A Bright Future… Seriously

February 18, 2010

I was psyched for the iPad prior to the anticlimactic announcement in early February. My post-announcement emotions were mostly negative — I was disappointed that the iPad wasn’t as amazing as it was supposed to be according to my imagination. The past few weeks have seen a resurrection of my belief that the iPad is a wonderful, game changing technology that will ultimately improve our ability to socially interact with the phenomenally diverse cultural offerings of the world.

If you would like a less vague explanation of my newly established optimism, lets go down to the tavern and talk about all this over a drink. We’re living in exciting times, and I’m happy to be here!

+ www.wired.com

Florian Maier-Aichen

November 4, 2009

Florian Maier-Aichen’s name has been all over the internet for the past several months. Below you will find a link to an Art:21 video about his work.

Born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1973, he received his MFA at UCLA. He lives and works in both Cologne, Germany and Los Angeles.

Florian Maier-Aichen’s portion of the Art:21 video begins at approximately 27:45.

+ www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk
+ www.pbs.org

Cake stays with you

August 26, 2009

I tore this photograph out of the New York Times magazine probably four or five years ago. I have always dreamed of recreating this image.

The cake looks so good. I just want to sit down in a shaded room looking out at Lake Michigan eating this cake with an Arnold Palmer at my side. Please note that I did not say with Arnold Palmer himself, rather the drink which goes by his name. Lemonade and black tea.

Anyways, I love this image. Sometimes you come across an image and it isn’t wowwy zowwy or anything like that, but for whatever reason it sticks with you, for a long long time. I am interested in such seemingly mundane things. Not entirely interested as in the way that Bernd and Hilla Becher were interested in silos and water-towers and what not, but more in the way of companionship, as if these things were some of my closest friends. This isn’t about make-believe or anything, it’s about subtlety and honesty, the real nitty-gritty beautiful stuff that someone put a lot of effort into because they really meant it.

There’s stuff like this all over the place. I love that about life. This sort of thing is just lying around all over the world, waiting to make your day.