Professional photographers will go to all extremes to capture a good moment. They are often required to be very creative with their body positions in order to take a good photo. I was thinking that if photographers' creative positions were captured by a professional photographer they could then be turned into an interesting choreography. I imagine the theme of the show to be the life and challenges of a photographer!

Before you vote on my poll, consider this. This is hypothetical but imagine you really wanted a nude painting of yourself or your girlfriend. Instead of having 1 artist to paint, artists from all over the world could compete for the commission. Then you can choose the painting you like the best and the artists who lost the commission can put the paintings up for sale earning you extra commission fees which will pay up for the cost of the painting who won your heart. Who said there's no such thing in life as a free lunch?

"A passion for music is a confession. We know more about an unknown but musical person than about an unmusical person with whom we spend all our days." (E.M. Cioran)
I have always been intrigued by this quote from Cioran, a Romanian born 'philosopher' who went to live in Paris in the 1950's and switched to french as his language of expression. (read more)

If I ever publish a book or have my paintings exhibited I want to have a hidden recorder placed behind the frame of the painting or inside the cover of the book so that I can listen to people's raw thoughts about my work. If I own my work, I should be entitled to unfiltered access to its criticism. When that becomes my constitutional right in the form of a Patriotist Act, I wouldn't hesitate to exercise it. You?

If you visited Japan, you might have seen the traditional squat toilet, it is still in use in many public places. If you haven't seen it before check the photos I uploaded. Can you guess why there is a hemispherical hood on one end? There was a reason for it. Prevent long kimono dress from spoiling when Japanese women squat over it. A tip from me for women who might have to use traditional toilet when you come to Japan. Wear high heels, it helps keep a good balance when you squat. I don't know what works for men though... :)

I propose a funny new product to be advertised by Madonna in countries where she is very popular. I named it The Vogue and it's an mp3 player and ice-cream holder. The ice-cream is placed at the round tip of the microphone right in front of the mouth and close enough to lick. The holder comes in many sizes which you can replace depending on your appetite. On the other side there is an earphone so that you can listen to your favorite music while you lick the ice-cream.

Not just in your heart and mind but live on your screen, a visual narration of poetry is a creative new way to make poems more popular and spread their wisdom around. Maybe this is a new way to teach poetry and engage children since young age. It's also interactive because if you know how to animate you can make a different animation for the same poem. The hard part would be the reverse of course. Write a poem just by watching animation with no sound. There are no recipes on how to write a good poem or what inspires it but a good poem can be a great source of inspiration for a good animation. I like it, whoever thought this first, congratulations! (read more)

It doesn't speak like a parrot and say "I'm sorry" although that's very easy to do If it's hard to imagine how an umbrella can be designed to be polite, just watch!

http://itp.nyu.edu/~jyp243/jy/umb.htm