Sommerwochenende '09

Balboa Park

ein Sommerwochenende
a summer weekend
un fin de semana de verano

Sonntag im Park
Sunday at the Park
Domingo en el Parque

visited the MOPA exhibition of
Ansel Adams: A Life’s Work
real prints, breathtaking!
i knew of Ansel's talent
but never seen before his real prints
impressive!
und

Freitag in der Soda Bar
Friday at the Soda Bar
Viernes en el Soda Bar


Soda Bar, dive bar and music scene very close to my house

went to see this band
xyxs
i met them!
but didn't hear them play...


my friend Perro came along, with his new Icelandic cap

instead i saw these guys, BRAAIINS!!
they were noise and not so good
mostly bad, but it's i like the picture


BRAAIINS!!

another summery weekend of this zero nine
as the shaved ice in mouth, has melted away in time

Ed Wood - a 'Pop' Thursday at the MOPA

last night i made it to my 1st
Pop Thursday at the MOPA



a good combo of film screening
fun activities, drinks, and all
while the photography exhibitions are still open

the film screened last night
was Tim Burton's biographic film on
cult horror films screenwriter, producer, director
and actor Ed Wood

and i was lucky enough to haven't seen this
Tim Burton / Johnny Depp's classic!
it was great to watch it in the big screen
and what a great cast!
Martin Landau and Bill Murray among many more
and well the twisted real story of one
Hollywood's weirdest characters

one of the activities prior to the screening
last night
was Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art Art School
live drawing with models, with an interesting twist...
so
Ed Wood was there himself!



and accompanied him, one of his lovers
Dolores Fuller



and people where making sketches of him
here a cute sketcher



the film was projected in 2 areas:
in the main lobby where you can watch it in sort of background
while hanging out with live DJ music and drinks



if you wanted a more common viewing experience
you could watch the film at the beautiful screening room



it was an interesting night overall
but i was specially glad to be able to watch a film
released in 1994 in the big screen
DVDs are convenient, cable-movies are cheap and easy
but nothing compares with the magic of being
inside a movie theater and submerge for a couple
of hours on other's peoples lives

and here a very interesting interview with Johnny Depp
over his characterization of controversial Ed Wood



and some scenes from an original Ed Wood films
Glen or Glenda? (1953)
you think surreal?

mopa

yesterday on a beautiful chilly Sunday in San Diego



i went for a walk at the Balboa Park



to finally become member of the
MOPA
the Museum Of Photographic Arts



I got the membership for a year
and now i can go in & out of the museum free
also i am invited to special events and presentations
and to this cool event on Thursdays called
Pop Thursdays
that combines cult film screening
music, interactive photography projects, and even drinks...

one very interesting exhibition i saw yesterday was
Writing with Light
it shows the work of young students
who were presented with works of literature
fiction and non-fictions and then
expressed their thoughts by photos
a very interesting connection between
literature and photography

i saw some really interesting photos
you wouldn't believe these are young authors!

and also i was able to visit the old classic
to see some Paul Strand little prints
and some always impressive Ansel Adams

and them rushed out of there to practice
my experimental photography
see here below what i call
urban fingers trapped on a small dirty car



and hopefully with all these wonderful photos
whooshing by my head
i might be able to work again in my abandoned
23hq photo page!
i do miss my friends there and playing with my picts
but there are just so little hours in one day!
this has for sure become one busy Herbst