2013.06.05
Caught another one of the kittens from the backyard. Hoping he/she will be adoptable soon.
Caught another one of the kittens from the backyard. Hoping he/she will be adoptable soon.
It’s still first come first serve with the adoption of these two. But I warn you they are so cute I might have to eat them.
“The fear of abstract art is that it could be interpreted in many ways, and who knows what you could read into a painting that didn’t have a clear message? One of the obsessions that the Soviet Union and the eastern European communist parties had was always controlling the message — all information that everybody gets has to be carefully controlled and monitored. Art was no exception, art was supposed to tell a story, it was supposed to have a happy ending, it was supposed to teach, it was supposed to support the ideals of the party. There was no such thing as art for art’s sake and there was no such thing as art reaching into some kind of spiritual, wordless realm. No, art was done in service of the state and it was something that was going to help mold people and create citizens who do what the state tells them, and who follow the rules.”Anne Applebaum on the fear of abstract art in communist culture in the period after World War II (via nprfreshair)
Riley Gets Prize
Artist Bridget Riley is now the first woman to be awarded the Sikkens prize, a Dutch award recognizing the use of color. A member of the Op Art movement, Riley is a painter best known for her black and white paintings that create unique optical effects on canvas.
Previous winners include Donald Judd, but also the Paris street-cleaning department, “for the consistent use of the colour green”, and, in the 1970s, hippies, “for the exuberant use of colour as a playful aspect in human society”.
Find out more about artist Bridget Riley.
“Writing nonfiction is more like sculpture, a matter of shaping the research into the finished thing.”Joan Didion (via theparisreview)
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (via crookedindifference)
“I don’t mean to give you a Zen koan, but the work I did is the work I know, and the work I do is the work I don’t know. That’s why I can’t tell you, I don’t know what I’m doing. And it’s the not knowing that makes it interesting.”Philip Glass. (via somethingchanged)
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TUMBLR TUESDAY: REGISTER TO VOTE EDITION
Does it feel like election day is still ages away? It’s not; in fact, early voting began for half of the country this week. And for half of the country, if you’re not yet registered in just two weeks, you’ll lose the chance to vote entirely. That’s what happened to 6 million Americans in 2008; this year, we’re participating in National Voter Registration Day to help make sure you’re not left out.
If you’re in the US, you should see the button above on your Dashboard; click it to register through our friends at Our Time.No matter how you feel about politics, remember that your vote has the power to make a difference for at least one critical candidate or ballot measure on your ticket. If you don’t participate in the voting booth, you allow others to make important decisions for you.Need some inspiration? Check out this gorgeous GIF campaign from MTV’s Power of 12, a new video from the cast of Workaholics, and a gallery of voting-inclined celebs at HyperVocal.
For more info, follow National Voter Registration Day on Tumblr, or track the tag #925NVRD. You can register in person at an NVRD meetup happening near you, or phone in any questions to the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
And even if you’re already registered, please reblog this post to ensure none of your followers miss it!
Preach it, Bea… #BeatriceWarde #themandatepress #trumpetoftrade #letterpress #printingoffice (Taken with Instagram)
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