Humor
Surgery
I notice art in a lot of places, but I also recognize when something is so innovative that it is art in the mere doing. This is the case with this new type of surgery called natural orifice — using the body’s natural openings as entry and exit areas for conducting surgery, which minimizes scarring and potential risk. This is a no brainer but at the same time so out of the box that it wasn’t thought of until now. Warning: this video at this article link contains some graphic visuals of the actual gallbladder removal and surgery, so it may be disturbing to some viewers, but I grew up…
Golden Girl +
I’m excited about the new James Bond Movie, Quantum of Solace. Seeing this post from the DailyMail below made me remember all the previous Bond films and how I’d watch them growing up and watched them with my own family. This picture is eerie, but also artistic in the sense that one can actually see the application and the creative process of how that goo got all over that Golden girl gone oily for the latest movie. I like how they referred back to the original Goldfinger, in set-up, placement of figure and slick covering — but in this case with a more gruesome, updated Oilfinger version. Also, Mathieu Almaric,…
Radiohead & music videos
I am a big fan of Radiohead. I don’t know all their songs, however, and I used to not “get” their music until I listened more carefully. Both my husband and my son Jackson turned me on to them. I like them because they are innovative — not only in their art but also in their marketing. They recently posted “stems” of their music on iTunes to be used creatively and rearranged into other music by the purchaser. Because they still maintain the copyright or ownership (as artists do of their original artwork), they prohibit the reselling of their music. Instead, they are offering a remix contest for the new…
