Marilyn Minter’s photography (and painting) is up close, in-your-face, visceral, dripping with tangible texture, abject, corporeal, sexual, and stunning. She also made a video called Green Pink Caviar in the same evocative style. (via)
Chewing Pink
2008
Bazooka
2009
Crystal Swallow
2006
painting, enamel on metal
Joshua Shirky in SFMOMA’s brochure of her work, writes:
In place of these idealized objects, Minter [...]
Posted in Central Park by artist d.billy. Fantastic! I absolutely love this kind of playful site-specific public art. (via)
Enjoying this interesting photograph on a grey Tuesday. Philippe Ramette: “Balcon II,” 2001. (Found here, where you can see it in a larger size)
Dreena Burton, the author of amazing cookbooks Vive Le Vegan, Eat Drink & Be Vegan, and The Everyday Vegan (featuring simple, delish and healthy veg recipes) has joined True/Slant to write more about her family’s food choices. I really liked her first post, quote:
Yes, unfortunately our family’s plant-based diet is far from the norm. While [...]
Despite the fact that J and I have organized a very tight budget in order to start attacking my student debt, I saw the print below and purchased it immediately with my new meager spending allowance. I love its inherent rhythm, graphic elements of cartography and typography, and humour. $18, 11 x 17 silkscreen print [...]
YOU ARE ADDICTED AND YOU KNOW IT. What addiction comes to mind for you before you click True or Untrue? New media art for the win.
Christoph Morlinghaus takes amazing architectural photographs, including startlingly modern and innovative churches. I stared in amazement and had a few double takes before I realized that these churches ACTUALLY EXIST.
I agree with Gary of Junk for Code, who observes:
It’s odd–this work explores the use of space as constructed locations, as means of spiritual experience. [...]
Excerpt from David Foster Wallace’s infamous (and very compelling) commencement speech, on thinking differently:
“Because here’s something else that’s weird but true: in the day-to day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to [...]
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