Out of Stormking and Dia Beacon, I really loved Stormking. My favorite pieces were the ones where they changed depending on whether you were close or far away. We started to head towards one piece that we thought was a cube but actually turned out to be...well I don't know how to describe it. It was late metal sheets that overlapped in a rhombus like way to make what looked like a cube far away but really wasn't. There was another work that looked like it was a giant leaning pillar with the top chopped off and hanging in mid air. We all assumed from far away that it was definitely an illusion. No doubt. How could that possibly be working. But low and behold, the piece was actually floating/hanging off the other pillar!
The works that changed as you got closer were so effective in that large space because it gave you a reason to investigate. Many pieces looked exactly the same close up and far away, but what a reward if the work changes and morphs as you put in the effort to walk up to it.
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...THE ANCIENT FIGURES OF VENUS AND FERTILITY MISINTERPRETED ANIMAL BRAINS

My fascination comes from how exaggerated the sculptures are compared to the real female frame; the changes that beauty takes over the years are bizarre and trivial, so it's interesting to see a completely different take on the ideal woman. Also, it's incredible that humans had the capability to create abstract images that many years ago. Abstraction is a higher level function of the mind and I think that it's incredible that unrealistic figures were made during such a primitive period in human ancestry.
Even more impressive, is the fact that they had the time to make art. We usually relate art to periods of enlightened civilization, so it's interesting that even when only small communities had formed, humans still had the time and appreciation for art.
On a side note, it's been suggested that the figures are not women at all, but instead sculptures of animal brains. At the bottom of this site you can see the comparison, or you can read more about the Venus figurines. VENUS.
It's funny how everything I do somehow relates to the brain even when I don't know it!
OH! Next month I'm going to try out Tumbler. Here is a link to my account- UTOPIA MATTER TUMBLER- see you next month.
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...THE NOT SO SILENT SOUND OF SILENCE

I wanted to mention Brownian motion so that I could mention this amazing fact that I recently read about. Apparently we have the ability to hear the jostling of atoms, according to this excerpt from Jonah Lehrer's book, Proust was a Neuroscientist.
" The cochlea is quilted with 16,000 of the neurons. In a noisy world, they are ceaselessly being bent. The air is filled with vibrations, and every vibration reverberates inside the echo chamber of the ear. Hair cells [in the cochlea] are sensitive to sounds of atomic dimensions, we can literally hear Brownian motion, the random jostle of atoms."
Saturday, February 26, 2011
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...A LITTLE MEASUREMENT TO GO A LONG WAY
1) Thinking about scholastic awards and reading books about the art world has had me thinking seriously about the coolness of modern art.
2) I saw a picture the other day that said Modern Art = I Could Do That + Yeah, But You Didn't.
3) Chuck Close once said that "Inspiration is for armatures" and I responded "You draw from a picture- how clear to you need inspiration to be when, every day, it's staring you in the face."
4) The other day I realised why there are so many nude women in art. Men buy it.
5) The most impressive thing about modern art is having the guts to put your name on it.
6) Art hurts.
7) Sometimes art isn't supposed to make sense. Sometimes you just have to swallow without tasting.
8) "Over time, Art becomes a religion you can't get out of."
9) "Art and words are polar opposites. They are never to be joined and never to be appreciated together. One will always ruin the other."
10) Whoops-
2) I saw a picture the other day that said Modern Art = I Could Do That + Yeah, But You Didn't.
3) Chuck Close once said that "Inspiration is for armatures" and I responded "You draw from a picture- how clear to you need inspiration to be when, every day, it's staring you in the face."
4) The other day I realised why there are so many nude women in art. Men buy it.
5) The most impressive thing about modern art is having the guts to put your name on it.
6) Art hurts.
7) Sometimes art isn't supposed to make sense. Sometimes you just have to swallow without tasting.
8) "Over time, Art becomes a religion you can't get out of."
9) "Art and words are polar opposites. They are never to be joined and never to be appreciated together. One will always ruin the other."
10) Whoops-

Sunday, February 20, 2011
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...ME A NIGHTTIME PERSON

YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...THIS POST TO BE SOMEWHAT OF A BALLAD
In HOTA (History of the Americas) we are currently studying the Civil War. Our project for the unit was to create a visual representation of one of the battles, and my friend Emily (who is one of the creators of Citron et Pamplemouse) and I created not only a unique visual but a song as well. The subject is the Seven Days Battle and our project was titled the Seven Days Ballad! You can watch the video below. I recommend noticing that the soldiers moving around on the board tend to do summer-salts, and this was not intentional but is a largely comical. Oh- and my cat meowing in the background; her name is Bijoux and she is loud.
The coolest part of this whole Ballad is that a blogger named Kevin Levin (which is a wonderful rhyming name) blogged about our project! That's really cool- and we already have over one hundred views! So dear friends, go watch our video! Here's the link to Kevin Levin's website- Civil War Memory.
The coolest part of this whole Ballad is that a blogger named Kevin Levin (which is a wonderful rhyming name) blogged about our project! That's really cool- and we already have over one hundred views! So dear friends, go watch our video! Here's the link to Kevin Levin's website- Civil War Memory.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...THIS TO BE A GREAT SUCCESS

I'm especially honored to win the award that so many other amazing artists have won in the past; here's the extremely long short list: Andy Warhol, John Lithgow, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Zac Posen, Joyce Carol Oates, Tom Otterness, Philip Pearlstein, Thane Rosenbaum, Ned Vizzini, Carolyn Forche, Arnold Hurley, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford, and Mel Bochner.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...LOVING UNDER THE GINGERY ARC OF RED HAIR
There is nothing to say except that this is very funny and you should watch it if you would like to learn any of the following: the marriage rituals of the British crown, about bobby socksers, the Queen's bosom, Prince Charles's chalky bones, the marriage of Jai Pour, an aura of Celtic charm, the true methods of acting, filthy ether, how to buy hats, and The Tempest.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...JUSTICE A WORLD WIDE DISORDER

Now back to the film parts that I didn't like...the plot goes something like outcasts form band, band manager is weird and only focused on money, band becomes awesome, they do drugs, they get addicted to drugs, almost die, get jealous of the lead singer, break up, and one goes on to anonymity while the other becomes THE Joan Jett. That's it; the reason that I'm posting now is because I absolutely adore the songs....a bit guiltily I might add. They're lyrics are just as cliche as the movies writing, but they're so catchy. Every time I hear Cherry Bomb I want to just flat out dance, and when I hear Dead End Justice I want to break something.
This movie really showed me that I idolize crazy people, and when I say crazy people I mean the people who are fearless and don't care about anything but being awesome. I think that this must stem from my innate ability to follow rules in utter, begrudged silence. I want to be the exact opposite of what I am and it's a really pressing problem that I don't have the guts to jump out on a limb and go crazy for once.
I guess I'll just have to settle for The Runaways and Fight Club to satisfy my need for rebellion.
Here are links to the songs from the movie, which I personally prefer over the originals. I know, blasphemy! It's not my fault recording quality sucked in the seventies! CHERRY BOMB; DEAD END JUSTICE
Saturday, February 5, 2011
YOU MIGHT CONSIDER...WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE WERE BIRDS IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
So lets just think for a moment about how strange it is that we live in a monogamous society. Very few other mammals practice the sacred 'life long' bond that humans do, but I suppose we're lucky- even in the best of situations jealousy is a very apparent problem when love is involved.
This started me thinking about how the world would be different if we mated like another species of animal; rather than online dating and singles bars, we mated like the birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea. This is a little video of their mating ritual.
This started me thinking about how the world would be different if we mated like another species of animal; rather than online dating and singles bars, we mated like the birds of paradise in Papua New Guinea. This is a little video of their mating ritual.
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