Movie Monday: Prometheus

I went to see Alien back in 1979, along with most young movie goers at the time. I didn't relish the idea of seeing Prometheus, despite that I appreciate Ridley Scott and Damon Lindelof, I'm just not into gore and aliens.

I am into sci-fi eye candy and great actors like Michael Fassbender, so I was hooked after seeing the above trailer, just not enough to see Prometheus on the big screen. Last night we watched the DVD and was fully satisfied with the two things I expected, gorgeous eye candy and fantastic acting. The story, however, left me a completely empty.

In fact, the entire film could have just been focused on David and it would have probably been a better story, albeit a little too close to Moon with Sam Rockwell, an excellent film.
This video title Prometheus Actually Explained, which by the way I don't recommend unless you've seen the film because there are spoilers, gives much more depth to the film. Too bad they didn't put more of it in and done a little snip and tuck.

Visually the film is beautiful, full of the spectacular imagery of Hans Rudolf (H.R) Giger, one of the kings of the Fantastic Realism genre.

"Giger’s most famous book, Necronomicon, published in 1977, served as the visual inspiration for director Ridley Scott’s film Alien, Giger's first high-profile film assignment, which earned him the 1980 Oscar for the Best Achievement in Visual Effects for his designs of the film's title character, including all the stages of its life cycle, plus the film’s the extraterrestrial environments. Giger's other well-known film work includes his designs for Poltergeist II, Alien3 and Species, as well as the legendary unmade film, Alejandro Jodorowsky’s Dune."
                                                                                           ~ from Gigors biography.

The other artist I felt there were elements from were De Es Schwertberger, who was part of The Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. I had the opportunity to visit him while in Austria. Visionary, transcendental art is one of my absolute favorite genres in art, it is quite vast and includes such artists as William Blake, Frida Kahlo and many friends who attend Comic Con and Spectrum Live.

If I were to include my work into a genre its this one, through my botanical perfumes I intend to elevate consciousness. Here is a link to a Visionary Art Manifesto. By the way, I am currently wearing a ten year old vintage sandalwood from Mysore that came from an old growth tree that had fallen in the deep woods of India.

Obviously the film Prometheus isn't transcendental, but it is nice to look at and a fun ride.

Rumours

Remember those beautiful photos from the Etsy feature, well Rebecca Fishman, the photographer, is also a talented musician. Rebecca will be performing in a Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show at the Roxy in Hollywood on January 10th. Check out more videos on the website. Those of you who knew the band and its music back in the 80's will appreciate it tremendously.



Which Illuminated Perfume do you think Stevie Nicks would have worn back then...Cimbalom, Chiaroscuro, Rosa?

Happy Twenty Thirteen !!!

Wow, another year and another opportunity to evolve and recreate ourselves, this time under the shine of thirteen. I'll be back with an end of the year report soon, in the meantime here are thirteen lines of interesting facts about the number thirteen:

1. Thirteen is a Fibonacci number, a happy number, and one of only three Wilson Prime numbers.

2. The moon travels 13 degrees around the earth every day. It takes 13 days for the moon to move from Full to New and 13 days to change back with 1 day Full and 1 day New to equal 28 days of a Lunar Cycle.

3. There are 13 loaves in a "Baker's Dozen".
 
4. There are 13 witches in a coven and 13 turns make a traditional hangman's noose.

5. A full chromatic musical octave contains 13 notes, by inclusive counting.

6. In the Mayan Tzolk'in calendar, trecenas mark cycles of 13 day periods. The pyramids are also set up in 9 steps divided into 7 days and 6 nights, 13 days total.

7. In a tarot card deck, XIII is the card of Death, usually picturing the Pale horse with its rider.

8. There are 13 Archimedean Solids.

9. The sacred cord of Druids has thirteen segments.

10. The Sumerians used a zodiac including 13 constellations and 26 main stars.

11. The thirteen gates of the Human body of the woman: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, the mouth, 2 breasts, the navel, the anus, the urethra and the vagina.

12. The Chinese abacus consists of 13 columns of beads.

13. The 13 virtues, according to Benjamin Franklin
TEMPERANCE.     Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
SILENCE.     Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
ORDER.         Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
RESOLUTION.     Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
FRUGALITY.     Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself; i.e., waste nothing.
INDUSTRY.     Lose no time; be always employ'd in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.
SINCERITY.     Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
JUSTICE.     Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty.
MODERATION.     Avoid extreams; forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
CLEANLINESS. Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, cloaths, or habitation.
TRANQUILLITY.Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.
CHASTITY.     Rarely use venery but for health or offspring, never to dulness, weakness, or the injury of your own or another's peace or reputation.
HUMILITY.     Imitate Jesus and Socrates.

Photograph by Roxana taken at Santa Monica Beach, CA.
These random facts were found on Wikipedia and Virtue Science.