Thursday, February 23, 2012
What am I doing?
Similar to the beginning of Phase II in last semester, I am somewhat stuck in actually making work. Although this semester, it is not because I am researching too much, it is more because I'm not overly interested in what I am looking into. I definitely want to continue on the idea of mapping and bookmaking. I also plan to continue to explore ideas involving Troy Davis. I tried moving away from the work I did last semester, but at the same time, I really want to continue to work on this. So my goal now is to incorporate books, maps, and Troy's story.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Progress, 2
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| Trying out watercolor on tracing paper |
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| Atlas book pages |
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| Atlas book covers |
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| Map, water color and micron on tracing paper |
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| Map, micron on tracing paper |
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| Discard library books, with micron on tracing paper |
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| Discard library books, with micron on tracing paper |
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| Discard library books, with micron on tracing paper |
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| Discard library books, with micron on tracing paper |
Phase II
Phase II: Maps. Mapping. Researching maps. Artists who work with maps. Crisis mapping. Satellite mapping projects. Other things relating to maps.
A major goal for me during this phase is to do research on maps, but not to get so hung up in the research. Last semester, I did so much research that it actually halted my actual art making. This semester I definitely want to do a lot of research, but in a more positive, helpful way.
As of now, some sites that I'm looking into are:
http://www.artjunction.org/articles/mapartists.html
http://www.iniva.org/learning/creative_mapping
http://www.satsentinel.org/maps (Satellite Sentinel Project)
http://www.eyesonnigeria.org/maps.html
http://blog.amnestyusa.org/justice/satellite-image-shows-homs-on-fire/
A major goal for me during this phase is to do research on maps, but not to get so hung up in the research. Last semester, I did so much research that it actually halted my actual art making. This semester I definitely want to do a lot of research, but in a more positive, helpful way.
As of now, some sites that I'm looking into are:
http://www.artjunction.org/articles/mapartists.html
http://www.iniva.org/learning/creative_mapping
http://www.satsentinel.org/maps (Satellite Sentinel Project)
http://www.eyesonnigeria.org/maps.html
http://blog.amnestyusa.org/justice/satellite-image-shows-homs-on-fire/
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Some text
I'm not entirely sure what I want to be working on in the studio. I want to incorporate text, and some of the texts I've been focusing on are below.
Decisions (11), Boris A Novak; from FIRE IN THE SOUL, 100 Poems for Human Rights, page 115
Between two words
choose the quieter one.
Between word and silence
choose listening.
Between two books
choose the dustier one.
Between the earth and the sky
choose a bird.
Between two animals
choose the one who needs you more.
Between two children
choose both.
Between the lesser and the bigger evil
choose neither.
Between hope and despair
choose hope:
it will be harder to bear.
Euthyphro, Plato; The Trial and Death of Socrates, page 8
Socrates to Euthyphro: What proof have you that in the opinion of all the gods a servant who is guilty of murder and is put in chains by the master of the dead man, and dies because he is put in chains before his corrector can learn from the interpreters what the ought to do with him, and dies unjustly.... How would you show that all the gods absolutely agree in approving of his fact? Prove to me that, and I will applaud your wisdom as long as you live.
Decisions (11), Boris A Novak; from FIRE IN THE SOUL, 100 Poems for Human Rights, page 115
Between two words
choose the quieter one.
Between word and silence
choose listening.
Between two books
choose the dustier one.
Between the earth and the sky
choose a bird.
Between two animals
choose the one who needs you more.
Between two children
choose both.
Between the lesser and the bigger evil
choose neither.
Between hope and despair
choose hope:
it will be harder to bear.
Euthyphro, Plato; The Trial and Death of Socrates, page 8
Socrates to Euthyphro: What proof have you that in the opinion of all the gods a servant who is guilty of murder and is put in chains by the master of the dead man, and dies because he is put in chains before his corrector can learn from the interpreters what the ought to do with him, and dies unjustly.... How would you show that all the gods absolutely agree in approving of his fact? Prove to me that, and I will applaud your wisdom as long as you live.
Scott Langley, along with 13 other activists were arrested for holding up a 30 foot
"STOP EXECUTIONS" banner on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington DC
Scott Langley, in response with his arrest on January 17 :
"In the wake of Troy Davis's wrongful execution in Georgia this past September, I felt it was
necessary to bring the name of Troy Davis back to the U.S. Supreme Court so that Troy's name
would once again haunt the court that failed to stop the execution of an innocent man. I also
wanted the name Troy Davis to be a permanent alias on my criminal record as a reminder to
myself of what our justice system is capable of."
Phase I, part 1
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| new studio set up |
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| new studio set up |
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| writing, possibly for book making |
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| For Troy, accordion set up |
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| Book 1, open |
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| Book 1, open |
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| Book 1, closed |
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| Letters, accordion set up |
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| Decisions, text |
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| Decisions, text |
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| Frustration, music in the studio |
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| China |
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