Tuesday, November 8, 2011
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Monday, March 14, 2011
The Golden Rule
The Golden Rule in Various Religions
Christianity: All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them. Matthew 7:12
Brahmanism (Hinduism): This is the sum of duty: Do naught unto others which would cause you pain if done to you. Mahabharata 5:1517
Islam: No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. Sunnah
Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Udana Varga 5:18
Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your fellowmen. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary. Talmud, Shabbat 31:a
Confucianism: Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you. Analects 15:23
Taoism: Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss. T'ai Shag Kan Ying P'ien
Zoroastrianism: That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good: for itself. Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5
Islam: No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. Sunnah
Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful. Udana Varga 5:18
Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your fellowmen. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary. Talmud, Shabbat 31:a
Confucianism: Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you. Analects 15:23
Taoism: Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss. T'ai Shag Kan Ying P'ien
Zoroastrianism: That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good: for itself. Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5
Friday, March 11, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
El mundo es justo un circulo simple
yo navego mi barco de papel
el mar esta hecho de fuego
monto mi caballo de tuercas y tornillos
estamos hecho para nunca casarnos
el mundo es justo un circulo simple
tengo que dar las vueltas
tengo que dar las vueltas
hasta me acabe
arriba de una montaña
dentro de nuestra roca
yo finjo como soy una isla
en vez de carne y hueso
el mundo es justo un circulo simple
y siempre se da las vueltas
largate, no puedo soportar a ver tu cara
porque has visto el lado mio mas debil
y ahora sabes que soy simplemente humano
en vez de todas las cosas
que me gustaria ser
el mundo es simplemente un circulo simple
i just put in google translate into this website ---->
it's really amazing to me.
i put up this poem i translated while I lived in South America
from a Gil Scott song I was listening to over and over.
I wonder if my translation makes any sense.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Tribe
Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or new ways to act. This invention cycle occurs most effectively when the practitioner has a thorough intuitive and technical understanding of the necessary skills and concerns within the improvised domain. Improvisation can be thought of as an "on the spot" or "off the cuff" spontaneous activity.
The skills of improvisation can apply to many different abilities or forms of communication and expression across all artistic, scientific, physical, cognitive, academic, and non-academic disciplines. For example, improvisation can make a significant contribution in music, dance, cooking, presenting a speech, sales, personal or romantic relationships, sports, flower arranging, martial arts, psychotherapy, and much more. Techniques of improvisation are widely trained in the entertainment arts; for example, music, theatre and dance. To "extemporize" or "ad lib" is basically the same as improvising. Colloquial terms such as "let's play it by ear," "take it as it comes," and "make it up as we go along" are all used to describe "improvisation."
The simple act of speaking requires a good deal of improvisation because the mind is addressing its own thought and creating its unrehearsed delivery in words, sounds and gestures, forming unpredictable statements that feed back into the thought process (the performer as listener), creating an enriched process that is not unlike instantaneous composition [with a given set or repertoire of elements]
The skills of improvisation can apply to many different abilities or forms of communication and expression across all artistic, scientific, physical, cognitive, academic, and non-academic disciplines. For example, improvisation can make a significant contribution in music, dance, cooking, presenting a speech, sales, personal or romantic relationships, sports, flower arranging, martial arts, psychotherapy, and much more. Techniques of improvisation are widely trained in the entertainment arts; for example, music, theatre and dance. To "extemporize" or "ad lib" is basically the same as improvising. Colloquial terms such as "let's play it by ear," "take it as it comes," and "make it up as we go along" are all used to describe "improvisation."
The simple act of speaking requires a good deal of improvisation because the mind is addressing its own thought and creating its unrehearsed delivery in words, sounds and gestures, forming unpredictable statements that feed back into the thought process (the performer as listener), creating an enriched process that is not unlike instantaneous composition [with a given set or repertoire of elements]
Manila Paper Series ::: daO
Some portraits done on Manila paper, in Manila.
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| Mayra |
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| Freida |
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| Andrea. This last one is done with melted chocolate |
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Miles Davis & John Coltrane - So What (Live Video)
Some drawings I did a while back. Coltrane + Miles = Classic.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Projects
New Projects coming soon. I look forward to sharing.
The easy part is keeping projects a secret. The hard part is containing the excitement.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Textiles [dao: visual encyclopedia]
currently heavily immersed in looked at textiles.
next few weeks will involve me taking them apart
and putting them together.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Little Dragon
If someone in the 90's were to ask me what dope music would sound like in 2011...
I would say...Little Dragon. And, unfortunately cars aren't flying yet.
TWICE.
Little Dragon - Twice (Flyte One Remix) by Flyte One
I would say...Little Dragon. And, unfortunately cars aren't flying yet.
TWICE.
Little Dragon - Twice (Flyte One Remix) by Flyte One
yin.
i carved lines in this paper
like designs in nature
when everyone is out
i stay in
i'm the artisan
the kind of art i'm in
is what keeps me in
a world within
heard no further
than where an echo ends
people gather and i'm out fast
amongst a group of solitary souls
i'm the outcast
i know each night like
a page in my past
letters written in the stars
the sky is my guidance
a black scroll unrolled
with holes letting heaven's light in
silence, silence, silence
closed my eyes
and heard the joining of my eyelids
when everyone is out
i stay in
my skin is the only thing
separating me from them
if you speak to me on the street
it's my soul you meet
you might not ever know how dark is
the silence i keep
when i open my mouth to speak
only light is released
yang.
i rise with the light
night moves me in ways
too sullen to say
conveyed my dreams
on sky's backlit screen
the fact that it seems
half lit illumination
lucid concentration
morning sensation
restoration for the retired
i rise with the light
repeat the rhetoric
till i get it right
my life is a journey
never hurried thru the plight
the fight is inside
dark times, dark mind
but the light i shine
is of the brilliant kind
in time in space
walk against the
direction of the race
here you'll find a breed
whose soul purpose was
to sow their seeds
knowing their deeds
may not be reaped
the path of reciprocity
takes a circular form
any point in the path
where you begin
is also the point where you'll end
only that the path can't end
again and again, around again
the point is to begin
Monday, February 28, 2011
JKD
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"An artist's expression is his soul made apparent, his schooling, as well as his "cool" being exhibited. Behind every motion, the music of his soul is made visible. Otherwise, his motion is empty and empty motion is like an empty word--no meaning." - Bruce Lee |
Kim Jong IL Looking at Stuff
i never realized how funny this dude is.
funny in pictures, maybe not so funny dictatorially.
he kind of reminds me of my dad.
if you dig these pictures, there's a whole
website dedicated to tracking this man's viewing habits:
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| Looking at the drywall |
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| Looking at meats (through a window) |
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| Looking at your computer |
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| Looking at pigs |
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| Looking at radish |
Sunday, February 27, 2011
ZIMBABWE
1991. Cut by DJ Shadow.
Whole cut is killer. 2:20 is extra killer.
Gil Scott piano
Present Day Zimbabwe. DJ CNDO. African house music is dope!
Whole cut is killer. 2:20 is extra killer.
Gil Scott piano
Present Day Zimbabwe. DJ CNDO. African house music is dope!
BEAST
i hadn't found new music too inspiring for quite some time.
couple years.
this is one of the dude's that brought me back.
couple years.
this is one of the dude's that brought me back.
Astral Travelling
On my recent travels to NYC and Chicago and other parts of the east coast,
I composed a small 30 page book of writings, poems, drawings, raps, and connections among other things.
I will mail it to a friend overseas, which is part of an ongoing project that's been going on:
composing a story completely from hand-written letters.
Here's the Amazon-like excerpt version:
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| cover |
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| back cover |
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| excerpt |
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Thrift Store Projects
Every Wednesday I go digging for materials/records.
[Flea markets, alleys, thrifts]
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| Found my own action figure for $0.99 |
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| Complete with Sling Pack, Staff, and Sheep |
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| Finding 12"x12" frames is a score |
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| All you need is tape and a good cutter |
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| Dissect that |
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| Take out the old print |
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| Tape it up |
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| Voila! Now you look official |
Friday, February 25, 2011
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