Category Archives: Art

A Disappearing Number

Posted on July 19, 2008 by El jardinero zurdo

Was my number up? Well, I did disappear for a while, I guess about a month… Was traveling (my first trip back to Canada post-immigration to Spain), visited with friends and family, met and spent some quality time with my … Continue reading →

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Something to look out for

Posted on June 14, 2007 by El jardinero zurdo

…with those eyes of yours. The makers of a new Canadian short film have integrated real eye performances with stop-motion animated puppets. The result looks quite spectacular: both emotionally engaging and spooky. The NFB-supported film, Madame Tutli-Putli, looks fantastic, at … Continue reading →

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Ned (certainly) Kahn

Posted on April 27, 2007 by El jardinero zurdo

Yes he can…make fascinating installation art, that is. Thanks to CircusBoy for sending me the link, this stuff is “right up my alley.” In fact, I spent some time this week gazing into a slowly boiling pot of water, thinking: … Continue reading →

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Surreal weekend: eggs, wind and dogs

Posted on March 28, 2007 by El jardinero zurdo

Last weekend we spent a surreal weekend in Cadaqués. This is up the coast from Barcelona an hour-and-a-bit, and features the spectacular rocky landscape of Cap de Creus, which is the easternmost point of the Iberian peninsula. Why surreal? Well, … Continue reading →

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Do you ever say to yourself…

Posted on December 31, 2006 by El jardinero zurdo

  (Never? Oh. That’s a relief. Me neither.)

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¡Mucha mierda!

Posted on April 28, 2006 by El jardinero zurdo

Yes, that does mean “lots of shit”, but in Spanish it is also the thing they say (in theatre) to wish each other “bad luck” (which is good, just ask Michael Jackson about this Bad/Good conundrum). It is analogous to … Continue reading →

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¡Feliz cumpleaños Joan!

Posted on April 20, 2006 by El jardinero zurdo

I suppose I should be saying that in Catalan (perhaps someone will give me a pointer…I think it’s: feliç aniversari). Why? Because today is Catalan surrealist painter and sculptor Joan Miró‘s “eleventy-third” birthday. He truly had molts anys, since he … Continue reading →

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____ of the day

Posted on April 2, 2006 by El jardinero zurdo

I like the idea of those “daily creative thingy” sites, where the author/artist creates an image, comic, or something every day. (It’s the idea I like, as I said — you’re not likely to catch me doing it!) It’s quite … Continue reading →

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A second helping of beans, please!

Posted on January 18, 2006 by El jardinero zurdo

Montréal photographer François Brunelle is working on an interesting project, looking for look-alikes who — other than their appearance — have no relationship to each other. Not necessarily famous people; just everyday folk. He got the project started after repeatedly … Continue reading →

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¿Futuro largo?

Posted on January 15, 2006 by El jardinero zurdo

A few years ago I remember hearing about the 639-year-long John Cage organ performance in Halberstadt, Germany (which started in 2001). For those of you who don’t know, Cage was the modern composer most famous for his 4’33″ of silence … Continue reading →

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