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Originally posted on R+D: Southern Exposure’s public art grant program celebrates its first commission tonight! I was happy to supply a bit of 19th-century-inspired typography for the graphic design of the mailer (read the essay)…. Manifest Destiny! Reception February 18, 20124:00 PM – 6:00 PM Hotel des Arts, 447 Bush St, San Francisco, CA soex.org/manifestdestiny Jenny Chapman and Mark Reigelman’s Manifest Destiny! is a temporary rustic cabin occupying one of the last remaining unclaimed spaces of downtown San Francisco –…
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This past Wednesday, I went to the opening, In Other Words, at the Intersection for the Arts and snapped a few photos on my phone. I really need to start lugging around my fancy camera. Although mobile devices may come in handy, art (all forms) deserve the prestige that tons of pixels can actually deliver. One of my art heroes, Christine Wong Yap, was a featured artist in the show. She is one of the artist-writers that gave me the resources and guidance…
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Originally posted on R+D: O, Internet! Some glimmers of humor and poetry: — In search of a book, I found this little gif. It’s a cover design that’s meant to stand in for a missing file, but it’s handsome, balanced, mysterious and beautiful on its own. Book-face with a swash-nose. I’d read it. — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi & Eugene Halton, The Meaning of Things, 1981 I’m slowly working my way through psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s books. This one, co-authored with Eugene Halton,…
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I am thankful for… My mother’s sassiness, understanding, forgiving nature, generous heart, and keen awareness of exactly when I’m not telling the truth My father’s spirit, twisted sense of humor, warrior soul (Rest in Peace, wherever you are) My family and friends All the artists, musicians, philosophers, scientists, and everyone in the world for inspiring me To help celebrate the weekend of giving thanks, take a look at Christine Wong Yap’s latest work, Give Thanks (2011), showing in the UK. I’m incredibly thankful…
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Artist and writer, Christine Wong Yap, has written a great op-ed piece for New America Media. Extremely important, telling of the cultural and political climate in China, and beautifully written. Please read and share!
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“Most of us deep down believe that a person who is creative will prevail regardless of the environment,” Csikszentmihalyi wrote. “But the reality appears to be different…. No matter how gifted a person is, he or she has no chance to achieve anything creative unless the right conditions are provided by the field.” Csikszentmihalyi identifies “seven major elements in the social milieu that help make creative contributions possible: training, expectations, resources, recognition, hope, opportunity, and reward. Some of these are direct…
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I’m tired and quite frankly I want to go to sleep. Now that I’ve got that thought out of the way, let me write a little something before I lay my head down. Who needs sleep anyway? I mean, really! I was painting as a young artist and mostly I was painting these clouds and one day, sitting and painting looking in the sky, I saw twelve military planes passing by and they made these incredible drawings in the sky.…
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writer | artist | scholar
Dorothy R. Santos, Ph.D. 