#astragal

[deathbeguiled]

“But I don't have the armature of a confessor, I don't have the indifference of self-confidence. I don't have to understand or to forgive, I only have to channel off this hatred, this ferocity, which was born as Julien was talking, and which boil up and overflow now through my eyes, making me feel like screaming, writhing, torturing.”

Astragal — Albertine Sarrazin.

[elegiaclilies]

All her femininity comes from her accessories: little curls, a tight dress, thick but high heels. She looks like a marionette,

‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Excerpt from Astragal, by Albertine Sarrazin.

[aranazo]

Astragal by Albertine Sarrazin with an introduction by Patti Smith.

[shoegazekid]

#astragal #shoegaze

[polaroidblog]

https://astragal.bandcamp.com/album/split

Nelle tracce di questo split degli Astragal qualcosa dei primi Mixtapes & Cellmates, in cui a sua volta sentivo qualcosa dei primi Radio Dept., dentro cui poi c’era qualcosa di shoegaze ma frantumato e ricomposto altrove, a quote più elevate forse, tutta una questione di luci e densità.

[hearthglow]

The Astragal Players, from Herculaneum. Now in the Museo Nazionale, Naples.

This is a monochrome painting on marble, executed in the encaustic technique. Encaustic involves a mixture of pigment and beeswax, which is heated, applied to the surface, and burnished.

[...] This may be the moment when the contrite Niobe appeals to Latona to spare two of her unsuspecting daughters, Aglaia and Ilearia. She has offered her hand to Latona, but to no avail.

- Theodore Feder in Great Treasures of Pompeii & Herculaneum

More well-known examples of Roman encaustic painting are the Fayum mummy portraits. This work appears to be lesser known, at least in English. Its home museum in Naples notes that the modern monochrome is misleading, adding:

This painting is traditionally known as a marble monochrome, since only the sketched pattern with the ocher is visible to the naked eye. Recent investigations, however, have highlighted the use of more colors: the garments are pink and yellow, the sandals red and black, the hair black, and different color gradations fill the volume of the figures. (Translated from here).

[unabridgedbookstore]

ASTRAGAL is a semi-autobiographical novel penned by Albertine Sarrazin, a French author of Algerian descent whose literary star was rising in the 1960s before her life was cut short at age 30. This fiercely anti-authoritarian tale follows Anne, a 19-year-old delinquent who escapes incarceration by jumping over the prison wall. During the fall Anne's ankle is broken, creating a new set of claustrophobic restraints to overcome as she navigates life on the lam. Originally published in 1965, ASTRAGAL was reprinted by New Directions in 2013 at the behest of Sarrazin superfan Patti Smith, who contributed an effusive introduction. Employing narrative jumps reminiscent of Godard, Sarrazin imparts a compelling glimpse of France's 1960s counter-culture suffused with urgency and dynamism. Translated from the French by Patsy Southgate. 🇫🇷 #translatedtuesday #albertinesarrazin #astragal (at Unabridged Bookstore)

[shoegazekid]

Shoegaze, dreampop & psych playlist #223*

More essential cuts of shoegaze, dreampop, spacerock, blisspop, lo-fi,krautrock, electronica, psychedelia and more. Photo: www.instagram.com/vegan.dynamite Follow me on Tumblr www.shoegazekid.tumblr

Includes @westkustband @lavedamusic @soda_lilies #relaytapes & #astragal