Saturday, August 09, 2008
my friend's boyfriend is amazing...
Brian Lee has a keen sense for aesthetics and functionality. here: A dinning table with the idea of allowing the audience to gain a different perspective as an unrecognizable object when put together. BRIAN LEE
Monday, July 28, 2008
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Feeling guilty...
Tastespotting is back! I was almost feeling guilty and embarassed for opening this page in public; almost like looking at porn...so I had to close the tab and refocus my mind on writing a paper. But tastespotting does look more delicious now that it's not part of notcot anymore.
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
Politcally Provocative Money Prints
Dan Tague's - "Cash Rules Everything Around Me"
His statement on the project:
The appeal and power of money are the issues at the core of this series. In a capitalist society cash rules everything. Society teaches us that you can buy love, happiness, and status through possessions. You can even right wrongs by taking away a bit of someone’s happiness through fines and lawsuits. Politicians buy votes through claims of lowering taxes, in other words letting us hold on to a little more of status… upper, lower, upper-lower class. Income tax, sales tax, and property tax all fund the war on terror, war on drugs, war on poverty, war on morality, etcetera. In fact our consumer pursuit of happiness is the cause and solution for all of these wars.
So in order to convey the allure of cash I relied on the aesthetic qualities of the bills. Detailed decorative engravings, masterful portraits and architectural renderings, and elegant fonts create a decadent allure. I further the effect with folds and twists to abstract the imagery and create a collage of wonderful images.
Folding the bills has another purpose to create narrative. The folds are precise and calculated in order to convey messages amidst the appeal of the abstracted imagery. The messages are political in nature ranging from local issues directed at rebuilding New Orleans with phrases like Unite NOLA and Home is a Tent. The proceeds of this photograph go to UNITY of Greater New Orleans to help out with the homeless crisis in our city. Other messages relate issues of terror and war with State of Fear and Hunt for Oil. While others deal with religion, God is American, and politicians, Trust No One. Then there is the ultimate praise of money in a capitalist world as the The American Idol.
His statement on the project:
The appeal and power of money are the issues at the core of this series. In a capitalist society cash rules everything. Society teaches us that you can buy love, happiness, and status through possessions. You can even right wrongs by taking away a bit of someone’s happiness through fines and lawsuits. Politicians buy votes through claims of lowering taxes, in other words letting us hold on to a little more of status… upper, lower, upper-lower class. Income tax, sales tax, and property tax all fund the war on terror, war on drugs, war on poverty, war on morality, etcetera. In fact our consumer pursuit of happiness is the cause and solution for all of these wars.
So in order to convey the allure of cash I relied on the aesthetic qualities of the bills. Detailed decorative engravings, masterful portraits and architectural renderings, and elegant fonts create a decadent allure. I further the effect with folds and twists to abstract the imagery and create a collage of wonderful images.
Folding the bills has another purpose to create narrative. The folds are precise and calculated in order to convey messages amidst the appeal of the abstracted imagery. The messages are political in nature ranging from local issues directed at rebuilding New Orleans with phrases like Unite NOLA and Home is a Tent. The proceeds of this photograph go to UNITY of Greater New Orleans to help out with the homeless crisis in our city. Other messages relate issues of terror and war with State of Fear and Hunt for Oil. While others deal with religion, God is American, and politicians, Trust No One. Then there is the ultimate praise of money in a capitalist world as the The American Idol.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Children's Book Illustrations
i'm weak for these children illustrations and use of type for the covers. cute and bold! reprodepot's latest arrivals.
Sunday, April 06, 2008
apologies
i have not posted in MONTHS...geeeez...sorry dudes. where has the time gone?
d/a clock by >>alvon aronson
d/a clock by >>alvon aronson
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Monday, January 07, 2008
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Chris Knoy
Chris Knoy, a friend and a filmmaker living in Florida, does some visually astounding collages.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
keith eric williams
Keith continually manages to blow me away with his work. The ones shown here are some of his newer stuff since i've last seen it. Visit >>keith - Cheers to you friend!
Saturday, December 01, 2007
cuteness overload at the CRAFT-O-RAMA
A friend of mine mentioned a craft sale that was going down at the Global Market last night and thought it would be cool to check it out. I am *so* glad I went! LOTS of great stuff all around but sadly I didn't purchase anything because I am a poor art & design student. Oh well, I had enough eye candy to be satisfied and took lots of photos with my roommates digi cam. See...this is why I love Minneapolis.
Here are a few links to the booths that I visited (and went gaga over):
+ greenzebra / armatodesign
+ jenna lou
+ kristen mary
+ pink sparrow
+ zeichen press
Here are a few links to the booths that I visited (and went gaga over):
+ greenzebra / armatodesign
+ jenna lou
+ kristen mary
+ pink sparrow
+ zeichen press
Friday, November 30, 2007
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
