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Word and Image: April 2009

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The Worldview Behind the Work of Art: Five Cautionary Statements. Works of art do not have worldviews; they are to lesser and greater degrees shaped by them. Analysing the worldview of a work of art sometimes offers the critic a false sense of confidence upon which to base judgements. A work of art is not ‘better’ because it has clearly been shaped by one coherent worldview. A worldview is only one aspect of many that contribute to the meaning of a work of art. I have been gett...

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Internet Vibes: February 2006

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To feel the Internet Vibes and understand them. Saturday, February 25, 2006. I was struck by two pictures published in the NY Times this past week. Coincidentally, both were taken in Africa. The first shows some school kids on a class trip to see a hot-spring in Kenya. Here's the article. The second shows Macon Hawkins of Kosciusko, Texas, currently a hostage of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. Again, here is the article. Reminds me of this song (piece? Posted by ezrakoenig at 1:57 PM.

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Internet Vibes: Nota Bene: New Balance = Nuclear Brightness

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To feel the Internet Vibes and understand them. Monday, February 20, 2006. Nota Bene: New Balance = Nuclear Brightness. It's time to update the "ghost shoez" repository. Internet Vibes is now the official place to witness and talk about the New Balance ghost shoez phenomenon. This first one was submitted by an anonymous internet user in the comments section of an old post. I present it here for your convenience:. This next one is another random facebook find:. Posted by ezrakoenig at 10:47 PM.

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Word and Image: Andy Goldsworthy [Part II]: Risk and Control

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Friday, May 14, 2010. Andy Goldsworthy [Part II]: Risk and Control. An excellent example of how Goldsworthy incorporates this tension between geometry and nature into his work is his. Project is suggestive of this Scotsman’s attempt to grasp the vastness of the North American continent. The cairns are made by eye. I use a tape measure, just to keep within the limitations of the width that I feel is stable in proportion to the base. I always attempt to make the perfect cone but fail. Goldsworthy himself s...

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Word and Image: November 2008

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Sunday, November 9, 2008. Some Thoughts on Looking at Things. I'm reading through Robert Farrar Capon's book The Supper of the Lamb. But if man's attention is repaid so handsomely, his inattention costs him dearly.  Every time he diagrams something instead of looking at it, every time he regards not what a thing is. But what it can be made to mean. Unimportant altogether.  Idolatry has two faults.  It is not only a slur on the true God; it is also an insult to true things.". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Word and Image: January 2009

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009. Wendell Berry on Art. My friend Tim Stone recommended that I read a chapter from Wendell Berry's. Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community. A large chunk here for your enjoyment:. All of us are makers, within mortal terms and limits, of our lives, of one another's. Lives, of things we need and use. From "labor," is so arbitrary, meaningless, and destructive. As Walter Shewring. A good guide as always, makes an indispensable. In a world inhabited by other men: he has neighbors&#46...

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Word and Image: The [Outrageous] Lives of the Artists

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Thursday, May 13, 2010. The [Outrageous] Lives of the Artists. A common feature of 'modern artist' biographies is the inclusion of stories that illustrate the artist's propensity for eccentric, bohemian, or deviant behavior. While clearly contributing to the mythology of the 'modern artist', these stories can be rather fun (and also a little disturbing). I was reading Gils van Hensbergen's Guernica: The Biography of a Twentieth-Century Icon. When I ran across this little nugget:. It was a hard decision t...