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Good Mail Days

The past few days have been good mail days. I wish I’d done an unboxing video of the package that arrived today: Several turns of brown wrapping paper held securely with tough water-activated packing tape, securely taped corrugated cardboard, several … Continue reading

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Following the breadcrumbs

I had to go look up Ad Reinhardt and what he was all about. Found this recounting of “The Twelve Technical Rules (or How to Achieve the Twelve Things to Avoid)…” 12. No object, no subject, no matter. No symbols, … Continue reading

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Size and Spirit Matters

How big does your work need to be? Do you make different sizes? Does the nature of what you’re doing dictate the size of the finished piece? How does it change the relationship the viewer is having with it? Continue reading

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A Bit of Performance Art

Best bit of anything I’ve seen in a long time. Has got it all, performance-wise, in amongst everything that’s going on. Enjoy!

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All those snapshots

An interesting look at snapshots, why they get taken and whether or not they’re art and why we look at photos of people we don’t know. (Via The Artist Project, Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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