JOLLY DAYSan artist's journalLin Arison, Arts Patron- June 30, 2008 This story of a young arts patron has a mention of her epiphany. She had thought artists were slackers but visiting Van Gogh&39;s small workspace: &8230;she wept after visiting the closet-size room where van Gogh spent his final 70 days&8230;&8220;I...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000988.html Lovecraft- June 28, 2008 If you don&39;t like contemporary Gothic you must not be 15 but then again I like Gothic images and I&39;m not 15. These Lovecraft related images are mostly pretty good. Obsessive detail replaces heart in the Gothic image &8212; grotesquerie...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000987.html E. Coli Rules- June 28, 2008 This article by NYT science writer Carl Zimmer discusses the subject of his new book on E. coli, the well-known rock group. Er, no, I mean the bacterial group. Zimmer makes it a fascinating subject, describing the incredible flexibility of...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000986.html Matt's Dancing Again- June 28, 2008 Well, Matt Harding is out dancing again. We linked to his first go round at dancing everywhere. This new version is better produced and shot but the music &8212; which I used for one of my youtube videos, from Deep...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000985.html The Inner Life of the Cell- June 26, 2008 The Inner Life of the Cell shown in this online multimedia presentation is just fantastic. The section where Motor Proteins walk Cargo Vesicles along Microtubules can give you chills, so miraculous is the machinery of life; so well presented I...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000984.html Jed Perl- June 26, 2008 via Denis Dutton Jed Perl, speaking of the contemporary art world, its sell-out to pop cultural buzz and desire for shockschlock-attention over value said it well at TNR, All this sensational commerce is fueled by the anti-aesthetics that were born...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000983.html Seinfeld on Carlin- June 25, 2008 Jerry Seinfeld&39;s tribute to George Carlin says as much about Seinfeld as Carlin. Both generous-spirited observational comics; both modest and down to earth. They aren&39;t just funny, but convivial as well. You could certainly say that George downright invented modern...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000982.html New Catalog of Paintings- June 24, 2008 Just posted a new pub link &8212; a catalog of 15 paintings of my recent work, The Fables. Here is the link. In addition, there will be a permalink to the book in the left nav column. You can check...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000981.html George Carlin- June 23, 2008 I was sorry to hear of George Carlin&39;s death. George Carlin was able to navigate irreverence without becoming obnoxious himself. In fact, he was likable &8212; a hat trick many contemporary comedians can&39;t seem to pull off. His humor combined...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000980.html Steve Jobs and Pixar- June 23, 2008 This tale of Pixar and Steve Jobs confirms the self-evident. Steve Jobs is some kind of business genius. This is evident in a book that was not even trying to emphasize that point. Without Jobs&8217;s relentless drive, Pixar would have...http://www.paintedmatter.com/blog/archives/000979.html |