the observatory

someone asked me - what are my playlist when im in the creative mode. Answer - there are tons of eclectic music, most of the time, it must be groovy, from Mozart, Chopin to David Bowie to Dire Straits and to Pacific Air. But lately i have dedicated a playlist that features amazing remix, seriously i need to know what they are smoking coz i do need to try it. within 3 minutes, their mix is simply is beautiful, nothing less and nothing more. The elements just amplify the senses and it's simply suggestive. No flat surface but layers and layers of sensory gifts.Here's a few. For a start - Matoma seriously hit the right spot, not anybody can mix Notorious BIG and the bad boys of NWA together. Next we have MOWE - with this wonderful remix of the beautiful Nina Simone, seriously this track complements a long drive after a meeting, closing a good day. and yes, i need to include this Gostan by Klanga. The original was catchy enough to warrant a repetitive listening but this...

finally got my hands on the Batman Vs Superman : The Ultimate Cut. Mind you, i was pretty satisfied when i first watched it, but tons of fans go against it. First - im a huge Superman fan and this is way way better than Man of Steel. Clocking in massive 181 minutes - this is one heavy meal. Apparently alot of people changed their mind after they saw this. Mind you, when it was released, the studio butchered 30 mins, the 30 minutes featured 1. Supes motivation of why he wants to whoop Batman's ass 2. how Lex's pitt Batsy and Supes. Supes compassion was highlighted deeper with this version, when he got pissed off, called/ visited his mum - again his mum told him he has nothing to owe to the world and went up to the mountain, seeing Jonathan Kent and talked about the decisions of being a Hero have their pro and cons. Its excellent. No doubt, i totally understand why audience complaint so much, the theatrical version made everyone confused as the screenplay played ...

Brian De Palma's  regurgitation of an era of excess, greed, material chaos. Say Hello to my little friend. pencil on paper, 2015 Photo remixed by Kebun Jiwa Halus, 2015

below are photos - amplifying reasons why i still do "guest" lecturing. You get amazing surprises after spending time with them for 14 weeks. Dali's Persistence of Memory visuals suggest fluidity, the boundaries between time and space dissapear, melted. So in my art history lectures, they are encouraged to play with these iconic paintings, re-imagined them to a current context, it needs to be playful and at the same time, the remix will produce a different perspective. So a group showed me their idea, placed this directly to a real REAL physical clock.  Osem giler!!!!! Choose your reality. A group decided to have cats lounging in Dali subconscious landscape. freaking adorable, note the landscape color schematics, mixtures - its deadly accurate. Brilliant. Seriously these guys have tremendous talents to do art forgery.  Here we have a group decided to have a kawai cat/bear in a cubist treatment in the style of Picasso and Cezanne.  ...

apparently the US Justice Department found out someone purchased Monet and a Van Gogh's piece using corrupted money. It would be hilarious if they purchased Duchamp's iconic 20th century ( screw you piece ) called The Fountain. About the Fountain Rose from a discussion with collector Walter Arensberg (1878–1954) and the artist Joseph Stella (1877–1946) in New York. Duchamp purchased a urinal from a sanitary ware supplier and submitted it – or arranged for it to be submitted – as an artwork by ‘R. Mutt’ to the newly established Society of Independent The society’s board of directors, who were bound by the Society’s constitution to accept all members’ submissions, took exception to Fountain , believing that a piece of sanitary ware – and one associated with bodily waste – could not be considered a work of art and furthermore was indecent (presumably, although this was not said, if displayed to women). Following a discussion and a vote, the directors present during...

remixed 2016

dad hospitalized due to shortness of breath. Scene 1 - INT - hospital room, daylight. Me - dad, when you are admitted yesterday, doc said you have shortness of breath.... Dad - if im not breathing, im NOT here NOW.... Scene 2. Doc - uncle, have you been smoking? dad pulled up his blankets and couldn't give an inch of shit of what the doc said... Me - he's been smoking before you even born. cmon man, we are talking to a 85 year old, retired from the army at 44, who spend his teenage years bitch slapping the communists, stationed in the East Malaysia during Indonesian confrontation in the 60's and be in the first battalion to Congo,send by the UN. Flashback to 3 years back, dad was hospitalized due to prostate, mum called me and informed me that dad is showing his "rockstar" attitude back which is denying the nurses to get his blood, earlier he didn't informed mum ( which annoys mum again ) he is scheduled for operation the next day. So from shooting ...

Scene 23, restaurant, day. Mr P - dude, i have tons of cash, help me hide it.... Mr A - its way too much man...I know, lets get something to show the world that we are cultured... Mr P - HOW? Mr A - lets get a Monet and a Van Gogh, add another couple of millions more on top of their offer price shall we....so they cant track where it goes.... Mr P - van gogh? monet? Mr A - these dead guys will save you more cash in the long run....trust me man. camera cut to an art dealer, rubbing his hands, gleefully smiling. Monet's Nympheas Monet's Saint-Georges Majeur au Crépusculea an Gogh's La Maison De Vincent à Arles and his letter to his brother to Theo. Therefore, there is an absolute reason why certain art pieces are considered priceless, pricey and lots of other silly contemporary artworks are priced absurdly. The galleries, the bienalles and binawes, other art fairs are the hotbeds of tons of wolfs, expensive wines, peppered with caviar and notable foreign...

Its very simple, the one who are quiet and remain still in the background observes everything. Until the right moment appears, he will show who he really is.....That is why i dig Heisenberg. Now.....say my name.

We like to put certain names to relatives, friends, distant relatives in order for us to remember them. My late grandma is brilliant labeling her "blood" relations. For example - her cousin was called "Eepoh Burung Koci". Its a noisy bird ( Copsychus saularis ) What is awesome is...there is a fler given the name of "Inspector Gadget" - Will ask tons of personal stuffs, such a busybody. Our family TV Repair man was called Donald Duck - go figure. Lately in a meeting, one of my pal labelled someone Mohawk as he got this strange hairstyle which doesnt look like one, but its hillarious. Rather than trying hard to remember his name - we refer him MOHAWK. My late grandma is so good, he will label the useless male as Bodek Gayung. ( lousy big testicles ). For us, its damn completely normal, associating something with someone. Those days, we are laidback and able to accept it with a pinch of salt, my discipline teacher will associate our behavior...

Intro This is will be a long note - edited again thoroughly. Before i begin, this writing will touch on an individual goes by the name of  Syed Ahmad Jamal ( our National Laureate ) who passed away on 2011 and DBKL - stands for Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council. My heart dropped when Syed Ahmad Jamal public sculpture entitled Puncak Purnama ( Lunar Peaks, 1986 ) was destroyed by the local KL municipal council DBKL few days back. DBKL stands for Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur - actually is quite notorious for a list of bad PR moves by cutting off trees, blocking the Pertiwi Soup Kitchen ( which been feeding the homeless ), their zealous traffic summons - but seriously they broke the camel's back by destroying the modernist, geometrical - clean cut sculpture. The Battle of Non Permission This sculpture was highlighted in  2010 as "someone" decided to pimp it up, changing it's appearance without Syed Ahmad Jamal's permission.This is how it looks like.........