The task of tidying up some ancient posts from my old blog turned out to be a shameful trip down memory lane. Shameful because I praise myself on being free from such nonsense as nostalgia. Yet I succumbed. I quite enjoyed the quality of my writing in Russian (AND English!) – free and funny. I […]
Security
“Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay.” Jiddu Krishnamurti In my own words of long: Artist cannot have principles. Which I would paraphrase today into the following: Creator cannot have canons. But all of the above is same thing.
Painting portraits to sustain a lifestyle with no money
Sergey Balovin is a Russian artist who discovered a calling when living in Shanghai, China. His neighbor at his apartment complex was moving out and giving Source: Painting portraits to sustain a lifestyle with no money
Frank Quitely – note the idea
Found an interesting channel on Youtube, called Art documentaries. The clip I started watching is with Frank Quitely. Something caught my attention on minute 3.09, which I came here to promptly document for the future reference. The thing is this: So, this is about focusing. (Another synchronicity occurring for me today, showing what I am about […]
Meet Shigeru Ban, Winner of the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize
Considered the Nobel Prize of architecture, the annual Pritzker Architecture Prize is given by Chicago’s Hyatt Foundation. It honors a living architect (or architects) whose built work demonstrates a combination of talent, vision and commitment, someone who has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. The 2014 winner is […]
14 Excellent Parenting Tips From Louis CK
I don’t agree with some of his conclusions, like the one below, for instance. But this one I do agree with. Now, implementing it all of the time is a bit tricky… Right there, I think, he is talking to himself. I’d be talking to myself in this same situation. I am talking to myself […]
Steampunk and Other Beasts
Steampunk. Have you ever heard? Well, me, being an advanced culture-consumer, I’ve heard. I’ve read and loved Robert Rankin’s novels, many of which fall into that genre. But that was the extent of my familiarity with the Steampunk. What is it, I hear you ask. Many things apparently, all of which have something to […]
Architecture: Thrills of a Certain Lifestyle.
Prickly beasts are fortunately contained behind a glass! Nevertheless, they see you in the privacy of your bathroom, waving their fat thorny flappers at you, you – naked and warm, only just having emerged from the safety of your soft bed… They are waiting. Architecture Photography: Casa Talia / Vivian Haddad and Marco Giunta (9) […]
Lace is in Vogue! Vologda Lace.
Dear Friends, Let me share with you something amazing I learned recently! It is called Vologda Lace – a lacemaking technique which developed over a few centuries and is still alive in Vologda Region of Northern Russia. Vologda’s is a very delicate lace with a distinct pattern created by contrasting densely woven lines and airy open background […]
Billy Collins on TED
Another brilliant TED talk from a poet Billy Collins. The last poem which he read himself was a glimpse into what I, as well as almost every parent, do to my children. Laughable and so damnable, but how to help it?.. Great poetry and great animation! http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf There is a website with more animated poems […]