Kim Weston

Ah, yes. Light and shadow. The silver gelatin prints above were taken with Kim's father Cole's camera, who was Edward Weston's son. Edward Weston was wonderfully adept at developing shadow and light in simple subject matter, such as the pepper.

Edward was also a great friend of Ansel Adams, whose work I idolize. I've always wanted his photo of the bell pepper in my kitchen. If for nothing else, to exemplify just one of the many ways to fall in love with food.


Pepper # 30 - 1930 - Edward Weston

apocabliss

Apocabliss is a made up term intended to express a state of consciousness that's vibrating somewhere between the end and the beginning, despair and hope, helplessness and empowerment. Though Apocalypse and Bliss are not polar opposites, when mashed together,the word Apocabliss conveys a sense of a infinity and nowness, as depicted in the visions of the artists in this show.

Chris Duncan and Maya Hayuk are two of my favorite geo artists.

Radiolab

WNYC's Radiolab is a curiosity show. On public radio. I had no idea such a thing existed.

Visualization of On The Road

Wow.

I've been interested lately in the visualization of complex ideas - I'm currently working on a world map that not only locates traditional beverages, but includes life expectancy, the happiness factor, the biochemistry behind these beverages. I want to see if these ideas can align on the page.

So when I came across Stefanie Posavec's work, I was floored. Her intricate presentation of the work, combining the rhythm, the ideas, and the characters into beautiful presentations. Check it out.

Watching Walmart Grow

Man. Gotta move out west to get away from the corporate conglomerate.

Advanced Beauty

Quite possibly my favorite communal art video project from this year, Advanced Beauty is a collaboration of video and sound sculpture.

Inspired by sound → color synesthesia, in which people experience colors in response to tones or other aspects of sounds. There are two categories of this type - narrow band → color synesthesia and broadband sound→ color synesthesia. Narrow band uses the timbre or key to provoke particular color experiences. Broadband also includes a variety of sounds such as a doorbell or a window opening that will elicit visual experiences.

I often think in color, which could be a form of this phenomenon. It's stimulating, although it can make it difficult to translate my thoughts into speech sometimes.




Advanced Beauty 12 of 18 / Directed by Paul Simpson from Universal Everything on Vimeo.


Advanced Beauty 9 of 18 / Directed by Marc Kremers from Universal Everything on Vimeo.


Advanced Beauty 8 of 18 / Directed by Universal Everything from Universal Everything on Vimeo.


Advanced Beauty 6 of 18 / Directed by Robert Hodgin from Universal Everything on Vimeo.


Advanced Beauty 3 of 18 / Directed by Karsten Schmidt from Universal Everything on Vimeo.