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October 26, 2009
Paintings by Berlin Artist, Jonas Burgert
Keeping in stride with my current obsession with Berlin, I discovered this painter, Jonas Burgert, whose work drew me in instantly for his use of color and unique representation of humanity. Burgert shows regularly in Berlin, and is currently showing at the MCA Denver.
Vertical Gardens by Patrick Blanc
Inspired by observing actual plant life growing vertically in nature, Patrick Blanc began creating vertical garden installations in urban areas. Combining this natural horticultural “technology” with design theory, Blanc creates beautiful green walls in urban areas worldwide, both indoors and out…
October 19, 2009
Rafael Grampa’ – Brazilian Comic Book Artist
Brazilian Comic Book Artist, Rafael Grampa’, is working on releasing his next book, Furry Water. Check out his amazing artwork that won him the 2008 Eisner Award…
October 16, 2009
Airtreks Travel Photography – Friday Post
I recently started working as a travel agent for an amazing company called Airtreks based here in San Francisco. We specialize in booking customized around the world and complex international trips, and the company prides itself on strong business ethics and outstanding customer service.
We also have a blog which includes our Flickr site, featuring photography from travels around the world submitted by Airtreks employees and customers. Every Friday we feature 5 photos submitted by a photographer, and this week I got lucky!
Check out my pics, as well as the entire, impressive album, here!
October 14, 2009
Berlin Celebrates the fall of the Berlin Wall
Earlier last week, 1.5 million people filled the streets of Berlin, Germany to watch a several-day performance by France’s Royal de Luxe street theatre company titled “The Berlin Reunion”. Part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Reunion show featured two massive marionettes, the Big Giant, a deep-sea diver, and his niece, the Little Giantess. The storyline of the performance has the two separated by a wall, thrown up by “land and sea monsters”. The Big Giant has just returned from a long and difficult – but successful – expedition to destroy the wall, and now the two are walking the streets of Berlin, seeking each other after many years apart. Go take a look at the pictures on boston.com in all their large-sized glory.
October 12, 2009
Favorite Looks of the Week
October 11, 2009
Gloomy Sunday
Was introduced to Venetian Snares about a year ago, but this song seemed far too appropriate for this foggy, cold, fall Sunday in San Francisco not to post….
Just for fun, I googled “Gloomy Sunday” in google images, and this was the first one that came up.
October 9, 2009
Obama & The Nobel Peace Prize
Let me just start this off by saying that I love Barack Obama. I cried tears of joy when he was nominated, and even more when he was elected. I believe in his platform, his values, and his intention and ability to make some desperately needed changes in our country and overseas. I also want to add the obvious fact that he did not “apply” for this honorable prize, but was awarded it by people who clearly saw in him what I, and millions of other people around the world, see.
I don’t disagree, persay, with the award. I guess the first thing that came to mind for me when I heard the news were the words that seem to have been permanently associated with Obama’s campaign and now his administration: CHANGE and HOPE. These are powerful words that I feel he is qualified to fulfill. However, I guess I think of these words as representing a FUTURE that Obama is striving diligently to create, and I therefore see the granting of the Nobel Peace Prize at this somewhat delicate point in his presidency as being a bit premature.
photo courtesy of cnn.com
In his true nature of humility, however, Obama seemed to acknowledge this notion…
“”I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments. But rather as an affirmation of American leadership. … I will accept this award as a call to action” he said in his acceptance speech this morning in Washington.
I believe that Obama will live up to this immense honor, and my hope is that when future generations look back on Obama as a recipient, they will see him as a fit choice based on the fulfillment of his own ideals of instilling a renewed sense of peace to some extent during his presidency.
I certainly dont mean to undermine the extraordinary qualities and qualifications of Barack Obama as a leader. However, I suppose what I find to be most ironic about the series of events that have led us to electing the first African American President to office, and furthermore one who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, is that it could be argued that none of this would have ever manifested if it weren’t for the 8 embarrassingly horrific years of George W. Bush. It was through that suffering, fear, and distrust in our government that the desperate need for somebody like Barack Obama was created. Call me fatalistic, but I can’t help but allow this retrospective realization to further strengthen my faith in a sense of order and balance in the universe. Call it fate. Call it collective human karma. Call it the big picture, or call it the silver lining. Whatever words you’d like to use, it’s hard to deny the feeling that things are as they should be, and that maybe those cliche’ phrases of hope we throw around during difficult times have some solidity to them after all.
Here’s hoping…and all criticism and questioning aside, congratulations to our President, Barack Obama, for being offered this extraordinary award.