tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11635571256838427722024-03-08T07:41:27.960-08:00discover my essencethink. dream. inspire.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-11364480786975717372013-03-04T11:11:00.001-08:002013-03-04T11:11:21.707-08:00Its time to start blogging again.Well it has almost been three years since my last post. So much has happened in the meantime.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-41207186932576161622010-07-06T00:38:00.001-07:002010-07-06T00:42:11.156-07:00One More<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLePYhSkqI/AAAAAAAAAPI/0SdTtsK4flQ/s1600/CIMG2243+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLePYhSkqI/AAAAAAAAAPI/0SdTtsK4flQ/s320/CIMG2243+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490695251579540130" border="0" /></a>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-52159241452591738502010-07-06T00:28:00.001-07:002010-07-06T00:37:34.177-07:00New Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLdNcq016I/AAAAAAAAAPA/WUDrD2kmG8w/s1600/CIMG2246.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLdNcq016I/AAAAAAAAAPA/WUDrD2kmG8w/s320/CIMG2246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490694118821910434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLdBqWpgxI/AAAAAAAAAO4/rc4KGqPKuL0/s1600/CIMG2245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLdBqWpgxI/AAAAAAAAAO4/rc4KGqPKuL0/s320/CIMG2245.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490693916336947986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLc2if1ZbI/AAAAAAAAAOw/y6d4cPGJ8HM/s1600/CIMG2244.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLc2if1ZbI/AAAAAAAAAOw/y6d4cPGJ8HM/s320/CIMG2244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490693725249430962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLb9Bq7e3I/AAAAAAAAAOg/p5ElfCOJoFo/s1600/CIMG2239.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLb9Bq7e3I/AAAAAAAAAOg/p5ElfCOJoFo/s320/CIMG2239.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490692737185053554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLbyBEUhII/AAAAAAAAAOY/w20PHzicZs0/s1600/CIMG2237+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/TDLbyBEUhII/AAAAAAAAAOY/w20PHzicZs0/s320/CIMG2237+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490692548044555394" border="0" /></a><br />Just some new stuff I have been working on. None of it is finished. I'll post new pics of completed work.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-32092372570889847962009-08-26T17:42:00.001-07:002009-08-26T17:42:55.168-07:00This is what the bear probably looked like. Except real.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nOKHlWAp4No&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nOKHlWAp4No&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-84775421054800055132009-08-21T19:18:00.001-07:002009-08-21T20:09:02.317-07:00You Are Beautiful<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/So9Vr7WmjAI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/D1ZkV8BYbVA/s1600-h/new.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/So9Vr7WmjAI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/D1ZkV8BYbVA/s320/new.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372607093631519746" /></a>Sometimes it just needs to be said. Because you are you know. Yes indeed, you are my friend.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-19277634782920877672009-07-15T23:06:00.000-07:002009-07-21T13:54:46.272-07:00Urban Gunfighter Pt. 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/Sl7SQ2TuuCI/AAAAAAAAANw/4wNFxZLpjAA/s1600-h/gunftr1blog.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 109px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/Sl7SQ2TuuCI/AAAAAAAAANw/4wNFxZLpjAA/s320/gunftr1blog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358951793515477026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The first of the series. While the grey tones of this piece represent the lines and boundaries in which we live in between, the color represents inspiration. Some days you wake up and the sun seems to be shining a little brighter, colors are a little more vivid, and smiles seem to come just a little bit easier. I was actually going for a hint of existentialism here and Im not sure if that came through.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-85058360772903364212009-07-15T01:21:00.000-07:002009-07-15T01:22:11.070-07:00Desmond Decker- Israelites<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1e2aRfqp1sY&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1e2aRfqp1sY&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />This song never gets old.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-22139861290713984352009-07-14T20:12:00.000-07:002009-07-14T20:14:43.158-07:00The Kiss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/Sl1JnLfa3BI/AAAAAAAAANY/buI5pBe46Y8/s1600-h/kiss.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/Sl1JnLfa3BI/AAAAAAAAANY/buI5pBe46Y8/s320/kiss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358520069089057810" border="0" /></a><br />This ceramic sculpture in beautiful in its simple message.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-67315054953103619422009-07-08T16:46:00.000-07:002009-07-08T16:50:01.645-07:00Kids the TrailerWow! I just saw this trailer while surfing around, and boy did it take me back. The funny thing is that they look so young to me now, and when I saw this originally, I was about that age.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Myzec1dgSqc&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Myzec1dgSqc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-63579877476447299892009-06-21T01:38:00.001-07:002009-06-21T23:26:27.769-07:00The New One<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/Sj3xjvkQzKI/AAAAAAAAANQ/MemoLbGSnRg/s1600-h/lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 107px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/Sj3xjvkQzKI/AAAAAAAAANQ/MemoLbGSnRg/s320/lr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349697528752295074" border="0" /></a><br />While still in progress, im happy with the metamorphosis that this painting has taken. The graph in the background started as a piece, but afterthought won me over. The writing in this painting came to symbolize an aztec curse: visually. The grey tones symbolize the lines and boundaries in which we exisist inbetween. cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-14802975770125056402009-05-29T13:59:00.000-07:002009-05-29T14:08:03.776-07:00The Slow Death of American Car Industry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SiBOfZ_vp9I/AAAAAAAAANI/bruoQQJJH0M/s1600-h/jonathan-schipper_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SiBOfZ_vp9I/AAAAAAAAANI/bruoQQJJH0M/s320/jonathan-schipper_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341355459522570194" border="0" /></a><br />This exhibit by <a href="http://oppositionart.com/">Jonathan Schnipper</a> is actually called "The Slow Inevitable Death of American Muscle." I think it was, however, conceived before the collapse of our national auto industry. These muscle cars are on a steel track, and set to collide over a period of six days in Brooklyn at the Pierogi Boiler. I think this is powerful in the sense that a series of graphs and charts would never have the visual impact of twisted metal. I also laugh when people fall though.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-11570139617141992252009-05-28T16:12:00.001-07:002009-05-28T16:12:32.190-07:00Dancing Headfones<object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1340400&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1340400&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/1340400">Ooh Yeah - dancing headphones</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/beshart">beshart</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-83022704125322045482009-05-28T14:11:00.000-07:002009-05-28T14:20:42.682-07:00Netherlands to Close Prisons For Lack of CriminalsApparently, a <a href="http://www.nrc.nl/international/article2246821.ece/Netherlands_to_close_prisons_for_lack_of_criminals">shortage of criminals</a> is causing the closing of prisons. It is possible that Belgium might even rent out the empty prisons. This is definitive proof that cliched republican rhetoric against legalization of drugs and "democratic socialism" is all true. All of it...cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-28529141016328726542009-05-15T16:39:00.001-07:002009-05-15T16:39:59.524-07:00William Spencer and Circus Tricks<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pFJScxC18xc&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pFJScxC18xc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-71687988042470203832009-05-12T19:36:00.001-07:002009-05-12T19:37:40.134-07:00Reggie WattsI am not exactly sure what this all means, but I do know that is is absolutely genius.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="220"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4459108&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4459108&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="220"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/4459108">Reggie Watts on The Sound of Young America</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user604747">Jesse Thorn</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-2420665034781419162009-05-12T02:43:00.000-07:002009-05-12T19:38:25.868-07:00Rueben Margolin and kinetic sculptureI just recently started getting into kinetic sculpture and Ruebens work is by far the best that I have come across. It is beautiful and peaceful. I especially enjoy that the inspiration for his work comes from nature- the sun, the water, and the wheat!?! What? This man is beautifully insane. Thank you Rueben Margolin. You have made me smile, and have made my day.<br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/U0D3QSJJsCo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/U0D3QSJJsCo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-14986005298837566962009-05-08T02:23:00.001-07:002009-05-08T02:28:54.147-07:00cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-58050063191082399782009-05-05T18:38:00.000-07:002009-05-06T23:26:49.453-07:00Boxi at Carmichael Gallery in LA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SgDuG9uGaXI/AAAAAAAAANA/--WT7gzDP4Y/s1600-h/boxi3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SgDuG9uGaXI/AAAAAAAAANA/--WT7gzDP4Y/s320/boxi3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332523762221214066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SgDt0BALwNI/AAAAAAAAAM4/WD2SF1novHU/s1600-h/boxi2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SgDt0BALwNI/AAAAAAAAAM4/WD2SF1novHU/s320/boxi2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332523436684853458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I have found my new favorite gallery. I was abandoned on the streets of LA, and suddenly found it.<br />I have been following Boxi's work for a couple years and was extremely glad to get the opportunity to get to see the work live. His technique doesn't just verge on neurotic- it is neurotic, but that only makes it more of a pleasure to stand in front of for hours.<br />The only thing that I like more than his paintings, is his own description of his artwork.<br />Boxi calls this work "post-apocalyptic romanticism." (Im pretty sure this is what a bachelors in art gets you.)cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-18217873213532416542009-05-05T17:38:00.000-07:002009-05-06T23:31:38.449-07:00Evol in Berlin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SgDc0kuxEWI/AAAAAAAAAMo/xZk8-mZagwo/s1600-h/xx2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SgDc0kuxEWI/AAAAAAAAAMo/xZk8-mZagwo/s320/xx2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332504754577805666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SgDclD3QxGI/AAAAAAAAAMg/b_K6sSQtTPw/s1600-h/_DSC1964.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SgDclD3QxGI/AAAAAAAAAMg/b_K6sSQtTPw/s320/_DSC1964.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332504488057029730" border="0" /></a><br />Evol is mind-boggling me once again. The concept to take the texture and imprints from used cardboard boxes and turn that into the texture of the streets is so simple, and powerful. Don't even get me started on his cuts. Click of the above photos for larger ones. Check him out, if you hadn't heard of him before.<br /><br /><a href="http://just.ekosystem.org/EVOL-EXHIBITION.html">http://just.ekosystem.org/EVOL-EXHIBITION.html</a>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-81526676249280022082009-04-23T12:33:00.001-07:002009-04-23T12:35:15.776-07:00The News Goes KanyeCheck this video out. Who knew Katie Couric was so fresh?<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBb4cjjj1gI&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBb4cjjj1gI&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBb4cjjj1gI&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tBb4cjjj1gI&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-2976272235000738722009-04-10T11:27:00.000-07:002009-04-10T11:30:29.844-07:00Revolutionary Treatment By British Medic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/Sd-P0naS7LI/AAAAAAAAAMY/kxSz8FMoTUs/s1600-h/medic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/Sd-P0naS7LI/AAAAAAAAAMY/kxSz8FMoTUs/s320/medic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323131418670460082" border="0" /></a>This British medic is apparently on the cutting edge of revolutionary medicine. The sheer genius in his approach is amazing. I wonder how his involuntary patients feel about this modern approach to medicine?cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-9241304721297343652009-03-20T13:25:00.000-07:002009-04-22T00:50:54.093-07:00Machines That Almost Fall Over<object height="267" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1609126&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1609126&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="267" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/1609126">Machines that Almost Fall Over</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user685206">Michael Kontopoulos</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br /><br /><br />What doesn't kill you doesn't make you stronger. This exhibit is so fucked up, but somehow strangely peaceful. Powerful enough to resist the next attack. Your violent attacks leave me wobbly, but I still stand. This medium demands questioning of how we recover.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-18397433535857221182009-02-25T13:19:00.001-08:002009-02-25T13:56:15.494-08:00Shepard Fairey and Fair Use<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SaW6ALlW4EI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/DkxJiAkTxR4/s1600-h/obashep.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SaW6ALlW4EI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/DkxJiAkTxR4/s320/obashep.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306852248198242370" /></a><br />While the AP threatened to sue Shepard Fairey for his use of their Obama photo from which he fashioned his iconic Hope painting, his attorney, Anthony Falzone beat them to court. Falzone filed suit against the AP demanding a statement declaring that Fairey's artwork does not infringe on their copyright and, in fact, is protected by the Fair Use Doctrine.<div>Falzone heads The Fair Use Project at Stanford Law School and probably saw the broader artistic issues at play and jumped at the chance to defend the evolving interpretation of fair use laws. As our perceptions of art continue to evolve, the Fair Use Doctrine is constantly pushed to its limits with judges often making inconsistent rulings. </div><div>Fairey, over the years has been criticized for using existing political posters and artwork to create his images and has continually blurred the lines between originality and inspiration. While his arrest in Boston outside the Boston Museum of Contemporary Art seems to have backfired, and has only gained Fairey more popularity, one is propelled to question what the fair use of the Fair Use Doctrine is- especially when an Austin based artist is hit with a cease and desist from Fairey himself for parodying Fairey's classic Obey Image.</div>cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-36498207029223315762009-01-26T18:37:00.000-08:002009-01-26T18:47:23.961-08:00Subtext San Diego Grand Opening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SX51FqPitpI/AAAAAAAAAMA/MCBVtWkpZN0/s1600-h/366_opening_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A5KFqfyntr0/SX51FqPitpI/AAAAAAAAAMA/MCBVtWkpZN0/s320/366_opening_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295798951933556370" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://subtextstore.com/blog">Subtext </a>has moved to a larger space at the corner of Kettner and Laurel. <a href="http://frankrogozienski.com">Frank Rogozienski</a> had the pleasure of being the first show in the new location as he exhibited his new "Picture a Day" project. He took a photograph everyday for a grand (leap year) total of 366. The opening on Jan. 21st had everything an opening dreams of- wine, a keg of beer, a cool band, and plenty of hipsters contemplating art, life, and their outfits. The show is a must see and is up until February 15th.cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1163557125683842772.post-57077096018807980732009-01-23T16:43:00.000-08:002009-01-23T16:56:47.663-08:00Fifty People and One Question<object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2540216&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2540216&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/">Fifty People, One Question: Brooklyn</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user903555">Crush + Lovely</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />Filmed in Brooklyn, this viral video will make you smile. The question itself is so disarming that people respond in perfect innocence and beautiful honesty. At certain points, its almost as if we have a lens into the very depths of their souls. Absolutely brilliant!cphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06069952040622679657noreply@blogger.com1