... homage to a most strange and disconcerting genius.
one is a series from the book of the same name by Haruki Murakami. acrylic on heavyweight acrylic paper / 9” x 12” featured in CORE
Inspired by the book “The little Prince” No,I didn’t start painting but one of my friend realy influenced me for that macro picture of an icestick .The icestick was frosted on the rocs in the woods,the reason for those beautiful colors.I just add a bit of saturation to put up the beautiful blue because I think it’s his favorite color. / For my bubbler’s friend Nigel.. Kafka a man who loves «Le petit Prince» as much as I do…..... / «It is only with the heart that one can see rightly;what is essential is invisible to the eyes» / Antoine de Saint-Exupéry….. I see in that icestick a the little boy with a long white shirt ,the arms reaching to the sky with his head falling back,his legs are beginning to vanish….you know that moment when the snake bite him and went back to his planet …I clearly see the blue snake at his feet ….I know I know ...I have a lot of imagination but I realy see it …. :)))) .......Please take a look at Kafka’s work ,he a fantastic painter …x / / /
An original cinema4D render. (CINEMA 4D is a commercial, cross-platform, high-end 3-D graphics application, produced by MAXON Computer, Germany.)
Tribute to Franz Kafka
Eye see you see we all watch T.V. digitally scanned broadcasts cable up cable down what do they really watch on CCTV. Every second of the day time stamped captured capturing the captured as they go about the day to day what do they really watch on CCTV. Kafkaesque scenarios like turning tricks like Pavlov’s dog “Here boy…good boy…good little doggie…oh you are such a good little boy…go fetch” that is really what they watch on CCTV…you are a star…with no residuals. Danger danger there are terrorist everywhere cable up cable down what do they really watch on CCTV.
“Franz Kafka Statue – Prague” was featured in the groups Statues and Such and “Public Art”. Bubble Jeopardy “Where is it?” question was solved by Umbra101!! – Photo taken in Prague, Czech Republic. / This interesting bronze statue by sculptor Jaroslav Rona is based on a vivid description that appears in Franz Kafka’s early short story “Description of a Struggle.” Kafka wrote of a young man riding on another man’s shoulders through the streets of Prague. In Rona’s work, that figure is Kafka himself sitting astride a headless man. This statue was unveiled in December 2003. It stands next to the Spanish Synagogue in Prague’s Jewish Quarter. / Source: About.com Franz Kafka (IPA: [ˈfʀanʦ ˈkafka]) (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was one of the major fiction writers of the 20th century. He was born to a middle-class German-speaking Jewish family in Prague, Austria-Hungary, presently the Czech Republic. His unique body of writing—much of which is incomplete and which was mainly published posthumously—is considered by some people to be among the most influential in Western literature. His stories, such as The Metamorphosis (1915), and novels, including The Trial (1925) and The Castle (1926), concern troubled individuals in a nightmarishly impersonal and bureaucratic world. Source: Wikipedia
pastel, charcoal and depression
Simple bit of Kafka inspired mess.
Ink is like blood….it leaves stains
Alles, was uns begegnet, läßt Spuren zurück. / (Everything we encounter leaves traces behind.) / Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will. / Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is a brand new initiative coming from the great creative brain of Red Bubble’s Jo O’Brien...
There is a brand new initiative coming from the great creative brain of Red Bubble’s Jo O’Brien who has begun a chain of interviews, dedicated to spreading the love and creativity. / She asked MuscularTeeth to start a chain. / He interviewed Karin Taylor and Butchart . / Karin interviewed Frozenfa and Mui-Ling Teh !! / Then Frozenfa interviewed BarbBarcikKeith and me!!!!!!!! What an honour!! / Also Mui-Ling Teh interviewed Jo Holden and Paul Compton! / I interviewed hahpistuff Now I interview wonderful kafka!! kafka Talks Creativity How does being a creative person and pursuing your creativity affect other aspects of your life? That is quite a difficult question for me to answer as I am a full-time artist who spends most of my time in some way connected to my work. It would be easier for me to describe how other aspects of my life affect my creativity! I spend nearly all of my time thinking about the next painting, sculpture, drawing, design or photograph that I have lined up – often more than one at the same time! This means that nearly everything else in my life becomes the subject of some sort of creative project or other (even if it/they/she doesn’t particularly want to !) It also means that ordinary, everyday stuff gets done without me paying all that much attention – for example; the other day I offered to help out my girlfriend by cutting the grass in her garden. I was happily mowing away, up and down the garden all the while thinking about a new commissioned piece that I have just got in, I was just deciding whether to use Le Corbusier’s modulor as a basis for the compositional format when there was a strange noise from the mower – I looked down from my ivory tower and discovered that I and my still whirring lawnmower were in the middle of a bed of beautiful irises that were just about in flower……..(OH shiiiiiiiit……….’well it looked just like long grass…..darling…?’) Another thing that I have just started is flying light aircraft – you would think that that was safe from artistic intervention – but no…..no sooner am I up there than, instead of just enjoying the buzz, I have to start thinking about and planning paintings and projects all to do with flying – What I suppose I mean is – life, all of it, gets turned into art in some way or another……….! Tell us about one person or moment that has made your time on redbubble particularly special or meaningful There are so many wonderful people here and I have been very lucky to have made friends with many of them in the nine months since I joined the community it is really impossible to pick just one person. Marilyn Brown (my fellow co-host at the Painters in Modern Times group) has been an absolute inspiration in the way that she puts so much time and work into the group, always ready to help and is just a totally lovely person. Susan Grissom is a good friend and an exceptional painter of talent and vision. Mariska, Sophie, Sam, Marie, Rosh, Entity, Carmen……the list just goes on. I have had wonderful inspirational arguments and discussions with Mufa (now sadly gone) Martin, Carson, Revad et al in the forums of PiMT and elsewhere. Everything about this great art community can surprise and inspire you – CC Arsharga wrote a beautiful poem inspired by one of my paintings (what a great moment!) – my friend Midori asks to interview me (how great is that?!) I love this place! There is one special person here who has been a great friend and has shown nothing but kindness and love (as she does to all) since we first met. Her avatar is Micmac but I call her Gigi. She is not a painter like me, she is a photographer, but she always understands what I am trying to do, and she always ‘gets’ my work (sometimes before I do !!) She just knows the sound of my footsteps and I love her for it. Show & tell us about five works on redbubble that have moved or inspired you The Death of the Little Prince by Micmac / / Gigi made this beautiful image for me………it just says it all really. My piano has been drinking by Midori Furze / / Tom Waits rules!!! OK Untitled by Susan Grissom / / Susan is a fabulous painter, her work is quiet yet very deep. I return to her portfolio many times just to remind myself of what real painting can do. Deluge by Mcdowell Finlyson / / Mcdowell is an astonishing painter with an incredible vision – painting that really takes you there. Rhythm of Time by Samuel Durkin / / Sam is very much a hard-working and dedicated painter’s painter. He never fails to produce absolutely top quality work and, like me, understands how difficult it is to make your way in the world as an artist. He has lived the life and somehow managed to get through it. There are so many others that I could mention, forgive me my friends if your name or your work is not here, it doesn’t mean I am not thinking of you. / Kafka…………x .................................................................. / Thank you Nigel!! / Keep an eye on kafka’s journal! / He’ll be posting two more interviews like this sooooooooooooon. / I wonder who he’ll interview!!! / Midori
A little hommage to kafakas shortstory / This work includes more than 350 of this scary, little beetles 3d Rendering with Cinema 4d Postwork in Photoshop
He’d planned everything with the utmost care, bought the ticket, checked the schedule, prepared a printout with the travel instructions, ...
A kafkaesque story about a short ride in a street car.
Here is my second interview, this time with my friend Micmac (Gigi) she is a photographer with a totally unique way of looking at the wor…
Here is my second interview, this time with my friend Micmac (Gigi) she is a photographer with a totally unique way of looking at the world and is also a totally lovely person! Read this and then check out her work How does being a creative person and pursuing your creativity affect other aspects of your life? Oh! My, I turn everything up side down so my reality is not quite like others see in life,I know because they look as if I was E.T sometimes,telling me to stop dreaming,stop moving and above all stop having weird ideas.I have a hard time sleeping,always thinking…I’m having a brake from my work right now so you can imagine that all my time is spended walking in the woods,taking pictures and taking care on my garden. I became a very lonely person but much happier taking the time to look at the world.I don’t consider myself as a photographer but more like an image’s lover. I love movies for the images and when I look through the eyepiece, nothing can stop me from discovering a new world. My bubblers friends sure noticed that I love to communicate even if my first language is french so being creative in photos and being on RB tumbled all my life….and I’m learning important things like «is a Nutshell» is not the new challenge on textures but only an expression, poppy is a flower not a puppy…the list can go on and on….LOL ..but the most important change is that I realised that ignoring my passions was the most terrible mistake of my life. Tell us about one person or moment that has made your time on redbubble particularly special or meaningful? I’ve always had a lot of intuitions,I’m studying my dreams,do tarot cards,feel things before they happen,I love the unexplain.When I first began to comment I stopped by Geraint bubble and saw his dog Bas with a big smile.I looked at Geraint portfolio ,a very small one at that time and I could felt the sadness through it.After 3 or 4 months his joy came back,I just knew by seeing his works.Geraint is able to see if I’m sad or happy just like me.Samething happenned with Helene Ruiz,her paintings move me in a way I can’t explain,when I comment I just fall in another world,not always of course but very often.Geraint and Helene makes me feel proud of who I am.I have the impression that they both have a hand on my shoulders saying,come on Gigi,you can do it. Show & tell us about five works on redbubble that have moved or inspired you? A smile for a friend… by Geraint / my dear welsh friend. I’m always moved by this painting,here’s my comment on it…«Even with a lot of tendernous and love , griefs and pains won’t go away,the agony of life ,this painting is wonderful….Silent screams by Helene Ruiz …big kiss Helene,I hope your happy in your new home. / / When I saw this painting I thought about”The old man and the sea”one of my favorite movie, I loved that immensity of blue…”Seal bay” by Kafka ….my dear friend Nigel. This photo is so powerful.I often felt like this,you know that moment when we hoped not to be born.Made by Cyril Marchand / ...«My egg» my best friend from France. The last but not the least Jaeda DeWalt / the most fascinating woman I’ve ever known,a sensible beauty…..she’s brilliant….«Red Jane-self portrait». I just want to add that the fantastic works I’m seeing on RB will always nourrish my thirst of creativity,I need you all…thank you …x Thank you Nigel for asking me …big hug….. Gigi
inspired by – Franz Kafka / The Metamorphosis VIEW LARGE PLEASE / ( thanks jlynn ) curvilinearart™
/ Here is the first of my interviews – Marilyn is on…
/ Here is the first of my interviews – Marilyn is one of my fellow co-hosts at ‘Painters in Modern Times’ and is wonderful artist and the best and busiest host on the planet! / Read this then go check out her amazing work How does being a creative person and pursuing your creativity affect other aspects of your life? Rediscovering art opened my eyes and gave me a fresh out look on life. Re-finding my creative side made me look at the simplest of things in a new light, it was almost as if I was seeing things for the first time. It might sound cheesy but it is true. You begin to see small things and in doing so push beyond the obvious things in life. / It makes me consider different views and to appreciate the diversity that life has to offer, not as something to be afraid of but something to celebrate. Tell us about one person or moment that has made your time on redbubble particularly special or meaningful Rather than just one person it seems to be the community that is so supportive. The initial contacts I made still seem to be the strongest and I have met many of them thanks to Bodymechanic (Steve McLaren) and his endevours to promote us all. It is this supportive network that has given me confidence to keep pursuing my art. Show & tell us about five works on redbubble that have moved or inspired you To pick just five artists that have moved or inspired me would be unjust to the artsits I don’t select but not to feature any at all, well that’s just missing an opportunity to celeberating great work. The secret song of my hidden inner tension. / / This beautiful portrait by moodyfingers highlights two very creative people on redbubble. Sean and Lee have wonderful creative minds and a great eye. Sean’s painting here is just breathtaking. The off centre composition the half shadowed face and the colours combine to create a beautiful portrait of a very beautiful woman. Not much more to say except maybe END TAPE. They Are Thinking of the Answer / / Amelia Santiago is fairly new to redbubble but her art made an immediate impact on me. A fabulous painter and printmaker Amelia is able through her paintings to take you into the world of the human psyche. Following in the footsteps of such remarkable artists like Paula Rego her work immediately grabs your attention and makes you hungry for more. ““Out on Loan / / Leith O’Malley is another remarkable painter, his work talks to me about relationships closer to home. His work encompasses his experiences of the world yet his work is intrinsically Australian. I love how his work develops and yet is so “Leith”. There are quite a few truly remarkable painter’s here on redbubble and Leith O’Malley is certainly one of then. Nielsen’s Park / / dominique is also quite new to redbubble but his printmaking work is fantastic. Printmaking is a process which to be successful must not only encompass the artist creativity needed in other fields of art but also a knowledge and skill to create the print, from plate to paper. Etchings in particular take many processes to complete and at the end of each stage the artist has no guarantee that the image will be as he envisioned. The image above ‘Nielsens Park’ is a remarkable example of this. Lastly I would like to cheat and just highlight some more of my favourite images. These images speak to, move, and inspire me to bigger and better things for various reasons. They are paintings and prints and if you would like to see more the groups Painter’s In Modern Times and Printmakers and Printmaking are full of them. Nothing at all against photographers but I believe these other forms of art are special in their smaller numbers and deserve a little bit of the spotlight.
Jo O’Brien just started a chain of interviews, dedicated to getting to know each other by spreading the love and creativity to everyone i…
Jo O’Brien just started a chain of interviews, dedicated to getting to know each other by spreading the love and creativity to everyone in RB!! / Muscular Teeth has started his first interview with Karin Taylor!!!! / Then He interviewed Butchart!! / Karin interviewed Frozenfa!!!! / Then Frozenfa interviewed Midori Furze!! / Now Midori has interviewed me!!!!! Please have a look at Midori’s interview
Featured in the PostCard Style group and / in the Neighborhoods group. The golden Lane (looks more like an alley). In house Nr. 22 Franz Kafka lived for a short period (1916/1917) and also wrote parts of his works. Frans Kafka was a Czech-born German-speaking writer who only became famous posthumously with his novels expressing the alienation of 20th century man, more precisely dehumanization, bureaucratic labyrinths, and totalitarian society . Kafkaesque characters are trademarks of his writing. His health issues added other issues like fear of physical and mental collapse in his stories. / Kafka admitted in Letter to His Father (1919) : “My writing was all about you; all I did there, after all, was to bemoan what I could not bemoan upon your breast. It was an intentionally long-drawn-out leave-taking from you.” Prague (pronounced /ˈprɑːɡ/; Czech: Praha (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpraɦa], see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavní město Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City. Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1100 years. The city proper is home to more than 1.2 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Nicknames for Prague have included “the mother of cities” (Praga mater urbium, or “Praha matka měst” in Czech), “city of a hundred spires” and “the golden city”. Composed out of one image which I duplicated 6 times. Each duplicate I under/over exposed 1, 2 or 3 stops. Finally I combined the 7 images in Photomatix Pro to a HDR in order to get more details. Canon EOS 350D
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/ Blame It On Kafka / It´s always a great honor _ and sort of relief_ to be featured at 3D home. / Thank you, dear hosts Shanina Conway, Rose Moxon, Jeni Burns, Lyndseyh and hfrymark of the “The Art of 3D” Group for this kind gesture of yours. It´s much appreciated.
The Earth is / hungry to play alive with you She draws you into her wave and b…
Based on and Inspired by wave study #2 By Kafka / Oil on canvas board 16” x 10” The Artist of this work writes; Another little sketch that made it through the studio! / These studies are much more realistic than their later fully developed big brothers / / / - See Journal section of my RB page here for a list of short poems / Words Count listed on poems inspired by RB artist: Please VISIT* The RedBubble Artists and their works of art here. Many-many of my writing are based on and or INSPIRED BY RedBubble Art and Artists. Let my know if any of the links to their sites are not functioning._ (Hot Links)
A friend of mine,Kafka: asked me for an interview,every bubbler choose 2 other bubblers to inter…
A friend of mine,Kafka: asked me for an interview,every bubbler choose 2 other bubblers to interview,what a great idea to know as many artists as possible / ...............interview
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“Franz Kafka Statue – Prague” / “Binoculars, anyone?” /
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“Franz Kafka Statue – Prague” / and Prayer / Thank you so much, TingyWende and MabelAmber!
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