--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> > > > wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > These have always fascinated me because of their size, perfect > > > > design and complexity. The artist-engineer piece of my mind > cannot > > > > concieve how these large designs can be made so quickly, > > > > apparently at night, with perfect proportions, by human > beings. > > > > Astonishing. A true mystery. > > > > > > I just watched this one on YouTube: > > > > > > http://tinyurl.com/s67q8 > > > > > > They've gotten *way* more elaborate and refined since > > > the last time I paid any attention to them. Some of > > > the ones in this video are unbelievably complex, and > > > quite stunningly beautiful. > > > > > > Even if they *are* made by humans--and like Jim, I > > > have a hard time understanding how that can be the > > > case (although not from his engineering perspective)-- > > > they're absolutely remarkable, truly a new art form. > > > > Speaking of new art forms, several years ago > > I was in an arty French village on the Riviera, > > and went into the tiny Picasso museum that they > > have there. It's more of a "He lived here once" > > museum than anything else, and doesn't have that > > much original art, but there was a photograph > > there that just charmed my socks off. > > > > The photographer had taken a portrait of the > > artist but using a long -- several seconds long > > -- exposure. While the shutter was open, Picasso > > had created a drawing of a bull in mid air, using > > a small penlight. The drawing was perfect. > > > That's actually a famous photograph...I wish I could remember who > the photographer was...
Art students and even professionals practice drawing circles of all sizes, over and over again. Dozens of circles a day, for thousands of days, trains the muscles and nervous system to be pretty good at drawing circles. > > > > > > The following sites, for which I must thank my > > brother, display the work of young Japanese > > artists who create this same type of art, but > > in motion. Using nothing more than a *series* > > of still photographs created the same way, > > with a long exposure, they are able to draw > > *animated* figures in mid air, with using > > colored flashlights. > > > > I really *love* this stuff. Imagine the sense > > of *space* that the artists have to have to draw > > not only a single figure in mid air, but to draw > > a sequence of those figures in mid air, to give > > the impression of an animal walking, or a bird > > flying. I also love this stuff because it reminds > > me of a Japanese form of puppetry called bunraku. > > In bunraku, the puppets are very complex, often > > requiring the presence of three puppeteers per > > character to control them. The puppeteers are > > onstage at all times, dressed head to toe in > > black. What makes it an artform is that after > > about five minutes you no longer see them on > > the stage. All you see is the puppets. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dcmDscwEcI It works best if you adjust your monitor to be a tad dark before you load the movie. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
