I’ve been noticing that my collection of bookmarks keeps growing and growing. What can I say, I’m a child of the internet age and I work at a mindless job where computers and internet are provided (thank God). Anyway, I’m tired of the secrets. Over the next few days, or weeks, or decades, I’ll be going through my bookmarks and justifying their bookmarked status.
So congratulations, dear reader, I’m giving you the gift of seeing what I think is the coolest stuff on the internet, free of charge.
katie lindquest pics
who googled what
wolfgang tillmans victims organized reli
katherine lindquist foundation - someday
Catherine A. Lindquist Added Value - I like this one because it is so specific and yet the searcher still ended up here
Lindquist photography
kiss wrapper
pretentious photography - you want it, you got it
becky Lindquist - wrong sister, her blog is here
making art out of tin
But I do know this is amazing. Some crazy international scientists are building the world’s most powerful particle accelerator ever, called the Large Hadron Collider. It says the “experiments could reveal the origins of mass, shed light on dark matter, uncover hidden symmetries of the universe, and possibly find extra dimensions of space”, apparently by slamming protons together really really fast. It sounds like something from a movie. You absolutely must read about it yourself.
It’s starting to get cooler outside. It’s pretty nice, except that for some reason my hands and feet have a lot in common with blocks of ice. Seems like a bit of an overreaction to me.
I think I’m pretty much done with another diorama. This one I’ve been working on for most of the summer. It took me a while because I had a fairly stressful summer, and that tends to stifle my creativity and motivation. So here it is; I’m pretty happy with it. Haven’t decided on a title yet.
One of these days I will get a real camera and take real pictures.
And here’s what happens when I decide to turn the camera on myself.
Comments welcome and appreciated.
I would just like to make it absolutely clear that I definitely believe in art just for art’s sake. And art with no meaning.
It’s been bothering me.
I’m all settled in my new apartment and I survived the first week of classes. I’m very glad to be back in school but also very anxious to finish the year and graduate.
I can’t work on my art things at all when things are hectic and stressful, but now that things have settled down a bit, I am right back in the swing of things. It feels wonderful.
Art school has been a popular subject around the blog world this past week, so I want to get my two cents in as well. My opinion is that art cannot be taught. At all. Ever. You can learn techniques, and you can learn theory, and you can learn about the politics and the drama and all that comes with that thing called the “art world”, but no way can you ever be taught how to express yourself. There are certain tools and advice that can be leaned from others, like how to mix paints or dilute developer or blow glass, but making art is a deeply personal experience. As cheesy and cliche as it sounds, I think it comes from somewhere deep inside you and fights its way out until you find it and release it. There’s just no way to teach something like that. Or even explain it well. My favorite post on the subject is from Alec Soth, who quotes from an article in Art in America, which I agree with whole-heartedly, though Mr. Soth has some reservations.
Just something to think about while school gets started up again.
