So thanks to my tablet, I was able to watch the whole presentation regarding the earlier version of Mona Lisa, live yesterday. And I must say it was extremely cool! The proofs that were presented, both historical and technological, were VERY interesting! Check out the Mona Lisa Foundation website which now has a good load of info to offer. This little documentary is also pretty cool.
Blue blazes!! Wow! I find this quite exciting! So apparently the Mona Lisa Foundation has finally found enough evidence to prove that the “Isleworth Mona Lisa” is actually an earlier version of Mona Lisa, by Da Vinci himself! They’re going to present the painting and the evidence tomorrow at Geneva. Anybody know how I can get in there by any chance? =)
In fact I have not been able to find any info about where in Geneva this is happening, or what is the title of the book that’s going to be released! I think they’re being pretty secretive about the whole thing… even the foundation’s website is only going to go live on the 27th, so there is no info on there right now.
According to RT.com:
“The opinion of art historians is split. American scientists are skeptical, saying that it is not the first time researchers have tried to attribute the ‘Isleworth Mona Lisa’ to Leonardo. All previous attempts failed, and they do not believe this time will be any different. Moreover, the Mona Lisa is one of the most copied and imitated paintings ever.”
So here’s something I received in the post recently, from Venice. It’s a dip pen, entirely made out of glass, also known as a “Murano Glass Pen”. Thanks to a good friend I recently learned about the existence of these… yes, I had never seen one of these before, which given my general obsession with odd writing/drawing equipment, says something about the rarity of these pens. Apparently they’re quite old, and even less popular than normal dip pens.
I must say this is definitely the smoothest dip pens [or generally drawing / writing equipment] that I’ve ever used. The numerous cuts around the tip allow the pen to hold onto enough ink to fill a page with, without any need for re-dipping. And the glass tip simply draws like a dream… Honestly the pen feels like magic in my hand. I’m generally a huge fan of dip pens, but this is just mind blowing.
So, that was Demodays 2012. The crowd was much bigger than last year, which was fantastic. The quality of the demos however still needs a bit of work. Altogether, it was a fun weekend. [Of course the fact that the Expat Expo was on the same weekend didn’t make my life any easier… but oh well, they were both great. =) ] You can check out all the prods here.
Assembly 2012 I’m afraid did not really excite me that much in regards to the quality of the demos, to be completely honest. But at least there was a ton of excitement to be had for the release of Metamorf II, the new Satori demo. Check out the pure awesomeness! 😉
Exciting news everyone: New ASD demo! =) Personally I should say I totally love it… the 80s style really works for me. It’s happy, upbeat and makes me smile. Check it out: Mito Chondrio by ASD on Pouet.net
YAY there’s a new Satori demo, and it is as usual awesome! =) In addition to the usual Satori goodness, there’s the soundtrack by Chaser to make things even more interesting. [If you’ve been reading, you’ve probably seen posts here about a couple of tracks by Chaser in the past… my favourite being “Petarda” so far!] So, check out the demo’s Pouet page here.
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finally found enough evidence to prove that the “Isleworth Mona Lisa” is actually an earlier version of Mona Lisa, by Da Vinci himself! They’re going to present the painting and the evidence tomorrow at Geneva. Anybody know how I can get in there by any chance? =) 
