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Book Launch, New work by ME

Friday, 21st November, 2008







Earlier this year, I was invited to take part in a project, responding to the painting / text work of artist Beth Ames Swartz.  This work is itself a response to and incorporation of Du Fu poems (ancient Chinese poetry, see Wikipedia entry here for fast track knowledge) and I wrote two poems in response to her exhibited paintings, two procedural works using fragmentation techniques to harness the already fragmented qualities which are the result of the translation process.

The book launch is tonight.

I have also made an online digital work as part of my contribution.  Dead and in this Painting can be viewed here.

 

See Beth Ames Swartz’s paintings online here.



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Negative Energy

Monday, 15th September, 2008

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Store Debts: Electrocuting on Company Time

Thursday, 28th August, 2008

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More from Ideas on Oedipal Bitstreams

Thursday, 31st July, 2008

kaput surprise squirm sing-along confessional

sequence bully

needy celebrities twist alpha

beats sanguineous nerve centre

pseudo-Springsteen

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Parallaxative

Friday, 25th July, 2008

Another round of draft work with parallax effects (click on the image to open):

Resize the window to effect the effect.  I’m trying to work with phyisical aspects of web interaction, scrolling, resizing, etc. — I guess as some kind of parallel to the thought processes behind some bookart practices which explore the phyisicalities of the medium in non-trivial ways.  I’m obviously only at the start here – the example I’ve upped here needs tweaking (currently works best from very small, expanding slowly outwards) but gives me a pretty good idea on what changes I need to make in order to get a more effective interface working.  Next, expect, animated gifs in the mix.

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From Ideas on Oedipal Bitstreams, Draft 2

Monday, 21st July, 2008

Occasionally, I am a government in which

fine print ignition idiot footsie

splutters above eyes

smells of dead ego preposition

pull the punitive festival

oil task force

indicative superporno

the money stinks

of structures and flesh

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Year 10

Sunday, 20th July, 2008

eat back

commodity deficits, metaphorical

loophole sexy enough for

office

forcing motorists

to jizz

so what you like

middle age destroys

the West

two mumbling ears

gearbox / totality / vinaceous / long-distance / harl / fag / written / organ / machinic / syntax / organs / spleened / in / sixths

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Variations on an Old Theme

Saturday, 21st June, 2008

Yup, the old style is back.  Here’s my problem: I tire of an old design, get stuck into a complete redesign, run out of time, and then get sick of that too.

Anyway, it seemed a bit ridiculous that my site has been down for so long, so I’ve re-uploaded it, and it’ll just have to do while I finish work for several clients and attempt to get my practice in gear.  Then, maybe then, I’ll fashion my electroacres into something more aesthetically pleasing.  In the meantime, I’m going for functionality…

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Top 5 Countdown to a Face-Slaying

Tuesday, 27th May, 2008

5. The mere fact that you think

4. Will there be a full tour?

3. I am filled with anticipation

2. I love you lick

1. True ladies feed Jesus

I hope this helps.

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Du Fu Procedural Translation, 2

Monday, 26th May, 2008

A Drawing of Spirits Ending

something alone and pure
sigh a battle
you are now angels
copies of ghosts
group flesh
I grieve and would forget
the poisonous song
always thinking and forgetting
now with the old
languid smile
officious and abruptly sobering

there are colors in the wind
lovelier than moon rising
venting beauty
the sky
a new sketching
silk thunder
so that even night
is art

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