The Floating Brain

Photograph April 15, 2013Each day a different image or...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:05:26 -0400

Photograph April 15, 2013
Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
IC 1848: The Soul Nebula
Image Credit & Copyright: Bob Andersson

Explanation: Stars are forming in the Soul of the Queen of Aethopia. More specifically, a large star forming region called the Soul Nebula can be found in the direction of the constellation Cassiopeia, who Greek mythology credits as the vain wife of a King who long ago ruled lands surrounding the upper Nile river. The Soul Nebula houses several open clusters of stars, a large radio source known as W5, and huge evacuated bubbles formed by the winds of young massive stars. Located about 6,500 light years away, the Soul Nebula spans about 100 light years and is usuallyimaged next to its celestial neighbor the Heart Nebula (IC 1805). The above image appears mostly red due to the emission of a specific color of light emitted by excited hydrogen gas.

Holiday Seaon in New York City

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:58:41 -0500

Holiday Seaon in New York City

For months while I have been walking around NY on my errands, I...

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:08:18 -0500

For months while I have been walking around NY on my errands, I noticed all the lovely media attention to such wonderful films adding a sense of quality to our lives.

Here is my little iPhone Thank You ePostcard to those working in the film industry making sure we are never left without meaningful entertainment.

Do-Ho Suh addresses issues of identity, memory, and...

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:38:53 -0500

Do-Ho Suh addresses issues of identity, memory, and relationships. Son of the famous Korean ink-painter Suh Se-Ok, Do-Ho Suh is a leading figure in the transnational avant-garde generation of Korean artists who came of age in the late 1990s, and his work eloquently represents a dual consciousness between East and West.

An imposing sculpture, Karma extends from the ceiling to the floor: Two large legs, seen in mid-stride, walk across the gallery on top of hundreds of Lilliputian figures. Although at first Karma might seem like a commentary on authoritarian rule or military oppression, literally depicting the downtrodden masses, the large figure’s suit pants and dress shoes dispel this notion. Furthermore, the tiny figures seem to run ahead of the marching foot, anticipating his next step and reaching up in a gesture of support. Subverting typical expectations of power relations, the figures (both large and small) exist in interdependence, proceeding forward together. Karma invites the viewer to experience the gallery space in a new way. By projecting from the floor to the ceiling, by creating a sense of forward movement, Karma calls attention to the way people experience museum space, emphasizing the tension between an individual’s personal space and the larger space shared by the public. http://www.mfah.org/art/detail/do-ho-suh-karma/

Central Park, NYC beautiful tree victim of Sandy

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:03:51 -0500

Central Park, NYC beautiful tree victim of Sandy:

Was walking in Central Park, NYC and came across very old and beautiful tree that became a victim of Sandy… sad to see but Spring is not far away and Life has a way of filling the void.

Farewell Old Friend; Twinkie 1930’s - 2012

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 10:21:05 -0500

Farewell Old Friend; Twinkie 1930’s - 2012

Painter Annamarie Trombetta who continues to paint outdoors on...

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 14:23:00 -0500

Painter Annamarie Trombetta who continues to paint outdoors on an easel following the tradition of painters from past centuries. This 2 minute video portrait was captured in Central Park, NYC.

Kite flying at Coney Island …

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:40:11 -0400

Kite flying at Coney Island …

In the memory of Neil Armstrong… Valentina Vladimirovna...

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:06:37 -0400

In the memory of Neil Armstrong…

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (Russian: Валенти́на Влади́мировна Терешко́ва; born March 6, 1937) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut and the first woman to have flown in space, having been selected from more than four hundred applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. In order to join the Cosmonaut Corps, Tereshkova was only honorarily inducted into the Soviet Air Force and thus she also became the first civilian to fly in space.^[1] During her three-day mission, she performed various tests on herself to collect data on the female body’s reaction to spaceflight.

Before being recruited as a cosmonaut, Tereshkova was a textile factory assembly worker and an amateur parachutist. After the dissolution of the first group of female cosmonauts in 1969, she became a prominent member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, holding various political offices. She remained politically active following the collapse of the Soviet Union and is still revered as a heroine in post-Soviet Russia.

Very smart and insightful guerilla art I’ve seen posted...

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:51:00 -0400

Very smart and insightful guerilla art I’ve seen posted around Harlem in NYC. Man Ray was right.. .the strongest art is reflective of the times you live in.

Best subway art I’ve seen lately

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 01:00:47 -0400

Best subway art I’ve seen lately

Colony Celebration in NYC

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:30:57 -0400

Colony Celebration in NYC

PhotoVille in Brooklyn… great exhibit of talent…...

Tue, 03 Jul 2012 13:28:42 -0400

PhotoVille in Brooklyn… great exhibit of talent… wonderful job they did in producing this exhibit….. looking forward to next year’s exhibition.

Taryn Simon - photographer

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 23:44:42 -0400

Taryn Simon - photographer

Earth Day is today ( and everyday )… I wanted to share the...

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:37:58 -0400

Earth Day is today ( and everyday )… I wanted to share the important and beneficial work of organic farmers all over world… In Orange County, MA., The Seeds of Solidarity farm not only grows organic food but educates people with workshops and the famous Garlic Festival in the Fall.

humanly: John Chamberlain’s Crushed Car Sculptures

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:14:49 -0500

humanly:

John Chamberlain’s Crushed Car Sculptures

Reminds me of those care free days of youth and summer

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:13:04 -0500

Reminds me of those care free days of youth and summer

Opening night at the Whitney Biennial: The Occupy Wall Street...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:03:38 -0500

Opening night at the Whitney Biennial:

The Occupy Wall Street movement, which has taken aim at large corporations, big banks and the wealthy, has now set its sights on one of the most preeminent museums in America by calling for an end to the Whitney Biennial.

“We are artists and interns, writers and educators, art handlers and designers, administrators, curators, assistants, and students dedicated to exposing and rectifying economic inequalities and exploitative working conditions in our fields through direct action and educational initiatives,” organizers of the Occupy group wrote in a recent letter to the Whitney Museum of American Art. “We are writing to call for an end to the Whitney Biennial in 2014.”

The group objects to the biennial, considered by many the most important showcase of contemporary art in the U.S., because it “upholds a system that benefits collectors, trustees, and corporations at the expense of art workers,” according to the letter.

“The biennial perpetuates the myth that art functions like other professional careers and that selection and participation in the exhibition, for which artists themselves are not compensated, will secure a sustainable vocation,” the letter goes on. “This fallacy encourages many young artists to incur debt from which they will never be free and supports a culture industry and financial and cultural institutions that profit from their labors and financial servitude.”

The letter targets the museum’s board members and sponsorship of the every-two-years exhibit by the auction house Sotheby’ss. It also criticizes the Whitney for its decision to move to New York’s meat packing district, a now gentrified neighborhood that was once populated by artists. The move serves the interests of the real estate industry, the group asserts.

Anyone interested in the history of filmmaking in NYC and...

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:22:00 -0500

Anyone interested in the history of filmmaking in NYC and Brooklyn, take a look. Most amazing is the fact the Academy Awards just a few nights ago did not even mention the film work of Oscar Micheaux (Black American) who was producing films on topics such as inter-racial relationships in the 1920’s. Click the movie screen image to watch 26 minutes of insightful and fascinating film history and footage.

GREETINGS FROM ANOTHER PLANET ….. on this day in 1861

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:46:14 -0500

GREETINGS FROM ANOTHER PLANET ….. on this day in 1861