#Jasper Sharp

[eternal--returned]

Towards the end of his life, Rothko is said to have returned to the Metropolitan Museum of Art almost every week to see an old friend: Rembrandt. He went specifically to see the 1660 self-portrait, to look into the eyes of someone portrayed at almost his own age, who had played a critical role in helping him find his way all those years ago. And in this quiet moment of identification, this meeting of two remarkable minds, a circle closed.

Jasper Sharp ֍ "Looking for the Fabulous: An Account of Mark Rothko's Voyages to Europe." Toward Clarity (2019)

Rembrandt ֍ Self-Portrait (1660)

[marypickfords]

“The intellectual themes of many of Satô's films are, in reality, far closer to those of the horror genre than the erotic film. Like Salvador Dali and Luis Buñuel's indelible image of a razor bisecting an eyeball in Un chien Andalou (1929), mirrored by the similar ocular abuse contained within Satô's own filmes Naked Blood and TURTLE VISION, they present visual affront rather than visual pleasure. The camera's fixed, unwavering stare forces us, the viewer, to parkate in the outrages perpetrated onscreen as if our eyes were pinned open like Alex's from A Clockwork Orange, with horror upon horror pumped onto our retinas until we can take no more. [...]  In Satô's world, Tokyo is a cold and loveless place populated by loners and misfits unable to form any meaningful emotional bond unless through violence and other acts of social transgression. They find anonymity in the milling crowds whose members seem oblivious to one another, hide out in desolate undeveloped urban wastelands between the skyscrapers and seek privacy and a place to breathe on rooftops, abandoned portacabins and, more bizarrely, in tents and rubber dinghies floating offshore. [...] If Satô's films represent uncomfortable viewing - which they most certainly do - then this is not solely due to the acts staged in front of the camera, but also the way in which they are presented to the viewer. The reality shown on screen is rarely passed off as being just the subjective experience of his characters. If they get their kicks from atrocities they commit, then we get ours from watching them indulging in their perveted desires. Emotionally, we are kept outside of their world looking in, but never allowed to forget that our role as a spectator is essentially that of a voyeur, as we become stitched into the diegesis through a variety of visual (and sometimes aural) mediatory devices. Scenes are presented through camera viewfinders, CCTV surveillance technology, as grainy 8mm or video footage, still photographs and even as photocopies, complicating identification with the characters and notions of individual perspective. For Satô's protagonists, reality is often only perceived as such when it occurs on camera”

Jasper Sharp, from Behind the Pink Curtain: The Complete History of Japanese Sex Cinema (2008)

[writerofcreativity]

This is me seeing MeChat matches in HeartSteel. For those who just play League of Legends and don't know what MeChat is then just type it in with cgs to know what I mean.

This is me just typing what they would say if they meet.

Jasper looked at Aphelious "cool headphones." He commented. Aphelious took out his cellphone and type a message to Jasper saying "thanks. I like your mask." It said. Found out that Aphelious can't talk and wasn't being one of those cool guys who don't talk that much.

"Look! I found my long lost twin!" Dare shouted to Drink and Dance. He took Sett to meet them. "My little brother's home!" Sett grinned. Dare looked at him "little brother? I'm a bit older to be little." He said. Sett looked at him "how old are you?" He asked. I don't know how old Sett is but for now I just think he might be younger than Dare since Dare and his friends are spirits.

"Wow! Amazing pics! Not to mentioned awesome parties!" Ezreal looked at the pictures that Social took when he was attending parties. "It's thanks to my honey(the mc of Apocalyptic Gang) for making it happened." Social smiled. Ezreal asked for his contact number so that they can hang out more. Social obliged and gave him his contact number.

Shion and Kayn stared at one another. It was hard to tell if they are itching to fight one another or just sizing one another before they can have a normal conversation.

Yone and Nathan stand next to each other. Not sure what to do "so, I'm guessing that you are also a mother to your respective group?" Yone tried to start a conversation. "Well, I suppose you can call me that. After all, I am a teacher teaching future strippers." Nathan chuckled weakly. Yone looked at him "you a stripper? I don't see it." He was surprised "I don't blame you until you see me on stage...wait, I don't perform in strip clubs anymore." Nathan said.

Sorry K'Sante. He doesn't remind me of anyone in and outside of MeChat but I know that will change.

[moviesandmania]

THE J-HORROR VIRUS (2023) Documentary being shown at FrightFest

The J-Horror Virus is a 2023 British documentary film that explores the influence of Japanese horror around the world. Directed and produced by Sarah Appleton (also editor) and Jasper Sharp. From its origins in Teruyoshi Ishii’s 1988 fake documentary Psychic Vision: Jaganrei (1988) and Norio Tsuruta’s seminal Scary True Stories (1991/92) straight-to-video series, through such key titles as Hideo…

[ask-lps-staff-au]

Russell: To deepen the bond we have with our customers *cough cough* and to get our sales up *cough cough* we created this blog for you all to get in touch with us. Today, I’m going to introduce the rest of the staff here so you know who to address your questions to. Starting with-

Vinnie: ME ME ME!!!!

Russell: Yes, Vinnie, You.

Russell: What you do.

Vinnie: Ohhh! I like to dance :) 

Russell: No, what is your job?

Vinnie: Man, you should’ve just said that! My job is… well I lift heavy things sometimes? Like dog food and kitty litter. That kinda thing. Mostly just chill, though. That good?

Russell: You know what? Yes. That’s perfect, Vinnie

Vinnie: Sweet.

Russell: Minka, sorry to cut you short but can we have your name and job please?

Minka: I was just getting to that part! Anyways, my name’s Minka Mark, and I’m the cashier here, you hear?

Russell: Loud and clear, Minka.

Russell: They aren’t lines, just say it how you normally would!

Vinnie: Yeah, you just gotta say it Zoe-ey!

Zoe: Zoe-ey? Oh, that’s it!

Zoe: *singing* Yeahh Yeaaahhh~ The name’s Zoe~ And now you know-y~

Zoe: *back to talking* Oh, yeah. I’m in charge of grooming the pets.

Russell: Ohhh-kay. Let’s move on.

Pepper: Serious as I can be. Number 1: what has four legs in the morning, two legs in the afternoon, and three legs at night?

Russell: A man.

Pepper: Correctomundo, but are you ready for riddle number 2? What gets wetter the more it dries?

Russell: A towel. Are you just reading off a list of the top ten most basic riddles or what?

Pepper: I’ll answer that but you’ll have to answer three more riddles. Last one: the man who invented it doe-

Minka: HER NAME IS PEPPER CLARK AND SHE TAKES CARE OF THE DAYCARE PETS!!!

Pepper: Dangit.

Russell: Thank you, Minka.

Russell: Probably like 10 people at most.

Vinnie: But, hey! You never know if the algorithm could pick it up! You could be talking to millions of people right now!

Sunil: Millions?! Eek!

Russell: *sigh* That’s Sunil. Talk to him if you ever need help finding anything. I promise he’s more helpful than he looks right now.

Russell: … that’s it?

Penny: Was there supposed to be more?

Russell: No, this is just the smoothest interview I’ve had all day. I’m kinda shocked.

Penny: Well, I’m glad I did good.

Russell: Yep.

Both: …

Blythe: Ruff ruff!

Russell: Oh, yeah, that’s right! Don’t forget to check out Blythe-Style pet clothes which you can find on the racks in the front of the store (which are made by a different Blythe and not this Blythe. A human Blythe. Obviously because why would a dog make clothes!! That’s absurd!!! Almost as crazy as a group of people who can understand ANIMALS hahahaha!!!)

Russell: Those questions aren’t- Whatever. Ask us anything, I guess.

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[octodrawn]

Me, foolishly: oh boy i can't wait to work on my bio paper that's gonna be due soon :3

My brain: hey what if youngmee was a frog thatd be fun you should draw that rn

Specific animals below

Josh: Zebra Finch

Jasper: Sea Otter

Sue: Golden Hamster

Youngmee: Red-Eye Tree Frog (purple eye tree frog?)

Whittany: Tuxedo Cat

Brittany: Siamese Cat (i dont think siamese cats and tuxedo cats can be siblings let alone in the same litter but let me live (wait actually im pretty sure a litter can have multiple dads but they are supposed to be identical twins idk))

[small-world-au]

Behold…THE MEMES!!!!!

(Mostly from Monty python!!!)

(Some of doodles are ugly tho…🥲🥲🥲)

Tw: blood, slight gore, sharp weapons, and VIOLENCE!

@baileythebean @averagetmntfan @schnozzlebozzle @thesilliestofallqueers @rebootgrimm @weirdassartist @bioexorcismss

(Sorry they took so long!!!!)

[darwuzhere]

I have so many video ideas and one of them is 100% doing scene packs of the LPS2012 characters.

[eternal--returned]

The paintings that Rothko consciously correlates with his journeys were not created under the immediate impression of Italy but later. However his visits to Italy place Rothko in the position to emphasize the legitimacy of his behaviour. In a certain manner, Rothko can be compared to the seventeenth-century traveller proceeding to the sources of his art, searching for inspiration, and yet with an equally strong desire for self-affirmation.

This sense of self-affirmation is key to Rothko's work from 1950 onwards. The time that he spent in Europe established and reinforced his conception of himself as a muralist working within a tradition that he could trace back through Giotto and Fra Angelico to the painters at work in Pompeii, Tarquinia and even Lascaux. With this in mind, one can say with a certain assurance that Rothko's experience of Europe was fundamental to the development of his three greatest artistic ventures: the Seagram Murals, the Harvard Murals, and the Rothko Chapel.

Jasper Sharp ֍ "Looking for the Fabulous: An Account of Mark Rothko's Voyages to Europe." Toward Clarity (2019)

Mark Rothko ֍ The Harvard Murals (1963)

[ginwhitlock]

My guilt will not purify me. 

[hawnks]

vampire torn between wanting to protect/cherish and also the instinctive urge to dominate.

[boatemboys]

hmm. wolf joel who docked his own tail so people can't see it wagging or tucking between his legs etc

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Blacklight 2022

[two-calicos-in-a-trenchcoat]

OKAY

I think I understand how ill know if my rocks are ready for step 2 now

I checked on them again and some of them have a noticeably different texture in places than they had yesterday

Which is to be expected obviously but I wasnt sure if I would be able to tell but for once being super sensitive to different textures pays off. While they mostly still feel like a very high grit sandpaper, some parts of a few of them are noticeably smoother

So im just gonna try to leave them alone for a few days....mostly cuz im gonna run out of gloves if I keep checking every day

Anyway took a few pictures while I was down there but I dont like sitting on the basement floor so i was squatting and also had the hall light on upstairs since I was about to go to bed and was trying to move kind of fast

So I only took pictures of 2 of them

I think the top one is starting to get some details showing through the brown outer shell???

And that jasper has gotten so tiny compared to how big it was when it went in. I still like it but I wish id taken it out of stage one earlier than the others cuz it shrunk a bit more than I wouldve liked

Like I really wish id taken it out after that second picture

I'll have to find another one like it and try again sometime. Obviously they won't look exactly the same but...at least I've taken a lot of pictures of it over the course of this

[maxbytes]

I feel Jasper would totally be the one who got pregnant. Aside from it feeling right in my brain, I've got a headcanon running in my brain that the ability to incubate was stamped out of gems at the beginning of or even before era 1. But Jasper has this one old function dredged up as the singular flaw in her form caused by her rushed Beta production.

i like the way you think. jasper is the only one who can get pregnant, whoops!