This split screen photo was taken and edited on the iPhone. I screen capture in the middle of flipping to the next picture. A very cool effect turned out.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Mark Making through the digital world
I find 'Facebook' really quite remarkably beautiful. There is something poetically beautiful to see all your friends update their status. A window into tragic and not so tragic lives.I just want people to realize that when there seems to be nothing there, look closer and you will find beauty.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
What is Art?
Even though I find this question incredibly engaging, it is evident to see that there is no right or wrong answer, as a result it always seems to lead to a dead end, and what do we get out of it? I’m not quite sure.
I find that many tend to over analyze ‘art.’ So as a result I don’t worry over what can or can not be art, because through my eyes everything is what it is, and it is beautiful for that reason.
I’m not brave enough to say that it’s a waste of time, but I will say that I find it funny or rather odd that we are constantly discussing ‘what is art?’ Is it really worth the time and effort when we could potentially be addressing more important issues, whatever they may be. So in order to do so, like many issues and moral progressions, it is essential to first establish a common ground.
This common ground that I suggest stems from where ‘art’ comes from and ‘why’ we create it. I’d like to think that everyone could agree that ‘art’ has evolved from our own existence, a footprint on our planet. It has evolved from our own subconscious and intrinsic nature to create, to make, to leave marks, to leave our mark, to mark our own existence both individually and collectively as human beings. The key word here i find is, mark, not only through a physical visual mark but also in the sense of creating an impact in a variety of realms or reality. Hence what I find most fitting for this common ground, is to think of art in the simple sense of mark making; the act of leaving our mark, or establishing a recognition of our existence. Because we seem to have this unique desire as human beings to constantly create things that mark different aspects of our existence, whether it is a signature on a painting, or designed pieces of clothing, or even a manufactured automobile, they are all markings of the human race. We like to see what we can do.
“Let art happen.” - Karim Rashid, Industrial Designer.
Just take away what you can from whatever you see, or experience. Try not to even think of it as art, but rather as some thing... if possible.
There is also the notion of the artist, which I also seem to be unsure of.
Like that word art, there are preconceptions and assumptions that people bring to it. For example when I would describe myself as an artist people think what kind of artist? What do you do? Or if for some reason embarrassed they would not ask and instead assume that I am what all artists are in their mind, for example a painter that paints landscapes and sells them. The word has so many meanings. So as a result, along with my notion of mark making, I have come to recognize myself as a mark maker that does just that, leave marks. These marks maybe as literal as simple paint marks left on a canvas or more abstract through the form of video or again, simple marks, known to be recognized as letters and languages. These in my mind are marks left by humans meant to communicate the human experience, which I find is the most that we can do in our lives, which I also believe to be our sole purpose on this planet. Share and communicate the human experience. But because mark making is intrinsic to all humans, rather than introducing myself as a mark maker or even an “artist”, I would go further (or backwards) to say that:
I am not an artist, I am not a poet, I am not a visionary, I am a human being. I do not make art, I leave marks. My purpose is to share the human experience from which we can further the development of the human spirit. Hence my work is not for the consumer, my work is free, and instead all I ask is for a donation for my survival as a mark maker living in this society.
However abstract this may seem:
If art/mark making is a product of life, and life is experienced and not done, then we should not do art but instead experience art/ be art. I would go even further to say:
I don’t do, I be.
I find that many tend to over analyze ‘art.’ So as a result I don’t worry over what can or can not be art, because through my eyes everything is what it is, and it is beautiful for that reason.
I’m not brave enough to say that it’s a waste of time, but I will say that I find it funny or rather odd that we are constantly discussing ‘what is art?’ Is it really worth the time and effort when we could potentially be addressing more important issues, whatever they may be. So in order to do so, like many issues and moral progressions, it is essential to first establish a common ground.
This common ground that I suggest stems from where ‘art’ comes from and ‘why’ we create it. I’d like to think that everyone could agree that ‘art’ has evolved from our own existence, a footprint on our planet. It has evolved from our own subconscious and intrinsic nature to create, to make, to leave marks, to leave our mark, to mark our own existence both individually and collectively as human beings. The key word here i find is, mark, not only through a physical visual mark but also in the sense of creating an impact in a variety of realms or reality. Hence what I find most fitting for this common ground, is to think of art in the simple sense of mark making; the act of leaving our mark, or establishing a recognition of our existence. Because we seem to have this unique desire as human beings to constantly create things that mark different aspects of our existence, whether it is a signature on a painting, or designed pieces of clothing, or even a manufactured automobile, they are all markings of the human race. We like to see what we can do.
“Let art happen.” - Karim Rashid, Industrial Designer.
Just take away what you can from whatever you see, or experience. Try not to even think of it as art, but rather as some thing... if possible.
There is also the notion of the artist, which I also seem to be unsure of.
Like that word art, there are preconceptions and assumptions that people bring to it. For example when I would describe myself as an artist people think what kind of artist? What do you do? Or if for some reason embarrassed they would not ask and instead assume that I am what all artists are in their mind, for example a painter that paints landscapes and sells them. The word has so many meanings. So as a result, along with my notion of mark making, I have come to recognize myself as a mark maker that does just that, leave marks. These marks maybe as literal as simple paint marks left on a canvas or more abstract through the form of video or again, simple marks, known to be recognized as letters and languages. These in my mind are marks left by humans meant to communicate the human experience, which I find is the most that we can do in our lives, which I also believe to be our sole purpose on this planet. Share and communicate the human experience. But because mark making is intrinsic to all humans, rather than introducing myself as a mark maker or even an “artist”, I would go further (or backwards) to say that:
I am not an artist, I am not a poet, I am not a visionary, I am a human being. I do not make art, I leave marks. My purpose is to share the human experience from which we can further the development of the human spirit. Hence my work is not for the consumer, my work is free, and instead all I ask is for a donation for my survival as a mark maker living in this society.
However abstract this may seem:
If art/mark making is a product of life, and life is experienced and not done, then we should not do art but instead experience art/ be art. I would go even further to say:
I don’t do, I be.
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