On this episode of Texting, Tomek and I discuss the documentary film Mark Lombardi: Death-Defying Acts of Art and Conspiracy. Due to internet connectivity issues—and Tomek’s whiskey-sipping?—we talk past one another at times, but if you press play above you will learn more than you ever wanted to know about Lombardi’s unique form of abstract art, his research methodology, his theoretical influences, and his mysterious death, as well as mind maps, spider diagrams, and sociograms, among other things. Of course, after listening to our introduction to the text, you should also watch the doc itself, though you will probably have trouble finding it online. If so, we recommend that you try this link at the Internet Archive. Let us know what you think about both the pod and the film.
Show Notes
Tomek’s persona for this ep was NFL coaching legend Vince Lombardi. Get it?
The artist Mark Lombardi is not to be confused with the artist Mark Kostabi.
The Picasso ep we refer to is on my YouTube channel:
The Next Text
2023 film Past Lives. Watch the trailer here:
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