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So many reasons why I am in lovely love… with this lovely video right now… :: Beats Antique - Revival (Official Video)
(Source: youtube.com)
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Tim Burton & Alexander McQueen - via LACMA blog
I am going to the Tim Burton Exhibit at the LACMA on Friday at noon… *wiggle!* Who wants to join? Get tix from their site and meet me there!
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Tim Burton & Alexander McQueen
Earlier this month I was in New York and had the chance to view the Met’s exhibition, Savage Beauty, on the late designer Alexander McQueen. I found myself incredibly moved—holding back tears, even—as I took in one extraordinary work after another. (I was glad to discover that I wasn’t the only one who had such an emotional response to the show). It was almost too overwhelming to enter so much of McQueen’s mind, and delve into his world, which seemingly has no boundaries in the expression of beauty. It didn’t surprise me then to come upon a piece in the show that was inspired by an equally imaginative artist, who happens to currently be on view at LACMA. In front of me was a black silk billowing ensemble from the collection that, in McQueen’s words, “was inspired by Tim Burton. It started off dark and then got more romantic as it went along.”
Alexander McQueen, Ensemble, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, autumn/winter 2002–03, image via Style.com
McQueen’s connection to Burton extends beyond this collection (aptly named Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious); Burton also created drawings for one of McQueen’s collections. As I further considered both artists though, it wasn’t difficult to draw even more parallels between the two.
Both McQueen and Burton began creating works at an early age and attended schools to learn and train for their respective fields. Many are surprised to learn that Burton is a Burbank High School alumnus, and impressed to see the breadth of creativity during his youth.
Installation view of Tim Burton exhibition, gallery displaying Burton’s early work
Both artists have achieved international acclaim for prolific careers established upon a recognizably unique form of expression—equally described as Gothic and romantic. They have each found inspiration in literary sources, including Edgar Allen Poe and the Brothers Grimm; McQueen stated that “life…is a bit of a Brothers Grimm fairy tale,” while Burton created a Japanese-themed twist on Grimm’s Hansel and Gretel for his first live-action production. Each possesses a singular vision and aesthetic, though both Burton and McQueen have embraced storytelling in their work with narratives that are often autobiographical and/or inspired by the world around them.
Installation view of Tim Burton exhibition galleries, showing models from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Installation view of Alexander McQueen exhibition, “Romantic Nationalism” gallery
Christine Choi, Communications Manager
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“I know nothing
With any certainty,
But the sight
of the stars
Makes me Dream”
~ Van Gough
much more to see here: http://ilovetypography.com/2010/11/15/typographic-posters-dreams-stars-so-much-to-do/
art by: http://seblester.co.uk/
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~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1749–1832 (via WHORE! magazine)
“Whore! magazine neither condones nor judges. Instead we are dedicated to exploring those extraordinarily flawed, devilishly ambitious, and wickedly mercurial individuals who refuse to live what Thoreau so aptly described as “lives of quiet desperation.”
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The freedom of your imagination is your ultimate power. The way to spirit leads through your desires. Your “sexual” energy is raised to a higher level, freeing you from the limitations of duality - the belief that matter and spirit are two “separate” elements. Releasing your desires without first transforming them can result in obsessions, violence and even destruction of the personality. Only a person who has achieved a deep level of inner peace and understanding can deal safely with these forces. They symbolize the life energy locked up in dark hidden areas of the “self” which can not be entered by ordinary means. We call these illusions the “Devil” because those who are not prepared to receive this energy can manifest monsters, evil or the temptation to indulge in violence as you experience a complete release of unconscious energy. This flood of energy can only come through entering hidden area with all their illusions, horrors and desires. Areas that can easily distract the unprepared from their final goal. Demons exist only for those who believe in their existence. They possess only the power you choose to give them. Master your demons - make them your servant - use the liberated energy they represent, rather than falling prey to it. Be purified of your “ego” desires and fears - you can profoundly grasp only what you love. (http://www.crystal-reflections.com/tarot2/rider/devil.htm)
(via thecenterwithin)
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Rock Star Scientist Posters
more images here! also available on etsy.
The five scientists:
Nikola Tesla, born 1856. Croatian physicist and one of the most important contributors to the birth of commercial electricity, inventor of alternating current electric power systems, wireless power transmission, the AC Motor, radio, x-ray, and contributor to the establishment of robotics, remote control, radar, and computer science.
John Bardeen, born 1908. American physicist and inventor of the transistor – a semiconductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals – which basically makes all of our technology today possible!
Albert Einstein, born 1879. A German born U.S. physicist best known for his theories of special relativity and general relativity.
Neils Bohr, born 1885. A Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and devised the Bohr model of the atom – the theory that electrons travel in discrete orbits around the atom’s nucleus.
J. Robert Oppenheimer, born 1904. American physicist and scientific director of the Manhattan Project, which led to him being remembered as “The Father of the Atomic Bomb”
/http://megkat.com/2010/02/the-first-five.html
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BRILLIANT! ~
Previewing Iannis Xenakis: Composer, Architect, Visionary
Opening November 6, 2010 at MOCA Pacific Design Center
Xenakis is one of the most innovative figures in 20th century music and architecture, says MOCA Curator Bennett Simpson. His radical formal inventions crossed disciplines in a way that is still news.
This exhibition features the role of drawing in the work of Iannis Xenakis (b. 1922, Braïla, Romania; d. 2001, Paris), a major 20th-century figure who brought together architecture, music, and advanced mathematics. A contemporary of fellow avant-garde composers, including Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Boulez, and John Cage, Xenakis also created revolutionary designs while working with modern architecture pioneer Le Corbusier.
Many of Xenakis’s innovations in music and architecture were realized first on paper, resulting in hundreds of striking graphic documents that exemplify how the drawing process was used as a means of “thinking through the hand.” The exhibition, the first in North America dedicated to Xenakis’s original works on paper produced between 1953 and 1984, includes more than 60 rarely seen musical scores, architectural drawings, conceptual renderings, and samplings of his innovative graphic notation. Exhibition visitors will be able to listen to recorded excerpts of music corresponding to works on view through listening stations and iPods.
More images and info on MOCA’s blog
{PICTURED ABOVE: Study for Polytope de Montréal (light score), c. 1966, color pencil paper, 9 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches, Iannis Xenakis Archives, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris}
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I want to be a Man-Hungry Hussy of She-Devil Island! (via @bethshepsut)
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watch this painting elephant. wow.
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“Heroes, Freaks and Superrabbis: The Jewish Dimension of the Comic” in Berlin… HA! rad. i will have to check this out.
A man takes a look at a Superman sculpture by German artist Marcus Wittmers in front of the Jewish Museum in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The sculpture, called “Heroes Also Have Bad Days”, is part of the exhibition “Heroes, Freaks and Superrabbis: The Jewish Dimension of the Comic” which will be displayed in the museum until August 8. Superman was penned by a Jewish illustrator, so were Batman, Spiderman and many other heroes. The exhibition presents the Jewish dimensions of comics and its history through 300 objects and more than 45 artists. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)
{via:kayfabe:bringmethathorizon:dailyme}
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The Art of Typography
Beautimous. @lumivalkoinen I think you will esp appreciate these CLICK ME! I can’t decide my Favorite. What’s yours? (Photo reply ;)) ♥
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latex bondage chicken kitten! @sambot have you seen this? & there’s more on the Mondo Bizzarro Gallery site! like… 
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Philippe Halsman
Dali Skull, 1951
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