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Art as a Gift. The Art of Giving.

Published September 2, 2010 art & design , play Leave a Comment
Tags: art, giving, nablopomo

My experience of art has involved some element of giving. Like this oil painting given to me by my mother.

Or, like the artwork I experience around me, everywhere, from street art, to digital art, art hung on walls and built into urban landscapes.

In ‘Linchpin” Seth Godin describes art as,

…“a personal act of courage, something one human does that creates change in another” and also says “Art is a gift that changes the recipient.”

How about you? Do you think art is something which can give and even transform?

Perhaps the answer depends not just on your idea of art, but also on your preconceptions of giving.

NaBloPoMo – a tribute to Art

Published September 2, 2010 art & design , play Leave a Comment
Tags: art, nablopomo

“What we want art to do for us is to stay what is fleeting, and to enlighten what is incomprehensible, to incorporate the things that have no measure, and immortalise the things that have no duration.” John Ruskin (1819- 1900)

Image originally uploaded by Darwin Bell

Ever see a creative challenge which jumps out at you, waving *pick me! pick me!* ?

Today I discovered that it’s Art month over at NaBloPoMo – an ongoing daily post per month project. What better way to get me blogging again? So, I thought I’d share the above quote for inspirational starters.

Now to create a post a day in September on the theme of Art. I’m thinking I might write about art and technology, expression, influences, imagination, conceptual art, playful art, and art with purpose. Maybe. And because it’s already the 2nd of September in Australia, I’ll need to write another post today. Stay tuned….

iPad Experiments, Mobile Music and Modern Turntables

Published June 25, 2010 conceptual social media , play , social media , socialmedia 1 Comment
Tags: social media, culture, technology, expression, music, ipad, musical instrument, experimental music, glee ipad app, dj

The iPad as a musical instrument? Let’s take a look-see.

Maybe you like to mess with the classics

Or your nights are spent making music ’round a campfire

You might get your kicks out beats and the sounds of synth

(created on this)

Or you just like to geek out with music and fireworks

Perhaps you like to karaoke. Maybe you play the Ocarina. Just hit record then spin the world to hear global harmonies belted out in passionate unison.

Maybe your air guitar days have become a cyber reality

It could be that you just like to scratch

And when you’re not scratching your rapping

What do you think? A musical instrument? Musical conduit? Sonic expression? Bells and Whistles?

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And now imagine a child living in rural or remote areas with an iPad, or an OLPC tablet. Learning. Playing. Creating.

Now Press Play

Henson’s Serenading Unicorn

Published June 21, 2010 brand , play Leave a Comment
Tags: henson, puppetry, serenading unicorn, singing unicorn

Just because I CAN blog about a unicorn singing Culture Club’s “Do you Really Want to Hurt Me”? And because Chewing Gum should be this much fun. Puppets rule, OK?

My seven year old says it’s absolutely “Ridicliose”

via Puppetvision

On Words, Technology and the3six5

Published June 16, 2010 LIVE , conceptual social media , lifelogging , play , social media , socialmedia Leave a Comment
Tags: lifelogging, writing, words, technology, the3six5, posterous, collaborative project, time capsule

What do words, technology, transport, perspectives and happiness have to do with the 15th of June in Melbourne?

Read about it here http://the3six5.posterous.com/june-15-2010-jasmin-tragas

It’s my contribution to the3six5 project, created and run by Len Kendall and Daniel Honigman from Chicago. They’re nearly halfway to creating a log of 365 posts from different people around the world explaining how their day went. There are so many unique experiences and life stories being shared, it’s really worth taking the time to have a peek!

www.the3six5.com.