Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
A Diversion
Okay, still caught up in grading and like pursuits. In the meantime, I'm sending you Alexander Petrov's version of The Old Man and the Sea. I'm a little hesitant to put this up, as the two videos are, combined, almost twenty minutes. However, Petrov's style is unique and beautiful. He paints on glass, which yields a soft flow to his images. I think he captures the lyricism of Hemingway's story perfectly. The only downside is that the YouTube compression causes a little drop in quality. At any rate, here's part one:
And here's part 2:
And here's part 2:
Labels: grading, Hemingway, Old Man and the Sea, Petrov, videos