Sengai Gibon (1750-1837) - Circle, Triangle, and Square (The Universe); Edo period, early 19th century.
Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935).
Russian avant-garde artist; pioneer of geometric abstract art and father of Suprematism.
- Supremus No. 56, 1915.
- Black Cross, Black Square and Black Circle; he painted many versions from 1915 to 1930.
Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo, 1958. Title sequence.
Designed by Saul Bass and John Whitney, an animator, composer and inventor; pioneer of computer arts.
John Whitney (1917 - 1995) - Catalog, 1961.
A arte é a expressão intelectual da emoção, distinta da vida, que é a expressão volitiva da emoção. O que não temos, ou não ousamos, ou não conseguimos, podemos possuí-lo em sonho, e é com esse sonho que fazemos arte. Outras vezes a emoção é a tal ponto forte que, embora reduzida a acção, a acção, a que se reduziu, não a satisfaz; com a emoção que sobra, que ficou inexpressa na vida, se forma a obra de arte. Assim, há dois tipos de artista: o que exprime o que não tem e o que exprime o que sobrou do que teve.
Livro do Desassossego. Vol.II. Bernardo Soares (Fernando Pessoa).
Nobuyoshi Araki (1940-) - From the Series PaINtin, 2010. Shibari (縛り) or Kinbaku (緊縛), traditional Japanese bondage art.
Sometimes I remember
that I have been chosen
to perfect all men
the fireflies remind me
the stream beside my shack
If I was meant to be a poet
I would not be able to blow
the actual flawless smokerings
for which I am renowned
I would be distracted
by the possible beauty of my pen
but I am not
I would lose myself
I would have lost myself
with the women
I so relentlessly pursued
but I did not
I was meant to be
the seed of your new society
I was meant to be
the courtless invisible king
I am that
the clearest example of royalty
who serves you tonight
as he makes a bed for the dog
and the fireflies burn
at their different heights
that I have been chosen
to perfect all men
the fireflies remind me
the stream beside my shack
If I was meant to be a poet
I would not be able to blow
the actual flawless smokerings
for which I am renowned
I would be distracted
by the possible beauty of my pen
but I am not
I would lose myself
I would have lost myself
with the women
I so relentlessly pursued
but I did not
I was meant to be
the seed of your new society
I was meant to be
the courtless invisible king
I am that
the clearest example of royalty
who serves you tonight
as he makes a bed for the dog
and the fireflies burn
at their different heights
Leonard Cohen - Overheard on every corner (The Energy Of Slaves, 1972).
Love The Future, Free Ai Weiwei Poster - Created by Andrew Lowe to help raise awareness for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who is currently being detained by the Chinese government.
