Usually with animation the charm is in the execution… Here the Hungarian poem is also hauntingly beautiful.
Animation
From Halloween To Día De Los Muertos
On the fringes of our intent at this site, where culture is sometimes king, sometimes queen, and sometimes jester: a pause to refresh our memory of what many of us consider a not-so serious cultural artifact. The traditions associated with October 31 in the USA represent a rich co-mingling of sacred, sacrilegious and purely commercial interests; in Mexico and elsewhere those of November 1 or so represent mostly sacred, family-focused interests. But both share, at least in recent times, an orientation toward humor and its ability to soothe fears. In that specific path of tradition, the following seems just right for the transition from October 31 to November 1:
In the Spirit of Halloween…
Where Ideas Have Wings
Synchronous Symmetry
Man Versus Color?
Just For The Fun Of It
Sculpteur Par Excellence
If you were as amused as we were by this animation, and especially if it gave you hope related to beautiful, if not organic, marine ecosystems of the future, then this display of sculpture is probably for you. Edouard Martinet’s lovely and lovable marine life is rivaled by his entomological wonders, which you will see at his entry page but be sure to dig deeper to find the other lovelies.
From Sea to Sand
There seems to be no limit to the spirit of creativity! Art often represents a “call and response” relationship to the natural world.
Water is elemental. Earth and wind follow. Are these the mechanics of life?
Honey, Hope & Future Cod
Milo’s post yesterday is of special interest to various initiatives we support related to food. We will have much more to say on bees (and honey), but for now, it gets us thinking. Combined with Seth’s recent post, touching on the subject of overfishing (do read Mark Kurlansky’s books related to food, in addition to Cod), provide a reminder to stop and take a breath. In a world full of challenges that daunting, how do we keep our wits about us? How do we remain, fundamentally, hopeful? An answer, but not necessarily with explanation, can be found sometimes in art (defined as you choose). If we do not solve the tragedy of the commons with fisheries, might we still hope for a beautiful future for marine life that looks something like this?
Copyrights & Creativity
After a bit more investigation, without even getting any lawyer friends involved, it becomes clear that there is plenty of thought going into the question of how Alan Lomax might own some of Jay-Z’s stuff. This simplifies the history for us:
Organikos 