Awesome Artists

Caitlin Kerrigan

This one might not be with photographs necessarily but still awesome nonetheless. She uses ballpoint, wine, coffee, watercolor, and colored pencil.
http://imgur.com/a/7IqJr

Kimals Brooks

Draws classical oil portraits on trash, pretty interesting.

http://kimalsbrookswhitetrash.blogspot.com/

Joseph Whom

Crazy command-line photo manipulation in linux!

http://whomphoto.deviantart.com/gallery/38759798

Patterns of the mind

Bat Country

Animated GIFs

It is interesting to read McKay write about GIFs in a very formal and analytic sense. For the most part GIFs are something that you see online and therefore create an aura of normalcy and repetition that causes me to not look at them too deeply. For the most part almost every GIF I have seen is to show something comical or funny which also reinforces the casual and complacent nature of viewing them. So having McKay cite resources and really examine the GIF with a close lens was interesting and thought provoking. What also makes GIFs different is that they can sometimes be choppy and low-res implying a somewhat crude nature about them, which I would imagine would further deter someone from writing an article like McKay. But she writes beyond the technical implications but to how the internet and GIFs by association have redefined media in general and created avenues that are much more accessible and therefore liable to be used in all types of situations.

erase board animation

I have been trying to test some drawing and animating on a dry erase board. This is a relatively crude and simple one that I did today, and I am planning on refining and working on it some more.

Glasses Cinemagraph

Laser cutter goodness

P3 goodness

Scanner Dragon... yeah that's right

Sentences on Conceptual Art

The sentence I really agree with is "perception is subjective" and although this might be one o the simplest and self-explanatory sentences from the list I feel like it is utterly invaluable when it comes to being an artist or designer. Being conscientious of the fact that no two people will ever really see something exactly the same way can really help produce art that tries to balance that interpretation with the artist's message.

The sentence I disagree with is "formal art is essentially rational". Looking at the word formal itself indicates that the art is being made for a gallery, client or other formal situation but there has been countless times where that art is not rational at all and is possibly more irrational than street art or other types of informal work.

Exit Whip