Switch New Media Journal

It has been long overdue that I acknowledge my recent affiliation with Switch New Media Journal. A fellow colleague of mine by the name of Dan Coyote approached me with this opportunity as the so-called grapevine lead him to believe I was the "video guru" of the Digital Media Art department.
By no means do I feel like a "guru" of the moving image genre, but I do have a great appreciation for the medium, and dabble in it with my own art making. There are SO many makers of this art form, it is nearly impossible to be aware of it all. (But isn't every art medium like that!)
Regardless, I still follow may artists, and enjoy the exploration of discovering artists that I like (personally), and learning about the medium as it has progressed over time (and is still progressing).

I have named the up-coming video section "Grains to Gigs."

And Why? :

The moving image has made its way from the bare minimums of photographic recording to the ever present gigabyte gathered in a digital device. This moving image serves as a documentation of the time in which we live, being used in multiple ways. Domestic? Public? Artistic? The possibilities are endless. It is a tool, transformed by the user. Technology has changed the approach of making the moving image over time. Today many people have access to recording devices that keep information stored as a gigabyte. These files are the "reels" of today. From the "film" of "then," to the "video" of "now," this short amount of time has allowed an interesting progression that deserves homage. Here is where we explore the the moving image in all mediums, as a form of art.

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With this opportunity I have had the privileged to be in contact with some amazing artists that I truly admire.
Tania Mouraud

Torsten Zenas Burns


among other art enthusiasts ...

Wyatt Niehaus & Dorothy Santos

Look out for SWITCH's next publication at the site, new articles coming this December!
ART, literally, all over the map!

New Blog?! "the shit camera"

I have always loved analog photography. The digital days have their perks BUT, point and shoot with some good ole film has a great sense of anticipation in my book. I love that you never really know what you are going to get. You don't get the instant feedback that a digital camera provides.
You have to finish the roll...wait and see...get it developed and there is the moment of truth when you can actually see what happened with that roll.
Excited.
Just purchased off the shelf at Walgreens some B/W 35 mm 400iso film. Got 3 rolls.
Going to put it to the test with my newly purchased "shit camera" bought at the East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse.
I used to own a Vivitar focus free just like this >>> (photo found at this great blog Life on film | analogue photography),
which was then my "shit camera." Who knows where that went. I just remember loving the light weight of this camera and the point and shoot experience. And lo and behold when the film was developed, you never knew what this little camera was capable of. It is all spelled out on film.

I've owned many "shit cameras" but lets give this Bell + Howell and try and see what happens!
[Just found out this "shit camera" is really really a piece of shit. shutter doesn't work. hmmmm i could take a continuous roll of film by just advancing the shutter. Almost like a stop motion. hmmmmm. we will see]

A R T is

a nurturing process.

of the brain
soul
well being
character

in time. in place. create. escape.

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working on "get lost swirly eyes" by final SOLO show at San Jose State University.

very excited for this. i have been contemplating so much as a practicing artist and how if i can get over this hump and get on to the next would be a thrill.

Visit my blog specifically for this show to find out MORE! ----->
nichobfasjsu2010.blogspot.com
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contrasts

A venture to the East Bay brought me to The Compound, an art gallery in Oakland holding a Compund Community group show and open studios. The Compound is a studio space where artists are able to work and show. It is a community that brings multiple art disciplines together. The fantastically pleasant and the fantastically quirky come together at the Compound.
Faye Kendall ... pine cones with teeth.

....then an adventure into Berkeley lead us to good ole Telegraph to find some old friends and an invitation to a game of hacky-sac and some free art from a traveling man name Joshua.
Joshua took photos of his work and reproduced them on small postcard size paper self matted on a piece of white matte board. His artwork ranged from experimentally manipulated photos upon photos, to reproduced photos of watercolor sketches and paintings.
Updates to come on the "free art" I was able to take with me.

Snippets of my work

Samples snippets from my videos.





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Samples of my interactive work. Imagine moving images !




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Samples of non-interactive work.