http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org ...and then posted it on myspace.(video art and such) Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:28:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en       These three pieces are part of a series of flowers.  For now, they are untitled, but they have the working titles of "silver flower," "red flower" and "rainbow." The two with open petals measure approximately three feet across, witht the vines running close to 6 feet in lenth. ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/04/26/strange-growth/  Measuring 12"x4"x4" (13" circumference), this currently untitle piece derives from much the same idea as "Is she married...", being constructed of masking tape and utilizing no other materials or colors. Potted plants are decorative by nature, and by stripping this image of a household flower of the charm for which ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/04/26/plants-that-dont-need-water/   This piece, "Is she married? No, she's a cat lady" seeks to examine the way in which society views individuals, particularly women who choose a life that doesn't fit expectations. "Cat lady" is the title given to women who chose a life that would have been described as spinsterhood ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/04/26/cat-ladies-have-time-for-tea/ I have to say that I read "Letters to a Young Poet" in one sitting; its short, but thats not why it took so little time.  Rilke's ideas concerning life, and particularly that part of life that is solitude, spoke to me not only as an artist, but as a human being.  ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/04/24/letters-to-a-young-poet/ I have recently been doing some research into the realm of paper clothing.  The creation of a paper dress, which is a project I hope to overtake now, is intriguing in several ways.  One can attempt to transcend the material and transform it into an illusion of actual cloth, or ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/03/27/moving-away-from-cats-for-a-little-while/ The piece above, Robert Watt's "Table for Suicide Event" from 1961, sums up a lot of how happenings went down in the 60s and 70s.  As art events, they were intended as temporal experiences that transformed viewers into participants.  This piece, while stationary, serves this purpose in a subtle way; ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/02/26/happenings/ H.R. Giger is a Swiss artist, sometimes termed a surrealist, who is probably best known for his Oscar win in 1980 for his design of the alien creatures in "Alien."  Giger was one of the initial artists to grasp my attention as I was entering high school, and I still ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/02/23/hr-giger/ What I find most compelling about Tiravanija is his focus on interaction.  Surface magazine claims he is an artist who encourages tactile interaction, "to get down with the art," and it is true, but it goes even beyond an interaction with objects.  Tiravanija is concerned ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/02/23/rirkrit-tiravanija/ These Swiss artists/partners in crime are the very definition of the prodigiously unusual imagination.  Not only do they produce some unusual works (like their "sausuage series" of the late 70s), but they do not limit themselves to one or two modes of production.  For them, it is not necessary to ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/02/23/fischli-and-weiss/ "The Spore Collective Manifesto The Spore Collective Manifesto Founded this day, February 6, 2008, the Spore Collective hereby declares the following purpose, principles and plan of action to be followed throughout the Spring 2008 semester.  Our purpose is to promote free cultural ideals and the making of new things.  In the spirit ... http://drgirlfriend.umwblogs.org/2008/02/23/spore-collective-manifesto-a-go-go/