Chop Shop: a movie review
“Crash” was the last film to show the so-called dark side of America. It came as no surprise to many that racism is still very real in America. “Crash” is convoluted and preachy: perfect for colleges looking to show a film about racism. For all “Crash” accomplishes in showing, however, the film never escapes the clutches of Hollywood sensationalism. “Chop Shop” manages to avoid the sensationalism of Hollywood but can not avoid the shock value of poverty.
“Paper Love” at Devening Projects + Editions: Reviewed by Time Out Chicago
I am happy to announce here on my blog that “Paper Love” at Devening Projects was reviewed by Time Out Chicago. The review of “Paper Love” is in the words of Dan himself “nice”.
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Japón: A movie review
Among the guns and pornos looking for a good movie at blockbuster is tough. With titles like “Fool’s Gold” getting an entire shelf top to bottom it is amazing that a film like “Japón” is even in the store. On a total whim I watched “Japón” and I am pleased to say it is the best movie I have seen in a long time. Maybe even the best movie I have seen since “Indigènes” last summer. “Japón” may be old news to some of you. Released in 2002 the Spanish language film with English subtitles written and directed by Carlos Reygadas is available on DVD. This is the movie I would make if I made movies. One reviewer called it “a movie unafraid of taking itself seriously”. But the movie is better than that.
City of Men: Movie Review.
I watch movies, lots and lots of ‘em. City of Men is the most recent work of director Fernando Mierelles (Brazillian) Oscar nominated for City of God which is a must see movie. Anyway, I like keeping these reviews short and sweet: City of Men is a highly stylized film, with nice hot male bodies running around the favellas of Rio totting guns like children playing cowboys. It is fun to watch the amateur gun slinging. Unfortunately, despite the nice cinematography the story just seems to drag and ends predictably (no spoilers here). This movie is worth watching but only because City of God was so good and there is so little else out there. Continue Reading →
Paper Love @ Devening Projects + Editions
I have a piece in a show at Devening Projects + Editions. There will be roughly 50 artists in the show. It’s all works on paper and runs for most of the rest of the summer. The show is really cool. You can see more images of the show taken by Jason Conny (also in the show) on his flikr account here.
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Lion, Series
Images of some lions in Kenya.
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Hello World!
Hi!
Welcome to the blog section of post.com. This blog is written and managed by yours truly! I like taking on new projects with some purpose in mind. The objective of this new blog is to put out my thoughts on things which I find directly related to my professional practice. That means there will be posts about art and posts about technology. I will also cross pollinate this blog with my movie reviews which will also appear on my not professional blog Homage (www.g-rad.org/homage). In this world of multiple identities—If Samuel Clemens and Marcel Duchamp could do it why can’t I? I am planning on keeping this blog as future-employer friendly as possible. This is my platform for bragging about myself not for making stupid but often hilarious jokes.
Rhino Pair
Rhino Pair at animal orphanage near Nairobi Kenya. Taken circa 2001.
View of Rosslyn Academy. Nairobi, Kenya. ca. 1998
View from my window. Nairobi, Kenya. ca. 1998
Fnewsmagazine
Fnewsmagazine.com is the online version of F News Magazine, the school news magazine of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I worked on the F News staff while I was getting my Post-Bacc in painting and drawing. The website won a first place award for the website that year from “Best of Collegiate Design 16″. This site is a good example of WordPress as a content management system. Video, polls, contests all managed in WP. I did not design the look of the site but I am happy to say that the information architecture that I organized is still in use under a different skin.