2007.
25 January 2012
11 January 2012
Field Trip: The Russian Avant-Garde
Finally got around to seeing the Chagall & The Russian Avant-Garde exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario. It wasn't spectacular, but there were a few highlights in the show, making it a (mostly) worthwhile visit...
One of my most favourite artists is El Lissitzky, so I was quite excited to see this piece, up close and in real life!
I must confess, seeing it resulted in a lot of smiling (inside and out) and wide-eyed gawking!
And Rodchenko, love love love his work as well:
There was also a separate and smaller exhibit being shown entitled Constructing Utopia: Books and Posters from Revolutionary Russia (1910-1940). This collection definitely contained more of the kind of work I was interested in seeing:
One of my most favourite artists is El Lissitzky, so I was quite excited to see this piece, up close and in real life!
I must confess, seeing it resulted in a lot of smiling (inside and out) and wide-eyed gawking!
And Rodchenko, love love love his work as well:
There was also a separate and smaller exhibit being shown entitled Constructing Utopia: Books and Posters from Revolutionary Russia (1910-1940). This collection definitely contained more of the kind of work I was interested in seeing:
08 January 2012
Very Small Selection from U.K. Notebook... + Tom
While I was in Scotland. I fell upon Analogue Books...
where I surprisingly discovered a book made by my friend Tom Cops!...
Of course I bought it, and finally met the guy several days later, for real, in person for the first time ever, after being zine penpals for over a decade!
06 January 2012
03 January 2012
02 January 2012
DRAWN IN
Recently completed reading/perusing Drawn In: A Peek into the Inspiring Sketchbooks of 44 Fine Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Cartoonists. A project by Julia Rothman.
Below are a couple of the artists who really stood out for me:
Isaac Tobin:
Leif Parsons:
Below are a couple of the artists who really stood out for me:
Isaac Tobin:
Leif Parsons:
01 January 2012
20 December 2011
Death of the Liberal Class.
An excerpt from Chris Hedges book, which I just completed:
The belief that we can make things happen through positive thoughts, by visualizing, by wanting them, by tapping into our inner strength, or by understanding that we are truly exceptional, is peddled to us by all aspects of the culture, from Oprah to the Christian Right. It is magical thinking. We can always make more money, meet new quotas, consume more products, and advance our careers. This magical thinking, this idea that human and personal progress is somehow inevitable, leads to political passivity. It permits societies to transfer their emotional allegiance to the absurd--whether embodied in professional sports or in celebrity culture--and ignore real problems. It exacerbates despair. It keeps us in a state of mass self-delusion. Once we are drawn into this form of magical thinking, the purpose, structure and goals of the corporate state are not questioned. To question, to engage in criticism of the corporate collective, is to be seen as obstructive and negative. And these cultural illusions have grossly perverted the way we view ourselves, our nation, and the natural world. This magical thinking, coupled with its bizarre ideology of limitless progress holds out the promise of an impossible, unachievable happiness. It has turned whole nations, such as the United States, into self-consuming machines of death.
(page 200)
The belief that we can make things happen through positive thoughts, by visualizing, by wanting them, by tapping into our inner strength, or by understanding that we are truly exceptional, is peddled to us by all aspects of the culture, from Oprah to the Christian Right. It is magical thinking. We can always make more money, meet new quotas, consume more products, and advance our careers. This magical thinking, this idea that human and personal progress is somehow inevitable, leads to political passivity. It permits societies to transfer their emotional allegiance to the absurd--whether embodied in professional sports or in celebrity culture--and ignore real problems. It exacerbates despair. It keeps us in a state of mass self-delusion. Once we are drawn into this form of magical thinking, the purpose, structure and goals of the corporate state are not questioned. To question, to engage in criticism of the corporate collective, is to be seen as obstructive and negative. And these cultural illusions have grossly perverted the way we view ourselves, our nation, and the natural world. This magical thinking, coupled with its bizarre ideology of limitless progress holds out the promise of an impossible, unachievable happiness. It has turned whole nations, such as the United States, into self-consuming machines of death.
(page 200)
04 December 2011
Library Nerd.
When library nerds travel, they take photos of library things. Look at this awesome book truck! @LeedsUniversity
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