on the flip side
Last week I found myself half listening to a radio program about a man named Jamie Livingston who took a Polaroid photo every day of his life starting March 31, 1979 until October 25, 1997, the day he died. I started to get interested as the interview was ending and jotted down the URL. I have been visiting both Chris Higgins' blog entry and the actual website (erected by Hugh Crawford) of photos ever since. It's a strikingly simple creative project that has yielded amazingly profound results, particularly towards the end of Jamie's life. Take a look. (And for those of you who, like me, love the quirky character of Polaroid photos it's especially interesting.)And here are a few weird gems from the world of art, courtesy of the amazing web browser of Rudy:
- the heartbreak of calligraphy
- Damien Hirst's 'Oh Shit' gets £2.3bn at auction
- Banksy's 'Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill' ... not so much
posted by andrea at 3:33 p.m.
13 Comments:
OK, I'll bite. what are the log-looking thingys in the goldfish bowl?
There is so much contemporary truth in 'Oh shit'.
Fun links - I spent half an hour checking them out!
Hayden - my immediate impression = fish sticks.
OK...my thoughts on the Chinese guy's tear ducts: damaged due to pollutants in water and/or fertiliser works!Me? I think I'll stick with my pen and ink!
Hayden: Why, fish sticks of course! :)
Ian: Ain't it the truth.
Barbara: I know -- I got sucked in for ages.
Dinah: You traditionalist, you. :)
Oh. I thought they were candy bars.
I just don't get all the hype surrounding Damien Hirst. Call me shallow.
Your blog is so dangerous, Andrea - every time you post links it has the potential to cost me hours of my life. ;-)
Do I count your goldfish bowl picture as another link in a strange chain of hot dogs this month?
Citizen: Okay... (Candy bars makes no sense at all.)
Alda: Blame Rudy!
Caro: If you must! :)
I also loved the link to the dead relatives in the parlor..eeeww!
If I had a terminal disease (touch wood..ooh that's better) I would do a contiguous commemorative celebrational thingamabob too.
Might as well go out in style.
The photo project is sad and poetic. Have you seen the Michael Apted documenteries starting with 7 and Up,following the lives of a group of British kids since 1964? Really interesting.
I admit I love the pet store but the tearduct calligraphy? icky! I'm sure my 9 year old could be just as good as an artist shooting stuff out of her nose onto paper. Hey, wait a minute, an idea is brewing....
Mr C: I totally agree.
Ellen: I love the 7 Up series! The most recent was kind of sad actually with some saying it had ruined their lives.
Incredible! My favorite: 09-06-85 (that was as far as I got before coming back to comment). What a treasure trove. Thanks for sharing yet another amazing resource.
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