The Economist's profile of Maurizio Cattelan and his artworks was insightful. He is different.
These artists have a monopoly on a product that everybody wants, so they can do whatever they like.
- Massimo de Carlo
Useful link:
www.mauriziocattelan.org
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Diamond Beauty Evaluation
Check out GemEx Systems' diamond beauty evaluation via BrillianceScope® Analyzer. Interesting concept. Give it a try. www.gemex.com
Art News Update
Nicholas Fox Weber's opinion piece in the ArtNews was interesting.
This was my way into an appreciation for the Bauhaus’s fundamental values: knowledge of materials, the need for an object to be designed according to its purpose and executed with a respect for human scale, the willingness of businesspeople as well as artists to devote themselves to bettering the experience of others, and the real emotional benefits of such intelligent, moral, generous thinking.
Useful link:
www.albersfoundation.org
This was my way into an appreciation for the Bauhaus’s fundamental values: knowledge of materials, the need for an object to be designed according to its purpose and executed with a respect for human scale, the willingness of businesspeople as well as artists to devote themselves to bettering the experience of others, and the real emotional benefits of such intelligent, moral, generous thinking.
Useful link:
www.albersfoundation.org
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Clay Marzo: Just Add Water
Clay Marzo may very well be the first person with Asperger's to have developed a genius for surfing. Check out the documentary. It's educational.
He'll have a schema of many waves that he's ridden before, so he's able to predict what to do in that situation. His brain disconnects from everyday functions, and becomes one with the wave: he'll intuitively know what the wave's doing, so he'll anticipate that, and be ahead of everyone else.
- Dr Tony Attwood
Useful link:
http://surf.quiksilver.com/films
He'll have a schema of many waves that he's ridden before, so he's able to predict what to do in that situation. His brain disconnects from everyday functions, and becomes one with the wave: he'll intuitively know what the wave's doing, so he'll anticipate that, and be ahead of everyone else.
- Dr Tony Attwood
Useful link:
http://surf.quiksilver.com/films
Frederick Forsyth Interview
My financial advisers told me to hedge against inflation by buying either gold or diamonds and I bought gem diamonds because their carat rating can be certified. It was a gross mistake – I invested about £200,000 and got back just £133,000 three years later.
- Frederick Forsyth
- Frederick Forsyth
Gary Hamel Viewpoint
Gary was spot on. In most organizations, change comes in two flavors: trivial and traumatic. Change = Pain.
Useful links:
www.garyhamel.com
http://blogs.wsj.com/management
Useful links:
www.garyhamel.com
http://blogs.wsj.com/management
The Jazz For Justice Project
The Jazz for Justice Project's conference titled 'Blood Diamonds, Blood Phones and the Devil’s Gold: Africa’s Resource Curse' at UT Knoxville on the impact of resource mining in Africa and a benefit concert for the people of northern Uganda was educational and insightful.
Useful link:
www.knoxjazzforjustice.org
Useful link:
www.knoxjazzforjustice.org
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