Negative Space

Hans Haacke: The 9-11 Poster Project

Hans Haacke's Poster Project appeared on scaffolding's and walls throughout New York City from March 11-25, 2002. I don't recall ever seeing or actually noticing these Posters throughout the city because I was oblivious to detailed and everything other than Yugi-oh cards and video games. I was about 12 or 13.

On the 7th year anniversary of Sept. 11th, I almost forgot what today was and what happened. No intention is made to say that the event is done and over with or even minuscule because it affected me directly also. It just shows how well we (I) coped with the event. In addition, being out here in Connecticut is almost a breath of fresh air - just being away from a direct connection with the "negative space" in the city.

Personally, I think Hans Haacke's Posters effectively describe/portray Sept. 11th better than any poster or "We Will Never Forget" slogan. Such a simple design represents so many different things as did Sept. 11th. He uses the negative space as a symbol of the missing tower - that is what I saw when I first looked. When you first look, you also notice what is behind his poster. And that is where I feel he best portrayed 9-11. Everybody was simply living their lives, carrying out there day-to-day activities. I remember me and my cousin was just getting on the train at Brooklyn Bridge-City Hall, my brother was in class in Lower Manhattan, all my friends were still at school, and so-on.

Creative Time offers the Poster Project as a screen saver, the underlying background occupies the void. Creative Time

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

AWESOME!!!

PRGRSV

Lately I have been trying to create some illustrations just to a have a little diversity in my work, rather than just having foto-manipulations. With that said, this is my latest illustration along with the bizydreaming header. It's still a work-in-progress, but I'm pretty pleased with what it has turned out to be.
The thought behind this pretty simple - three Giant Panda bears in Red, Blue, Green (RBG format) with the word "prgrsv," or progressive. It's almost like a transition of what it was to what it is now. And to also think that Giant Panda's are now endangered. The five stars at the top left are from the Chinese flag because the panda's are found in China.
I'm not too sure as to where I want to go with it as yet. So give me time for an update on "prgrsv" or shoot me some ideas.

peace,

dream.

Art Under the Bridge

DUMBO Arts Festival

DUMBO Art Under the Bridge Festival
DUMBO Arts Center
NewYork, NY

Sep.26-28, 2008
DAC's mission is to engage a broad spectrum of society in the sensory and intellectual stimuli of emerging visual culture by providing visual artists and curators with the singular opportunity for both on and off-site experimentation, innovation, presentation and advancement.
Activities - DAC produces the annual Art Under the Bridge Festival, the largest urban forum for experimentation in public art by emerging artists in the United States. DAC presents a year-round exhibition program in its gallery, hosts an annual Artists' Opportunity Workshop and commissions editions, multiples and public space works.

Festival 2007 Images from Flickr

Art Bistro

Today, I took another step towards achieving my goals of taking over the universe, infiltrate dreams, etc. In an act to take inspiration further I joined ArtBistro. Mainly, I need to socially network with people in my field so I figured it would be a good look. In addition to networking, the offer art scholarships, and job offerings in your field of work.

ArtBistro brings members of the visual art community together to network, advance careers, and to foster a community with exclusive benefits where information about artists and designers is provided by artists and designers.

If you're a member of the visual art community add me and if you are not I suggest you join; it can be very beneficial in the long run - they have job listings, scholarships, and artist just like you.

Staying Creative

After work today, I picked up the June '08 copy of the Inc. Magazine, a special Innovation Issue. I picked it up hoping to find something interesting, helpful, and anything along those lines - and I DID! "9 Ways to Sharpen your creative edge." How do the Creative Stay Creative? There are so many times I can't find a single creative idea and settle for mediocre or I have an idea but don't go further with it. I think it's very helpful and I figured I share with you guys!

9 Ways to Sharpen your Creative Edge:

1. Get Multicultural - cultural melting pots produce inventive meals

2. Provide LOTS of FREE time to think - No mandate to solve a particular problem. Just blue-sky thinking - often under actual blue skies.

3. Encourage RISKY Behavior - celebrate endeavors both ambitious and disastrous.

4. Hire Smart - how applicants deal with criticism: whether they tear into a creative exchange or defend their first idea to the bitter end. ( from this I got - RISK-AVERSE THINKING).

5. Write it Down - Illustrations and captions people!

6. Bring in Outsiders - tap the perspective of outside experts - be they poets, actors, singers, physicists, whatever!

7. Be Flexible. Very Flexible - forget about any prescribed process, work anyway you like.

8. Do it for FREE - as Mark Twain once said, "work like you don't need the money." Enjoy applying your talents for noble causes.

9. Mix up your People - spend time working in disciplines (known as tribes) different from your own.

Peace,

dream.