Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
If This Isn't Nice I Don't Know What Is
I received this beat up postcard this week from a friend of mine from art school who makes muppets and photos (and sometimes creepy looking silicone cameras). His work is interesting both formally and conceptually and if you know what's best for you you'll check out his website: http://scottdemeranville.com
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Whalerider
Last night I dreamt that I was riding on the back of a whale through the ocean. I woke up and thought about Lisa Frank, and those creepy visually assaulting images she creates that adorned my 5th grade trapper-keepers. I wish I was a painter, because that is seriously rich source material.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
These ladies are hott
Women welders during WWII. I was googling images of Rosie the Riveter and found some of the real women behind the icon.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Philadelphia
I thought I was going to Baltimore but I ended up visiting my dear friend Mari in Philadephia over the holiday.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
MUTE AND PRESERVE
I am currently showing some of my work at the North Dam Mill. Here's the statement for the show.
MUTE AND PRESERVE::The act of writing rather than speaking is a means of muting language, silencing the spoken word and preserving it (so that it can be read both in the present and the future). Writing is an attempt to preserve meaning, however, written words lack the context that speech is provided. Words that are spoken are heard within their direct context while the written word is likely to be read in a drastically different context that will significantly alter its perceived meaning.
The language utilized in this body of work is familiar phrases removed from bodies of literature and historic accounts. These words have been muted and preserved through the act of writing, and my abridgement re-interprets them into an altogether new context. Through this process I am questioning how written language functions. Where and how is meaning made within the written word? Is meaning innately linked to words and phrases? When the written word is removed from its familiar context can it author new meaning?
The materials I use to work with these concepts directly reference the ideas of preservation, as salt is a preservative and the prints are created on purely archival materials. The paper is left white and color is absent, resulting in a muted aesthetic.
MUTE AND PRESERVE::The act of writing rather than speaking is a means of muting language, silencing the spoken word and preserving it (so that it can be read both in the present and the future). Writing is an attempt to preserve meaning, however, written words lack the context that speech is provided. Words that are spoken are heard within their direct context while the written word is likely to be read in a drastically different context that will significantly alter its perceived meaning.
The language utilized in this body of work is familiar phrases removed from bodies of literature and historic accounts. These words have been muted and preserved through the act of writing, and my abridgement re-interprets them into an altogether new context. Through this process I am questioning how written language functions. Where and how is meaning made within the written word? Is meaning innately linked to words and phrases? When the written word is removed from its familiar context can it author new meaning?
The materials I use to work with these concepts directly reference the ideas of preservation, as salt is a preservative and the prints are created on purely archival materials. The paper is left white and color is absent, resulting in a muted aesthetic.
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