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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
R-O-Y-G-B-I-V-G
I made a series of paintings. Conceptually, the idea can be conveyed in a diagram (see above), but there is definitely a difference between the diagram and the actual work. Part of the tension in the works of Donald Judd is the inevitable gap between the ideal Platonic concept and the realized piece. A lot of minimal artists embraced industrial processes, in order to distance themselves from any personal expression, and in order to close the gap between the conceptual idea and the realized idea.
I am skeptical of the claim that personal expression can be eliminated in art, and I wonder of it can instead be embraced, but still within a minimal context.
Eventually I will take some real-life pictures!
Labels: art
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
New video idea!
I have an idea for another video... but it will have to wait until Toronto street view is available on Google maps.
This one would be for platetectonic. Stay tuned to see if it ever actually gets made!
Labels: visual
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Monday, April 6, 2009
Rule of Thirds
I recently bought a book on Minimal Art, which is of some interest to me. The Rule of Thirds is a concept that I might turn into an actual series of paintings.
The 48 different compositions are generated by connecting third points along the edges of a square, dividing it into a black and a white side. Every possible combination is represented.
The work is an initial response to conceptual art ideas, and the Rule of Thirds title suggests that the series is not completely devoid of subjective expression; the parameters are chosen with compositional principles in mind.
Labels: art
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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Colored Lights Video
This is a video that I made for one of the songs off of the geography EP. It was shot on an hp photosmart 635 digital camera, in my kitchen.
The file is just over 10Mb.
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Friday, February 27, 2009
Immigrant Publishing
This is an idea that I had for a small home-made book design.
The resulting book would be the size of a business card, and could be printed on a single sheet of letter-sized paper. By following the template - cutting, folding, and pasting - a tiny 10 page book could be made.
Labels: visual
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
TSV on the web
Last night I threw together a super simple website idea for Their Shallow Valley. It is perhaps a bit minimal, which is a reflection of my own tastes (and limited time!) rather than those of the band. Since they need something sooner rather than later, I thought it would be best to run with the idea.
I am waiting to get some input back from them, and hope to have the site up and running as soon as possible. Stay tuned.
Labels: web
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Monday, January 12, 2009
Country Ain't Dead Flyer
It has been a while, so I will include this flyer, even though it was rushed and features a cowboy stolen straight out of an old National Geographic article on Mexico. Also, this isn't fully finalized, since there might be a third band added to the bill, and I might decide to add some colour too.
If you get a chance, come out to the show.
Labels: visual
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