tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32101783736102780572023-11-16T12:53:32.114+00:00Dreams Of An EagleDaniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-58542127436242477462010-04-19T14:51:00.004+01:002010-04-19T19:08:55.483+01:00Last.<div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Well, this is my last blog post as my journal is in tomorrow so i guess i best sum things up really.</span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">After the work i was doing in terms of art for blind people i wanted to set up an exhibition in a disused shop or space but alas no one was willing to work with me on that pretty much because of insurance reasons no one was willing to let me use any shops or spaces - which was a big knock back as i wanted to do some installation based work to continue with what i was doing, but i needed the space to do it and with no space i couldnt do the work...
<br />Instead i thought about the seeing part of my work and thought about cataracts and how that blurs and obscures your vision. So what i did was take different types of trees and diamonds, printed them off then stuck frosted plastic over the top in different ways to make some or all or the word blurred - the result is pretty good i think.</span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">
<br /></span></b><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqso3YgqnLD541yJIIi92hLDtMY4ImG4kDNigatYKxKA1EFd8u1MEjQtkQTppJyIjwKUD5qUlWa7quEs8l82o4dZQdcYCv97r2IIlbben5zO3ACA0mpbs_IhPwaWZZVo46n8hyphenhyphenLt4Dbs8/s320/tree+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461850660342601938" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUeMLrpwWAC8j9T-RZQwFdLA-f0wi5Z_uRCS9J5UU6CCbto0Snm5avNKoRRcftJ5igpW8b_DcszFQcIfLsEYRqDB_aVHee0vn5UnaRsMCV1hEpSevNhtgQv8muxk28myl-x1yOl8hdliY/s320/tree+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461850653212869570" /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Ive done 13 of these, again for the Fibonacci sequence. Well, this is it i guess.</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>
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<br /></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-78166846727096135362010-03-16T18:40:00.004+00:002010-03-16T18:51:38.674+00:00Spanish Sahara, Pizza Hut and 24 hour rowing marathons.<object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eYoINidnLRQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eYoINidnLRQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">First off, i'll start with the new Foals video as its fucking incredible. Such a great video and song.<br /><br />Anyway.<br />Ive been thinking...the whole street art thing was going well, but the shelf life wasnt long enough and going out at like 2 in the morning got a bit annoying after the second time. Im not really sure if i should say what it was i did here incase, but it was a good concept and it worked great...just not practical.<br />Im currently speaking to the council about letting me and a course mate use a disused Pizza Hut on Oxford Street for an exhibition of some work - heard back from they today and its been forwarded to the correct people so hopefully this should all be a go in a week or so. What im thinking is one room flooded with bottle caps, or at least a decent covering on the floor that can be walked on - im taking it back to the art for blind people thing, work that you dont need to see to be able to appreciate it. Another idea i want to do is an installation that tries to replicate the feeling when you step off the plane in a hot country and the hot hair hits you, somewhat interactive installation again. More details to come - i feel well ill, walking around at 7 in the morning isnt recommended especially watching 24 hour rowing marathons...shit.<br /><br />xxx<3</span></span>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-32574824713363191632010-03-07T20:02:00.003+00:002010-03-07T20:29:57.947+00:00Exit Through The Gift Shop<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>
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<br /></b></span></div><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GTlm6dU2xHk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GTlm6dU2xHk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>I saw the new Banksy film today - it was absolutely brilliant. Ive always liked street art and Banksy. When i first started getting into art, Banksy was one of the first artists i really started liking a lot. He even inspired me to do some of my own graffiti up until the point i realized that its a bit dangerous and the prospects of getting caught were rather high - especially after spending 20 minutes under a car hiding from the Police...What the film has done is get me thinking about my original street art roots, it was the first "public" art i did and defiantly the most ballsy and i did have a lot of fun doing it. Thinking about my project, i feel that i can literally take my work to the streets. Now im not going to openly say what it is on here just incase - i mean its not totally on the right side of the law, but it also isnt that extreme...but i think its going to work. Im glad i had this idea as what i was doing wasnt goin...well it was working, but i was struggling with it. What i wanted to do was make art essentially for blind people in terms of work that could be interacted with that didnt require you seeing it. Like plaster moulds like a big version of braille and also a working installation of bottle caps stuck on the floor much like tactile pavements. Its still that...but better.
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<br />The idea i had at first was to attach the bottle caps to plastic sheeting and tile them in a space like tactile pavements.</b></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2_phLh-ooa0eKKnP50YOccUz2MNimhNe1fuDsFabOIMutGVXqa48JGYEiWbzfxsRCBqHk61HhjCW2ppVogZDZAyt47yHszr_ERbpyLocxwaL9XRfAK7z4bTqp21ANgxmQeWDvtcqMFRag/s320/bottle" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445990973280589170" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>
<br /></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>I made 13 of these plaster moulds - 13 because of the </b></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Fibonacci sequence</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>. I didnt want to abandon the golden ratio ideas i had before, so 13 is a number that has links to the golden ration through the Fibonacci sequence being that the 13th and 14th numbers when divided by each other come out to 1.618 - the golden ratio. 13 is also the only number that is prime when reversed also. Good stuff.</b></span><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm968u-abno3tPyR2HO2KsoMMiMPalAuUTlPAJNAzLdY1g-PdFQKN27KmBqH483ykC42Cdjt8uYe74_CTvataVD-xXJbQirRlW30jBIsgGRDhIZkVmpOjOd3UyEPGEltvTNSXsnw0SmtVV/s320/plaster" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445990978922635090" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>I think this is going to work - im excited.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>
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<br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We went to the Saatchi Gallery on the same day as well - some of it was excellent, so</span></span></b></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5mA6tIInq1EQnZBSGMt7ioxy7QQ0e9oihRchTVORW8WljuQS3r6zS0VVw-ph4pISKjHklIpxdVrn4_LQROPT0xusjyx0dqui1Uyd6MeyoOllOVt-9_YVlsaAelnfM7EXV-ggnuHOJ4S8/s320/richard_wilson_doy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437726882849778738" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">me was...whatever, didnt really tickle my fancy. Artists i liked were - Hama Malji, Emily Prince, Jia Aili, Kohei Nawa, Boo Ritson and most of all Richard Wilson.</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">His installation took over the whole of the bottom floor of the gallery with a steel structure that contained a couple of inches of used sump oil - it was bizarre, i had no idea what it was or how to think when i first saw it. I just assumed at first it was a mirror on the floor as when you looked down, all you could see was the ceiling - after a while however i knew i recognized the smell and after reading the card about the work i realized it was oil. The depth of field was unpreciented, the space seemed so much bigger than the last time i saw the gallery floor - speechless. </span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
<br /></span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The second day we went to the Tate Modern, most of which id seen before however there were other exhibitions up stairs that i hadn't - works that stood out where - Gunther Uecker - "White Field" which was nails painted and stuck to the canvas, it reminded me of the work that im doing with the hole making, but almost a reverse but similar process - i really liked it. Jannis Kounellis, Bruce Nauman and Robert Morris also stood out. What i really liked was the works there by Lucio Fontana, Jeff Koons, M</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ichelangelo Pistoletto and Jannis Kounellis. </span></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">
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<br /></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-55472987985636422302010-02-09T15:43:00.006+00:002010-02-13T13:32:11.349+00:00Failed Obelisk, Modern Painters and Anish Kapoor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_xkC-RKKV_0IADkOQb5iCSvb0pROKSAqF3o4pBmSHo9TYqd2anjw1I-uuPrDzkG2agJzA-Lv1641GC-rm-A91PJ4kLNN1Pxmp-dPPVekAfDz6bwSywbuTz8Ry8dsy21-nzL8ofL-9x9e/s1600-h/07_56_30_WE+DO+NOT+NEED+DRAWINGS...jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_xkC-RKKV_0IADkOQb5iCSvb0pROKSAqF3o4pBmSHo9TYqd2anjw1I-uuPrDzkG2agJzA-Lv1641GC-rm-A91PJ4kLNN1Pxmp-dPPVekAfDz6bwSywbuTz8Ry8dsy21-nzL8ofL-9x9e/s320/07_56_30_WE+DO+NOT+NEED+DRAWINGS...jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436277412289647906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCuLn9IbI4Fs0XEoWO37HSZ0ovD3KLkTTMZTDDw6v_DrxU5IvK_eVi_9WjVnL547fdPbrAMxMX-EWpNN8r0a-D-WIrFDqmfsagRGm2a0_Gh7p9BSlatDDz7EL2k8sFkTRXOH2QtuOdwVE/s1600-h/07_39_39_Obelisk.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCuLn9IbI4Fs0XEoWO37HSZ0ovD3KLkTTMZTDDw6v_DrxU5IvK_eVi_9WjVnL547fdPbrAMxMX-EWpNN8r0a-D-WIrFDqmfsagRGm2a0_Gh7p9BSlatDDz7EL2k8sFkTRXOH2QtuOdwVE/s320/07_39_39_Obelisk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436277410181668354" /></a><br /><br />I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b> remember seeing a video about Anish Kapoor on my Foundation last year and he told of one of his first works where he inputted a square and a circle into a computer programe with want to i think merge the 2 together or to make something inbetween - i remember the work being red and on paper, its all rather vague but what im getting at is there was clearly a circle and a square at the end, but the computer made the middle bit up - it reminds me of the way i work a little, i have a beginning (an idea) and an end (outcome) but the middle is never certain and i dont think it really matters what the middle is or how it comes about, its the idea and the end really. I mean the middle isss important, but its not something to dwell on really - i think the viewer should always be guessing and be allowed to think for them selves - almost, the viewer doesnt see the middle, so why should they care? The end is key.<br /><br />I was introduced yesterday to the Modern Painters Magazine yesterday which i absolutely love. Ive been a long time subscriber to Art Review, but this is miles better - i mean Art Review is great, but this has so much for me. The pictures above are by British born sculptor James Balmforth. I reeeeeally like his work - especially these 2 "Failed Obelisk" and "We dont have drawings, we think and we build" - like the "We dont..." sculpture as its rather how i work, i have ideas, but i never draw them or plan them much, its more of a suck it and see attitude.<br />His work has made me think - ive never really been that interested in sculpture or even explored it, some stuff i like, some i dont. But maybe i should experiment with some sort of sculpture - i have some ideas in mind.<br /><br />Blazing xxx<3</b></span>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-83448835967466488862010-01-28T13:30:00.003+00:002010-01-28T14:40:56.955+00:00Braille, Butterstroke and the Lord himself.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Its no mystery that i have massive ambitions - but usually they end up getting the better of me and i dont do much about them. I usually seem to be the one with all the ideas, but never gets round to doing them. It was discussed yesterday in a tutorial i had that i generally seem to have an idea and them immediately set an end point and thus i dont expand and grow naturally, its abit too structured and straight forward.</span></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The idea of using the Golden Ratio is still something im still wanting to explore and the object of holes and the thought of beyond the canvas moving away from the ideals and usual art techniques but in a way still using them? Like the idea i had of the 7 ft x 10ft canvas - its not about the use of the canvas, its about the ratio and the holes. However - i tried using a needle to poke holes in canvas and i soon found out that you couldnt see the holes....even when a shone a light behind it, which was a a bit of a let down, but i guess it gives me some more time to explore the material, the use of the holes, how to apply? the holes and what im actually doing.</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">
<br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I've always wondered what it is like to be someone else"</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><b>
<br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><b>Quote taken from my first blog post - i do wonder what its like to be someone else. I saw a few decent things today - went swimming and witness what i could only describe as a creation, it was a cross between butterfly and breast stroke...it was wonderful. I also saw braille on the back of a package...it was there but unless you looked and ran your finger over it then you probably wouldnt notice it...i loved it. What if i could create work that was by me, but not about me, or appears to be by me? What if it was the work of a blind mathematician who wants to explore visual aesthetics? What about instead of holes, what about braille? Practical holes, so almost the destruction of the usual art technique but has a side of practicality and maybe respect for the usual. I like this as a starting point. Yes. I think this is what i need, a starting point and not an end point and trying to go from there.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><b>
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<br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 18px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><b>xxx <3</b></span></span><b></b></div><b></b>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-39272517097464528062010-01-17T14:54:00.003+00:002010-01-17T15:24:18.360+00:00Fontana, Gold and spatial concepts.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.arcadja.com/artmagazine/it/wp-content/gallery/090212-christies/lucio-fontana-concetto-spaziale-christies.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 340px; height: 269px;" src="http://www.arcadja.com/artmagazine/it/wp-content/gallery/090212-christies/lucio-fontana-concetto-spaziale-christies.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">When thinking of perforation and holes in canvas, i could look no further than Lucio Fontana. His Spatial Concept series dealt with a new age in painting, he wanted to eradicate the art of the easel and paint focusing on the space behind the canvas or paper - he got his ideals and ideas from the Dada movement, it was looked at as an effort to destroy art and move away from the usual techniques and ideals of art, which is just what im doing and want to do. I hate the idea of art being labeled as just painting, or just drawing, or this or that - art is what you make of it, it should make you feel a certain way and its special - it shouldnt be boxed up.</span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">I really want to work with gold, have it be on a large or small scale - theres just something about gold that makes me want to explore it - even gold leaf or gold paint. I liked the idea of maybe gold leafing the frame of a canvas - like Fontana exploring beyond the canvas, the space behind it.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Its gonna be huge </span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">xxx<3</span></b></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-14474656100427541072010-01-14T16:44:00.002+00:002010-01-14T17:22:49.792+00:001 million, Tom Ford and Tarantino<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiEsDWYetW1i5FwHMTXj_rn4FKUugwnXsjsv6UX7iasLaz84Gcs3oSKEy-abvTTGN0VwTDAalqo9EyZbUsYOC_QchXPeC3GmkYkr2laJM7ArjxOFU_fz7C-YTqjPZxHZMUOsHv3J8I2tN/s1600-h/IMG00017-20100114-1720.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTiEsDWYetW1i5FwHMTXj_rn4FKUugwnXsjsv6UX7iasLaz84Gcs3oSKEy-abvTTGN0VwTDAalqo9EyZbUsYOC_QchXPeC3GmkYkr2laJM7ArjxOFU_fz7C-YTqjPZxHZMUOsHv3J8I2tN/s320/IMG00017-20100114-1720.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426647059561889122" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>There is something about numbers that intrigues me - especially a million. It kind of seems like its a number thats thrown about a lot these days, but when you think about it, its huggge. 1000 x 1000...ridiculous. What i want to do is make a canvas in the golden ratio and put 1 million different pin pricks in it for the million decimal places of </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>√5. Now, if that sounds big then...yeah i worked it out that its going to be 2 x 3.236 meters....ambitious, yeah. Now im thinking of either just using canvas or even some sort of gold material, or even gold leaf - but then i realized that would probably cost £1,000,000 hah. Im going to experiment with smaller golden rectangles before i set off on the bigger one.</b></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:small;"><b>Another thing im well into is gold...i just love the idea of gold and everything about it really. It is well expensive, but it just looks so good - went out today and bought some more Tom Ford fragrance and - Tobacco Vanille. Not only is it the most beautiful thing i have ever smelled, but it has a solid gold top - its incredible. It did set me back £100, but still, its so worth it. On a side note, i got hit on by the guy at the Tom Ford counter....he said he liked my shirt and went to touch my chest until i moved away. Now, i knew i was irresistible to women, but i didnt know my powers stretched to men...hmmm.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:small;"><b>Ive recently rediscovered the magic of Quentin Tarantino - he's an absolute genius - ive never made any sort of films, i wouldnt mind experimenting in this area. Ive always had the idea of making a short film about a Polish bus driver who wants to secretly a taxi driver...hmm, hah.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:small;"><b>xxx<3</b></span></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-63746479156784420882010-01-03T16:21:00.003+00:002010-01-03T16:48:15.425+00:00Turn of the decade, Golden Ratio and the Washington monument.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Well, its 2010. The turn of the decade brought with it for me, a new look and new ideas. Before xmas and the turn of the new year, i was thinking of creating a new language or a new alphabet which would appear at first that you wouldnt understand, but if you took the time you could understand it - i was getting at the whole idea ive had from the start, that of things not always being as you first think, but if you look longer and hard enough you may see something different.</span></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">After the process of trying to create a new language/alphabet i wasnt sure if it was where i wanted to go - but it was during this time that i had another view on things. </span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">Ive always been interested in the number 5, the 5 times table has always been my favorite, things just seem easier with the number 5 - i have no idea why. During the time i spent looking into hieroglyphs, i also read up on the creation of the pyramids and the golden ratio. The number 5 is the basis of the golden ratio (1+</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">√ 5/2)this magic ratio of 1:1.618 which was the basis for the design of the pyramids, obelisks and even rumored to be the basis of the Washington Monument. Artists and Architects since the Renaissance have been using this ratio for the basis of paintings and buildings believing it to be aesthetically more pleasing - the most famous being Da Vinci's Last Supper.</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">The golden ratio and the </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">√ 5 got me thinking - is this magical ratio aesthetically more pleasing? Is it the golden ratio that makes us compelled to like such paintings and architecture as the pyramids, The Last Supper and The Mona Lisa? It is this i want to explore - the use of the golden ratio on perception with want of culminating in a large scale project which shall be detailed at a later date.</span></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:13px;"><b>This is going to be huge.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:13px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;font-size:13px;"><b>xxx<3</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; line-height: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-67602570152413465052009-12-22T14:29:00.012+00:002010-01-10T13:22:20.022+00:00Hieroglyphs, Chinese and those things off tv quiz shows..<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Well, i was thinking right - ive been looking for things amongst my work like faces and shapes, and i realized that there are other things i could look at than making shapes using staining etc. I was thinking of looking into things like Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese and Japanese symbols and, those things off tv quiz shows - like where you have pictures and you put them all together to make names of movies and stuff? I know what im talking about.</span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'courier new', serif; font-weight: bold; ">Now ive looked into this and its almightily confusing trying to learn how to read and write hieroglyphs over the internet, however i do find it interesting so its something i wish to look into as i feel its similar to what ive been looking at - the symbols dont seem like they even relate to clothing or cloth but some how they do...i dont know enough about this yet clearly.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I also had the same idea for Chinese and Japanese</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> symbols - like when i look at them i dont see obviously what some one whom could read them would see, however i see other things like faces.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ALSO.</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">i dont know what they are called but ive seen </span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">them on tv quiz shows - example.</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 337px; " src="http://sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/nike_air.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">+ O</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 186px; " src="http://www.scenicway.com/images/crafts/plainer.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Put it together, and you get Air + O + Plain, Airplane - simple. I was thinking of trying to write stories or phrases in these differing texts - pictures to make words - pictures that look like words - words spelled how they sound - using symbols to demonstrate words etc.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Images from:-</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyphs</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/nike_air.jpg</span></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://www.scenicway.com/images/crafts/plainer.jpg</span></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">xxx<3</span></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:monospace, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></p></b></span></div></span></div></span>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-31247444467867779772009-12-17T18:54:00.003+00:002010-01-03T16:49:11.282+00:00Day 9 - "accidentally" pulled my splint off/looks like ive been beaten on<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0nyhK_yo1OGlohCXdlmuYEVutSw1Z24HhzumJy7KkGK7piiftKKIOepSP-tYWcxJ3oeYvV9psPhUbJMyoOoMbsd0_6u40RJCZOWVlhyphenhyphenf4eEdIIgBoXqR2Lbw9AYxf_YOt0KcH9paYp5N/s1600-h/PC172645.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0nyhK_yo1OGlohCXdlmuYEVutSw1Z24HhzumJy7KkGK7piiftKKIOepSP-tYWcxJ3oeYvV9psPhUbJMyoOoMbsd0_6u40RJCZOWVlhyphenhyphenf4eEdIIgBoXqR2Lbw9AYxf_YOt0KcH9paYp5N/s320/PC172645.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416280967271456002" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">oops. xxx<3</span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-76726481865106798902009-12-17T18:52:00.004+00:002010-01-03T16:49:23.069+00:00Day 8 - Can just taste food/beer REJOICE!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_etWWMtL5mZi7zOXU_jsvkA7W9T-R3w9qt-jUldtjc_zu_DCEKO6nFrLXnVoCCori0bMyCGYoxbSRI2BglKcPvyp9ZAO5gD_l52HzLDWyElTSVSA19lvBgxI7yksEsI1bL2pCD27sj6g/s1600-h/PC162622.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_etWWMtL5mZi7zOXU_jsvkA7W9T-R3w9qt-jUldtjc_zu_DCEKO6nFrLXnVoCCori0bMyCGYoxbSRI2BglKcPvyp9ZAO5gD_l52HzLDWyElTSVSA19lvBgxI7yksEsI1bL2pCD27sj6g/s320/PC162622.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416280202635305826" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>REJOICE! xxx<3</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-51819752287344576842009-12-14T15:32:00.002+00:002010-01-03T16:49:35.438+00:00Day 6 - Black eyes developing/cant taste beer.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYp40EwoqFRbKeOylbOJMbGP2P7bW5XTB10b2B5BKwriarhUeITu0mm6wD2XRRwzTtNgCZLZ9qX4Sc0PjCJAHcwrxpHl1gWjo_PUELzX_RhijcSdDIU1VSAtiUsTDwTyCJboM1zuj4uwgr/s1600-h/PC142578.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYp40EwoqFRbKeOylbOJMbGP2P7bW5XTB10b2B5BKwriarhUeITu0mm6wD2XRRwzTtNgCZLZ9qX4Sc0PjCJAHcwrxpHl1gWjo_PUELzX_RhijcSdDIU1VSAtiUsTDwTyCJboM1zuj4uwgr/s320/PC142578.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415116192545974498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DpViBhDmchjc_FScJj-M5pS2dEOY4ls_bUwVoR4AJVBHpmRmBElKd1GXs2WD2n-oBXQv9SY448inU5ZJ9I_JL8yI3D6cWgy4U68VfqxpsbcUn-1-T11-yR4xD5mzVICATapN3SKegzHe/s1600-h/PC142574.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DpViBhDmchjc_FScJj-M5pS2dEOY4ls_bUwVoR4AJVBHpmRmBElKd1GXs2WD2n-oBXQv9SY448inU5ZJ9I_JL8yI3D6cWgy4U68VfqxpsbcUn-1-T11-yR4xD5mzVICATapN3SKegzHe/s320/PC142574.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415116182203708610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0IRsOmlIgxc8_eL3TTbfok3QsOFu_OtnpzxZ9dOutMwpI2xVTT2Jffk4S3ulgW3KK3R0YxHdT5I96M_pSqCvaI4mkEBdgZWWn1E0cyyc8Siij7nvuXEifL2HmV48koDtxX4IOi_7x6oq/s1600-h/PC142572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie0IRsOmlIgxc8_eL3TTbfok3QsOFu_OtnpzxZ9dOutMwpI2xVTT2Jffk4S3ulgW3KK3R0YxHdT5I96M_pSqCvaI4mkEBdgZWWn1E0cyyc8Siij7nvuXEifL2HmV48koDtxX4IOi_7x6oq/s320/PC142572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415116175835462450" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>eurrrrgh xxx<3</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-46084908093975967552009-12-13T12:32:00.003+00:002010-01-03T16:49:47.442+00:00Day 4 - still cant taste food....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyAtGdr3zBSWPCLpYwD904-5-3sMBnPKyssbs0mRC82xC0E4enjCD5W6D2l-FgmgJjn71CUrboqBPqFFkdxJ9BJIvr3snoQCrLrxI85XbBjZE5vYKgzHPaJ12sCAn_9gpUWHaNITqg-Hc/s1600-h/PC122565.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjyAtGdr3zBSWPCLpYwD904-5-3sMBnPKyssbs0mRC82xC0E4enjCD5W6D2l-FgmgJjn71CUrboqBPqFFkdxJ9BJIvr3snoQCrLrxI85XbBjZE5vYKgzHPaJ12sCAn_9gpUWHaNITqg-Hc/s320/PC122565.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414697946519422562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>I want to taste food again.... :(</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>xxx<3</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-41776372443858975632009-12-11T16:44:00.003+00:002010-01-03T16:49:58.169+00:00Day 3 - 24 hours after op.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsH6OfTOutPtO7chjzCMsCFi8E-vMA2jEMR66hRmMOiLLSvS_QGa2D6tFy9z5HGknxTlNJJv8ZQAM70PnqP3gYve4msxIIEx9mSxNdP5eV-NGuJ7Nlt9-Va2nzj5KyIitn-gOr6aOSj4Q/s1600-h/PC112553.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzsH6OfTOutPtO7chjzCMsCFi8E-vMA2jEMR66hRmMOiLLSvS_QGa2D6tFy9z5HGknxTlNJJv8ZQAM70PnqP3gYve4msxIIEx9mSxNdP5eV-NGuJ7Nlt9-Va2nzj5KyIitn-gOr6aOSj4Q/s320/PC112553.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414021571501415778" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>I have no idea what it looks like - all i know is that i cant smell, breathe or taste food. Not a happy bunny.</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>xxx<3</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-22562443466175102552009-12-09T13:39:00.004+00:002010-01-03T16:50:10.313+00:00Day 1 - 24 hours before Butterfly.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMqb1DB-CAYDXDOvV9yvIRkSWr2MNLbmCnPpP7O7u6C9Q-jprPX188XpijtWOTGMJfuVcgnbFpxZ-5apA7i2pLnx0X1yllPs7WeFIJAaozHI-athOVWEf2Rr5beUEkB7Abg1201Sp97hm/s1600-h/PC092543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOMqb1DB-CAYDXDOvV9yvIRkSWr2MNLbmCnPpP7O7u6C9Q-jprPX188XpijtWOTGMJfuVcgnbFpxZ-5apA7i2pLnx0X1yllPs7WeFIJAaozHI-athOVWEf2Rr5beUEkB7Abg1201Sp97hm/s320/PC092543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413230892497031762" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Im going to make this short and sweet - im getting a nose job tomorrow, kind of cosmetic, more medical. But in light of this i am going to post pictures somewhat as a before and after transformation thing. Watch this space.</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>xxx<3</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-60599776071373032172009-11-24T15:08:00.003+00:002010-01-03T16:50:22.715+00:00Lies, Flying Cobras and 80's discos.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Im not dreaming much. I dont think there is enough going on with my life at the moment to warrant any considerable about of dream time. It seems ive hit a dry spell in my creativity...that or the fact i have about 15 ideas i want to do, i dont know which direction im facing. Love really is no excuse for bad art, so why do i want to get loved up so much? Why do i feel the need to share feelings with someone else? I should have realized that it isnt going to work as relationships never work for me, i ruin everything i touch - circa House S06e7.</b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Euuuurgh no motivation, no new direction. </b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T3AB6NrfiaM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T3AB6NrfiaM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; font-family:'courier new', serif;font-size:small;">Oh, and for those who didnt guess, the theme of this post is melancholy.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;font-size:small;"><b>xxx<3</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-52937188747085133962009-11-18T15:20:00.007+00:002010-01-03T16:50:45.401+00:00Organic qualities, Egyptian paranoia and Fitzsimmons.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Ebx_aE-4cwaIg4Ik1iUyHKj4si9hg9yXYfwF6wat-ttzsMkAPZ75b3eiJ66dKd_OBJjcvhEJoI2mHiZbb6u4-WVnufF_ZaJKcnO2GHp0gnK84fPCKQ9-G-9UJnABmMoRo9CM2N-dftK/s1600/PB182215.JPG"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Ebx_aE-4cwaIg4Ik1iUyHKj4si9hg9yXYfwF6wat-ttzsMkAPZ75b3eiJ66dKd_OBJjcvhEJoI2mHiZbb6u4-WVnufF_ZaJKcnO2GHp0gnK84fPCKQ9-G-9UJnABmMoRo9CM2N-dftK/s320/PB182215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405465746780391986" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5k-fWAQ4gec_-EO7KgnbckjyKy_Lxe3zJRon6r4FYDpFxbLXtA_D-42gze8K55VdOwoiNclkIOpx9B0dOVXneFbI65WHd1HabsXEbRb99hgD7qTJ42P0OTg4nD9CHPrcGGkLpZGAO9YBt/s1600/PB182217.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0U1Hj3BIAVIs0fOhWLyjHWhsNMtDRexUA6U_MMfGY5wjgMe4KsTfTsqeKh2Q9Xr3I3b9PW_RwB3dHnqAVb8mCBUIOREQsQRAfGodfbSJF1xxoBk-gyntmaxawod1nftC7iwSpx_AU7-a/s320/PB182211.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405464672532241298" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></b></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOh8k4Koc3uFh24q75-bCncO1H4x83sx-0f7ZUQPDoiyH8ZSYdCDJxQRPXN-mq-rv2r4gaORrL0NlUG5NSJqnBKLHfRhomEtE_YvkcBwbQTqIwXouOulwb7TL1DIFn14hwlvFHQ5KsYvB/s1600/PB182212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLOh8k4Koc3uFh24q75-bCncO1H4x83sx-0f7ZUQPDoiyH8ZSYdCDJxQRPXN-mq-rv2r4gaORrL0NlUG5NSJqnBKLHfRhomEtE_YvkcBwbQTqIwXouOulwb7TL1DIFn14hwlvFHQ5KsYvB/s320/PB182212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405464664514386610" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br />After trying out several ways of staining and marking canvas, i found some interesting approaches that brought with them some good and interesting results. However, some i felt turned out very forced and far to stark. The first ink blot style tests i did seemed far too bright and looked forced and totally not what i wanted. After seeing them i decided to loose the colour and just focus on the shapes. When i was taught to paint, i was always told never to use colours straight from the tube, always mix. So for the second set of ink blot style tests i did, i used paint simply mixed with water to make it more like ink instead of using just paint. I feel the second set of tests worked out really well and are a far more organic looking set of works, apposed to looking forced.</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>xxx<3</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-26994789145613566672009-11-17T11:05:00.007+00:002010-01-03T16:50:59.262+00:00Arcimboldo, Original concepts and The holy spirit.<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Recently i have been trying out loads of different ideas in terms of staining canvas, mark making and colour. When at home the other week, i realised that after not driving for nearly 2 months, the experience of driving was rather different than it usually was. I was looking for spaces, i was looking more at what other people did so i could move accordingly. When i used to drive everyday, i dont remember doing this, it all just flowed into one, spaces became open and i took them, nothing had to be thought about. I think alot of it come from racing. When racing you need to be aware of yourself and the others around you, you have to be spatially aware and know your limits in terms of space. It takes some time, but when over taking someone, you just know that space is big enough, its not going to diminish, im having it. I feel its the same with driving, but it just takes some getting used to after 2 months of inactivity.</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So, irrespective of media or medium, i am still looking at space in my work, closing bits off with mark making, but potentially opening others up with the spaces they create, which is just what i was looking at, at the start. I thought of other examples of this, like sand, water, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, foods that look like people, external objects that look like people or things.</span></b></span></div><div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYBQHpmjKFZ6WOOhFakVxtoU-A8D7AP2aCTMs3mFe6MDUD83ip1W93I1USoKuWsS8OQeh2FgPJ1MFRH-kB5rVbSKXG_gkVXJGBSUsP23Ga5LfUwqCapYhtageRmuzxt0lyyCQWkkbk1JA/s320/Sand-Dunes-Soft.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405034134439264098" /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQ7NHpkeN11XzULmwDlLnSKoazbSY63Y-hjnmCAbSANUWaA-PXMqZJ7fPJu3aA6yLnQ7pY9GvwgOpu-jgDTassOh1ztRiMINVT_PowGbp2LB-W2yjyWpQ_qMpG0WrzFwPWszs8Gg2fXwy/s320/gaml1007_16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405034136273598674" /></div><div><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNegfUfccKYdogV82Dgp-JNvoMWDDA71OLNhxD6nFj1sJrKHgH7HjHfcwJUkt30rojlUvU7NADed0553sJBxirQpKzid_Q8Fw-r2bhfHR3mtC0kr_a977ZVlUvSqAaq0Ek4JeB-xRyxY6/s400/faces+in+places.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 193px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnUkNIchnG06F0_Hmr5NiAI8JfsZtR1tFak5ZttG9ZgwFPzkc9BftRwVcRNFu2KxwFL5NWnl70l9NL9pN08cy8C26cU8P4zbKsNo88JrbsC798eYkbpaFCEdDrUlzs-3gaBJKYrDgvdDq/s200/jesus_toast.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVzoKXXdnxzQgwKXxnZpNTcrdp857pw2MS4I4k3YOdibvEpy8rKEKOMCMe9kwFngRuq0t3VAVGI3ezcS2wl8SAixc9i-y9pcS5P3aIrwh360EyFGOaiSAChi0Xi_o9LxugSox-9EFcbpy/s320/P1011513.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405031875403075458" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Images from :- </span></b></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://z.about.com/d/arthistory/1/0/j/Y/gaml1007_16.jpg</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> http://www.free-background-wallpaper.com/images/Wallpapers1280/Beach-Wallpaper/Sand-Dunes-Soft.jpg</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNNegfUfccKYdogV82Dgp-JNvoMWDDA71OLNhxD6nFj1sJrKHgH7HjHfcwJUkt30rojlUvU7NADed0553sJBxirQpKzid_Q8Fw-r2bhfHR3mtC0kr_a977ZVlUvSqAaq0Ek4JeB-xRyxY6/s400/faces+in+places.jpg</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnUkNIchnG06F0_Hmr5NiAI8JfsZtR1tFak5ZttG9ZgwFPzkc9BftRwVcRNFu2KxwFL5NWnl70l9NL9pN08cy8C26cU8P4zbKsNo88JrbsC798eYkbpaFCEdDrUlzs-3gaBJKYrDgvdDq/s200/jesus_toast.jpg</span></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;"><b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Image i took myself in Greece 2008.</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">xxx<3</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; white-space: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-14023405611107748112009-11-16T19:09:00.005+00:002010-01-03T16:51:12.436+00:00Gabrielle, Time lapse and Open bodies of water.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB04hhGq08IYKQQUwFX6ZZUBxjIIdJtzoeeUu5FSg_TxuCtWjHZCFaJal1QkZAa0dnYhaPF1nFxghg1gdz_WhkvLUHAkWDFWIwyKhPHVNBQETbWCWVlzkBDT37ji155AndCiQ6K5GTPVBN/s1600/PB142198.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB04hhGq08IYKQQUwFX6ZZUBxjIIdJtzoeeUu5FSg_TxuCtWjHZCFaJal1QkZAa0dnYhaPF1nFxghg1gdz_WhkvLUHAkWDFWIwyKhPHVNBQETbWCWVlzkBDT37ji155AndCiQ6K5GTPVBN/s400/PB142198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404787115346905410" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>It has been some time since i last updated my blog. I could have sworn that i updated it a couple of days ago...</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Things have been super boring really of recent, nothing has really got me excited. I did however get a new tattoo which i cant stop staring at, i fucking love her. Gabrielle is her name. 4 and a half hours none stop, but it was totally worth it. My favorite addition to my collection without a doubt.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Ive been looking at ways of staining canvas for this food project and have done lots of little tests and different ways of staining, but no real progress in terms of producing anything significant. I really like the way Clyfford Still applied his paint, in an impasto way so that depending on which way look at it, the tones were effected by the light. I see this the same way in bodies of water, and even sand - i think these 2 things could be good to look into - looking at the tonal differences in sand and water.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>More on this to come.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>xxx<3</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-2927750049015582122009-11-09T11:29:00.004+00:002010-01-03T16:51:28.943+00:00Fallout 3, Scripture and Spring water.<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Recently ive been hearing a lot about </span></span></b><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fallout 3 : The Game Of The Year Edition. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dont get me wrong, i dont mind hearing about it, it deserves all the attention it is getting. Fallout 3 has to be at least in my top 3 or 4 best games ever played, its phenomenal. Anyway, im not here to talk of the game, im here to talk about one of the opening bit of the game when you essentially begin your quest. Your father is a scientist who's goal it is to bring fresh water to a war ravaged Washington DC after the future 2077 nuclear holocaust. As a baby he reads to you his wife's (your mother) favorite scripture from the bible which is from the book of Revelations 21:6.</span></span></span></b></i><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"</span></i></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Revelations 21:6</span></i></b></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life."</span></i></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I think its a really beautiful piece of text as is most of what little i have read from the bible. Ive always loved scripture, biblical and old text, theres something about the way people used to write and speak that really excites me. I always like coming across dictionary definitions of words where they have the break down into ancient Greek or French - i like to know where our language and writing style came from - and also where it seems to have gone recently. One i was looking at yesterday was Parthenogenesis which comes from the Greek </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Parthenos" - "Virgin" & "Genesis" -"Creation". </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Parthenogenesis is a type of A sexual reproduction where the female doesnt need the male to fertilize the egg, but is able to do it on her on producing only females - this has been found in sharks, birds, reptiles, plants - but never humans...yet...</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I think its something to think about really, is our role as males on this planet limited? Will we be needed come a 2077 nuclear war?</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">xxx<3</span></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-8086382863852403882009-11-07T15:41:00.006+00:002010-01-10T14:41:11.722+00:00Cillit Bang, Bicycle chain and Morphological analysis.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnIADujlPjKZJnm8Ah-BCpPIX4BXabEUqb3CEKo0_OBrmyadSz3yqvOuAYLhVr7OEazAYMTf0sP7IxGJn0Oe-tu3nq40kXXCssBV9FemoMdlGNHITkVdBSR7F4ZyP-KXdXYbFFAwcMHaS/s1600-h/Scan2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhnIADujlPjKZJnm8Ah-BCpPIX4BXabEUqb3CEKo0_OBrmyadSz3yqvOuAYLhVr7OEazAYMTf0sP7IxGJn0Oe-tu3nq40kXXCssBV9FemoMdlGNHITkVdBSR7F4ZyP-KXdXYbFFAwcMHaS/s400/Scan2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401396659061237810" /></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxme5NL5spDlEWqlWU-cKibRSmN25Rq88ur0pA628FnVU1LEnn0UB6EI-gzQSS4VqbjXzbpMH2LrCiViRcb4syMUO3imm1XtC9R-MOaCUlqdI3Raj3JMraIBkoxYeXqp5V9uo-uKqqvCgW/s1600-h/Scan2.jpg"></a>In a lecture yesterday, i got introduced to something called Morphological Analysis, which is a problem solving technique which aims to explore all the possible solutions to a problem. We had to do one for the project we had, relating it to what we were doing. This was mine, relating to what surface i would paint on, my medium to paint with and the way to apply the paint - i really this, i think it fits in well with the chance and randomisation aspect of things that im looking at. I think using the method and medium section and finding some way of randomising the combinations is a good way to continue with experimentations with the staining and marking i am doing currently. </span></span></b><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">When thinking of what medium i could use for the diagram, i thought about stain remover - currently i am staining or marking canvas with paint and other mediums - but what about staining, with the purpose of trying to remove it again? Could be something to look into - this leads me into something i got asked about the other day in a crit - i was asked why i was using paint to stain the canvas - the reason i am using paint is because it is irrelevant almost what medium i use as it isnt about that, its more about colour, the marks being made and the staining - it is also the reason why canvas is not integral to my work as its more about the process and the way the work came about - other than the material or medium used. I think for now, i am going to continue working on a small scale until i figure out what i want to do in terms of process and use of medium. An idea i had was using bicycle chain coated in oil and draping it over canvas to stain it. I also liked the use of manipulative verbs - i feel this is something i can use as well. Using different actions and ways of applying paint/medium in my work.</span></span></b></div><div><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></i></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"My painting does not come from the easel. I prefer to tack the unstretched canvas to the hard wall or the floor. I need the resistance of a hard surface. On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be </span></span></i></b><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">in</span></span></i></b><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> the painting."</span></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 19px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:13px;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';">"I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette, brushes, etc. I prefer sticks, trowels, knives and dripping fluid paint or a heavy impasto</span></b></i><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"> with sand, broken glass or other foreign matter added."</span></b></i></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><br /></span></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Quotes from Wikipedia:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>The way that Jackson Pollock worked is similar to the way ive been working recently - using unstreached canvas on the floor - using sticks, syringes and the simple act of pouring to create my work - i want almost to stray away from the usual painters tools and step into a realm of different means of applying paint.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>More of this to come.</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>xxx<3</b></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:monospace, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3210178373610278057.post-40224988989888988052009-11-04T15:06:00.006+00:002010-01-03T16:52:16.234+00:00Eavesdropping, Egypt and Hazelnut Americanos.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b>Went out last night with some friends and i over heard someone say something which, at first struck me as rather concerning, but overall rather romantic.</b></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new';"><b><i>"If i wake up tomorrow and ive been sick, passed out and dont remember anything. I'll remember you."</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>Now, it also sounded rather alarming to me at first, but i kind of like it. Its rather beautiful in a way, makes me want to be in love. Not gonna lie, i am a hopeless romantic, i do like almost exaggerated expressions of love and declarations of love.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>I saw an advert on the side of a bus today when flyering for a club night my friends organise, it was about traveling and visiting Egypt. The slogan said something like:-</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>"<i>The stones talked to me....Egypt - where it all began"</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>Something like that.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>I really really want to go to Egypt, it looks like such an amazing place - that and im well into ancient Egyptian mythology and stuff. They have a <a href="http://www.egypt.travel/">webiste</a> devoted to the traveling and experience of Egypt - there is even a LoveEgyptClub (yes i joined) how sweet is that?</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkyV3k8upER4rJu2L2JMtW8Cw0CyVP5fyDAOzuv67kdwrksFSb8wo785GzGpCEavgHfS6WJNarjsnFuO_-ddyIYa1tqK2c_0q84VpSngFH08OFRigS-AtWg09M2XP3rSBr5OcqkdeRz5y/s320/IMG00099-20091104-1526.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400270924176521698" /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>In other news, Starbucks have new red Christmas cups in now - really like the look of them. They also have new gingerbread and deep cherry flavor syrup that you can buy - not sure about them, but i think i might have to opt for a gingerbread Americano next time i go rather than my regular hazelnut.</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b>xxx<3</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'courier new', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><b:if cond="'data:blog.pageType"><br /><span style="'background:"><a href="'javascript:window.print()'">Print this post</a></span><br /></b:if></span></b></span></div>Daniel Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04741405086084475502noreply@blogger.com1