I know it's not Thursday but I've been busy as fuck this week and totally forgot to make a TTT post. A good song about 2 of my favorite treats: Sex and Candy by Marcy Playground
Friday, January 28, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Quote of the Week 2
'The greatest pleasure in life
is doing what people say you cannot do'
-Walter Bagehot
Cans Festival with Banksy et al -Pope Marilyn Monroe
Sound Tossing - 'Electronic Tools for Sonic Interventions in Urban Space'
A few nights ago I did a post on Yarnstormers, now I'm finding this blog of Sound Tossers. It can't get any better than this. Yet another medium artists are using to fuck with the system. Big respect for being the first to take street art to a sonic level.
Check it out:
The following is taken directly from their blog:
Sound Tossing is an alternative type of electronic street art dedicated to activist, artist and protesters. It is the practice of throwing or hanging audio devices (Sound Tossing Tools) up to overhead wires such as power lines or telephone cables. While Sound Tossing Tools are hanging from overhead wires they generate sounds for subversive urban communication.
First Sound Tossing was reported in November 2010 in Istanbul.
Sound Tossing Vienna from Reinhard Gupfinger on Vimeo.
Sound Tossing from Reinhard Gupfinger on Vimeo.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Your Name in Lights
My name is going up in lights on Wednesday 26 Jan 9:16:40 PM, Australian Eastern Daylight time. It's nothing to do with fame, just registered my name on this website as part of a massive art project:
"Iconic American conceptual artist John Baldessari is looking for people, who want their name in lights, but just for 15 glittering seconds.
Your Name in Lights reflects the changing cult of celebrity in modern society and recalls Andy Warhol's prediction that in the future everyone will have their 15 minutes of fame. Drawing on imagery from Broadway theatre displays and Hollywood films, this ambitious new work will involve more than 100,000 participants.
Register your name and watch it appear in lights on the Australian Museum’s William Street façade.
If you want to join, it's free : http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/2011/Visual-Arts/Your-Name-In-Lights-Registration
Dan Eldon
"What is the difference between exploring and being lost?"
Dan Eldon was an English photo journalist who was stoned to death in 1993 at the young age of 22 by an angry mob in Somalia. When I started getting serious about visual arts, Dan Eldon was my first inspiration. I was introduced to his work in my third year of high school by my incredibly talented visual arts teacher. He used to tell me, 'Never fall in love with a dead man' as I'd obsessively leaf through Dan Eldon's pages during our lunch break. I ended up writing it on the side of my sketchbook as a reminder that art stems from obsession. My life motto, 'The Journey is the Destination' is from Dan Eldon. He kept a journal throughout his fascinating life with collages and writings about his travels and experiences. Through his raw pages you you step into the vagabond life of a beautiful women, reckless youth, and intriguing culture. Eldon combines my passions for travel, photography, adventure, and nature into bounded visual masterpieces.
Check out of Dan Eldon's work: http://www.daneldon.org/site/
Here are some pages from Eldon's Journal:
Here are two of my own Dan Eldon inspired pieces from high school:
Honestly I didn't really like these two pieces. I just ripped out some pictures from a National Geographic and used different media to create a collage but I find it superficial because I didn't really have an emotional connection with the statement I was trying to make. But I guess when you're pressed for a deadline and dealing with the wonderful trials and tribulations of the teenage years, shitting out masterpieces tends to be a struggle.
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