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Friday, Jun. 01, 2007 - 4:48 p.m. This May Sound Pretentious, But.....
I love visual and performing arts and I am
constantly amazed at the limitless creativity of individuals.� I also
wholeheartedly admit to the rearing of the ugly head of the green monster when I
find an artist whose work I admire, find aesthetically pleasing, infinitely
creative, unique, and not to mention marketable. Hey!� Just because you're
an artist doesn't mean you have to be one of the starving variety.� Hell
yes you should earn money from your hard work and unique talent!� I'm even more
envious when an artist's work is wholly unique, and nothing else I have seen
even remotely resembles what they are doing, and they are lucky enough that
others want to own a piece of their work.� I think nothing makes an artists
happier than to have others appreciate and understand what they do.� I
cannot tell you how many times I have looked at someone's work and thought to
myself, "Oh how I wish *I* had imagined that."� I enjoy
everything from painting, photography, and sculpture, to the improvisation work
I see each year by performers out at the Renaissance Festival.� A broad spectrum
of imaginative work.� Because really, that's what it is;� applying
one's imagination then crafting that concept into a tangible media for others to
enjoy.� Perhaps the word "art" is too clich�.� And while I
have had to focus on one form of my artistic endeavors the last 15 years or so
on performance, it doesn't mean that I don't often think about other media I have undertaken in years past.� I earned a Bachelor of
Arts in Art from The University of Texas at Austin in 1991, and while that
doesn't make me an art EXPERT by any stretch of the imagination, I do know a bit
about design and composition, and what goes into creating a "good"
piece of art, and those concepts don't just apply to static works.� So here for you now are some of my
favorite visual artists whose work I would like to share and pass around: Matt
Armindariz:� Photography.� Matt is an old friend from my college
days.� He is a "recreational chef" and photographer and is
compiling a cookbook.� His work makes you want to take a bite out of your
monitor. Jason
Stone:� Photography.� Eide's husband who is the only person I know
who can make Jen Ellis look this freaky scary. Strange
Dolls:� Roxy Hixon introduced me to these.� This is what I am
talking about when I say I become jealous.� Oh how I wish I had thought of
these!� They are freaky, and strangely beautiful as well. c
h r o m a s i a:� Photography.� A photographer from Blackpool, on
the northwest English coast.� BEAUTIFUL images of the town, events, his
family... PostSecret:�
Send in an anonymous postcard with your deepest, darkest secret.� Another
idea I wish I had come up with because now this guy is selling books of
postcards people send him. Found
Magazine:� Anonymous bits and pieces of people's thoughts found lying
about. Lee
Anne Seed:� She has truly distinguished herself with her own signature
style.� Normally I am not a fan of fairy art, but I know Lee Anne and
actually do like her work if nothing but for the fact that she HAS carved out
her niche with her own gorgeous style. Linda
Montano:� Linda was my performance art professor at UT.� She is an
incredibly interesting, complex, talented and creative woman.� In many
ways, she changed my life. Bede
Van Dyke:� A true all around artist who is a professional architect,
but also draws, sculpts, does photography, and paints.� I LOVE his
landscapes. Brady
Smith:� I first met Brady when we were both in a production of "Arsenic and Old
Lace" at Company OnStage about 10 years ago.� He played a cop.�
Since then he has gone on to bigger and better things such as moving to LA and
becoming a very successful commercial actor (he's the guy falling backwards on a
ladder in an Aflac ad, and will forever be "infamous" for being the
first to utter "gellin'" in those annoying Dr. Scholl's ads),
and he's married to Tiffani Theissen.� We own one of his paintings which
hangs over our fireplace which we purchased at his "clearance sale"
before he headed out to Cali. Song Virus du
Jour: I got nothing if you can believe it.� Anyone have a good song
virus to share? Useless Trivia du
Jour:� Here is Brady's IMDB
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