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POPSMinimalist Art
Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is stripped down to its most fundamental features. As a specific movement in the arts it is identified with developments in post-World War II Western Art, most strongly with American visual arts in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Prominent artists associated with this movement include Donald Judd, Carl Andre and Richard Serra. It is rooted in the reductive aspects of Modernism, and is often interpreted as a reaction against Abstract Expressionism and a bridge to Postmodern art practices. The term has expanded to encompass a movement in music which features repetition and iteration, as in the compositions of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, John Adams, and Terry Riley. (See also Postminimalism). The term "minimalist" is often applied colloquially to designate anything which is spare or stripped to its essentials. It has also been used to describe the plays of Samuel Beckett
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POPSSteps to Save Stolen Data These are some excellent productivity habits, and I intend to include them in my new data archiving regimen. Minimalism is in style now, and it prevents disasters.
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POPSOn Architecture and Elegance bridge is endowed with a subcategory of beauty we can refer to as elegance, a quality present whenever a work of architecture succeeds in carrying out an act of resistance—holding, spanning, sheltering—with grace and economy as well as strength; when it has the modesty not to draw attention to the difficulties it has surmounted. From philosophical historian Alain de Botton's inimitable The Architecture of Happiness , itself a paradigmatic illustration of the aesthetic elegance of well-engineered minimalism (be it architectural or textual). The NYRB's synopsis of de Botton's work makes note of this: The simplicity of his writing is not the product of a simple mind.... In The Consolations of Philosophy (2000) he remarked that "there are...no legitimate reasons why books in the humanities should be difficult or boring; wisdom does not require a specialized vocabulary or syntax."
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POPSLast night I watched Le Samourai. It was really beautifully filmed and art directed. Everything from the watercolor walls to the dichotomy of Jef's apartment to the police station was perfect. I still think Le Doulos is my favorite Melville film even though this has been pronounced his best film. The one thing I love about Melville is his ability to tear apart conventions of what you expect to happen in films. He loves killing off his main characters and in those moments you are truly shocked. Also, Delan's minimalism in this film is so interesting. His acting is so well crafted and combined with the minimalism of the actual script parts of this movie begin to feel like moving pieces of artwork. highly recommended. Go rent Le Doulos too if you can. Why don't people make movies like this anymore??? Melville says that he watched a minimum of 5 movies a day to craft his art. wow.
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POPSBathrooms Are The New Kitchen First kitchens were the new living room, the place where people lavished money and time and went to extremes to personalize and customize. Now, bathrooms are the new kitchens being done up in elaborate Victorian, Georgian and Art Deco themes. --Ann Rafalko
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