#Sean Corcoran

[barnbridges]

i personally think that the 3 coprotagonists of rules of attraction would out-weird the greek class by a MILE, but richard just wasn't looking at sean enough to notice.

[dalekofchaos]

Vampyr fancast

My other video game fancasts

FNAF

The Last Of Us

The Last Of Us Part II

Life Is Strange(New)

Life Is Strange Before The Storm(New)

Life Is Strange(Old)

Life Is Strange Before The Storm(Old)

Life Is Strange 2

Life Is Strange True Colors

Assassin’s Creed

Mass Effect

KOTOR

KOTOR II

The Force Unleashed

Resident Evil

Silent Hill

God Of War

God Of War Norse Saga

Mortal Kombat(new)

Bioshock

Bioshock 2

Bioshock Infinite

Skyrim

Oblivion

Dead Rising

The Wolf Among Us

Telltale’s Game Of Thrones

Telltale’s The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead  The Final Season

Red Dead Redemption

LA Noire

Detroit:Become Human

Red Dead Redemption 2

The Sims

Notice. Couldn't think or find anyone for the civilians from Whitechapel, The Docks or West End, but I got all the main characters and the Pembroke staff, so that's what's important.

Richard Armitage as Doctor Jonathan Reid

Eva Green as Lady Elisabeth Ashbury

Gary Oldman as Dr Edgar Swansea

Colin Farrell as Geoffrey McCullum

Domhnall Gleeson as Sean Hampton

Natalia Tena as Dorothy Crane

Katie McGrath as Mary Reid

Paul Bettany as Lord Redgrave

Kaya Scodelario as Old Bridget

Imelda Staunton as Harriet Jones

Helena Bonham Carter as Doris Fletcher

Anthony Hopkins as William Marshal

Mads Mikkelsen as Myrddin Wyllt

Rebecca Ferguson as The Morrigan/Red Queen

Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Fergal Bansha

Brian Cox as Aloysius Dawson

Maggie Smith as Emelyne Reed

Jared Harris as Avery Cork

Ella Balinska as Charlotte Ashbury

Guy Henry as as Dr. Corcoran Tippets

Lindsay Duncan as Nurse Gwyneth Branagan

Alicia Vikander as Nurse Pippa Hawkins

Daniel Kaluuya as Milton Hooks

Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr Waverley Ackroyd

Freddie Highmore as Dr Thoreau Strickland

Corey Stoll as Harvey Fiddick

Hasan Minhaj as Rakesh Chanada

Aisling Franciosi as Thelma Howcroft

Will Poulter as Thomas Elwood

Tom Holland as Mortimer Goswick

Because of Tumblr’s stupid 30 picture limit, I cannot add more pictures, so here’s the rest.

Vera Farmiga as Beatrice Goswick

Taron Egerton as Clay Cox

Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Thatcher

Dane DeHaan as Newton Blight

James McAvoy as Tom Watts

Mandip Gill as Sabrina Cavendish

Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Dyson Delaney

Doug Jones as William Bishop

[tailsismyoneandonly]

some of my dream tsh cast🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 (for funsies)

Richard Papen

〜Robert Sean Leonard〜

Camilla Macaulay

〜Mia Wasikowska〜

Charles Macaulay

〜Dane DeHaan〜

Francis Abernathy

〜Evengy Schwartz〜

Henry Winter

〜Zane Holtz〜

Bunny Corcoran

〜Matt Damon〜

Judy Poovey

〜Brittany Murphy〜

[artphotocollector]

“New York - I'm connected. This is my core. I feel like if I'm not connected to New York, then I don't even know what to do with myself.”--Jay-Z

This is the 100th year of the Museum of the City of New York. Tucked away in East Harlem next to El Museo del Barrio, the museum has always housed an impressive collection of photography. For New Yorkers, especially, the museum has held a treasure-trove of our history and culture. Not always given the wider attention it deserves, the MCNY has always been a powerhouse.

Marking its inaugural photography triennial, “New York Now: Home,” the curatorial team solicited images from over a 1000 artists, and found its way down to 33 individuals whom they chose to represent “home” in all of its fluid manifestations. Some of the artists are established and known, while others are emerging. The curators Sean Corcoran and Thea Quiray Tagle have presented us with an array of representation, as diverse and innovative as the city itself.

Featuring the work of established artists such as Anders Jones, Linda Troeller, Maureen Drennan  and Jamel Shabazz , New York: Home also shows younger artists like Cheryl Mukherji  and Diana Guerra  both of whom were new discoveries. The exhibition takes us on a wide-ranging experience through New York. We see it afresh through new eyes. While “home” has infinite meanings that transcend language and location, the representations we see in this inaugural triennial of our great city are as diverse and wonderful as the people who live here. In New York: Home we feel connected. --Lane Nevares

[devoted-to-colin-farrell]

A giant sand sculpture of Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin has been unveiled at Keem Bay beach on Achill Island, County Mayo, where the movie was filmed. It was created by Irish artist Sean Corcoran, who was commissioned by Ladbrokes to create the image of Colin’s character Pádraic Súilleabháin to celebrate the movie’s Oscar nominations. Best of luck Colin! Rooting for Banshees at the Oscars!

[k00282704]

One of my favourite Irish artists that works with sand is Sean Corcoran. He uses the beach as his canvas and creates huge patterns and shapes which all introduce a beautiful look to the beach. He uses an ordinary garden rake to make these pieces and the thought of that adds a lot more character to his work -"I like to draw massive pictures on beaches with a garden rake!'".

When I saw his art it inspired me to use the beaches natural patterns as my base his work has a slight imitation of the patterns, after doing more and more research on Sean and with the help of my tutor I gathered more ideas of what I could combine these patterns with to give my project depth and purpose.

For me Seans creativity and vision opened many options of what I could make, another reason why I chose him to be my inspiration for this project is due to the amount of messages his work conveys despite the overall simplicity of his patterns and the material he works with.

[hbhughes]

Norman R. Salus, Sr.

On Sunday, November 17, Norman R. Salus, Sr. (87) was chosen by God to join him in heaven. He passed away at home surrounded by his loving family.

After graduating from Exeter High School in 1955, Norm joined the US Air Force where he proudly served for four years, followed by four years in the Reserves. He retired from Owens-Illinois/Techneglas after working 35 years as a mechanic.

Norm had a warm smile, friendly demeanor and a caring heart. He never met a stranger and had the gift of gab, leading to many lasting friendships and new acquaintances. He loved animals of all kinds, including his pets and grandpets.

Norm loved to play and watch sports and passed that passion on to his kids and grandkids. He enjoyed outdoor activities like hunting, fishing, picking mushrooms, prospecting, and gardening. He loved traveling, playing cards, tinkering in the garage, listening to polkas, and taking lots of pictures. He could often be found under the grapevine visiting with family, friends, and neighbors. His texts were notoriously emoji-laden.

Norm was preceded in death by his parents Ben and Jennie Salus Tressa, brother Albin (Sandy), sister Barbara and grandson Sean Corcoran. He is survived by his wife of sixty years Nancy Snyder Salus; children Norman Jr, Randy Sr (Lynn), David (Christina),  Stephen, and Stephanie (Ron Campbell); grandchildren Randy Jr (Christy), Scott, Jessica, Sarah, Nathan, and Zachary; sisters Connie Donorra, Janine Ruane (Ned), and Rozanne Foersch; great grandchildren, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.

A special thank you to Hospice of the Sacred Heart for their caring, friendly, and compassionate staff.

Services will be held Thursday from 5-7pm at Hugh B Hughes Funeral Home on Wyoming Avenue in Forty Fort. The funeral will be at 9:30am on Friday, with mass at Holy Family Church at 10am, followed by interment with military honors at Mount Olivet cemetery.

Remembrance in Norm’s honor can be made to the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) PO Box 758516 Topeka, KS 66675-8516.

[goalhofer]

2024 olympians representing non-birth nation by country part 4

Guinea: Safiatou Acquaviva, athletics (France); Aliou Baldé, soccer (Senegal); Marie Branser, judo (Germany); Rayane Doucouré, soccer (France); Mariana Esteves, judo (Portugal); Haladj Keita, soccer (France); Soumaïla Sylla, Soccer (France) & Abdoulaye Touré, soccer (France) Guyana: Aliyah Abrams, athletics (U.S.A.) & Chelsea Edghill, table tennis (U.S.A.) Haiti: Lynnzee Brown, gymnastics (U.S.A.); Emelia Chatfield, athletics (U.S.A.); Mayah Chouloute, swimming (U.S.A.); Alexandre Grand'Pierre, swimming (U.S.A.) & Philippe Metallus, judo (Canada) Honduras: Julimar Ávila, swimming (U.S.A.) & Melique García, athletics (U.S.A.) Hong Kong: Ian Ho, swimming (U.S.A.) & Chengzhu Zhu, table tennis (China) Hungary: Pylyp Akilov, boxing (Ukraine); Anna Albek, handball (Serbia); Zoran Ilić, handball (Serbia); Tóth Krisztián, judo (Germany); Geraldine Mahieu, water polo (France); Bányai Márk, water polo (Romania); Gulyás Michelle, pentathlon (U.K.); Ismail Musukaev, wrestling (Russia); Rebecca Parkes, water polo (New Zealand); Pedro Rodríguez, handball (Spain); Nataša Rybanská, water polo (Slovakia); Omar Salim, taekwondo (U.S.A.); Szabó Szebasztián, swimming (Germany); Nadine Szöllősi-Schatzl, handball (Germany) & Márton Viviana, taekwondo (Spain) India: Tanisha Crasto, badminton (U.A.E.) Indonesia: Waida Rio, surfing (Japan) Iraq: Hussein Ali, soccer (Sweden); Josef Al-Imam, soccer (Sweden); Kumel Al-Rekabe, soccer (Switzerland) & Youssef Amyn, soccer (Germany) Ireland: Victoria Catterson, swimming (U.K.); Madison Corcoran, canoeing (U.S.A.); Michaela Corcoran, canoeing (U.S.A.); Ross Corrigan, rowing (U.K.); Daniel Coyle, equestrian (U.K.); Erin Creighton, cycling (U.K.); Tim Cross, field hockey (Australia); Grace Davison, swimming (U.K.); Philip Doyle, rowing (U.K.); Jeremy Duncan, field hockey (Australia); Thomas Fannon, swimming (U.K.); Eric Favors, athletics (U.S.A.); Conor Ferguson, swimming (U.K.); Jude Gallagher, boxing (U.K.); Ben Healy, cycling (U.K.); Danielle Hill, swimming (U.K.); Liam Jegou, canoeing (France); Stephanie Kallan, golf (U.K.); Erin King, rugby (Australia); Natalie Long, rowing (South Africa); Abigail Lyle, equestrian (U.K.); Rhys McClenaghan, gymnastics (U.K.); Max McCusker, swimming (U.K.); Ciara McGing, diving (U.K.); Rory McIlroy, golf (U.K.); John McKee, field hockey (U.K.); Peter McKibbin, field hockey (U.K.); Harry McNulty, rugby (Bahrain); Bryan Mollen, rugby (Kenya); Ryan Mullen, cycling (U.K.); Chay Mullins, rugby (U.K.); Kelly Murphy, cycling (U.K.); Sean Murray, field hockey (U.S.A.); Matthew Nelson, field hockey (U.K.); Nguyen Nhat, badminton (Vietnam); Kate O'Connor, athletics (U.K.); Ashleigh Orchard; rugby (U.K.); Nick Page, field hockey (U.K.); Jake Passmore, diving (U.K.); Michael Robson, field hockey (U.K.); Shane Ryan, swimming (U.S.A.); Alice Sharpe, cycling (Germany); Nathan Timoney, rowing (U.K.); Aidan Walsh, boxing (U.K.); Michaela Walsh, boxing (U.K.) & Daniel Wiffen, swimming (U.K.) Israel: Girmaw Amare, athletics (Ethiopia); Ethane Azoulay, soccer (France); Daniel Bluman, equestrian (Colombia); Ashlee Bond, equestrian (U.S.A.); Lonah Chemtai-Salpeter, athletics (Kenya); Artem Dolgopyat, gymnastics (Ukraine); Daria Golovaty, swimming (Ukraine); Robin Muhr, equestrian (Monaco); Andrea Murez, swimming (U.S.A.); Peter Paltchik, judo (Uraine); Lihie Raz, gymnastics (U.S.A.); Sergey Richter, shooting (Ukraine); Isabella Russekoff, equestrian (U.S.A.); Ayla Spitz, swimming (U.S.A.); Maru Terefi, athletics (Ethiopia); Mikhail Yakovlev, cycling (Russia) & Misha Zilberman, badminton (Russia)

[kunesfilmproduction]

Three - Phones Are Good from Ian Pons Jewell on Vimeo.

Production: Friend London Director: Ian Pons Jewell Executive Producer: Luke Jacobs Producer: Jon Adams Director of Photography: Mauro Chiarello Production Designer: Mark Connell Costume Designer: Ameena Callender Service Company: Radioaktive Film Casting: Kharmel Cochrane Storyboard: Oliver Harud

Agency: Wieden + Kennedy London Creative Director: Hollie Walker Creatives: Tom Bender, Tom Corcoran Executive Creative Directors: Iain Tait, Tony Davidson TV Producer: Richard Adkins TV Production Assistant: Aran Patterson

VFX: Time Based Arts VFX Supervisor: James Allen VFX Head of Production: Josh Robinson VFX Production Assistant: Sean Ewins Lead VFX Artist: Luke Todd Flame Artists: Matt Jackson, Leo Weston, David Birkhill, Stephen Grasso, Jamie Crofts Nuke Artists: Leandro Vazquez, Matt Shires, Bernardo Varela, Sarah Breakwell, George Cressey, Ralph Briscoe, Manolo Perez CG Artists: Oscar Diez, James Spillman, Mike Battcock, Jon Park, James Mann, Nigel Timms, Daniel Davie, Gareth Bell, Cesar Eiji Nunes, David Loh, Michael Hunault, Federico Guzzardo, Florian Mounie, Dan Hope Matte Painters: Lisa Ayla, Sylvie Minois Colorist: Simone Grattarola

Edit: Cut & Run Editor: Ben Campbell Edit Assistant: Chris Hutchings Edit Producer: Ruth Minkley

Sound Company: 750mph Sound Designer: Sam Ashwell, Jake Ashwell Sound Producer: Mary-Ann D’Cruz

Music Supervisor: John Connon @ Mr. Pape

[the-final-straw-blog]

Revolutionary Arts with Signal Journal + Abolition with Mwalimu Shakur

Josh MacPhee & Alec Dunn on Signal 08

First up, Ian interviews Josh MacPhee and Alec Dunn, co-editors of Signal, about the recently published eighth volume of the Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture. They discuss their motivations and experiences producing Signal for over a decade, designing print media in the digital age, and their work as part of Justseeds Artists' Cooperative, long-running, geographically dispersed artist collective dedicated to the production of radical art for grassroots movements. [ 00:05:33 - 00:44:37]

Transcript

PDF (Unimposed)

Zine (Imposed PDF)

Mwalimu Shakur on Abolition, Organizing and Education

Then, you’ll hear most of a conversation with imprisoned New Afrikan revolutionary socialist, Mwalimu Shakur currently incarcerated in Corcoran Prison in CA, about abolition, political education and the hunger strikes of 2013 in which he participated. [00:45:14 - 01:12:37]

Transcript

Mwalimu PDF (Unimposed)

Mwalimu Zine (Imposed PDF)

Mwalimu's Instagram

Past interview with Mwalimu

Mwalimu's writing on KnockLA and SFBayView (1, 2)

Interviews about CA Hunger Strikes in 2013 with Ed Mead of CA Prison Focus (1, 2)

You can get in touch with Mwalimu:

Terrence White #AG8738 CSP Corcoran PO Box 3461 Corcoran, CA 93212

Sean Swain

Sean's segment [01:12:40 - 01:20:01]

Announcements

BRABC Letter Writing

Join Blue Ridge ABC on the first Sunday of each month, next up being August 6th from 3-5pm at the NEW Firestorm spot at 1022 Haywood Road, in West Asheville. And swing by our table at the ACABookfair August 12-13 at Different Wrld to get involved, get a poster for the upcoming International Week of Solidarity with Anarchist Prisoners and check out the other awesome stuff.

ACABookfair

If you're nearby, consider a visit to the 3 days of event around the Another Carolina Anarchist Bookfair in Asheville from August 11-13 with tons of speakers, publishers, music and more. https://acabookfair.noblogs.org

Dr. Mutulu Shakur, ¡Presenté!

New Afrikan revolutionary elder, accupuncturist and revolutionary Dr. Mutulu Shakur joined the ancestors at the age of 72. He was released by the state after 36 years in prison, organizing, healing, educating and inspiring despite having developed a virulent bone cancer. Dr. Shakur spent the last year on this planet continuing his work, speaking and attending events, surrounded by loved ones. Rest in power.

Ruchell "Cinque" Magee Will Be free!

Politicized prisoner and jailhouse lawyer, Ruchell “Cinque” Magee, is slated to be released after 67 years in the California prison system. Cinque is 84 years old, arrested on an indeterminate sentence around a marijuana charge from 1963, he joined the attempted jailbreak during the Marin County Courthouse shootout in which Jonathan Jackson attempted to free William A. Christmas and James McClain. Ruchell was the sole survivor and was a co-defendant of Angela Davis until their cases were split. There is a fundraiser to support Cinque’s post-release needs as an elder: https://fundrazr.com/82E6S2

Rashid's Treatment Resumes, Thanks To Support!

As an update to past announcements from Kevin “Rashid” Johnson of the Revolutionary Intercommunal Black Panther Party, the public pressure from calls & emails apparently had the desired results and as of a few days ago he was receiving the medical treatment he needs for his prostate cancer, though he hasn’t received all of his papers so he can continue to pursue his lawsuits against the Virginia DOC since they were confiscated by prisoncrats, but he’s super thankful for public engagement to defend his health. More updates on his case can be found at rashidmod.com

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Featured Tracks:

Don't Play Around (Instrumental) by DJ Nu-Mark from Broken Sunlight Series 6

Black Hole by The Bulletproof Space Travelers from Urban Revolutions - The Future Primitive Sound Collective

Check out this episode!

[the-kaiju-lodge]

Dobhar-Chu

Dobhar-chú es un monstruo lacustre carnívoro gigante que vive en Irlanda. La descripción antigua más consistente es la de una gran nutria. Los otros nombres de Dobhar-chú son Doyarchu, Dobarcu, Dhuragoo, Perro de mar o cocodrilo irlandés. Los Dobhar-chú se han reportado durante mucho tiempo, desde la antigua Irlanda. Se dice que son muy agresivos con los humanos y los perros. Se decía que atacaban en grupos o parejas. Primero, atacará un Dobhar-chú. Si falla, sus compañeros también se apresurarán a atacar. Seguirán a sus presas a través del agua y hacia la tierra.

Hoy en día, los dobhar-chú son muy raros o incluso extintos, pero se dice que todavía se pueden encontrar dobhar-chú en la isla Achill, al oeste del condado de Mayo. En esta isla hay un lago, Sraheens Lough. Se dice que Dobhar-chú vive allí por ahora, el primer avistamiento moderno anotado en 'A Description of West Connaught' (1684), de Roderick O'Flaherty. Otro informe en 2003 fue realizado por el artista irlandés Sean Corcoran y su esposa de un Dobhar-chú en Omey Island, Connemara. Según los informes, vieron una criatura gigante con coloración oscura y membranas en los pies para nadar. Hay, curiosamente, un remanente arqueológico llamado Kinlough Stone, que es la lápida de una mujer que fue asesinada por un Dobhar-chú en el siglo XVII. Su nombre era Gráinne. Otro sitio de tumba es Glenade Stone, que se encuentra en el cementerio de Conwall, donde hay una figura de Dobhar-chú tallada en la lápida.

[barnbridges]

I just read your analysis on Kathy Corcoran and the significance of her name; do you have any thoughts on other characters names? I love your posts akdbkshdjsj!! :]

Thank youuuu

I mean, my masterpost and piece de la resistance on the issue is here. But other than that:

I do believe it to be quite a strange and funny mess that Henry is very obviously inspired by Merricat Blackwood and that's the name of Marion's child. Tiberius, whom Henry is also based on, was the stepson of Augustus, through his wife Livia. Who might or might not have been the first woman to have been adressed as Matrona, who might or might not have been the love of Augustus' life. I have no fucking idea what Donna meant or meant not to imply in this, but it's absolutely a mess in my brain like why 🚬😵‍💫 Girl that child already has 3 names if she's Henry reincarnate too I'd fucking drown her if I were Marion (read my drabble, it's mandatory).

Charles and dr. Roland also strangely correlate. There is this very basic French classic called Chanson de Roland, that tells of the life of its titular character, a military leader under Charles the Great. Why this random song would be important, is that because of it, in the game of euchre (which is referenced in the book, as something Charles taught Richard), the king of heart is called Charles while his corresponding valet is called Roland. Vaguely on the same line, but Augustus is sometimes represented as the king of diamonds, which is the side of the card table that Charles presses against when he and Richard enter peak homoeroticism.

It's often referenced by the community that in Bret Ellis' Rules of Attraction, Paul and Lauren (two students at Ellis' Camden) talk about the classics students who killed a farmer in the woods and do not come to parties. Well, I have read RoA and here's a couple others:

Brigid Mcauly is offhandledly mentioned as a frigid student that hooked up with a possibly homosexual professor;

Lauren has a friend named Judy who is loud and majors in theater, her last name is not mentioned.

"Party Pig" is a title given in TSH to a guy called Jud McKenna that Richard gets hard over at that party where he picks up Mona, but in RoA that is what Lauren recalls people name Sean Bateman, another main character in RoA who appears in other works as well. Wink.

The "Swedish girl who wears nets and boots" is a friend of Marion's that Charles mentions, but is also someone Sean hooks up with in RoA as "that Swedish girl from Connecticut". This is very much probably the same person, for our Marion is herself from Connecticut. She's also a friend of Lauren, I think, which would have hilarious implications on the two novels.

I also think Bunny is specifically a fifth and not a sixth or seventh or forth child for the author to make a joke on Quentin Compson, whose name means fifth, who also has a niece that keeps his name going (sadly).

I wonder why Julian's last name is Morrow and what it means, I have my hypothesis in the post I've linked, but I genuinely want to pick at Donna's brain and see what's the deal with him.

[bopinion]

Book of the month / 2021 / 08 August

I love books. Even though I hardly read any. Because my library is more like a collection of tomes, coffee-table books, limited editions... in short: books in which not "only" the content counts, but also the editorial performance, the presentation, the curating of the topic - the book as a total work of art itself.

Through a different Lens

Stanley Kubrick (& Sean Corcoran, Donald Albrecht, Luc Sante)

Photography / 1997 / Taschen Publishing House

Every now and then, I sentence the kids to watch movies that I think are relevant - whether from a personal or a cinematic point of view. While my little son tends to be served light fare like "Blues Brothers," my big daughter sometimes has to chew a little harder, as happened the other day with "2001: A Space Odyssey." Her enthusiasm was a bit restrained, even if I exclaimed about 23 times, "That movie is from 1968. There were no special effects then, it's all actually built!".

Even regardless of that aspect, this epic can be considered groundbreaking. From the genre reference of the classical music background and the excellent script, to the technological authenticity and the almost psychedelic color scheme, to the revolutionary camera work. Above all, the visual composition of this film is the true mastery of director Stanley Kubrick, who is not considered one of the most important filmmakers of all time for nothing. Of course, I also have the matching book in my library ("The Making of Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey'", also from Taschen, of course), but this time it's about another work of this visually powerful creator: his early work, photography.

"In the Streets of New York" is the title of the publisher's documentary "Through a different Lens" on the occasion of an exhibition of the same name at the Museum of the City of New York. For it was there that Kubrick, just 17 years old, went on his first stalk of optical impressions. In 1945, he signed on as a photographer for the magazine "Look," for which he photographed stories with a human touch in the streets, clubs and sports arenas of New York City for five years. In the process, he captured with his camera just about everything that made up life in the Big Apple in that era: People in the laundromat, the hustle and bustle at Columbia University, sports stars, showgirls in their dressing rooms, performers in the circus, Broadway actresses rehearsing their lines, cab drivers changing a tire, couples kissing on the train platform, shoe shine boys, boxers reconsidering their career choice in the ring corner, patients in their dentist's waiting room, prominent businessmen, politicians, children in the amusement park, and commuters on the Subway.

Even these photographs from Kubrick's younger years reveal a startling sense of composition, tension, and atmosphere, and seem like film stills to never-shot dramas from the jungles of the big city. "This exhibition reveals how (Kubricks) formative years laid the groundwork for his compelling storytelling and dark visual style. They also show a noir side of New York that's no longer around." (Vanity Fair) "Photography, and particularly his years with Look magazine, laid the technical and aesthetic foundations for a way of seeing the world and honed his ability to get it down on film. There, he mastered the skill of framing, composition and lighting to create compelling images," explains Sean Corcoran, curator of the exhibition "Through a different Lens" and co-author of the book. Apparently, it was clear to the young man from the very beginning where his talent lay and how he was able to hone and master it.

Stanley Kubrick was born in New York City on July 26, 1928, as the first of two children. His parents came from Jewish families, and all of his grandparents had immigrated from Austro-Hungarian Galicia. His early passions were excessive reading, cinema and chess. He was first gifted a camera, a Graflex, from his father when he was 13 years old. And he immediately took off as a photographer for the William Howard Taft High School student newspaper. After graduation, he turned his hobby into a career and at the age of 18 became a full-time photographer for Look, to which he had previously sold amateur photos. As early as 1950, Kubrick directed his first documentary, "Day of the Fight", about life in and around the boxing ring, which he had already explored photographically. Although only 16 minutes long, the film was already considered a sensational study at the time. His future career path was set, the rest is history.

"Through a Different Lens" was an extremely successful exhibition, which subsequently also went on tour. Not only Kubrick fans were impressed by the mastery of optical staging that was already visible at an early stage. Corcoran: "Kubrick learned through the camera's lens to be an acute observer of human interactions and to tell stories through images in dynamic narrative sequences. (His) ability to see and translate an individual's complex psychological life into visual form was apparent in his many personality profiles for the publication. His experiences at the magazine (Look) also offered him opportunities to explore a range of artistic expressions. Overall, Kubrick's still photography demonstrates his versatility as an image maker. Look's editors often promoted the straightforward approach of contemporary photojournalism at which Kubrick excelled. It's clear he always got the photographs that were needed for the assignment, but that he was also unafraid to make pictures that excited his own aesthetic sensibility."

Beyond the 100 photographs in the exhibition, the book presents 300 of Kubrick's images, including unpublished shots and outtakes. Annotated by Corcoran, his colleague Donald Albrecht, and renowned writer and critic Luc Sante, who has published most notably in Interview and Harper's. They place the motifs in their context, refer to stylistic aspects, and thus point to Kubrick's (imminent) artistic career. Above all, in contrast to the exhibition, the book offers all friends of photography - whether fans of Kubrick or not - a rare insight into the proverbial pioneering early work of a brilliant artist. And into one of the most interesting eras of the "city that never sleeps" - yes, even Frank Sinatra was photographed by young Kubrick.

From the extensive, mostly euphoric reviews of the book "Through a different Lens" or the oeuvre documented in it, let's take one example each from a professional and an amateur:

"The man who later led a genre to its lonely high point and at the same time to its final point with each of his films knew already at the age of barely 17, that's how old he was at the time, that expression and form shape every impression." (Die Welt)

"I can't praise this book enough. Wonderful collection and very informative. An absolute must for those wishing to understand more of how Kubrick valued the frame." (Yvi on amazon.com)

P.S.: Just for the sake of completeness, let's mention Kubrick's cinematic output after his breakthrough: 1960: Spartacus / 1962: Lolita / 1964: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb / 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey / 1971: A Clockwork Orange / 1975: Barry Lyndon / 1980: The Shining / 1987: Full Metal Jacket / 1999: Eyes Wide Shut. No, this is not a selection of greatest hits, this is a complete listing. And thus the proof that he has indeed realized a significant peak in the respective genre. His great influence on the history of cinema is also shown by the fact that he is the only director to appear a total of five times in the list of the 100 films with the best critics' ratings.

In addition, two side notes: Kubrick spent several years preparing a film biopic about Napoleon Bonaparte. The preparations were so far along that he could have started production at any time. However, the release of "Waterloo" (1970) and its poor financial results dissuaded him and the film studio from the project. The project has since been known as "The greatest Movie never made". He also dealt intensively with the subject of the Holocaust. After the release of "Schindler's List" (1993), however, he discarded these plans explaining that Steven Spielberg had already told all the essential.

Stanley Kubrick died of a heart attack on March 7, 1999, in his home at Childwickbury Manor near London, where he had lived in seclusion since the 1960s and had set up studio and editing rooms in the former stables.

Here's a short trailer for the exhibition "Trough a different Lens":

https://youtu.be/EgPlnjeBs7E

[thisissausage-blog]

And the recipient of the Winter 2017 TIS books Essential Non-essentials Grant is . . .

Scott Alario, who teaches at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Here’s what guest juror Sean Corcoran had to say:

Truth be told, I am usually more of a “straight photography” kind of guy, but while looking through the submissions for this semester’s applications, I was struck by Scott Alario’s intriguing combination of process and image content. There has been a historic process boom in photography over the last decade or so, but the choice of drawing inspiration from Frederic Ives’s early color process is pretty novel. But let’s face it, historic processes can be pretty boring if the content is not compelling. Alario’s photographs have focused on the quotidian, which when combined with the Ives process become something fantastical.

Sean also asked Scott a few questions

How did you get into teaching? Are there any particular educators who inspired you?

Early on, in art school, I realized for me it was so much about a relationship between mentor and mentee. Life as a practicing artist was modeled alongside being an educator, and it looked like a nice healthy balance. Getting to watch my teachers make their own work, prepare for exhbitions, travel the world; that lit the fire. While simultaneously, they showed a sincere interest in me as a young artist and person. This is, and remains to be so meaningful. To name a few of my undergraduate teachers/artists/mentors: Abe Morel, Barbara Bosworth, Laura McPhee, Nick Nixon, Matthew Connors (many of whom at one point made photographic work related to their own particular families) .. and in grad school: Steve Smith and Anne West. There's also a slew of surrogate mentors, radical thinkers/writers/teachers/artists that make up a community I'm so grateful for!  

Could you tell us a little about this project? I notice that family is a recurring theme in your work. Could you mention how this came to be and how you continue to draw inspiration from them?

From my artist statement about this project:

My art practice consists of staged photographic depictions of my immediate family. I use multiple exposure to lend a charged energy to everyday domestic scenes. I explore narrative portraiture and the subject of the family, engaging a collaborative process with my partner Marguerite, and our children Elska and Marco Moon.

I’ve been experimenting with a process borrowed from photography’s past. Prior to the invention of color film, some late 19th century practitioners, such as Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (Russian 1863 - 1944) developed a method using black and white photography to simulate a full color image. Here, a color photograph is made through the layering of three separate black and white exposures, made with a respective red, green, and blue filter placed over the camera lens. In print form, the three black and white photographs are assigned their corresponding pigment, and layered in perfect alignment, to create a full color scene.

In my adaptation of this process, my camera is static though my subject matter is not. The time between each exposure invites discrepancy. Outside of the reasons this process was originally developed, I’m looking for: unseeable squirming, shifting, and growth, arms flailing in ecstasy, or light slowly moving across our walls.

Family is recurrent in the work, perhaps for the simple reason that my early school mentors were using the personal as content for works of art, and suggested we do the same (or in the least, make work about what we love). The near and dear to me are subjects I'm comfortable with as an introvert, as well as characters I adore seeing in print form. Being a parent and having my art practice draw from that felt like this radical act, in some way. Having children is such a societally normative thing, however, for me it felt like this crazy chaotic thing I didn't understand. Decency and sincerity, among so many other things, are under attack by the recently elected officials of our country. I think future projects will take on new meaning for me, with this in mind.

Any thoughts on how you might use the grant funds?

Ideally, when dollars are earned from art making I hope to be able to put them back into my practice. Whether it's in the production of work, or in making little books or zines, I will have no trouble finding something to trade this money for! I also promised my 8 year old daughter a trip to see dolphins this winter, oops!

Thank you Sean and TIS! Keep up the beautiful work everyone.

We congratulate Scott, and thank Sean Corcoran, Fujifilm for their generous donation of film, and all of the adjunct professors who submitted for the Grant. Images courtesy of Kristen Lorello.

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