14 March 2012

Eric Nash

I can't copy most of these images. Unfortunate. Here's a little preview though:


Go and have a look, they're pretty great:

          via ericnashart.com

                    via Stephen Archdeacon Gallery

Eos Mourning vase


Black-figure amphora, Eos Mourning, circa 530 B.C.
attributed to the Painter of the Vatican Mourner (his name piece),
          via christusrex.org

11 March 2012

In progress

Here's a little preview of something I started this weekend, with plans to make it into a bigger project over the next week or two:


The Black Keys - All You Ever Wanted

08 March 2012

Microraptor

I swear, these things just find me!

Today my bio professor showed us this: a very new development (released for the first time today, in fact) in the study of Microraptor, a dinosaur--that's right, dinosaur-- that existed approximately 120 million years ago. Perhaps you aren't aware (as I wasn't) that nowadays scientists know that many dinosaurs were actually feathered; a fact that would have been unknown a mere decade or two ago.
Of course, since you are on my blog, you wont be surprised to know that Microraptor was one of these feathered creatures, and as this new discovery suggests, would have had black, iridescent plumage not unlike the modern day crow. The fossil evidence for this theory was unearthed in northeastern China, from which scientists garnered a clear picture of the Microraptor's structural form, as well as some feather material whose pigment-bearing structures suggest the color they most likely retained. The whole creature was only about pigeon-sized.
Just check this thing out:

Mick Ellison, American Museum of Natural History, Science

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/08/3477620/birdlike-dinos-wore-basic-black.html#storylink=cpy

Reasons Microraptor is a dinosaur and not a bird:
- It has claws at the crests of its primary wings.
- It has a mouth full of teeth.
- It has a long, vertebrate tail.
- It has a second pair of wings- on its legs!

The creature, as its name suggests, is structurally found to be much closer to a Velociraptor than any bird. It also most likely didn't fly, only glided.













Here is an artist's rendition of what it most likely looked like, along with the unearthed fossil:

Jason Brougham/University of Texas; Mick Ellison (inset)
Obviously I'm fascinated by this, and completely astounded at how it managed to reach me so immediately. Where and how this information and imagery will manifest in my work, i have no idea- but surely it will.


All information and images are:

          via Science magazine

                    via Kansas City Star

06 March 2012

Fuel/Friends blog, Gregory Blackstock, Jack White's "Blunderbuss," oh my!

Tonight has been (entirely by chance) the first time I've visited her blog in probably months, and she's posted about birds this very day. Whattt.
If you're a music lover and not familiar with the blog, go explore and discover!

And along with avian related music, she's linked to avian related art by autistic savant Gregory Blackstock, who created this gem:


          via I am Fuel, you are Friends

                    via The Atlantic

 And then (are you serious!?), seconds later, I find this: the cover to Jack White's solo album Blunderbuss, due to release in April. Everything the man has done to this date has been such a huge influence on what appeals to me aesthetically. Needless to say, the album is much anticipated. Check out the single below.


Jack White, Love Interruption

05 March 2012

Emma Kisiel

A really good friend of mine from our MICA days - it's been quite a while, but she's totally awesome. All of her work is great, but her latest work strikes more resonant chords with me. It's no secret how I feel about textures and repetitions, and I love the many ways they work in these photos. Go look at them!
No one I know makes death feel more alive, or more sacred.


from Down To Sleep, 2011



from At Rest, 2011


          via balticphotography.com

                    via baltic blog

All images are property of the artist.

04 March 2012

The power of introverts

Found this great TED talk about introversion tonight. It hit pretty close to home with me, and I think its a particularly important thing for the creative population out there in the world. You really cant undervalue the power and importance of seeking solitude.

Check out more TED talks on the website. So many great ideas floating around on there.




          via TED.com


A man after my own heart.

Dave Grohl's feather tattoos done by Kat von D:



          via Grohlism.


          via Fuck Yeah Foo Fighters