i like this photo
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_o6LfH
lol oh thanks lol
are you looking at my blog?
casually :)
lol
:v
whats up with her expression?
lol
oh sorry
im not too sure
maybe a couple of dogs doing what a couple of dogs often do when crowds gather...
lol
oh did you see my recent post?
just reading now
i enjoy the rate of updates
keep it up!
ima be afk for an hour k
i need to write some other things on the blog
afk?
away from keyboard
ahhhhhhh
-understsnds-
yup
sorry
it was more than an hour
i should say so!
lol
cripes!
cripes i want crapes
people are starting to get restless
quick get on stage
start your act!
10:57pmCamilliahmm
im so happy that Fringe is on
yes
its a good show!
yup
so did you read the update?
any opinions?
any corrections?
something that didnt make sense?
-clicks refresh-
lol
brb gota pee
then i will be all ears
okay im back
how is showing something art?
what are you referring to?
please quote the section
sorry it was just a thought i had about her work
she depicts/shows but what extra is there beyound a representation of something?
why is it art and not documentation/journalism/illust
Ben that is a good question.
Im not sure how to justify what makes it art.
Just when i was looking, for me there was a real sense of connection
i was able to connect to the photographs therefore the connection between the artist and her lens had a relationship with me personally.
sometimes when i look at her work i think its not for everyone.
when i first looked at her work i saw snapshots
and thought to myself any one could have done that
I guess her motivations and the output makes it what it is
Im going to sound rather contradicting but in so many ways I see it as documenting
i do like what you have written
try and expand on why you like the portraits
reflection is an important element in art practice
its hard to explain about why i like portraits
then theres something valuable in that
O.o explain?
it moves you and what moves you will move other people and if you can find the material qualitys of the art that moves you you become better at make'ng art that moves people
which is the whole point
i think
hmm.
that makes sense
I have an obsession of flicking through photographs that arent mine, a friends photograph, a friend of a friend. It seems that this networking system of Facebook/Bebo/Myspace/Hi5 and any other networking website is endless for finding people and viewing images of people that I have never seen ever in my entire life. Im find myself looking through my own photos Iv uploaded then to click on a friends profile and search through their photographs, then to search through photographs of someone else, does it become a public exhibition of ones personal photographs?
A tsunami following an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean has caused some deaths in Samoa, but there is no word of how many died.
The powerful 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific off American Samoa.
Tony Manson, a TVNZ employee in Samoa, was on the beach when he felt the earthquake.
He saw waves breaking before the reef and the sea receding so ran for the hills.
Manson says it took only 30 seconds to get from beach chalets to hills before it completely devastated villages and locals are missing their family members.
He says a large fale was completely wiped out and it was a big construction made of concrete
Tvnz.co.nz spoke to local resident Ampe Roma who was in his office in Apia, Samoa when he felt the strong quake.
Roma says the quake lasted over five minutes then Apia was evacuated by police and people sent to higher ground inland.
Local reports say the wave that hit in Apia was 0.7 of a metre while the second, larger wave in Pago Pago was measured at 1.7 metres.
ONE News camerman Rico Tupai, who is in Apia, Samoa, says high waves have damaged houses and villages.
There are unconfirmed reports of people being killed or injured as the tsunami appears to have come up from the south side of the island.
Emergency evacuation procedures are in place and church bells are ringing as people head to higher ground.
The epicentre of the quake was located 190 km southwest of American Samoa. It struck at a depth of 33 km. An earthquake of this magnitude is capable of causing a tsunami.
The tsumani warning is in effect for New Zealand American Samoa, Samoa, Niue Island, the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the Tokelau atolls, the Cook Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Kermadec Islands, the Baker and Howland Islands, Jarvis Island, French Polynesia and the Palmyra Islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.
Young artists celebrate success
UCOL Quay School of the Arts alumnus Ben Pearce has taken first place in the inaugural National Youth Art Awards.
Ben’s work Great Grandfather Clock was constructed in walnut, rata and puriri. It presents “a window into the idea about the connections that we make and construct around un-met ancestors.”
Third year Whanganui UCOL Bachelor of Fine Arts student Amelia Hitchcock, was the winner of the runner up prize “best 2D art work”. Amelia’s piece entitled ONE BAD APPLE was purchased by an art enthusiast from Hamilton on the opening night of the awards exhibition.
Ben and Amelia’s work was selected from 42 finalists who produced a range of paintings, prints, photographs, sculptures and installations in media ranging from paints and canvas to glass and packaging material.
The National Youth Art Awards were open to all New Zealand visual artists aged 15-27 years and was organised by the Waikato Society of the Arts, with a view to encouraging young artists to keep developing their skills.
Prizes include $2000 cash for first place and prizes worth $300 each for best 2D, best 3D and best use of repurposed materials.
It is Amelia’s second major art award success recently. Her artwork “New Zealand Pure” gained top honours in the Waiora - Arteries of Aotearoa Art.
Instigated by Intersect, a nationwide network of young leaders in sustainability, the art competition aimed to explore ideas around water and cultural diversity and was open to young artists between 18 – 25 years.
- Mila
