I'm sick of creating the 'new' it always seems to be such an obstacle in painting, then again, it is so much easier to balance this quest/thirst yes, because I thirst for it...the 'new' with the authentic. I unchain the dogs that bear their teeth in a typical idiosyncratic way, this energy creates a dynamism and vitality that I enjoy- a solid basis for work that is free from superficiality or overly conceptual gimmicks. I often gain access to the interior world and soul mine the internal, losing self and therefore discovering my omissions that make life/work interesting. I am amazed at how I can sometimes overly 'preselect' which in turn robs my work of vitality. Automatic writing, combining, destroying and playing breaks items down so I can reframe and form, even in the most superficial of moments, the most sporadic of posts, items or drawings I can see conscious decisions being made, analog clicks and patterns that present a litany of visuals, sounds, connections and patterns, found at last! This is my present tense where I can spill out in order to mine the rich meaty chewy marrow of substance and sustenance.
7:41 PM :

Via Art Newspaper
Ingredients: one 32-year-old billionaire with unlimited passion for the very latest contemporary art and equally unlimited budget; one brand new exhibition space designed for the 200 works he has gathered in the last few years, located deep in the industrial compound of his family business; add hundreds of dealers, curators, artists and museum staff from every part of the globe and mix it together in the largest, poorest and most dangerous city available.
La Colecci�n Jumex opens in Mexico City
12:22 PM :

Old Punk days, my favorite band, and zine'. Perhaps you should update your profile luv?
9:36 AM :

Thursday, March 22, 2001
Sound bites, collage and post pop turntablism from Fantastic Plastic Machine. These shoes are amazingly orthopedic looking but extremely comfortable. Brit Pop Teens later released a statement apologizing for being 'stupid'. Over the counter counter-culture, what are you selling, I ain't buying. Last but not least, great art is often found in the most unexpected places!
3:24 PM :

Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Itchy to play with this. Build your own movie studio with LEGO bricks, then connect the PC LEGO movie camera. Live action, stop motion or both? You're the director. The decision is yours! That's not all! The easy-to-use editing software included in the set allows you to add sounds and cool special effects. Paradigm shifts, trickle down effect of play crazy kids with a vision. Filmmaking is becoming increasingly affordable for all but is this really Hollywood's nightmare?
11:29 AM :

Bastardization and Satire.
Encyclopedia Brown and The Case of the Missing MP3s.
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Death Row Dubya.
See what Cyclo-Boy and Sally Brown are up to in Idaville 2001.
11:06 AM :

Tuesday, March 20, 2001
You look in people's faces as you come roaring toward them. You see the fear in their eyes and it makes you ride faster and more reckless because to be noticed is to be somebody and to have people fear you is even better...1960s Pulp Novel. Mark Morrisroe. U.S. Photographer; beautiful and bad. Punk fanzine editor of DIRT. His mother was a drug-addicted prostitute. he left home at 13 and started to hustle. A disgruntled john shot him and he carried the bullet in his chest his entire life. With raw enthusiastic energy he shot sexually charged photos and self portraits that formed a compelling visual diary. He contracted HIV, and towards the end of his life he spent so much time in the hospital that he set up a dark room in the ward bathroom. When he died over 2000 Polaroids were found along with some Super8 films. Romantic murky shadowy frightening but most of all savage and beautiful.
7:30 PM :

Purity and Silence. It's difficult to accurately represent Johannes Vermeer, painter of light. The work fails miserably in digital reproduction. While the paintings themselves appear smooth, buttery, almost glassine-they leave out an essential component; surface texture. Vermeer applied paint in dabs and pricks as to slightly raise the surface of the work, to reflect light even more. The Vermeer surfaces in person appear like crushed pearls that often move into impasto or mosaic, they actually catch light on the surface and the paintings resonate with a tone not often found in the work of other masters. But this is just like Vermeer, to work in such a simple, intrinsic, perfectly paired down manner. What at first appears anecdotal, seems suddenly essential. Perfection resides from things not the idea of them. (More via Jonno).
4:22 PM :

Monday, March 19, 2001
Today Italiano, Marzo ... as the days grow longer and the weather warmer, a spring thaw here with crocus and tulips barely breaking ground. Harder to concentrate, harder to sit inside the university and study, examine, and perform research as the cycle of renewal begins. Marzo, from the Roman God of war Mars. Juno conceived Mars by touching a wildflower. The Irish call March Mharta. The Anglo Saxons, Hrethmonath in recognition of Hera, the greek equivalent of Juno. Perhaps the Franks reference Lentzinmanoth or renewal month, the most appropriate of all. Wednesday the vernal equinox as the days begin to outlast the nights and the symbolism of birth and renewal takes form in eggs, apples, the sun a metaphor for brighter, longer warmer days. The equidistant cross, the symbol of crucifixion for Christians and a sign of balance and equilibrium for others. All foretelling the coming of Aprile, the month of the pink moon, the mighty Aphrodite, the goddess Eoste, the god Loki (April Fools day) and yes, at last...change.
9:56 AM :

Sunday, March 18, 2001
Snow today, sparkly and white glistening like icing as the sun shines on; faux glass like quality splintering in the moist air. Discount shopping today (Medium) Massimmo shirts that I can barely push my biceps through. Gee...curling really does help. Feeling aggressive strong, highly charged, highly creative, funny and attractive. Wanting hot tea and gray sweatshirts, feeling very ornery and good.
6:13 PM :

The new new DAFT PUNK-DISCOVERY Cd is out and well worth the purchase. Tasty! In the usual DAFT sort of way. The 2XLP Deluxe 2xLP gatefold edition (fans only) includes the Daft Club card allowing you to download additional Daft Punk tracks from the inter-net remixes etc blah blah blah that are unavailable elsewhere. PC only for right now (what the fuck? now that is daft!) psssst. all the tracks are available from popular ftp sites so poke around a bit. Previewing bits and pieces of DJ Deep (respect is burning) transatlantic marketing scheme from Astralwerks. Heavy on the Louie Vega, a bit o' Blaze, Robert Owensesque and some Keri Chandler, deeper house sounds, french disco and afro-cuban rhythms. File under spicey and deep.
6:04 PM :

Addendum: Sleep
...in two cupped hands
holding
to where your body lies
and lovely black and white photographs,
one f-stop Duane Michals with writing
Le Cirque D'Hiver 1962
The Unfortunate Man
Leaves of Grass cover or
What funny Things Billy Dreams
beside me, and you enter
it as easily as beathing in...
5:44 PM :