Idea for Final

 These photos are something that i responded to and something that i want to explore with my final. 
Anne Lebowitz Dream Portrait Series

Texture

Emulating Chuck Close

The Swine Flu

Sunday was a public healthy emergency was called. Twenty cases were confirmed in the U.S. Flu experts dont have a lot to go on and are aware that this could be a letal strand that could be come more dangerous if it continues to mutate. The emergency that was declared is what Homeland Security calls a "standard opperating" proceedure.The best advice is to wash your hands frequently, to cover coughs and sneezes and to stay home if they felt ill

Artist Statement

  My curious nature leads me to explore all variations of art and photography. Through these outlets I contemplate what exactly home and its relationship to a person could be and its role in shaping and influencing that person. To some there is a strange comfort and warmth that is tied to what they associate as home and there are so many variations to what ‘home’ could be to a person.  My work is about exposing that warmth and variation. 

200 artist's studios condemed

Thanks to a near fatal collapse of a fire escape over 200 artist lost thier studios that they were renting at below market prices. The building was condemed.

A 37 year old jewler was pinned under the concrete stairs. She was descending the stairs while they collapsed on April 10th.

The building owner says that he is working as hard and as fast as he can to get the artist back in thier as long as it is still feasible.

MOMA lawsuit

Heirs of an expressionist painter is filling a suit against MOMA for failing to release three of the artist paintings. The painting were left with a dealer when the artist was fleeing the Nazi's in Germany and the paintings were sold to the museum from a woman who inherited the pictures from the dealer. 

The German painter was George Groz

The paintings:

"Portrait of the Poet Max Herrmann-Niezz"

"Self Portrait with Model"

"Republicans Automatons"

the flu and a really busy semester....

So this semester has been really crazy for me not only have i been uber busy, but i have been battling several viruses. So if the blog is lacking a little bit it is because of both of those but I am trying now to get caught up....

Corpus Extremus (LIFE+)

This is a show done by Stelarc, an artis who wants to transform his body into a "portal for the internet". His show is about the wonders and horrors of "Post Natural History" and a way in which technology is blurring the traditional notions of life, death, and identitiy. One example of the strange things that you can see in this show is a goat that is gentetically altered to produce spider silk.

What is that in is arm? Well it will one day be an blue tooth enabled ear.

Alphabet Art...art inspiring children in the library...

In the over crowded schools of  New York a new charity project funded by the Robin Hood Foundation is inspiring student to come to the library. So far the administration has built 62 libraries in low income neighborhoods. Some of these have come with the works of well known artist. Some of the libraries we illustrated with murals from famous artist. 

Hitler's other side, the struggling artist...

Thirteen painting that are possibly the work of the Adolf Hitler. It would be pre WW1 when he was in Vienna trying to get into art school. The paintings are estimated to sell between $580 to $1448. 

Another reason why cannon is awesome...

The newest Rebel camerea from cannon has a really cool feature not only is it an awesome still life camerea but it also records in Hight Deffinition too! The only draw back is tha the Ti1 doesnt record sound bites.

Although its April Fools day this is no joke!

Obama gave Queen Elizabeth an Ipod when he visited Buckingham palace. The Ipod came loaded with video and photos of her 2007 trip to the United States, as well as songs and accessories. She also recieved a rare songbook signed by the composer Richard Rodgers.