Jan 27 2024 - Tunnel Vision vs Tunnel Style

 

We know what tunnel vision is.  How did tunnel style get its name and what is it, anyway? GQ knows what it is and that means men's fashion.  They say that the best place to see "buzzy designer" clothes is in the maze-like underbelly of your local sports arena.  It is the pre-game and post-game strut of NBA players.  Some players work with luxury brands and others have their own brands or work with stylists to create unique designs.  There's the"plug" for clothes - a person who sources and sells merchandise to players. “If you’re on the road and have somebody pull up with thousands of clothes, and you can pick whatever you want, that’s very efficient,” said Kuzma.  And these are not sweat pants and t-shirts.  These are strange and compelling outfits that won't be seen outside the tunnel on the street. So we find this place of athletics and fashion - the stuff of celebrity coverage.  It seems like a high-pressure place to be for NBA players.   Tunnel vision?  we thought it meant a visual impairment or a mental limitation didn't we?  But you can buy vintage clothes from the 60s, 70s, and so on from this independent sweatshop-free company.   Other than these two fashion stories, tunnel as a topic is about boring machines and underground projects.  Elon Musk has a tunnel company named The Boring Company.   It is a SpaceX subsidiary.  There have been numerous project completed and then there are numerous criticisms of his claims for faster and cheaper and then whether there are safety features in the constructed projects. Musk's conception was that tunnels would be a better version of ground transportation systems.  He was wanting to fix Los Angeles traffic.

So our first image of tunnel style is 2019 and our second image is 2023.  Do we see a difference?  Love those fuzzy shoes that match the fuzzy jacket.` And today's image is our photographer's cottage in Grimsb Beach - what a contrast with the tunnel style above. Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblogspot.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

Mar 4 2023 - Pyramid Tunnel

 

There's something about the pyramids.  Maybe it is that they are the only existing wonder of the ancient world.  And there are so many questions about the pyramids that experts want to answer. Yesterday Egypt's antiquities authorities ( they are from the supreme council of antiquities!) unveiled a newly discovered chamber and corridor using scanning technology.  This is at the pyramid built by Khufu. Just in time for tourist season.   Authorities often publicly announce discoveries to attract more tourists, a major source of foreign currency for this country. The Scan Pyramids project, an international program that uses scans to look at unexplored sections of the ancient structure, was credited for the find.  Experts are divided over how the pyramids were constructed, so even relatively minor discoveries generate great interest.This tunnel is behind the main entrance to the pyramid superstructure - the location of the Queen and King's chamber. The scanning projects must be a significant big business. Tourism is listed as accounting for 11 percent of the country's annual gross domestic product - in 2014.  In 2019 revenues hit $13 billion, the highest in history.  Onward scanning technologies! I've looked at the two week forecast and it looks like a wintery landscape.  So for now, I will post those delightful pictures of the RBG conservatory spring display. Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblogspot.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwellart.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

Sep 15 2022 - That Happy Little Cloud

 

Wake Up on the Bright Side      This comes from Weird Facts on Bored Panda.  These are compelling one-line stories.  You can page through all 50 of the stories HERE.  I include the link because this is a  Is this one true?  I haven't found out.  The treasure trove of Bob Ross's life is reward enough.   Bob Ross's biography has many more events that are stranger than this one.  For example,  he was never paid for his PBS series show.  Another fact:  his 30,000 paintings and the Bob Ross brand and name went to his partners after his death - Walt and Anne Kowalski, and not to his son and brother.  A Netflix documentary tracks the legal battles over the rights to the Ross name after his death at 52.   The Kowalskis had a painting supplies company in partnership with him and they backed his PBS show.  They won the rights to his likeness and name squeezing out his son - even from painting for a period of time.   And then there are all the plush toys and similar products. "Ross painted an estimated 30,000 paintings during his lifetime. Despite the unusually high supply of original paintings, Bob Ross original paintings are scarce on the art market, with sale prices of the paintings averaging in the thousands of dollars and frequently topping $10,000. The major auction houses have never sold any of Ross's paintings, and Bob Ross Inc. continues to own many of the ones he painted for The Joy of Painting, as Ross himself was opposed to having his work turned into financial instruments. In contrast to more traditionally famous artists, Ross's work, described by an art appraisal service as a cross between "fine art" and "entertainment memorabilia" — is most highly sought after by common fans of The Joy of Painting, as opposed to wealthy collectors. The artwork circulating among collectors is largely from Ross's work from before he launched the television show." And remember Bob Ross's voice?  It had a calm, soothing tone.  "Twitch streams created a new interest in Ross and caused his popularity to grow. His videos subsequently became popular with devotees of ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response). ASMR refers to a pleasant form of paresthesia, or tingling, often brought about by specific visual or auditory stimuli. Many viewers found that listening to Ross triggered an ASMR response. According to Joan Kowalski, the president of Bob Ross Inc.: "He's sort of the godfather of ASMR.  People were into him for ASMR reasons before there even was an ASMR." This is repeated in another article:  "Even today, Ross has become an ASMR star...  A video of Ross painting a mountain has a staggering 7.7 million views, with others regularly surpassing 2 or 3 million views." A few of Bob Ross's words are notable and quotable:    We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents. “There's nothing wrong with having a tree as a friend. “I guess I'm a little weird.  “Let's get crazy.” “Lets build a happy little cloud. Lets build some happy little trees.”

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