Senioritis

I'm graduatin'!  And that means I'm having my senior show.  I'm fairly certain that approximately 0.00001 people read this, but if you do, be there!

James Castle @ Berkeley Art Museum

Born deaf, never learned how to read, write, speak, sign, or lip-read and spent the entirety of his days making art on his family farm.  Favorite medium?  Soot and spit.  Apparently, he hadn't a clue of the goings-on of the "art world." 

I was fascinated.  And/or majorly sleep deprived.

He copied ads and played with letters as forms which is technically and scientifically speaking, HELLA DOPE.  You go, James.    

Holy Fucking Shit

Perhaps the best 16 minutes of your life: 'Logorama' viewable here.

Green Thumb

I came home the other day to see that my housemate Kevin had redone our back deck.  It was transformed from a college party disaster scene into a haven of beauty!  My favorite part:

Recycling AND gardening at the same time?  Now that's what I call eco-friendly.

No limits

“There’s a whole new audience out there and it’s never been easier to sell it, particularly at the lower levels. You don’t have to go to college, drag ’round a portfolio, mail off transparencies to snooty galleries or sleep with someone powerful. All you need now is a few ideas and a broadband connection. This is the first time the essentially bourgeois world of art has belonged to the people. We need to make it count.” — Banksy speaking to Wired


True dat.

Balloonatic

I was thinking about using balloons in my next sculpture project, but it looks like I've been beaten to the punch.  Jason Hackenwerth work is pretty damn awesome.  Luckily, this isn't the form or style I had in mind for my own project.

 

Photos borrowed from designboom.com and http://www.flickr.com/photos/scpr

Urban Outfitters Solo Show

My solo show at Urban Outfitters is up!  Reception next Friday, and the show will be up for all of February.   Hope to see you there!