Category Archives: Check this out

Thoughts About “The Last King of Scotland”

Posted on February 13, 2011 by randomyriad

I A Great Performance Last night I watched “The Last King of Scotland“. It was a well made and fascinating movie that made me think and dream about it. First of all, Forrest Whitaker‘s portrayal of Idi Amin is so … Continue reading →

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Abstraction II:The Eloquence of Silence and Unimportant Details

Posted on January 29, 2011 by randomyriad

“It is completely unimportant. That is why it is so interesting.”– Agatha Christie Miró‘s Search for Mute Music Miró refused to comment, despite the heated debate that was going on. Max Ernst grabbed a coil of rope, while others pinioned … Continue reading →

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Suspended Spirals

Posted on January 27, 2011 by randomyriad

We went on a walk to find sculptures yesterday. We found this hanging around and a large space underneath to draw what we saw. We drew some pictures and went back to our class to play some more

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Violent Dreamers

Posted on January 25, 2011 by randomyriad

I just saw Inception last night. It was well written, well acted, and thoroughly engaging, but there was one thing that kept nagging at me. Why all the guns and explosives. Are dreams really like this? It was more like … Continue reading →

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Little, Big

Posted on January 18, 2011 by randomyriad

He knew he would have to believe in order to go where she had been; knew that, if he believed, he could go there even if it didn’t exist, if it was make-believe.— John Crowley “Little, Big” I read this … Continue reading →

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