I think the names of colors are at the edge, between where language fails and where it’s at its most powerful. ~A.S. ByattTumblr (3.0; @mondonoir)http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7zyufYeIJ1rwpwxco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://explodingtorium.tumblr.com/post/29208834565/a-m-lightning-bill-parker-1990">explodingtorium</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>A.M. Lightning</em>, Bill Parker, 1990</p> </blockquote> (via <a href="http://explodingtorium.tumblr.com/post/29208834565/a-m-lightning-bill-parker-1990">explodingtorium</a>)http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29970929072http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29970929072Wed, 22 Aug 2012 17:27:46 +0100Bill Parker1990sArtist in residenceLightningExploratoriumBlack and White“Nobody listens anymore. I can’t talk to the walls because they’re yelling at me, I can’t talk to my wife; she listens to the walls. I just want someone to hear what I have to say. And maybe if I talk long enough it’ll make sense. And I want you to teach me to understand what I read.”<br/><br/> - <em>Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451</em>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29820047801http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29820047801Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:16:39 +01001950sBooksExcerptFahrenheit 451ListeningLitQuotesRay BradburyScience FictionWallsSomething to say“I have nothing to say/ and I am saying it/ and that is poetry/ as I need it.”<br/><br/> - <em>John Cage, <a href="http://books.google.pt/books?id=zKQkLS5zKWAC&pg=PA109&lpg=PA109&dq=lecture+on+nothing&source=bl&ots=Ux3TDmwV4r&sig=hjrCVeqsj7tlo09pEUKMoP7BOGw&hl=pt-PT&sa=X&ei=l5wuUMORI8SP0AWouYCgDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=lecture%20on%20nothing&f=false"><i>Silence: Lectures and Writings</i></a>, 1949</em>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29636873512http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29636873512Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:35:00 +01001940sComposerJohn CageLecture on NothingNothing to sayPoetryQuotesLit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8wymzEhUx1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“I like long distance running, it’s like photography in some ways. I think anytime you’re in solitude for three or four hours and physically pressed, your mind tends to be liberated somewhat. I just find that I wander off into my own world.” </p> <p>[excerpt from <a href="http://www.michaelkenna.net/interviews/artworks_interview.pdf">alone with michael kenna</a>; interesting interview <a href="http://www.michaelkenna.net/interviews/cool_interview.pdf">here</a>]</p> <p>Michael Kenna, <a href="http://procameraman.jp/Interview/overseas_file08_201207.html">Full Moonrise, Chausey Islands, France</a>, 2007 (<a href="http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/tagged/michael-kenna">+</a>)</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29635829635http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29635829635Fri, 17 Aug 2012 20:17:36 +0100Michael KennaLandscapeSeascapeFine-ArtMoonMoonriseFranceChausey IslandsGelatin Silver PrintBlack and WhiteMonochromeSolitude<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8r6asXcxo1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.edruscha.com/">Edward Ruscha</a>, Coyote, Lithograph on Rives BFK paper, 1989</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29475490652http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29475490652Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:28:08 +01001980sEdward RuschaCoyoteArtLithographBFK PaperPrintmakingConceptual<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8r47tYe3s1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ilmārs Blumbergs, <a href="http://www.blumbergs.lv/graphic/">Books of Venice</a> (2003), Drawing, paper, ink, charcoal, pencil</p> <p>[more info. about the books <a href="http://www.blumbergs.lv/inc/venice.htm">here</a>]</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29428365174http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29428365174Tue, 14 Aug 2012 21:35:00 +0100ArtBooksBooks of VeniceCharcoalConceptualDrawingInkItalyLatvian National LibraryPaperIlmārs Blumbergs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8r2kkNujE1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Something unusual happens when a person stands on the edge of the world and stares outward. They become very still and you can almost see their thoughts as they ponder something much greater than themselves.”</p> <p>[more information <a href="http://www.colethompsonphotography.com/Resume.htm">here</a> and <a href="http://www.colethompsonphotography.com/about.htm">here</a> — also an <a href="http://www.colethompsonphotography.com/AdoreNoir.htm">interview</a>]</p> <p><a href="http://www.colethompsonphotography.com/index.htm">Cole Thompson</a>, The Lone Man No 37, Guanaja, Honduras, 2010 (<a href="http://www.colethompsonphotography.com/TheLoneMan.htm">+</a>)</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29416237758http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29416237758Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:09:56 +0100Cole ThompsonConceptual photographySeascapeSilhouettesHondurasGuanajaSolitudeFine-ArtBlack and White<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8r64rAhqk1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.edruscha.com/">Edward Ruscha</a>, Etc. #207, 1991, Lithograph (<a href="http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/tagged/Edward%20Ruscha">more</a>…)</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29413919845http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29413919845Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:25:00 +01001990sArtConceptualEdward RuschaEtc.LithographThey Called Her Styrene Etc.Typography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8k6t6gf6d1rr10yho1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Time is not a reality [<i>hupostasis</i>], but a concept [<i>noêma</i>] or a measure [<i>metron</i>]…” — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiphon_%28person%29">Antiphon the Sophist</a>, Truth</p> <p>Frank Machalowski, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/frama2/6672057871/in/set-72157627360431020">Time IV</a>, Krsko, Slovenia, 2011 (<a href="http://www.framafo.de/">+</a>)</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29259044144http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/29259044144Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:26:01 +0100Frank MachalowskiDavideisTruthDarkroom printContaxAustriaOld timesBlack and WhitePhotobookTimeConceptual<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7885yVUBE1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Colita, <a href="http://www.colitafotografia.com/index_new.htm">Dias Laborales: Puerto de Barcelona</a>, 1966</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28967098308http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28967098308Wed, 08 Aug 2012 07:28:39 +0100Modern CopyColitaWorking DaysGelatin Silver Print1960sFine-ArtBlack and White<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m787qywRvh1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Colita, Dias Laborables, <a href="http://www.colitafotografia.com/web/entry.html">Regreso</a>, 1964</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28894640073http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28894640073Tue, 07 Aug 2012 07:17:42 +01001960sColitaSpainWorking DaysModern CopyGelatin Silver PrintShadowsBlack and White<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m75zgf7eeR1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tauba Auerbach, <a href="http://www.taubaauerbach.com">Frequency</a>, 10,000 pieces cut letters on paper, 2005</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28822262804http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28822262804Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:29:02 +0100Tauba AuerbachArtTypographyAlphabetLetterPaperConceptual<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m75z4gA8vA1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“A Picture breaks down a digital photo into its component parts, the source code. The entire body of information contained in the now indecipherable picture is bound into a book.”</p> <p>Ruben Aubrecht, <a href="http://www.rubenaubrecht.net/work/picture.php?lang=en">In Other Words…? A Picture</a> (2004), 253 pages</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28751743805http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28751743805Sun, 05 Aug 2012 07:29:34 +0100Ruben AubrechtBooksCodeTypographyArtInstallationConceptualImagery<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m75p7iZprL1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.sugimotohiroshi.com/">Hiroshi Sugimoto</a>, Tlalpan Chapel, 2002 [Architecture of Time, p. 103]</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28685441842http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28685441842Sat, 04 Aug 2012 07:19:46 +0100ArchitectureTlalpan ChapelLuis BarraganConceptual photographyHiroshi SugimotoGelatin Silver PrintFraenkel GalleryFine-ArtMonochromeBlack and White<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m75oz2FyML1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.henricartierbresson.org/index_en.htm">Henri Cartier-Bresson</a>, Srinagar, Kashmir, 1948 (The Man, the Image and the World, pl. 407)</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28496311532http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28496311532Wed, 01 Aug 2012 19:21:29 +0100Muslim WomenHari Parbat HillPrayingHazratbal Shrine1940sThe Man the Image and the WorldVintageFine-ArtMonochromeBlack and WhiteHenri Cartier-Bresson<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6yze1hYo71rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Robert Doisneau, <a href="http://www.robert-doisneau.com/fr/">La Sonnette</a>, 1934 (A Photographer’s Life, pl. 84)</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28356785402http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28356785402Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:29:00 +01001930sRobert DoisneauLa SonnetteBlack and WhiteChildrenVintageFine-ArtGelatin Silver Print<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6yywlSd091rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Willy Ronis, <a href="http://www.hackelbury.co.uk/artists/ronis/ronis_sm.html">Venise Fondamenta Nueva,</a>, 1959</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28283415473http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28283415473Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:29:00 +0100VeniceItalyWilly RonisChildren1950sBlack and WhiteMonochromeSilhouettesGelatin Silver PrintFine-Art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6yyovInD91rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Henri Cartier-Bresson, <a href="http://www.henricartierbresson.org/index_en.htm">Trafalgar Square on the Day of the Coronation of George VI</a>, 1937</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28215793179http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28215793179Sat, 28 Jul 2012 21:26:25 +0100Henri Cartier-BressonCoronation of George VI1930sLondonEnglandTrafalgar SquareGelatin Silver PrintBlack and WhiteFine-Art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ywndYS0A1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Danny Lyon, The Walls: <a href="http://www.artnet.com/artwork/426073606/357/danny-lyon-dominoes-cell-block-table-the-walls-texas-department-of-corrections.html">Cell Block Table</a>, 1964, printed 1978</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28146315797http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/28146315797Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:20:34 +0100Danny Lyon1960s1970sTexas Department of CorrectionsThe WallsDominoesFine-ArtBlack and White<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ywcuDrRS1rr10yho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Page 22 from Jen Bervin’s <a href="http://www.jenbervin.com/html/nets.html">Nets</a> (2004) [more <a href="http://www.jenbervin.com/html/about.html">info.</a> about her]</p>http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/27936550006http://mondonoir.tumblr.com/post/27936550006Tue, 24 Jul 2012 23:23:06 +0100William ShakespeareNetsPoetryJen BervinBook artAltered books