Things of Beauty

Franz Schubert ''The Trout' Quintet (Documentary)

2011-01-20T16:10:00.008+09:00

Wilhelm Furtwangler (piano & conduct) J.S.Bach BWV.1050 I.cadenza-finale rec.1940

2011-01-14T21:23:00.003+09:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxvkbL15EWA

Found Images

2011-01-12T14:09:00.018+09:00

Arnold Genthe. Portrait of Elsie Ferguson

Edward Weston. Siebyl Anikeeff

Margaret Julia Cameron

Albert Sands Southworth & Josiah Johnson Hawes

Frank Eugene "The pearl"

Ruth St. Denis

*inspired by Mickel Kalalo 's vintage photo album on Facebook "All About Eve"

Karajan & Menuhin : Mozart Violin Concert No. 5 K219

2009-11-29T19:31:00.003+09:00

Yehudi Menuhin plays Mozart 1967

2009-11-28T13:05:00.002+09:00

Django Reinhardt

2009-07-13T19:42:00.005+09:00

Window Box

2009-06-29T16:53:00.008+09:00

by Linda Plaisted

Linda Plaisted - Many Muses Studio
Linda's Flickr page

Martine Roch

2009-06-08T14:31:00.011+09:00

Sunday
Originally uploaded by p e t i t e C h o s e

I mentioned Martine Roch's work before in my Christmas post.
Well, now she has a proper website, it's so lovely, have a look.
http://martineroch.net/

Also, she has lots more new work up on her Flickr site, click on the image to check them out.

Gjon Mili Photo Albums

2009-05-24T16:28:00.005+09:00

If you haven't checked out my Gjon Mili photo collection on Facebook, go have a look :)

Gjon Mili-Dancers

Gjon Mili - Musicians

Gjon Mili - Fashion Photos

Gjon Mili - In Motion

Gjon Mili - Personalities

Gjon Mili - Sceneries & Places

Gjon Mili - Miscellaneous

Eat PES - Home of the Twisted Films of PES

2009-05-13T23:51:00.010+09:00

My friend Jesús told me about this fab site full of amazing short animations/films/commercials, go have a look.

http://www.eatpes.com/index.html

Margriet Smulders

2009-04-19T18:47:00.017+09:00

Tulips for YB

Zoenoffer Sacrifica

Zwelterusten

Bachus' tree

Roses for Goya

Self-portrait

For Jan van Huysum I

Margriet Smulders

As a little addition to my last post....

2009-04-15T03:21:00.006+09:00

Ting-Jen just started her wonderful blog called
"Poetic Oneirism" a few days ago, I recommend you to take a look.
She has exquisit taste, and her blog is one of the best I've seen (beautiful, intelligent and inspiring).

The Open Road - A cinematic postcard of Britain in the 1920s

2009-03-26T16:37:00.007+09:00

I've been introduced to this lovely collection of very short vintage films by my wonderful friend Ting-Jen (Thank you Ting-Jen!), I had to share with you.

"In 1924 Claude Friese-Greene embarked on an intrepid road trip from Land's End to John O'Groats and recorded his journey on film, using an experimental colour process."

You can see more here

Modern Ruins

2009-02-11T23:46:00.007+09:00

By Shaun O'Boyle

Modern Ruins - Portraits of Place

Kapustin Toccata Op. 8

2009-02-01T23:56:00.003+09:00

This is my current MySpace profile song, but I love this video also, thought I'd share with you....

Performed by the author with Oleg Lundstrom's big-band (1964)

John Frederick Peto

2009-01-04T20:34:00.015+09:00

More works by J. F. Peto

Johann Strauss II - Pizzicato Polka

2009-01-02T02:02:00.006+09:00

I spent New Year's Day listening to Johann Strauss II, and every time I listen to his music I get addicted to the charmingly disguised aggression in his music, it's almost like a powerful force that leads us to destruction, the more you listen to it the more you crave for it.
Somewhow I tend to feel very destructive in the beginning of year.

This one isn't a perfect example, but it's lovely, thought I'd share with you...

Happy New Year :)

Happy Christmas!

2008-12-23T11:20:00.013+09:00

...to all my cyberfriends and to everyone who's reading this.
I'm truly grateful that I have met and made friends with so many creative, unique and inspiring people, much love to you all!

The wonderful Martine Roch (aka Petite Chose) sent me this beautiful image, one of her latest creations, thought I'd share with you.

You should check out her flickr site, her works are truly amazing.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/petitechose/

P. S. 　I'm in love with this song.

Happy Christmas!
xxoo
Michiko

Georges de La Tour and Candle Light

2008-12-19T00:38:00.014+09:00

One Hell Of An Imagination

2008-12-08T19:55:00.039+09:00

I would like to introduce to you amazing works by Madonaperra aka Jesus Almeida, a Myspace friend of mine.
I wish I had this incredible imagination....

Go to his Myspace and check out the picture albums.

And his flickr site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jesus_almeida

The Way Things Go

2008-12-06T23:03:00.005+09:00

My great Myspace friend Maximillian introduced me to this interesting work by Peter Fischli and David Weiss. Here are a couple of excerpts from this precisely crafted amazing 30mintues chain reaction.

The Best Vintage Photo Archive

2008-12-03T20:03:00.016+09:00

Check out this wonderful site.
You won't be dissapointed.
Square America
(A gallery of vintage snapshots & vernacular photography)

Sceneries of Japan in Old Photographs

2008-12-01T21:47:00.021+09:00

Seeing vintage photographs of Japan from Meiji-Taisho era is such a strange and wonderful experience, it does not make me feel like slipping back in time but it's like seeing a life in mysterious exotic place that never existed. It's the romanticized and exaggerated view of Japan created by/for foreigners. I love it that these photographs are so free from all the traditional Japanese values or ideas, they make me notice and appreciate the beauty of my country in a different way. Not that I don't appreciate the history and traditional culture of Japan, it's about seeing things in different perspectives and discovering new ideas.

Unknown

618 Temple at Shiba, Tokyo by Kimbei Kusakabe

M2 Papenberg Rock by Adolfo Farsari

Moat Round The Tycoon's Place, Edo by Felice Beato

I'm particularly fascinated by this last photograph by Felice Beato.
It looks, to me, as though the traditional values and authority associated with the architecture (Edo Castle) are ignored, and what's important here is the beauty of the structure, the composition and the shapes.

Some more photos by Felice Beato

All the photographs except for the "unknown" are from this Japanese site

Meiji Taisho 1868-1926 Showcase

Basket of Fruit by Caravaggio

2008-11-24T21:04:00.012+09:00

Jitterbug jam from "Jammin' The Blues"

2008-11-20T21:17:00.011+09:00

Directed by Gjon Mili

with : Lester Young, Red Callender, Harry Edison, Marlowe Morris, Sidney Catlett and many others.

Christo and Jeanne-Claude

2008-11-12T00:57:00.019+09:00

Wrapped Trees

Sketches

The Umbrellas

I've known Christo and Jeanne-Claude's works since I was a kid(I've even met them when I was a baby, I cried and screamed when Jeanne-Claude tried to hold me), but it was when I was studying fashion in college that I took better interest in their works, because I felt the concept of their works had some things in common with the concept of fashion design.

This quote from their website can probably explain their works a lot better than my poor English writing.

"Christo and Jeanne-Claude's works are entire environments, whether they are urban or rural. The artists temporarily use one part of the environment. In doing so, we see and perceive the whole environment with new eyes and a new consciousness.

The effect is astounding. To be in the presence of one of these artworks is to have your reality rocked. You see things you have never seen before. You also get to see the fabric manifest things that cannot usually be seen, like the wind blowing, or the sun reflecting in ways it had not before.

The effect lasts longer than the actual work of art. Years after every physical trace has been removed and the materials recycled, original visitors can still see and feel them in their minds when they return to the sites of the artworks.

There is no other way to describe that the feeling of that effect other than to say it is magical."

written by Jok Church

Christo and Jeanne-Claude's website

Found Images3

2008-11-07T23:18:00.006+09:00

Vintage Color Photos of US cities

2008-10-24T02:16:00.021+09:00

My recent finds...

Vintage Color Photos of US cities

'It Ain't Necessarily So' by Miles Davis

Rembrandt - Philosopher Series

2008-10-22T13:32:00.015+09:00

Philosopher in meditation

Philosopher with an open book

Philosopher reading

The Oldest Color Photographs

2008-10-12T21:08:00.007+09:00

The Oldest Color Photographs

Found Images2

2008-10-10T01:52:00.028+09:00

Found Images

2008-10-07T13:22:00.009+09:00

Tahiti Rain Song

2008-10-05T01:52:00.004+09:00

Audrey Flack

2008-10-04T23:50:00.040+09:00

Audrey Flack.com

Dancers

2008-09-29T21:42:00.051+09:00

(thanks to my MySpace friend Laura for this vid)

Degas and Ravel

2008-09-29T20:38:00.049+09:00