this more than this now

heidievelyn.tumblr.com

website in progress

heidivasterling.com

I am currently in a web|book class where we are building artist websites and books with images of our own work. Big struggle, but i've learned a lot. I'm getting really excited about the next project where we get to create a website and book that exist as a work of art themselves. This semester has been great as I've gotten to spend a lot of time in my studio working on my paintigns; simultaneously i've been learning a lot of practical skills in the photo lab. Moral of the story: i like school. Maybe too much?

work from painting 4

final project:::photo 1(this one would not fit on the last post)

final project:::photo 1

this series of photos was created by taking pictures of pictures of pictures of pictures of pictures of pictures of pictures (some originals were photos, others were video stills while others paintings I had done). I consider them self portraits.

portrait assignment

Photo 1: Project 3

object 2

object 1

photo 1 project 1:clean your clothes

Postmodern Texting

Our first seminar on the book The Anti-Aesthetic was today. The material covered the basics of postmodernism. Having many of my own myths eliminated and feeling a bit ancy the night before, I asked some friends what they thought postmodernism was via text message. The results follow:

Me: Ok people. This is a text survey that im doing tonight. Answer this question- what is postmodernism?
responses:

JD#1: In one text?
ND: A philosophy that attempts to explain things by rejecting boundaries. It deals with nonsense. And really tries to explain things by saying nothing exists and nothing matters.
BM: It's like after modernism. Ha. The questioning of what is. Art life reality and a reaction to those things or a departure from 'normal.' Duchamp is the epitome. Right? Does that make sense. To me its the departure of traditional ideologies but also a reaction to them. There I am done.
RA: Ill email you. Also do you wanna see Notorious this weekend with me and julie?
NH: I would only assume after the modernist movement
JD#2: The way of thinking after the modernist era
JD#1: I once heard postmodernism described as, 'eh...' its like giving up