January 2011
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the consumables
hi! so, for the last month i’ve been creating collages that, collectively, i’m calling the consumables. this new body of work consists of mostly advertising images sourced almost exclusively from one travel magazine between 1950-1970. all cut by hand and rather meticulously positioned. the backgrounds of a few of the collages were taken from a book of chinese propaganda posters from...
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Eagles, Flags, Hummers, Bells and Berlin!
Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed to #140hBerlin. The project will be funded! There are still five days left however, so if you haven’t contributed yet, there’s still time. I set the goal as a baseline for the minimum I would need, but my expenses are actually likely to be higher. So if you’d like to pitch in, and receive art for your contribution, you can do so...
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Watch#hamskull - obamantra iteration. Focus your eyes in between the eye sockets of the skull. After a time, look away and focus on something a few feet away. Continue to listen. Everything will expand.
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On the Conflation of Religion and Spirituality
The artist with a shaman. Peru, 2009
I am not a religious person. While I am interested in religious tradition, theory, and history (as much as many other subjects), I stop well short of professing any time/money/resources to any organized religion. I don’t judge, but I deeply question their methods and effectiveness. Do I believe in something? Yes, unequivocally. Do I avoid using the word...