Destino DALI & Walt disney from cesar laurent on Vimeo.Walt Disney was inspired by many artists and used some of the artistic tendencies of the twenty century like German expressionism and surrealism.The Walt Disney Company released in 2003 "Destino" a project Disney started in collaboration with the Spanish surrealist Salvador Dali in 1945. After...
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Choking first aid - I needed it today - The importance of 1st-aid should be taken seriously
Today I thought I was going to die because a piece of meat I swallowed got stuck and I could not breath.I thought: "is this the way I'm going to die?" I could not speak either and a man started doing the subdiaphragmatic abdominal thrusts but it didn't help. I got very nervous but someone said: "Don't...
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Andy Warhol's shoes
Yes, Andy Warhol also used shoes as a theme like we saw two post below Van Gogh's shoes and boots.This is the series "A la recherche du shoe perdu", title inspired by Marcel Proust's oeuvre "In Search of Lost Time - A la Recherche du temps perdu", Andy Warhol did in 1955 with captions by Ralph Pomeroy.Prior...
Friday, November 27, 2009
The mysterious colored wall in Huston
Huston we have a problem!I found the two photos above at Flickr from @Hella's collection. She takes amazing pictures at Huston and other places.I searched and found...the wall... I have no idea how these photos were taken.If anybody lives in Huston and know about this wall please leave a comment.Thank...
Thursday, November 26, 2009
My first Thanksgiving
I had a glimpse of what thanksgiving means for Americans at Cypris Village. I published this video with some pictures of the lesson.I learned the history and also what are the feelings of these Americans tutors that live in Japan, Korea and US.It made me more close to what Thanksgiving really is.No sound this time because I thought about saying something...
Van Gogh's boots and shoes
Shoes and boots were often painted by Van Gogh and generated many studies by philosophers and other scholars. Martin Heidegger was the first to present his thoughts when he saw the "Boots with laces" at a museum. Mayer Schapiro has answered him and there has been other authors trying to explain the...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Having fun with Judith Leyster's "Self-portrait"
I took this from this site and you can do this appreciation there where it is complete. There are "exercises" from other painters like Van Gogh, Gauguin, Vermeer at NGA Classroom: Online Resources for Teachers and Students and it is really good and funny to what they are doing. Have fun!How do you...
Monday, November 23, 2009
Escher - "Relativity"
This is "Relativity" a 1953 lithography by Escher and one of his most famous works.It is amazing that his work is so well known and inspired not only artists but also propaganda, graphic designs and other areas, even mathematics.We are not in a somewhat imaginary world like at the Piranesi stairs three...
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