Visionary American artist Robert Rauschenberg died on Monday at the age of 82. He was a true innovator in the disciplines of graphic arts, poster art, and mixed media design. Rauschenberg’s ability to work across different types of artwork and practices defines him as one of the first true multi-media artists.
Some Rauschenberg resources online:
Free ice cream at JP Licks. Red Sox opening day. Impromptu jazz ensemble in The Square… Springtime is finally here!
Talking about bringing you back! Muxtape.com is simple little web service that lets you create online “mix-tapes”. You can upload up to twelve MP3s, rearrange the order, and share and play them on any machine.
It definitely brought me back to the high school years!
Without further ado…my first Muxtape!
I’ve discovered that one of the best ways to generate a creative spark is to find a creative a cool environment to work.
I’ve been working intermittently out of the lobby of the W Hotel in San Francisco for the last couple of days. As fans of the W chain will know, they use interior design, materials, audio/visual (and even scent) to craft a provocative experience for their guests. The W known for being hip and attracting the same with their clientele (myself excluded!)
The lobby at the San Francisco W is a little loud and there is constant action and people milling about—basically there’s a lot of distractions. Nonetheless, I’ve been able to get a large amount of work done, both in quantity and quality. I’m finding that the environment is inspiring and clearly conducive to getting work done.
When you get busy and under pressure there’s a normal inclination to hole up in your office, seek quiet, and hole up with the familiar. The last couple of days have shown me that contrary just may be just as true. Working somewhere new and cool may be just what you need to get you out of your creative funk.
Unfortunately I’ll have to wait until August of 2009 for the W Hotel Boston to open…
I watched Once on a cross-country flight and was totally blow away. It’s a simple and unfettered love story set to music—an almost perfect Indie film.
This is a movie you need to see if you haven’t already. Granted, the acting is a bit wooden, and it’s shot in that grating docu-style that is so popular among independent movies. Nonetheless, the story is gorgeous, the music is memorable, and you will be thinking about the ending long after the closing the credits.
In what some are calling the best moment from the Oscars, here are the lead players from the movie (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) performing “Falling Slowly” that would eventually win “Best Song”.