STITCH FIX

<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17695208-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I don't post much about fashion around here....mainly because I am a pretty basic gal.  Jeans or black pants.  Solid tops. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I like to keep it simple and spend my money on pillows:)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">But....I also like to experiment and when I kept reading about this online personal styling service I wanted to give it a try.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't get me wrong....I like to shop so that is not an issue..... but I was curious to see what someone else would pick out for me.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.stitchfix.com/" target="_blank"><b><i>Stitch Fix</i></b></a> seemed like a fun time so I signed up.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">You create a style profile and how much you want to spend.  It was 6 weeks until my box shipped out and I actually forgot about it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">To be honest I wasn't very hopeful that I would like anything.  It's not that I am picky but I have a basic style that I think works for me.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">But again....<i>maybe I am that person that has fake ivy on top of their kitchen cabinets and I am saying "this work for me".</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here is the outcome.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUPlMH1x4Cdr_DTznyZ-E-38WoulRbIzBM5us2KMxyoF8pEii0wz9_oS49xz2Nw4Q-dEKyYnlIxKQPWnrgDINbBq_7TBUYV-uhduFCGAwmaufa48YOUxydFqf17S4lv2C7BichauK5A/s1600/IMG_3250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXUPlMH1x4Cdr_DTznyZ-E-38WoulRbIzBM5us2KMxyoF8pEii0wz9_oS49xz2Nw4Q-dEKyYnlIxKQPWnrgDINbBq_7TBUYV-uhduFCGAwmaufa48YOUxydFqf17S4lv2C7BichauK5A/s1600/IMG_3250.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">First of all they got me with their color scheme.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOolwO7mFz3CmNHWdGers18TrvzGgASJ2DMv_2qBapEqI5Fh2WkWPm3A54LgX3PoSdYCvQS44rwA1fxej-eYqijJhtf3ffXOcYp3BxTP0zyvr5Wu9R6AN5EAaFpquFYtlnIOvQlQ3-w/s1600/IMG_3251.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOolwO7mFz3CmNHWdGers18TrvzGgASJ2DMv_2qBapEqI5Fh2WkWPm3A54LgX3PoSdYCvQS44rwA1fxej-eYqijJhtf3ffXOcYp3BxTP0zyvr5Wu9R6AN5EAaFpquFYtlnIOvQlQ3-w/s1600/IMG_3251.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Turquoise and white</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I opened the box to find 3 tops,  a pair of earrings and jeans, along with styling tips on how to wear.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>JEANS......hahahahaha</i>.  Like they are going to find a pair to fit me when I go to Nordstroms and try on 30 pairs walking out empty handed. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">They give you ideas on how to put outfits together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgFt5ssLt1SJoF5_986dLKpNRml_cCnUDTwNSrE8uvtXRzTnkfFQUhAAC50eCwAMmM2XURzn8FFqar6NTMWtRe5vVltGJ_Pte7-E46uJ4M3S_HsbGJrD6ZIN9j3F8RL0qGklQ9V_60g/s1600/IMG_3244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQgFt5ssLt1SJoF5_986dLKpNRml_cCnUDTwNSrE8uvtXRzTnkfFQUhAAC50eCwAMmM2XURzn8FFqar6NTMWtRe5vVltGJ_Pte7-E46uJ4M3S_HsbGJrD6ZIN9j3F8RL0qGklQ9V_60g/s1600/IMG_3244.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">This was one of the tops and the jeans.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9HoxtBHqJsmadFL-R6C7puKx8kBewwvGIO9iYWrg6Xscq6kstB_ZAUa_P2lF5c7kYBf4_mnKhpteDMWYu1hrI7vZDfV5gvmrvFuUKuG51H6DyhBDyYdKFsHt8x_sfHyWsvju-gWzZA/s1600/IMG_3245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii9HoxtBHqJsmadFL-R6C7puKx8kBewwvGIO9iYWrg6Xscq6kstB_ZAUa_P2lF5c7kYBf4_mnKhpteDMWYu1hrI7vZDfV5gvmrvFuUKuG51H6DyhBDyYdKFsHt8x_sfHyWsvju-gWzZA/s1600/IMG_3245.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Same top but other ways to wear it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRPlZGYfDwvnqdNQQrtlqa4bg1SjCmkkdHMATzqWMch3Pf6_Ro_wekyzELddUXii9Q-YhE9zy3K-5ycLk0PbNTw5ukrj8glOMq8NzRGFgG81Rp4gD64eEsCu5qlSSv4joIo9Wk_MoAw/s1600/IMG_3247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRPlZGYfDwvnqdNQQrtlqa4bg1SjCmkkdHMATzqWMch3Pf6_Ro_wekyzELddUXii9Q-YhE9zy3K-5ycLk0PbNTw5ukrj8glOMq8NzRGFgG81Rp4gD64eEsCu5qlSSv4joIo9Wk_MoAw/s1600/IMG_3247.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">They also sent this cotton turquoise sweater.  Again showing me different ways to wear it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLZxkAlFGcN4FHr280ZesXxODy49Gj4z0FcoZcu8YDoK9L5NqMSMnF4WaZGKqmvYDYryoZTQxWUV9BOm3zvreu7obD9GCffvgRYTH619pfpZNhy6-qKj6UggYEEA-JFtXgvbiuLYHGg/s1600/IMG_3246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNLZxkAlFGcN4FHr280ZesXxODy49Gj4z0FcoZcu8YDoK9L5NqMSMnF4WaZGKqmvYDYryoZTQxWUV9BOm3zvreu7obD9GCffvgRYTH619pfpZNhy6-qKj6UggYEEA-JFtXgvbiuLYHGg/s1600/IMG_3246.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">This was another top in the box.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">So what was the outcome?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27KBYgs2TFwtOwHDY78TG7dBS4EzmTxKMtwuKw2Ph5UZM7Zd3ckGgs5N7y8_1tvNfFdAPiQ1vmx2xHYboVm-YARpQJUbmtxzNxzS5twUfAnAUcVmTqm6o26IwA1anH78X2WE0ARDxiQ/s1600/IMG_3242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27KBYgs2TFwtOwHDY78TG7dBS4EzmTxKMtwuKw2Ph5UZM7Zd3ckGgs5N7y8_1tvNfFdAPiQ1vmx2xHYboVm-YARpQJUbmtxzNxzS5twUfAnAUcVmTqm6o26IwA1anH78X2WE0ARDxiQ/s1600/IMG_3242.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I kept this top....in fact I really liked it and would have <i>NEVER</i> tried it on in a store.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSEEodWEicmpmDibWKvXlBbHIXnJHD5bQI79PS-KHFMLO-sIuRfCFOO2dlCqujS9A9zv-jFmoRyn_ZCZTioRIMolsEDv8e4a84pwtLqaJXLJiAsatt4x4waDy3Bm69TwpD2JDfQpeDw/s1600/IMG_3243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSEEodWEicmpmDibWKvXlBbHIXnJHD5bQI79PS-KHFMLO-sIuRfCFOO2dlCqujS9A9zv-jFmoRyn_ZCZTioRIMolsEDv8e4a84pwtLqaJXLJiAsatt4x4waDy3Bm69TwpD2JDfQpeDw/s1600/IMG_3243.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">And here is <i>the miracle</i>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">The jeans.....were awesome.  I have never heard of this brand but they fit like a glove.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc-zPHqU0H93_IxPKRprZdGX9qLbUsDfW5YCzqHRWDwIG0dOMy3Awm14TOzxIhBdKTu7ZGdQR91lft4AR_sRKQ6uI_RTuIL9EczIjJPBfFSwOKg4B62AChfBQ9Ni06MxJDBaQCpfbXg/s1600/IMG_3240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUc-zPHqU0H93_IxPKRprZdGX9qLbUsDfW5YCzqHRWDwIG0dOMy3Awm14TOzxIhBdKTu7ZGdQR91lft4AR_sRKQ6uI_RTuIL9EczIjJPBfFSwOKg4B62AChfBQ9Ni06MxJDBaQCpfbXg/s1600/IMG_3240.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkbK2ReEI_Ncu3L28_LSuIftIpK4cM0LhLpupfEPklafxUiGe_LUZbpAUbQQzx7U3VtOFizN9orPbO95hSYsdPcddM3HE-4g2mpZ96tetoCYfkXPe-W3C_S4JLGQPBNIJdiS6TFusuQ/s1600/IMG_3239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggkbK2ReEI_Ncu3L28_LSuIftIpK4cM0LhLpupfEPklafxUiGe_LUZbpAUbQQzx7U3VtOFizN9orPbO95hSYsdPcddM3HE-4g2mpZ96tetoCYfkXPe-W3C_S4JLGQPBNIJdiS6TFusuQ/s1600/IMG_3239.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">High enough but not too high</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Soft enough...</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Skinny but not too skinny</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dark </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Long enough</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">And still cool.......</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">What are the odds of that?  Freaky.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now if you keep all 5 pieces you get a 25% discount and quite frankly I could have because I liked everything but I decided on the jeans and one top.  You have 3 days until you have to mail the leftovers back in a convenient pre paid envelope.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Would I do it again....yes.  They said that the more you do it the better your "stylist" [mine was Ariana] gets!  I can just imagine her calling her Mom to see what she thought someone 62 years old might like....ha ha right?</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">OK..... I just did my first fashion post.  Don't look for them on a regular basis cause I am one step away from moo moos and sensible shoes so this might be my last hurrah.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shafashionista</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupMAnCHJmpklXNS0OVXu0MsZRdGx9gihTHWMcQf257B4DaX_JrQDWyBDYjHJkn-ONQTbKfHR-P9elYxU9iHJEnuoowWUqN2-q2mf8m_UCD4AwTDGfikl_CowYXUoQ34vecmoVJ4WEOw/s1600/CBDA8CBD19B1D53AF0EF449FFA33BA8E.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiupMAnCHJmpklXNS0OVXu0MsZRdGx9gihTHWMcQf257B4DaX_JrQDWyBDYjHJkn-ONQTbKfHR-P9elYxU9iHJEnuoowWUqN2-q2mf8m_UCD4AwTDGfikl_CowYXUoQ34vecmoVJ4WEOw/s1600/CBDA8CBD19B1D53AF0EF449FFA33BA8E.png" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">**I wasn't compensated for this review:)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>

STITCH FIX

I don't post much about fashion around here....mainly because I am a pretty basic gal.  Jeans or black pants.  Solid tops.  I like to ke...

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THIS AND THAT

<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-17695208-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Welcome to the Monday <i>after</i> a holiday.  It feels like a one-two punch right?  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">We had some friends for the weekend [they only live 30 minutes away] and decided to <i>pretend like we were on vacation!</i>  We grilled, ran in the mornings and just hung out. The weather was unseasonably cool.  </span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">While were were sitting outside having a cocktail one evening <i>SOMEBODY</i> [it definitely wasn't me] thought it would be a great idea to cycle 20 miles early on Sunday morning.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now here is the deal.  I have a bike.  I used it to ride <a href="http://www.brag.org/index.html" target="_blank"><b><i>BRAG</i></b></a> in 1999.  Uh huh.  475 miles from La Grange, Ga. to Savannah, Ga. in a week plus  sleeping in a tent....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Came home from that little adventure and parked it in my basement which is where it sat until Sunday.  15 years.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">But.....I am not one to back down from a challenge so we did it.  <i>Whew....I'm worn out....!</i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7kY32Wc5eG8ZDfyRQ4fjORBNdxjdx39f_MwzqG6KK-Xom6l2W9sUvGNwspBynhz7YcGKYjF4whFczasBEGY0MdYWHP8MS0OwrSm81w4jDDZ_EcZxytT9b9jO59QpaBbtXsnn1I1dBg/s1600/IMG_3213.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7kY32Wc5eG8ZDfyRQ4fjORBNdxjdx39f_MwzqG6KK-Xom6l2W9sUvGNwspBynhz7YcGKYjF4whFczasBEGY0MdYWHP8MS0OwrSm81w4jDDZ_EcZxytT9b9jO59QpaBbtXsnn1I1dBg/s1600/IMG_3213.PNG" width="360" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">I was excited about burning 844 calories though.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Enough about me.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yesterday after the ride I went over to help <a href="https://designsbysudi.com/" target="_blank"><b><i>Sudi </i></b></a>organize pillows for the Mart which starts Wednesday.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are a few pictures....</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Welcome to the Monday after a holiday.  It feels like a one-two punch right?   We had some friends for the weekend [they only live 30 minut...

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<i>Ryuichi Sakamoto </i><br /><i>vs </i><br /><i>Lucio Fontana </i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmj8-TTek4oJyBZCsiZCVCZzFIe0OVk8qo8IUzucyvk4YmlgKA1KEcvkaeWYtpBOwoN9KzQ4potFQ2-vzEvRMRKOfdnJ0RSyfY_9MDx20xQQ-1rpE59MWnff1G36Yy6TxBmcyrt9ql5Bn/s1600/THREE_JK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmj8-TTek4oJyBZCsiZCVCZzFIe0OVk8qo8IUzucyvk4YmlgKA1KEcvkaeWYtpBOwoN9KzQ4potFQ2-vzEvRMRKOfdnJ0RSyfY_9MDx20xQQ-1rpE59MWnff1G36Yy6TxBmcyrt9ql5Bn/s1600/THREE_JK.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2R6SN_xvqiMIGtgj9Bf7jibk7BGmFyk3IsyHR4u1GSZGETP6oTdGnE21S0UHjP4uUFbZdO1VXm1-Vsq_lF80czgA04KOXFe3qyCTicNg9U-INYEBYpKMvrHhHky-KuQ8vGnzW7aFZ6-k/s1600/tumblr_m15ghv0A801qizk91o1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ2R6SN_xvqiMIGtgj9Bf7jibk7BGmFyk3IsyHR4u1GSZGETP6oTdGnE21S0UHjP4uUFbZdO1VXm1-Vsq_lF80czgA04KOXFe3qyCTicNg9U-INYEBYpKMvrHhHky-KuQ8vGnzW7aFZ6-k/s1600/tumblr_m15ghv0A801qizk91o1_1280.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>An attempt to connect sounds with vision.</b><br /><br /><br />1. "Like his home country of Japan, Ryuichi Sakamoto can be categorised completely objectively under one word: pioneering. He's an old man now, but whilst many might associate age with being stuck in the past or unable to change, Sakamoto has led his career on exactly opposite principles. Born in 1952, he's lived a life that's found it's own chronological parallels in music. As a young boy learning piano, he became fascinated by Debussy. As a teenager, he found himself listening to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and later on - much to the disapproval of his classical teachers - electronic pioneers like Kraftwerk." <a href="http://soundinflux.blogspot.com/2013/07/ryuichi-sakamoto-three.html">text via here. </a><br /><br />2. <b>Concetto Spaziale</b>, Attese, executed in 1960, is an important work in the oeuvre of Lucio Fontana that has been an undeniable highlight in Andy Warhol’s collection until his death in 1987. It is an outstanding example of the work to come out of the Spazialismo (Spatialism) movement, founded by the artist in 1947. Six carefully remeditated cuts run across the thinly painted monochromic canvas, emphasising the physicality of this work. It is charged with energy of the physical act of the artist slashing the surface with the knife. This physical act or gesture became the central idea of Spatialism, to the extent that it figured in the movement’s ‘First Spatial manifesto’: “it doesn’t matter to us if a gesture, once accomplished, lives for a second or a millennium, for we are convinced that, having accomplished it, it is eternal” (in E. Crispolti and R. Siligato, eds., Lucio Fontana, Milan, 1998, p. 118). Through the use of gesture, Fontana was in fact one of the first artists to perceive art as a performance. In the ‘Technical Manifesto of Spatialism’, Fontana elaborates on Spatialism’s ambitions: “Painted canvas no longer makes sense… What is needed… is a change in both essence and form. It is necessary to go beyond the painting, sculpture and poetry… In the praise of this transformation in the nature of man, we abandon the use of known forms of art and move towards the development of an art upon the unity of space and time” (in M. Gooding, Abstract Art, London, 2001, p. 88). <a href="http://phillipsauction.tumblr.com/post/19587007687/lucio-fontana-concetto-spaziale-attese-1960">via here. </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">------------</div>

Ryuichi Sakamoto  vs  Lucio Fontana An attempt to connect sounds with vision. 1. "Like his home country of Japan, Ryuichi Sakamoto can ...

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