Head of Guillontined Manby Jean Louis Andre Theodore Gericault (1818-19)
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Sunday in the Park with George
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatteby Georges Seurat (1884 - 86)
My first conscious awareness of this painting was when I first saw Sunday in the Park with George starring Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters. Sunday in the Park with George was written by Stephen Sondhiem and James Lapine after the two were inspired by a discussion they had regarding the Seurat painting.
This is probably the most famous painting by Seurat, who used the pointillism techinque for this painting. Pointillism does not combine colours on a pallate to create hue, but uses individual dots of varying colour that rely on the eye's perception to combine the dots to create an overall tones.
One could use pointilism as an excellent example of how all objects are inter-connected, but I will spare you the long analogy and refer you to hire a copy of I Heart Huckabees from Blockbuster.
Time to 'move on'.
You Should Only Cry in the Rain
Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte (1877)
I have always loved this painting. It is very atmospheric. One can feel the chill of the day and hear the sound of the rainwater rushing down the cobblestone streets. At the same time, I get a sense of unhappiness, a longing for a different situation, but acceptance of the reality.
What do you see, feel, hear, taste, touch, think when you see this painting?
Monday, February 4, 2008
Goddamn Pisces and Our Inability to Make a Final Decision!
I am trying to throw the most fabulous birthday bash our block has ever seen, one problem, I am a fucking Pisces. Which means that I am naturally fabulous and creative, if only I could make a fucking decision.
My dilemna is; Should I serve:
A. Sangria & tapas
or
B. Margaritas & chilli prawns
And please, please do not add to the mix and suggest martinis & stuffed mushrooms. I do not need any further confusion!!
My dilemna is; Should I serve:
A. Sangria & tapas
or
B. Margaritas & chilli prawns
And please, please do not add to the mix and suggest martinis & stuffed mushrooms. I do not need any further confusion!!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Because I Have Nothing Better to Do
A few months ago, I credited the soundtrack to the movie of my life by taking a list of life’s events, putting my computer’s music player on random, then as each song came on, putting that song with the events on the list (in succession, of course).
I thought I would make it a bit more challenging, so using the same “movie” premise, I put my music player on random, wrote down the title and artist of the first 15 songs that played. Here is the list:
1. 5 Months 2 Weeks 2 Days – Louis Prima
2. Somewhere – Tom Waits
3. C’est si bon – Eartha Kitt
4. Cherry Bomb – The Runaways
5. Superhuman – Gus Gus
6. My Own Best Friend – Chicago Broadway Show Soundtrack
7. It’s a Raggy Waltz – Dave Brubeck
8. Chocolate – Kylie Minogue
9. Ruby Baby – Gling-Glo (Bjork)
10. I Could Write a Book – Ella Fitzgerald
11. A Question of Honour – Sarah Brightman
12. La Conga Blicoti – Josephine Baker
13. Tangerine – Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass
14. Hurry Home – Sarah Brightman
15. Free Man in Paris – Joni Mitchell
I will now attempt to write a movie plot that corresponds to the song list, in the same order as they were randomly played.
…er, or maybe not. As I review the music list, I cannot see how I would ever be able to make a coherent movie from a soundtrack that consists of The Runaways, Josephine Baker & the ‘Chicago’ - 1996 Broadway Revival Cast Album?
Oh god! Now how am I ever going to back out of this post? What did I get myself in to? Oh god! Oh god! My career’s screenplay career is over!!!! Oh god! Oh god!!!
I thought I would make it a bit more challenging, so using the same “movie” premise, I put my music player on random, wrote down the title and artist of the first 15 songs that played. Here is the list:
1. 5 Months 2 Weeks 2 Days – Louis Prima
2. Somewhere – Tom Waits
3. C’est si bon – Eartha Kitt
4. Cherry Bomb – The Runaways
5. Superhuman – Gus Gus
6. My Own Best Friend – Chicago Broadway Show Soundtrack
7. It’s a Raggy Waltz – Dave Brubeck
8. Chocolate – Kylie Minogue
9. Ruby Baby – Gling-Glo (Bjork)
10. I Could Write a Book – Ella Fitzgerald
11. A Question of Honour – Sarah Brightman
12. La Conga Blicoti – Josephine Baker
13. Tangerine – Herb Albert & the Tijuana Brass
14. Hurry Home – Sarah Brightman
15. Free Man in Paris – Joni Mitchell
I will now attempt to write a movie plot that corresponds to the song list, in the same order as they were randomly played.
…er, or maybe not. As I review the music list, I cannot see how I would ever be able to make a coherent movie from a soundtrack that consists of The Runaways, Josephine Baker & the ‘Chicago’ - 1996 Broadway Revival Cast Album?
Oh god! Now how am I ever going to back out of this post? What did I get myself in to? Oh god! Oh god! My career’s screenplay career is over!!!! Oh god! Oh god!!!
There Is Only One Conclusion...
Last week, as I was walking through a carpark, my eyes were attracted to shiny silver coins laying on the ground. Of course, I wanted to lunge down to scoop them up and shove them in my pocket before anyone noticed, but I stopped myself. I thought, "It is only about 45 cents, and you don't know where those coins have been."
As I stood staring at the coins out of the corner of my eye, I noticed there were other objects in the pile of coins. A well used eye shadow brush and a bunch of pink sequins... in the middle of an office car park.
There is only one logical explanation... someone mugged a drag queen.
As I stood staring at the coins out of the corner of my eye, I noticed there were other objects in the pile of coins. A well used eye shadow brush and a bunch of pink sequins... in the middle of an office car park.
There is only one logical explanation... someone mugged a drag queen.
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