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Friends and family, thank you so much for the birthday wishes and love! Another year bolder, stronger, and wiser due to all of these phenomenal connections and undeniably important lessons. You all remind me to keep working on myself (constantly, consistently)…so thank YOU for giving me a damn good birthday present everyday – your love, […]
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When you’re constantly on the look out for great art, you will find it. Please check out Michelle Higa’s work by clicking on the screenshot above. Latest work, Active Ecosystem (SMF) with Camille Utterback.
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Hey Friends! Are you on Rhizome? I would love to connect and have discussions about new media arts, artists, upcoming shows, and share favorite artworks. For those unfamiliar with the site, please check it out and if it piques your interest, feel free to join and let’s have discussions about the work! Click on the screenshot above […]
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I’ve gone through the videos and quizzes for the Intro to Artificial Intelligence (AI) class and it’s pretty fun and engaging. Sebastian Thrun has done a great job at providing the basics. He actually has the type of voice that smiles (if you can imagine that). I’m catching up and looking forward to Peter Norvig’s […]
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Although I’ve known about Soundcloud for quite some time and listened to local artists and composers on this really awesome site, I decided to venture into something new — start my own account and create audio blog posts! Would that be considered audlogging? Ah, nevermind. There’s no ring to it. Anyway… Primarily, I wanted to […]
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With the Bay Area as home to Apple, Google, Adobe, Oracle, and other notable media and technology companies, new media artists Scott Kildall, Victoria Scott, and Tim Roseborough co-found the San Francisco node of Upgrade! International to offer individuals the opportunity to discuss new media arts within a community space. As a west coast addition to global network Upgrade! […]
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I’m always intrigued by artists who find new and creative ways to use the body in art. Ariana Page Russell has not only used her body in a unique way, she has taken her skin condition and incorporated it into her creative process. Reminiscent of some of my all time favorite female artists Ana Mendieta, Marina […]
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Painting requires the artist to solve problems both physical and mental. It requires patience, a keen awareness of traditional elements, a deft understanding of color, and a mastery of composition so that the viewer’s eyes move fluidly and effortlessly through the subject and its environment. From abstraction to photo-realism, a well-executed painting offers visual stimulation […]
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I couldn’t help but post some virtual spaces I’ve found quite helpful (you know, I didn’t pay a lot of attention in Honors Economics in high school) since the start of Occupy Wall Street. Each one captures and documents this incredibly fascinating and revolutionary time in our current US economic state. Granted, I’m sitting in my cubicle posting this BUT like many Americans, I need to […]
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writer | artist | scholar
Dorothy R. Santos, Ph.D. 