February 24, 2013 in photography
I’m really enjoying the simplicity of Lukáš Jasanský & Martin Polák’s series On a Sheet of White Paper (1988 – 89) this morning.
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as seen on Little Paper Planes
images via Jasanský – Polák website
January 17, 2013 in photobooks, photography, updates
I donated my book, Landed, to the Indie Photobook Library and it was published to the site today! I’m thrilled to be part of such a great collection.
Interested in purchasing a copy of Landed? Check out my shop!
January 1, 2013 in photography, updates
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe it is already 2013. I’m planning on graduating this May. CRAZY.
I had a great time ringing in the new year with family last night/this morning. So much fun in fact, I didn’t take a single photo!* We played dice and darts and there was plenty of good food and drinks. LOTS of laughing. It was perfect.
I’m putting together a “recap of 2012″ post (kind of like I did last year for 2011) and it will be up by the end of the week. I’m still in the ADKs for an extended holiday break and have been enjoying my down time. I needed it!
How did you ring in the new year? I wish you a happy and healthy 2013!
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*more on the lack of photos coming up in another post!
photo above was taken earlier this evening. dusk is my favorite time of day.
December 2, 2012 in photography
November 6, 2012 in photography
Periods of Declaration
Fire Hazzard
Static
The Search
I came across the work of photographer Philip Dembinski today and really enjoy his series Nothing Just Happens.
“The photographs in this project are inspired by the narrative possibilities that still images have the power to suggest. I am interested in both finding and creating scenes that evoke feelings relating to desire, beauty, conflict, and tension. My artistic inspiration stems greatly from 20th century American realist paintings as well as cinema in general. I treat the titles for each piece as if they were the title for an allegory where the image represents just a slice of the narrative. Using a cinemagraphic approach, I leave the storylines ambiguous as to what has just happened or will happen in each scene.”
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images & artist statement from Philip Dembinski’s website
November 5, 2012 in art, community, letterpress, photography
It’s been absolutely heartbreaking watching the news and seeing images of the devastation from Hurricane Sandy. NYC especially, with friends living their (I used to live there), is hard to accept. Times like this though, however terrible, always renew my faith in community. It is SO GREAT to see everyone coming together to help each other out! LOVE IT!
This sense of community is why I love this letterpress print, We Are So Good Together by Dylan Fareed (shown framed above), so much! That print along with Blue Marble (Sandy Benefit Edition) by 20×200 Artist Fund are limited edition prints on 20×200 which you can purchase and ALL net revenue from sales will benefit the American Red Cross’s efforts to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
This past weekend at VSW we raised money to send down to Printed Matter. Their basement storage facility took on more than 6 feet of water and as a result lost a sizeable amount of inventory. Printed Matter is one of my FAVORITE organizations and this breaks my heart. If you can, please consider donating! You can do so on the Printed Matter website.
Also, Jenna from Sweet Fine Day put together a great list of NYC organizations that are providing DIRECT assistance to those effected by the hurricane. Check out her post for more information!
November 5, 2012 in photobooks, photography
I just backed the photobook project I Wish You Where Here by Luke Strosnider on Kickstarter! I’m really excited to see the finished book (published by Anchorless Press). I had the pleasure of viewing a lot of these photographs a couple of summers ago in Jason Fulford’s VISUAL LANGUAGE workshop at VSW and they tell a compelling story. Also, they’re striking photographs – the one above with the blue coat is one of my faves. Be sure to watch the video to see more of the images and find out more about the project!
–> Instagram from this past weekend
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photo and video from project’s Kickstarter page (copyright Luke Strosnider)
September 12, 2012 in events, photography, ROC
This Sunday is Yards Experimental, an evening of experimental art and music at The Yards. Fellow VSWer John Lake organized the event – he along with several of his friends and some of us VSW students will be displaying our photographs (workprints), which will be available to take home (FREE!) at the end of the evening. Fun!
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read more about the event over on The Yards blog
check out the Facebook event page
September 11, 2012 in photography
I came across Bridget Collins’ work earlier today when I logged into Tumblr and her photos seemed to be everywhere. I reblogged one photo, but wanted to share more from her series Olly Olly Oxen Free over here. Above are a few of my faves. What do you think?
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photos are from Collins’ website
fyi: Olly Olly Oxen Free was her Senior Thesis Show at Pratt Institute
August 1, 2012 in design, illustration, photography
I shared one of Nathaniel Russell’s fliers earlier and just had to share a couple more. I think these are so great! I would also recommend checking out his blog Crooked Arm and his shop.
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images via Russell’s website
