Saturday, August 9, 2014

Umberto Boccioni

Boccioni - a Genius

Recognize this?


I now realize that years ago I watched Power RAngers with my young son, and guess what? The transformers (see below) looked a bit like Boccioni sculptures? He was way ahead of his time and a genius in my eyes...







Hans Arp

Hans Arp


Arp told the story of how, when he was notified to report to the German consulate, he avoided being drafted into the German Army: he took the paperwork he had been given and, in the first blank, wrote the date. He then wrote the date in every other space as well, then drew a line beneath them and carefully added them up.

 He then took off all his clothes and went to hand in his paperwork.