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Christian Friedrich Gille - Im Großen Garten, Dresden (ca. 1855-60)
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Thistles - Christian Friedrich Gille , 1850 -60.
German, 1805 - 1899
Oil on paper on wood panel , 36 × 27,8 cm
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Christian Friedrich Gille (German, 1805-1899)
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niceys positive anon!! i don't agree with you on everything but you are so clearly like well read and well rounded that you've helped me think through a lot of my own inconsistencies and hypocrises in my own political and social thought, even if i do have slightly different conclusions at times then u (mainly because i believe there's more of a place for idealism and 'mind politics' than u do). anyway this is a preamble to ask if you have recommended reading in the past and if not if you had any recommended reading? there's some obvious like Read Marx but beyond that im always a little lost wading through theory and given you seem well read and i always admire your takes, i wondered about your recs
it's been a while since i've done a big reading list post so--bearing in mind that my specific areas of 'expertise' (i say that in huge quotation marks obvsies i'm just a girlblogger) are imperialism and media studies, here are some books and essays/pamphlets i recommend. the bolded ones are ones that i consider foundational to my politics
BASICS OF MARXISM
friedrich engels, principles of commmunism
friedrich engels, socialism: utopian & scientific
karl marx, the german ideology
karl marx, wage labour & capital
mao zedong, on contradiction
nikolai bukharin, anarchy and scientific communism
rosa luxemburg, reform or revolution?
v.i lenin, left-wing communism: an infantile disorder
v.i. lenin, the state & revolution
v.i. lenin, what is to be done?
IMPERIALISM
aijaz ahmed, iraq, afghanistan, and the imperialism of our time
albert memmi, the colonizer and the colonized
che guevara, on socialism and internationalism (ed. aijaz ahmad)
eduardo galeano, the open veins of latin america
edward said, orientalism
fernando cardoso, dependency and development in latin america
frantz fanon, black skin, white masks
frantz fanon, the wretched of the earth
greg grandin, empire's workshop
kwame nkrumah, neocolonialism, the last stage of imperialism
michael parenti, against empire
naomi klein, the shock doctrine
ruy mauro marini, the dialectics of dependency
v.i. lenin, imperialism: the highest stage of capitalism
vijay prashad, red star over the third world
vincent bevins, the jakarta method
walter rodney, how europe underdeveloped africa
william blum, killing hope
zak cope, divided world divided class
zak cope, the wealth of (some) nations
MEDIA & CULTURAL STUDIES
antonio gramsci, the prison notebooks
ed. mick gidley, representing others: white views of indigenous peoples
ed. stuart hall, representation: cultural representations and signifying pratices
gilles deleuze & felix guattari, capitalism & schizophrenia
jacques derrida, margins of philosophy
jacques derrida, speech and phenomena
michael parenti, inventing reality
michel foucault, disicipline and punish
michel foucault, the archeology of knowledge
natasha schull, addiction by design
nick snricek, platform capitalism
noam chomsky and edward herman, manufacturing consent
regis tove stella, imagining the other
richard sennett and jonathan cobb, the hidden injuries of class
safiya umoja noble, algoriths of oppression
stuart hall, cultural studies 1983: a theoretical history
theodor adorno and max horkheimer, the culture industry
walter benjamin, the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction
OTHER
angela davis, women, race, and class
anna louise strong, cash and violence in laos and vietnam
anna louise strong, the soviets expected it
anna louise strong, when serfs stood up in tibet
carrie hamilton, sexual revolutions in cuba
chris chitty, sexual hegemony
christian fuchs, theorizing and analysing digital labor
eds. jules joanne gleeson and elle o'rourke, transgender marxism
elaine scarry, the body in pain
jules joanne gleeson, this infamous proposal
michael parenti, blackshirts & reds
paulo freire, pedagogy of the oppressed
peter drucker, warped: gay normality and queer anticapitalism
rosemary hennessy, profit and pleasure
sophie lewis, abolish the family
suzy kim, everyday life in the north korean revolution
walter rodney, the russian revolution: a view from the third world
#ask#avowed inframaterialist reading group#i obviously do not 100% agree with all the points made by and conclusions reached by these works#but i think they are valuable and useful to read
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the moon brings the monster out
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ALLES SCHLÜRFT HEIL AN DER STILLE SICH
Alles schlürft heil an der Stille sich.-
Wie da die Seele sich schwellt,
daß sie als schimmernde Hülle sich
legt um das Dunkel der Welt.
(Rainer Maria Rilke 4.12.1875 - 29.12.1926 aus: Traumgekrönt, Träumen - IX.)
Bild: by Christian Friedrich Gille, German 1805-1899
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Christian Friedrich Gille - Kühe an der Tränke
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Christian Friedrich Gille (1805 - 1899)
Winds on deadwood with lichens
#Christian Friedrich Gille#german#art#botanical#painting#winds#deadwood#lichens#mine#flowers#study#Illustration
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Christian Friedrich Gille
https://europeancollections.wordpress.com/2019/02/20/christian-friedrich-gille/
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Christian Friedrich Gille (1805-1899) - Angelica spec. study, oil on paper, 33,1 x 20 cm.
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Mythology Mondays - Nix
Nix (singular: Neck; feminine: Nixie) are spirits who dwell in quiet rivers and lakes in England, Germany, and Scandinavia. Their love of water is equaled only by their love of music, and their beautiful songs often draw listeners to the banks of their watery homes.
Characteristics
Physical Description
Each culture has its own take on the Nix’s appearance, and the creatures themselves can’t seem to settle on one appearance either. They are avid shapeshifters and may appear as humans, merpeople, snakes, fish, sunken treasures, or horses.
In human form, they usually have an elegant appearance, although their features might hint at their wilder natures. Their ears and eyes are sharper than usual, and their hair and skin might be tinted with green or blue. In more extreme cases, they can have gills, bulbous eyes, and webbed hands and feet. Their garments, though stylish, are chronically wet around the hems.
When they take the form of horses, they are pure white or apple-grey. Though they are far more beautiful than average horses, they still bear telltale signs of their true nature, having manes full of river weeds or constantly dripping water.
Special Abilities
Nix are magical beings; there’s no limit to the hijinks they have committed across the many folktales in which they appear. Still, some of their abilities emerge as common themes.
These water spirits are shapeshifters. Seemingly, they can take on any appearance they want.
Their musical talent is beyond comparison. All of them sing sweetly, and some of them couple musical instruments with their already spellbinding voices. Their music is capable of hypnotizing listeners and drawing them into the water. Generally, Nix have more power over women and children, while the feminine Nixie entrance grown men.
When they’re in an animal form, Nix replace the charms of their music with dazzling physical beauty. As horses, they can hypnotize onlookers by prancing around, flaunting their manes and tails, as easily as they can when singing in a human form.
Weaknesses
Nix are magical, but they’re not invincible. There are several ways you can take on one of these water spirits, if it becomes problematic.
Early legends hold that dropping a piece of silver or iron into a Neck’s home can silence it while you safely cross the water. Shouting the creature’s name, on the other hand, can silence it forever. The Neck will perish at the sound of its own name.
When Nix appear as horses, they’re often subjected to tricks by local farmers, who want to harness their magical powers to a plow. A Neck might be lured into the field by a beautiful maiden, then forced into the plow’s harness by men with silver or iron.
The creatures can’t bear separation from water for a great length of time. If they don’t return to water regularly, their spirits and powers will become depressed. Eventually, they might perish from longing for their river or lake.
After Catholicism gripped Western Europe, many of the traditional folktales were adapted to show the power of the church. At this time, it was said that you could ward the creatures off with holy water or by making the sign of the cross.
Personality
In some tales, Nix appear as dangerous villains. In others, they are wise teachers, and in others still, they are romantic figures.
When Nix take a villainous bent, they usually have seductive qualities. With music or beauty, they lure humans closer and closer to the water’s edge. At last, they grab their victims and drown them in the water.
When they accept humans as students instead of victims, they can impart wonderful musical abilities. Usually, they require payment for their lessons. A black animal, a gift of alcohol or tobacco, or a beautiful maiden can buy a Neck’s time.
At the onset of the Romantic Era, Nix emerged as potential lovers for human beings. Both Nix and Nixie can fall in love with humans. When they do, the humans can rarely resist returning their feelings. After all, these magical water spirits are both beautiful and spectacular at serenading their lovers. Most Nix-human relationships come to a bittersweet end, however. The Neck or Nixie can’t bear separation from its watery home and returns to life there, despite being deeply devoted to its human partner.
Eventually, after Catholicism took hold, the Nix personality was deepened by their desire for Christian redemption and an immortal soul. Their music was said to bemoan the fact that they were shut out of the church, and many people who encountered the mournful spirits were afflicted with heart-rending pity.
Famous Nix Characters
On top of the widespread fame that their race enjoys, some representatives of Nix mythology have a special fame all of their own.
The Fossegrim (Strömkalen) belongs to Norwegian and Swedish mythology. He usually dwells near waterfalls or mills, where he plays gorgeous melodies on a violin. In exchange for the right gift, he will teach humans how to play the violin so that the birds, the trees, and even the blind, deaf, and lame will dance.
The Brook Horse (Bäckahästen) belongs to Scandinavian mythology. He appears as an ethereal white horse near rivers, usually during foggy weather. People are attracted to the white glow of his skin like moths are to light, but if they climb onto the Brook Horse, they will find themselves trapped on his back. The horse then gallops back to the river and drowns his rider.
Related Characters
Some water spirits, outside of the Nix race, might have been influential in the development of this creature’s mythology.
Kelpies, coming from Scandinavian culture, are definitely related to the Nix. Both are water creatures, and both frequently appear on land as horses, with the intent of luring humans into the water and drowning them. In contrast to Nix, Kelpies usually appear as monstrous black horses.
Grindylows, belonging to English folklore, are likely to be related to Nix. Like Nix, they are dangerous aquatic creatures who grab and drown humans when they venture within reach. Unlike Nix, Grindylows commonly inhabit bogs and marshes, and they have no association with music.
Nymphs, belonging to Greek and Latin mythology, might have tinged Nix mythology after Greek culture took root in Germany and Scandinavia. Like Nix, nymphs are associated with nature, sometimes with water. They are beautiful in appearance and often produce sweet music. Unlike Nix, nymphs are gentle and helpful spirits with no reputation for violence. If nymphs did influence Nix mythology, the influence is probably seen in some of the later legends about Nix, when the creatures were more prone to becoming romantically entangled with humans.
Cultural Representation
Origin
Nix come from Germanic, Northern European cultures, where oral tradition goes back much, much further than the written record. For this reason, it’s difficult to trace exactly how they split off from other water spirits and became their own, recognized creature. Certainly, the split occurred before 1210, when Nix were mentioned in a German epic poem, Nibelungenlied.
The word Nix comes from Old German and has undergone many variations (German: Nichus, Niches, Nix; Dutch: nikker, nekker; Norwegian: nøkk; Swedish: näck; Finnish: näkki; Estonian:näkk) as it spread across cultures and as the ancient languages evolved into their modern style. The original meaning of the name is “to wash or bathe.”
Literature and Visual Arts
Nix appear in some of Northern Europe’s earliest epic poems. Some scholars even categorize the river monster in Beowulf, the oldest epic poem written in the English language, as a Neck.
Among other magical creatures from folklore, the Romantic Era ushered Nix onto the canvases of many great painters and onto the stages of many great theaters. Richard Wagner’s opera, Der Ring des Nibelungen, famously featured the Rhinemaidens, a trio of Nixies who protected a golden treasure in the Rhine river. Meanwhile, Heinrich Heine and Friedrich Silcher teamed up to create one of Germany’s most beloved folk songs about a Nixie name Lorelei.
Around the same period, Jakob Grimm, one of the most famous fairytale writers of all time, discussed Nix in his book Deutsh Mythologie, which catalogued the most important creatures from German folktales. Grimm grouped them with other water sprites who enjoy singing and dancing and likened them to the sirens of classical mythology, who drew men into treacherous waters with their hypnotic voices.
Today, Nix appear in many role-playing games and video games. They are usually humanoid and often have magical abilities related to water.
Explanation of the Myth
Water, which is both essential to life and dangerously treacherous, has always captivated the human imagination, and stories of spirits inhabiting the water exist in every culture on earth. To some degree, belief in water spirits, like the Nix, might be an early way in which humans expressed their awareness of the power of water.
Later incarnations of the Nix might have served a more defined purpose. They could be cautionary figures, used by parents to keep their children from venturing too close to a hazardous area of a river or too near the shores of a lake on a foggy night.
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Yarrow study - Christian Friedrich Gille , 1860.
German, 1805 - 1899
Oil on brownish-primed paper , 33.1 x 20 cm 13 x 7.8 in.
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“Abendlied” von Matthias Claudius (1740 - 1815)
Rezitation: Mathias Wieman (1902 - 1969)
Der Mond ist aufgegangen,
Die goldnen Sternlein prangen
Am Himmel hell und klar;
Der Wald steht schwarz und schweiget,
Und aus den Wiesen steiget
Der weiße Nebel wunderbar.
Wie ist die Welt so stille,
Und in der Dämmrung Hülle,
So traulich und so hold!
Als eine stille Kammer,
Wo ihr des Tages Jammer
Verschlafen und vergessen sollt.
Seht ihr den Mond dort stehen? –
Er ist nur halb zu sehen,
Und ist doch rund und schön!
So sind wohl manche Sachen,
Die wir getrost belachen,
Weil unsre Augen sie nicht sehn.
Wir stolze Menschenkinder
Sind eitel arme Sünder
Und wissen gar nicht viel;
Wir spinnen Luftgespinste,
Und suchen viele Künste,
Und kommen weiter von dem Ziel.
Gott, lass uns dein Heil schauen,
Auf nichts Vergänglichs trauen,
Nicht Eitelkeit uns freun!
Lass uns einfältig werden,
Und vor dir hier auf Erden
Wie Kinder fromm und fröhlich sein.
Wollst endlich sonder Grämen
Aus dieser Welt uns nehmen
Durch einen sanften Tod!
Und, wenn du uns genommen,
Lass uns in Himmel kommen,
Du unser Herr und Gott.
So legt euch denn, ihr Brüder,
In Gottes Namen nieder;
Kalt ist der Abendhauch.
Verschon uns, Gott! Mit Strafen,
Und lass uns ruhig schlafen!
Und unsern kranken Nachbarn auch!
Gemälde:
“Mondscheinstudie” von Christian Friedrich Gille (1831)
“Sternennacht über der Rhone” von Vincent van Gogh (1888)
“Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer” von Caspar David Friedrich (um 1818)
“"Mondaufgang am Meer" von Caspar David Friedrich (1822)
“Mondaufgang über dem Meer” von Caspar David Friedrich (1821)
“Zwei Männer in Betrachtung des Mondes” von Caspar David Friedrich (1819)
"Mondnacht" von Iwan Aiwasowski (1885)
"Fischer auf See" von William Turner (1796)
“Die Nachtwache” von Rembrandt van Rijn (1642)
“Sommernacht am Rhein” von Christian Eduard Boettcher (1862)
“Ruine Ehrenfels im Mondschein” von Georg Schneider (um 1790)
"Der Lorely-Felsen bei St. Goarshausen am Rhein" von Johann Ludwig Bleuler (um 1840)
“Blick auf Dresden bei Vollmondschein” von Johann Christian Clausen Dahl (1839)
"Vollmond bei Pillnitz" von Carl Gustav Carus (1844)
"Das Grab am Meer" von Johann Christian Clausen Dahl (1820)
“Kügelgens Grab” von Caspar David Friedrich (1821/22)
“Klosterfriedhof im Schnee” von Caspar David Friedrich (1817/1819)
“Der schlafende Maler” von Josef Danhauser (1844)
“Schlafendes Mädchen” von Jan Vermeer (1657)
“Die Schwester Emilie im Schlaf” von Adolph Menzel (um 1848)
“Schlaf und sein Halbbruder Tod” von John William Waterhouse (1874)
#mathias wieman#matthias claudius#abendlied#der mond ist aufgegangen#deutsche lyrik#gemälde#German poetry#paintings
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Merhabalar herkese 🎶 16-17 Aralık tarihleri Alman besteci Ludwig van Beethoven’ın doğum günü olarak kutlanmaktadır. 17 Aralık 1770 tarihinde vaftiz edildiği bilinen sanatçının yaşadığı dönemde, yeni doğan bebeklerin doğdukları günden bir gün sonra vaftiz edildiği bilinmektedir, bu sebeple sanatçının doğum günü her sene 16 Aralık tarihinde kutlanmaktadır. Bu sene 250. doğum günü kutlanmakta olan Beethoven, Bonn’da 8 çocuğun hepsinin engelli olarak doğduğu bir ailenin oğlu olarak dünyaya gelmiştir. İlk müzik eğitimini babasından alan Beethoven, keman ve viyola derslerini Franz Rovantini’den, organ dersini Gilles van den Eeden’den, klavye dersini Tobias Friedrich Pfeiffer’den, bestecilik dersini ise Christian Gottlob Neefe'den aldığı bilinmektedir. 1787 senesinde Mozart'la birlikte çalışma umuduyla Viyana'ya gitmiş fakat annesinin hastalığı sebebiyle Bonn’a geri dönmek zorunda kalmıştır. Annesinin vefatından sonra, 1792 senesinde döndüğü Viyana'da Mozart'ın da hayatını kaybetmiş olduğunu öğrenmiştir. Burada besteci Joseph Haydn’ın yanında çalışmaya başlamıştır. Beethoven’ın dokuz senfonisi, beş piyano konçertosu, bir keman konçertosu, bir piyano, keman ve çello için üçlü konçerto, otuz iki piyano sonatı ve birçok oda müziği ve bir opera eseri bulunmaktadır. 3. senfonisini Avrupa’ya demokrasi getirmesi sebebiyle Napolyon’a adamış ancak daha sonra Napolyon kendini İmparator ilan ettiğinde bu adamayı geri almıştır. 'Op. 109' piyano sonatının Klasik müziğin Romantik Dönemini başlattığı bilinmektedir. Hayatı boyunca sağlık problemleri çeken Beethoven 1801 senesinde işitme problemleri yaşamaya başlamış, 1817 senesinde ise tamamen sağır olmuştur. Fakat sağırlığı müzik yaşamını hiçbir şekilde etkilememiş, sanatçı 9. senfoniyi bu dönemde bestelemiştir. 1827 senesinde siroz hastalığı nedeniyle hayatını kaybeden sanatçının cenazesine otuz bine yakın kişinin katıldığı bilinmektedir. Beethoven'ın doğduğu ev günümüzde müze olarak kullanılmaktadır. - Eserlerin isimlerini yorum kısmında görebilirsiniz. - 🎶 https://www.instagram.com/p/CI5D3NzA3u3/?igshid=12kmu8p5h18lz
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Christian Friedrich Gille
Steg über einen Bach (Bridge over a stream)
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