August 28th, 2008 ethereal
i was searching through some clip art/stock photos (yes it has come to that, but i digress) and i found this amazing gem:
my search term was “sell” as in to seal a deal where a transaction occurs. i had no idea why this little sad amorphous character appeared in my results. was he sad about the time? did something happen at 3:00? why was he inside the red circle? the red circle could mean so many things. what WAS this image? i scanned the tags for a clue and was rewarded. of course! this marshmallow shaped being was taking a watch to a pawn shop! why did i not see this? pawn shop and pawn were in the tags, along with cell. i suppose the circle is the red orb of debt. what a strange little creature and a sad little tale. i wonder sometimes if clip art and photos on the subscription sites are purchased in bulk like clothing is sometimes purchased and sold by thrift stores. sometimes in a bundle of rags there is a really greatmod dress from the 60s. maybe my metaphor is off b/c this one is clearly no mod dress, but you get the point. and it certainly got me to pause and write this entry. right on, unknown illustrator who created the tiny vanilla soap man who has to pawn his stopwatch … thank you for not making another piece of clip art that looks like a digital version of a bad woodcut. i think we would be friends.
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August 18th, 2008 ethereal
i made my first post to the Arizona Digital Media Investigations journal that he created as a conversation space for those taking place in his rapidly approaching show. i was a bit nervous to speak, unsure of what a moderator’s role was in this context. so i looked for the conversation commonalities and tried to pull them together into a dialogue reflection. here is what i came up with:
http://arizonadigitalmedia.org/?p=48
excerpt: “Returning to this group of artists and designers, the place where we work in the virtual is mysterious. The tools we use are digital and the experience of using them is somewhat ubiquitous: clicking keys, clicking mice, or movement of a stylus across a board. The products we produce are tangible, for the most part, and produce memories in those who view them that will be associated with sensory cues based on their environment, but not in the same way as something with a singular manifestation such as a painting in the Louvre. …”
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August 18th, 2008 ethereal
i am listening the helicopter fly overhead
there is a voice coming from the sky
that tells the residents of oak park
to stay inside, that something is suspect,
that someone is a suspect.
the searchlight is on.
i rode my bike in the cool night air
under a halo moon streaked with clouds
and smiled at my nonchalance.
then went inside. this is all not unusual here.
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August 18th, 2008 ethereal
i made these today. i was in an ghost mood, thinking about phantom family members.
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August 12th, 2008 ethereal
I had a piece in a “Back to School” themed show this weekend at Tangent in Sacramento. Here is a link to what the show is about:
www.tangent-gallery.com
I dissected my diaries from 1989–1992, months Sept.–Oct. and did some “statistical analysis” of them to show various trends like “classes mentioned” 1988-89 vs “crushes on boys”, and how do they compare. Journal entries were analyzed for language and color coded into the following categories:
classes mentioned
moments of dispair
sporting events/practices
crushes on boys
sporting failures
odd school activities
god related entries
instances of the heart icon
The results were … thought provoking and definitely humorous. The results were compiled and most charted to show trends over time. For example, after transitioning from 8th to 9th grade, crushes spiked where classes were barely mentioned. Interesting indeed.
Here is a rather poor photo of the piece. I will replace it with a better one when I get back to shoot it. The copied journal entries are sewn together and extend about 6 ft to the right.
An excerpt from the Report, Category of Analysis: Odd School Activities
“SLAVE DAY: MAY 1988:
Although not in the study period, this fascinating activity proved noteworthy. Upon further research it appears that selected classmates are purchased as “slaves” for the day by fellow students, dressed up and required to perform tasks. The journalist mentions being a spectacle is possibly more appealing than being overlooked. It appears to have been a humiliating experience, not surprisingly. Further study would be needed to determine whether this honors or condemns the historic practice of “slavery.”
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August 7th, 2008 ethereal
this link was sent to me today:
theunapologeticmexican.org
featuring … blackletter as its masthead and side bar! clearly a key part of the visual identity of the site.
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August 3rd, 2008 ethereal
i am a fan of david lynch on facebook now. i think the facebook fans situation is quite interesting. from hot sauce to celebrities, what an interesting phenomenon to show what you are into. anyway. got this image from the lynch album and altered it a bit, as i saw fit.
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