The person in charge of the Fountain Square mural project has posted a gallery of the work, which makes me extremely happy.
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Now playing: Jason Moran - Break Down
via FoxyTunes
Today marks the return of Art Vs. Art to the lovely environs of the Fountain Square Theater. Some artist friends of mine usually participate, and it’s entertaining to see what they can come up with in 4 hours with a limited amount of supplies, as the rules of the competition require.
It’s also entertaining to see which paintings get sawed in half, slashed by a ninja (presumably imported from outside the Fountain Square area), bashed, smashed, or otherwise mutilated. The paintings go head to head in an audience-driven vote, and the loser faces elimination in all kinds of nasty ways. Remember, the event is as much performance art as the paintings are art. Good bands at Radio Radio afterwards, too. All of that wonderful entertainment in a block’s walk. Makes the trash that pops up in my lawn tolerable (see, evidently there’s this lady who actually throws trash in Fountain Square lawnsl; our neighbor Jen Fu has seen her).
A friend of mind brought back the most wonderful gadget back from Japan for me. Needless to say, it came to work with me for demonstration to my co-workers. It went over well, although I have to admit that my desktop seems to be a little ashamed, maybe even a little humiliated. I’ve decided against using it on my laptop - I do have to live with it, you know.
