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Monday, March 29, 2004
So,I feel I should do little explaining for my latest self portrait.I sort of left the viewers hanging,with my post (over at http://cliff_greene.fotopages.com).If you've seen the door to my bedroom you would see a few little pictures of face distorted in ways they can't go.
I really like twisting the human body in some of my drawings.The more I learn about the human body the more I can twist it believably in drawings.That's one thing I love about being an artist is how you have the freedom to draw and create the impossible.anyways I was basically going for the same thing with the "Battered up Caleb" but because I'm working with digital photographs I can't quite get the results I want.I can't deform the picture to the extent that I can with a drawing.I had more ideas for this image but I'm still not quite the artist I want to be.so instead I opted for a more subtle yet horrific image.It's a lot more belieavable than the image I had in mind,and that makes it even more creepy.
I'll give away the secret of the eyes though, I took a picture of my eye while stretching it open with my thumb and forefinger.I put that eye on top of the eyes in the other image and sort of blended them together to form one of my more "seamless" composoted images.You'll be seeing more and more of these in the futureI hope.not these "battered" images,i mean,more of these composited digital images.
Caleb 8:22 PM
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
I tell you,don't ever dare to turn on the "pointer trails" if you have a scroller on your mouse.I just had a devil of a time trying to make a disappeared pointer a reappeared pointer.It's challenging and provoking game trying to get to the control panels to turn off the pointer trails when the only way to see (or rather "imagine") where your pointer is,is to click everywhere on the screen and see which icons react and try and find your way like that.
I have a bone to pick with today.Yes,you read right.Today is St.Patricks day and I'm here to rant.Hello.
First off I mean no harm to me Irish lads.I Have nothing against the Irish.Ireland is one of the top five places I plan to visit.It may even fall as #2 or #3 which is quite good.I love movies with Irish characters in Irish settings and red haired women fall under my gaze much more often and for much longer periods of time than any other type of woman.Okay,to begin,"who is St.Patrick?" He is,as far as I can tell,an Irish saint who used a shamrock to explain the trinity during his sermons and of course there is more to this whole history (I certainly hope).Anyways all that has washed to the wayside in a flood of green beer.Hooray for St.Patrick!Of all the christian holidays turned pagan this has got to be one of the more disturbing ones.But of course we celebrate the Irish and the luck thereof.Okay,what about Chinese New year why is it not more mainstream,why don't we walk around in komonos drinking red sake?Why can't we get drunk celebrating the Chinese and the yin-yang thereof?There are a host of other nationalities I'd like to celebrate.I'm sorry I just don't understand why the Irish have such a prominant holiday in north america.
Hey,don't you hate stubbing your toe?I stubbed mine today.ever since I was young,when one of us kids would stub or toes we'd race to the nearest bed and plunge our foot into the blankets and pillows.Like a flaming rat racing towards the nearest puddle to put himself out.
Caleb 9:22 PM
Friday, March 05, 2004
Okay I'm pleased to announce that I now know what (sic) means.I got so sick of seeing (sic) every once in awhile (also appearing as [sic] sometimes) and just forgetting about it and hoping those 5 keys were a typo.Well,(sic) means "verbatim" or rather,It's to tell the reader that "no,this is not a typo".You could quote Neil Armstrong saying "This is one small step for man (sic),one giant leap for mankind".When I put that (sic) there you,the reader,know that I did not mean to type "a man" but that Neil Armstrong really did say "man" and it is his problem not mine.Google it if you're having a hard time deciphering this cryptic message.
I believe it is my sacred duty to report my feelings on the newest Maxwell house tv commercial.(I believe Maxwell House is the company that is responsible,I may be wrong,but not likely).The newest Maxwell House ad is an audio-visual piece that would have me believe that people would like to know what it would look like to see a pair of nostrils dance to the beat of a catchy song!It starts innocently enough with a man opening the lid of his new Maxwell House tin,no problem there.He lifts the tin towards his nose to smell it,I also do this.Then we get a nice closeup of his nostrils moving up and down alternately,left-right-left-right.Of course we also see his nose-hairs tingling with the anticipation of a new tin of coffee.pure delight!Almost pornographic.
Honestly,I don't recall wether or not you see his nostril hairs because I switch the channels when I see the ad.How do I know before it's too late,that it is the same ad?Well,somehow (I don't know how they performed this marvel of subliminal advertsing) the first thing your eyes fixate on when the ad comes on is the mans nose.You build a connection with his nose at the very start of the ad,as the images get closer and closer to his nose you get caught into your relationship with it so that the ad would have you feel guilty if you changed the channel,that's why I do so,before making any sort of commitment with my eyes.I am here to tell you to do the same.Mabye someday advertisers will listen to us,the people.
Caleb 5:35 PM
Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Okay,I just fell upon the wierdest website I've seen in a while.
http://www.deluxism.com/subobj/
I can't understand the poem on the opening page.Between "snap to girl" and "ronald mcdonald plastic surgery" I haven't had so many creeped out feelings.It's really,truely one of the most incomprehensible websites I've ever seen.there is an email adress with which to contact them ,but I'd be too afraid to email them.Boards of Canada is mentioned in the line "b.o.c. aural pleasure absolute" I agree with the website there but it still doesn't clear the place up.I'm still left using our dial-up connection to slowly drift from "sub.object" to "duo.online showcase" and back again wondering why so much time was wasted on what is supposed to be a professional "design collabrative"website that feels more like a fairground funhouse!Minus the fun.There is a button marked "about" but it doesn't press.go figure.
So My brother mentioned that my last blog was "dissapointing".I felt awful!How could I?After all my clever posts I dropped a heavy bomb of triviality!Oh, it shall never happen again.It's soooooooooo important that you,my devoted readers, enjoy my blogs!God forbid I lose my precious fans!If you're going to take the time to look at this page and read my blogs the least I could do is make them worth reading!What a lot of work it must have been for you people to try and trudge your way through my last post thinking "when will this ever end?" and "we've lost him!".I'm joking of course,I will post whatever I want to post.If you don't think I'm being witty and you're dissapointed with a particular blog,tough beans!This is my blogspot and i can do with it as I see FIT!
Caleb 2:04 PM
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