“Some men are born great, with wealth, propensity, and power… and some men, like me, wrestle greatness to the ground and stomp on their computers and spill blood all over their notepads and journals until the sentence is perfect.”
—JJ Lask
September 2011
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intermediate drawing, proj. #3
For our third drawing assignment, we have been asked to create 6-9 11”x15” drawings that demonstrate and narrate a particular political idea/social event that has happened within the last 10 years.
I have chosen to do mine on religion— a very broad topic, and also one that is a never-ending topic. Though, I have narrowed it down to focus mainly on the idea that religion is man-made and therefore extremely flawed. How then, can I depict these flaws within organized religion (particularly christian) and somehow express that it is null? My imagery will reflect several “plays” on typical religious imagery… some of which may be particularly offensive to certain people; but the idea remains strong- of course this is what I hope to accomplish.
My images will reflect the following ideas:
1. the misunderstood character of Lucifer
2. the game of “telephone” (verbal communication of religious ideology is misheard/mistranslated over time, resulting in a misconstrued version of the original meaning)
3. “God” is female
4. symbolism noted as ambiguous; it is changed according to viewpoint and revised accordingly (ie. crosses have separate meanings away from christianity, etc)
5. the fact that other religions exist; making it impossible for one religion to truly be “correct”
6. the fact that christianity is from an egocentric, earthly, human-based viewpoint; therefore ignoring the idea of life on other planets and the development of heavenly bodies/the universe (which is only briefly mentioned in the bible)
7. neglecting to follow religious virtues & blame it on sin
8. the “loophole” of sinning [ie/ do whatever you want just to be forgiven- defeats the purpose]
errr. yeah. so if I think of more, I shall be ammending this list.
feedback is awesome, xo
“I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
—Beatrice Hall, in a more dramatic paraphrasing of Voltaire’s “Essay on Tolerance”, where Voltaire says, “Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so too.”
“These religions encourage their believers to think that they have a monopoly on the truth, that they need to restrict the actions of others based on their beliefs, and that they must convince others to think as they do.”
—David Annis
excerpted from [this] article.
excerpted from [this] article.
Sun on My Face
Watkin Tudor Jones
this isn’t happening
fuck the party, I think i’m gonna lose it
here’s the part where the words start to distort
and I start acting stupid
and I’m trapped inside this inhuman body and
i’m beginning to feel claustrophobic;
so change the channel or open your fragile little minds
“But who prays for Satan? Who in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most, our one fellow and brother who most needed a friend yet had not a single one, the one sinner among us all who had the highest and clearest right to every Christian’s daily and nightly prayers, for the plain and unassailable reason that his was the first and greatest need, he being among sinners the supremest?”
—
Mark Twain
I have been trying to make this point evident for years now.
moon
tonight I do not feel like understanding;
my brain has shut off; my soul is exposed.. I am floating gently through time absorbing every detail emotionally. my reactions are slowly shying from reason and turning towards feeling. instinct. the rationality of the heart which is [in truth] irrational.
I don’t know how long this will last, but I am wounded/
[dont go]
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.”
—Albert Einstein
Ever heard of a band called Zero 7? They're similar to your Constructus Corporation, but with a different vocal style.
Their name sounds familiar, but I don’t think i’ve ever listened! Any suggestions on specific songs/albums to download? I’ll check them out :) thanks!
mind over body;
So, my mono lasted like a week and a half… even though the doctor told me to expect to feel extremely lethargic for 4-6 weeks. I think I actually ended up feeling lethargic for 2 days, and after that, school started. There was no time to feel sick, because I am in a college art class that literally KICKS YOUR ASS.
I would just like to say, for the record, that I have been busting art out like crazy… and because i’ve been so completely focused on something I like to do, and determined to do it to the standards of my class, I have also kicked mono’s ass.
Yup. Just goes to prove the concept of mind over body… just gotta tell yourself there is no time to be sick, and push through.
