MY VIDEO

finally my stop motion animation film is up on youtube!!!!!!!! how EXCITING

My Website

Here is a website that connects to all my other pages from flickr, to my blog and to youtube. http://uowebart.com/art213/davidson

Gwen; The Love of My Life

This is my dog Gwen; she is a ten year old Australian Sheapard. She loves to play hide and seek, cuddle, and play with her favorite toy (which is a cow that moos). She love love loves to cuddle and if any food is left unattened, she'll go for it. Like I said, she is the love of my life.

Sex and The City: The Movie

Sex and The City is one of my favorite tv shows of all times. I was so fucking excited when I found out that there was a movie being made. Which by the way is to come out in theaters May 2008!!!! While browsing the web, I came across the first preview of the movie made! I get the goosebumps watching it. Enjoy!

yea. this is the last one. fucking art events.

Boston College; Pollock Matters In the beginning of October, I visited the Boston College McMullen Museum of Art with my mother and aunt. The college’s museum had an exhibit called Pollock Matters. The exhibit was made up of pieces by many different artists, such as Jackson Pollock, Herbert Matters, Lee Krasner, Mercedes Matters and Alexander Calder. All of the art work in this exhibit was founded by Alexander Matters, the son of Herbert Matters. Alexander was named after his godfather, Alexander Calder. Alexander Matters came across a storage unit of his fathers a few years after Herbert died. He found many drip paintings and the issue with these was that Alexander didn’t know if they were made by Pollock or Herbert. The drip painting style is known to be Pollock’s, but these appeared to be a little different. These paintings are verso paintings, which meant they were two sided. Each side was completely different from that of its opposite side. It is thought that Herbert Matter’s tried his friend Pollock’s style of drip painting, but kept his hidden for he was afraid that Pollock’s widow, Lee Krasner, would be upset. There is a cool Pollock doodle drawing called Untitled in the exhibit. It is crayon and pastel on paper. It is thought to have been made between 1940 and 1944. It looks like many of Pollock’s earlier drawings and there is even a piece of the paper cut out. In a way, it looks like the art of an elementary school student. There is a landscape painting by Mercedes Matter’s from the 1930’s. Mercedes made this painting while she was at Hans Hofmann’s summer school in Province Town. It looks very much like Matisse’s landscape paintings. There are areas of pure hue and even space of blank canvas. Lee Krasner made oil on canvas in 1941 named Untitled. This painting looks very much like a Piet Mondrian, but with many more colors and randomness of shapes in the composition. Mercedes made another painting, but this time it looked more like Hofmann’s own work. It is oil on canvas and used Hofmann’s push and pull method. It looks very much like Hans’ Woman on a Bicycle. In the exhibit was a video about Alexander Calder’s Mobiles in Motion. Calder was one of Herbert Matter’s best friends, and they influenced one another often. The video showed Calder’s mobiles moving around with the ocean or leafs and trees blowing in the wind, in the background. What I got from the movie was that Calder’s mobiles were meant to look like the light glistening in the ocean or the movement of the blowing leaves. What I like most was that Calder said that he built his mobiles simply because he liked to. I was amazed that Boston College was able to get such amazing collection of art. I just wish that Hartwick College could have such an inspiring exhibit one day. It is interesting how all these artists, who were friends, all worked off each others styles.

guess what.. yea thats right, another art event

Annual Juried Art Show The Annual Juried art show was filled with art works of many different kinds. For the most part, it was the sculptures that caught my eye. I always enjoy this exhibition because many of my friends are art majors and it is entertaining to see their artwork. Josephine, by Ashley Dura, is graphite drawing on paper. At first glance, it looked as though there were random squiggles throughout the page. But then I began to notice that three faces appeared. The two on the outside look as though they are crying. And I thought I could make out a pair of lips on the left side of the drawing. I couldn’t tell if on the middle face’s right eye if there was a smudge or if it were shading. In regards to shading, I thought that the drawing could have used more of it. Jehanna Cleason’s Visual Texture is a piece, consisted of nine blocks, made of acrylic, string, floss, and some other unknown materials. Each block is of a different color and texture. The top right painting is made of bottle caps and painted reddish with a blue background. The entire piece is filled with so much texture, which made if very pleasing to look at. Jon Verna’s sculpture Exit to the Left was very interesting. It was made of glass and earthen ware clay. The pottery, the bottom piece, is made by a wheel; it is very smooth and even. The glass piece is filled with the colors of brown, tan, black and green. You can see where the color was picked up during the blowing process. I liked the combination of the different mediums in the piece, but I still wonder about what the name of it means. One artist whose work was in the show is one whose work I really enjoy looking at, and that is Kris Hauser. His sculpture, untitled, in the show was made of cedar wood with some sort of finish, which made it shiny. What I love most about this piece is that it uses up much space in the exhibit. The first part is a stub is on the main floor. Wooden worms climb out of the trunk and begin to crawl across the room. They continue to crawl down the ramp, crossing the room. The worms then begin to crawl up another stump and they themselves become the new stump. The wooden worms left a trail of sawdust behind. I really like how the whole piece spans across the room. Ash Snow’s Relative Contamination is a collection of plastic chemical bottles painted different colors and each with insane and cartoonist faces. Dylan Clarks Age of Industry is a mix of mediums too. It is a glass casted piece, shaped like a lightening bolt. Dylan then made a steal piece in which the glass casted one fit perfectly. Dylan’s piece was pleasing to the eye and it reminded me of the art museum in Spain. The Annual Juried art show was enjoyable and filled with interesting art. It is always enjoyable to see this art show.

Another art event!

Containers of Belief Containers of Belief was an exhibit filled with Native American art, pottery, jewelry, and much more. Oneonta is an area that was once inhabited by Native Americans, so its history is rich here. This exhibit was filled with selected Native American works from many different tribes throughout America. Some are old pieces, while others are fairly new. One of my favorite pieces on the whole exhibit was Olla, a large water jar from San Ildefonso in New Mexico. It dates back from 1830 to 1850. The name Olla actually means a large water jar. Large is a great word to describe the size; the jar is at least twice the size of my head. It appears to be made of clay and painted with black designs. A rope made out of clay wraps around the opening of the jar. The bottom of the jar is not flat but rounded. Which meant that the jar could not stand on its own; it was probably placed in the ground. In a glass case was a water drum from Ontario. They described this drum as a small wooden keg. It would be about halfway filled with water and then the top was covered with dear hide. A long stick, which was held between the thumb and the forefinger, was used to hit the drum. The sound was adjusted by wetting the hide or adding more water to the inside. This drum was painted red on the wood and a red cloth was twisted around the top to hold the deer hide to the drum. The water drum was used in ceremonial and social dancing. The beat the drum made represented the heart beat of mother earth and the people danced in harmony with the beat. A piece that was interesting was the pipe bowl from Lakota, South Dakota made around 1850 to 1880. This type of pipe represented the female principle and the planet world. There was another pipe that represented the male principle and the animal world; when the two were joined together, it symbolized the creation. The pipe is a disoriented T shape, with black lines at both the openings. The smoke that came out of the pipe was thought to carry the prayers of the smoker to the Great Spirit, the Creator of all. The pipe looks to be made of some type of stone, cut real smooth. There is a large canteen made of plain ware ceramic from the Hopi tribe in Arizona, made around 1875 to 1890. Obviously the canteen was used to carry water on long journeys. One side of the canteen was flattened, which when carried laid against the body of the pack the hiker was carrying. It is a very large ceramic canteen, which meant it was heavy and the clay loops near the opening shoed that it was meant to endure heavy use. There was a woven tray from the Western Apache tribe from Arizona. It was used for washing and serving. The designs in the middle represented the squash blossom, which was a common motif for the Apache tribe. When looking down at the tray, one feels as if they are looking down at the plant that is beginning to bloom. It is supposed to remind one that there is more life in the desert than one could imagine and that water is scarce for all life in the rough terrain. I thoroughly enjoyed this exhibit. Native American art is something that has always interested me. I once spent a few weeks one summer at a Navaho reservation. It was such a cool experience. We spent time in the sweat lodge and even dug for clay bowl remains. My brother is a quarter Native American, so the culture is important to me.

art even 2!!

Crossing and Captures Willard Yager was amazed by the pollution and deterioration of the forest that surrounded Oneonta. Yager wanted to immerse himself in nature, so he left Oneonta and traveled to Canada. He took with him a Kodak No. 1 box camera along with him on his canoe journey. This camera was a stable because it allowed amateur photographers to take pictures wherever they pleased; and that is what Yager did. Yager traveled the lakes and rivers in Quebec in a birch bark canoe. Birch bark canoes are lightweight and very strong, so they are good for traveling such areas. They are also maneuverable by one person, which meant that Yager himself could steer the canoe. Frame 33 is a picture that was taking on the water from inside the boat. Though it is dark, we can see the rapids in the water, the person sitting in the front of the boat with the paddling and the trees of the forest. This photograph is one that looks as though we would see it in a family album of a canoe trip in New Hampshire. Frame 31 is of the inside of a house with two women. Yager took many pictures of people in the remote areas he was traveling. Here we see two women, one is standing with a blurry face, and the other is sitting at a loom, looking at the photographer. There is a dog in the foreground, but its head is also blurred. One photograph I found interesting was frame 37. It is of a railroad bridge over a dam in Lac. St. Jean in Quebec. It shows a stream coming from the dam down a rocky path. This picture does not look like a photograph but as if it were drawn with pen and ink. It was hard for me to believe that this was a photograph. Frame 17 is a photograph of a graveyard in Grand Isle Vermont. The tombstones are all light with natural light, and the grass surrounding it is very dark; making the contrast grander. The middle tombstone is tilted forward, which keeps the viewer from being able to see the front of it. Frame 90 is an actual photograph of Willard Yager. He is standing on a rock in the middle of water with rapids around it. We see an island behind him far away. He looks straight at the camera, wearing a suit; which I find amusing that he was wearing such nice clothes while canoeing in the wilderness. All of Willard Yager’s paintings were placed in circular frames, which was interesting. It made me feel as if I were there looking through a peep hole or looking through the camera. All the photographs were dark in light and the contrast of the while frame made them all stand out more. I feel as if Willard Yager relates to the ideals of the Transcendentalists. Nature is something people like to be immersed in, and Yager was unpleased with the area around Oneonta, so he traveled to Canada and elsewhere to see nature at its best.

Art Event

Louis Van Ess Louis Van Ess was a part time professor at Hartwick College between 1941 and 1960 in the History Department. He is known for his art collection, which he started years before he was a teacher here. He collected many amazing artworks and I was even stunned by some of the work that he was able to get. The Madonna and Child in Meadow is attributed to the School of Giovanni Bellini and was thought to be maid around 1510. It is oil pained on a wooden panel. I found it interesting that the Madonna’s hands are touching one another, not holding the child. The child is lying between her knees, as if Madonna’s dress created a hammock for the child to lie in. Madonna is wearing a dress that is yellow, red and blue; these primary colors are often used in religious paintings. The child’s face is serene, along with Madonna’s. It appears that the background is a cityscape of the city of Jerusalem, or so I believe. The Descent from the Cross is a cast bronze picture from the early Renaissance. The artist is unknown. This cast bronze piece is a sculpture, but looks like a painting or a relief sculpture. There is not much detail in the faces of the people and there is not background. The heads of people are the area which sticks out the most. There are three men and an angel with wings carrying down Christ from the cross. At the bottom of the scene are two men holding the fainted Mary in their arms. Of all the artwork in this exhibit, this one is my favorite because it is the most original piece, a style I have never seen before. Frederick Hassam’s painting Isle of Shoals is oil on canvas piece that was made around 1915. What caught my eye about this painting was that I thought it was a Van Gogh at first. Hassam used short thick brushstrokes like Van Gogh, which is why they look so similar. Hassam painted with browns, tans and greens that were all similar in color. From far away, it was hard to differentiate the parts of the landscape from one another because the colors were so similar and the brushstrokes seemed to blend into one another. John Henry Twachtman made an oil on canvas painting called In the Garden in 1890. This painting is exactly the opposite of the latter. The paint was applied so smooth that I could barely tell if there were any brushstrokes at all. The paint was all even and the it looked as though it was applied all at once. The only thick paint in the whole piece is on the flowers, and that was used to show the highlights. Louis Van Ess collected many paintings of the Adirondacks and of the area surrounding Oneonta. Many of these paintings looked like the ones from the River School Hudson artists. I am assuming he enjoyed these paintings because they were the scenes that surrounded him daily. I was surprised to see that Van Ess was such an accomplished collector that he even had a Rembrandt. It is pretty amazing and good bragging rights to say that Hartwick College has a painting by such a famous artist. Louis Van Ess’ legacy was his art collection that has many different styles, artists and mediums.

sex education

here is what sex education would be like if the mario brothers taught it in a video game. hilarious!

stop motion

heres a cool stop motion film.

old school

here are some cartoons turned into music videos. some funny shit. i loved rugrats as a kid: spongebob: another spondgebob:

stop animation

heres a pretty cool stop animation film, an interesting and original idea too

mmm

yummy. playdoh food. 80's style commercials. hot

Celeb Gossip

Perez Hilton is the best celebrity gossip columnist. His website is one of my favorites. Hopefully you wont become addicted to it like myself... http://perezhilton.com/

Drug Addict

What if mario decided to leave the video game realm for the human realm... and if he became addicted to his precious meshrooms?

Finally

So it took me many weeks to figure out why I couldnt post videos and photos. Apparently, my computer likes to be a bitch. lame huh? well. im back. - E

The Wii

As I mentioned before, I love the Nintendo Wii! My parents, who are very oldschool, LOVE playing my Wii. They have even asked me to leave it at our house when Im at school! Anyways, apparently even babies are entertained by the Wii......

Take On Me

In case you dont know Ah Ha, the 80's one hit wonders band, click this link to see their music video. Their video was a break throutill a fucking insain video!

Now, most people my age watch or have seen an episode of family guy. I laughed my ass off when they did a spoof of Ah Ha's video. Enjoy

Laughing Babies

I dont know what it is about babies laughing that cracks me up. this one video made me laugh so hard i cried....really hard

Nefertiti

A sculpture of Queen Nefertiti

Movies

I am a big fan of movies. My favorites genre of movies are horror/ cheesey scary movies. Oh and I also love old school disney movies. Here is my top five list of favorite scary movies:
1. Jaws
2. Jurassic Park
3. House on Haunted Hill
4. Psycho
5. The Shining

I love going to the movies and when I know there is a movie coming out in the future, I sometimes read about it on the Internet Movie Database. Here is the website if your interested:
http://www.imdb.com/

The Nintendo Wii

I have been a fan of Nintendo ever since the first Nintendo came out in the early 80's. I still have my original Nintendo, and actually played it this morning before class. By far my favorite game is Super Mario Brothers 3. When I heard about the new Nintendo Wii last year, I knew I had to have it. I got it last winter break and still play it often. It is by far the best video game system out there. It is so much fun to play the Wii sports, which has tennis and bowling. My favorites.
Anyways, check out the Nintendo Wii site.... amazing

http://wii.nintendo.com/

Junior Senior

one of the best music videos out there....