Person #005

Pablo Ruiz Picasso

The Spanish painter and sculptor, usually known as Picasso, is probably best known for – alongside Georges Braque – being the co-founder of a method of painting known as cubism. His full name is (take a deep breath) Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso. Yep, that’s right, somebody actually has a name that long! (it’s not the longest though – that belongs to…  Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfe­schlegelstein­hausenberger­dorffvoraltern­waren­gewissenhaft­schaferswessen­schafewaren­wohlgepflege­und­sorgfaltigkeit­beschutzen­von­angreifen­durch­ihrraubgierigfeinde­welyche­voraltern­zwolftausend­jahres­vorandieerscheinen­wander­ersteer­dem­enschderrassumschiff­gebrauchlicht­als­sein­ursprung­von­kraftgestart­sein­lange­fahrt­hinzwischen­sternartigraum­auf­der­suchenach­diestern­welche­gehabt­bewohnbar­planeten­kreise­drehen­sich­und­wohin­der­neurasse­von­verstandigmen­schlichkeit­konnte­fortplanzen­und­sicher­freuen­anlebens­langlich­freude­und­ruhe­mit­nicht­ein­furcht­vor­angreifen­von­anderer­intelligent­geschopfs­von­hinzwischensternartigraumhi, Senior. A Philadelphian typesettter in the 20th century. His 746 letter name is one hell of a mouthful – seriously, try and read it aloud, I got lost after Wolfeschleg. . . .     Anyway, I’m getting off subject).

Picasso is one of the most recognized figures in 20th century art, and his paintings include: Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, The Old Guitarist, The Three Musicians (my personal favourite) and Asleep.

Pablo Picasso was born in October 1881, then died in April 1973. Here are some of his quotes:

“Others have seen what is and asked why. I have seen what could be and asked why not. “

“Everything you can imagine is real.”

“Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.” (I love this one so much it probably deserves it’s own post as the next quote, but it seems fitting to do it here instead, seeing as this is a post on Pablo Picasso)

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

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Invention #003

Today is more of a recent invention than the previous two…

The Aurora Headband

The Aurora is a headband that you wear when you are asleep and was invented by the company iWinks. The headband allows you to control your dreams, while you are dreaming them. It works by monitoring brain waves and eye movements to detect whether the wearer is in a state of sleep called REM sleep, which is the state which is most associated with dreaming. It then sends your sleeping brain signals, such as a flashing light, that don’t wake you up, but tell you that you are inside a dream. Once you have realized this you can stretch your imagination to the limit, and defy the rules of, well, everything! Now your dream can become a trip to Mars, a meeting with your idol, a jet-pack ride around the world, or even an underwater battle with evil piranhas! Anything you like can be experienced in a dream – thanks to the all-new Aurora Headband! 😉 To watch the Official Kickstarter  Video, click the link.

Thanks for reading!