I thought I’d make an actual art-related post. Because thats what we do here, right??? SO. I am obsessed with this artist Rachel Whiteread. She’s a contemporary sculptor who uses resin to take molds of the interiors (negative space) of objects and places, like library bookstacks, the undersides of chairs, WATERTOWERS, and presents them as positive forms. I found this time-lapse video of an installation she did at the Tate Modern in 2006. And I thought Id share it with you, since its awesome.
You have to click on the still to get to the Tate website since I couldnt embed it. But you should look around a little bit at the photographs of the final installation of this work too, called “Embankment.” Also, go here to see the google image results (disregard the one with lego-people in it, I have no idea what that has to do with her…), and find the watertower. Its my favorite.
I was looking through my random pictures because I know Id made one of these guys before, but I didnt realize I had made like, TEN OF EM. Im exaggerating, five…. but still. A little pathetic considering theyre all of me. (Well I have a couple of Alex too, that was super-fun!) I thought Id share with all of you this website if you havent spent hours of your life at it already, and expose the long-awaited many versions of myself to the world. ta-dah.
the last one’s the most recent me.
PS I posted all of these for fun, but also because evans computer freaks out every time it has to look at joels shamby-flag. Im only helping to move along the main page. K!
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(PS- the drums are a live recording from our attic!)
(PPS (or is it PSS?)- could this be our shambot theme song? Or do we need something less/more silly?)
I don’t have art or movies or anything else of worth to write about right now (although, putting up NERD ALERT isn’t a shabby idea), so here’s an ADORABLE youtube vid Steve sent me. It brightened my day, I hope it’ll do the same for you!
