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Gustave Moreau: The Apparition

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:05:12 -0700

John the Baptist is the last of the Old Testament prophets, according to the New Testament, and paves the way for the Messiah. "He must increase, but I must decrease." John, 3:30. John baptizes Christ and recognizing the Messiah tells him he needs baptizing from Him. Christ then preaches in Galilee while John does so in the Jordan Valley. Herod Antipas, Tetrarch of Perea and Galilee arrests him. Herod's daughter Solome demands John be beheaded. What follows is what you see in Moreau's painting. (Salome is the woman standing.)

Image: Freeparking

Gustave Moreau: The Apparition

Moreau. 1876. Watercolor.

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Women In Art

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:33:12 -0700

Women In Art

by Philip Scott Johnson

500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art

Music: Bach's Sarabande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by Yo-Yo Ma

For a complete list of artists and paintings visit http://www.maysstuff.com/womenid.htm

Nominated as Most Creative Video
2007 YouTube Awards

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The Return to Goddess Worship

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:26:49 -0700

The Return to Goddess Worship

The christian conception of feminine sexuality turns on the opposition between virgin (good) and whore (bad).
This is very different from pre-Christian goddess worship.
The Goddess, in her many guises and manifestations, was the most holy figure on earth for thousands of years and yet she has been so successfully eradicated that the majority of western women have simply no idea that she even existed, let alone had the religous awe and captivating power that she emanated.
The return to goddess worship could be a reaction to the objectification of women on the internet and pornography in general.
Taken from the show Sex, Death and Desire, written and directed by John Simmons of Ouch! Media and founding member of Critchley and Simmons.

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A History of Evil

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:42:48 -0800

A History of Evil

Animated Documentary-Mockumentary about Evil in western civilization from Ancient Greece to present day.

After all the comments I feel like some clarification is in order, but firstly, to you guys that liked it:

Thanks, you've made my day.

The film was intended to show what people have believed in and pointed to as evil throughout history. It was meant to get you to think about what evil really is. It is meant to show that when we get too obsessed with "evil" we might end up taking part in it ourselves.

One has to separate evil and human cruelty. Human cruelty is people not being nice to one another. Evil is soemthing else, it is something we have created, a word and a concept for things that are not acceptable. It is a label for things that we do not understand and dont want to understand.

But is evil really ever a complete explanation for anything?

A lot of bad deeds has been done in the name of good. The people that did them ment good, are they evil?

OK, and finally,
This video is not meant to:

-blame wester culture and people for all the "evil" in the world. I'm european, and thought that I better stick to my own history.
-blame religion for all the evil in the world.
-claim that God is dead. (It is simply a reference to the philosopher Nietzsce, look him up.)
-offend anyone, race, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
-claim that Elvis was evil.
-be an exact and complete account of the actual events that has taken place throughout history.

This was a student project, hence the "unfinishedness" and abrupt ending. I ran out of time. I might update it later.

It was animated frame by frame in flash and composited and textured in AfterEffects.

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Rumi: Say I Am You (Sufi poem)

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 22:51:43 -0800

Rumi: Say I Am You (Sufi poem)

Sufism is the spiritual teachings of Islam. Sufi Masters teach the way to inner peace. The driving principle of Sufism is the purification of the self. ("I am the wind in the top of the grove." shows a typhoon scene. Better luck next time.)

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32/32 Short Films about Glenn Gould - End Credits

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:50:34 -0800

32/32 Short Films about Glenn Gould - End Credits

Bach
"Contrapunctis No 9 from The Art of the Fugue"

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Ezra Pound 1

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:36:22 -0800

Ezra Pound 1

An excerpt from Ezra Pound's "Sestina: Altaforte," read by the poet. It is written in the personae of the troubadour warlord Bertrans de Born.

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Ezra Pound 2

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:35:25 -0800

Ezra Pound 2

An excerpt from Ezra Pound's "Homage to Sextus Propertius," section VI, read by the poet.

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Ezra Pound 3

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:34:42 -0800

Ezra Pound 3

An excerpt from Ezra Pound's "Hugh Selwyn Mauberley," section IV, read by the poet. Written in response to the First World War.

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Ezra Pound 4

nobody@vox.com(Ken Kelsey) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:33:23 -0800

Ezra Pound 4

An excerpt from Ezra Pound's "Cantos," section I, read by the poet. "The Cantos," Pound's epic, opens with Odysseus and his crew setting sail for the Land of the Dead.

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