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Michael Snow, Prolific and Playful Artistic Polymath, Is Dead at 94

January 6, 2023 by sergneri Leave a Comment

He was a painter, a musician, a photographer and a sculptor. But he was best known for experimental (and often contentious) films like “Wavelength.” New York Times, Jan. 6, 2023 “I am not a professional,” he declared in a statement written for a group show catalog in 1967. “My paintings are done by a filmmaker, … [Read more…]

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The labyrinthine patterns traced by birds on the wing – in pictures

October 29, 2022 by sergneri 1 Comment

From the Guardian 10/29/2022 – The labyrinthine patterns traced by birds on the wing – in pictures by Alice Fisher. On a hike one day, photographer Xavier Bou, who is based in Barcelona, wondered if the flight paths of birds could be captured on paper. Through research he realised they could – and represented in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Environment, Faits Divers, Science, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: birds, birds on the wing, flight paths, ornithographies, photographer, photographer Xavier Bou, Xavier Bou

Barbara Ess, 76, Dies

March 10, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Artist Blurred Lines Between Life and Art An avant-garde musician and photographer, she was widely known for her large-scale ambient works shot with a pinhole camera.

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