IWR – Art and Culture Archive

February 2010

Monday 02/22/2010

Art Links For 02/22/2010

Albert Aublet
These are wonderful images that were published in books around the turn of the last century. I’ve included the links to the books which are archived on the Internet. Check them out!

Morning (1894) from the bookSalon de 1894

Juillet (1893) from the bookSalon de 1893

Le Sommeil (189x) from the book Le Nu au Salon
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La Cigale (The Grasshopper)
This is a recently uploaded image of one of my favorites by the great artist Jules Joseph Lefebvre

La Cigale (1872)
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Michael Brack via Monster Brains
This artist/illustrator is very talented and also a bit weird. More of his work is available here

Bait
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Joao Ruas via Cgunit
These are great.

Haunted
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Paintings by Étienne Dinet
These are colorful.

Baigneuses
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Etori Kenji
These seem very unique to me, interesting concept.

Vanishing Figure Series #4
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Night of the Living Dead Bill Heinzman as Cemetery Zombie
I want one of these!

Bill at work.
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Music Video Links For 02/22/2010

Anna May Wong – Chinese Costume Party Pt.1 – 1937 Technicolor
This is a surreal politically incorrect color movie from 1937 with features the beautiful Anna May Wong. I only watched part 1. Too bad the movie isn’t on Netflix.

Anna May Wong
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Nancy Sinatra – Sugar Town (1967)
What a beauty!

Nancy Sinatra
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Art Blakey – Blues March (Live Japan)
The magnificent Art Blakey and friends live in Japan in the mid 1980s I think.

Art Blakey
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Benny Golson – Killer Joe
The great saxophone player Benny Golson performs one of jazz standards the he wrote and composed.

Benny Golson
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Aaron Goldberg – OAM’s blues
This dude can play.

Aaron Goldberg
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The Specials – A Message To You Rudy via AmericaBlog
This is a nice ska tune.

The Specials
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Iggy Pop – Bang Bang
Iggy looks pretty short when he is shown standing by the redheads.

Iggy Pop
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Iron and Wine – Naked As We Came via Motel de Moka
I really like this song. I need to listen to more of Samuel Beam’s music.

Iron and Wine
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Sun Kil Moon – Carry Me , Ohio via Motel de Moka
I like this song too.

Sun Kil Moon
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Tuesday 02/16/2010

They Might Be Giants – Science is Real

I dedicate this song to James Inhofe. Via Dr. Menlo

They Might Be Giants
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Monday 02/15/2010

Art Links For 02/15/2010

NaRKoCeRiZz

Lady Cherry Ice Cream
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Mijn Schatje via Daniel Lim

Mermaid

Honey 2010
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Kris Lewis via Cgunit

Baltic Sea
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Vintage Japanese industrial expo posters

National Industrial Exhibition Himeji, 1926
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The lighthouses of Michigan

St Joseph’s Lighthouse
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Music Video Links For 02/15/2010

Buddy Miles with Jimi Hendrix (Band of Gypsies) – Them Changes Live
Here’s the album version. Amazing song!!!

Buddy Miles
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King Sunny Ade – Ja Fun Mi
This is one of the great African songs of all time. If you have never heard juju music, you’re in for a real treat.

King Sunny Ade
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The Sugarcubes – Cold Sweat
I still love Bjork!

The Sugarcubes
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Hepcat – Dance Wid’ Me
Here’s a nice dance tune for you Valentines Day lovers out there.

Hepcat
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Phoenix – 1901 (Live on Letterman) 18 Juin 2009 via Motel de Moka
In case you haven’t heard them before, Phoenix is an alternative music band from France.

Phoenix
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Notwist – Consequence via Motel de Moka
Notwist is a great band from Germany.

Notwist
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Hindi Zahra – Imik Smik (live) via AmericaBlog
Also, check out the Spanish (I think) beauty’s video Beautiful Tango. Wow!

Hindi Zahra
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Distance – Karsh Kale
Nice tune with Indian spices…

Karsh Kale
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Monday 02/08/2010

Art Links For 02/08/2010

Moise Kisling, painter of women

Girl

Nude
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Ah Tatieva via Femme

Link (2008)
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Les Fleurs du Skull

Carlo Farneti
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50: Matchbooks via Everlasting Blort

The Tropics of Hollywood
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Monster illustrations from Yokai Jiten

Umi-bōzu
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Monster Crazy via Akubi Zone

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
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Poster for The Night the World Exploded (1957, USA)

The Night the World Exploded (1957, USA)
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Music Video Links For 02/08/2010

Muddy Waters – Baby Please Don’t Go
Muddy does this song better than anybody else.

Muddy Waters
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Ronettes – Be My Baby (Shingdig 1965)
This song was #22 on The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time

Ronettes
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Donovan : Catch The Wind (Live BBC) HQ

Donovan
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Talking Heads – Girlfriend Is Better (Live 1984)
This is one favorite songs by one of my favorite groups of all time.

Talking Heads
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Red Hot Chili Peppers – Snow (Hey O) ( live at Fuse)
These guys are damn good live.

Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Brazilian Girls – Don’t Stop
This is a great video with the Shiners and surreal outfit of Sabina Sciubba.

Brazilian Girls
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The xx – Islands [Later Live…]
These guys are damn good live too.

The XX
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Monday 02/01/2010

Music Video and Art Links For 02/01/2010

George Catlin
These are amazing!

George Catlin – Káínawa (1832)
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Hajime Sorayama and More Pinups and Even More
These are mostly excellent pinups so keep that in mind if you are at work.

Luck Strike (2007)
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Tony Sandoval
I like these.

Some Gothic
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Jonatan Cantero via Monster Brains
What a great imagination!

The Attack of the Tomato Murderers
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Kouichi Kato

Girl (2008)
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Freddie King – Goin’ Down (1972 Live)

Freddie King
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Captain Beefheart – Safe As Milk (1980)

Captain Beefheart
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Sheryl Crow – Soak Up The Sun

Sheryl Crow
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Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees

Radiohead
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Metric – Gimme Sympathy [Official Music Video]

Metric
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Regina Spektor – Eet (Official Music Video)

Regina Spektor
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