Borrowed Time

[tealin]

My massive offensive manoeuvre of Vitamin C has, for the moment, stalled the progress of Plague 2005. I hope the pathogens do not regroup and offer a reprisal before tomorrow, at which time I am obliged to be looking at portfolios and answering questions at my alma mater's open house ... I'd rather not add "spreading disease" to the duties performed that day, especially as afterwards we're going to the pub for dinner.

This morning on the CBC they had a segment about Esref Armagan, a painter in Iran who's been blind from birth. Totally blind. From birth. He's a painter. You can see some of his work here ... Holy crow. Talk about humbling.

Ubiquitouspitt, you'd better be having a great time right now.

10:13 pm
I have ... finished ... A History of Britain.

There will never be anything good on TV again.

Comments

[ubiquitouspitt.livejournal.com]

*stupid grin*

Hmmmm

[(Anonymous)]

If he is blind, how does he know what color to use? How does he know where the colors are on his palette? Just wondering. Edify me, please. I'd canvas the neighborhood for answers, but I'd probably just get the brush-off.

Re: Hmmmm

[ubiquitouspitt.livejournal.com]

Alas! I can read no more! I, myself, shall be stricken blind if my sight is to be cast upon the radiance of such tremendous punnery once again...

(Tealin, call the mental health department. Quickly, now, while he is distracted.)

Iran's art

[(Anonymous)]

Hi,I am an Iranian and when people from other countries see our art and comment on it,I get very exited.
so I want you people to see a little more of our art.

Here you can find some Kamal ol molk's paintings(Kamal ol molk was one of our famous painters)

http://mandegar.roshd.ir/kamololmolk/image.asp?dir=image

And here is a persian miniature(I called it persian cus india and japan have miniature too.

http://www.imagehosting.us/imagehosting/showimg.jpg/?id=250588

Here are some pictures of Perspolis(takhte jamshid)in Shiraz which i've taken them in 2001.

http://www.imagehosting.us/imagehosting/showimg.jpg/?id=250628

http://img4.imagevenue.com/loc113/100_5.jpg

http://img3.imagevenue.com/loc114/db0_4.jpg

http://img3.imagevenue.com/loc195/35c_3.jpg

Re: Iran's art

[(Anonymous)]

The works numbered 19-25 from the first link are absolutely wonderful, particularly the landscapes. I'm no art critic or artist, but I know what I like. These are brilliant.