My studio... the way LIFE is supposed to be lived.
Some New Images for 2008. The beginnings of a body of new work...
.. The Courtyard, C-Print, 2008
Philosophers of pop culture theory.
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."
THE DOORS!!!Love New Wave, Punk, Occasional SKA, late 70s/early 80s R&B from obscure artists, OG Rap ala KRS1 and BDK, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Feist, Hector Lavoe, Pearl Jam, The Church, Jill Scott, Rick James will always be the OG, Sade, The Rose Chronicles, Sting, Lou Reed, Gnarls Barkley, Metallica, Tool, A perfect Circle, Bjork, Joplin, Skynard, Dylan,Stevie Wonder, Massive Attack, Tears for Fears, INXS, New Order, The Cure..Hell, Kenny Rodgers is on this list too!
Anything that shows people running for their lives appeals to me...But.. I DO love..
Frisky Dingo is the funniest show EVER...Robot Chicken, South Park, Minoriteam, Heroes, Ninja Warrior, AOTS, The Wire, Dexter..I hate HBO for taking all the good shows off.. RIP 6 Feet Under and Sopranos..
Pretty much anything from the cultural studies section of any bookstore is good. The 2 Chucks: Klosterman and Palahniuk, Beat Generation writers, Zizek, Philosophical theory ala Friedrich Nietzsche,Søren Kierkegaard, Ginsberg (Please Master)Thompson, Kerouac...anything existential rocks my socks.
Ana Mendeita, Kara Walker, Frida Kahlo, Fred Wilson, Susanna Coffey, Super PuertoRican, Josiah McElheny, Sina Najafi, .. Linda Molenaar for being a crazed and amazingly talented balls-out artist in everything she does..
Juan Doe( for always rockin my philosophical world)
Batman (for reminding us that we dont need superpowers to kick ass)
...and finally, Me. I always seem to amaze and blind myself with science.