Bad Name, and Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer. We were also introduced to a new subgenre that combined rock and rap with Run-DMC's and Aerosmith's Walk This Way.
Run-DMC - Walk This Way
The Cars - Tonight She Comes
Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom (1986)
John Mellencamp - Small Town
John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60's Rock)
The Outfield - Your Love
Sade - The Sweetest Taboo
The Bangles - Manic Monday
Janet Jackson - What Have You Done For Me Lately
Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling
Bananarama - Venus
Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
The Human League - Human
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking
Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All
Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time
Lionel Richie - Say You Say Me
Favorite Past Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Performances
2008
via William Statham
2004
via Famous In NY Video
2003
via The Little Shop Archive
2004
via Famous In NY Video
2000
via kyleorlando
Sources:
http://www.playbill.com/article/from-wicked-to-newsies-watch-decades-of-performances-from-macys-thanksgiving-day-parade
Thursday, November 23, 2017
El Lissitzky
Art Appreciation
Lazar Markovich Lissitzky, also known as El Lissitzky, was born on November 23, 1890. The Russian artist and designer was an important figure of the Russian avant-garde's Suprematism art movement.
Born in a small Jewish town of Pochinok, El Lissitzky started drawing at a young age. In 1909, he studied architectural engineering at Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany. After traveling throughout Europe, and learning about ancient Jewish culture, he returned to Moscow and attended the Polytechnic Institute of Riga.
While working for architectural firms, El Lissitzky further explored his interest in Jewish culture by studying traditional architecture and ornaments of old synagogues and illustrating Yiddish children's books.
El Lissitzky returned to Vitebsk, in 1919, to teach graphic art, printing, and architecture at the People's Art School. There, he designed and printed propaganda posters that favored Bolsheviks.
Along with Kazimir Malevich, El Lissitzky introduced an art movement known as Suprematism, a form of abstract art which relies heavily on basic geometric forms and color. For El Lissitzky, many of his work, during this time, were heavily political. He then started to explore and further develop the suprematist style to create a series of abstract and geometic paintings known as Proun--defined as "the station where one changes from painting to architecture."
In 1921, El Lissitzky moved to Berlin and became the cultural representative of Russia, where he established contacts between Russian and German artists. While in Berlin, he developed his career as a graphic designer. He also proposed and developed the idea of the Wolkenbügel, a horizontal skyscraper.
In 1928, El Lissitzky presented a program that revolved around the theme of a film show. It featured continuous presentations of movies, propagandist newsreels and animation.
El Lissitzky died in Moscow on December 30, 1941.
You can see more of his work HERE.
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| Mathematics Textbook (1919) via artoftherussias |
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| Proun 10 (1919) via archibuild |
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| Red Wedge Beats the White Circle (1919) via thecharnelhouse |
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Lissitzky
http://www.designishistory.com/1920/el-lissitzky/
https://www.moma.org/artists/3569
http://www.theartstory.org/artist-lissitzky-el.htm
https://youtu.be/fw2_v3nYZRY
https://artoftherussias.wordpress.com/category/jewish/el-lissitzky/
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