the secret life of objects

http://www.rouge.com.au/13/secret.html

The house on Findlay Avenue

Continuing my derive around New York, in this case the Bronx, and more specifically Morrisiania.

The above image is from this large map of the Bronx of 1897. from here

No idea what the building that stands there now is called.

from here

There is a "Daughters of Jacob Geriatric Care Center" across the road connected to this building with a walk way over the road.

While thebuilding itself seems to be the "Church Alive Community Church"

What was the building that stood there before called ?

"The imposing building on a hill at East 167th Street and Findlay Avenue is the Daughters of Jacob Geriatric Center, mostly built in 1920. Its 8 wings in a spoke arrangement are impressive seen from the air."

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Morrisania Air Rights



http://128.59.96.140/bronxbeat09-bronx/www/story.asp?id=377

http://www.lehman.edu/vpadvance/artgallery/publicart/neighborhoods/morrisania.html

Lewis Morris 1 2 3 & 4

"The map of Morrisania was vastly different in 1887 than it is in 2011.

Before the current complement of streets was laid out along a rough grid pattern, the William H. Morris holdings were dominated by the New York Driving Club, basically a horse track.

Equestrian culture in Morrisania went back to the 1750s, when the level land was used by General Staats Long Morris as a race course.

William Morris rented space to a Dater Brothers in 1871, who built a race track that lasted briefly. The NY Driving Club opened here the following year, and its trotting track, FLEETWOOD PARK , boasted an exclusive membership that included William K. Vanderbilt, William Rockefeller, and Leonard Jerome, whose own track in Kingsbridge was home to the Belmont Stakes.

Trotting at Fleetwood Park, Morrisania 1872 from here


The Driving Park and Fleetwood Park closed in 1898, and development soon erased any trace of any former equestrian use."

http://forgotten-ny.com/2011/01/morrisania-bronx/

Could it be . . .

"The William H. Morris Mansion

Nothing but a foundation remains to mark the site of the solid William H. Morris Mansion, whose stone walls stood ever since 1816 on the high ground at 167th street and Teller Avenue, overlooking the peaceful valley where once flowed the tortuous Mill Brook. To the east was the old Morrisania Station of the Harlem Railroad, while toward the south lay the broad acres of that well-known rendezvous of all lovers of the turf, Fleetwood Park.

A remarkable phenomenon presented itself in the hall of this great abode, there were no stairs! Broad and commodious as the hallway was, and extending from side to side, it was not until a small door was opened, apparently leading into a small side room, that the main stairway was disclosed, wending its winding way above. The owner evidently took no chances with possible nocturnal visitors of the early days.

Old Mansions Of The West Bronx
by Randall Comfort "

Valentine's Manual of Old New York No.7 New Series 1923, Edited by Henry Collins Brown Copyright: 1922 Henry Collins Brown

Lewis Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence, was the eldest son of Judge Lewis Morris (see . . . ), born at Morrisania in 1726, died in 1798; three of his sons served with distinction in the army and received the thanks of Congress, of whom Lewis was aide to Sullivan, and afterwards to Greene: James, the fourth son, married Helen Van Cortlandt, daughter of Augustus Van Cortlandt, and erected the great, square, handsome dwelling which stands upon an eminence near Fleetwood Park, the present residence of William H. Morris. The Morrises were all men of splendid physique.

"places not only are, they happen."

http://oldschoolerscrew.blogspot.co.uk/2010/09/south-bronx-forgotten-land-where-it-all.html

CRAPPIFICATION

http://queenscrap.blogspot.co.uk/

Michael Kareken

Interview with Michael Kareken from Larry Groff on Vimeo.

Scrap

Space Jockey - Alien

http://blastr.com/2010/05/rare-1979-alien-pics-reve.php

KEVIN ATHERTON IN TWO MINDS 1978-2011

CIRCA #06 Kevin Atherton from CIRCA Projects on Vimeo.

LIFE IMITATING ART

Daniel Arsham

Daniel Arsham

from here

School of Saatchi 2010 (2009)

First round 12 artists, second round 6, with one winner at the end.

Episode 1



Ben Cohen
Saad Qureshi



Louise_Blouin

Life drawing.

Eugenie Scrase

Suki Chan



Giles Ripley



Tiago Lisboa

Ben Lowe




Episode 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSaEyXsj_8g



Ben Cohen





Episode 3









Episode 4









Samuel Zealey,
Elliot Wilcox,
Iain Andrews,
Eugenie Scrase,
Rhys Himsworth,
Tiago Lisboa,
Giles Ripley,
Matt Clark,
Saad Qureshi,
Ben Lowe,
Claudia Borgna,
Suki Chan.

In search of a DVD extra

Looking for a DVD extra where Hugh Weaving has his face cast for a fight scene in a Matrix film.

It doesn't help that the DVDs require it's own software to play them.

Next, what is the scene called ? Which film and subsequently which DVD is it on ?

Matrix March 1999

Matrix Reloaded May 2003

Matrix Revolutions November 2003

All I can remember is a lot of rain, and multiple Hugo Weaving - Agent Smith (I'm avoiding plurals) watching Kean Reeves - Neo fighting in the rain.

The dvd extra shows the mask of Hugo Weaving being made and worn by extras and puppets.

Unhelpfully the software means I can't access the films as a timeline, only as scene chapters.

Starting with the third film Matrix Revolutions which shows multiple Agent Smith s on the cover in the rain - the scene I am looking for !

This is despite looking though Wikipedia Amazon etc for a description of the dvd extra I am looking for - with no success.

Computer crashed start again.

Back again.

Starting with Matrix Revolutions Disc One. The actual film I presume.

Initial Menu is

Play Movie

Scenes 

Features

Languages.

I went for scenes, the menu for which comes up after a pointless few second long trailer for something blowing up. 

The menu is for scenes

1 - 6

7 - 12

13 - 18

19 - 24

25 - 30

31 - 33

So it assumes you know the film backwards to know which subset the scene you want is in.

I went for scene 27 - Bingo ! Lots of sneering Agent Smith s, rain etc. This is the scene I am looking for.

But no sign of plaster casting.

Well this is the scene, and therefore the film, so the extra I am looking for must be on either this disc one or disc two surely ?


I try Features. After another pointless trailer, of Neo / Keanu Reeves jumping in front of a train I am offered 

Trailers

Web Links

Trailers gives me 

The Matrix

The Matrix Reloaded

The Animatrix

The Matrix Revolutions

WTF are "The Animatrix" ? "What are the Animatrix ? Nine animated stories." Yawn.

Weblinks

"Insert this disc into your cd-rom for additional content."

It's in a cd-rom !

"For more about the matrix online game, go to thematrixonline.com"

Eff off ! 

Assuming there isn't extra content on Disc one, lets try Disc two !

It keeps wanting to play from where I last played it. having problems accessing the main menu with Inter Actual (just how old is that software ?)

Finally get to the main menu. I am offered . . . 

Disc Two - Main Menu

Revolutions Recalibrated  

CG Revolution

Super Burly Brawl

Operator

Languages.

I try Operator - it rings a bell !

That leads me to 

Operator 

Neo Realism 

Super Big Mini Models

Double Agent Smith

Mind Over Matter

I try "Double Agent Smith" the scene in the film 

Bingo !

And you can buy the mask here 

So it's Matrix Revolutions, disc two, Operator, Double Agent Smith.

Just som of the dialogue . . . . 

Hugo Weaving

"The super brawl essentially between me and all the other Smiths standing on and watching like a football crowd.

John Gaeta. Visual Effects Supervisor

day and age to do the hybrid flm of live action and visual effects you gotta be able to do some 

WHY IS THIS FILM NOT AVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE !


This is all I've found on the net . . .










 

When I see a body - I think of my own body . . . . .

Do you look at bodies to forget your own body ? . . . . 

Pediophobia

Pediophobia

Pediophobia

Pediophobia

 

 

 

the creative process

T.N.T.

Chinese fur farms from In Defense of Animals on Vimeo.

Left brain right brain

The Right Brain

According to the left-brain, right-brain dominance theory, the right side of the brain is best at expressive and creative tasks. Some of the abilities that are popularly associated with the right side of the brain include:

Recognizing faces
Expressing emotions
Music
Reading emotions
Color
Images
Intuition
Creativity

The Left Brain

The left-side of the brain is considered to be adept at tasks that involve logic, language and analytical thinking. The left-brain is often described as being better at:

Language
Logic
Critical thinking
Numbers
Reasoning