Introducing the 'Atomic Blast', Three Photos, and Stuff I Noticed.
Hey, ya’ll.
This is what I call an ‘Atomic Blast”; A short, to-the-point dispatch that I will be sending out every Saturday.
I tend to wax on, as some of you are smiling away there, so these short ones will be a challenge for me, and I hope a delight for you.
Let’s get started:
Books
In his book, “Range”, author David Epstein makes a passionate case for the generalist approach, noting that specializing is becoming less of a feature and more of a bug in these tech-based days.
I am really loving this book.
“Modern work demands knowledge transfer: the ability to apply knowledge to new situations and different domains. Our most fundamental thought processes have changed to accommodate increasing complexity and the need to derive new patterns rather than rely only on familiar ones. Our conceptual classification schemes provide a scaffolding for connecting knowledge, making it accessible and flexible.”
― David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
It is the basis for my Creative Class.
Music:
Even if you do not know music, you will really enjoy this breakdown of a classic and historically significant moment in pop music.
Modal Mixture, Common Tone, Enharmonic, Double Chromatic Mediant Modulation.
Yeah, it’s a thing.
Photographs:
Sometimes amazing things can emerge when you force an error just to see what happens.
Photographer Jay Chatzkel loaded the film upside down and shot through the paper backing. Some cool things happen in serendipitous fashion
Photographer Mikala Frietas shoots Instax images around New York. The photo of her old ballet shoes is simply stunning.
I like this self-portrait by photographer Bryan Lawler. Shooting for the 24 Frames In May Project, he captured a bit of the gritty parts of Taiwan.
Workshops:
We did the free Black Friday shows yesterday. One was FUBARd, but the other two were fine. If you want to watch the videos, you can do so here.
Well, OK then.
My first Atomic Blast out the door. I hope you find something you like here, and I will see you next time.
Thanks. Yes, I thought it may be fascinating to almost anyone who likes music.
That Celine Dion video was something. I only half understood half of it, but it was fascinating nonetheless.