Revealed: how the spy agency used unwitting artists such as Pollock and de Kooning in a cultural Cold War For decades in art circles it was either a rumour or a joke, but now it is confirmed as a fact. The Central Intelligence Agency used American modern art - including the works of such artists as Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Willem de Kooning and Mark Rothko - as a … [Read more...]
Cave of Forgotten Dreams by Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog is one of my favorite directors (Wheel of Time, Encounters at the End of the World). His films have a way of drawing you into another reality through stunning visuals and long shots that allow your eyes to marinate in the beauty of whatever subject he is shooting. Cave of Forgotten Dreams is his latest creation released in September of 2010 - and it's in … [Read more...]
Mandelbulb: Venturing into the 3rd dimension
The original Mandelbrot is an amazing object that has captured the public's imagination for 30 years with its cascading patterns and hypnotically colourful detail. It's known as a 'fractal' - a type of shape that yields (sometimes elaborate) detail forever, no matter how far you 'zoom' into it (think of the trunk of a tree sprouting branches, which in turn split off into … [Read more...]