Image Source: Blanca Paloma – EAEA, official music video
Art and Life
In my previous post, On Struggle, I asked a series of questions that, hopefully, made you think about your view on life. In this post, I offer my perspective on the topic. This post is very long and may take a while to read.
“The task of a director is to pick out and join together the bits of sequential facts, focusing on what lies between them, while revealing what kind of chain holds them together.” (Sculpting Time, Andrei Tarkovsky)
How to Draw: Figure Drawing Resources
How to Draw: Figure Drawing Resources
This is a concise and practical list based on a selection from my art book collection that could be useful for learning the basics of figure drawing. The emphasis is on construction rather than life drawing, detailed muscle anatomy or expression.
Salvator Mundi, A Long Lost Painting by Leonardo da Vinci
Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World) by Leonardo da Vinci, oil on a wood panel, 26 x 18.5 inches.
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Baraka (film)
Baraka (means blessing) is a non-narrative film directed by Ron Fricke, who was a cinematographer for Koyaanisqatsi by Godfrey Reggio. Baraka has no plot, no storyline, no actor, no dialogues nor any voice-over. Instead, the film uses themes to present new perspectives and evoke emotion through pure cinema. Baraka is a kaleidoscopic, global compilation of both natural events and by fate, life and activities of man on Earth.