Emak-Bakia by Man Ray

Film #7 | Man Ray, Emak-Bakia, 1926
A slightly longer film by Man Ray.

Anemic Cinema by Marcel Duchamp

Film #6 | Marcel Duchamp, Anemic Cinema, 1926
Other than the famous rotated urinal, Duchamp has other goodies.

Ballet Mecanique by Fernand Leger

Film #5 | Fernand Leger, Ballet Mecanique, 1924
Repetition.

Symphonie Diagonale by Viking Eggeling

Film #4 | Viking Eggeling, Symphonie Diagonale, 1924
Mirroring and rotating images. All done by hand.

Le Retour A La Raison by Man Ray

Film #3 | Man Ray, Le Retour A La Raison, 1923
Featuring Paris at night and Kiki.

Opus I by Walter Ruttman

Film #2 | Walter Ruttman, Opus I, 1921
Another experimental abstract film.

Rhytmus 21 by Hans Richter

Film #1 | Hans Richter, Rhytmus 21, 1921

An inspiring and fascinating film.

Quote of the Day

Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in the future, you will gradually, without even noticing it, live your way into the answer.

- Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Stephen Mitchell

Art of Cookie

Super cute (and gay) rainbow and unicorn cookies!

Mondrian Cake

It's very pretty and edible.
Mondrian Cake by Caitlin Williams for SF MoMA Coffee Bar

Story | State of Presence

Water flows as if there is no end. The body is drained, down and out to the unknown.

Emptiness filled the space. You cannot say it is liberating, yet it is not that bad. Openness and closeness occur at the same time, simultaneously among the passage of time.

No. Nothing has to make sense.


2010/06/15

Story | Blue Grey

Things don't matter eventually. They might be very annoying, bothering, and even haunting at certain moments, but when they're gone, they'll be gone.

It is better to take things light, to take things easy. Ultimate way to survive through the layers of complexity and complications.

This way you would feel less heavy, floating around like a cloud. Over miles of water fountains and canals.


2010/06/14

Quote of the Day

Your imagination is your preview of life’s coming attractions.

- Albert Einstein

Story | Negotiation

It had been a year since I twisted my ankle. No, it still hurts from time to time. I can walk, but every time I traveled for too long, I would feel the hidden pain.

It was indeed crazy a year ago from today. Who would think that China could have its pride party? Although organized as a "foreigners" party event with several events being canceled down, the game went on. The night went on. Neighbours even shot fireworks (well actually it was because they were having a wedding, but whatever).

I was glad that I was there.


2010/06/13

Story | Matte Dark-beige Polish

I have bought you for over a few months. Still, I haven't love you. I haven't even tested you yet. Now with long nails sprouting 4mm beyond the nail bed, I felt like I should give you a chance to display, to show off your goodness.

Nah, trouble must be removed and gone for good.


2010/06/13

Pretty Lamp! 2

Similar to the last post (click here), the title explains it all.

Clear Acrylic Lamps by Sander Mulder

Quote of the Day

When you take charge of your life, there is no longer need to ask permission of other people or society at large. When you ask permission, you give someone veto power over your life.

- Geoffrey F. Abert

Story | Excuses

I think I feel so annoyed by you is because you have things, opportunities, and fortune that I really want yet unable to obtain myself. I know I shouldn't envy, or even jealous, of you, as I have other things, opportunities, and fortune that you would never able to get... but at the split second I cannot stop myself from listening to your conversation with your photographer boyfriend, discussing about helping out at wedding party shoots.

I want to be a photographer. I want to be an illustrator. I want to be an artist. I want to be an architect. I want to be a film maker. I want to be everything I am yet, or not able, to be.


2010/05/24

Story | Good things Will Come Soon

Everything will be okay one day. It's just right now at the moment they are doing their own things, and you cannot manager/order/made them to be how you wanted them to be. The energy is going to arrive, then you'll have control over.

Yes. You win! Yay. Muhahaha.

Now wait for that day to come.


2010/05/23

Story | Ventilation

I wanted to ignore you, but the sound got transmitted into my space through the duct shafts. I really want to just throw something at you, and whoever else is with you. Or the best, drain water down the pipes, hoping that the water would ruin your furnace, and everything else in your house. Have you ever notice that with those subtle voice disturbance, I cannot really concentrate on my work, which stresses me out even more. The cycle rolls on, worsen a bit every time it goes around.

Yes, I know I hear ghost sounds, voices gossiping about my messed-up chaotic life. Can't you see I'm struggling to get rid of them? It's very hard... depict I tried my best to focus on things I'm good at, activities I enjoyed. Recovery is not easy when the participant is only me and myself.


2010/05/22

Quote of the Day

Mind and matter are essentially the same. The field experiences subjectively is the mind, objectively it is the world of material objects.

- Yoga Vasistha

Story | Geometric Tears

Is it because I'm insecure about myself, so I'm sensitive to everything? Including others peeking into my notes and sketches, others seeking advices from their mentors, others making love while I'm sitting next door reading?

Playing and indulging myself with geometric shapes is the only way of comfort. Dealing with various 2D forms is indeed very soothing, very calming.

Tears do drop in a fusion shape of triangle and circle...


2010/05/22

Story | Walk and Talk

If you can walk yourself into something, there must be a way to walk yourself out of it, right?

Remembered what architecture school taught you? You are supposed to know how to talk yourself out of any situation... including self-inflictions. Talking to self under a positive light is much better than walking down under a dark covered alleyway.


2010/05/22

Story | Push and Pull

I'm deciding if I should let you push me to the boundary, tipping myself off the balcony. As I thought I pulled myself away from the edge and built myself some railings with the radiant summer, I'm once again tempted to walk towards to the city...

I should focus on building the sacred architecture, where people can actually utilize a positive space. Of course self-healing and reconciliation too. Believing in what you are doing.


2010/05/22

Opening by Philip Glass

The original music was composed by Philip Glass, now combined with wire frame stimulator graphics for ever better experience. See the youtube link for more details about the performer and artist.

Story | Kamsamnida

This is not the first time. I have encountered similar situations before. People usually just left me, or remained distant away from me. They never cared that much, or they had just given up.

But you are different. You actually stayed with me for so long, even though I was miles away. To my surprise, I actually felt like we had been involved with a quite intense relationship or something. Yet we were not.

I guess this will be the end of it. Thank you for being patient with me. I wish you well in the future.


2010/05/21

Quote of the Day

The value of a personal relationship to things is that it creates intimacy and intimacy creates understanding and understanding creates love.

- Anaïs Nin

Story | Things are funny isn't it VII

You wrote me a letter, listing out all the concerns, problems, things you hate about the volume between us. You also dislike me and my person.

I cannot say this is not funny. Base on my past experiences, if people are not into interacting with another through the virtual world, they would simply not response, and disappear into other bodies somehow.

However you were different. The letter you wrote was in a different language. You left up to me to discover, translate, and read it. It was just hidden somewhere. Why so serious? Board-casting of ideas... Nothing in the imaginary space is real, unless you believe that it is actually there.

You are a very smart and creative person. Translation is an art, a beautiful yet dangerous art.

I, on the other hand, am just a simple yet complicated machine that sometimes go moody and occasionally kick into depression mood. I thought I had told you so? My emotions are not that consistent and stable...

Maybe the understanding of space between us is twisted up. Perhaps the translation had gone wrong. Who knows.


2010/05/21

*Read the previous stories, Things are funny isn't it VI, here: http://threequartertranslation.blogspot.com/2010/06/story-things-are-funny-isnt-it-vi.html

Story | Things are funny isn't it VI

Today I have tried instant messaging with my mother on Skype. No she doesn't have MSN. We usually just talk verbally on Skype, with one or two text messages to indicate online status and when to call and stuff. However today was different, mainly because I could not talk much due to a cold.

Surprisingly, through our intense text-based conversation, I noticed a familiarity. Even though English wasn't my native tongue, through out the years of writing essays and instant messaging with friends in English, I've learned to be fluent. But the English-as-a-second-language feeling in the written conversation sparked up the memories of a particular connection I had with someone.

The conversation reminded of you.

2010/05/17

*Read the previous stories, Things are funny isn't it V, here: http://threequartertranslation.blogspot.com/2010/06/story-things-are-funny-isnt-it-v.html

Geometry of Circles by Philip Glass

The music was composed by Philip Glass for Sesame Street in 1979. Still amazing after 30 years.

Is it just me or I found this fascinating?
Philip Glass + geometric shapes + rainbow colour = speechless