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The Faces of the Ancients

In: Conceptual Art, Conceptual Art Theory

They are still around and among us - Ancients - their stories are still told by incomplete and inconclusive clues that have been left ..

They are still around and among us - Ancients - their stories are still told by incomplete and inconclusive clues that have been left and scattered like camouflaged marbles among the rocks and stones that still exist as fascinating skeletal evidence of the quinessence of human existence. Like fans or addicts, living people of unrelated culture, history, and lifestyle travel for days to set foot in and breathe the air of Mesa Verde and other early history sites around the world seemingly in order to continue and be a part of the guessing game that has set these locations apart from the other sites on the planet we continue to change and develop from the fire of our own culture, building structures, parking lots, and drainage systems from far-retrieved mixtures of earth’s many virtues. In the end, many check off such visits on a long list of goals of consummation and quietly congratulate the ego for its many battles in pursuing and conquering such a goal. Sometimes photos are taken and shared to entice others towards the sights we have seen or perhaps to stoke raw jealousy. Sometimes we even use these photos for our own photographic reminders, as we …

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Those BAAstuds

In: Conceptual Art, Conceptual Art Examples

Extreme sheep art? well - yeah its been done. But would you call it Art?

To know about which I speak, you must, you must, you MUST check this out:

"We took to the hills of Wales armed to the teeth with sheep, LEDs and a camera, to create a huge amazing LED display. Of sorts. "





Whether or not they meant this as a simple commercial stunt (I think I noticed samsung in there somewhere), these BAAstuds may have really stumbled upon a truly unique outlet of expression. They use the formations of these sheep to mimic other known entities- the "Pong" formation, and the fountains/fireworks. They even take it out of context to create a Mona Lisa image from their lights. (Srsly, how do they do that?)

In my opinion, the most poetic thing about this is that their medium, their method of delivery, was the age-old technique of sheepherding. Trained sheep herders used dogs through their vocal commands to direct these groups of animals to these unique ends. Its Art that is not only modern for media (LED lights, digital video) …

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An explosion of data

In: Conceptual Art, Studio

I'm going to make my first paces into the world of Generative Art soon, hopefully with a world other than my own to work with.

Just a few hours after parting with my family after a lovely Christmas I get back to work, though not on developing my painting into a higher realm of contemporary art as one might expect. NO no no no.. this Christmas handed me a surprise that truly knocked me off my feet - good thing I was sitting down.

I had submitted an article to digg and it just blew up. Nearly 1300 diggs in 4 days. 7 new fans. Woh. I have fans?

The funny part is that they are not even fans of my painting or blogging. They are fans of what I digg. What I pull out of the internet. What I point at with a cheeseburger grin on my face and say "hey! look what I found!"

For those of you who are yet unfamiliar, Digg is a pretty big deal. Its like the ebay of online article popularity. Everyone uses it to cast a vote for "hey that's cool!" or "Wow that really stinks." Anyone can sign up, and once they do, they can submit articles or leave comments for articles that have already …

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