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Posted by: jamie (116 posts)
September 26, 2009 9:57 AM
This collage is actual size.
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This collage is actual size.
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Been staring at this for a long, long time...Have you checked out Muggmaker yet?
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On Long Island, as in much of the country, birds once called common are engaged in an unsettling baffling vanishing act. Recently the National Audubon Society released a list, compiled from 40 years of data, of the top 20 common birds declining nationally. These 15 are no longer common on Long Island. Like the honey bees this past year, no one knows exactly why bird populations are declining. This is 18"x24" black sand on canvas
here is an (inverted) image of my computer last night. it's seriously sick. it was in the hospital for two weeks, had 2 internal organs replaced (logic board and display) and it still appears to be not doing so well... and, it's not even 4 months old!
i love apple but i am not in love with apple today...
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I started this collage with a belly full of food that these guys probably just laugh at.
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Last in my series of collages inspired by poetry. This one had something to do with jazz.
The other two can be seen here and here.
Second in my series of poetry inspired collages. The first collage can be seen here.
I am long overdue for a post. This image was inspired by two things which I saw this week.
First, a CRAZY ice storm which occurred last weekend. We were in Harrisburg and everything was covered in ice. Each blade of grass was encapsulated. I took over 200 photos... I think my fiances parents must think I am crazy. I was standing under the berry trees, getting dripped on, but it was so beautiful to see.
Second, my friend Gab just bought a fabulously interesting historic house in PA. The house belonged to Horace Furness, brother of the architect Frank Furness. The house has the original library dated from 1890. I was hanging out on those stairs yesterday!
One of the rooms in the house also had this great patterned (and flocked) wallpaper which I of course had to photograph. And then play with in illustrator.
In an alternate world, I'd play guitar for the band "wallpaper ice storm." I would rock.
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While digging out the Christmas decorations this year, I came across a collage series I made in college that illustrated three varied collections of poetry. Some of you Syracuse alums may recognize the assignment. Although I can't recall the poem that was my inspiration, I still enjoy the images and am happy to share one of them with you now. Look for the remaining two in the series sometime in 2008!
I’ve been working on this stuffed bunny for a while. I’m not sure if she’s done or not. I’m trying to decide if she needs a necklace or a scarf. More to follow, most likely!
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Roll over the image to see it glow. There is no Photoshop trickery here. The first image was taken with the lights on (duh) and the second with a long exposure in the dark.
This project was therapeutic at first, and eventually became something I had to force myself to finish. Kind of like running a yarn marathon.
It's approximately 48 x 48 inches. Rug "resolution" is about 25 ypi (yarns per inch), so it had to be big to show detail in the image.
I became intrigued with the idea of this type of imagery colliding with a clean home furnishing item. And, I guess I threw in some childhood nostalgia for good measure. The glow-in-the-dark (anyone else have glow-in-the-dark boxes for your baby teeth?), the skull (raised on punk rock) and shag rugs (the 70's) all remind me of when I was a kid. Why not jam them all together?
This is my first attempt at a mirror. It was inspired by all of the cloud photos I've been taking and the work of Hokusai.
I'm definitely drawn to natural forms built with unnatural materials. I've seen a few laser-cut mirrors around and they all seem to stick closely to a square format. I thought I'd give it a go and see what happens with other shapes.
Moving forward, I'm going to add other cloud formations to form a group. Small, medium and large clouds. This would most likely be the large. (5 x 34 inches)
I would really like to hear what people think of this piece. Please leave comments. Or, feel free to contact me if you'd like to purchase one :)
Working to generate thumbnails of all the posts...this is a screengrab of the first experimental batch out of the script...Looking forward to playing with these...
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This is a video of a hologram, which admittedly, is a little convoluted. The hologram and camera are still and the only thing moving is actually the light source. Yeah, I made it and I still have trouble wrapping my mind around it.
I had the chance to make only one image, so, I thought something as ephemeral as bubbles might be perfect. Now, I'll always have a three dimensional image of myself from this time in my life.
I made it at the Center for the Holographic Arts in Long Island City, Queens, through a continuing education course at The School of Visual Arts. The Holocenter is a non-profit arts center that has an amazing artist in residency program. It is one of only a few places in the world equipped with a pulse laser camera, which is a holographic laser fast enough and large enough to capture an image of a person. So, I consider myself very privileged.
The course seems to have been discontinued. Luckily, the Holocenter facilities are available for artists to create their own work and their equipment can be rented for a reasonable fee. Just email them for more information. Pictures (or videos) do not really do the images justice, you just have to see them in person to get the full effect.
You can go to the Holocenter to see some or Holographic Studios, which seems to be another place in NYC to check out and possibly make holograms. Although, I honestly don't know much about them.
While procrastinating on a drawing project, I sewed this basket for my new bicycle, Wilbur. Hurray for slacking!
I would hope that Mattise would love this effort. maybe not.
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At the end of last year, I made my first attempt at the design of dissent. Unfortunately, I didn't have $20 million, and had to substitute 6000+ crystals for the real thing. Along with learning I am a glutton for labor intensive punishment, I figured out a bit about process, pattern, light and time.
When I started this sculpture, I was wrestling with my own ideas of art and protest. Now, with Damien Hirst's skull possibly fetching $98 million, I have to wonder, if it's really supposed to be about "the little guy", would I put the piece in a gallery or set it on fire and roll it down West 47th St.?
Like I said, I'm learning and I'm not sure what I'd do. But, I know I would never do this.
"Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust." – John Webster
i'm taking an off loom fibers class at fleisher. it's a great place to take classes (here in philly).
during the first class, i was given a bag of green handmade paper and some spanish moss to "make something with." after a few failed ideas, i cut the index card sized pieces of paper in a swirl patterm to make a single long strip and i decided to knit with the pieces. (so the green you see is handmade paper.) I had been thinking of eggs (see my previous illo friday "rejection" post) and somehow ended up knitting a cozy shrug for an egg. I then decided to knit a mini scarf for the shrug using embroidery floss... i then filled it (nest-like) with the spanish moss. it fits in my hands rather nicely and i'm pleased with the result. (if i take the egg out i can also wear the knitted piece as a cuff bracelet.)
last week, we also learned how to make a basic coil basket. interesting stuff...
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i have been gone from invisibleman for a few months and the reason is this...
in january, my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. he bravely tried to fight this terrible disease, but unfortunately was only able to make it a few months... He passed away one month ago today, on May 6, 2007. He was only 74. I miss him so much, every moment... every day. He was, and still is, such a hero to me and to all who knew him.
This photo is from my 5th birthday, when we were still living in Brooklyn. I made the popsicle stick frame. Weren't the 70's fantastic? I hang this photo, among others, above my desk. I know my dad is looking down and feeling proud. (And I know he is no longer in pain.)
Here is a website to learn more about pancreatic cancer. It is such a fast moving and under researched form of cancer. One last thing... this is "the place" where my dad spent his last 5 weeks. The place was absolutely wonderful so if any one has parents or grandparent on long island, they were great and made my dads last days memorable.
As my mom said in the nursing home, "No one knows whose tomorrow it is." So, we have to live for today.
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so... i started to take a knitting class here at the (local) fairmount art center... which is actually through this neat store (rosies yarn cellar) and i am finding it hard to do anything else but knit...SO, tonight i took the night off from knitting to do work, and somehow ended up scanning in my first (ever) knitted project... and do something with it. (i am now on my second... which is a hat. stay tuned...) fast forward 2 hours. has anyone else out there "live traced" their knitting??? also, i highly recommend making your own custom brushes in illustrator. its fun. i made some calligraphic ones for this drawing...
PS i have to link to this. its too fun not too. oh the joy of bookbinding! :)
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that's alot of barb! i'm in the process of moving (my apartment and my studio)... so i havent been able to do much recently, but i was just perusing my files from the workshop i took in june and i definitely want to start using the techniques i learned. oy - where did the summer go???
This past Saturday was "Hands on New York Day" with the volunteer organization New York Cares. Along with the Manhattan Young Democrats and my girlfriend Kristina we had fun painting murals at the Bronx Leadership Academy. Someone had lightly sketched out the Moby Dick image and we came along and painted it in. New York Cares provides volunteer support to schools and parks in the five boroughs and is a worthy group to help out with.
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The Village Voice is having a giveaway for this Gibson Les Paul guitar. Gracing the surface of this guitar is the 3 headed Siren girl who I've been illustrating for the Voice for the last 6 years. This drawing was actually from the first year of the Siren Music Festival. Feel free to enter to win the guitar here.
Living in the Prospect Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, one of the biggest issues hanging over our community is the specter of Bruce Ratner's planned "Atlantic Yards" development. By dangling the prospect of a glitzy new Frank Gehry-designed stadium (to be occupied by Ratner's own New Jersey Nets), the pro-stadium minions have largely succeeded at convincing Brooklynites that it will be nothing but good for the community, and everyone should rally behind it. However, the stadium is just a small part of the whole plan, and this brings me to why you are seeing a post about this on invisibleman.
As a resident who will directly feel the impact of the development surrounding my home, I haven't felt that I have seen an accurate portrayal of the sheer scale of this project, in the context of the existing neighborhood. Enter Google Earth.
I have been majorly geeking out over this amazing program for a few weeks now (as has my brother) , since they released a beta of the Mac version. One of the things you can do is place image overlays on top of the satellite imagery (like the PDF I used), and then draw polygons to extrude your own 3D buildings, knowing their heights (requires the use of the 'Plus' version, which is now available for both Mac and PC).
So I set up a placemark that will allow people to see this proposed development, to approximate scale (using the developers' own figures), in context with the existing buildings. Also, make sure you check the "Buildings" checkbox below the viewer to see the heights of the existing buildings in grey.
So if you haven't downloaded Google Earth yet you can do so here (both PC and Mac): DOWNLOAD GOOGLE EARTH.
Once you have that set up, you can download my Atlantic Yards placemark below...NOTE: if you click on the following link and get a garble of letters, just go back and right-click (control-click on the Mac) on the link, and save the file to your Desktop, then just double-click on the downloaded file.
DOWNLOAD THE ATLANTIC YARDS PLACEMARK
Some of the greats which came to my attention last year - starting with 3 great albums:
Matisyahu: Live at Stubb's- This hasidic reggae/dancehall artist from Crown Heights is no novelty act. This live album showcases his powerful backing band and a rapid-fire yet soulful voice.
Oranger: New Comes and Goes- Strong 4th album from this Californian outfit ... Radio Wave has been one of my favorite songs of this past year.
Dungen: Ta Det Lugnt- Swedish Psych/Folk/Rock which sounds like it was pryed from an early seventies time capsule. Brother J and I caught them at the Bowery Ballroom and they were damn impressive.
Orson's Shadow- A play showing at the Barrow St. Theater in Greenwich Village. A great true story about the dueling egos of Orson Wells and Lawrence Olivier.
Good Night Good Luck- David Strathairn puts in an incredible performance in this important film.
Cloud Atlas- As Keegan and Kerry could attest - an engrossing, genre-jumping novel.
Superman The Movie- My favorite rediscovered movie of the past year.
New York Magazine has published a holiday shopping map of Brooklyn's Fifth Avenue carefully compiled and playfully penned by MY invisibile woman, Corrie Pikul. The map is accompanied with wonderful illustrations by Steve Murray. Although his website does not reveal much (or even confirm that it's the same guy) it appears that this Steve Murray contributes to a illustration and design blog very similar to our own. Check out the shopping then check out the sites. If you do end up buying gifts in the stores mentioned, please say you saw the piece in NY Magazine. Then maybe they'll give Corrie some free stuff!
I work down at the World Financial Center. I walk past Ground Zero on the way to the office. It's a pretty antiseptic desolate stretch of concrete on the south side of the pit.
Each day throngs of tourists pour through there taking their pictures in front of...nothing. I understand why they come to see it. But they come and walk through this corridor desperate for some scratch of tribute, some artifact of sympathy. There's almost nothing there. A few keychain lanyards, a few old photos duct taped to the wall, and scattered about...some crappy high school poetry. And this is what the tourists deem picture worthy.
To be clear, I am not poking fun at the grieving teen who may write said poetry. I am just commenting on the absurdity of taking a picture of it. The good news is that the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation just announced plans to open a "Tribute Visitor's Center" next to the firehouse on Liberty Street. I think this will go a long way in giving these people something worth seeing.
Comments (2) - Link to this postIt is both my personal and professional opinion that the snowboard may be mankind's greatest invention. My brother Phil owned a Snurfer back in the mid-eighties and we used to bomb the woods behind my parents house when there were 2 inches of snow on the ground. So as a tribute to the snurfer, the new INVISIBLE MAN redesign (thanks Jon) and my ongoing obsession with sharks and waves... I present the graphics I would put on a snowboard if someone were to hire me to do such a thing.
Playing around with some logos... the fat cats at Invisible Man HQ are always clamoring for brand identification.
In an unrelated note, the Diane Arbus show at the Met comes highly recommended from those aforementioned honchos.
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