I don’t know if he takes Sundays off. If so, then tomorrow morning he’ll write more music. Can’t embed this, but go to Boosey for a video interview, bio, and to take a look at his estimable art. He’s doing things no one else has ever done, thing that most of us never thought possible.
What an incredible human.
In light of the recent global protests, check ‘em all out. They’re good.
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“Tin Soldiers” is an installation which depicts the nine armies that were implicated in, or subject to, acts of war in today’s Middle East. The pieces are produced in numbers proportional to those of active troops in 2010. Each of the featured armies are cast from the same mould and hand-painted in the military outfits of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria and Turkey. A total of 12,235 soldiers at a scale of 1:200 are arranged in a systematic platform, in a way acting as a multistage exploration of the results of the instrumentalizing of individuals through political and economic agendas.
My mind is blown. Again. This can’t be real.
It is: http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/elephantpainting.asp
(Source: divertingdiversions)
Moss Painting
“In your blender, combine:
- One can of cheap beer or 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
- A few handfuls of moss
- One teaspoon of sugar.
Blend until the mixture is smooth, and you’re ready to get painting!
You can use a brush to paint your moss onto concrete walls, rocks, or brick. Mist the moss once a day to help it thrive, and soon your green graffiti will take hold!”
Nina Simone
View Larger Embodiment: A Portrait of Queer Life in America is a collection of short films and photographs which seek to explore the varied experiences of queer life in America. They’ve spent the last year on the road, collecting new images, video, and words, which they’ve compiled into an interactive gallery exhibit and (just announced!) website:
This morning (yep, exactly one year from the day we met our Kickstarter goal) we launched the new, interactive, multimedia exhibition of Embodiment: A Portrait of Queer Life in America!
Definitely worth browsing their galleries. Tons of vivid portraits and incredibly moving stories — plus ample evidence of an extraordinary commitment from the creators. So spectacular!
