the continuing conversation between art and life
I've just watched "Paterson" - a Jim Jarmusch film about a bus driver who secretly writes poetry and delights in overheard conversation. It's a really gentle, observant film with not much action, but a lot of listening. Here's a really good summary of it by reviewer Mark Kermode, who sums it up as a 'mood …
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how to take everyday boring repetition and make it into exciting art; W N Herbert with his poem about rain
Roz Chast takes us through her favourite type of art at the Met - Medieval paintings. She has a distinctive eye and commentary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vakU1QhHs-w Roz brings her humour to the pictures and a strong sense of where the artist is not quite sure if they're good enough to draw certain parts of the picture …
A salute to the day - a fly past by birds, which goes by the lovely title of "Murmuration" - a naturally occurring phenomenon. Filmed by artist Fiona Watson. https://vimeo.com/114615038 Fiona Watson has made a series of tiny films - lasting simply between one minute and two minutes in length. These are very do-able for …
Tatsuya Tanaka has been shaping everyday things into landscapes with miniature people figures.... this video is silent (why not have fun trying different background music to it). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eePFghQSNo8 See http://www.miniature-calendar.com for more, many more, and there is a fresh picture daily. The maker has been publishing a new one daily, so far for 4 years …
