May 23, 2012
CE3K on Google Doodle
The "five-tone" motif for Close Encounters of the Third Kind Theme on Google Doodle
Today Google is celebrating Robert Moog's birthday with an interactive HTML5. The Google Doodle is a replica of electronic music pioneer Robert Moog's early models, and can be played either using a mouse or the keyboard.
May 15, 2012
April 24, 2012
Freud & I
Naked Man, Back View (1991–92) by Lucian Freud & I (2012) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
As one of Britain's leading realist painters, Lucian Freud's compositions focus on the human figure and face, often revealing the humanity of his subjects while depicting their physical ugliness. From the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, one of his favorite models was Leigh Bowery (1961–1994), a fashion designer and popular avant-garde performance artist who began working the London club scene in the 1980s. Ironically, although Bowery was known for his outlandishly freakish costumes and makeup, Freud records him with stark truthfulness, naked of his theatrical regalia.
March 13, 2012
Postman Abraham
Record cover of an old Iranian song Nameh Resan (Postman) by Hassan Shojaee & Abraham Lincoln!
The painting was probably done by Mohammad Tajvidi.
March 12, 2012
March 10, 2012
Wanderers above the Sea of Fog
Iranian Wanderers above the Sea of Fog by Alireza Teimoury
& Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer from 1818, an oil painting by the German Romantic artist Caspar David Friedrich.
March 07, 2012
March 02, 2012
Starry Night
Starry Night (interactive animation) from Petros Vrellis on Vimeo.
Van Gogh's Starry Night interactive animation
March 01, 2012
February 28, 2012
February 27, 2012
Oscar for Best Reaction
And the oscar for best reaction goes to... The Iranians
The director of the Iranian film A Separation, which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film last night, delivered a heartfelt plea for the people of Iran to be recognised for their contributions to culture and not just for the harsh words exchanged lately between political officials.
"At this time many Iranians all over the world are watching us and I imagine them to be very happy. They are happy not just because of an important award or a film or a filmmaker, but because at the time when talk of war, intimidation, and aggression is exchanged between politicians, the name of their country, Iran, is spoken here through her glorious culture, a rich and ancient culture that has been hidden under the heavy dust of politics. I proudly offer this award to the people of my country, the people who respect all cultures and civilisations and despise hostility and resentment."
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