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Anthony Zinonos

what a great name.
found him during my 3.0 minutes of free time today... enjoy!

Figures 56 and 42

Pill Head

Triangle Exchange

Maybe it's just the weather, or the mood I'm in, or the stress that seems to permeate everything and everyone right now, but this stuff makes me laugh. Right now, I really appreciate the lighthearted handling of the subjects. Although I often tire of work similar to this-- Urban Outfitters-approved photocollage-- but this guy is honest in a way I don't often see... He doesn't hide anything, he's straightforward, and he manages to bring to light some great ideas. His work is satirical in nature but not extreme past the point of utility.

I got 99 problems

photo credit: ioffer

The One

I have an old friend that works at Best Buy who finally confirmed it: my old camera is dead and gone. As part of the mourning process, I bought a new camera! It's beautiful. Hopefully I'll have some photos to update soon.

that what? that life is hectic

I had a great conversation today about one of my favorite photographers, August Sander, and I thought I'd share it with you.

If you haven't heard of him: He documented society as he saw it, in all of its forms. The Weimar Republic was a hodge podge of ideas, parties, and people. It's the name we've given the government between 1919 and Hitler's rise to power and the culture was populated by many artists and thinkers we still recognize today. It was home to Walter Benjamin, Bauhaus, Brecht's theater, Gödel's answer to Hilbert's second problem, Shoenberg's compositions, and Heisenberg (may have) come up with his uncertainty principle there. Sander decided to document this tumultuous time period and the diversity of his space and place.

He is known for his work representing all levels of society (the elite, middle class, workers, and outcasts) but I've chosen some of my favorites, which all happen to be working class people or outsiders.

 

The Bohemians, The Boxers, and Circus People

If anyone's feeling generous... I'd lovelove a copy of his giant book, People of the Twentieth Century.

I say blah blah blah

It's been a tough day. Hell, it's been a tough month. I'm leaving 4:30am Wednesday morning to catch a flight to Montana to participate in this years' NCUR. My dishes are stacked up, lists are long, laundry has remained undone for far too long, I'm behind in my printing, and I really miss the comfort of being around Tim. Times like this I really crave home; home where I can sweet-talk my mom into doing my laundry and I'm within walking distance of slurpees at any time of day.

I've really Lemoned things up. (people don't really say that, do they?)

On the brighter side: I've never been more convinced that I want to spend all of my time in the studio and in the lab, I got to go home for Easter, and the cold weather curtails my impulse to lounge in the sun, thereby increasing my productivity. Also, I re-found Peter Sutherland. Set 5 is... familiar, which is really comforting right now.

 

 

I really think so

I like the complementarity between and Gordon Matta-Clark (b/w)  Tadashi Kawamata (color photos)

I think I can officially say that I find photography endlessly fascinating. Although it's not "my thing", I find successful photography absolutely mesmerizing, and the conceptual uses and applications are themselves interesting. 

Like Gordon Matta-Clark: most of his pieces exist only as photographs but they're not just documents- they're objects within themselves. The compositions are just as interesting (to me) as the sculptures he created, and the act of making these carefully crafted images became a work in itself. He is definitely one of my favorites. 

Plus, he loved puns, and I love puns... (I am dating a comedian, after all)