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Turn Your Next Road Trip Into a Creative Escape

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Sometimes, the best way to get past a creative block is to simply change your surroundings. Hitting the open road gives you a special chance to find new ideas in different places, sounds, and experiences. A well-thought-out creative road trip isn’t just a vacation; it’s an investment in your art, no matter if you’re a writer, painter, musician, or photographer. Here’s how to plan the perfect getaway to spark your imagination.

Finding Your Artistic Destination

Your destination really sets the scene for your creative adventure. Instead of just picking a random spot, think about what kind of place gets your creative juices flowing. Do you love the huge, quiet landscapes of a national park, like Zion or the Badlands? The stark beauty of a desert or the lush green of a forest can offer tons of ideas for visual artists and writers alike.
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Musical Symbolism in Star Wars

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Star Wars takes place in a galaxy far, far away, with melodies that echo in all the universe, even in this world. Thanks to the brilliant composer John Williams, the introduction to the magical world full of heroic, despicable, and strange-looking characters was awe-inspiring and sometimes hilarious. (cue Jar Jar Binks)

Music is a special art form for creating depth in any scene. Williams’s musical scores and staccato beats have, not only increased the meaning of the films but also, musically explained mysterious scenes.
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Video Clip of The Week: The Sloths, “Haunted”

Hello and Happy Valentine’s Week — or as I like to call it, Valloween! If that doesn’t scare you, this weeks’ Video Clip just might! “Haunted” by LA Garage Rock legends The Sloths does double duty as a music video and a movie trailer, as the song also appears on the soundtrack to the independent horror film The Amityville Murders, which just hit theaters and VOD this past Friday! Coincidentally, Sloths’ frontman Tom McLoughlin is also a filmmaker, having directed more than 40 feature film and television projects, including Friday the 13th Pt. VI: Jason Lives (1986).  Exciting!

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Modern Art Monday Presents: David Wojnarowicz, Untitled (Face in The Dirt)

Face in The Dirt
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This photograph of artist David Wojnarowicz (19541992) was taken in late May of 1991 at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico while Wojnarowicz and his friend Marion Scemama took a road trip around the American Southwest. Cynthia Carr, the artist’s biographer, describes how the photograph came to be:
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Pink Thing Of The Day: Pink Panther Film Soundtrack By Henry Mancini

Pink Panther Film Soundtrack By Henry Mancini
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Pink Panther Film Soundtrack Album By Henry Mancini was Photographed in the Museum of the Moving Image, Astoria Queens, New York.