http://elasticlimit.com intestigating the tension at breaking point Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:42:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After reading the piece on breaking the grid, I started to think about how often I see examples of it around in the world.  It seems that in order to get noticed nowadays, the grid has to be broken, whether it's in Art, advertising, movies, TV, really any form of creative media.  Thinking outside the ... http://elasticlimit.com/364 Reading the syllabus I was sparked by the discussion brought up about incorporating the technique of hand drawn elements in digital imaging. I find myself drawn to the “hand-crafted” or “humanistic” appeal that this method conveys in works of art. It is true that the books we are reading are ... http://elasticlimit.com/356 I love an artist whom, working in complete anonymity, can so thoroughly tickle and inspire at the same time. I am usually reserved in my reverence for anything, but I have to say...damn, Bravo- whoever you are. Rarely does anonymous work reach the heights that this work has. What the ... http://elasticlimit.com/354 Ann Gaskell's untitled #26 (override) is a great example of melodrama in contemporary photography. In much of Gaskell's work, she is setting a scene of a story, like a movie clipping, rather than naturally coming across her subjects on the street. She seems to have a concrete and well thought ... http://elasticlimit.com/352 Anja Jensen’s photograph “Devozione” depicits two men on a yacht, one tying the other’s legs. The man being tied up appears to lie unconscious. The binding of the man’s legs gives off a sexual sado/masochistic air, since he is lying passively and doesn’t appear to be struggling. ... http://elasticlimit.com/351 Dorfman's project is a series of 15 color photographs that depict intimate human moments without the exclusive use of human subjects. She creates these erie but relatable images with life size women dolls who sometimes appear alone, sometimes together, and sometimes with their male real-life human 'lovers' who believably ... http://elasticlimit.com/347 America™ is the brand name that activist/founder of AdBusters Kalle Lasn uses to define the current state of American culture. What once was a nation consisting of people who set out to live the “American Dream”, is now a corporate-run business in every aspect. The American Dream has been changed ... http://elasticlimit.com/337 Of all the readings, the Benson readings got under my skin and agitated me the most. I have to ask; IS photography the capture process, the printing process, the distribution process, or is the whole bundle under the category "Photography"? Benson discusses the 4 Stages of Photography, yet each stage ... http://elasticlimit.com/336 AUTHENTICITY: A RESPONSE TO DAVE HICKEY’S “AIR GUITAR” I recently read a reading pulled from Dave Hickey’s Air Guitar, which touched on many mind tingling topics, but mainly focused on the subject of “authenticity.” Although written in 1997, this reading could not be more relevant to our current society. In ... http://elasticlimit.com/334 I created a body of photographic images that took a visual stance against the proposed expansion of the Turtle Bay Resort and the lands that are owned by Oaktree Capital Managment. This unique stretch of beach exsists on the North Shore of O'ahu. The plans to expand came ... http://elasticlimit.com/327 Have you ever opened a book or picked up a flyer only to set it down right away? The lack of a grid often leads to more work for the reader as we don’t easily see the main ideas and cant quickly understand the message we are supposed to get. ... http://elasticlimit.com/323 The article “Menus, Filters, Plug-ins” state that the visual media, especially since the rise of computers and image editing software, has come down to the “user” a.k.a. the “artist” selecting from a library of pre-made objects, such as clip art, filters, etc, and combining them into a piece, rather than ... http://elasticlimit.com/326 The Blue Brain Project: Check out this amazing research on the brain The cerebral cortex, the convoluted "grey matter" that makes up 80% of the human brain, is responsible for our ability to remember, think, reflect, empathize, communicate, adapt to new situations and plan for the future. The cortex first appeared ... http://elasticlimit.com/322 Written by: Cari Saiki-Dela Cruz The grid, as defined by the Oxford American College Dictionary, is “a framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or crossing each other; a grating” or “a network of lines that gross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles.” Though the ... http://elasticlimit.com/304 In the middle of the Pacific ocean between the latitudes of 19 and 29 degrees north rests the Hawaii islands. The main eight islands (with some exception) truly provide endless possibilities professional and amateur photagraphers. Tropical weather all year long encourages many to keep their cameras charged and ... http://elasticlimit.com/302 In response to article Photography Reborn , by Jonathan Lipkin . . . Who killed the Polaroid? Was a title I thought of for this assignment, but then I went off on a tangent. For me, I think this article screams the notion of being able to have ... http://elasticlimit.com/303 Well our Art + Design 2007 summer program in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, is coming to a close. The students did an excellent job analyzing what they saw here. Here is a sample of some of the best writing so far. Even though Mucha is not Dutch, we had to catch ... http://elasticlimit.com/297 We are a long way from Florida now...but it still haunts us! This is from Celebration, Orlando, Florida...Celebration is Disney's planned community...one can drive from Celebration right into Disney...in many ways, Celebration IS Disney, a suburban theme park.... Read about Celebration in Florida Trend magazine: LINK "Along traffic-choked U.S. 192 near Orlando, ... http://elasticlimit.com/294 This window advert is in front of the Doctors Without Borders building on Plantage Middenlaan near our hotel. It is simply an amazing piece of public art. 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