Green is not a Creative Color

Don't Hug Me I'm Scared from This Is It on Vimeo.

Make SURE to watch through the end.

artspeak: judy chicago

"You shouldn't have to justify your work"

Judy Chicago

www.throughtheflower.org

want it: Nate Ethier

Garden, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 63 x 57 inches
www.nateethier.com

Blow Up

I must admit, I added Blow Up to my Netflix queue because I read somewhere that Jane Birkin (muse of the Hermes Birkin Bag), acted in it and I wanted to see what an icon of that much fashion caliber was like. It was a small role for her and I soon forgot why I rented it because I became so immersed in the film itself.

I didn't have any other background on the film besides the Birkin reference. I knew vaguely that people were fans of director Michelangelo Antonioni, but this was my first real experience with any of his films. I was instantly mesmerized by how every scene blended with the next in a liquid transition of emotion, color, and 60's mod strangeness.

David Hemming's character is so unpredictable that it is impossible to stop watching him out of fear that you might miss whatever fantastic thing he does next. His character lives in a perpetual state of artistic creativity. He is one of those rare artistic geniuses who just makes and makes and makes for the purpose of making. It was beautifully bizarre. The best part about the movie is that it is from 1966, and I've yet to see it's rival in my lifetime (I'm an 80's baby for reference).

Take Two- The Clapping Song

The Original, Shirley Ellis


The Belle Stars


Josie and the Pussycats

The Armless Wonder

Just another example of how auctions have really awesome stuff. This one is the "Fall Toy and Americana" auction through Mosby & Co.

A Circus Sideshow banner:

Or this incredible Robot toy!

Brigitte Bardot

It's been months since I posted, so I wanted to kick it off again with something awesome a friend just showed me. It's a dvd titled "Divine B.B," which is a collection of Brigitte Bardot music videos that are amazing. The music is totally cheesy, the sets incredible visions of 60's mod and theatrics, and naturally Bardot is utterly intoxicating in every scene. I've only picked one, but watching the entire thing is gemful- except maybe one of them...it's very clearly from the seventie's and there's awkward straddling of a motorcycle involved.


You can get the dvd here.