Art

reboxed

July 13, 2007

The whole Modern Art movement to me can be summed up as, “boxes are cool”. I’m not being snarky; I really think that there’s a fundamental cubic aesthetic which is cool because of its clean lines really appeals to people. For some reason I am also reminded of the satisfying way in which all my [...]

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Zamba.

April 17, 2007

What the heck am I talking about? Click to enlarge. originally published in the Daily Cardinal by Kip Rood, circa 1992.

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it’s for this experimental film

April 5, 2007

The finalists for the 2007 iPod Film Festival are now available online. Categories are Student Film, Indie Film, and The Kitchen Sink. I took a particular liking to the simplicity of Summer Storm. No word on whether the endings made anyone’s face implode.

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Picasso: Self Portrait with Cloak 1901

April 4, 2007

I lived in Boston from 1996-1998, working as a research assistant at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. During those two years I explored every nook and cranny of Beantown I could find; on foot, on bicycle, via boat, car, train, and even plane. I made it to Boston’s MFA a few times, including during the winter of [...]

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Nyaako and Nyatta’s excellent adventure

March 20, 2007

“There are some things in painting which cannot be explained, and that something is essential.” – Pierre Auguste Renoir I finished Cat Soup. I have to admit it was quite a trip. Acid trip, perhaps. In a nutshell, the story is simple; Nyatta rescues part of his sister Nyaako’s soul from Death and must embark [...]

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La Grande Jatte

March 17, 2007

This is one of my favorite paintings of all time – Un dimanche après-midi à l’Ile de la Grande Jatte, or Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat.

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rain

March 14, 2007

I took this video a couple of days ago using my phone. I love the circular effect, caused by the reflection of the streetlamp. I have seen the same thing during rain and snow while looking upwards trough tree branches, I’ll have to try and catch that sometime. (the video quality is poor but I [...]

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Strange statues around the world

March 13, 2007

A picture gallery of weird statues around the world. Warning: many are not work-safe. Among my favorites: The man who measures the clouds by Jan Fabre, Belgium

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The Zoom World

March 9, 2007

I was looking for an excuse to inaugurate my Art category! This flash-based mural “Zoom Quilt II” is simply hypnotic. It’s a series of nested pieces of art, where zooming into one seamlessly expands upon the other. Just click the link and you’ll see what I mean. (h/t Brian). UPDATE: Here’s the original Zoom Quilt. [...]

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