Avedon was one of the first photographers I ever learned about, he is world famous and amazing, etc.
I just saw his work in a fuller context, and it's amazing. It's not just emotive portraits against white backgrounds, or ladies next to elephants. He was journalist too, among other things.
Check out his portfolios at:
http://www.avedonfoundation.org/
Janira, I think you will be really inspired by this website.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Animation about Social Networks
HIllarious video which I'm sure we can all relate to. Second Life makes an appearance too!
May Madness
I know I have not posted for awhile but I thought this show looked interesting
http://www.aperture.org/store/gallery.aspx
And although Matthew Sleeth has already spoken, Erik Kessels is speaking on May 13th.
We may all be burnt out by then but...it could be cool. Extra Credit? Extra Fun.
http://www.aperture.org/store/gallery.aspx
And although Matthew Sleeth has already spoken, Erik Kessels is speaking on May 13th.
We may all be burnt out by then but...it could be cool. Extra Credit? Extra Fun.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
SL project room
I worked around the SL gallery site a little tonight. Everyone should take 1/2 hour in the next couple days to cruise around the space a put up a picture in one of the frames. Let's populate this first with some of our flickr pics just to see what it looks like. It will also take some practice to figure out how to map the image onto the frame without warping it...we might have to figure out the proportion and put borders around our images.
So let's all try to put 1 image up over the next week....we do have to figure out a way to put up this show too. Remember, the more access to viewers the better!
So let's all try to put 1 image up over the next week....we do have to figure out a way to put up this show too. Remember, the more access to viewers the better!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
SVA mentor show
Friday, April 18, 2008
Today's dose of Introspect
Careful not to amputate any limbs, I remove my subjects from their realities. I cut up my photos, questioning the value of a solid, physical print. I know I have another copy if I mess up, but I want to get it right on first try.
My visions grow like children, unpredictable and adapting with every action. I notice how pointed a chin is as a cut a figure out of a wall, thereby making a two dimensional object present in third. It is still "flat," the leg of my model is still on the same paper as the arm, and yet it speaks, it has presence, it is free from it's original environment.
I concentrate on sensation. Where does the cut-out belong on a canvas or wooden plank? I question, what good is a meaningful piece if I do not enjoy its creation? Enjoyment is participation. Participation is meaningful. Yet, it seems too important to get it perfect for what it is. Does important undermine enjoyment? No. It will have meaning regardless; the harder I try to make it meaningless, the more meaning it will have. I will concentrate on aesthetics, for I want to see beauty.
What do I want? I want to see what I have yet to see and I am the only person who can provide myself with something "new."
Day 1, Image 1 (not there yet + struggle + face paint)
Day 2, Image 2 (Simple, for now. Waiting for mask. She almost fisted an apple, but that's just vulgar, so no. Maybe a brief stop motion animation. )
Day 2, Image 1 (Moving along fant-ass-ticly !)
Goal for end of next week: to have both wooden pieces finished, lacquered, drying, footage shot, and stop motion recorded so that I can order a printed book. It seems doable if I give up all rights to sleep...but my project is about dreams and sleep is research! What's a girl to do?
I notice that the more I try to simplify by deciding to do "something less instead," the more I end up completing the original idea and the "something less instead."
My visions grow like children, unpredictable and adapting with every action. I notice how pointed a chin is as a cut a figure out of a wall, thereby making a two dimensional object present in third. It is still "flat," the leg of my model is still on the same paper as the arm, and yet it speaks, it has presence, it is free from it's original environment.
I concentrate on sensation. Where does the cut-out belong on a canvas or wooden plank? I question, what good is a meaningful piece if I do not enjoy its creation? Enjoyment is participation. Participation is meaningful. Yet, it seems too important to get it perfect for what it is. Does important undermine enjoyment? No. It will have meaning regardless; the harder I try to make it meaningless, the more meaning it will have. I will concentrate on aesthetics, for I want to see beauty.
What do I want? I want to see what I have yet to see and I am the only person who can provide myself with something "new."
Day 1, Image 1 (not there yet + struggle + face paint)
Day 2, Image 2 (Simple, for now. Waiting for mask. She almost fisted an apple, but that's just vulgar, so no. Maybe a brief stop motion animation. )
Day 2, Image 1 (Moving along fant-ass-ticly !)
Goal for end of next week: to have both wooden pieces finished, lacquered, drying, footage shot, and stop motion recorded so that I can order a printed book. It seems doable if I give up all rights to sleep...but my project is about dreams and sleep is research! What's a girl to do?
I notice that the more I try to simplify by deciding to do "something less instead," the more I end up completing the original idea and the "something less instead."
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Just a thought!
So sitting at my internship just thinking about the show and started thinking about the "walls" made of foam-core.
Maya and I, for anyone who didn't hear, are planning on playing with the idea of fabric, both to section off our area (to prevent spill light from the room) and on the wall we are hanging from (for her to project onto and for my window boxes to peek through).
Just wanted to throw that out there for anyone who wasn't aware of what we were doing because it may come in handy for someone else's section as a good alternative to building walls with foam-core, it is relatively inexpensive and might look nicer compared to the foam-core flats we are given (although most are supposed to be in pretty fine condition). In addition, because of the piping on our ceiling, we would have relatively little problem hanging fabric.
It may also be a nice way to tie together the room though we are sectioning off areas, and depending on what fabric, create a different, lighter, more open feeling to the space than the tall, stiff foam-core.
Just a thought!
<3 hil
Maya and I, for anyone who didn't hear, are planning on playing with the idea of fabric, both to section off our area (to prevent spill light from the room) and on the wall we are hanging from (for her to project onto and for my window boxes to peek through).
Just wanted to throw that out there for anyone who wasn't aware of what we were doing because it may come in handy for someone else's section as a good alternative to building walls with foam-core, it is relatively inexpensive and might look nicer compared to the foam-core flats we are given (although most are supposed to be in pretty fine condition). In addition, because of the piping on our ceiling, we would have relatively little problem hanging fabric.
It may also be a nice way to tie together the room though we are sectioning off areas, and depending on what fabric, create a different, lighter, more open feeling to the space than the tall, stiff foam-core.
Just a thought!
<3 hil
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Collage
Apparently I have ideas for everyone but myself.
Here are some interesting ways for you to shoot and present your collage. I like the way they're cut out and pasted together. Check out more of Inez and Vinoodh's work here:
The Alphamen -Alphabet made of photos of models
Here I like the way they've made words from their pictures:
The Widow
Me
Passionate
Me
Passionate
Another cool collage, don't know who it's by:
Lions, Tigers, and Bears! Oh my!
To me, humanity encompasses humans and animals,” says Aimee Pezaro of her fashion line, Ubantu (which means mean “humanity” in Zulu). “The animal heads on human bodies is the combining of the two, illustrating that all living things on the planet should be considered and treated in the same way.” Pezaro’s love for wildlife may come from growing up in South Africa, but the now Sydney-based designer finds inspiration in everything from Karen Walker’s artwork to music by Prince and Björk. The results, sleeveless shirtdresses, dip-dyed denim jumpers with embroidered buttons, and hand-stitched T-shirts with quirky, silk-screened graphics, are enough to inspire an animal attraction of your own.LAUREN PISHNA
I hope this gives you inspiration Irina. Keep being creative; do your thing, there is a venue for your art even in the commercial field!
Check it out: http://www.ubantu.com.au/
Friday, April 11, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Art & Money
I just found out about this talk. Some of you might be interested in attending.
Art and Money
Art and MoneyArtforum at The New School
Monday, April 14, 2008 - 6:30 p.m.
The New School, Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street
New York City
For complete details visit:
http://www.newschool.edu/artandmoney
or call 212 229 5488
Art and Money coincides with a special issue of Artforum, devoted to the same topic, exploring contemporary art’s production, presentation, and acquisition during a radical expansion of public interest and market forces; Is the current boom another chapter in an older, modernist history, or is it truly unprecedented? How did contemporary art, of seemingly endless supply, become so dear? How did Peter Doig become more valuable than Tiepolo? What role does narcissism and trophy-gathering play? Why has contemporary art reached so far beyond traditional borders and how does that affect the world’s artists? Who gets rich, who stays poor, and who decides?
Monday, April 14, 2008 - 6:30 p.m.
The New School, Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street
New York City
For complete details visit:
http://www.newschool.edu/artandmoney
or call 212 229 5488
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Reading for Class on Thursday
Your reading for class is about our favorite topic Second Life and the art world. Please read the Artnews article before class on Thursday.
Friday, April 4, 2008
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