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I think I might have found my new calling… I’m a huge fan of hip hop and listen to it before I need to do anything that needs my full attention and presence (yes, including art writing). Naturally, anything around hip hop and rap intrigues me. So, I couldn’t help but take a picture of this (of all places, IN HAYES VALLEY – What tha?). I’m so tempted to call and find out a bit more about this said rap…
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ATTN: Reader ~ This post is LONG overdue. Please let me know if you have any questions about the show. * * * * surveillance |sərˈvāləns| noun: close observation, esp. of a suspected spy or criminal: he found himself put under surveillance by military intelligence ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from sur- ‘over’ + veiller ‘watch’ (from Latin vigilare ‘keep watch’ ). * * …
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This is a quote from the movie Contagion. Elliot Gould plays scientist, Ian Sussman, in the film. You want to know what I say to that statement. Bullsh*t! As a contributor to a few organizations, I have the pleasure of working with editors and supporters that give me extremely useful and productive feedback that not only improves my writing, but my critical thinking skills. Admittedly, I love the quote because there are many bloggers who exhibit poor grammar, diction, syntax, and…
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System of Space and Time by Scott Snibbe, 2011 from Dorothy Santos on Vimeo. Here’s the post I referenced in the video regarding Scott Snibbe’s phenomenal work on Bjork’s latest (app) album!
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Totally not me…all Jeanette Winterson. After a pretty brain draining weekend and much-needed rest, I’m back and trying to catch up and hoping to hit the publish button on a couple of pieces I’ve been neglecting working on for a couple of weeks. I’ve been studying (and doing lots of independent research). I’m not even in grad school (yet). So, what gets me back into writing mode? It’s simple. Reading. In Winterson’s essay, Writer, Reader, Words, I found a rather illuminating…
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Taking a bit of a break for the next couple of days from any art related posts. With a lot on my mind and deadlines to meet, the brain really does need to rest. I also need to change that inner light bulb that Kubler-Ross is talking about. It needs to be one of those corkscrew sustainable bulbs. Oh, and, last thing: Sleep is not for dead people. It’s for the living. Seriously.
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People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Psychiatrist
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Please consider spending this coming Friday evening at Wire + Nail Gallery. You don’t want to miss the opportunity to hang out and eat pizza with artists, Sam Fuchs and Adam Gray. Smart guys who make art fun?! Yeah, you know you want some of that. Something to look forward to (besides the pizza)? Fuchs and Gray painting with web code and making a, well, hella impressive collage (from web code).
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writer | artist | scholar
Dorothy R. Santos, Ph.D. 