BETWEENTHETREES

This is a bit of a crazy story. It will take a while to read, it’s 9 full pages long.

A $1.35 million painting, but looking at it with today’s eyes it looks a bit like something done on the computer. Especially the head. I guess it’s expensive just because it’s by a famous artist.

The French Institute is having many great events this month. The two I hope to see are Ryoji Ikeda datamatics [ver. 2.0] and Matthieu Ricard & Philip Glass Moderated by Mark Epstein

August 23 2010, I added my paintings to http://christopher-kull.artistwebsites.com/
On that site you can purchase a Stretched Canvas Print, Framed Print, Art Print or Greeting Card of my paintings. To purchase the original or for a commissioned piece you still need to contact me through either site.

The Best Chocolate Cake in the World or “O Melhor Bolo de Chocolate do Mundo.” This Portuguese restaurant is on Spring st with Portuguese Paula saying it passes the test.  Did not take a pic of the cake but the cake and ice cream was good. Next I found the secret control room for the entire subway system at the Brooklyn Bridge stop. Looks less advanced than the Hal computer.

at smokejazz Upper West Side/Harlem. $30 a person to hear music + food drinks. I will go back. Good stretch of Broadway for restaurants.

Sunday evening I saw Signal and Michael Riesman perform Philip Glass’ “Glassworks” @ Le Poisson Rouge – 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012.
If you like Philip Glass, this was great. Yes I need a better camera.

http://bigthink.com/ This seems like an interesting site. Some interesting sections on it: http://bigthink.com/blogs/dr-kakus-universe — http://bigthink.com/series
I was lucky enough to meet and talk with Dick Cavett last year. http://bigthink.com/topics/54

First I ate at cafe Dante then walked for several hours around soho noho west village meat packing ditrict and chelsea. The photos are from ppow gallery on 25th. The theme was Debris.

1. Saturday I went to an intro to meditation session at meditationinnewyork. Exactly what I need. I’m going to the same type of thing the next three Sundays.

2. Monday I started taking Japanese language classes at the Japan Society. I’ve flirted with the subject off and on for several years, but with no real devotion. This time something is different. I’m different or the class is different, or no It’s me.

Next things on the list are music lessons, an html course ….

artistswanted.org/christopherjameskull
I entered the image on the left in the Artists Wanted The Power of Self Competition. The image on the right is an interesting Sun drenched photo. The winners will be announced by March 12. Grand prize is 6 months living free at The Edge in Brooklyn or $7,007, international publicity and a big reception. A separate part of the competition was the People’s Choice Award. Thanks for the 22 votes. The People’s Choice was already decided with the top 15 vote getters going to photographers (there are 2 # 1s). http://www.artistswanted.org/self_peoples_choice.html

Dec 17 2009 Working on this concept for a mural idea. The murals would be on the two taller buildings. I think the deadline had passed, but I will still submit this anyway in a few days.

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Born October 17 1943 Bronx, New York. Passed away November 12 1:45pm 2009 Richmond, Virginia.

Thomas Kevin Kull talking about the work he’s most proud of — “Today them… Tomorrow Me: The Journey of Sam Itzkowitz© began in the fall of 2002. Sam was looking for someone to write his story, and contacted the Holocaust Museum in Richmond, Virginia where I was a volunteer; the Director of Exhibits and Collections recommended me and introduced the two of us. Our meeting felt guided, almost predetermined… why else would this astute survivor ask an unknown writer, a Gentile no less, to help him tell the world about the Holocaust. I let him know it would be an honor, but never mentioned how much the responsibility concerned me. It soon became clear that Sam had no use for either over thinking or for worry: ‘You just do what you have to do’ .”

My Father is the most unique person I’ve ever known. Faults like all of us, but he was his own person. Think for yourself. Choose your own path. An easy thing to say but to accomplish is special. UFO’s are real. Aliens are real. Angels are real.

Dreaming is better. What is therapy. Relief? Forgetting? A process of movements through what may be staged events through the final event leading to freedom? Forgiving. Understanding. Appreciating. Loving. Desiring. Never wishing. Never wish! Dreaming is better. Wishing is weak. Wishing is waiting. Wishing is taking no initiative. Wishing is time ticking past you with swirling hands. Wishing opens you up for repetition. A repetition of wishing and waiting giving birth to wishing and waiting and wishing and waiting and wishing and waiting. Dreaming is better.

Went to the Guggenheim for the first time Friday. The permanent artwork is great. Can’t take photos of the art though. Saturday went to Joshua Liner Gallery opening. Great art, my pics don’t do it justice. Go check it out. ALL of the sculptures sold. Made somewhere over $100 grand. Someone still has money out there. I also went to the Whitney Sunday, but not interesting. A few O’Keeffe’s were nice.

> Hells Kitchen (Clinton) NY. Nov 6-8, 2009 http://www.artistsinthekitchen.org/

I’m blessed to work one block from the MOMA museum.

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After finishing the 56 String Movement mural I now have time to explore again. The first two pics are looking over the East River from Carl Schurz Park. Great park if you haven’t checked it out. My new new temporary apt is only 2 blocks from it.
Then exploring for possible gallery or coffee shop type places around Hell’s Kitchen I passed by The Colbert Report & The Daily Show.

The first photo is taken from Jersey on a cloudy night looking towards the wtc site on Friday 9/11.

While I was resting across the street, kids standing in front of the Earth were debating what the land is on top of the Earth. That’s the kind of thing I wanted. They thought it was Greenland because its icy blue, but it’s that color because its in the Moons shadow. It’s Africa by the way. Way too much Sun painting for at least 4 hours in the 90+ degrees Monday. Actually felt a little sick afterwords and very sore now. Everything around the Earth is looking good, but I’m still struggling with the Earth itself.