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[24 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 3,997 views]
Andrzej Dragan’s Illuminating Photography

Andrzej Dragan’s one of kind photography

Technology, Visual Art »

[23 Nov 2008 | One Comment | 208 views]
Crawling Japanese Businessman Robot

The term ’salaryman’ refers to a (usually Japanese) businessman who must work long hours for a corporation, often giving up his youthful dreams of induviduality.
The average salaryman has a depressingly predictable schedule. Every morning he knots his silken noose, jostles his way through a packed subway car and finally arrives …

Headline, Movies, Visual Art »

[22 Nov 2008 | One Comment | 336 views]
The Fall: Tarsem’s Visual Feast

Tarsem Singh is best known for his directorial debut The Cell starring Jennifer Lopez. Though the movie was at its core, a suspense thriller, it was remembered for its twisted visuals which represented the mind of a serial killer. I was intrigued to hear that Tarsem’s next film The Fall would be released in 2008.

It seemed that nobody knew about this movie and it was incredibly difficult to find, but I knew I had to see it after reading Roger Ebert’s review where he stated:

“Tarsem’s The Fall is a mad folly, an extravagant visual orgy, a free-fall from reality

Painting »

[21 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 5,623 views]
René Magritte and Google’s Homepage

Today Google’s homepage sported a different look, a combination of the familiar Google logo and two paintings by Surrealist painter René Magritte.

The paintings, Golconda and The Son of Man are simple yet thought provoking and were there to celebrate the Belgian master’s birthday.
It’s cool to know that there will …

Mind Expansion, Photography, Technology »

[20 Nov 2008 | No Comment | 112 views]
Jonathan Harris’s Modern Day Storytelling

I am addicted to ted.com, a site which has to be one of the most valuable on the Internet. The Technology Entertainment and Design (TED) Conferences gather together the brightest and most fascinating minds in one place, resulting in an outpouring of thought provoking lectures.
Jonathan Harris, a luminary in his …