Glasgow MOMA
Tuesday, January 9, 2007 ~ 7 Comments
Is this art?
We had a brief discussion, on this very topic, with my family at the weekend. What is art? Does it have to be something that, obviously, has taken some skill to put together? Or can any old ‘installation’ be classed as art? Does the content of the ‘object’ actually matter, or is the art purely in the implication and your reaction to what is presented before you.
Is it the un-made bed or the fact that it’s being presented as art, that makes it ‘art’. Can something be considered ‘artful’ if all it’s really doing is making you think? Doesn’t there have to be an impression, a respect, an understanding that it took someone of skill, knowledge, and inspiration to produce what you are viewing?
I recall a visit to the Tate Modern to see Marsyas and being impressed with this huge piece of art. Looking back I now wonder if it wasn’t simply the size of the installation itself, swooping away up to the ceiling, that impressed, more than the basic fundamentals (colour, shape etc).
Of course, all art is subjective, and I guess everyone know what THEY like.
(yes, I’m going to be posting photos here more often I think.. maybe.. grand plans and all that..)
Bookcase, bookcase on the wall
Wednesday, April 19, 2006 ~ No Comments
Via pixeldiva. A meme.
What do my bookshelves say about me?
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That’s Gross man
Tuesday, November 22, 2005 ~ No Comments
Blimey, is it Tuesday already?
I received an email from Clare last week asking if I’d take part in a little game of hers. Sure thing, I said (always too quick to say yes and too nice to say no… it’s an affliction). I was glad when she only asked me to provide two photos. Phew.
Imagine my surprise when it turns out she managed to convince thirteen other nutte.. bloggers to do the same, meaning that you all get the chance to match the thirteen bloggers to the thirteen sets of pictures. Simple enough? Ha! I’ve seen the photos, simple this ain’t.
Anyway, scurry over to Clare’s site and proffer your suggestions, I’m intrigued to see if anyone gets mine (there is a clue in one of my photos though).
Stay still
Monday, August 8, 2005 ~ No Comments
I’m pretty sure I’m not alone in this (please God, there must be others like me!) but I do enjoy a visit to our local craft /stationery shop. It has all sorts of lovely things in it, and Louise spends a fair chunk of time and money buying stuff for her homemade cards. I get to wander round the store admiring the art department stuff, the models, the ornaments and various “craft” bric-a-brac, but for some reason I’m always drawn to the pen and pencils. They have one wall covered in all sorts of different pens, biros, fountain pens, felt tips, markers, and even those four colour biros where you can choose to write in green, red, blue and black! Ahhh memories indeed. I even spotted a set of Berol colour felt tips that I used to own as a child (the pens are all in turquoise casing with the colours displayed on the end).
Yes I could spend hours there, browsing the pens and pencils on offer, scribbling on the test pads, lost in my own little world of ink and graphite.
It’s just me, isn’t it.
Anyway, snapped this colourful shot on my phone and I quite like it.
Photos
Monday, July 25, 2005 ~ No Comments
Got my camera back at the weekend, and posted some photos from the holiday. This one is my favourite:
See them all (30).
Which reminds me, I was going to post my thoughts about Paignton Zoo and zoos in general. Must type that up..
Picasa
Wednesday, July 13, 2005 ~ No Comments
I discovered Picasa a while back, and since then I’ve been using it fairly regularly to control my photos (quite easy as I take so few these days).
The greatest thing about Picasa is it’s price - completely free. Those nice people at Google bought out the company last year and whether you are now beginning to think that they are Microsoft-incarnate you can’t argue with that kind of price for a fairly sophisticated piece of software.
It’s primary function, at first, is purely as an album. Point it at the folders where you store your photos and it’ll scan them, and keep an eye on them for new files, organising them by date (amongst other options). Once you get used to that side of it, you’ll start to discover other features, the best one being a familiar (to Google users) button that says “I’m feeling lucky”.
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