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Title: stuff that inspires you
Post by: Andy on November 10, 2008, 07:01:17 PM: this guys photography makes me want to pick up my old hobby.

http://www.calebcharland.com/
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Post by: Andy on November 10, 2008, 07:04:51 PM: http://carlpisaturo.com/Orb_MAIN.html
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Post by: cutout on November 10, 2008, 07:58:54 PM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGrep3PDAs
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Post by: KickTheBobo on November 10, 2008, 08:04:34 PM: stuff like this:

Catherine's Animals (http://catherinesanimals.com/#a=0&at=0&mi=1&pt=0&pi=1&s=0&p=-1)

(http://www.kickthebobo.com/catherinesanimals)

and this: (NSFW)

http://ask-art.net/gallery.html

and this:

http://wellmedicated.com/inspiration/50-inspiring-vintage-advertisements/
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Post by: Andy on November 10, 2008, 08:46:16 PM: oh, shit. I want that picture of the fox from Catherine's Animals
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Post by: yesno on November 10, 2008, 08:52:39 PM: (http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/11-10-08avedon.jpg)

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/inspiration/inspiration-richard-avedons-book-crate-bed-069151
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Post by: JonFromMaplewood on November 10, 2008, 09:48:59 PM: (http://www.hawaii.edu/lruby/art101/IMAGES/FORWARB.GIF)

(http://www.uncommon-sense.net/interests/art/tansey/pleasure_text_1.jpg)

The monochromatic paintings of Mark Tansey. Although his paintings are much better seen in a gallery than online.
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Post by: erechoveraker on November 10, 2008, 10:26:10 PM: The Eatpoo (http://www.eatpoo.com/forum/index.php") forums. They're kinda the fotchan of concept/comic art message boards, sans the anonymity and with a lot more creativity too (uh oh!). Whenever I am feeling shitty about the drawerings, I can go spend a little bit of time there and usually find something to get the juices flowing again, or at the very least hate myself (more) for not being a better artist.
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Post by: Martin on November 11, 2008, 02:40:03 AM: Quote from: JonFromMaplewood on November 10, 2008, 09:48:59 PM
The monochromatic paintings of Mark Tansey. Although his paintings are much better seen in a gallery than online.

Wow, never seen those before. Love it!
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Post by: Come on, Jason on November 11, 2008, 03:33:26 AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y-yFoD03Ls
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Post by: Amplituden on November 11, 2008, 08:10:06 AM: (http://www.eachnotesecure.com/bachmann.jpg)
Seeing Eric Bachmann play live always inspires me to be better at writing songs.
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Post by: erika on November 11, 2008, 01:48:15 PM: http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/

http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/art_gallery.aspx?Id=1265
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Post by: emma on November 11, 2008, 02:21:57 PM: Quote from: JonFromMaplewood on November 10, 2008, 09:48:59 PM
The monochromatic paintings of Mark Tansey. Although his paintings are much better seen in a gallery than online.

We have a life-sized replica of "the innocent eye test" in our kitchen. I will take a picture of it when I get home.
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Post by: dave from knoxville on November 11, 2008, 02:49:18 PM: My favorite book

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird)
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Post by: JonFromMaplewood on November 11, 2008, 03:45:09 PM: Quote from: emma on November 11, 2008, 02:21:57 PM
Quote from: JonFromMaplewood on November 10, 2008, 09:48:59 PM
The monochromatic paintings of Mark Tansey. Although his paintings are much better seen in a gallery than online.

We have a life-sized replica of "the innocent eye test" in our kitchen. I will take a picture of it when I get home.

Whoa! We used to have a print of that same painting in our living room!
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Post by: Martin on November 11, 2008, 03:47:00 PM: THIS JUST IN: Jon from Maplewood grew up in Emma's kitchen
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Post by: JonFromMaplewood on November 11, 2008, 04:21:44 PM: Quote from: Martin on November 11, 2008, 03:47:00 PM
THIS JUST IN: Jon from Maplewood grew up in Emma's kitchen

Sorry Emma. I've been squatting in those cupboards you never check over the fridge.
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Post by: A.M. Thomas on November 11, 2008, 04:23:36 PM: www.joefrank.com
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Post by: erika on November 11, 2008, 04:40:17 PM: Quote from: JonFromMaplewood on November 11, 2008, 04:21:44 PM
Quote from: Martin on November 11, 2008, 03:47:00 PM
THIS JUST IN: Jon from Maplewood grew up in Emma's kitchen

Sorry Emma. I've been squatting in those cupboards you never check over the fridge.

With your son???

That poor boy! Emma, break them out and dust them off!
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Post by: JonFromMaplewood on November 11, 2008, 04:44:29 PM: Quote from: erika on November 11, 2008, 04:40:17 PM
Quote from: JonFromMaplewood on November 11, 2008, 04:21:44 PM
Quote from: Martin on November 11, 2008, 03:47:00 PM
THIS JUST IN: Jon from Maplewood grew up in Emma's kitchen

Sorry Emma. I've been squatting in those cupboards you never check over the fridge.

With your son???

That poor boy! Emma, break them out and dust them off!

...and my wife and my daughter. We are world-famous contortionists.
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Post by: Andy on November 11, 2008, 04:45:12 PM: Quote from: dave from knoxville on November 11, 2008, 02:49:18 PM
My favorite book

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird)
holy shit. I just went through the first 3 logic problems and I love it. I'm ordering a copy right now.
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Post by: dave from knoxville on November 11, 2008, 05:06:14 PM: Quote from: Andy on November 11, 2008, 04:45:12 PM
Quote from: dave from knoxville on November 11, 2008, 02:49:18 PM
My favorite book

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird)
holy shit. I just went through the first 3 logic problems and I love it. I'm ordering a copy right now.

Andy, I swear to God (and like you, I am from a red state, so that's serious) I have been carrying around my copy of this book, off and on, for going on 22 years now. It never gets old to me.
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Post by: Big Plastic Head on November 11, 2008, 05:19:35 PM: Quote from: Andy on November 10, 2008, 07:01:17 PM
this guys photography makes me want to pick up my old hobby.

http://www.calebcharland.com/

Andy, you might dig this stuff too. I do.

http://lightmark.de/ (http://lightmark.de/)
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Post by: emma on November 11, 2008, 07:16:11 PM: Quote from: JonFromMaplewood on November 11, 2008, 04:44:29 PM
Quote from: erika on November 11, 2008, 04:40:17 PM
Quote from: JonFromMaplewood on November 11, 2008, 04:21:44 PM
Quote from: Martin on November 11, 2008, 03:47:00 PM
THIS JUST IN: Jon from Maplewood grew up in Emma's kitchen

Sorry Emma. I've been squatting in those cupboards you never check over the fridge.

With your son???

That poor boy! Emma, break them out and dust them off!

...and my wife and my daughter. We are world-famous contortionists.

Wow. You have been living in the thermoses all this time and I didn't even notice. I feel terrible, but probably not as terrible as you guys.

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/aprilflux/Photo17.jpg)

I had to take this with Photobooth, and I couldn't move the computer far back enough to get the whole painting (and there are bananas in the way), but you get the general idea - it takes up pretty much the whole wall.
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Post by: WavyGravy on November 11, 2008, 11:15:38 PM: Quote from: Tomas on November 11, 2008, 04:23:36 PM
www.joefrank.com

Same here. Big fan. I love the contrasts between Kornfield and Larry.
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Post by: Andy on November 11, 2008, 11:52:28 PM: who's the hottie in the pictures, Emma?
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Post by: emma on November 12, 2008, 12:25:26 AM: The dude holding the painting or the cow?
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Post by: Fido on November 12, 2008, 12:36:28 AM: Quote from: Andy on November 11, 2008, 04:45:12 PM
Quote from: dave from knoxville on November 11, 2008, 02:49:18 PM
My favorite book

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Mock_a_Mockingbird)
holy shit. I just went through the first 3 logic problems and I love it. I'm ordering a copy right now.

Andy, where are these puzzles of which you speak, other than in that book?
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Post by: Andy on November 12, 2008, 06:39:26 AM: books.google.com has about half of the book posted
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Post by: JonFromMaplewood on November 12, 2008, 07:41:18 AM: Quote from: emma on November 11, 2008, 07:16:11 PM

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y157/aprilflux/Photo17.jpg)

Wow. Your "Innocent Eye Test" makes my "Innocent Eye Test" look like a thumbnail image. Check mate.
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Post by: Phantom Hugger on November 12, 2008, 08:51:55 AM: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpEEXDWFDag&eurl=http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=47409

and.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuGaqLT-gO4&eurl=http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=23766

I know I posted this earlier but it still works for me
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Post by: Bryan on November 13, 2008, 04:25:57 PM: I just saw a documentary last night about General Idea, a group of three conceptual artists who were based in Toronto (until they inevitably left for New York.) These guys produced tons of hilarious, influential and ultimately quite moving work in just about every medium you could think of.

(http://www.aabronson.com/art/gi.org/works/84baby.jpg)
Baby Makes 3, 1984

There's a bunch of info (including some video clips) about them here (http://videoart.virtualmuseum.ca/artist.php?id=11) and the last surviving member has a website (http://www.aabronson.com/art/gi.org/). (The other two both died of AIDS in 1994.)

(http://www.aabronson.com/art/gi.org/works/91azt.jpg)
One Year of AZT and One Day of AZT, 1991

It blew my mind to imagine these guys working in Toronto in the early '70s - at that point, it was an incredibly staid, uptight town. They pretty much invented the contemporary art scene in Canada!

The doc was called "General Idea: Art, AIDS and the Fin de Siecle", and it's well worth a look if you have a chance.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC7dAOW8dlI[/youtube]
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Post by: Andy on December 09, 2008, 02:10:15 PM: as sad as this seems, I'm feeling very inspired by the shirts at shirts.woot.com . Some really nice stuff over there from silly to funny to sad.

Music Industry:

(http://s3.amazonaws.com/wootsaleimages/Music_industryviiDetail.png)
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Post by: Andy on December 09, 2008, 02:13:08 PM: Candlelight Architect:
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/wootdesigncontestentries/Drakxxx/Candlelight_Architecht_-wk74jq-s.jpg)
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Post by: <<<<< on December 09, 2008, 02:51:46 PM: (http://www.ljudmila.org/scca/platforma3/fotoweb/duchamp.jpg)
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Post by: Amplituden on December 09, 2008, 03:38:35 PM: (http://www.loa.org/excerpts/steinbeck/images/photo-steinbeck.jpg)
John Steinbeck
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Post by: theyellowchair on December 10, 2008, 01:34:52 AM: (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/Oliviermessiaen.jpg)

Mr. Messiaen, especially his organ works.
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Post by: Kim Kelly on December 10, 2008, 01:52:19 AM: Louise Bourgeois (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMdWNwOWnng), always and forever. She's 96 and still making art. And I don't think there's a single piece by Louise Bourgeois that hasn't stirred emotions in me or made me feel something. I love her.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UX1H2hcyUw
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Post by: dave from knoxville on December 10, 2008, 06:37:50 AM: Quote from: THE YELLOW CHAIR on December 10, 2008, 01:34:52 AM
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/Oliviermessiaen.jpg)

Mr. Messiaen, especially his organ works.

Now, if I posted this exact same message word for word, people would be talking about how creepy I am, and how Emma must hide whenever I sign on.
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Post by: Steve of Bloomington on December 10, 2008, 08:20:23 AM: I find the book Codex Seraphinianus very inspiring. I'm not sure what exactly it's inspiring me to do. Possibly make the bowl that chews food in real life.

http://flickr.com/photos/i-shan/145393958/
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Post by: Fido on December 10, 2008, 09:49:01 AM: Quote from: Andy on December 09, 2008, 02:10:15 PM
as sad as this seems, I'm feeling very inspired by the shirts at shirts.woot.com . Some really nice stuff over there from silly to funny to sad.

Why would that be sad? Cool/interesting illustration can be inspiring, even if somebody slaps it on a tshirt.
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Post by: yesno on December 10, 2008, 11:28:15 AM: Quote from: Steve of Bloomington on December 10, 2008, 08:20:23 AM
I find the book Codex Seraphinianus very inspiring. I'm not sure what exactly it's inspiring me to do. Possibly make the bowl that chews food in real life.

http://flickr.com/photos/i-shan/145393958/

http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,2723.0.html
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Post by: Gagneaux on December 10, 2008, 11:32:44 AM: Quote from: Gilly on December 09, 2008, 08:47:33 PM
(http://www.nypost.com/pagesixmag/issues/20081207/images/Features/billmurray/1.jpg)

;)
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Post by: Steve of Bloomington on December 10, 2008, 07:05:19 PM: Quote from: yesno on December 10, 2008, 11:28:15 AM
Quote from: Steve of Bloomington on December 10, 2008, 08:20:23 AM
I find the book Codex Seraphinianus very inspiring. I'm not sure what exactly it's inspiring me to do. Possibly make the bowl that chews food in real life.

http://flickr.com/photos/i-shan/145393958/

http://www.friendsoftom.com/forum/index.php/topic,2723.0.html

Cool. A while back I had the local library get it for me via inter-library loan, so I had a physical copy for a couple weeks. I hated taking it back.
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Post by: Martin on December 10, 2008, 07:09:58 PM: The movies of John Paizs.

(http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/661/crimewaverg8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
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Post by: Bryan on December 10, 2008, 09:17:12 PM: Where on earth did you see the movies of John Paizs? You can rarely even see them in Canada!

(And yeah, he's awesome. I once told him in an elevator that I'd really enjoyed Top of the Food Chain - after being introduced, even - and he looked at me like I'd just slapped his face. Weirdo.)
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Post by: gravy boat on December 10, 2008, 09:23:18 PM: Patton Oswalt's speech to a high school graduation class - which I only found out about because of this board.

Message by Jckinnick:
Just heard about this I wish I was graduating from this high shcool.

http://www.pattonoswalt.com/index.cfm?page=spew&id=83
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Post by: Martin on December 11, 2008, 04:40:39 AM: Quote from: Bryan on December 10, 2008, 09:17:12 PM
Where on earth did you see the movies of John Paizs? You can rarely even see them in Canada!

(And yeah, he's awesome. I once told him in an elevator that I'd really enjoyed Top of the Food Chain - after being introduced, even - and he looked at me like I'd just slapped his face. Weirdo.)

Being a cinephile has its advantages. I've had VHS copies of Crime Wave and Springtime in Greenland for years, then one of my friends surprised me with quality DVD bootlegs of both. And of course Top of the Food Chain has a proper DVD release (however obscure). One of these days I'll try to track Paizs down for an interview. Quick question: is he well-known in Canada? What's his status there? For an outsider, it's really difficult to tell - he's virtually unheard of anywhere else.
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Post by: Bryan on December 11, 2008, 10:09:08 AM: Paizs is not well-known here at all. Last I heard (which was ~6 years ago) he'd been teaching at a prestigious film school, the Canadian Film Centre, for quite a while. So he's not a complete outsider from the film scene, but he's several tiers below Guy Maddin in terms of strange, Winnipeg-born auteurs.

Seems like the only time his films get screened here is when he's physically present to orchestrate it. I really hope he gets off his ass to do something more personal again. He was just a hired gun on Top of the Food Chain, and even that was something like ten years ago.

I went to a mini-retrospective of his movies in Toronto a few months ago, and despite a pretty good amount of hype in the local arts weeklies, it was pretty sparsely attended. So his following is "cult" at best.
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Post by: Martin on December 11, 2008, 10:25:05 AM: Very interesting, thanks for the info.
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Post by: Martin Edison on December 11, 2008, 11:17:11 AM: Quote from: gravy boat on December 10, 2008, 09:23:18 PM
Patton Oswalt's speech to a high school graduation class - which I only found out about because of this board.

Message by Jckinnick:
Just heard about this I wish I was graduating from this high shcool.

http://www.pattonoswalt.com/index.cfm?page=spew&id=83

Oh man. That was good. Thanks.
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Post by: John Junk 2.0 on December 11, 2008, 05:01:36 PM: Rock My Religion by Dan Graham.

Actually, the essay and book are way better than the video, because the video is kind of a piece of shit, but you get the idea from the video, and you don't have to read too much:

http://www.ubu.com/film/graham_rock.html
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Post by: Jack from Arkansas on December 11, 2008, 07:27:13 PM: (http://tbn2.google.com/images?q=tbn:vsgq8x0_LF6kWM:http://upload.wikimedia.org) Sam Maloof
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Post by: Martin Edison on December 12, 2008, 09:35:07 AM: www.aestheticapparatus.com

I hope one day, I can do stuff this awesome.
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Post by: dave from knoxville on December 12, 2008, 02:20:18 PM: Did I mention Wallace Stevens?