Father of Circlism's legacy continues to penetrate into modern day perception!

I was doing my usual Google searches and happened to come across this very interesting link that is technically a pdf file , but I was unable to access the information which was either taken down or being sold on an online bookstore for $169.00!  I am no Rockefeller but if you happen to have this information let me know!    It is entitled LNCS 8033!

I found more of Edward C. Stresino's Artwork at ArtWanted.Com!

Some really great work!

The Story of Circlism in the library!

The Story of Circlism can now be borrowed at two Elementary School Libraries!   Everyone needs to catch the wave!

Stresino's Painting: Molecular Structure inspired Poem!

         

                 Not surprising that the impact of this painting can inspire the words to a poem!

The Poem can be found in the in the Meez forum :

Evolutionary Ancestral

Arriving Bundled Molecular Structures 

A large twitching cloud ;

Too weak

To speak 

Their minds they wander 

Aimlessly hoping 

To form opinions 

With Pea-sized Brains! 

Written for a painting piece- two weeks ago! 

(A revised Poem)

Evolutionary Ancestral

Arriving

Bundled Molecular Structures,

aimless

fidgeting clouds

too faint

to taint

with

an opening mouth

too weak 

to speak

aimless

twitching minds with

the growing pains

of pea-sized brains

(revisions by Edward Stresino a Modern Poet check out: )(www.skirmisheswithreality.blogspot.com)

Celebrating Justice for All

          In this painting what we see is a dichotomy of how justice can be perceived.   In the history of the United States justice was defined by a selected few who happened to be landowners who happened to be white and men.  Now it took a Civil War a forward looking President such as Abraham Lincoln to envision a future where justice is not defined by what you own or what you look like!         
         A whole slew of African-American leaders such as Frederick Douglas,  W.E.B. Dubois,  Harriet Tubman,  Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, and of course Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  These leaders helped to bring about a new way of thinking especially Dr. King who relayed his message that we can not judge a person by their appearance,  but by the content of their character.  He was willing to fight for what was right including spending time in jail for what he believed!    His inspiration comes through by his actions and through the influence of Gandhi, who believed that the path of non-violence is the only and true lasting path for creating true justice and equality. 
         Emmet Till suffered an unjust death by the hands of white supremacists.  Today we still have tragedies that undermine the future of our justice such as that of Trayvon Martin.   We must look beyond and find a true American justice that will work not only for the selected few, but for everyone!
          Jeanihess certainly does a superb job of collecting images that portray the scales of justice.  What she does forget is that justice, even though it is not very balanced when dealing with certain issues such as water,  classes,  power,  violence,  education, and even religion.   There is a type of justice that defines each country, and its past.   The United States being a first world country should be a leader in defining how justice is handed out.  The system of justice is not perfect as the example of United States history has shown.
           Stresino's take on justice elaborates what we know in reminding us that justice is a struggle a human struggle that we must continue striving for!  Once we realize that equality and justice are a basic human right we will succeed in a future where the scales of justice can be balanced once and for all!!!

  Justice for All: by: Ed Stresino

 Equality for all people is a universal battle that engages all of us. The fight for justice is rooted in a human struggle towards this basic human right. 

 -Edward C. Stresino-

                                             

Analyzing Molecular Structure

  In this painting not only do I see the vibrancy of the colors!  I feel like I am witnessing a miracle.  The painting takes a very complicated  molecule such as the cell to not only depict this it goes deeper into the cellular structure.  It basically shows how the genetic codes of most living organisms function!  As described by Wikipedia:

"Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses. Along with RNA and proteins, DNA is one of the three major macromolecules essential for all known forms of life. Most DNA molecules are double-stranded helices, consisting of two long biopolymers of simpler units called nucleotides—each nucleotide is composed of a nucleobase (guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine), recorded using the letters G, A, T, and C, as well as a backbone made of alternating sugars (deoxyribose) and phosphate groups (related to phosphoric acid), with the nucleobases (G, A, T, C) attached to the sugars. DNA is well-suited for biological information storage, since the DNA backbone is resistant to cleavage and the double-stranded structure provides the molecule with a built-in duplicate of the encoded information.
The two strands of DNA run in opposite directions to each other and are therefore anti-parallel, one backbone being 3′ (three prime) and the other 5′ (five prime). This refers to the direction the 3rd and 5th carbon on the sugar molecule is facing. Attached to each sugar is one of four types of molecules called nucleobases (informally, bases). It is the sequence of these four nucleobases along the backbone that encodes genetic information. This information is read using the genetic code, which specifies the sequence of the amino acids within proteins. The code is read by copying stretches of DNA into the related nucleic acid RNA in a process called transcription.

Within cells, DNA is organized into long structures called chromosomes. During cell division these chromosomes are duplicated in the process of DNA replication, providing each cell its own complete set of chromosomes. Eukaryotic organisms (animals, plants, fungi, and protists) store most of their DNA inside the cell nucleus and some of their DNA in organelles, such as mitochondria or chloroplasts.^[1] In contrast, prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) store their DNA only in the cytoplasm. Within the chromosomes, chromatin proteins such as histones compact and organize DNA. These compact structures guide the interactions between DNA and other proteins, helping control which parts of the DNA are transcribed."

What other artist other than Stresino can take a phenomenal discovery by Watson and Crick, such as DNA and depict it in such a  unique fashion!

Dream, Nightmare, or Reality?

When I look at this painting I see the beauty of three levels of being clashing. If this is a dream then the peacefulness of the dream is worked out by facing one's obstacles. The nightmare is that if someone is breaking in what will happen? Will she face danger or face death? I love that the painting questions what is real and not real. We can look at reality and be constantly faced with daily successes and failures. A dream state allows us to catch up with our daily accomplishments. The artist Stresino is able to vividly capture the beauty of all three levels of being. Maybe the girl is in a partial dream state due to the image that is floating above her. If that is the case will she wake up in time before danger befalls her. Is her dream telling her of the dangers that await her reality? The fact that the more you look the more you must question the state of her existence and her well-being. I love that the painting can depict certain danger and at the same time it makes you feel that everything will be alright for the time-being!