Something called "ART"

In his essay ‘The Soul of Man Under Socialism,’ published in 1891 in the Pall Mall Gazette, Oscar Wilde wrote: A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament. Its beauty comes from the fact that the author is what he is. It has nothing to do with the fact that other people want what they want. Indeed, the moment that an artist takes notice of what other people want, and tries to supply the demand, he ceases to be an artist, and becomes a dull or an amusing craftsman, an honest or a dishonest tradesman. He has no further claim to be considered as an artist.

Idea&Form Document Project

I made this for my idea & form class. My idea is that I would print a bunch of these out and post them. Then next year I could see if maybe Portland would be ranked lower...Lol It is serious and a joke about sex. In order to properly document it I would rather do it myself but it would be probably over years. I could record guys reactions...and place it together in a document...so I guess it is an "idea document".

Storyboard for Final Video

I had an idea to make a video about emotions that specifically a female might go through when she falls in "love" and look at the change one goes through...and how disorientated someone can become...?? Still thinking about why  I chose this but it interests me

I also plan on adding thought clips in-between the emotional scenes...to show that time had gone on and all these emotions didn't just occur in one day...

Better quality 1 minute video

1 minute video

"anxious girl"

inspired by requiem for a dream

obviously doesnt work as well but good start for my final project

Some more of my camera-phone pictures...

beautiful fall...





maybe just maybe i should use an actual camera? ...nah

I could watch Sofia Coppola movies all day

also who doesnt love Baz Luhrmann, cant wait for Great Gatsby movie
gosh i love him

More camera-phone pictures

Pretty good for a shitty little camera phone

Pictures from my phone camera

Portland/Beaverton

Video Project

I love these videos 

"The wider world that perceives fashion as a...sometimes a frivolity that should be done away with..the point of fact is that in fact fashion is the amour to survive the reality of everyday life...i don't think you can do it away with it...it would be like doing away with civilization..." from Cunnigham documentary

I agree you cant do away with the art or ignore it

magazine eyes

an obsession with magazine eyes

Poster

I made this poster for class, a magazine picture is included from ELLE magazine

I keep thinking...

"Truth is sought for its own sake. And those who are engaged upon the quest for anything for its own sake are not interested in other things. Finding the truth is difficult, and the road to it is rough."
-Ibn al-Haytham

Nicely said:
The term "real artist" can be applied to any one who puts their heart and soul into their work. You can look a child’s crayon drawing and see a genuine authenticity and zest for life… It’s all about what the work conveys… No one says you can’t make a profit, but when your "art" doesn’t convey a higher message and its only purpose is to generate revenue you’ve missed the point.

Final Draft

detail shot

Rough Draft 2

I love this painting.

I did a remake of this painting by Picasso. I am going to post it a soon as I get to a scanner

appropriation

artist:
Allen Ruppersburg
Gabriel Kuri
Guy Ben-Ner
Brad Adkins
Michael Bowley
Jeremy Deller
Phil Collins
Kenneth Goldsmith
Harrel Fletcher

Quote

I work a bit like the Bible, where the doctrine is pronounced in symbolic form, presenting a double aspect ...; it's the sense literal, superficial, figurative, mysterious of a parable.--Paul Gauguin to Andre Fontainas, August 1899

Modernism is art about art. Whereas all of the great art in history is art about life.

"In fact, originality of methods takes precedence over everything else. If something has been done before, or is derivative in any way of anything that was done before, it thereby loses value proportionate to those similarities. In such a "through the looking glass" world, every would-be "artist" is placed in the untenable position of trying to create an entirely new art form in order to be considered relevant.

The sheer glaring reality is that nothing could be more imprisoning, binding, restricting, chaining and shackling than the impossible limitations of modernism and post-modernism, that remove from the would be artist every tool (including training) that could give them the ability to create great works of art. The simple truth is that each and every one of us is capable of thinking of something that has never been done before. Does that make it worth doing and the work of genius?"
 that so many seemingly intelligent people have been so easily snookered by the tongue twisting, convoluted, illogic of modernist rhetoric.  Clearly for many people it is more important to feel that they are some part of an elitist in-group that is endowed with the special ability to see brilliance where most people see nothing and are afraid to say so. Since most people aren't devoted or educated in fine art, they have successfully intimidated the bulk of humanity into cowering away in silence, feeling foolish for their inability to understand. By having successfully gained control of the institutions of higher learning and the major museums of the world, they have been able to perpetuate their fiction under the guise and force of their power and credentials. The average person shrinks away from believing the reality of their own senses in the face of seemingly overwhelming numbers of people in this 20th century "establishment" who authoritatively dictate what is great art and what they should be seeing.

"If you take the time to understand Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Colorfield, Pop-art, Op-art etc. you will find clever con game perpetrated by a sophisticated gang of public relations experts that figured out a great tactic to make millions."

Really Funny Old Photo