Blue

The interaction between the art and access is relevant in the way visual representation was transformed in Edo period Japan with the rise of woodblock printing and the invention of affordable blue dye. Before the invention of Berlin or Prussian Blue dye in the eighteenth century[3], blue as a color evaded artists and their works.Continue reading “Blue”

silence

Ravenous. I want more.Silence. Not the kind that is fullripe with possibility,the potential of the unsaid,but the silence that is empty.the nothingnessthe flicker of a failing lightbulbthe incessant breathingfalling secondsempty timeno, not emptyfull with regretscared of something that doesn’t existthe now that is now goneI miss you.take heed of the soundsthe rocking feetthe cold nightit’sContinue reading “silence”

Whatever Happened to the Diplomatic Dodo?

It’s been three months since I posted anything. Here’s some stuff I’ve been up to: The coolest thing I’ve been doing (sorta) is getting back into making (or at least trying to make) games and interactive art after a long time. Train of Thought is my first complete game/interactive art. It takes 10 minutes toContinue reading “Whatever Happened to the Diplomatic Dodo?”

The Camera – A Peculiar Observer

I think what makes the camera so interesting as a concept is its relationship with the idea of objective reality and the contradictory nature of its attempt at being the single undeniable medium of objectivity. The camera promises to preserve reality as it is, capturing all that is within the frame as a single unmistakableContinue reading “The Camera – A Peculiar Observer”

Moral Uncertainty in All the Light We Cannot See

Saint-Malo, France. Photo by Clovis Wood Photography on Unsplash Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See is not a work of horror. But I think there is something frightening lying within the depths of its immersive storytelling—uncertainty. By itself, uncertainty isn’t inherently frightening. Arguably, the very appeal of a book is the opportunity toContinue reading “Moral Uncertainty in All the Light We Cannot See”

Soul – In Which One Joe Gardner Learns to Live

Soul (2021) by Pixar Animation Studios and Walt Disney Pictures In an essay titled, The Sycamore Tree, writer John Green brings up an all too familiar question: “What’s even the point?”. It’s a question that often creeps into our minds—the slow, sinking realization that nothing we do in this world will remain and that weContinue reading “Soul – In Which One Joe Gardner Learns to Live”

Comedy, Culture and Creativity

In 1939, legendary comedian Charlie Chaplin, financed by his own self-owned studio, wrote, directed and produced a film that openly laughed in the face of Hitler and his bigotry. ‘The Great Dictator’ loudly condemned Nazi Germany and set a standard for social criticism with its grounded exploration of human struggles—all while the United States continuedContinue reading “Comedy, Culture and Creativity”

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