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Aaron

I've brought down enemy invader fleets, conquered vast landscapes, rescued colonists in dozens of ga

About Me


This MySpace originally started out as just a thing to pass the time. But as with all things, personalities and tastes change and develop, interests become hobbies become passions become livelihoods. As an artisan, I cross many avenues of creative impulse and design, but most recently, writing is what I love to do.
For the past year, I've been trying to get my writing up to a level where I think people could appreciate and intake what I have to say through chapter-driven formats. I'm now inspired to begin writing my own book. I will still post short-stories that I use to keep my mind fresh, but I want to save the surprise for when it's all done.If you'll take the time to look around the page, you'll see different interests, film, books, art and music. I hope to keep the page updated with as many fresh and new ideas as I can provide.
Thank you, and enjoy,
Aaron C.
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These are my digital artwork pieces. They've mostly been made with the images in my head from my writing. In my past, I've been one of the last people to advocate the use of digital media as a legitimate fine-art form. The more that I immerse myself in it though, the more that it feels like a natural technique with limitless possibility.
This is a small piece from Garrett Rhodes that gives a short and interesting take on the city of Centrala, Pennsylvania. The city was subject to a coal fire deep underground, causing the population to leave behind standing buildings and structures, leaving it a ghost town so eerie, it was the inspiration for Roger Avary in the film Silent Hill.
This is a short film from the mind of director and animator Ben Arthur entitled "In The Woods With Julian". The footage was shot unscripted, and puts forth one of my strong beliefs - children have an awareness about them that contains a truth that we need to listen to more often.
Another film by Andrew Huang entitled "fluxis". Utilizing static shots with ancient LED technology and splicing them in with modern computer animation and filters fills your eyes with color. A follow up to one of my favorite works, 'Doll Face'.

My Interests

The Aaron Chrisjohn Online Store is now OPEN!

http://www.cafepress.com/aaronchrisjohn

The design above is available to purchase on t-shirts, as well as other designs that I've deemed 'kick-ass' enough to wear everyday.

Requests are always welcome, I enjoy working with people to help their visions come to life - drop me a line!

I'd like to meet:



Carl Sagan is a man that I would have liked to have met at least once. Maybe not so sadly - all that remain are the wonderful and vital ideas he brought to the fore - I say not so sadly, because his words still resonate strongly as when he was alive, and could teach lessons that the world of today truly needs.

Music:

ACDC, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Triumph, Guns 'n' Roses, Ted Nugent, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elton John, Billy Idol, Air, Audioslave, Vangelis, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Cibo Matto, Dragonette, Martina Sorbara, Ghostface Killah, Michael Jackson, Morcheeba, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Tommy Tallarico, Zamfir.

Movies:

Conan the Barbarian, Serenity, Kingdom of Heaven, Field of Dreams, Blade Runner, The Rundown, Rocky, 'V' for Vendetta, The Fifth Element, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Collateral, Shakespeare in Love, The Life Aquatic, Dawn of the Dead 2004, OLDBOY, Spaceballs, Edward Scissorhands, Sin City, Wasabi, The Wedding Crashers.

Television:

Life On Mars, Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Star Trek, How I Met Your Mother, The Boondocks, Supernatural, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Doc Martin, Wonder Showzen.

Books:

'I Am Legend' - Richard Matheson
'Dreams In The Witch House',
'Cool Air' - H.P. Lovecraft
'The Coming of Conan' - Robert E. Howard
'World War Z' - Max Brooks
'House of Leaves' - Mark Z. Danielewski

Heroes:


Joss Whedon has been an important figure in my creative life, the ways in which he connects with his fanbase has doubtlessly inspired many writers as he has me. Valuing the human condition is of paramount importance when it comes to living life and writing about it. To support Equality Now - a charity focused towards making the public aware of gender inequities, and relieving that inequity, please, follow the link below.
Equality Now
I don't really have one hero - but this organization has helped me come to conclusions on what it takes to be a hero. The Media That Matters Film Festival is an organization that works to bring public focus to problems dealing with racial prejudice, social politics, immigration laws, and the human condition.
Good Food is the newest collection of films in Media That Matters, and it deals with food concerns worldwide - health, sustainance, delicousness. Please take a look at this informative new section.
To learn more about all festivals and the processes behind their creation, please follow the link above, or the parent company, linked below.
Arts Engine, Inc.

My Blog

The Secret Life Of Flowers - A Work Of Prose

    There's a girl I know that lives at the end of the row.  Her house is covered by the woods that stretch underneath the concrete and paved roads, billowy branches of pine drapin...
Posted by Aaron on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:38:00 PST

The Longest Night - A Short Story

    One night, many years ago, a young man found himself underneath the blanketing stars of the everlasting sky.  His body was tired, and the cool grasses of the fields were becko...
Posted by Aaron on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 07:42:00 PST

The Nameless Hero - A Short Story

    The walk to the front door seemed longer than thirty yards.  Each step over the plaza's white concrete exterior felt the same as any other day of the week.  But each time ...
Posted by Aaron on Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:08:00 PST

Violet - A Short Story

    Her feet slid with staggering steps through the sand as she walked along the lakeside beach.  The rhythm had gone from her twelve ounces ago, and the balance was soon to be the...
Posted by Aaron on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:13:00 PST

The Sleeping Habits of Jasper Coles - A Short Story

    "I'm not afraid, not by any stretch of the imagination."    Jasper Coles leaned back in his chair, and took a long draw from the cigarette cradled between his index a...
Posted by Aaron on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:48:00 PST

The McEwen House Orderlies - A Short Story

    The sound deadened as the crunch and crumble of gravel disappeared underneath our tires.  It remained this way, the sensation of ringing ears hanging in the ether for a few mom...
Posted by Aaron on Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:41:00 PST

Paranormal Wisconsin

    Afternoon,    Been trying to figure out the best way of going about constructing a homemade EMF detector - and surprisingly, there are a lot of people that have how-t...
Posted by Aaron on Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:25:00 PST

A Crock of Computer Animation

    Computer animation is something that is really starting to annoy me.  Not so much computer effects - but you know the movies I'm talking about.  The movies where every cha...
Posted by Aaron on Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:35:00 PST

"The Deal With SleepyHead_82" - A Vignette

    We chatted for days.  Well, to say days assumes that it's around the clock, but really, eight hours a night is a pretty fair assumption.  She never much wanted to talk abo...
Posted by Aaron on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:01:00 PST

Damned Transformers - A Nostalgia Rant

Alright,    The Transformers movie is out and looking all pretty.  In fact I think it's going to be one of the greatest action movies to come out in a long time - Michael Bay tends...
Posted by Aaron on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:01:00 PST