tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18475120960889911162024-03-12T19:21:44.297-05:00Intermedia IIUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-23813520460871071322012-03-22T16:36:00.000-05:002012-03-22T16:37:07.408-05:00NocturneArts Blog has movedGo To mjryanarts.blogspot.comMichael Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632251670150378713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-33961030328245802702008-12-16T15:20:00.005-06:002008-12-17T15:17:33.959-06:00Final - Dear Dad<div>After interviewing 15 women about their relationship with their father I have compiled my final book. I've written a introduction and reflection to accompany the portraits, interviews, and handwriting photos of the women. Overall I'm very happy with the project and definitely want to keep exploring these issues and experiment with the form they take. I really enjoyed the time I spent working on this as well as the final product. Because most of my projects take the form of writing and small installations it's nice to actually have a object. Something physical to keep and share. </div><div><br /></div><div>You can view the book digitally <a href="http://myweb.uiowa.edu/ahudson/beinspired/webimages/layout.pdf">here.</a> </div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>Here are a few pictures....</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnNgQ3mrI/AAAAAAAAASA/ZvagF_L-ZUI/s1600-h/PC160512.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnNgQ3mrI/AAAAAAAAASA/ZvagF_L-ZUI/s320/PC160512.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280865519765265074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnDP0xmUI/AAAAAAAAAR4/L0s7RP-hm0g/s1600-h/PC160511.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnDP0xmUI/AAAAAAAAAR4/L0s7RP-hm0g/s320/PC160511.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280865343553771842" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnC51Qs2I/AAAAAAAAARw/W7wzNpgCTFQ/s1600-h/PC160510.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/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnC51Qs2I/AAAAAAAAARw/W7wzNpgCTFQ/s320/PC160510.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280865337650230114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnCld0uAI/AAAAAAAAARo/TNdLf97nf0k/s1600-h/PC160509.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/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnCld0uAI/AAAAAAAAARo/TNdLf97nf0k/s320/PC160509.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280865332183218178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnCRnOxjI/AAAAAAAAARg/86xzgDd8GDE/s1600-h/PC160508.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/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnCRnOxjI/AAAAAAAAARg/86xzgDd8GDE/s320/PC160508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280865326853965362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnCDPk-JI/AAAAAAAAARY/k9LOxdXN54E/s1600-h/PC160507.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlnCDPk-JI/AAAAAAAAARY/k9LOxdXN54E/s320/PC160507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280865322996660370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmPcFlhrI/AAAAAAAAARQ/nhokivkn6oM/s1600-h/PC160505.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/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmPcFlhrI/AAAAAAAAARQ/nhokivkn6oM/s320/PC160505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280864453492311730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmPJFwICI/AAAAAAAAARI/A_zaT8IYutE/s1600-h/PC160505.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmPJFwICI/AAAAAAAAARI/A_zaT8IYutE/s320/PC160505.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280864448392732706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmOuowj8I/AAAAAAAAARA/1IRR2ks-3PM/s1600-h/PC160503.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/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmOuowj8I/AAAAAAAAARA/1IRR2ks-3PM/s320/PC160503.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280864441291804610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmORHhCvI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/3EgFZhzp4Ko/s1600-h/PC160502.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/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmORHhCvI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/3EgFZhzp4Ko/s320/PC160502.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280864433367747314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmNiZ25yI/AAAAAAAAAQw/nqUxrf9Ah9A/s1600-h/PC160499_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RL4korF29G0/SUlmNiZ25yI/AAAAAAAAAQw/nqUxrf9Ah9A/s320/PC160499_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280864420828210978" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div>To review my documentation of all my projects click the label link that says Hudson at the bottom of this post. </div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>amanda hudsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03551153099816493008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-45393455577429268172008-12-16T07:00:00.002-06:002008-12-16T07:07:36.121-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1zYcRBVoz16qCVDhl90WMWy_gV9fFtQoYLdu7Ku0-_7gxu_rav2V-ezzv2zFquX1uvDidFw4VNuaZxPTiUxio64bhnz4z7bJLjjiWobDQDsnKh6xyO07WgrVDGjlYM3YScOpAqr5el8/s1600-h/artist_washburn.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 374px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin1zYcRBVoz16qCVDhl90WMWy_gV9fFtQoYLdu7Ku0-_7gxu_rav2V-ezzv2zFquX1uvDidFw4VNuaZxPTiUxio64bhnz4z7bJLjjiWobDQDsnKh6xyO07WgrVDGjlYM3YScOpAqr5el8/s400/artist_washburn.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280373878422187954" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://www.whitney.org/www/2008biennial/www/?section=artists&page=artist_washburn"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">PHOEBE WASHBURN</span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">came across this amazing artist after the final eve of our class... sadness...</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">really good to check out, she creates beautiful environments, amazing.</span></div><div><a href="http://www.kantorfeuer.com/phoebewashburn_2005itmakes.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">MORE PICTURES OF HER WORK</span></a></div>van holmgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921466895891597406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-80575022912924536352008-12-15T21:25:00.002-06:002008-12-15T21:32:10.208-06:00A Love Story: Fianl Installment<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzUUQXJcD3n5lyOA8DhVk5mPe0Ta6Q-6W57DXmXa3H-exnt4BxeCz9IQy_jW-yb_gu6nl3N5gVYvkR5n0ju-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />This is my third installment of the "Love" series. For this piece, I re-shot the same men as before but added 15 or so sayings to their script, giving me more room to play in editing. This video ended up being very narrative, with a defined beginning and ending. I think its clear whom is talking to who and the general story thats being told. That being said, through this process the content and quality lost the raw, ambiguous nature I was immediately attracted to.<br /><br />I think I'll keep playing with this footage. Maybe re shoot again. Theres so many stories to tell from the small amount I've obtained. I like the idea that anything can happen out of something that is already in existence.Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630663002517045410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-35212641988016697082008-12-15T18:00:00.003-06:002008-12-15T18:11:02.304-06:00// ARTIST BOOK ENTRY //<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbR1m6cTXXKhwA0WYscjrjyMmkPCATGD30PhAizm4TFu7J9VhAMRQRXaVV5WBQU2iPLtntI5MrSJ1QzgV-V6Fe0r9BfOJwvJryGmf1NUtwIYM7lF5OMWEzsANV-Iaan5SE-goEl9E7Uo/s1600-h/artist+book+2008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 377px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRbR1m6cTXXKhwA0WYscjrjyMmkPCATGD30PhAizm4TFu7J9VhAMRQRXaVV5WBQU2iPLtntI5MrSJ1QzgV-V6Fe0r9BfOJwvJryGmf1NUtwIYM7lF5OMWEzsANV-Iaan5SE-goEl9E7Uo/s400/artist+book+2008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280173647090522962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">the artist book entry allowed for free thought and my love for sketches.<br />the practice of writing is becoming more appealing as i do it.<br />"i have always been facinated by the way a businesses' signs light sometimes dim and burn out, it spells out a whole new word for the public to see"<br />"with that being said, bright lights have an attraction to me, it screams for your attention. perhaps this is why i like las vegas so much. not the whole gambling thing, but the idea of this city of lights. i would never to travel to vegas for any other reason than if a down on his luck guy owed me some money. given that city's history, i think that a trip there for this reason would be the only appropriate one for me... his name would probably be andy."<br /><br /><br /></span>van holmgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921466895891597406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-41738223859296016072008-12-15T17:45:00.010-06:002008-12-15T18:04:10.229-06:00Semester Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32wWJHBHY8PwJnra9ro3d2apq6am8rBM-uoh5dDBaXGNcMZZ4OTB9cBrbXLsgWhEA1hvCE8dbC8lG8BdhwdCrnE17KSa8vOPj-WAYNs62YQ-uPNcFRXONM5M09BVQM7QnnimeddLHQcLp/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj32wWJHBHY8PwJnra9ro3d2apq6am8rBM-uoh5dDBaXGNcMZZ4OTB9cBrbXLsgWhEA1hvCE8dbC8lG8BdhwdCrnE17KSa8vOPj-WAYNs62YQ-uPNcFRXONM5M09BVQM7QnnimeddLHQcLp/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280167864354764898" /></a>Project 1: This is a redo of my first project that was terribly unsuccessful. It is an abstraction of nature that I started working on a while ago before finally returning to it and finishing it. It is basically an abstraction of some BBC footage of the himalayas. I like to work with nature (especially mountains) because I am drawn to their imagery and want to manipulate the image to become a refined feeling that I get when I experience nature. Essentially I want to portray the pure essence of nature.<div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6AsXzeW4nPvFnzEWnT5YjiIH4Z35iB2-IAK2_N6UGBtd8hDNYr9vGoQZv6v9kDVJf5qSx01-v3XkXQShV45-dv2RDmXrtML6LTPf563D1-IRDlH-bLdHrBsOc-8RAqYUmzyZ57q1dHaU/s320/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280170510404839586" /></div><div>Project 2: This was a continuation of a project I did in Time Based Media. The idea was to synthesize two concepts that are very similar to one another. Though the images are specific, it is meant to be a broader synthesis of the two ideologies (fascism and evangelism). The family is more of a metaphor for a nation that has been corrupted by a fascist leader.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwzku0ofw-Eq_YySwhmFaaTsGyZFsU9BBubq024HBMe8IztasjtoreSdVB2qLJ04p8kQVFbpi6bXos5YtV3d1RvA2hXumJYho4phi6V_UDorM04Z98-pI63l5QUJGfOmBmB82VS1sYdnc/s320/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280170706637088498" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Project 3: This project is the same idea as the last one, only I chose to use d</div><div>ifferent images and in a more abstract way. I wanted to use the child as a product rather than a symbol as I did in the first one. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuCFZXwilXasSPQj2UsCPBQfNjdAZ-Z7UIolpm1fCOmUKUOQx9ey6RJIh3qwN_EZYLUSkOhjdeOnz0Hu7TMtSNEr66GtL6eHTKUu1PihJpqnRy9Si-w1eo428ASO7T2ixPe-UcR3EPDNS/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280171225879349426" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Project 4: This is a video I did containing mostly text that reflects my opinion on art. It is meant to irritate the viewer and ask questions that have already been answered by countless other works of "art." </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677888480473875543noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-15558317963200687912008-12-15T17:37:00.005-06:002008-12-15T17:59:17.634-06:00A SEMESTER OF ALERNATIVE GRAFITTI //<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lq7DrdyaCiW5eLfnZRljpl9ss8_FBzbG8YUfoI-TPo6ZRk1IuRr4Fzry3nOL31jfEtAKRVMYq4q_uk6TtHwXgT7081nPLg1lhPuPAgkOWQ7C7uGPeh1b_5j-TBXKw0kmJSNrEz5r0Fo/s1600-h/open+house+top+detail+wood.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0lq7DrdyaCiW5eLfnZRljpl9ss8_FBzbG8YUfoI-TPo6ZRk1IuRr4Fzry3nOL31jfEtAKRVMYq4q_uk6TtHwXgT7081nPLg1lhPuPAgkOWQ7C7uGPeh1b_5j-TBXKw0kmJSNrEz5r0Fo/s400/open+house+top+detail+wood.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280169987076589378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDfQhT9lRZOuQd5dS7-AvZlHz0YzKc9vg9yG5juHrGKK6N31N3ldZW-gTXRESj1gAG8SuYtaYQMnKl2yHgjjc3r_k01O6PIaM4vP5zEUFjAsehKsPMuR8ybojU8CoqekKVr00v_DeMeU/s1600-h/open+house+suit+guy+wood.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8F5SkkMeQIl9KCg9Vh06k9CsCw_c5lOdm_TgERnx9StLvjya_8FRsmFJPdOasX99f3cuFpbcUQM559p2bNZgokLtHiVYOug4gROAwvwDUCPphGRSopt8B7GW9NxlEeVuHmyzq3DmNTA/s400/fall+2008+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280169973531274242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU1xtH3DrX2fyycELda_maRNW5_fSeXPcfLx2lbUesCENu8Y2PiSLGUvBVvNCOL4ShIXTWYwgksfu5LtwvYeC8euzKK0LogF9cid9f8haiRvZT4HdDz9XXXa8V3qSTBx1uhD6uOcf7-E/s1600-h/alternative+graffiti+white+yellow+wood.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixU1xtH3DrX2fyycELda_maRNW5_fSeXPcfLx2lbUesCENu8Y2PiSLGUvBVvNCOL4ShIXTWYwgksfu5LtwvYeC8euzKK0LogF9cid9f8haiRvZT4HdDz9XXXa8V3qSTBx1uhD6uOcf7-E/s400/alternative+graffiti+white+yellow+wood.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280169965066698946" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family:arial;">this semester was an exploration in to my future as an artist.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">it allowed for me to follow through using what i already based my work on.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">wood. paint. stencils. assembling.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">i tried to think of different ways to express the nature of grafitti.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">my intention was to leave a mark on the sites i visited without physically scarring the buildings and objects around.<br />the idea of it all grew as i presented each separate project.<br />the final idea that i will go with is not totally refined in to what will become my personal trademark, but it is close.<br />with exception of the first attempt, the final two of the three presentations were assembled at the site, allowing it to take a more natural home where it was placed.</span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />VAN HOLMGREN<br /><br /></span></span>van holmgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921466895891597406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-2445966327672371042008-12-15T17:21:00.009-06:002008-12-15T23:15:48.450-06:00Semster PortfolioMy motives for Intermedia this semester consisted of an exploration of space. It was early last summer when I first began thinking about space and its influences on the art produced within. Last summer I moved to Minneapolis to spend sometime away from Iowa City. Once up there my art immediately changed. I began to analyze this change and question the notion of space. Initially, it was my goal to create 4 different rooms all constructed in the same general area. I soon became overwhelmed by that huge task and set out to simplify my initial thought. Which brings my to project one.<br /><div>Project #1<br />The first "hut," as I soon began to call my structures was constructed out of white sheets, white foam, and white cotton. I stapled these fabrics together and onto disregarded wood plants in the back of the studio arts building. Within the hut, white house paint, white spray paint, white bowls, and white brushes were housed. It was my hope that my classmates would immerse themselves in the hut and use the "tools" provided. That hope was not fulfilled. The hut seemed childish, that is perhaps why I like to spend time inside of it.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRFAM2b5BM7lmi3gKtUMLcgelENegWpeoHVrPJbA-9XnaH_-SEv1vAo8zEKA10PsOUD258s1S6b0u02eWKn0FEdRUjSaw8TprZ5sKxyjSkV-JW4EPtOP7ti80IhRiQMd2i41b9u9l/s1600-h/white+hut+4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRFAM2b5BM7lmi3gKtUMLcgelENegWpeoHVrPJbA-9XnaH_-SEv1vAo8zEKA10PsOUD258s1S6b0u02eWKn0FEdRUjSaw8TprZ5sKxyjSkV-JW4EPtOP7ti80IhRiQMd2i41b9u9l/s200/white+hut+4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280228725424340914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vOgXvJQ8e27o1KA06YgMEpYAHYW0G991Q7RIt4QtTEdCRIvH-Z14cNYABJAXIY_NCf02Y6m_G4pDFTvU5DMv9t08cvEYTzr3avQcMFXGieRw8xIN8RmA2beYJRKX-uUKNhtrcK1e/s1600-h/white+hut+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3vOgXvJQ8e27o1KA06YgMEpYAHYW0G991Q7RIt4QtTEdCRIvH-Z14cNYABJAXIY_NCf02Y6m_G4pDFTvU5DMv9t08cvEYTzr3avQcMFXGieRw8xIN8RmA2beYJRKX-uUKNhtrcK1e/s200/white+hut+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280228721694810674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_g7LmqxHhT4vV-0bhfzRRjXgHjlSo1RQwiLypOTAg-Y-GPlwxqDQgX45RS-zGRiGTNK89c112PPivPEuZCQ0LYBmgUE7EdFK8X-g3f2M2wAYXtCwQjpANaBJOKQhqrqDf-sped_fk/s1600-h/white+hut.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_g7LmqxHhT4vV-0bhfzRRjXgHjlSo1RQwiLypOTAg-Y-GPlwxqDQgX45RS-zGRiGTNK89c112PPivPEuZCQ0LYBmgUE7EdFK8X-g3f2M2wAYXtCwQjpANaBJOKQhqrqDf-sped_fk/s200/white+hut.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280228694078444178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>After the completion of my first project, my goal of creating 4 different rooms was disregarded. For the rest of the semester I concentrated on fun and experimental ways to build. I continue to question the notion of space, however freed myself from any restrictions I previously set on myself. It was at this time that I began speaking to David Dunlap about structures. After having many conversations, David brought to my attention the beauty of natural buildings. We set off to construct my first stick hut. However, after many delays acquiring material I converted my sculptural attention to video.<br /><br /><div>Project #2<br />After experiencing the fun results of the white hut I decided to take the building notion into a different context. I decided to create my first stop motion video. This project was very much about experimentation and I learning the process. However, I really did not like the result of this project; so I returned to the 3 dimensional form.<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh8B0RGCKTVrLLmQKGnQEK4VRkUd4d7vtGp53s2PGTUhtlbnyvZz5h3XnkyrChWMjS7GqsNr07WlEMO_RiwMziYiiHD-bOoTI92W4t7hVriJrQn1pYBVJP9zZ8yxOAQC8x1_6mBH-m/s200/test.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280178156909852786" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoaY1uwo6kcpAqVSKpYPXbj3T1m1fRa8oadChzBqtHoZnjgmz36SXyhx0i_Cqhlj_t9oex_kSmy0-kZko6i17eB0bOUEH3DggdH-nrdYBJG09tnAPEOzxW4axcUffqFFC-H5GqpAIh/s200/still+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280178150941644834" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjPzrouVbHs5eVzXsKVjE5OrMhOe8ZGY6b-yy55AVvU5M7cxONvmuuG8P2YnfueDNyj2R_Mn_zVHZzwv2lobCr4Bn8uNfOBmKQbJnH3bKBcAJzd3agSw1IXYcn5rY1rpR6L960nPu/s200/still+5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280178142681496370" border="0" />.<div><span><span></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mGtS4ZgKrfaGlnO7huw4wFcA_fB-jxa7Kyi_6HaYewOrHz0tJ9tJOtHsQ9wpggot4N48aCLm3DKwxttXLOgFcYGCDyaIt9naSWmeKnSxzqsrudEWnTt0FBDGX0jXC5AKMkPzNH5r/s200/still+6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280178137343961314" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5kN4oLUAvPAZumS2EJ2NRHLnOQgoDaLrYnbMGec9w6AWXCivIYDG9HVQdda_ovu7E8TASzoY6JthMD5t89ijduHeyUxgHQmUlXPTOVSeZ4ZiOnLZDwYyuCCy5c3Ftgr2QAOnxiSWv/s200/still+7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280178130146861634" border="0" />Project #3<br />This project was my first experimentation with creating a tepee like hut. Large branches were collected, painted, and tied together with twine so it could stand on its own. I created this structure inside the grad painting gallery so it was only able to set up a couple day. I really enjoyed creating this structure and knew I wanted to continue to explore other possibilities with this medium.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoD0AgJxjkgSfjMSS8pDXDonNLHAidNTFDXf9vg-REbiA7m0YhtJjUsqqqXJji4f-S5MkgMxEf3C7ci-wNqOomksvzXAnA9txnBUMBAIuHEezIFGAd_TMGYiiOOfbvLFkN9JhxrwFq/s1600-h/DSC02514.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoD0AgJxjkgSfjMSS8pDXDonNLHAidNTFDXf9vg-REbiA7m0YhtJjUsqqqXJji4f-S5MkgMxEf3C7ci-wNqOomksvzXAnA9txnBUMBAIuHEezIFGAd_TMGYiiOOfbvLFkN9JhxrwFq/s200/DSC02514.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280231637793413650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSI3DibpiNbr0se536NLpTm-Nl4vcmV9wfNjkRGj4ugX6vuiZNgjvKdmMd6wPAEefqp6gDItlZBj0bvBd1tNJxN80ifafk8OpKda20ik2sTnfCDF_kfMNov8VzO36rMQsQOVNClu-/s1600-h/DSC02456.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSI3DibpiNbr0se536NLpTm-Nl4vcmV9wfNjkRGj4ugX6vuiZNgjvKdmMd6wPAEefqp6gDItlZBj0bvBd1tNJxN80ifafk8OpKda20ik2sTnfCDF_kfMNov8VzO36rMQsQOVNClu-/s200/DSC02456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280231470017102770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcmyI69YzK374lzZ7kmEXef5_NHQzzqKDOYQITVu5j5AJPCRufzLolL7AVeZGhrX4savLw0f8Od4oV15RdJ2x_bknVifnrGOdVgHpjot5TscoCONi2dCAEbXhZlxF6ahPkKj9rdb_/s1600-h/DSC02455.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcmyI69YzK374lzZ7kmEXef5_NHQzzqKDOYQITVu5j5AJPCRufzLolL7AVeZGhrX4savLw0f8Od4oV15RdJ2x_bknVifnrGOdVgHpjot5TscoCONi2dCAEbXhZlxF6ahPkKj9rdb_/s200/DSC02455.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280231466398062418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8K1TpUfq3Qzy38puds9320AJww9VJj5e_szITm99OUPxbVC2a030QsP9Ab9xnkm8vZoweHMZDzMV6dWc0SiMRoGU7ocT7ZSCYpuuOacE1cKtwEW9YPnuOQ9ZlRRKWX115GxIuJis/s1600-h/DSC02372.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8K1TpUfq3Qzy38puds9320AJww9VJj5e_szITm99OUPxbVC2a030QsP9Ab9xnkm8vZoweHMZDzMV6dWc0SiMRoGU7ocT7ZSCYpuuOacE1cKtwEW9YPnuOQ9ZlRRKWX115GxIuJis/s200/DSC02372.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280231460313938034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiUDVioTe1XVurFt0fV6pptFeepiM7XI9oULsaNReiCfrnr9EG50GpyDOTzJl2hzkDGYpU03cSDAhb9CvRUarxtfI-ia1ZbQ1zZtPmivYuoUzKfdEu-q72EDR93KQfEQgBsIW6x6y/s1600-h/DSC02371.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSiUDVioTe1XVurFt0fV6pptFeepiM7XI9oULsaNReiCfrnr9EG50GpyDOTzJl2hzkDGYpU03cSDAhb9CvRUarxtfI-ia1ZbQ1zZtPmivYuoUzKfdEu-q72EDR93KQfEQgBsIW6x6y/s200/DSC02371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280231452461426818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOnubi7HhEcSd9hr14o1YxQNozfyi_E4A8pNnJ2QNSSuhoMzyo3V2V6dShhw0IO1p0owBbQKUtdKv-YQs9mZufqFB_Cm-MsO2LbdYE0n6ATub1Nu90rb7xEO65DIcwy8lRSS4Zvev/s1600-h/DSC02361.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOnubi7HhEcSd9hr14o1YxQNozfyi_E4A8pNnJ2QNSSuhoMzyo3V2V6dShhw0IO1p0owBbQKUtdKv-YQs9mZufqFB_Cm-MsO2LbdYE0n6ATub1Nu90rb7xEO65DIcwy8lRSS4Zvev/s200/DSC02361.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280231445532163938" border="0" /></a>After the third project was completed I started to focus on broadening its use. In a sense I wanted more. It was about this time when an issue arose within the art department which very much concerned me (as well as many others). A structural lounge know as the EyeBeam lounge was torn down unexpectedly by the administration. As this lounge was a fun, collaborative project, I was astonished by its unexpected destruction and I set out to reconstruct it.<br /><br />Project #4<br />the recreation of the EyeBeam lounge was an extremely trying experience. I stepped into the situation knowing quite well that I was not going to create an exact replica of the original structure. With that in mind, I really did not have any sort of plan of execution. I soon found it to be very difficult to direct other people when I did not have a plan of action. Everything was up to the moment. The day we started building we dumped all of the scattered and tattered pieces from the original EyeBeam out of their cardboard boxes and onto the ground. I stared down and found a complete mess of junk; after constructing a shabby wall and tying sticks together my friends and I left for the night. The next day I returned to the site only to find out that it needed to be moved. So the structure was taken apart and moved 30 feet. So I continued construction and after another night of building I returned to the school only to be told that construction was to be stopped, pending a safety issue. After a couple of meetings and a couple of forms signed the project continued. At the point in the construction I was thoroughly exhausted and really did not want much to do with the structure other than prove completion to those who tried to stop it. In the end, a five person 6x8 foot painting was added as the completing piece. The reconstruction of the EyeBeam lounge was very stressful and disheartening at times but I could not have asked for better results. The structure was ready for open house and I watched as children played inside and made little gifts (a goal I had been trying to reach from project #1). I saw fellow students and faculty who understood subtle political statements within the structure and one the other hand I saw the general public (those outside of the department) enjoy the structure as well. This recreation included a combination of all projects I did this semester. I believe it came together well and was worth the difficulties. I however would like to say that I in no part created this structure alone. I had many willing and helping hands throughout the project and I would like to fully thank each of you.<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBf9cGCOpAqMf0HKn_3rDdrqmKZO3VUgCrBuPbkLsW-CnkvQngwv6JNmZKSG-pU-_LUokwSA4TeNLZkpMU_QKOTTIkKMG0UuRVlRmStxZ7XPkgc8XF3oh8FMaCFHuN9V8BOfYiPpL5/s200/building+RIP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280184429154976498" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxrBgClZPLC7OablOIyhIybf5-MRt6fiFD0oFTuzo4XllEp3bfX0yCwz96EjtEhyphenhypheny0p-vZYa7L2ZGYwsOPC4oV2LvBCtM-7o7o-slOzvaE0vzmFFGO7TEA8spXbTux5ZdwGLWUVefH/s200/tree+sa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280184456977741586" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjnpqpSNRWpNNIPbiRC7WRed_u2fu0B_X555tHuW9F2aFXCNnd2rnksJbw6oZDbNvY1V9bMQKh21KdsnRxd5xW-PwO8CyHZQnCBQ8VBzBmk4GGQ6doeLm8ecS_G8W-9WJXIdJvAeVZ/s200/RIP+%233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280184455781811026" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicESPFSGM7r3QNkj9H1yw3cEZBX5ARIkCb_2FCOJqgl5rIViG5-J_xe2bl4w4QFL4FvR5rehYKUKroyhRP5tj11Bjnk8jukHwWpKWKOO6x5DB-_gaRH1ghbSCqB4hrh4lanxSvLaT9/s200/RIP+%232.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280184448007696050" border="0" /><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdvbCOt1PwMqFNhXYpPbe7amAhOARe4yrG8jCTakqAeN887cRrMp1ZXG1jT3ofwuM_K-FPEfbal15J06Oio3QhXM_WWsdIK0X3sc56oeqiTjprEvSizrtprRQMQA2fjq9wAyoFxw9/s200/RIP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280184433875049394" border="0" /><br /><br />Review:<br />Earlier in the semester I went to the Action/Abstraction exhibition in St. Louis. For my response paper I will discuss some of the emotion which arose while I was there. The show initiated for me first here in Iowa City. I was sitting in my Advance Painting class in early October was Julia my painting professor brought in the catalogue to the exhibit. She had just seen the show in New York and after flipping through the catalogue I readied myself for the show. Now I have for as long as I remember always been a huge fan of work from this era. I remembering seeing my first deKooning while I was still in middle school, visiting New York for a family vacation. I also specifically remember deciding to attend the University of Iowa while sitting in front of the Pollock for 1/2 hr in the U of I art museum. Hence, I was pretty excited about the show. When I arrived in St Louis I entered the gallery and experienced Woman #2 by William deKooning straight in front of me. I thoroughly enjoyed the painting the first time through, for I usually go through exhibitions 2 times. First time just enjoying taking in the atmosphere, feeling it out, concentrating on what catches my eye. The second time through I either sketch or revisit pieces I am still thinking about. As I reflect now, I wish I had spent more time with Woman #2, however, the placement of the piece was unfortunate. It was the first piece and right in the entrance. There was a current of people entering the show which you had to deflect if you were to experience the piece in length. As I rounded the corner and passed the deKooning I found a Pollock starring back at me. Now it is hard to describe (at least for me) emotions which are derived when I experience pieces such as these. That is perhaps why I am a painter and not an author. However, it must be said that I cannot believe anyone to be so hard to obstruct pieces such as these. To receive no emotional feeling whatsoever when viewing these pieces side by side is beyond me. I still receive that tingle which continues to my finger tips when I relive the exhibit in my mind. <br />Alright so the "purpose" of the show (other than bringing great pieces together) was to try and distinguish a difference between Action painting and Abstract Expressionism. There were two major critics of this time; Clement Greenberg and Harold Rosenberg. Each declared the movement by one of these different titles.<br />The exhibit was constructed nicely. It led you through early painting from 1940s and spanned all the way to the 1970s. I left the show for the first time extremely overwhelmed. As I walked upon the last room of the show I more or less just walked right on through it. Did not look around much at all. So after resting my eyes for a bit I walked back into the show for a second time... this time with my sketch book. As I drew I began to appreciate pieces more than ever and felt as though I was truly seeing them for the first time. <br />All in all I spent about 2 hours at the exhibition. When I left I was extremely exhausted, but fully satisfied. I would suggest this exhibition to anyone who is going to be in the St Louis area over Christmas or otherwise. I also believe it will be travelling to the west coast next. <br /> </div>meg f.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07601234792806806937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-23192461275908433472008-12-15T17:13:00.006-06:002008-12-15T18:02:27.214-06:00Cole Kluesner - Fall '08<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';">PROJECT 1:</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> Late one night I was trying to think of ideas to do for my project, but of course instead I started procrastinating and browsing through a bunch of YouTube videos. I started watching a bunch of sped-up videos of people drawing, and I eventually came past speed painting or performance painting. I think the name of the man who really caught my eye was Jean Pierre Blanchard. I believe he has three or four videos floating around YouTube, and if you type in his name I'm sure you'll come across one or two of them. He would create these six foot portraits of famous celebrities in about five minutes or so. They were absolutely incredible, and the filming of the whole thing really struck my eye too. Whoever the cameramen were, they were able to capture the canvas being created as well as the audiences' reaction. I loved it, so I thought to myself, "hm, that can't be too hard, can it?"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> It is. My first attempt I simply mixed a little paint, taped up a 20"x 30" board and started painting. I got about half way through until I really couldn't stand looking at it. My second attempt was more valid. I snapped a photograph of myself, and began sketching it on looseleaf paper. Once I had the initial lines down, I did the same thing as the first. I taped up a 20"x30" black board and started working. I actually finished my second one, but I really did not like how these were turning out at all. Blanchard had made it look so easy. Eventually I went out to buy new premixed paints and another board. I took a new photograph and drew it out on computer paper. I even took colored pencils and mapped out what colors I wanted to use where. Once I had a general idea of what lines and colors to put where, I started yet again. I finished and I was somewhat satisfied with the end product which is why I decided to use this one to show to the class.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> I think one reason why I continued to try is first off - I hate presenting work that doesn't meet my own standards. Secondly, I think I continued trying because I really actually enjoyed doing this. I've been cursed with the idea of perfection, so a lot of my work has been incredibly time consuming and worked out to the last line. However, I actually really liked breaking out of my "shell" and trying something a sloppier and faster.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> The outcome, considering the time I spent on it, I thought was pretty successful. I don't think it looks much like me, but I'm still glad that this time you could actually tell that it was a face. I really do want to continue doing something like this, and maybe increase my speed and accuracy. Eventually, I would really like to do this in front of a small group, and I already said this, but I really do like the idea for a possible presentation during Open House this semester.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> I stated in my beginning presentation that I pride myself in not really having a style. I think that's why this artist and in this style really captured my attention: because this was a style that I am not familiar with at all, so I told myself I can try it, and worse comes to worse I resort back to one of my other styles. Jill did point out that I do tend to focus on portraits, and again that meets my unknown criteria. I really do like drawing/painting faces. I just was really intrigued by trying something that not everyone does, and something new.</span><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qqvuxPJyHEo&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qqvuxPJyHEo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';">PROJECT 2:</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> I guess I sort of took my second project as an opportunity to try and get used to the idea of speed painting. At this point, it's really not about the performance part, simply just the idea of moving fast with the paintbrush and ignoring any small mistakes I make along the way. Again, I simply have just hung a sheet of white 20" x 30" illustration board on my wall after sketching this image out a dozen of times.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> My focus on this project, was to push myself a little bit further. I had decided to do my painting upside down in hopes that maybe this trick could come in handy for my final project. This painting actually came quite smoothly to me, and I rarely found myself disliking any of my preliminary sketches.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> The image I decided to paint was Superman. Unlike my first project, where I had attempted to do a self-portrait, I went along the lines of a figure that everyone would recognize. I mentioned that this piece came quite easily to me, which was probably due to the fact that I am in love with drawing comics. I went into this project with a lot of knowledge on comic-character shading and their exaggerated muscular stature. I was really happy with my outcome of this piece.</span></span></p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xJePVqPsOS0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xJePVqPsOS0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';">PROJECT 3:</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> After my second project I was told that if I wanted to continue to present my speed paintings, that eventually I would have to do it in front of the class. This whole idea of presenting a painting that I have done within a few minutes, as well as painting it in front of people was actually quite nerve-racking for me. I wasn't really sure what to think. I guess it was all or nothing, right?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> Like my second project, I really wanted to pick a familiar face that most people could recognize once I was done. I know it is a bit suggestive given the time, but I chose do paint Barrack Obama. No, I did not vote for him, and I was not trying to pass any subliminal messages with my work. I simply chose a face that has been extremely popular in the media lately, and given the timing I'm sure everyone is familiar with who he is.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> I started off browsing for images until I came across one that I wanted with a style that I could paint while only using two colors to try and speed up my time. After I found my image, I drew it over and over. I decided not to include any of my drawings since the majority of them were simply sketches of just an eye, or just the lips. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> Most of my finished drawings done in charcoal and in ink are all celebrity portraits, and I've had enough time spent on drawing faces that I like to think that I know how to make it resemble the person I'm going for. I put a lot of effort into the eyes, mouth, and the shape of the head. To me, these features give distinct properties of a specific face. Most of the time you can get away with an extra strand of hair or the shape of the ears. Noses rank somewhere in the middle to me as far as accuracy goes.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> So after I felt like I had his main features down, I moved on to painting Maybe I went to this stage a little too soon, because I was stuck on it for quite a while. I did my first two paintings with a reference, and after that I tried doing all of them off the top of my head. It was so ironic to me because I would finish one of my trial paintings, and while I was in the process I'd be thinking to myself, "Hey, this one's really looking like him!" But once I finished and took a few steps back it was just an awful feeling. The eyes would be off, the angle of the face was off, the lips were off center, the nose was too long. I found endless errors in my work and at first this became really stressful. The eyes were always terrible. I would always make them too small, and when I would try to make them bigger I would end up making the entire face bigger.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> After my first handful of paintings though, I found these to be incredibly relaxing, regardless of whether or not my outcome would resemble my subject. I was happy enough at this point that they were all looking like faces. It was so ironic because I would start these paintings, and once I got started I would be completely calm until I put my brushes down and took a step back. Project 3 did not include a "finished" piece, however, it was simply documenting all of my preparation for Project 4/Open House.</span></span></p></span></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqRw-JSRCE34X8QlfF5CJiTW0CiVsTNSwVmDuWe7xEGrrMla1qtKkqICzBtUWsvPoOdWc1ZG_LxJqWPQp6X2EDrkvYmR59dDDrS1DUgSBP8smRVzf_LlE7yU1bvJiXJk9GHw9xJc6V6ZA0/s320/O.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280159302686978162" /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'Trebuchet MS';font-size:13px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';">PROJECT 4 (OPEN HOUSE):</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';">For my final project, I had to figure out a way to wrap everything up. I chose to do this at Open House, and why wouldn't I have? I was finally willing to do a live painting and there would definitely be a crowd at the Studio Arts Building.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> I wasn't really too nervous until a few people started gathering around at about 5:50. I went and changed and had finally decided at that point that I was going to talk about what I was going to do and what my goals have been throughout this semester. I talked for about five minutes, and then turned my back on the crowd towards my blank sheet, and started painting.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> Once I started painting it was the weirdest feeling. I wasn't nervous anymore, and I completely tuned out whatever I was hearing, so it became just me and the painting. Sounds incredibly cheesy, but that's what happened. After I had finished the basic grey outlines, I took a step back and looked at it and thought to myself, "wow, that doesn't look half bad." By the time I was done I felt like it was absolutely successful.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman';"> I was aiming to complete the painting in 8 minutes, and I did end up running up to 11 minutes. I still don't see it at all as though it were a failure, though. Instead I really do view this experience as a stepping stone. I've climbed "out of the box" with this idea of perfection and every line needing to be placed somewhere specific, and realized that although accuracy is beautiful to me, so is originality.</span></p></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And since Jill's camera decided it didn't want to cooperate, if anyone has any "action shots" or small videos I would love to have them e-mailed to me! Thank you!</span></span></div>Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15070383475693467657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-90030533151381558192008-12-15T16:52:00.001-06:002008-12-15T17:54:42.310-06:00Andries Gouws Review I happened to come across the work of <a href="http://andriesgouws.homestead.com/">Andries Gouws</a>, who finds a joy in painting feet. Apparently he has recently parted from his earlier style of still lifes and interior paintings. His artist statement written about why he has decided to switch can be read <a href="http://andriesgouws.homestead.com/artstatemt.html">here</a>.<div><br /></div><div> I am have never heard of Gouws before so I am brand new to his work. He talks about how he had felt a need for "something different," a need for change. I can empathize with him on this topic based on how often I manipulate my drawings and paintings so they still interest me. He also seems uncertain about his work, which I can also empathize with. Perhaps one reason why I enjoyed reading his most recent artist statement was simply because it reminded me of myself.</div><div> He does mention that earlier he did steer clear of human figures. I am uncertain as to why, however, as the feet he paints are beautiful. I do like this sense of separation from the bodies and their feet, and he classifies them this way as well. Perhaps feet could hold some special meaning apart from the body based on their extensive use. He also adds that he is a little uneasy about looking at them, and they even appear to him as embarrassing. I do not think any artist should be embarrassed about any of their works. Uncertainty is one thing, but embarrassment is uncalled for.</div><div> I know it sounds a little hypocritical for me to say that, but I do believe it. Maybe I'm an exception? No. Perhaps once enough work is done he will realize that he has nothing to be embarrassed of. I think after my projects this past semester I am finally starting to learn this concept as well.</div><div> Anyway, the 'Feet' paintings are beautiful, and I really think if you have a minute you should quick check them out.</div>Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15070383475693467657noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-71875703185790090302008-12-15T16:43:00.000-06:002008-12-15T16:43:30.789-06:00[documentation]For my first Intermedia II project, I decided to present an alphabetical list of my favorite things.<br /><br />The idea came from wonderful jazz musician John Coltrane's My Favorite Things. Don't be fooled by the original song (from terrible <span style="font-style: italic;">The Sound Of Music</span>), it is actually very good. Embedded is a video of the song, in case curiosity strikes you or you enjoy jazz tunes.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I_n-gRS_wdI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I_n-gRS_wdI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The original song lists the singer's favorite things, like whiskers on kittens and ribbons. However, Coltrane's version has no lyrics, so you could make your own list of favorite things. To relieve some stress, I thought about and wrote down my favorite things in a list. Enjoying that, I decided that the list was too scattered. So, I decided to alphabetize the list- but that was almost <span style="font-style: italic;">too </span>orderly. Plain & without flow (the nature of alphabetized lists).<br /><br />So then, while glancing through the list, I thought about certain words or phrases that related to the items in the list. Superheroes represent protection, strength, and purity~ so I wrote those things down too. This gave the list a lot more meaning & context. This new list gave me a lot of ideas for sketches & creative writing. If I'm in a rut, the list could help me create something that still held meaning to me.<br /><br />To present this strange project, I created a revised list of my favorite things (since showing the true list would be too personal for me) and put it in a rolodex. This created a fun "archive" of my favorite things, along with small visual representations for certain items on the list. I felt it made the idea more presentable and articulated the duality of organization and chaos in the project. It was organized in the way that it was alphabetized and presented by a rolodex, an object usually found in offices or libraries. It was chaotic in the content and mere idea of a list of favorite things (something one might not need to make a list of in any particular occasion).<br /><br />As time goes on, I will continue to add to this rolodex until it fills up with all sorts of favorite goodies.<br /><br />--<br /><br />Project 2 : These Hands Of Mine<br /><br />For my second project, I decided to take some photos of my hands with different backdrops of places that I frequent. It was meant to illustrate how my hands are an extension of me, and what that may say about my feelings and actions. On the pictures, the hands had different things written on them: love, fear, rebel, beginner, etc. The hands were posing, that is to say, it wasn't a candid photo. I put my hand out in most of the pictures, so that I could write on the back of or on my palms. It just seemed important because our hands are so important, they are how we interact with things around us. It is almost like our medium for reaching out to the rest of the planet. Perhaps that wasn't successfully executed in my part, but I enjoyed taking the photos and choosing what words would be on the hands. Overall, I was satisfied with the way it turned out.<br /><br />--<br /><br />Project 3 : Today's Recipe Banana Muffins<br /><br />My third project was a video, similar to one I had made in the past for a different intermedia class. I saw it as a chance to work on my technique, since I really enjoyed the previous video that prompted this project. It is very simple and there's nothing really fancy about it. I begin by eating all the separate ingredients to make banana muffins separately (banana, egg, salt, flour, sugar, etc.). Then, I shake my head and start to regurgitate a muffin. I shoot it in one shot, play the first part as is, then reverse the end to make it seem like there's a muffin coming out of my mouth.<br />The idea came from just thinking about food in general. Where does our food come from? What does it go through before getting to our plates?<br /><br />--<br /><br />Project 4 : Obsession<br /><br />The last project was actually kind of a trainwreck for me. But, we have to take losses sometimes, and I understand what there is to be learned from doing something that doesn't succeed. Although it is no excuse, I was very sick with the stomach flu the weekend before the project was due, so I couldn't film what I originally intended. I had to work with footage I already had from earlier this spring, footage that I had not meant to show anyone or do anything with really.<br /><br />The result was a video about tradition and cultural identity. As a foreigner, I always felt comfortable and accepted being an "outsider." However, I recently went through the process of becoming a US citizen, rather than a legal resident. The only real rights you gain are the right to vote and the right to work for the government (in case you feel like getting a job at the post office or something). So, once I gained citizenship, I experienced a lost sense of cultural identity. Am I really an American now? All it took was passing a US History test that most Americans would fail, and waiting months and months for paperwork to be filed. I don't mean to sound unpatriotic, I was just confused about what I am and how I my status had changed drastically while I remained the same person I was before being a citizen.<br /><br />Of course, none of this really came through in the video. The video has much different connotation and nobody really understood it. But, as I said, sometimes you have to bite the bullet, make a fool of yourself, and hope that you can learn something from it. I explored my feelings on cultural issues and where I might fit into them.Alinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01668282099539168993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-28962097753004253662008-12-15T00:57:00.005-06:002008-12-15T03:47:45.885-06:00The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)The Man Who Fell to Earth: A Review<br /><br />I'm not sure where to place this film in my mind quite yet and can't decide whether or not it was crap.<br /><br />I picked this up from netflix, intentionally keeping my self from knowing much about it aside from it being in the Criterion Collection and that it's David Bowie's first starring movie role. Little did I know that I'd come out of the two and a half hour ordeal witnessing the penes of both Bowie and Rip Torn...<br /><br />The film is something like an erotic sci-fi drama, an English erotic sci-fi drama... and seeing that as the intention, I think it's freaking awful. Great sci-fi concept, Bowie comes to Earth in an effort to transport water back to his desert planet, but it gets totally ruined by the love plot running throughout, which is fleshed out poorly, despite the fourty-five minutes it utterly consumes in the beginning half of the flick.<br /><br />I've also come to the conclusion that there is a very different sensibility about sex in England compared to the US and especially between 1976 and 2008. The intimate scenes were so very uncomfortable. After seeing David Bowie rub his nipples (one later gets cut off) and suck gin off the end of a revolver, my life will never be the same. On the other hand there where a few moments where great. There were some very big ideas at play that would coalesce very subtly and it didn't get too philosophical or up its own a**.<br /><br />All in all, a very pretty, sexually-disturbing film. I didnt expect it to turn out that way, but I guess any movie where Bowie plays an alien is a prime situation for some glittery-intergalactic-sexcapades, but you know, hindsight's 20/20.<br /><br />Man, Nicolas Roeg, you're good with a camera, but you're twisted.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-56462539990009010772008-12-14T19:53:00.002-06:002008-12-14T20:07:12.262-06:00From dawn til Dusk v2<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yW-fL-2ey1Y&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yW-fL-2ey1Y&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Here is the video documentation of the installation I did in my garage coinciding with the "Happening." Really, this was a retouching of installations I've done before where I worked out some issues to make something much more successful and interactive. The lines are very thin and subtle and people just wanted to touch them so I had to make sure they were able to be touched.<br /><br />I really enjoy creating space/mood with really simple elements and to destroy space at the same time, leaving my eyes to be confused about the workings of reality by something like catfish line.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-43832900164212779532008-12-13T14:02:00.003-06:002008-12-13T14:34:30.756-06:00A ReviewI have been ranting and raving about the "Legacy: Bunny McBride" show at AKAR all semester long on here and would like to explain why:<br />First some simple facts.<br />1. It's taking place at AKAR, which is located across the street from Van Allen hall on the southside.<br />2. It only run for another month or so.<br />3. The gallery is open to the public and free.<br />4. The artists featured are 30 ceramicists who have either taught at or attended the University of Iowa and have been hand selected by Bunny McBride, the university ceramics head, to participate in this show.<br /><br />Here's why it's so important; this is not only a showcase of Bunny's friends, or his favorite Iowa artists, but it is most likely the greatest show of it's kind this year in the U.S. if not the world. This is a show that demonstrates how functional and utilitarian pots can be amazing pieces of art. I realize I am somewhat biased because I am a potter at Iowa and have Bunny as a teacher, but still I want everyone to know about this opportunity to experience amazing art and perhaps gain a new perspective on pottery.<br />I'm sure we've all taken some survey of western art and art history class while at college. So I want everyone to take a look at their book, if they still have it, and find all the ceramic pieces displayed or even mentioned since the Greeks. One, maybe two I'm betting. It's pretty common knowledge that most artists and even the general public as a whole don't think of pottery as art. Why is that?<br />I think probably because of the mass production of drinking or eating vessels and wide spread use that human beings use these vessels for. It's very easy to assume that every cup or every bowl is good only as a vessel to hold a food or liquid, so most everyone does assume that ALL pots are good only a means to eat out of.<br />Go to this show and tell me that these pots are only good to use at the dining room table, and not art. I think you'll have a hard time doing it. Perhaps it's even the best art, since it can be used as well as admired.<br />I'm not saying that every cup or every bowl or even every teapot is a work of art. Just like every painting or photograph isn't art. Go to wal-mart and you'll see what I mean.<br />But perhaps attending this show will get you thinking about the effort and thought these artists have put into the creation of these pieces. From how well a handle fits in your hand or the amazing spectrum of colors that can appear on one piece and not turn to a muddy brown. You'll realize that something is happening right in front of you.<br />The potential to become aware of art we see, experience, and interact with everyday will become clear.droohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08176061571479334931noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-72586638313338016452008-12-12T19:17:00.006-06:002008-12-12T19:30:51.873-06:00Black Glass Collaboration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RVJkukkjIno/SUMN8yw2hbI/AAAAAAAAABo/UAkTgCyfrv8/s1600-h/DSCF0828.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RVJkukkjIno/SUMN8yw2hbI/AAAAAAAAABo/UAkTgCyfrv8/s200/DSCF0828.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279078526278337970" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RVJkukkjIno/SUMNmejqQTI/AAAAAAAAABg/dGejlP_O64I/s1600-h/DSCF0829.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Im not really sure what to say about this project, I don't really know how it should exist or how it functions other than as the product of two individual sets of aesthetics and tendencies. It really is a conception, as an idea or notion, as a way of seeing things differently, and as something like human conception, with male and female figures joining at a colorful vortex accompanied by two-facedness and brutal aggression (Janus and the grizzly.) It is an experimentation in art collaboration in an academic/diorama setting that is just plain off kilter and interesting almost solely based on that fact. <div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RVJkukkjIno/SUMPp9d3YuI/AAAAAAAAABw/IZAVxNe1-ik/s200/DSCF0817.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279080401757233890" /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RVJkukkjIno/SUMP4PgeUeI/AAAAAAAAAB4/r7dPriMp5TM/s200/DSCF0825.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279080647118180834" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33290360@N07/sets/72157611192461950/">Here</a> are the rest of the pictures I took. I must apologize about the quality of the pictures that were taken in the dark. I need a better camera...</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-88029213247449910092008-12-11T16:58:00.002-06:002008-12-11T17:01:08.480-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2kxZHnsUDpPpNse4hqqps2cR24Ys8q-LFI5qJd2Al9_fdL6_yxsEUjQFb9fxgtRRTavBKRJaS5oJICBkA5qdTPGkoL72B2SDW2F0_ntK-QFvak3FpEI-DGUWjZ_F4vn1gsQ9TRftkdo/s1600-h/derbyart_poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2kxZHnsUDpPpNse4hqqps2cR24Ys8q-LFI5qJd2Al9_fdL6_yxsEUjQFb9fxgtRRTavBKRJaS5oJICBkA5qdTPGkoL72B2SDW2F0_ntK-QFvak3FpEI-DGUWjZ_F4vn1gsQ9TRftkdo/s400/derbyart_poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278670973416242722" border="0" /></a><br />HEY ALL.<br />JUST THOUGHT I WOULD PASS SOME INFO ON TO ANYONE WHO WILL BE IN MINNEAPOLIS THIS MONTH. I AM IN A SHOW AT THE <a href="http://www.roguebuddha.com">ROGUE BUDDHA GALLERY</a>, IT IS A ROLLER GIRL THEMED ART SHOW, PRETTY RAD.van holmgrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14921466895891597406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-27847743107224590652008-12-10T22:25:00.001-06:002008-12-10T22:38:18.016-06:00Pesonal Inventory<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJuqj5y4aYkgAG8AaWge0-HZOfS2ikkoEGMJOqv2CH9pXXUcdaPRstIjwSU4x26SgFRPlvYLuyjsRvo3XX_Pb7OVxmatW_1DOFif0UfNwOyCi2_BhHM-WGeLbKVzyMtFevv7QVEPgFQQ/s1600-h/snake+skin+heels.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJuqj5y4aYkgAG8AaWge0-HZOfS2ikkoEGMJOqv2CH9pXXUcdaPRstIjwSU4x26SgFRPlvYLuyjsRvo3XX_Pb7OVxmatW_1DOFif0UfNwOyCi2_BhHM-WGeLbKVzyMtFevv7QVEPgFQQ/s400/snake+skin+heels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278384010419757122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMhSovPdIbxoFurhWtCpuvILWHFfBlhksUTFR4GcQGT9_YFxjxhk7FeCGgbWHCaelcZchqGrkZdeolMFuwM8IfRaWUpmuVR6Iup7BvLXWABD8V1Cr3gVDGQOII0q-UhHs2KjxTjrof50/s1600-h/PEach+shoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMhSovPdIbxoFurhWtCpuvILWHFfBlhksUTFR4GcQGT9_YFxjxhk7FeCGgbWHCaelcZchqGrkZdeolMFuwM8IfRaWUpmuVR6Iup7BvLXWABD8V1Cr3gVDGQOII0q-UhHs2KjxTjrof50/s400/PEach+shoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278383999260490306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GePFvomiOjkav8mjsMhhVyILy5XljqZlUTbP4yYIoQLhjJgompWN0HKITFSxrV4nI_ts4rYubaIORBdkpWLwbVOpmJJsO5aWv1MmOReuvDQ50OqE665vSJlTryyz0kFUrnb91d5_csk/s1600-h/leather+sandels.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GePFvomiOjkav8mjsMhhVyILy5XljqZlUTbP4yYIoQLhjJgompWN0HKITFSxrV4nI_ts4rYubaIORBdkpWLwbVOpmJJsO5aWv1MmOReuvDQ50OqE665vSJlTryyz0kFUrnb91d5_csk/s400/leather+sandels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278383998155374466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLLkP6yWuWfZ0wrMcWxsYqgi99MWxJw4e4kiNv9G7ZgSsKGYImk4D9WzRjXVs1lWvUdA_8lKWok9a6CLS6W5jUasEY16OGVToOvG2y2u8L0DcxwMHO0hm7jj7X0AfUmzMp8jTeZJ4Oh8/s1600-h/Comba+boots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLLkP6yWuWfZ0wrMcWxsYqgi99MWxJw4e4kiNv9G7ZgSsKGYImk4D9WzRjXVs1lWvUdA_8lKWok9a6CLS6W5jUasEY16OGVToOvG2y2u8L0DcxwMHO0hm7jj7X0AfUmzMp8jTeZJ4Oh8/s400/Comba+boots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278383994196664754" border="0" /></a>This project stemmed from a need to rid myself of the things I'd built up over time. When I was younger, I bought things as a way to pass the time. Now my money goes towards sustaining me rather then adorning. This past action of buying clothing and accessories not out of need but out of boredom is now a bit disgusting to me. But still, I have all these things I can't part with. So this inventory is an exploration of my accumulation. Through it, I hope to examine what I have, why I have it and why I can't get rid of it.<br /><br />People had issues with the writing, saying it was too frivolous and I didn't seem aware of how unintelligent I sounded. Perhaps my writings didn't reflect well on my person? I think that is the whole point. Shopping is a mindless act to a large extent. The only thing that's inaccessible about the act is the funds to purchase. Otherwise, everyone can participate. I don't view this project as any form of flattery. In fact, it is quite the opposite. So why flatter myself in my writing? Why make it seem like these things are more then they are?<br /><br />I don't know what I'm going to do with this project, but I'm going to keep going. It's the only self reflective thing I've ever made. If in the end this is a self portrait, then so be it.Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630663002517045410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-52003510011447145612008-12-10T21:44:00.003-06:002008-12-15T21:25:19.948-06:00A Love Story 2: Based on True EventsI added two other male characters to this video. The idea was to create a life of different loves. The added video ended up being distracting because of the change in video quality. I also felt like the pace was too fast to sustain the meaning through the changing characters. It was also distracting and nauseating. Over all, I felt this was a less successful version compared to my first attempt. My third video will re shot and be slower in pace but maintain the four characters already established.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwSLTNaMBwhgSeb3RxLkbkXmSRSNQWfqFtbLgT42K6xbpqg8vkSU082An0xF9pwDuEsL6lF44uc-9pUPdmuAQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02630663002517045410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-16770420038105231312008-12-10T18:50:00.008-06:002008-12-16T15:28:22.156-06:00PortfolioMy first project for intermedia II was a sound project in which i used the sound of breaking glass inside a paper bag. The video is not located here but it was a fairly simple treatment. The sound was meant to trigger violent and uncomfortable memories involving the breaking something glass.<div><br /></div><div>My second project was my BFA show installation. The installation served as a representation of my artistic process. More specifically, it was meant to highlight the materials and content shown throughout the show. </div><div><br /></div><div>My third project was a video stop animation highlighting three elements that have been repeating in my intermedia experience. The use of figures, non human actors and a two dimensional ground all work together to create a living animated environment highlighting the activation of each element in relation to the other actors on screen.</div><br /><div><br /></div><div>My final project for the class was also a stop animation. This time i wanted to show an interaction of drawn elements. I eliminated the actors for this one and just focused on creating an animated book. A living, growing drawing. My intent here is to show the earth and drawing as a living evolving experience complete with both visual and theoretical drama.</div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz_PfDV0Jx_hthlgKJYE3UNCfW6fp-Kbc_YhKAoLYUARVi5ycOK8bDuLrhr_UbUjmtCTQMAkr13tey0o5SZdg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzz7bzPMhF4XOW-ruPUGYb4pDR8cpQslcTAaEoXKbRzpqgBGgSwotzMNP8M584Y7CNdik-0VeCVL1nb-kNjsQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Michael Ryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632251670150378713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-14849606809424764472008-12-10T17:05:00.002-06:002008-12-10T17:15:28.497-06:00Portfolio/final project continuedAs we come to the end we have to present what we have contributed to eachother. Transportation, art construction and events focused around us have been many of my own topics. Below I have posted the collages I am sharing for final project. In explaning my portfolio I have posted the essay i shared at my installation at open house. For the final project I have kept my project simple. Collaging and collecting is a large part of my work and I write essays to understand the process. Simply my final project is all of the photo work I have done of projects in this class.<br />further down the page I have posted my review essay which is a first for writing about my experience as a DJ.<br /><br />OPEN HOUSE December 5, 2008<br /><br />soUNDER soUNDER soUNDER soUNDER SOUNDER. Five, for today December 5th is “OPEN HOUSE.” This is my third, how many do you have under your belt? HELLO. Today is a new occasion, where are we celebrating this party and how many new people do we have. Welcome to Installations, Writings, Thoughts, Libraries, Controversies, Happiness, Friendship, Visual Art, Literature, Paper Works and so on.<br /><br />we have a room with a reel<br />we have a room with less light<br />we have fulfillment<br />we have chaos<br />we have disbandment<br />we have loyalty<br />I have paper<br />you he she and I have the work celebrated.<br /><br /><br />HELLO. Intermedia II brought me here. Jill Baker brought me, brought us here. Jill will bring me to the Senior Center on Saturday. I am excited to see Jill’s film on Saturday. There is a reel for us to watch movies submitted by participating artists somewhere in this building. Have you noticed this building, what a trip? I remember telling Kevin, if you imagine yourself here, as Menards … Intermedia work would be located in the Lamps. About the reel, where there are films, a roll of film. SOUNDER. After I heard the news, we counted in letter format 77 SOUNDERS to fulfill the days until Barack Obama, starts his new job. Film which is transported by a roll format. Most of the supplies for two dimensional, paper etc. were on a roll format. Transportation and a roll/a reel/paper are topics of interest for today.<br /><br />This body is unlike things of OPEN HOUSE in the past. My first, we visited a room. The focuses then were materials, but organic materials. The focuses were senses, smell being the most powerful. I tag a beet as the most powerful organic art material. Second, we were Artists in the Community. We thought of people and their kindness to things, so we made them buttons. This makes me think of something I noticed last night, look at the enterance to the Graduate gallery. Someone has placed a dollar accepting art vendor/a machine. Marvelous!<br /><br />work to be magnetized<br />work for sound<br />work for soundtracking<br />work that is quiet<br />work that is still<br />on the other side of the room<br />work that is not made on paper.<br /><br />Next to us is the Library, you will have to ask the creators it’s title. David built the library. David is one of my most favorite people to write letters to. Letter Drawings is a different personal body of work. The elements of the installation before you reference many things to me. Letter drawings as you may read can be a honor to a person or an inanimate object. If you choose, it may honor this roll of paper. If you choose, it may honor a contrast focused. If you choose, it may honor the Grey Scale. This is drawing work as mechanics.<br /><br />I am not used to such mechanics. So feel free to ask me questions. I am usually one to jump into work, spontaneity is my long lost brother. A half sibling. Sometimes, actuall often multiple formats inspire eachother / by this I mean different media delve into different media. I love to collect things, so even before I knew my theme for this celebration day, I was collecting. I get these rolls of paper from my job. I was collecting them. I collected this box which would ultimately be a podium, from Kirkwood Produce. It once contained tomatoes. When you get one of these boxes clean, in good shape, celebrate.<br /><br />The paper roll is a movement object, and as we discovered in the BLT/BLT performance of Concepts in Drawing, it could be used for a handheld short film viewer. I think this is awesome. At a special meeting of performance and drawing installation these rolls of paper were used as floor sculptures as you may see it here. The boxes are simply box paintings. These days my two favorite things come on rolls, paper, and film for my 35mm camera. Recording analog on tape is a roll, I love that. This is a viewing sculpture, it has no movement like my last one. You can see a picture taken of it here. This is still work, quieter than many other things I have done. I have learned how to simply have fun, have you?Ian G. Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917594240398156228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-9850913039179547132008-12-10T16:58:00.011-06:002008-12-10T17:04:47.437-06:00Portfolio/Final Project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAGoDzj8jOzjNLaqfpmmZsYXkwzA6xYhjaZ7eFpis_R7WjF3w-huM44bLy0ePRvtDprlCEyyKrhrgN4lZ8NOI_NUc0GqIIrqQn_Fa0i3SwYN9YE4P0zAwDNvYrvup6aO0JuBK8OGlQZpI/s1600-h/Intermedia+Collage+10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278301219083046930" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 114px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPAGoDzj8jOzjNLaqfpmmZsYXkwzA6xYhjaZ7eFpis_R7WjF3w-huM44bLy0ePRvtDprlCEyyKrhrgN4lZ8NOI_NUc0GqIIrqQn_Fa0i3SwYN9YE4P0zAwDNvYrvup6aO0JuBK8OGlQZpI/s200/Intermedia+Collage+10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieveMjG6ekb2Hxb_oBeI3eYG8P-vEr0VfYeOqqTI260-mz83pyHDE9HWqMMjCHuTNXgu7kB5s6ox-NaCVdu2n6sBIiZaEYwl59S4QqTpDkfbVUw84H6WMUD5GqXDUDLIQTQlUWtLWhHjn4/s1600-h/Intermedia+Collage+9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278301137497924242" style="FLOAT: right; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrupXXznaW97xs91pIUyL1z32FaPACxK7gncQccmNIHepos-Mz3Ee2sRWZKUHGfnl3u-duO1YN8CMJ0XA5HEH8EvXacwnXem-pxm33hrIzQ-Gqa4-uLwWi0y9rbkuyqAdLvTnrwGsPsRjn/s200/Intermedia+Collage+7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7T8hZCxQ9mGTzXER6Bj5Qd4YTKCYrMm4Sx_ckzH7QHXldNcF7dDmEAg3bb90f1UMTp8RM_sCXxF7Ki2UZ7QH-gXX5_4We5koMZ5bupI6b79UnoxsAfbRtyTiYl80MbLmxBm34mFcDRha/s1600-h/Intermedia+Collage+6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278300848331264178" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 246px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ7T8hZCxQ9mGTzXER6Bj5Qd4YTKCYrMm4Sx_ckzH7QHXldNcF7dDmEAg3bb90f1UMTp8RM_sCXxF7Ki2UZ7QH-gXX5_4We5koMZ5bupI6b79UnoxsAfbRtyTiYl80MbLmxBm34mFcDRha/s320/Intermedia+Collage+6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZsO5heJJSK8cWMWApSV1AKmzSx1aP_C96d0yy-Hux57EdVhzGWOnbfQo7FmmxI1vZPqGIPAdSoR1_BpJpnMwgwZpTJFhdOC-TsWeAJeebOQon_sVqCHUFzZNlgymHD7pmZCKJPCmz8tEV/s1600-h/Intermedia+Collage+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278300615270748450" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 206px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS43p2FVcHh-GwZEcDzT-JRz13uAHe7fkg2hKbamkrVjuGxADOXrM2wjhIAQI-QihWL2dwVGwWj8lKNDmqyxyd7veHi_qtgsxmRloEsR-5BhHeafkoTfhdOcGd_eHNZAj-Xkb8aDzpv6DB/s320/Intermedia+Collage+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7axEIqBsEMBFkW5BtHUWbiozoyk941iOe7A4T7x4fIImHiVZVdzWsJQFR3pXOMxrwSmQQJG2UlcWgKvhlSiUAbF6prFH8kqKqsrE-OU7pjb55fpfPhIjHwDW-A8jtIBT0beTPaz5A2tG/s1600-h/Intermedia+Collage+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278299938158745970" style="WIDTH: 126px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE7axEIqBsEMBFkW5BtHUWbiozoyk941iOe7A4T7x4fIImHiVZVdzWsJQFR3pXOMxrwSmQQJG2UlcWgKvhlSiUAbF6prFH8kqKqsrE-OU7pjb55fpfPhIjHwDW-A8jtIBT0beTPaz5A2tG/s200/Intermedia+Collage+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LMXLs6kxT81vpejUv69W_OXB50v3mDP46bf7hSfinUPtZOHF41dIs5xpyZncVG-WqbOStKowt_Nkf7MtDjlEipiVr4yGMkHV8hwRavhtbaq1n4uCgcma35_gkY99Qzucez_tatSIFvOT/s1600-h/Intermedia+Collage+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278299775951365234" style="WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LMXLs6kxT81vpejUv69W_OXB50v3mDP46bf7hSfinUPtZOHF41dIs5xpyZncVG-WqbOStKowt_Nkf7MtDjlEipiVr4yGMkHV8hwRavhtbaq1n4uCgcma35_gkY99Qzucez_tatSIFvOT/s320/Intermedia+Collage+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ian G. Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917594240398156228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-16461415439015533302008-12-09T12:47:00.011-06:002008-12-09T13:19:40.267-06:00PortfolioFirst off, here's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKufvxmG9Uw">link</a> to the commentary I have about all of my Fall Intermedia work. I decided to make a video instead of writing out all of my processes and ideas for this portfolio.<br /><br />Some photos from Flower Installation:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5a0HwVFE9ZeqIGgWonM6QGB_9KvsN0a9QizAMSt8xvCMhd-ZUP1fPSa6IgVXCBLQrFuNFfFAYtXcjG8K2L-t5VgR_UCbslStc_14t9M0caS3bG7VQYR91JwdIBswb216MzdBOQrkKgVti/s1600-h/flowersgroup.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5a0HwVFE9ZeqIGgWonM6QGB_9KvsN0a9QizAMSt8xvCMhd-ZUP1fPSa6IgVXCBLQrFuNFfFAYtXcjG8K2L-t5VgR_UCbslStc_14t9M0caS3bG7VQYR91JwdIBswb216MzdBOQrkKgVti/s320/flowersgroup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253378757263577954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgL1kalb82PEStEcqS30fI3PDoXwxU3FleigPbPc8y8oO_FsWpHaekdnqjjaY66ygdq_1DiDR5Q82CHrP6v8EywWbypfB9GFgaF7gZAXAs6F_2f6mrgKcxYyFsspqHeW52VTsFMyD4zL92/s1600-h/wall9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgL1kalb82PEStEcqS30fI3PDoXwxU3FleigPbPc8y8oO_FsWpHaekdnqjjaY66ygdq_1DiDR5Q82CHrP6v8EywWbypfB9GFgaF7gZAXAs6F_2f6mrgKcxYyFsspqHeW52VTsFMyD4zL92/s320/wall9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254931050449116066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIEKV59EKMGswxKFiTQ-5MNg6ndlk7g9uiPswWCzLQUCNsWzyIb3G_7ZV-19Ry6uwAp8c1VTXZLjd-UxoK6uNqiC1yg023ReGHUezwyIT6C4xxqkTB_gs_jTxHazX676SHeAGjmxFNN9f/s1600-h/wall7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIEKV59EKMGswxKFiTQ-5MNg6ndlk7g9uiPswWCzLQUCNsWzyIb3G_7ZV-19Ry6uwAp8c1VTXZLjd-UxoK6uNqiC1yg023ReGHUezwyIT6C4xxqkTB_gs_jTxHazX676SHeAGjmxFNN9f/s320/wall7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254931042083184002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvs5Wnmst_w09Rj-f6lvObPFV0yWQpXFUYMSbydF6mTO6J3gCIO7f5dIGX638o1EIEoLAMpM6sT2ImmyYkOUvwI5JgbtQuy5Dno0UJpZiVmrWe46iCS0K3DT9Py7p4V7l8Hf3teirfeq_/s1600-h/wall3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvs5Wnmst_w09Rj-f6lvObPFV0yWQpXFUYMSbydF6mTO6J3gCIO7f5dIGX638o1EIEoLAMpM6sT2ImmyYkOUvwI5JgbtQuy5Dno0UJpZiVmrWe46iCS0K3DT9Py7p4V7l8Hf3teirfeq_/s320/wall3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254930489656548802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A few photos from Last Stand in Open Country Installation:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3svMQ6AG7t7GJqx22G9BvCjzVaRz6KhVttvMq4dIMTRN8bdHllNs7Jc_ztqiwR3dsrSptsZ1_oXcB_F-yBax5kFHRZFGrBDD53eizbzqCezypZ4piYl7AldR5EzkoFfk4z-WPCzgJRdvG/s1600-h/drewstaresunset.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3svMQ6AG7t7GJqx22G9BvCjzVaRz6KhVttvMq4dIMTRN8bdHllNs7Jc_ztqiwR3dsrSptsZ1_oXcB_F-yBax5kFHRZFGrBDD53eizbzqCezypZ4piYl7AldR5EzkoFfk4z-WPCzgJRdvG/s320/drewstaresunset.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277865808331557058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfoiT5fDNgwH7VJGtfxNzcsAUF_yt_-iOIXiD2LEtZSBIw-oq0_ZFXFnPT3gNzqC5VUuSFYFFja0bknzIimhDcWHjG_k0IkRw6x11ov1IoGT5s_rWWCgdLZw0jNKdbt5xjFdZOInF01uU/s1600-h/goldfields.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 167px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfoiT5fDNgwH7VJGtfxNzcsAUF_yt_-iOIXiD2LEtZSBIw-oq0_ZFXFnPT3gNzqC5VUuSFYFFja0bknzIimhDcWHjG_k0IkRw6x11ov1IoGT5s_rWWCgdLZw0jNKdbt5xjFdZOInF01uU/s320/goldfields.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277865966093791634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ0gkf-HxL6UZqaQ1T4z28B0sV7pkbPdLi19cQvJA4vgrZCBVE2SV1vOjaWWtQQY-qeW5trXFl2K_2o6EopN7Q9-5ICa76yvynp1_986ykge4Thcb78KpWVVWN3504-PaKEgmoU27LWyf/s1600-h/redcliff3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJ0gkf-HxL6UZqaQ1T4z28B0sV7pkbPdLi19cQvJA4vgrZCBVE2SV1vOjaWWtQQY-qeW5trXFl2K_2o6EopN7Q9-5ICa76yvynp1_986ykge4Thcb78KpWVVWN3504-PaKEgmoU27LWyf/s320/redcliff3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277866110594984146" border="0" /> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXl5lgE5xiz9yLgx_XE0JHp2n5DBcfeXXzbMyAZ0c7AzJM37SKTCDNOt-mqHcV066eUSdrAJq9lT2q9z5N07NQ77qnDyHYwU454XO4KuBhzNlUP2442DRWaXis7tYYAvn-3TQ9M4JrHlp7/s1600-h/sunset6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXl5lgE5xiz9yLgx_XE0JHp2n5DBcfeXXzbMyAZ0c7AzJM37SKTCDNOt-mqHcV066eUSdrAJq9lT2q9z5N07NQ77qnDyHYwU454XO4KuBhzNlUP2442DRWaXis7tYYAvn-3TQ9M4JrHlp7/s320/sunset6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277866215389188706" border="0" /></a><br />Also, here's a <a href="http://www.rhapsody.com/willie-nelson/the-great-divide"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">link</span></a> to the Willie Nelson song that accompanied the slideshow. Click on "Last Stand in Open Country."<br /><br />Here are some photos from my 8 Hours of Art Installation:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7skMnKy9RfCdbVNkLGhht2-_vvoo1YPrn5x8bouyq7QL8-r3qy0_pvc5gBKwppUE8ESQyacH3llcusSyMBprlnXg4bg3nBu6khocRMw6F7aTTM0vCTyE5CG9q1efX75Wwbq_HsHKTTS4/s1600-h/2am.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh7skMnKy9RfCdbVNkLGhht2-_vvoo1YPrn5x8bouyq7QL8-r3qy0_pvc5gBKwppUE8ESQyacH3llcusSyMBprlnXg4bg3nBu6khocRMw6F7aTTM0vCTyE5CG9q1efX75Wwbq_HsHKTTS4/s320/2am.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277867062936202418" border="0" /></a><br />"We're all in this thing together. You're not alone. There are people who want to listen. People who can help, because we know how it feels. If you could feel what I've felt you'd want to help others too. I am no martyr. I am no savior...but I could be a friend."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDhUFm_WRKcwvoB5irE-S8Thbi5eSd0qPZdHs6cVAd3D44qcAAZNzauCTaZv5oWVVeA1pfRsx7BCQ3-rCbyHWjw8r8pdSPhYgrijKyGanC-dlJnCCnX4e2cyAo9XL_HZlA5VCCTCGU-BF/s1600-h/4am.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDhUFm_WRKcwvoB5irE-S8Thbi5eSd0qPZdHs6cVAd3D44qcAAZNzauCTaZv5oWVVeA1pfRsx7BCQ3-rCbyHWjw8r8pdSPhYgrijKyGanC-dlJnCCnX4e2cyAo9XL_HZlA5VCCTCGU-BF/s320/4am.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277867322704911938" border="0" /></a><br />"Moses had horns until roughly 1500 A.D. What else has been mistranslated or completely omitted from your Holy Bible? It's a matter of faith, I understand, but so is wiping your own ass with your bare hand and expecting it not to smell like shit."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sX5DjIOHsckpRFjj4FWD0fJk6fbLrkZ4YDa3lshE9zJkgSg7r0rNBJlKI9MAOodnOIFB0nhXgCYjj4JBiAKvUO95KunQW0Ix4KslhH-jZLiF4gjEDeaGPyfVYRJr1aAKT_2RS2TW0HRZ/s1600-h/3am.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sX5DjIOHsckpRFjj4FWD0fJk6fbLrkZ4YDa3lshE9zJkgSg7r0rNBJlKI9MAOodnOIFB0nhXgCYjj4JBiAKvUO95KunQW0Ix4KslhH-jZLiF4gjEDeaGPyfVYRJr1aAKT_2RS2TW0HRZ/s320/3am.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277867185574711874" border="0" /></a><br />"Had Kinnick been flooded last June you can bet your ass it would have been open in time for the first home game, pink locker room and all. So why is it we will have to wait years to get our Art Studios back? Somewhere along the line of rich old white guys running Iowa they forgot what humanity was and how this college creates it through art classes not dumbass over privileged football jocks. Ah, but fuck it, we'll just sell "Mural" and get back to even. I mean who ever got drunk at 6 a.m. and ate a whole fried pig just to go see a painting."<br /><br />Finally here are some photos of my installation piece at open house:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmfXIUrPz6OpnpXVFpZbw2tvSnMtPzi99o6EC13Xpxe_hr6lPU1-FuN1zEizAtgckJcrs-47m8wa31ApMCBAOj8AiAZ20-eTJ4xGGlkStl1oZsQt9BE8bYOGYQ-SHLv99WOwOjMM76DbJ/s1600-h/chair1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmfXIUrPz6OpnpXVFpZbw2tvSnMtPzi99o6EC13Xpxe_hr6lPU1-FuN1zEizAtgckJcrs-47m8wa31ApMCBAOj8AiAZ20-eTJ4xGGlkStl1oZsQt9BE8bYOGYQ-SHLv99WOwOjMM76DbJ/s320/chair1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277870005178083954" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7MUiY2UvcsvhTxl4DjxytgPPR3Yy2EdPzGzieEl1cZ2pOydARAQpJnKyBdTnrlbS0JgVdm5KM0mYKNhMKCrmsTexggdlv_LKAAqn0LDyA5GSv3vF67blaaQJ_oDPc0JjhLVkgkxkHPdy/s1600-h/chair2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF7MUiY2UvcsvhTxl4DjxytgPPR3Yy2EdPzGzieEl1cZ2pOydARAQpJnKyBdTnrlbS0JgVdm5KM0mYKNhMKCrmsTexggdlv_LKAAqn0LDyA5GSv3vF67blaaQJ_oDPc0JjhLVkgkxkHPdy/s320/chair2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277870132904907634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_Ir-XXrvX2q16GBEqm01kBDe0aM8c5ZSbU8YOOBrGjQQbasKduRncUWNIfyNyahyphenhyphenrLGFOltvMbsFBpPc0Voe9PfglpSz_JYr0Xo_UaTiniTnLbURR8B16cUwJ_lpprsGy-iqjqe3WiDj/s1600-h/chair4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl_Ir-XXrvX2q16GBEqm01kBDe0aM8c5ZSbU8YOOBrGjQQbasKduRncUWNIfyNyahyphenhyphenrLGFOltvMbsFBpPc0Voe9PfglpSz_JYr0Xo_UaTiniTnLbURR8B16cUwJ_lpprsGy-iqjqe3WiDj/s320/chair4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277870250789363138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once again, all of my commentary is located on the video which I have linked at the top of the page.<br /><br />-Drew<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3svMQ6AG7t7GJqx22G9BvCjzVaRz6KhVttvMq4dIMTRN8bdHllNs7Jc_ztqiwR3dsrSptsZ1_oXcB_F-yBax5kFHRZFGrBDD53eizbzqCezypZ4piYl7AldR5EzkoFfk4z-WPCzgJRdvG/s1600-h/drewstaresunset.jpg"> </a>droohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08176061571479334931noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-50714397030557862202008-12-08T18:14:00.002-06:002008-12-08T18:16:53.594-06:00BIRD NAMESBird Names, a band I saw earlier this year, and one of my new favorites was on tour with Dan Deacon. They are a very wierd pop group who are form Chicago. Here is a great video of them playing on kiddie music review show "CHIC A GO GO!" "CHIC A GO GO features bands from chicago!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK5NTUXrlQY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK5NTUXrlQY</a>Ian G. Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917594240398156228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-69543795469505683712008-12-08T18:11:00.001-06:002008-12-08T18:13:14.714-06:00this is a reviewHere is my review for our class, it is a bout a guest appearance on my radio show!<br /><br />Music has intertwined with art for me as long as I can remember. Musical experiences fueling visual projects, vice-versa. Not yet have I embarked a visual project inspired by my alias as a radio DJ. But here it may come and I have been long waiting. I am writing this response to fulfill an Intermedia assignment and as a reference for one of my favorite extra curricular activities. KRUI is the University of Iowa’s alternative student run radio organization, and better tagged as “Iowa City’s Sound Alternative.” It is a family much like this class; you grow and learn a lot, most of all I have a hell of a lot of time doing it. To my intermedia class you may have experienced blogging when I may write about my time at the station. I have worked for KRUI for a year now, and one semester as a persona doing a show with my best friend Kevin, who lately calls himself DJ Mifune. This past Sunday December 7th after the hustle of Open House I played one of my favorite shows to date!<br /> Mifune and I have taken this semester to become more personal with our listeners and be more specific about the music we play. We are general rotation DJ’s, we are considering doing a specialty show covering all things “lo-fi” production next semester if I am still in town. We started this semester strong and decided after a while we wanted to understand our audience and tell them as much about us as we can. On a side note this year KRUI is celebrating its 25th year anniversary. This was a time of happiness yet we couldn’t be. KRUI, normally located in the third floor of the IMU was affected by the flood and was forced to relocate to the Quadrangle Dormitory, sad. At times of frustration and being forced to a much smaller space with a reduced music library everyone was tense and we had to work together.<br /> We had decided to attack every show by making a theme for the night; we would focus on one genre of music and use our knowledge to give facts and history of the musicians involved. My favorite show we have done yet was a history of rockabilly. We have since done a honorary show for our favorite psych/trip-hop label “ANTICON,” who have recently celebrated their tenth year anniversary.<br /> I remember near the beginning of this semester talking to my friend Nick Carney, once the drummer of the Iowa City group The Sullivan Gang. I had asked Nick about performing live on my show. I had enjoyed the idea and wanted to have my work and work of my musician friends performed live on the show. We did this for the first time last night.<br /> I was at work at the Co-op and my good friend Phil had stopped in. Phil and I have shared a lot of music knowledge together. This summer Phil and I bonded a lot while we were spending it’s better half picking blueberries at Bach’s Berry farm. Phil is a photographer and we are both drawing artists. Phil has since the summer created a lot of work around our time blueberry picking. At his show at the White Rabbit during the first Iowa City gallery walk, he showed photographs of our blueberries, sold his home made blueberry jam, and soon the two of us will collaborate on a series of large scale work, abstracting our experience in southern Johnson County in summer sun conversing of political and emotional changes.<br /> To get to the chase, Phil played at my show last night. I laughed when we spoke of how he couldn’t use his real name because there was already a musician named Phil Ochs. The first Phil Och’s was a 1960’s politically active musician, who was friends with others like Bob Dylan. My friend Phil was been talking about putting out a vinyl LP in spring which he would self release and do his own artwork for. Exciting!<br /> Phil did marvelous, and to dodge the name confusion he is “Phil from Star City.” “Star City” will be the alias to encompass all collaborative and solo work on the LP. He played his acoustic Fender guitar which has a great steel body resonator and steel strings, it sounds nice and twang. Phil is a skilled guitarist who has a very blues like finger picking style. He played five great songs, mixed throughout the show and the odd psych pop and noise I rotated. At one point his girlfriend Emma called in pretending to be Phil’s biggest fan in Iowa City to embarrass to talk to him on the phone. Emma requested her favorite boyfriend/musician to play his song “My Girlfriend Wanda!”<br /> I loved this show and was so happy to have Phil with me experiencing one of my favorite activities. In the future I plan to have more friends play live, including myself. So whether you are in my class or just reading this review, I want you on my radio show! Continue listening to your sound alternative. Sounder as music, art as music! Thank you!Ian G. Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02917594240398156228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847512096088991116.post-40313973911340010932008-12-08T13:24:00.002-06:002008-12-08T13:55:45.727-06:00À bout de souffle<h1 style="font-weight: normal; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"> À bout de souffle (English: Breathless) is a film I recently saw with my French class. It's a very famous film that set the stereotype for French people up until the present day (it was originally released in 1960). Jean Seberg stars in the film as a young journalist living in Paris who has an ambiguous relationship with a criminal. Jean Seberg is actually from Marshalltown, Iowa but moved to France in the 60's and became a very famous French movie actress.</span></h1><h1 style="font-weight: normal; font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-size:100%;">French cinema differs from American movies in a couple ways: French films are usually constructed of conversation more than action. This is a tenant of French culture where conversation is elevated to an artform in itself. The conversations between Patricia (Jean Seberg) and Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) vary from life aspirations to cultural differences, but most of the time Michel is just trying to get Patricia to sleep with him. The film is also different in that there is usually somewhat of an open ended conclusion. A lot of Americans find these types of endings inconclusive, but they are actually meant to stir the viewer's emotions. <br /></span></h1> <span style="font-family: arial;">I suppose the stereotype stems from Michel's promiscuity and rather unabashed appetite for sexuality (though it's still fairly mild for today's standards, America in the 60's would find it somewhat distasteful and strange). I found the film interesting even if only because it offered a glimpse of what Paris was like in the 1960's. If film noir is your thing, you might enjoy this. I also recommend "Classe Tous Risques" which features Jean-Patrick Belmondo in a somewhat similar role in a crime drama set in France during the same time period. Ciao.</span>Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08677888480473875543noreply@blogger.com0