Honors Dinner!

I've been meaning to post the pictures from the Honors Dinner for ages, but I finally got down to doing it. (I just realized it looks like our class is almost just made up of girls...not my fault the guys are camera shy.)
I hope everyone's having an awesome summmmerr!!!!

Enjoy!

Sarah doing the honors.

(ha i'm lame)

priceless.

Shots from the night..

And finally....

We're gonna miss you Amy!!

wooohooo six flags.

Alright so the first year of college is almost over (aaah can you believe it?) and before we all leave and go enjoy our summers and not see anyone for almost 4 whole months....

how about a fun trip to six flags in jersey?

A few of us are going on Sunday, April 30th - and whoever wants to join us, let me know!
We'll take the bus from port authority that goes straight to the park.

Tickets online at 30 bucks, if we have a group of 15 or more. (so far there's 10 people going) Otherwise its 40 smackaroos for a day of attractions.

any takers?

wicky wicky....REMIX!

Naoto Hattori

He does "twisted surrealist" paintings...and hes remixed the Mona Lisa (these are only 2 of 'em).

Fun motion graphics!

Watch some of the videos this firm called Lobo has done for a bunch of companies...its really cool!

Raqib Shaw

Raqib Shaw is an artist that uses mixed media in his work. I always think mixed media pieces are really interesting, to see how they work or if you can draw inspiration or any new ideas from them.

He's originally an Indian artist but his work draws on information from the eastern cultures of India and Kashmir as well as China and Japan.

"Shaw's vibrant, decadent imagery leads to sophisticated, flowing, erotically charged works. A recent group, Garden of Earthly Delights, was inspired by the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch, and depicted a hedonistic, underwater world populated by mythical creatures - part aquatic/part animal/part human - often engaged in sexual acts. Shaw mixes media such as car enamels and industrial paint with decorative materials including glitter and semi-precious stones to create elaborate, densely patterned surfaces combining Western and Eastern perspectives."

Honestly, I don't know if I like his work or hate it. Its really elaborate and ornate but I think there's way too much going on in his work that it gives me a headache. Some of the images are really strange too. I saw his piece at the MoMa which is gigantic..it fills an entire wall and I guess when you see it in person its mind blowing. I still think his use of mixed media and collage is really interesting.

See what you think.

Bunny suicides

Yay for spring!
Sunny weather, flowers blooming, birds chirping...and bunnies committing suicide.

I was buying a book at Shakespeare the other day and while waiting in line to pay, I saw a book called The Book of Bunny Suicides by Andy Riley. Yeah it sounds kinda morbid of having a book all about different ways bunnies creatively attempt to kill themselves...but I was kinda embarrassed at bursting into laughter in the store while flipping thru it. Its just a bunch of cartoons of cute, innocent little bunnies trying to get in harm's way and end their lives.

Check out these artists!

This past weekend I had a friend visiting from Kansas, so we went crazy gallery hopping in Chelsea. I sometimes we forget we have such awesome shows in the city.

These are a few artists that have shows up currently:

Michael Raedecker
Sometimes the use of string can be really cliche, but I think he pulls it off pretty damn well. Its at the Andrea Rosen gallery right now.




Eric Zener
I've always found it challenging to paint water, so I'm really jealous of his work.




Monica Cook
Stricoff Fine Art Gallery




Jil Weinstock
She does some really bizarre stuff...in her current exhibition she's got material in rubber casings.

Not another forward..

I've recently come to a conclusion that my mother is the queen of forwards. I come home everyday and check my mail, and I find my inbox filled with like 10 emails from her..not one of them being a real email but ones about life, happiness and lame jokes. But today I came home and actually started laughing when I saw one of the mails. Maybe there's still some hope left.

Anyways this one was about what if Bush went through with the ports deal and the Arabs invaded America...

photoshop does wonders.
enjoy!