"Motherwellian" - (Photoshop session 33)- May 30, 2008 Click for the larger version.http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/motherwellian_photoshop_session_33.html "Stripeology" - (Photoshop session 23)- May 30, 2008 Click for the larger version.http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/stripeology_photoshop_session_23.html "Seizuresque" - (Photoshop session 13)- May 30, 2008 Click for the larger version.http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/seizuresque_photoshop_session_13.html Eno's thoughts on the transformation of the ugly into art- May 26, 2008 From 1995, Brian Eno's Diary: A Year with Swollen AppendicesWhatever you now find weird, ugly, uncomfortable and nasty about a new medium will surely become its signature. CD Distortion, the jitteriness of digital video, the crap sound of 8-bit — all these will be cherished and emulated as soon as they can be avoided. It's the sound of failure: so much of modern art is the sound of things going out of control, of a medium pushing to its limits and breaking apart. The distorted guitar is..http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/enos_thoughts_on_the_transformation_of_the_... Micro-poetry question from Brian Eno- May 26, 2008 Is it me or is it it (And are there any other seven-word sentences with only 14 letters) From Brian Eno's Diary: A Year with Swollen Appendices.http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/micropoetry_question_from_brian_eno.html Flashback: O.J. Simpson verdict is announced- May 22, 2008 1995 was a pivotal year. I won't qualify that statement. Anyways, thanks to YouTube, we're all amateur video archivists. I found video of the courtroom reaction to the O.J. Simpson verdict after seeing a reference in Brian Eno's diary. Brian Eno has a diary (titled A Year With Swollen Appendices) from 1995 that's 400+ pages long which I bought from eBay. This is his entry from October 3 ("Bowie" is David Bowie):Bowie called from a distant American hotel room to relay the O.J. verdict to me as.http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/flashback_oj_simpson_verdict_is_announced.h... We will be ancient someday- May 21, 2008 It's interesting to confront ourselves with the idea that there will be a time in the future when we will be lumped together with Ancient civilizations as also being ancient. For example, "Ancient Americans were known for their innovations and perpetual warlike state." This image of this controversial—though ground-breaking—athlete brought up that thought: Here's a link to the story I think I also thought of this because his name is Oscar Pistorius, which sounds Greek-like to...http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/we_will_be_ancient_someday.html PSA: I'm an iPhone developer now- May 21, 2008 I got into the iPhone Developer program and I have one client already. If you're a developer, want to make an app, or just want to bounce some ideas, let's chat. I'm in Austin, TX these days.http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/psa_im_an_iphone_developer_now.html Brian Eno's Diary, good quote- May 18, 2008 from "Brian Eno's Diary: A Year With Swollen Appendices (p 186):" 'Ah, sweet mystery of life. What a gift — huh Ain't you lucky you got in' — Rubin Levine, violinist in Conversations in Taxis. I love that 'you got in' — as though it were a crowded theater, a hot show that everyone wanted to see.http://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/brian_enos_diary_good_quote.html Small World Invasion- May 17, 2008 I love this aesthetic: Wikipedia Featured Article: Stereographic Projection. Flickr Stereographic Projection Pool. Super Mario Galaxy Sporehttp://www.philosophistry.com/archives/2008/05/small_world_invasion.html |