wow. your thoughts are refreshing. it can be easy to feel drowned by the onslaught of stupidity surrounding us. for me it's right in my face, in the governmental decisions of my city. everything feels absurd to me. everything. and yet, i wonder if part of that is the leaving behind of the old. for example, cities were built next to flooding rivers, and railways. industrial buildings were erected next to the river and companies could dump toxic elements into the water. the powers would turn a blind eye to all harm. as cities have evolved, river properties still largely old warehouses are slowly transitioning into artist studios and then condo's. but the old still remains and overwhelms. the toxic substances being carried by the trains pass through the residential. to build a new railway would cost billions that our city is devoid of. the influence of power from the past, dictates the absurdity of the present. i just think this example is prime visual material for the ways our structures are too rigid and absurd. perhaps the lawmakers are like these old tracks, going in the wrong direction. thank the gods for creative artists who place the absurdity front and center.
I've seen some cool "scanner art" from people taking selfies using a flatbed scanner or doing other things. It seems ridiculous at first, but then I came to realize the flatbed scanner is just another "camera".
The world is a circus - so why can't art reflect that? Just reading news headlines - a plethora of art material(!)
I love the idea of scanner art. Agree, the world is a circus and artists can perform in it or stand outside and shout obscenities lol! Either approach is valid
wow. your thoughts are refreshing. it can be easy to feel drowned by the onslaught of stupidity surrounding us. for me it's right in my face, in the governmental decisions of my city. everything feels absurd to me. everything. and yet, i wonder if part of that is the leaving behind of the old. for example, cities were built next to flooding rivers, and railways. industrial buildings were erected next to the river and companies could dump toxic elements into the water. the powers would turn a blind eye to all harm. as cities have evolved, river properties still largely old warehouses are slowly transitioning into artist studios and then condo's. but the old still remains and overwhelms. the toxic substances being carried by the trains pass through the residential. to build a new railway would cost billions that our city is devoid of. the influence of power from the past, dictates the absurdity of the present. i just think this example is prime visual material for the ways our structures are too rigid and absurd. perhaps the lawmakers are like these old tracks, going in the wrong direction. thank the gods for creative artists who place the absurdity front and center.
Brilliant comment! Love what you say here, especially “the influence of power from the past, dictates the absurdity of the present.” Spot on.
I've seen some cool "scanner art" from people taking selfies using a flatbed scanner or doing other things. It seems ridiculous at first, but then I came to realize the flatbed scanner is just another "camera".
The world is a circus - so why can't art reflect that? Just reading news headlines - a plethora of art material(!)
I love the idea of scanner art. Agree, the world is a circus and artists can perform in it or stand outside and shout obscenities lol! Either approach is valid