the eLABorations have begun!

check them out over at the eLABorations blog!

the eLABorations are about to begin...

starting tomorrow, i will be a starting a new blog: eLABorations.

this ‘blog will be an extension of my ongoing series in which i use slogans and phrases superimposed over various images. as a way to add another variable into the mix, i have invited some friends to play with that idea collaboratively.

what i am interested in is the juxtaposition between image and text, and how the change in image shifts how we 'read' that image - i.e. how we interpret it - in light of the text.

each month i will be posting a minimum of 10 images, which i have paired with a randomly chosen text of my choice. the resulting combinations will be posted here on the first of every month, for the duration of 2011.

i hope you will drop by and visit regularly (or at least monthly), and comment on (and perhaps even discuss) how the images and text dance and inter-play; especially as the project moves forward.

it all begins tomorrow...

merry christmas

for all of you who have dropped by, snooped around, made a comment -- thank you.

may 2011 be a year filled with joy, peace and hope.

a declaration of intent (by lawrence weiner)

personally, i love the idea of this (of course, i think art is primarily about ideas - and the communication of those ideas):

Declaration of Intent (1968)

1. The artist may construct the piece.

2. The piece may be fabricated.

3. The piece need not be built.

Each being equal and consistent with the intent of the artist the decision as to condition rests with the receiver upon the occasion of receivership.

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on that note -- i recently went through my various sketchbooks (i really need to return to the discipline of capturing everything in one place at a time -- i currently am scribbling thoughts, ideas and images in 6 different books, not to mention the multitude of paper scraps i collect) and started a list of the various projects that i would really like to do in the next few years, whether they have lain long dormant or are newly attractive. there were more than 60.

oh, how i wish i had a workshop of young and eager apprentices to help me construct my ideas.

eLABorations

january 2011 will see the start of a new monthly collaboration project: eLABoration.

one definition of "elaboration" is the development or expansion of an idea or theme.

regular readers of edStuff will know that a large part of my practice involves the use and juxtaposition of various slogans and phrases superimposed on images. i have asked a number of my photography friends to participate (and there is still room for more if you're interested) by submitting a single image each month, which will be paired with a randomly chosen text of my choice. the resulting combinations will be posted here (hopefully) on the first of every month. what i am interested in is the tension created between text and image, and how the change in image shifts the text, leading to new interpretations in how we 'read' that image and/or text.

so please stay tuned. i think it's going to be an interesting experiment.

* please contact me and leave a message if you would be interested in participating, or if you would like more details.