Untitled Thought about the "Films of 2010"

Classics I Revisited:

[On the Big Screen]

It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

Psycho (1960)

Halloween (1978)

Back To The Future (1985)

In 2010, I saw 50+ movies. There were many that I liked, few that I loved, and one I couldn't stop thinking about. After a single viewing, "Exit Through The Gift Shop" became one of my favorite movie surprises of the year. Others to note include "Toy Story 3", "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World", "Easy A", "Buried", "The Social Network", and yes how could I forget "Inception". Though it'll never be a dvd in my collection, it was certainly one of the better choices to make at the theater this year. And from the looks of it at the theatre these days, "Black Swan" seems to be another solid choice. I have yet to see it but I don't doubt that it falls into the "Hollywood Can Make a Good Movie" category.

However, there were some serious stinkers this year. These are the movies that go in the "Worst F**king Waste of Time" category. The gold medal goes to Rob Reiner's "Flipped", which was a completely pointless effort of recreating the charm of "Stand By Me". And speaking of charm, I can't forget the charmlessness of "Alice in Wonderland" or "Sex and the City 2". Both were commercially successful.

F**k that.

A Titled Billiard Photo

"Billiard Ball Birthday"

Part 2 of 2

A Titled Billiard Photo

"Billiard Ball Birthday"

Made as a Christmas gift for my father.

Part 1 of 2

Untitled Laundry Photo

This is one of several laundry photos that I have done as a Christmas gift for my mother. I was stressing out a bit because all the photos were originally taken by my father and they were taken at low resolution. Therefore the original idea I had of just picking one and blowing it up had become void.

So I had to make it work with what I had which was a fun challenge. The first decision I made was to make a series of them which would allow me to keep them at their original size. Another guideline I had was that the pictures be in black and white. Because of this, I made the laundry pop by layering them in bits of color.

Once this was done, I felt that the photos looked a little flat. They needed some sort of texture to seal it. I tried several textures that related to the laundry theme but they all looked too busy. In the end I found a texture that was listed under fabrics but looked more like Greek stone. Once the stone was in place I felt there was no more to be done. All the photos looked complete and I am quite happy with how they look.

The only concern I have now is what they will look like once they are printed. Even though I was well aware of the resolution issue, they could still look bad in small form. I hope this not to be the case because I put a lot of work into this project. I don't want to have to start from square one again.

Here's hoping...

Untitled Creative Block

More often then not, I feel creatively blocked. I always finish something with a certain fear that this project will be my last. Like I will never get this lucky again. But there is also this amazing sense of belief that it will all work out when it's supposed to. That after several failed starts, something will click. At this point, I feel like the project has a mind of its own.

In my best words I can say that this is where the piece becomes specific. I find most of my creative problems branch from is the trying to be specific from the get go. That's just a brick wall I'll never get through.

Tonight, I began first of many stubborn sessions. However this block was audience related. Everything I've ever done was done in complete ignorance that anyone would ever view them. Once I start thinking about my audience, I won't produce anything of value. I got a hint of this tonight. I know this piece will be viewed and I don't like it.