Paranoiac-critical method

Paranoiac-critical method is a surrealist technique that was invented by a person named Salvador Dali in the 1930′s.It as been described as a  ”spontaneous method of irrational knowledge based on the critical and systematic objectivity of the associations and interpretations of delirious phenomena.“

Get it off of me,

I feel it trickling on the surface of my skin, this red paint

I feel it draining through my pores and into my flesh

I feel the stinging sensation of  this not so red but more of a vermillion liquid 

I feel it trying to seep into my vein and mix with my pure blood

And what is this smell that it has of freshly cut meat

Its travelling up my nostrils and into the centre of my brain like a poisonous gas

I feel it swarming in my medulla oblongata

I will not be a slave to this susbstance

so get it off of me.

2010
05/11
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So Surreal...
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Surreal–Infested With Detail

I’ve always been interested in art, any kind of visual art. Whether I’m walking down the street or on the subway, anything with a hint of art or creativity, I’m immediately drawn to. This could be partly because I like focusing on details, which lead me to wondering, why the piece is made? And who made it? And what were the thoughts going through the artists mind when creating such a piece? Similarly I like to look at interesting photography as well. The picture above is an image that I came across which completely left me dazed (talk about surreal). There is something so beautiful about this person’s eyes. The main focus of the image, it infests the piece with pure definition and detail. It gives the images so much meaning and depth in such a way that the emotions just seem to jump off the image and take over the viewer.  Especially the body language of the man, with his back turned and his hands over his head only magnify the unhappy feelings this image portrays. There is no use of colour other than black and white with a high contrast to sharpen the details of his face. The little hair growing on his beard also gives this image a very coarse effect, and is harsh on the eyes of the observer. What I also admire so much about this image is the incredible effort that the photographer has put in using the appropriate effects to create the mood; to reveal the emotions.

2010
05/11
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Surrealism

“To my mind, genuine unconscious thought is pretty hard to access, and it’s a painful place for those who live there permanently.” – Gil Adamson

“I have all these wild images that I carry around with me and when I sit down to write I have to harness them and create a context for them. Sometimes the process is pleasurable, sometimes tortourous.” – Lillian Necakov

“At the heart of Surrealism is revolt. The driving force behind this revolt is a longing to transform life and change the world.” – Steve Venright

2010
05/02
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Wordplay of Steve Venright

 

 

I was interested in learning about a poet/writer named Steve Venright, ever since we read that poem called the “Nuevocations” in class. It was hilarious, witty, and extremely creative all at once, truly a piece that is meant to inspire. Humour is a good communication technique that he uses to capture the reader’s attention which actually allows the reader to enjoy reading his piece.  Venright to me seems like a very lively writer who’s not afraid of wordplay, and definitely not afraid to challenge his audience to try to understand his humour. His writing is like solving puzzles or building new vocabulary by using pre-existing words. He creates new words, and gives them new meanings that actually make sense and could potentially be words if you really push the thought. I also found out that he’s actually a Canadian writer, YAYYY! I knew there was hope for Canadians somewhere:). Anyway, this CANADIAN poet, visual artist, entrepreneur and photographer were born on September 16, 1961 in Sarnia, Canada. He is known to have extraordinarily vivid and fantastic imagery, one of the many forms of visual arts that he expresses in his work. What I honestly find so inspiring about Steve Venright is the fact that he incorporates so many different styles of art and creativity all together to create a sort of collage. I find him very enjoyable to read and if there was one poet I could recommend to anyone right now, no doubt the name would be Steve Venright.

 

2010
04/13
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Epitaph

Epitaph (from Greek: ἐπιτάφιος epi-taphios “at,over-tomb” — literally: “on the gravestone”)– a specific style of poetry that is written on tombstones after a deceased person. I absolutely love the pronunciation of this word because of the delicacy that it requires to be said, like a wind soft and peaceful.  I noticed that the sound of this word closely reflects the feelings that are associated with it. A poem which is truly written with such a careful choice of words that express the very feelings you felt and carry within from the day they left.  Those feelings of joy and laughter that they may have brought to you on the gloomiest days.  This type of poetry, in my perception, is one that is very personal. It forces a person to recall a distinct memory of perhaps a lesson that they may have taught you, a story they might have shared with you, a song they used to sing all the time, or just the fact that they used to sing. The one last reminder of their existence remains on a simple stone set before their grave. A simple grave stone that suddenly becomes the guide to one’s eternal home.

Remember friend as you walk by
As you are now so once was I
As I am now you will surely be
Prepare thyself to follow me.

-No Author listed

2010
04/12
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Its all about the <3..
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Interest?… FIX em’

After hours of debating on what interest of mine is worthy of being talked about, I decided on writing about this vicious interest/obsession/habit ( whatever you wonna call it) may vary depending on how severely you’ve experienced it while being one of my victims.

I like to fix things.

Fix people.

Fix whatever it is that may be wrong with you. 

No, not in a fairy godmother kind of way but  like hmmmm.. if we could do this to your hair and just tweeze your eyebrows a bit so that they look more… i dont know, identical?

Some people may take this offensively while you’ll be surprised to know that alot of the time people actually end up thanking me, either for my opinion or just for my honesty because honestly these days I feel that no one seems to tell the truth, especially girls. If you were to walk in the cafeteria  with squiggly eyebrows because of some major over plucking the night before, you’ll hear the first person(most probably a girl) say,

 ” Ohhh, you did your eyebrows?! :) they look nice :) “

 and THAT RIGHT THERE, is a F**KIN LIE.. because she knows and you know and almost everyone who sees your eyes knowsss you most definitely look permenantly confused. Call me mean, call me a total rude bitch, but ill tell you one thing, people like me in this world will make you realize that you have ketchup on your shirt, or there’s spinach stuck in your teeth, or you cant wear that dress on a date cuz it simply looks hideous. People like me will make you fix yourself.  Now… i dont do just physical things, i try to solve people’s internal issues aswell. Btw, im proud to say IM AMAZING AT MOTIVATIONAL SPEECHES, i can do those for days, which mind you end up encouraging many to do whatever it is they were being motivated for. I like to remind people that they’re strong and independent and that he/she doesnt need anyone else to get where-ever it is that they want to be.

I like to see people succeed. I like to make a difference. I like to be the one to make the difference. I take the intiative when others dont. Its an interest, one of the many.

Fix as a verb may mean:

  • Repairing an object
  • Spaying and neutering to sterilize an animal <—- Does not apply in my case.
2010
04/11
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That Subliminal Kid

Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid is known worldwide for creating musical and visual projects. He is inspired by philosophers, economists, and history of jazz, rock, and a mixture of a number of genres combined. He feels that it’s important to use a combination of visuals and text along with music to create a sort of collage to express his thoughts and ideas. He believes that the studio is the instrument in which sound, art and literature are all merged to create new pieces. They are all similar in terms of the freedom of creativity each one embraces and in some ways are interconnected especially music and art, which to his belief are inseparable. He likes to include modern day events and issues, different sounds of languages, devices we use every day and many other visuals from all around the globe, in to his projects. I feel that DJ Spooky is unlike any other DJ I have ever heard of, in a good way that is. He likes to have fun with the variety of sounds and visuals and is very much interested in the current day events as well as historical events such as, the financial crisis, the African American presidency, eight years of the critical war on terror etc. To my understanding, DJ Spooky likes to play around with the idea of what is considered normal music, and in the twentieth century what is the right approach to making mixed and vibrant music that takes the listeners away from the whole R&B flow and develop their interest in the deeper meaning of music.

http://www.ubu.com/sound/radio_radio/miller.html

 http://www.djspooky.com/

2010
03/09
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The Sweaty Palms Kiss

So I came across this guy named Yonner (I bet he was teased his whole life, Yonner Boner ahahahaha), who by the way is absolutely phenomenal and not to mention hilarious. He managed to form a whole composition through unique sounds that he was able to make using his hands and his mouth.  When I listened to each one of the sounds individually, I could not imagine how he would ever be able to form these annoying noises that, to be honest sound like the kind of noises some irritating students would be making at the back of a boring class or the only other exception would be writer’s craft as I have learned in the past few weeks, into an interesting piece. However after listening to the whole thing, I started picking up on a few things that I didn’t notice earlier when I was busy laughing at the composition itself. YONNER has amazing breath control. The way he just held his nose with his hand and slowly let go of air, making a constant sound with a combination of higher and lower pitched was incredible.  I also noticed that to add more of a visual effect to his video, for different sounds he used different gestures for a more dramatic effect. For the water drop sound, he brought his lips really close to the camera to show the “O” formed with his lips, to create the sound.  The sweaty palms kiss is what I like to call it, one that I, myself am proud to admit can do for quite some time now, he brought his hands really close to the camera to exaggerate the movement of his hands. So, when I saw Yonner performing these cool sounds, I kind of got the urge to hmm.. what’s the word, “borrow” his idea and include the same noise in my sound recording that we will be doing soon. This video was quite inspiring for me to include the sweaty palms kiss in my own composition. I like this Yonner guy…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=047TuqW4id8

2010
03/09
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If I Were A Poet

Beth Anderson used 5 different ways to say “If  I were a poet” in her piece. By just reading the title at first, it thought that maybe this will be a song or some sort of recording where the artist would talk about the different things she would write about or say if she was a poet. However, it turned out to be compeletly different from what I expected to hear. This made me realize that being an sound artist doesnt mean that you have to record something that makes sense or have a title that matches your recording. You can simply record whatever sounds you wish, and name the post whatever you think is appropriate. Knowing this, it helps those who are interested in recording different musical pieces of their own. It allows them to feel the freedom to record whatever they wish without worrying about what others may think of how it sounds.

http://www.ubu.com/sound/anderson_beth.html

2010
02/28
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Luc Ferrari (1929-2005)

Luc Ferrari, a French composer who practiced his piano skills from a very young age.  He was struck with a case of tuberculosis that lead him to concentrating on more of the composition aspect of music, rather than becoming a pianist, which is what he originally dreamt of. I did a little research on him and some of his influences were: an American composer Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, an Austrian composer and conductor. Listening to a few of his pieces was actually not bad at all, compared to some of the others that I heard earlier on. For example a piece by Reese Williams that included a mixture of laughter and bird noises, which by the way, totally scared the living daylights out of me. I noticed that Luc Ferrari’s pieces are more pleasant and have some sort of rhythm to them. It was a mixture of soft piano and abrupt pauses. Another thing that I found really interesting, there was French commentary in the foreground and to me that just sounded like a part of the piece itself, seeing as I don’t understand French (I know, it’s a shame). That may not have been the whole concept of the piece but then again, the whole point of the sound piece is to have no meaning behind it, to not be able to understand it. French is a language that involves many harsh pronunciations such as, “bonjour” [bawn-zhoor] or “legume” [leg-yoom, li-gyoom]. By combining the soft playing of the piano with the French commentary, to me it sounded quite odd, yet fascinating. Luc Ferrari is similar to other pianist such as Josef Hoffman, and Ludwig Van Beethoven who experiemented with the different sounds of the piano and composed pieces with freedom of expression.

2010
02/28
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