#philip glass | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

nedison · 1 year

Text

enjoying KOYAANISQATSI today on my new setup-- so stunning to finally see this film the way the filmmakers intended!!

#koyaanisqatsi #godfrey reggio #1983 #philip glass #film #cinema #pump 4

4K notes · View notes

garadinervi · 5 months

Text

«Aspen», the magazine in a box, Vol. 1 No. 8, Roaring Fork Press, New York, NY, 1966 [Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN]

Feat.: David Antin, Terry Atkinson, Jo Baer, Michael Baldwin, Philip Glass, Dan Graham, Jackson Mac Low, George Maciunas, Robert Morris, Dennis Oppenheim, Yvonne Rainer, Steve Reich, Edward Ruscha, Richard Serra, Robert Smithson, La Monte Young

338 notes · View notes

davidhudson · 3 months

Text

Happy 87th, Philip Glass.

Sculpture by Richard Serra.

#philip glass #richard serra #music #sculpture #art

129 notes · View notes

animusrox · 11 months

Photo

Koyaanisqatsi (1982) dir. Godfrey Reggio Music by Philip Glass

541 notes · View notes

aleprouswitch · 3 months

Text

Philip Glass and Meredith Monk at Other Minds Festival, 1993. Photos by John Fago.

#philip glass #meredith monk #90s #experimental music #neoclassical #avant garde

117 notes · View notes

70sscifiart · 1 year

Photo

Philip Glass, “North Star”

#Philip Glass #album art #triangle

781 notes · View notes

facts-i-just-made-up · 6 months

Note

Tell us about the history of opera!

Opera is a type of theater in which everybody is always singing. The first known opera ever composed was "Akhnaten" by Philip Glass. The style it was composed in was so simple compared to newer operae by more daring operators that it is now considered "minimalist."

The next major opering to make an impact was "The Lord of the Rings" by Richard Wagner. Wagner's take on the form was a colossal epic with massive mechanical dragons, a cast of several thousand singers, flying horses, magic fire, and a climax in which case the entire opera house would be burned down with each performance, then rebuilt for the evening show. This type of opera, due to its scale, was termed, "Gesamtkunstwerk," which is German for "Totally Major Stuff."

Opera continues to be performed to this day, with operoids of all shapes, sizes, lengths and aromas. Famous current operillions include "Disney's Lion King," "Disney's Aladdin," "Disney's Hamilton," and "Disney's Dionysus in 69."

Fans who attend several such shows are known as "Opera Browsers," and those who do so in secret are called "Opera Crypto Browsers."

#opera #music #philip glass #richard wagner #disney #unreality

125 notes · View notes

steampunkforever · 5 months

Text

One of the notable triumphs of Soviet Cinema was Sergei Esienstein's development of the Montage. In the interest of time I'll simplify years of film history and analysis to a much shorter explanation: showing two or more images in series gives new meaning to them by forming a relationship through context. A man with a neutral expression is just a man, but by cutting to a slice of cheese we register his expression as hungry, or loving if we cut to a child, or scared if we cut to a snake. There, now you can skip film class and show this post to your professor as proof of attendance.

Cut together more abstract visuals and run them in series and you develop themes and narratives. Set them to a landmark musical score and you have Koyaanisqatsi.

Koyaanisqatsi is a movie about the imminent destruction of the planet. It's a movie celebrating the human race. It's a documentation of the anthroposcene. It's a condemnation of modernity in its very title, translated from Hopi to mean "life out of balance." It's a movie about how cool highways and nuclear reactors and military jets and brutalist architecture are. It's a great film to put on at parties.

Going through a particularly stressful point of my life right now, and at the peak of my distress I decided to spend the night in, turning out the lights and sitting on the floor, letting Philip Glass' enchanting score wash over me as I sat mesmerized by the film's celebration and condemnation of life out of balance.

This is cocomelon for film majors. I mean it, Koyaanisqatsi is the perfect film to put on in the background of a houseparty. It's like an Apple TV screensaver for the sophisticated. With Philip Glass to provide the atmosphere and rich visuals of 16mm timelapses, this is the perfect non-narrative for setting the artistic mood of a space. This is the most pretentious thing I've ever said and I wholly stand by it.

Go watch Koyaanisqatsi. It's an unmatched experience.

#koyaanisqatsi #film #cinema #filmposting #philip glass #you should watch the film on its own before putting it on at a houseparty btw #but you should play it during your next rager to give an artistic and thoughtful vibe to the frat boy kegstands

89 notes · View notes

susiephone · 7 months

Text

me: a horror movie score won't make me cry

philip glass, candyman, and the masterpiece that is "it was always you, helen":

#it was always you helen #candyman #candyman 1992 #philip glass #horror #horrorblr #horror movies

126 notes · View notes

burlveneer-music · 21 days

Text

Jlin - Akoma - new album on Planet Mu features guest spots from Björk, Philip Glass, and Kronos Quartet

Jlin’s detailed and meticulous exploration of rhythm’s inner and outer reaches has made her one of the most distinctive and recognisable voices within both the electronic and new music worlds. Her compositions are consistently appealing and have an accessibility to them, yet often defy expectations. She exists within her own locus solus - no matter the collaborator, no matter where sounds ultimately lead her. Whatever the situation – from composing the Pulitzer Prize shortlisted ‘Perspective’ for Third Coast Percussion, to ‘Godmother’ her AI-powered collaboration with Holly Herndon, Jlin always expresses her outlook to the fullest. Her new album ‘Akoma’ sets a new benchmark in her personal road map, not only since the album features guest appearances from Björk, Philip Glass and Kronos Quartet but for her continued sonic persistence and resistance. Jlin does what Jlin does and it’s beloved across genres, across scenes and across generations. ‘Akoma’ is a new entry point into her sound and a new approach for both those who have been following diligently and those who are just now entering her world.

#Bandcamp #Jlin #electronic #techno #philip glass #Björk #2024 #planet mu

45 notes · View notes

elixir · 9 months

Text