Category Archives: Art

Mural by El Mac

Posted on August 31, 2010 by BrianR

Of Our Youth – RETNA • EL MAC from RVCA on Vimeo.

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1981 Interview with Merce Cunningham and John Cage

Posted on August 30, 2010 by BrianR
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What is Sculpture?

Posted on October 19, 2008 by BrianR

I just got an email that contained a beautiful letter from one of my Sculpture professors. He wrote it to two grade school kids to answer the question, What is Sculpture? With brilliance and humor Mr. Lester Van Winkle did … Continue reading →

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Atomic Age Architecture Symposium in Chapel Hill

Posted on August 1, 2008 by BrianR

Saturday August 2, at the Chapel Hill Museum from 9am to 4pm there will be a very cool sounding discussion about Modern Architecture in Chapel Hill. Sponsored by The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill. I have to say that new … Continue reading →

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RIP Robert Rauschenberg

Posted on May 16, 2008 by BrianR

Robert Rauschenberg, American Artist, Dies at 82 source: NY Times This man is an important influence on my creative work. Such an amazing innovator. (Thanks for the link to that one @10ch) Fearless Experimentation It’s no secret that experimentation (and … Continue reading →

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Deconstructivist Gehry

Posted on February 4, 2008 by BrianR

Much of my time in between going to art school and washing dishes was spent watching friends become architects. I felt a creative kinship with them. After all I was studying sculpture. A creative style with similar considerations. Basically what … Continue reading →

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Just Pay the Writers Fairly Dammit!

Posted on November 26, 2007 by BrianR

Have to say I was pretty confused about the details of the TV writers strike. But then I saw this video. I was impressed that some actors and producers spoke out in solidarity. But now that the smart writers of … Continue reading →

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Help me write a Story

Posted on November 7, 2007 by BrianR

I found this neat Ruby on Rails web app called Invent a Story. So I started a story with the word(s) National Enquirer. Basically you are given a few words to choose from and asked to write a sentence with … Continue reading →

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YOU determine Radiohead’s Album Cost

Posted on October 2, 2007 by BrianR

The NYTimes is reporting that Radiohead’s upcoming album “In Rainbows” will be available for download Oct. 10. Only the entire album, in non DRM audio files, will be available for download. At the same time they are selling a box … Continue reading →

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3D Paintings of van Gough: Virtual Dreams come True in Second Life

Posted on July 19, 2007 by BrianR

When I studied Sculpture and Painting in college I thought a lot about the intersection of painting and 3D objects. Combined was my dream of creating video as moving paintings. This video above, aka Machinima, called Watch the World(s) documents … Continue reading →

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