don't think twice, it's alright

this is brilliant footage of johnny cash covering dylan's iconic song, don't think twice, it's alright. the first minute is the footage and the rest are just clips of the footage unfortunately.

  

incredible footage. incredible song. obviously dylan's version is better, but this is johnny's take on it and good and worth a listen. must have been an amazing time to be around back then huh?

defining art

as i was going through the introduction to our art & science book, i came across what i would consider a good commentary on the "what is art" discussion.

"in the last century, defining art has become a challenge. in earlier times, it was identified with time-honoured media such as painting, printmaking and sculpture, and was pursued for aesthetic purposes: the creation of beauty, the achievement of realism or the visual exploration of symbols, for example. in the twentieth century, many aspect of art's traditional definition were augmented as artists started working with non-art media, contexts and concepts. new media included technological tools, installation formats, performances, happenings and earth works. dividers between art genres such as sound, theatre, cinema and the visual arts were torn down, and the dominance of eurocentric forms and ideas were questioned. the traditional barrier between viewer and artwork was challenged. artists pursued many agendas besides the creation of beauty, including conceptualism, cultural commentary and socially engaged interventions" (8). 

while it seems that, overall, the discourse has calmed down a bit, i still found this excerpt quite relevant and a nice linear explanation of how art and it's definition is evolving.

so check it out. be ye cool.

austin parkhill

whilst researching different practitioners to interview, i stumbled across austin parkhill. he paints super realistic portraits of people and i found this video of him putting together this piece:

check it out.