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—Paul Schal - put some more music into the world (reedit)
A new Taschen treasure
Mark Ryden can leave no viewer unmoved. A subtle disquiet inhabits his paintings; the work is achingly beautiful as it hints at darker psychic stuff beneath the surface of cultural kitsch.
Pinxit is a sweeping retrospective of his paintings and works on paper just published by Taschen. It brings together nearly twenty years of trajectory and includes collected essays by Yoshitomo Nara and Carlo McCormick. A great opportunity to catch up with the exquisite king of Pop Surrealism. Just to let you know: the perfect gift for me this Christmas.
Incarnation (i swear i’ve seen Lady Gaga with a dress like this)
Fuzzy bunnies, big-eyed girls, meat, magic, and mystery.
Little boy blue
A feast for the eyes and ears
The sound sculptures and installations of the swiss artist Zimoun are mechanized works of playful poetry. I could even relax by those sounds. Just amazing.
Creativity is allowing oneself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
—Scott Adams, ‘The Dilbert Principle’
A taste of what a great ad can be
The Kinect Effect commercial (Microsoft) is completely moving and inspiring: the brand got a soul! The music you hear is a version of “Where’s my mind” by The Pixies.
Life is short: Do what you love and do it often. The Holstee LifeCycle film -based on its known manifesto- is just too beautiful to miss. The film is a celebration of gatherings, diversity, life and the beauty of shared experience.
Do you know why music gives you pleasure?
Scientists have found that the pleasurable experience of listening to music releases dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the brain important for more tangible pleasures associated with rewards such as food, drugs and sex.
A music delight
(Song to the Siren - This Mortail Coil, 1984)One of the most enchanting voices i’ve ever heard. A truly siren. Gracias, Elizabeth Fraser!
Waste Land: The transformative power of art
Filmed over nearly three years, this amazing documentary follows brazilian artist Vik Muniz as he journeys to the world’s largest garbage dump in Rio de Janeiro to photograph a band of “catadores”—garbage pickers. His collaboration with them as they recreate photographic images of themselves out of garbage shows us the beauty of the human spirit.Director: Lucy Walker. Music: Moby.
Some things we forget
“The Pains of Being Pure at Heart” show us a sad truth in the video of The Body.
I definitely want to be a child again!
In the Mood for Love
Wong Kar-Wai (Hong Kong, 2000)
A stylistic masterpiece. A romance melodrama, as only Wong Kar-Wai could’ve directed, full of grace and sensibility. The movie tells the story of a a married woman (played by Maggie Cheung) and a married man (played by Tony Leung), living in neighbouring apartments, who fall in love with each other while grappling with the infidelities of their spouses whom they discover are involved with each other.
If you never had the chance to see it, take a look of what you’ve missed.
The music belongs to Shigeru Umebayashi and it’s simply sublime.
Have you ever wonder why we love?
Renowned anthropologist Helen Fisher offers a new map of the phenomenon of love from its origins in the brain. Working with a team of scientists to scan the brains of people who had just fallen madly in love and those who had been dumped, she gets very interesting insights into brain chemistry and some of the addictive qualities of love.
