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THE TRAGEDY OF THE POET NAMED "NOBODY"

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:12:54 -0400

Annensky is regarded as one of Russia’s greatest poets whose translations were works of art as...

Inokentii Federovich Annensky 1855-1909 His first poetry was...

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:00:10 -0400

Inokentii Federovich Annensky 1855-1909

His first poetry was published in 1905 but he was told he would lose his job if he published a book so he used the pseudonym “Nobody”. In many ways it was a reference to how he felt about himself as an artist, but it is also a reference to Homer and courageous guile, for Odysseus used the name Nobody to face the Cyclops Polyphemus.

His first book was called Quiet Song and the critics ignored it. It was his last book, published posthumouly that was acclaimed as a work that closed the old and opened a new world of poetry.

Nobody was suddenly somebody.

A Gas Butterfly

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:47:15 -0400

Tell me what’s happening to me? Why is my heart beating so fervently? why has this...

"He had published several books of poetry but they had been ignored by the critics and public. He..."

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:45:35 -0400

““He had published several books of poetry but they had been ignored by the critics and...

THE FIRST ARTIST ON THE MOON

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:36:00 -0400

Alan Bean went to the moon as part of the Apollo 12 mission. He was the only astronaut to go there...

That’s How It Felt To Be On The Moon by Alan...

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:33:16 -0400

That’s How It Felt To Be On The Moon by Alan Bean

“This is my answer to the question I’ve been asked most often since November 19, 1969. I felt a long, long way from the people and places I love the most. It seemed unreal…impossible. From time to time I would look down and say to myself, “this is the moon.” And then, I would look up at a small, beautiful, birght blue and white sphere hanging in the mysterious, luminous black sky and think, ” that is the earth.” Words have never expressed what I experienced, but I thing that in this work I have captured some of the excitement and exhilaration I felt. I wanted an eye-arresting image, somthing to communicate the excitement of being on the moon, so I began experimenting with “exciting” colors - bright primary tones. But that didn’t feel right. then as I worked, I began to see a rainbow effect in the layersof paint. That feeling, of all colors being mixed but also harmonizing, finally allowed me to tell how it felt to walk on the moon.”

- Alan Bean

Photographs of astronauts walking on the moon are a marvelous...

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:31:06 -0400

Photographs of astronauts walking on the moon are a marvelous testament to one of human kind’s great journeys yet for all their beauty these photos are no more than honest portrayals of what things looked like. In contrast the paintings of Alan Bean convey the human reality of what it felt like to be there in person.

"I want to create paintings that record mankind’s first exploration of another world. Space is our..."

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:27:52 -0400

““I want to create paintings that record mankind’s first exploration of another world. Space...

Alan Bean, artist, in front of one of his paintings of himself...

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:26:55 -0400

Alan Bean, artist, in front of one of his paintings of himself as astronaut.

About Alan Bean

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:22:00 -0400

Alan Bean, space Artist, Apollo XII astronaut and Skylab II commander. Born in 1932 in Wheeler,...

This is a photograph of Alan Bean on the moon holding up a...

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:20:44 -0400

This is a photograph of Alan Bean on the moon holding up a sample he just collected.

Rock ‘n’ Roll by Alan Bean Bean’s drawings are...

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:18:00 -0400

Rock ‘n’ Roll by Alan Bean

Bean’s drawings are interesting for the personal touches often included such as the notes on this one, evidently by another astronaut with personal words as well as scientific details of the rock sample about to be picked up.

Giant Leap by Alan Bean Look closely at this painting. Bean...

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:14:00 -0400

Giant Leap by Alan Bean

Look closely at this painting. Bean started by making an impression on a board with his space suit boot and then painted over it the small picture of the astronaut taking the first step on the moon’s surface. Bean often incorporates physical impressions from equipment he brought back from the moon and also collages pieces of the gold foil that wrapped around the lower parts of the lunar lander. Some of it is seen here around the foot of the spacecraft. On occasion he has been known to cut off precious portions of his cloth badges to incorporate into a painting. He once joked that some of the paintings have probably picked up traces of the moon dust which had worked its way into his equipment.

The Hammer by Alan Bean Bean has caught the feeling many of the...

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:06:00 -0400

The Hammer by Alan Bean

Bean has caught the feeling many of the astronauts no doubt experienced from time to time when the spacesuits gave the appearance of a latter day space age Frankenstein. As an artist Bean has been better able to convey such personal observations than any of the photographs that came back from the moon.

How Alan Bean got to join Commander Pete Conrad on the moon

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:01:46 -0400

“The most experienced astronaut was designated commander, in charge of all aspects of the...

The Fantasy by Alan Bean. We were excited. We were going to have...

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 08:56:50 -0400

The Fantasy by Alan Bean.

We were excited. We were going to have the ultimate adventure someone in our profession could experience. But while we (Pete Conrad and Alan Bean) did (land on the moon) Dick Gordon would be orbiting 60 miles above us. We often fantasized Dick joining us on the moon for all the fun, but we could never find a way. But now I am an artist and in my paintings I can have it my way. Now, at last, our best friend has come the last 60 miles (to join us).”

- Alan Bean

iTUNES NOW LARGEST RETAILER OF MUSIC

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 09:10:24 -0400

Back in 2002 Newsweek put Steve Jobs with one of the first...

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:58:00 -0400

Back in 2002 Newsweek put Steve Jobs with one of the first iPods onto their front cover with the words “iPod Therefore iAm”. Back then CD’s were king and nobody except SJ thought that that would change any time soon. There had been several other MP3 Players but none had made a dent in traditional music distribution and indie artists still struggled to be heard. Now, almost 6 years later Steve Jobs (love him or hate him) has taken the music world by storm, changed the way people listen to music, and along the way changed the way artists interact with their audience. In the digital world artists don’t need arrogant record company’s to find an audience any more. With the news this week that iTunes has now overtaken WalMart to become the largest retailer of music in the US (read: biggest in the world) I figured it was time to put a crown on that cover picture of Steve and his iPod. Back then almost no one would have predicted that an electronic device could change culture and that one day a blog would say the iPod is King. Long live the King!

CENSORSHIP SPECIAL: BANNING YOUTUBE

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:00:50 -0400

YouTube is a video sharing site. Because of YouTube literally...

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:59:57 -0400

YouTube is a video sharing site. Because of YouTube literally millions of artists are able to be seen and to free themselves from the shackles of control by the record labels. Yet in the name of “protection” against ideas from outside more and more countries are joining Iran in trying to prevent their citizens watching YouTube content, or using the blackmail of temporary bans to force YouTube to remove content. YouTube is exposing the black side of humanity at the same time it shines a light on artistic endeavor.