Dear readers -
It’s my job to keep you on your toes. This edition of Inc! is all about the weird and the visual.
Buckle up and welcome to 31.
Three of my Favorite Surrealist Works of Art
This André Breton is a classic. What else would you expect from the author of The Surrealist Manifesto? And it goes a little something like this:
“The man who cannot visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot.”
That is what you call a surrealist quote. This edition is about getting back to the weird, highlighting surrealism and to provide you with some pleasing visuals (and to take the pressure off of my writing!). I am pleased to share with you 3 of my fave works of art.
Son of Man is iconic, perhaps the most famous surrealist work of art. Treachery of Images or, This is not a Pipe is simple yet thought provoking. I love the power of simplicity.
Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali teamed up in 1929 to create An Andalusian Dog, an instant classic surrealist film.
I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched this. It’s a remarkable work of art for something almost 100 years old. Take 16 min to watch it.
Flickr turns 20!
Remember Flickr? The super cool photo site that was all the rage in 2007? I still have an account. In honor of this incredible site (still one of my fave ‘social media’ sites), I wanted to share some of my photography I uploaded excitedly over the years.
Thank you to Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake for founding!
Art Installation: The Perfect Penalty Kick
There is only one sport I love more than motorsports and that’s soccer. So I came up with an sculpture/installation that pays homage to this sport.
Title: The Perfect Penalty Kick
Artist: Daniel Incandela
Materials: Steel goal, netting, 309 leather soccer balls
Over the years, penalty kicks have provided the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. Nations have cried with despair or joy as their teams have hoisted trophies as a result of one penalty kick, one miss, or one goal as it flies past the keeper. Grown humans have collapsed on the field after a miss, a save or a piece of misfortune, standing 12 yards from the goal, thousands of fans feeling the same pain. I wrote about the meaning of penalty kicks, here.
Here is the original sketch, if you can call it that.
The Perfect Penalty Kick pays homage to the cruelty and ecstasy of this test. It provides a glimpse of what has occurred in the past (309 soccer balls to be exact), but it presents a clear path; a small, open section of the goal in the upper corner – the future.
The future, is essentially defining the perfect penalty kick – it’s in the top corner, to the goal keepers left (most are right handed), and the farthest spot from the ground-center. To make this shot requires incredible accuracy, confidence and audacity.
It’s a risk.
This installation speaks for itself in that regard. But it’s also a test, to all potential challengers. It’s an open test to everyone and asks a simple question.
Can you score the perfect penalty kick?
AI Versions of Lil’ Inc!
As a reminder, this newsletter features its own mascot, Lil’ Inc! because everything should have a mascot.
I wanted to reintroduce it with some different variations, thanks to the sweeping AI revolution, that will undoubtedly be used for evil and create even more levels of social inequality. But I digress.
BTW, I have Lil’ Inc stickers if anyone wants one! HMU.
Consumption
Links:
Lewis Hamilton poised to make shock Ferrari switch for 2025 F1 season
The rise of K-pop, and what it reveals about society and culture
A Painting by René Magritte May Fetch $64 Million at an Auction
La Pavoni details the progression of the brand
Embassy of Japan confirms Swift can 'wow Japanese audiences' and make Super Bowl
LEGO announces new line of racing vehicles
Reading/Listening:
Taste by Stanley Tucci.
Watching:
Succession S2.
Sweet Home, S2. Amazing South Korean sci-fi, horrow show on Netflix.
That’s a wrap everyone. Sending you nothing but positive vibes.
Much love, Daniel
Un Chein Andalou! saw it in my first film class a millenia ago, blew me away--still does :)