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australian artist doing camera-less photography to create stunning works using roadkill, chemical reactions and natural elements on photosensitive surfaces. had so much trouble choosing which piece to showcase here bc not only is all her work beautiful but it makes me so, so emotional. if you ever have the pleasure of seeing her work in person, the titles read like poetry and are often written in graphite on the piece itself. for some reason, thatās really impactful to me. my favorite part is she gives the animals proper burials after theyāve served their purpose, giving them a sense of dignity. she often leaves traces of the animalās blood in the work and the cortisol from their bodies sometimes has unique reactions to the photosensitive chemicals. the environment and itās relationship to human infrastructure is a topic very near and dear to my heart so her artwork has left an immense impression on me. so thankful to live in a time where i can see stuff like this.
Oct 20, 2024
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for overall artists, i really enjoy the body of work by photographer renĆ©e cox. i love her takes on representation and her unapologetic nature. i wasnāt much of a photography girl before her, but i get it now. i also really enjoy the paintings of oda iselin sĆønderland and the mood sheās able to capture with them. and i canāt forget the works of aya takano! i love the world sheās crafted and the figures that come out of it. she reminds me that iām a woman but also still a girl if that makes sense.
for favorite contemporary works of art in general, thatās even harder as i have so many! for now, iāll choose kiki smithās 1996 piece āconstellationā (pictured here). but i could go on forever.
May 18, 2024
thinking of her, always and forever. particular favorites from her oeuvre are the 'silueta' series (selection depicted below), rupestrian sculptures, and body tracks (1982). taken from this world violently and far, far too soon.
Jan 25, 2024
enamored, obsessed, wowed, speechless ā her work is breathtaking and cuts to the bone. her sculptures are all absurd, interesting, fabulous and distort bodies in ways that really resonate with me. some pieces featured
Feb 24, 2025
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Aug 12, 2024
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started writing this a few hours ago when i first saw this ask, then decided against posting but i've since changed my mind. there really is no justification for it outside of entitlement. even from a selfish lens, there's no long term benefit to its usage. it harms the world and culture in more ways than one.
a.) the water and energy usage that isn't a secret at this point. "no ethical consumption under capitalism" yadda yadda and yeah corporations are extremely culpable in the state of the environment but there really is no need for chatgpt and the planet is already too delicate at the moment.
b.) the exploitation of workers in the global south. this program is not just a computer figuring it all out, there are in fact humans behind it. it reminds me of the acceptance of fast fashion and how people have the tendency to divorce the idea of the garment worker from the garment they wear when all clothing is handmade in some way, shape or form. you need hands to man a sewing machine, you need human eyes to moderate content. also, content moderation can be a thankless job with psychological repercussions.
c.) the erosion of social skills, humanity and media literacy...this one is very personal. like, you have a cushy email job but can't write an email? you need a computer and a worker in kenya to get paid a dollar an hour to figure out a daily routine for you? i've seen the program churn out blatantly incorrect information. fine tuning a prompt or chat or whatever to give you the exact (possibly incorrect) answer you need isn't really that much less work than sharpening your research skills by cracking open a dictionary or using boolean search keys in google. again, the main issue with this kind of stuff is the entitlement to convenience, with no thought towards the repercussions within and outside of us. we are losing major recipes (critical thinking and media literacy) here, people!
i probably did an iffy job are coherently articulating my thoughts here but i am in fact, human. and thatās the beauty of it all.
Oct 1, 2024
i donāt work w oils often, mainly tempera, collage, and digital but this is the one i'm still most proud of as of late bc itās way bigger (18x24) than i'm used to working <3
Oct 14, 2024