Things For Class

architectural optical illusions

2009-10-15T14:18:00.000-07:00

Felice Varini is the fellow I was trying to think of in class a while back. His work focuses on adapting shapes to the environment. These illusions are highly dependent on your point of view.

william kentridge

2009-01-27T06:14:00.001-08:00

mustaches on every lip.

2008-11-13T21:23:00.000-08:00

I recently saw the image of Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q. and thought of this Daffy Duck cartoon.

Watch more Dailymotion videos on AOL Video

ABC's of DADA (in three parts).

2008-11-11T20:50:00.000-08:00

International Dada Archive (UIowa)

2008-11-11T20:35:00.000-08:00

The University of Iowa has an online digital collection of Dadaist materials/ephemera. Take a look!

http://www.universalleonardo.org

2008-10-17T08:55:00.001-07:00

Leonardo's website. You can zoom in on works and really see some details! Thanks to the people who put this together.

PBS/NOVA video about the Parthenon

2008-09-19T07:13:00.001-07:00

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Knossos 3D tour.

2008-09-16T20:58:00.000-07:00

here's a link to a site which allows quicktime viewing (in 360 degrees) of the palace area of Knossos.
take a look. you may have to select from the buttons the "palace tour."

Parthenon Site from Columbia.edu

2008-09-16T20:54:00.001-07:00

here's a link to a neat site from Columbia. you may need a flash plug-in to view. it allows you to zoom in on elements of the north, south, east, and west friezes of the Parthenon.

Clash of the Titans (Medusa)

2008-09-12T07:44:00.001-07:00

Komar & Melamid link

2008-08-26T16:25:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to the Dia Center where you can see the most wanted and least wanted paintings for several countries.

jackson pollock site.

2008-04-17T19:04:00.000-07:00

here's an interesting virtual drippy site.

Alexander Calder Circus

2008-04-15T20:08:00.000-07:00

see it here.

un chien andalou (1929) (THIS LINK NO LONGER WORKS!)

2008-04-15T19:25:00.000-07:00

un chien andalou (English: An Andalusian Dog) by Salvador Dali and Luis Bunuel in 1929.
caution: if your squeemish about eyes, i would not watch. (the eye image you see is actually a cow eye).

posts for dada.

2008-04-14T04:42:00.001-07:00

futurist's manifesto
karawane by hugo ball performed by marie osmond?
calder's circus in french. youtube.

Bayeux Tapestry (larger?)

2008-02-15T04:43:00.001-08:00

i believe this one opens to a larger screen, but I'm not for certain the clarity is any better. I'll keep looking.

The Bayeux Tapestry
by dekku

Bayeux Tapestry

2008-02-15T04:21:00.000-08:00

The Bayeux Tapestry records the events leading to William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy) becoming King of England upon defeat of the Anglo-Saxon forces of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings.

Lost wax bronze casting.

2008-01-30T04:20:00.000-08:00

A sculptor's site with a flash video about the lost wax process. You'll need flash to see it.
http://www.jepsculpture.com/bronze.shtml

Construction of Stonehenge.

2008-01-10T19:42:00.001-08:00

The discovery channel has some interesting articles concerning stonehenge and its construction.

did glaciers move the stones?

2008-01-10T19:34:00.000-08:00

bbc.co.uk has an interesting article concerning the stones used to build stonehenge. click here.

stonehenge (one man's theory)

2008-01-10T19:28:00.000-08:00

William Hogarth series.

2007-11-16T06:45:00.001-08:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_à-la-mode
This is painting number 6 of 6. He also did some engravings of the series as well. Sort of like a type of political cartoons but without the snappy captions.

David Hockney sample clips

2007-11-09T06:31:00.000-08:00

Here's a few clips of David Hockney's investigations into the camera obscura. A well-known British artist himself, Hockney has devoted a vast amount of time studying techniques of the masters and has recently caused quite a few arguments concerning the possible use of these techniques.
main page
obscura clip
lens clip
Koop films has released a DVD and the above clips are from their site.

Hans Holbein/link to David Hockney's Secret Knowledge

2007-11-09T06:30:00.000-08:00

click HERE to be directed to Beliver Magazine's online version of portions of "Secret Knowledge" by David Hockney.

here's a link to the beginning (click here to start the article) of the article as published in Believer magazine which has something to do w/ McSweeneys which is worth looking into. both of which, i believe, have something to do w/ Dave Eggers.

William Kentridge videos

2007-11-09T06:29:00.001-08:00

Dot and Line: a romance in lower mathematics

2007-11-09T06:28:00.001-08:00

Limbourg Brothers, Very Sumptuous Hours

2007-11-09T06:25:00.001-08:00

Click title below to link to the university of chicago site conaining images from the book Tres Riches Heures (Very Sumptuous Hours).

Links to Videos

2007-11-09T06:23:00.000-08:00

Disclaimer: This will be the new site for class info and links.

2007-11-08T20:16:00.000-08:00

I will be posting things here throughout my own investigations for various classes I teach to refer back to later and discuss at length with those students enrolled in a class or classes. I will also use run on sentences and not-so-good punctuation all through the contents of this blog. Think of it as a place where I am essentially saying, "Hey, why don't you check this out."