Comments | aureisomni: looking for something..

aureisomni

looking for something..

Jan 30, 2006 19:31

so, guys, i'm looking for something. for awesome things i don't know about. things i haven't been exposed to. things i wouldn't normally pick up, unless you showed them to me. these things can be in the form of movies, books, music, photographs, ideas... anything really. tell me about them! please ( Read more... )

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saturnine1979 January 31 2006, 02:32:00 UTC

you could start with 1984.

and you should watch Evangelion with me sometime.

and go watch old Disney movies. i think there's things in those movies we can only get after we've grown up. i never thought about it when i was a kid, but now i realize: those movies were made by adults. they were made by adults for kids, so it's like they were trying to communicate with their younger selves. it's like the song "If I Knew Then What I Know Now". making art for kids is like time travel.

um... you should read all the comics here:
http://thrilled.syste.ms/

and this one, too:
http://manga.clone-army.org/pxi.php

aureisomni January 31 2006, 05:55:33 UTC

okay.

i guess when i go home next (which is gonna be this weekend, i think) i should bring back all the disney movies i have. it's a lot. i should have a disney movie film festival. -- i originally had "or something" tagged on to the end of that sentence, but then i deleted it. :)

drivebysmile January 31 2006, 03:12:03 UTC

This is probably a stupid question, but have you read A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius or The Hours? Those are my two favorites, and I recommend them to everyone. So sorry if I've mentioned them before...

Also, read the Georgia Nicholson series, the first book is "Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging." They are silly, but they are hilarious. I think everyone should have them around for gloomy days. Not exactly life changing, but I figured it might be something you wouldn't normally pick up.

And one of my favorite artists is Egon Schiele. He may be worth checking out, perhaps.

aureisomni January 31 2006, 05:48:42 UTC

i have read heart breaking work... i think i read it shortly after you did since you said it was way good. and yeah, it's one of my favorite books ever too. i haven't read the hours though, so i'll do that. and i'll do everything else you suggested too. yay. thanks for all the suggestions.

drivebysmile February 1 2006, 22:04:53 UTC

i think you might like the hours a lot :)

formy anonymous January 31 2006, 07:29:30 UTC

When I clicked to post a comment, I had intended to write to you about the distinctions between complacency and art. After all, being open-minded is not any indication that you are fighting the tendency to fall into comfortable habits, and to rely on existing art to guide and mold you is probably a nasty warning sign. After reading what you had written again, however, I think I was sleepy and jumped to conclusions.

So instead I am going to write about Pixar and paradox. Today I read an article about Pixar, and their model for making creative products. (They have been getting loads of press because they just got bought by Disney, but are now all but running their new investor-parent.) An excerpt from the article about making creative products:

We've made the leap from an idea-centered business to a people-centered business. Instead of developing ideas, we develop people. Instead of investing in ideas, we invest in people. We're trying to create a culture of learning, filled with lifelong learners. It's no trick for talented people to ( ... )

Re: formy saturnine1979 January 31 2006, 14:33:27 UTC

Yeah!

Re: formy aureisomni January 31 2006, 18:54:29 UTC

thanks mister mystery.