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Bare Wall Project - The Make of Iris
(2006-09-12 01:00:58)


Eachofuswasassignedtoa34.2"x7"space(canvassurface)
ThefellownexttomebythenameofBilsenisasidewaypaintingmaster.
Yes,youhearme,hecanonlypaintsideways.
Sohisneckistippedlikethisfornearly8hourswhilehewas
workingonhislandscape.It'sahorizontalpiecebutbeingasidewaypainter,
hehastodoitvertically.
Hisneckmusthurtlikehellhavingbeenremaininginthatpositionfor8hours!
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Random Reflections
(2006-09-08 23:30:08)

ThearticleinpreviousblogtalksabouthowtheChinesemodelDuJuan(originallyfromShanghai)becamesowell-recievedinNYandmajorfashioncapitalsinEuropefeaturinginprominentaswellasRobertoCavarirunwayshowswhilestirringnoapplaudbackathomeinChina.
SomuchoftheconflictbetweenWesternandChineseculture(asreflectedhereinourdifferentaestheticstandards).Ononehand,wehateitsomuchwhenwesternerspickthose"ugly"on...[阅读全文]
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从杜娟说起
(2006-09-08 21:31:02)

Model'sChineseLooksWereanInstantHitEverywherebutChina
WhenDuJuanenteredamodelingcontestinChinain2002,the5-foot-11Shanghaibeautywasn'tfavoredtowin.ShelookedtootraditionallyChinese."NobodynoticedDuJuan.HerlookisjustplaintomostChinesepeople,"saysZhangGuannan,anagentatChinaNewSilkRoadModelAgency,whichsponsorstheannualcontest.DuJuanontheFebruarycoverofVogueChina.Anonlinevoteheldbeforethew...[阅读全文]
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People - naked
(2006-09-07 08:32:04)


Manyhaveaskedme,"What'sthedealwiththenakedpeople?"InsteadofreplyingtoeverysingleemailIdecidedtoposttheartisticstatementabouttheproject.SpecialthankstotheChicagoCulturalcenterforgivingmethegranttofundthewholething!
Themainpurposeoftheprojectistomaketheviewerrealizethatpeople,realpeople,don’tlooklikeCalvinKleinads.Thosesogloriouslypromotedthroughcommercialfashionadvertisingandent...[阅读全文]
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Goodbye Smithsonian
(2006-09-07 08:29:56)

SoyouallknowthatIdidn'tgetintotheSmithsonianthisyear,which,ofcourse,hurt,butIgotoverit.
Nationalexposurewouldhavebeennice,butsomethingmuchbetterhappened.Iwasabletomakeaconnectionthateveryartisthopestomakewithsomeone.IcameincontactwithpeoplewhowhentheysawthepaintingofMathew'sGrandmother,simplyput,cried."Youhavecapturedagenerationthatisslowlyleavingus,"isanexactquotefromsaidperson.
Beforethe...[阅读全文]
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Why I Paint
(2006-09-07 08:27:46)
“AstothequestionofwhyIpaint,itissomethingIhavestruggledwithformanyyears;
ButIamnoclosertoansweringthatquestionthanthefirsttimeIaskedit.
IdoknowthatpaintingisjustsomethingImustdo(despitethefactthatweallchoosetodosomethingwedothebest,somethingthatneedsourcompetitiveadvantage:skills,talent,experience,orphysicaltraits-otherwiselifewouldbetoohard).
Anyway,thegreatfeedbackIhaveeverreceivedh...[阅读全文]
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Bare Wall Project
(2006-09-07 08:09:08)

IwillbeleavingforChicagotoparticipateinBareWall,Iamexcited.OnonehandIamexcitedtobedoingsometraveling,seeingmybrother,ChristinaandMatt;ontheotherhandIamterrified.Ihavebeenpracticingasyoucanseebelowwiththeiris,butIstilldon'tlikepaintinginacrylics(Ineverlikedacrylics,but....sigh!That'swhattheyrequireasitwilldrymuchfasterthanoil),itjustdoesn’tfeelrightanditcomesoutlookinglikeshit.Besides,paintinginfr...[阅读全文]
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