Showing posts with label arts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label arts. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Beers & Books CCXXXIII – Jean-Jacques Sempé

For Booklovers

I envy you ...
Like you, I would have liked to write a book ...
Just the feeling of standing out from the crowd ...

Jean-Jacques Sempé (17 August 1932 – 11 August 2022)

Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Beers & Books CXCVIII – Sebastião Salgado

In GENESIS,
my camera allowed nature to speak to me.
And it was my privilege to listen.

Sebastião Salgado *8 February 1944

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Beers & Books CLXV – Banksy

“Art should comfort the disturbed
and disturb the comfortable.”

 

Friday, November 12, 2021

Beers & Books CLXII – Rodin

 

He who is discouraged after a failure
is not a real artist.

Auguste Rodin (12 November 1840 – 17 November 1917)

Monday, February 01, 2021

Snail's Dream

Had I followed my intention you would now read a short story, afterwards watch a short film and then ...
Anticipating the then, I decided to not manipulate your thoughts and feelings with my writing, but leave you alone with the film. Voilà.

 



Sunday, January 03, 2021

Sunday, September 06, 2020

Already "Changing of the Tone" again

As everyone knows yesterday, September 5th, was 'Changing of the Tone' in Halberstadt. Just in case you happened not to be amongst those connoisseurs in St Burchardi who all excitedly earwitnessed the thrilling moment, and therefore feel inconsolable: the spheric sound will not change until February 5th, 2022.
So when arriving on February 4th you will be able to kill two b ... ahem ... to hear two tones of the John-Cage-project ORGAN² ASLSP within 24 hours.

Well, and in cage case you can't get enough, what about quickly booking one of the remaining 620 years and get your name "eternised" on a metal plate. Costs only 1200 Euro.

As mentioned twelve years ago, personally, I intended to book the year 2525, but then I thought I should retreat in favour of
Zager and Evans. Since I have been ranging between 2632 and 2222, but right now I think I shall ask them to offer 2641. I'd really like listening to the silence, after all the noise.



PS:
In honour of John Cage I have been writing this post, as I did in 2008, if not as slowly as possible, at least very very slowly.
And I am quite sure that not only those amongst you who can't read fast will appreciate my gesture.

PPS: For those who wish to buy one or more of the words written above: There will soon be a price-list available.

PPPS: Solvent Omnium-lovers who wish to book one or more posts to be published from October onwards, with immediate effect can offer their bids. Just don't be shy - bid high.

John Cage (5 September 1912 – 12 August 1992)

Organ2/ASLSP (As Slow as Possible)

The official website

New York Times article from May 2006


Thursday, July 23, 2020

Laughing Lhursday*

"Let's talk about social distance."

* [For first time visitors]: Typo in the title? Nah. It's just that
I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Sunday, July 05, 2020

Clairvoyant

"What do you think about..."
"Dont' get me started!"

Thursday, July 02, 2020

Laughing Lhursday*

Comme il faut.

* [For first time visitors]:
Typo in the title? Nah. It's just that
I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Monday, June 29, 2020

Paul Klee – Master of anticipation


[click to enlarge]
Invention Nr6: Zwei Männer,
einander in höherer Stellung vermutend,
begegnen sich,
1903, Radierung, Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern
*
Encounter of two gentlemen
both reckoning to be in a superior position.
Obviously, Paul Klee who died today 80 years ago, anticipated already in 1903 what kind of a self-proclaimed "master race" in 1937 would initiate a Degenerated Art Exhibition


Paul Klee (18 December 1879 – 29 Juni 1940)

Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Thursday, May 28, 2020

Laughing Lhursday*

Old beholder:
Fine piece of artwork.
What is its title?
Young artist:
Storm.
* [For first time visitors]: Typo in the title? Nah. It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Saturday, March 14, 2020

Two odd ones out*

Outsiders*

* Not its title, but what I thought whilst looking at this work.

Monday, September 17, 2018

An idea is developing

Sometimes art is disturbing,
sometimes inspiring.
I feel inspired.

Monday, October 02, 2017

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Degenerated

No doubt they are laughable, Xi the Pooh and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, a President with a voice like Daisy Mouse and even less brain than Xi the Pooh, but probably more than the current US-President whose name is not even worth being mentioned.
Unfortunately, such laughable dimwits are evil, dangerous and erratic bastards in power.

In power like those who today 80 years ago in Munich declared a so-called Degenerated Art Exhibition opened.

Degenerated brains.