Tag Archives: Experimental Cinema

Joseph Cornell: Unboxing

Among my favorite artists, Joseph Cornell spent a lifetime making art in an attempt to entertain his brother who suffered from cerebral palsy. His brother was mostly confined to the house so Cornell created boxes full of ephemera enclosed in glass covers. In Cornell’s constructions spools, marbles, colored sand, stones, cut-out images and toys were [...]

Posted in Art | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Donald Cammell: Performance of a Lifetime

Even if you are a die-hard fan of outre, counter-cultural cinema, you might not leap to attention at the mention of the name Donald Cammell. A painting prodigy as a young man, Cammell was making a living with his brushes by the age of 19. Having built the foundations of a lucrative portrait painting career, [...]

Posted in anarchism, Art, Occult, sleepless film festival | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment
© 2024 Joe Nolan's Insomnia. All Rights Reserved.
Built by Paper Lion. #teamwork