James M Bull

For those of you who know my parents…

jamesmbull — Wed, 30 May 2007 08:37:24 +0000

Bull&sons

jamesmbull — Mon, 28 May 2007 14:33:42 +0000

Here is where Im at so far with an identity for a joint-venture with my dad…

Water droplets

jamesmbull — Sat, 19 May 2007 22:51:03 +0000

The following movie is something I observed and then shot while crossing the ferry to the Isle of Wight. The wind outside seems to be blowing the water droplets o my windscreen in time with the music. Its good to be able to observe such things as they can lead to other bigger creative ideas. Anyway I hope you like it…

Dust

jamesmbull — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:04:55 +0000

I recently took some shots of dust particles being back lit by a projector.

Penguins

jamesmbull — Fri, 04 May 2007 11:26:28 +0000

Claire (my girlfriend) recently bought me this amazing picture at a car boot sale. It really is a great image. She bought it off of the artists mother who sold it for £1 (even though the artist, her son, was watching the transaction while perched in the open back of her Volvo estate) – well maybe it proves that great art doesn’t have to be expensive and certainly doesn’t need to recognise itself as great art.

Birds

jamesmbull — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:32:18 +0000

I’ve just bought a great framed screenprint by Lucy Gough.

Here it is…

http://www.lucygough.com

Face paint

jamesmbull — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:33:49 +0000

Advertising on Old Street adapted to create interesting result.

felt tips

jamesmbull — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:05:19 +0000

Here is a lovely example of felt tip work by artist Jen Stark as part of her “Linear Massess Series”…

You can view more of her work here – http://www.jenstark.com

Here is one more…

My watches

jamesmbull — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:24:07 +0000

I have a special interest in watches – here are some I’ve collected so far…

• Sicura – Chronograph [60s/70s] (pictured above)
• Locman – Mare titanium chronograph
• Nooka – ZEN-H
• Victorinox – Seaplane 25582

ecology, humanism, science and theology

jamesmbull — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:58:52 +0000

I would reccomened that anyone interested in these issues (and other issues regarding human beings and the planet) to read John Gray’s “Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals”.

The book open with “Most people today think they belong to a species that can be master of its destiny…”

Anyway, its actually more about the confusion between humanism, modern humanism, science and theology. But, it does touch on some interesting theories about the planet – including Gaia hypothesis – “The Gaia hypothesis is an ecological theory that proposes that living and nonliving parts of the earth are viewed as a complex interacting system that can be thought of as a single organism. Named after the Greek earth Goddess, this theory postulates that all living things have a regulatory effect on the Earth’s environment that promotes life overall.”

You can order “Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals” from amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Straw-Dogs-Thoughts-Humans-Animals/dp/1862075964/ref=sr_1_1/202-5884423-5124611?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174469322&sr=1-1

You can read more about Gaia hypothesis on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesis

Interesting stuff…
http://www.plyojump.com/courses/biology/week08.html