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Untitled, Jany Cabezas Jan 2007

Untitled, Jany Cabezas

Digressions: Literary & Art Journal

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The Alchemy Of The Everyday, Nanda Soderberg Jan 2007

The Alchemy Of The Everyday, Nanda Soderberg

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Everyday objects inspire and inform what I do. The personal histories and associations we may have with ordinary things are of great personal interest to me. Often times, these items reflect the social class, education, and background of the owners. I am drawn to these objects and the possibility of elevating them in a way that transcends their implied meanings (their worth, importance, and status). The transformation of the mundane is a method of working that allows associations to remain intact while bringing new meaning and perspective to the object. My method of working becomes an alchemic process aimed at …


The Function Of Dysfunction, Dore Bowan Jan 2007

The Function Of Dysfunction, Dore Bowan

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In this article, the author explores how Fluxus artists of the 1960s and '70s disrupted conventional ideas of function by altering equipment structures in order to make the equipment open-ended and/or dysfunctional. The author examines how these artists reconfigured tools like ping-pong paddles or chess sets to question not only how we interact with objects, but with the social and cultural values embedded in their design as well.


Llum: Light And Reflection, Kazue Taguchi Jan 2007

Llum: Light And Reflection, Kazue Taguchi

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When I was nineteen years old, I traveled to ten countries in Europe. While there, I visited many museums and monuments, but it was in the solemn churches that I first saw stained glass and my aesthetic awakening occurred. My first impression was of a "living painting". By this I mean that a stained glass window is a non-static painting, as its appearance is dependant on the quality of light that shines though its panes. The same stained glass window looks different in the morning, evening and night. It has one color scheme on a sunny day and another on …


I Built This City, Joshua Isaiah Rodenberg Jan 2007

I Built This City, Joshua Isaiah Rodenberg

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I have been overwhelmed by curiosity, a curiosity that is keeping my desire to make valid. I have an endless infatuation with growth and constructing. My aim is to juxtapose an academic and a "rudimentary" approach that will set up contradictions in which traditional woodworkers may find irreverence towards.