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Skin Art

10.12.04 ø 7
"Although the practice of tattooing the body is very old, the English word tattoo is relatively new. The explorer Captain James Cook (who also gave us the word taboo) introduced the word to English speakers in his account of a voyage around the world from 1768 to 1771. Like taboo, tattoo comes from Polynesian languages [...]

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Interpreting Photos

03.29.04 ø 2
There are several problems with intentionalism as a critical method. First it is difficult to find out what the intent of the photographer was. Some photographers are unavailable for comment about their images; others don't express their intents. Several photographers would rather not have to make images and criticize them. As Cindy Sherman has said, [...]

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Art for Thought

03.27.04 ø 1
Abstraction allows for a memorial that, instead of having to pick and choose which story to tell, provides a powerful space of reflection. An abstract memorial is not totalizing: It does not pick a single story to tell, but shares a multiplicity of experiences. Arad's design does not tell us how to remember the event, [...]

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Deviant Art

12.23.03 ø Comments Off
Hey all, I finally joined Deviant Art to post my art work on the computer as well as sketches and I guess a few other things. So check out my page if you have some time! I was happy to get a comment from someone right after I posted my first work. I've yet to [...]

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Anger & Memes

11.16.03 ø Comments Off
:color: ANGER (created on 11.16.03) Apparently listening to the soundtrack to The Matrix Reloaded gets my creative juices flowing. I credit gettyimages.com and nocturna.net for images/brushes. Other than that this is just an expressed emotion through art. Thanks. Sunday Brunch 1. The first car I ever drove was a... That I didn't first own? My mom's Honda Oddessy. 2. [...]

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Rainbow Icon

11.10.03 ø 1
I made an icon, isn't it lovely? ^.^

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