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Ember, issue 29, January 20, 1947
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Ralph Rayburn Phillips, Artist, Paints Weird Subjective Color-Forms by Miles Eaton A new star appeared in the galaxy of Fandom at the Pacificon last year. This was Ralph Rayburn Phillips, ultra-weird artist. As his out-of-this-world paintings have elicited considerable and varied discussion, some of which expressed bewilderment, the time has come for a comment about them. The paintings are full of sea-spawned-monstrosities from Innsmouth, which express the timeless motion inherent in Mr. Phillip's personality. This is a characteristic common to all his paintings but beyond that their effects are purely subjective. Colors and forms are chosen and presented in a manner calculated to express certain psychological basics which vary according to the observer. Where one might see a Chinese dragon, another would catch an impression of the most seductive of Houris, depending upon his psychological irregularities. He without imagination sees nothing in them. True art does not complete the story; it suggests and the observer receives in the measure of his awareness. So the paintings vary from day to day and from person to person, and to attempt to define them would be as ridiculous as to limit life or bind the constellations. Let us therefore look once more and admire if we will or praise if we will but remember that each picture is a carefully organized mirror that bares our own face.... truly ultra weird art. [right column] "Popeye" Goes Scientificational ! by Tigrina The influence of atomic power and current rocket discoveries is no longer confined to newspapers, magazines, and radio, but is now extended to the more juvenile theater audiences through the medium of "Popeye the Sailor" film cartoons. A "Popeye" animated short feature in Cinecolor currently showing has a definite scientifictional trend and is aptly titled "Rocket to Mars". "Popeye" is carefully explaining to his girlfriend, "Olive Oyl", the intricate mechanisms of a rocket ship, how it is "repelled by jet repulsion", when she sits down on a control, inadvertently launching the machine upon its journey through space. While Popeye is taking down the "gastronomical figures" from the instruments, Olive Oyl, admiring the scenery, falls out of the window and is presumably carried back to earth. The cartoon, of course, has no regard for scientific fact. The Milky Way, for instance, is portrayed by myriads of little white milk bottles in the sky, and Venus is a large yellow sphere containing the shadow of a curvaceous gal languorously combing her long tresses. While flying over Mars, Martian vegatation was visible, consisting of "ammunition plants", "grape shot vines" and "bayonet trees". Popeye's rocket is pulled to a forced landing by a huge magnet device, and our hero is chained in a dungeon by a disappointingly human-looking evil giant, who renders Popeye invisible with a ray gun. By a strange coincidence, the Martians were just preparing an attack upon Earth, with the giant leader directing frenzied preparations. If the animators lacked imagination in their idea of the leader, they made up for it in the Martians themselves. Oddly shaped seal-like green creatures, scurrying about in commonplace military preparations, without any futuristic innovations prevalent in science-fiction magazines. (continued left column) [left column] (Popeye cont.) Of course, Popeye gulps down his can of spinach, becoming visible and snapping his chains. Significant is an X-ray close-up of his arm muscles, which bear the legend "Atomic Bomb". He now conquers single-handed the entire Martian armed forces, and races earthward once more in his rocketship. Ridiculous and unscientific as the cartoon is, it should provide amusement, at least. # -2-
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Ralph Rayburn Phillips, Artist, Paints Weird Subjective Color-Forms by Miles Eaton A new star appeared in the galaxy of Fandom at the Pacificon last year. This was Ralph Rayburn Phillips, ultra-weird artist. As his out-of-this-world paintings have elicited considerable and varied discussion, some of which expressed bewilderment, the time has come for a comment about them. The paintings are full of sea-spawned-monstrosities from Innsmouth, which express the timeless motion inherent in Mr. Phillip's personality. This is a characteristic common to all his paintings but beyond that their effects are purely subjective. Colors and forms are chosen and presented in a manner calculated to express certain psychological basics which vary according to the observer. Where one might see a Chinese dragon, another would catch an impression of the most seductive of Houris, depending upon his psychological irregularities. He without imagination sees nothing in them. True art does not complete the story; it suggests and the observer receives in the measure of his awareness. So the paintings vary from day to day and from person to person, and to attempt to define them would be as ridiculous as to limit life or bind the constellations. Let us therefore look once more and admire if we will or praise if we will but remember that each picture is a carefully organized mirror that bares our own face.... truly ultra weird art. [right column] "Popeye" Goes Scientificational ! by Tigrina The influence of atomic power and current rocket discoveries is no longer confined to newspapers, magazines, and radio, but is now extended to the more juvenile theater audiences through the medium of "Popeye the Sailor" film cartoons. A "Popeye" animated short feature in Cinecolor currently showing has a definite scientifictional trend and is aptly titled "Rocket to Mars". "Popeye" is carefully explaining to his girlfriend, "Olive Oyl", the intricate mechanisms of a rocket ship, how it is "repelled by jet repulsion", when she sits down on a control, inadvertently launching the machine upon its journey through space. While Popeye is taking down the "gastronomical figures" from the instruments, Olive Oyl, admiring the scenery, falls out of the window and is presumably carried back to earth. The cartoon, of course, has no regard for scientific fact. The Milky Way, for instance, is portrayed by myriads of little white milk bottles in the sky, and Venus is a large yellow sphere containing the shadow of a curvaceous gal languorously combing her long tresses. While flying over Mars, Martian vegatation was visible, consisting of "ammunition plants", "grape shot vines" and "bayonet trees". Popeye's rocket is pulled to a forced landing by a huge magnet device, and our hero is chained in a dungeon by a disappointingly human-looking evil giant, who renders Popeye invisible with a ray gun. By a strange coincidence, the Martians were just preparing an attack upon Earth, with the giant leader directing frenzied preparations. If the animators lacked imagination in their idea of the leader, they made up for it in the Martians themselves. Oddly shaped seal-like green creatures, scurrying about in commonplace military preparations, without any futuristic innovations prevalent in science-fiction magazines. (continued left column) [left column] (Popeye cont.) Of course, Popeye gulps down his can of spinach, becoming visible and snapping his chains. Significant is an X-ray close-up of his arm muscles, which bear the legend "Atomic Bomb". He now conquers single-handed the entire Martian armed forces, and races earthward once more in his rocketship. Ridiculous and unscientific as the cartoon is, it should provide amusement, at least. # -2-
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