Category: Culture
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Revolt Against Reason
Our current political climate can be seen as a convoluted ecosystem. Revolt Against Reason is a candid fictional short essay analyzing the connection between culture politics and art history. Exploring the DaDa art movement which gave birth to perhaps one of the most radical uses of artistic expression ever seen in the early phase of…
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The NBA Season 2015-16
The NBA 2015-16 season is underway, with NBA tv’s lengthly coverage of real world training camp. The Bulls appear to begin with yet another injury to their star player, Rose. Who on opening day with the media mentioned his eager arrival of free agency money next year.
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Making A Case For King James
The game of basketball contains three fundamental principles. Rhythm, Intelligence and having a super star athlete such as Lebron James. These elementary concepts when combined with a great back court, lead to championships
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Digital Memoir | Volume Four
Digital Memoir has been a series of essays focusing on portraying a single road map. That is, the act behind communication using visual cues embedded in story telling principles. My work as a visual artist is a dearly important part time endeavor
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Digital Memoir | Volume Three
Digital Memoir is a series of short essays focusing on the process of art making, essay writing and visual mise-en-scene. Within a contemporary culture filled with Apollonian driven concepts, culled within a materialistic point of view. These articles can be seen as a form of communication tactics.
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State Of The Think Tank
The Long Hiatus Art Journal is a publication that keeps on growing, even though our essays are selective and curated. Between maintaining a career as a front end web developer and working on publishing my incubator #CTTDC, it has been difficult to focus on this magazine. Essay writing that focuses on merging the intersection between…
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When Abstraction Was Cool
A work of art should no longer be a mirror held up to man or nature. A painting should compel the viewer to see it for what it is: A certain arrangement of colors, forms, lines and textures on a surface { Exploring Abstract Expressionism }
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Freedom To Speak
{ Charley Hebdo is a publication with no satirical boundaries, exposing a form of parody within the human experience which must be celebrated. We define the drawings on view as works of political and artistic satire, culled from various online sources, web clippings and reference journals }
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Prelude to 50
Life In The Multiverse will be a series of 7 essays centered around fictional characters, settings and motifs. Each article will be presented in dialog written format with a corresponding YouTube silent art film
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Art In The Public Sphere
{ A challenging aspect in contemporary art practice today is finding non-commercial venues to exhibit, promote and share creative experiments with our community. Donate to our latest art project entitle: Dwelling.}
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Making A Case For Kobe
Kobe Bryant is perhaps the most influential basketball player, in the post-Michael Jordan era. He is arguably the closest to Jordan in scoring, titles, most valuable player awards and all star game appearances. As the NBA season rolls in, Kobe will have surpassed Jordan for the number3 spot in leading all time scoring at the…
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Editorial Design
Design retrospectives are in no way meant to be seen as the achievements between artist skill and showcasing clever ideas. Using graphical imagery as an aesthetic tool between product, exhibition and critique.
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Art In The 21St Century
{Art in the 21st Century is a contemporary framework containing three fundamental foundations. The history of modern art in relation to appropriation, culture critique and the publishing of our upcoming Fall fine arts magazine: Line On Paper }
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Haru |2014
{ Line On Paper Magazine } Is an upcoming project from the creative shop of CTTDC. L.O.P will explore the culture of contemporary art. Subscribe to the magazine for updates on all our beta testing design projects
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{ Hello World }
{Line On Paper Magazine} LOP is a documentary art project from the studio shop of Creative Think Tank DC. The magazine will feature leading voices in contemporary art, design & historical art criticism. While exhibiting artist retrospective drawings, ephemera & limited edition prints. Developing a gallery platform for visual creatives to communicate & exchange ideas.…
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The Brain In A Vat
{ Philosophy & Sci-Fi Thesis } The Brain In A Vat is an essay discussing the relationship between philosophical ideas of past history and contemporary SCI-Fi films. Postulating and referencing ideas from Ben Dupre’s seminal book “50 Philosophy Ideas” you really need to know. Ideas such as the brain in a vat have proved so…
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{ Hugo } 10 | 10 |13
{ Poetry In Motion & Visual Art } Hugo is a personal friend and monthly contributor to the art journal. His daily scriptures as indicated by its titles in conjunction with his masterful visual language are an echo in experienced base philosophy.
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Op Ed Monthly |Hyperbole
{Op Ed Monthly} In December, a pithy article retrospective converging on art, design, technology and culture protocol are exhibited for your reading pleasure, laughter or confusion. Depending on what side of the spectrum your thinking pattern may originate. These articles represent a hybrid collection of ideas, brainstorming thoughts and exercises in visual thinking. Published online…
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American Otaku Series
{Series One} A Documentary Photo Collage Essay Investigating NYC Comic Con, “Otaku” & Halloween Custom Design Outfits. In Preparation For East Village Halloween Parade (2013).
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