Friday, May 27, 2011

Piet

Piet Mondrian
Still Life with Ginger Jar II
1911-12
Mondrian's early paintings leave me with really quite a pleasant sensation.  It is the way he divides space, which is not at all aggressive as so many other cubist works seem to be.  Everything in the room - the space, the air, the objects, are broken up into pieces - soft rounded shapes, not really rough blocks.  It feels as though I am wallowing through a room, and the pieces are hanging from the ceiling on strands of thread.  There is a light wind, that puts the pieces is a small, calming, constant motion.  And as I walk in the room, I have to use my hands to move away the pieces in front of me, but once I pass they float back into their original positions.  Everything is soft and welcoming.

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

3-D Street Art

3D Street Art Edgar Mueller

I've never come across this before - amazing how three dimensional it looks.  I wouldn't dare to step in the middle of that!  It's cool because as soon as they lay down the first lines, they already look like they're diving into the street.

Friday, May 13, 2011

unrelated post and music

When you get lost in emotions, look back at the facts.  You might find positive reinforcement.



Thursday, May 12, 2011

dandelions

In the states people go through lots of trouble, money, and pesticides to get rid of the dandelions in their yards.  When I was in kindergarten in Russia I got in trouble for picking dandelions because they are flowers.


Friday, May 6, 2011

day dreaming, star gazing

Sometimes, when we're living our dreams, we forget about reality.  But reality doesn't go anywhere, reality is what will stay with you when the dreams are gone.  And when you're carried away, before you do something, you have to think, could this ever work in reality.  And maybe it can, maybe you can overcome all the obstacles of reality.  But when you don't see any obstacles, then you know you're just dreaming, because reality always brings obstacles.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

ambitions

"By the age of 14 I could paint like Raphael.  I spent the rest of my life learning how not to."
-Pablo Picasso
P. Picasso "Meditarranean Landscape"