Arthur’s Landing

Arthur’s Landing is a group of musicians, all of whom worked at various times in various contexts with the late Arthur Russell (Wikipedia), a cellist and composer from Iowa who lived on the Lower East Side for most of the later part of his too-short life.

I don’t know Russell in person, but I came to enjoy his music via Steven Hall.

Born Charles Arthur Russell, Jr. (May 21, 1951 – April 4, 1992), Arthur Russell found the most success in dance music. Russell’s career bridged New York’s downtown, rock, and dance music scenes; his collaborators ranged from Philip Glass to David Byrne to Nicky Siano. Relatively unknown during his lifetime, a series of reissues and compilations have raised his profile in the 2000s.

The band members of Arthur’s Landing are:

• Steven Hall: guitar / vox
• Bill Ruyle: drums / hammer dulcimer / tablas
• Peter Zummo: horns / vox
• Joyce Bowden: guitar / clarinet / vox
• Ernie Brooks: bass / vox
• Mustafa Ahmed: perc

Musicians who play with the band on occasion include: John Scherman, Elodie Lauten, Peter Gordon, Max Gordon, Michael Evans, Carlos Hernandez, Zach Layon and Alex Waterman.

You can listen to their music at on their MySpace page. Various videos of the band are also uploaded on YouTube. Their music is licensed by Moon Caravan Records.

I went to see Arthur's Landing at Zebulon in Williamsburg last week, in conjunction with a Chinatown Records party hosted by Brennan Green. Here are some photographs taken that day:

Steven Hall + Ernie Brooks

Steven Hall

Peter Zummo

Joyce Bowden

Zach Layton

Carlos Hernandez

Xavier Smith

Brennan Green

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Paul Pangaro + SML

Thanks to the thoughtful and generous introduction from Hugh Dubberly (SML Wiki), I met up with Paul Pangaro at his place, where I enjoyed a delightful and inspiring conversation about his philosophies.

I had problems keeping track of all the topics discussed on my Moleskine, and so it was wonderful that Paul sent notes, links and references back to me as an email as we speak. SML Thank You

SML Notebook

Designing for Conversation

• ThoughtSticker / PP
• Various unfulfilled concepts, including 'YES AND NO" button concept. Instructions for Design and Designs for Conversation / PP
• Journalism and the Future of Media for conversations and concepts for design / Claudine Boeglin + PP
• The Non Sequitur— allows anonymity to see what changes as a result
• A model of Entailment Mesh / PP
• Mobile devices should be neither mobility nor devices / PP (PDF): piece written for Dubberly's column in INTERACTIONS about getting beyond "mobile devices and "social networks"
• ThoughtShuffler / PP

Random stuff

• Transcendental Meditation (Wikipedia) by Maraheshi Mahesh Yogi
• Occam's Razor

I also learned an important lesson from Dr Wires: "ideas do not have to be taken seriously to have an impact."

Related SML Universe

• SML Flickr Tags: Paul Pangaro

DirtyPatrick's Toolshed = Cubist Constructivist Photography / SML Fine Art

I had the pleasure of visiting DirtyPatrick's studio (aka Toolshed) last Saturday and found some pretty incredible artwork:



DirtyPatrick's real name is Patrick Shawn Bradley (LinkedIn). He was born in Louisiana on December 3, 1966. He graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor of architecture in 1993, then moved to New York and became a designer for CNN as a broadcast visual designer for their on-air graphics department.



He now works full-time at R/GA as a senior visual designer. When he is not busy, he publishes a very popular fashion documentary which showcases the everyday fashion statements from the crazy people at R/GA.

His art can best be described as cubist constructivist photography. Each photograph will only be printed once and are signed and dated by DirtyPatrick himself. They can be printed at any size (maximum size: 5ft x 4ft). Pricing depends on the size of the print. DirtyPatrick is represented by SML Fine Art. If you are interested in his work, please email seeminglee+art@gmail.com.

More of his work can be seen at toolshed.us/catalog and flickr.com/dirtypatrick.

More DirtyPatrick
+ DirtyPatrick.com
+ DirtyPatrick's fashion documentary
+ Flickr: Dirtypatrick
+ Facebook: Patrick Bradley
+ Prick'D - DirtyPatrick's Video Blog
+ LinkedIn: Patrick Bradley

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+ SML Fine Art
+ SML Flickr Tags: DirtyPatrick
+ SML Genius Pool
+ SML Gay Blog: Ideal Husband
+ SML Love: Dirty Patrick
+ SML Wiki: Dirty Patrick

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Oye Modern = Contemporary Jewelry Design Collection

Jeni Oye launched her own line of modern jewelry collection called Oye Modern. It is the source for contemporary jewelry by emerging and independent designers. It's unique, original and hard to find.

Jewelry is shipped internationally to 40 countries with a 14 day return policy. You can shop in any of the four currency as well: AUD, GBP, EUR, USD.

Check it out!

www.oyemodern.com

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+ SML Fine Art
+ SML Genius Pool
+ SML Wiki: Jeni Oye

SML Copyright Notice
©2007 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Pro Blog / SML Universe. All rights reserved.

365 Special Days = Celebration of Life and Humanity

Fernando Luis Lara is a brazillian artist living and working in the US. He draws the 365 days of the year based on stories submitted by people around the world. Each day will only be drawn once. For $182.50 USD, you get an original drawing (9 x 12 inches = 23 x 31 cm) by mail, and your story and drawing will also be shown on the site. The idea is that over time the site will become a collection of special days around the world, thus serving as a reminder of how special each and every day can be.

It's a genius marketing idea for an artist, and it utilizes the mechanisms of the collaborative theme seen today in the rise of Web 2.0. Very inspiring. Check it out!

365specialdays.com



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+ Inspirations Are Everywhere
+ SML Fine Art
+ SML Ideas


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Chess: Fischer Design / 20071003.SD850IS.0774 / SML

Chess: Fischer Design / 20071003.SD850IS.0774 / SML, originally uploaded by See-ming Lee 李思明 SML.

When I got my first job out of college in 1999, the first thing I bought was a chess set from Chess Forum. Last year, seven years being at the same job, I bought my second chess set, and this is it: the Fischer set.

At first I am not too crazy about the tops on the bishops. I thought that it might actually make more sense to have the dot be white for the bishops on the white square and a black dot for the bishops on the black square.

However, when I took this photo today from a top-down angle, I suddenly noted the genius design in this set, you can easily tell the bishops from the pawns in this view!

Related Chess Forum
Chess Forum: 4" Ebony British Chess Company
Chess Forum: 4" Ebony Fischer Design

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SML Del.icio.us: chess
SML Search: chess

David Bausola / SML Thank You

I would like to thank David Bausola (Del.icio.us / Google / LinkedIn) for sending blog.pmarca.com: The three kinds of platforms you need on the Internet to me via Del.icio.us!

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SML Pro Blog: Platform = (Programming + Customizable) Sytems / Marc Andreessen
SML Del.icio.us: David-Bausola
SML Del.icio.us: David-Bausola.Recommendation
SML Del.icio.us: Synergist
SML Genius Pool

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Adam S. Kirschner / SML Thank You

Aspiration / Adam S. Kirscher / Photo: SML

I would like to thank Adam S. Kirschner (blog) for always being there to provide much-appreciated support + everlasting fun for me, and for providing his hyper-indexing power and serve as my auxiliary database + radar for everything in life I require.

I would further like to thank Adam for saving my life in a recent stressful project which I am not allowed to mention because of an NDA in effect.

As a result of Adam's courageous action, I am officially announcing that starting on 2007, August 3rd shall be named I love Adam S. Kirschner Day on the SML Calendar. This annual event, also known as I love ASK Day, shall be celebrated every year so long as SML is living. Related events will be announced as the day approaches.

I would further like to thank Michael Paige — a synergist in the field of everything related to art, music and technology — for providing the inaugural content to iLoveASK.com, a site dedicated to Adam.

I would further like to thank Tree Try Be for providing generous bandwidth and hosting solutions for the site.

Would you like to express your love to Adam? Go Digg I-Love-ASK!

iLoveASK is a non-profit organization established in 2007 dedicated to Adam S. Kirschner for his contributions to the human race. We are currently seeking personal and corporate sponorships for our events in 2008. If you would like to receive our media press kit and receive more information about us, please email seeminglee+pr@gmail.com.

Related SML

• Adam S. Kirschner / SML Thank You

Paul Wirhun / Eggman

Source: Paul Wirhun: Art Statement

Paul Wirhun / SML

Paul Wirhun, also known as the Eggman and Rosie Delicious, creates gorgeously painted and crafted sculpture out of eggshells. He has been working with eggshells since he was a little boy through learning the craft of Pysanky from his mother.

Paul believes that eggs are events — not simply objects. In his own words:

[Eggs] are the confluence of primal life forces, sexual energies, that create new life — new beginnings. The shells are memories of these events.

Because eggs possess and symbolize new life, traditional cultures used eggs as talismans, i.e. power objects for magic and ritual. Each egg is a spherical space, a continuously turning pictorial plane around which images distort, challenging common perceptions.

His work has been featured in Time Out NYC Magazine, Rapture Cafe & Books, Craft Magazine as well as the New York Times.

Many of his creations are available for sale on his site:

Expertly crafted by hand, his creations are monuments to a living genius. Highly recommended.

Copyright 2007 See-ming Lee (SML Fine Art / SML Pro Blog). All rights reserved.

Adam S. Kirschner / SML Thank You

Aspiration / Adam S. Kirscher / Photo: SML

I would like to thank Adam S. Kirschner (blog) for always being there to provide much-appreciated support + everlasting fun for me, and for providing his hyper-indexing power and serve as my auxiliary database + radar for everything in life I require.

I would further like to thank Adam for saving my life in a recent stressful project which I am not allowed to mention because of an NDA in effect.

As a result of Adam's courageous action, I am officially announcing that starting on 2007, August 3rd shall be named I love Adam S. Kirschner Day on the SML Calendar. This annual event, also known as I love ASK Day, shall be celebrated every year so long as SML is living. Related events will be announced as the day approaches.

I would further like to thank Michael Paige — a synergist in the field of everything related to art, music and technology — for providing the inaugural content to iLoveASK.com, a site dedicated to Adam.

I would further like to thank Tree Try Be for providing generous bandwidth and hosting solutions for the site.

Would you like to express your love to Adam? Go Digg I-Love-ASK!

iLoveASK is a non-profit organization established in 2007 dedicated to Adam S. Kirschner for his contributions to the human race. We are currently seeking personal and corporate sponorships for our events in 2008. If you would like to receive our media press kit and receive more information about us, please email seeminglee+pr@gmail.com.