near silence

 

Adam Friedman

 

 

 

 

 

 

...a struggle to render those truths in Nature which for her are eternal,

but which are as yet for the multitude but new

~Stephane Mallarme, 1876

 

 

 

Andy Gilmore

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michelle Blade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goni Montes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

today I was swinging my umbrella as I walked,

and I was amused by it.

I turned the corner and saw this

short fat man

with silver hair

and he was swinging his umbrella, too.

we looked each other in the eye,

and back at our umbrellas,

and smiles grew across our faces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas Couture, Romans of the Decadence, 1847

"Guys what the hell is going on here?"

virtual utopias

 

 

 

“This eight minute song is a beautiful combination of arranged harmonies, rhythms and bass lines and thus helps to slow the heart rate, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of stress…

The song comprises of a sustaining rhythm that starts at 60 beats per minute and gradually slows to around 50. Thus, while listening to the song, your heartbeat automatically comes to match that beat…

The gaps between the notes have been chosen to create a feeling of euphoria and comfort. In addition, there are no repetitive melodies in the song which allows one's brain to completely switch off since one is no longer trying to predict what is next.”

According to scientists, this is the most relaxing tune ever recorded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomas Saraceno

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tomas Saraceno, “In Orbit”

 

 

 

 

 

While we’re listening to the world’s most relaxing song, we might as well check out the world’s fluffiest bunny.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Way to go, bunny.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

out of this world.

 

 

 

Richard Baily

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Do you not see the need to

free your brow from this leaden skullcap

of artistic routine and old refrains,

to abandon at last this common pasture

where we all graze like sheep?"

~Duranty, 1876

 

 

 

 

Watercolors by Tristram Lansdowne

 

 

“like being brought

 

 

 

 

face to face

 

 

 

    with the image

 

 

 

of the virtual

 

 

 

Other”

 

play now, thank me later

thirst for universe

 

everything happens so much

 

oil on canvas by Linnea Strid^

 

 

 

 

“The lover of life makes the whole world his family

 

 

 

 

just like the lover of pictures lives in a magical society of dreams painted on canvas. Thus the lover of universal life enters into the crowd as though it were an immense resevoir of electrical energy. Or we might liken him to a mirror as vast as the crowd itself; or to a kaleidoscope gifted with consciousness.”

~Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

we goin under

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

illustrations by Elizabeth Patterson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I realize I have so much content on this thing I can basically start quoting myself…decontextualizing my old work…for new content

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1.

Maybe we’ve already been to other planets, but we discovered how much cooler it was out there and decided to kick it. The world’s greatest secret could be out there somewhere,

sipping on margaritas with other life forms,

sh*T talking humanity

 

 

 

 

2.

What if you came home and this was tossed on your couch?

Artist Kathy Weaver specializes in embroidered robot quilts.

They could make any couch unique. The use of color would make houseguests immediately realize you have a robot quilt.

Detail:

I like turtles. I have a real one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Those who never make mistakes are perceived as less likable than those who commit the occasional faux pas. Messing up draws people closer to you, makes you more human. Perfection creates distance and an unattractive air of invincibility. Those of us with flaws win every time.

This theory was tested by psychologist Elliot Aronson. In his test, he asked participants to listen to recordings of people answering a quiz. Select recordings included the sound of the person knocking over a cup of coffee. When participants were asked to rate the quizzers on likability, the coffee-spill group came out on top.”

 

 

http://www.fastcompany.com/3018084/work-smart/why-were-more-creative-when-were-tired-and-9-other-surprising-facts-about-how-our