learned how to blink a light on arduino. how exciting!
i am just that much closer to being more digital. no more digital arts fail.
thank you andrew for teaching me.
inspired by the dieter rams interview.
i thought it might be fun to do the marcel proust list of questions.
who knows you may find something new about me…
the main traits of my character.
creativity, organization, impatience
a quality I desire in a man.
respect
a quality I desire in a woman.
same as above. ditto.
what I appreciate most among my friends.
the ability to openly talk about things and know that someone is listening and not judging.
i like that i don’t have to sensor myself around them.
my principal defect.
impatience (i don’t deal well with inefficiency.)
my favourite occupation.
being a student is pretty awesome.
my dream of felicity.
to be happy
what would for me be the biggest misfortune.
violence of any sort. i think i could deal with loss but violence just seems terrible.
whom I would like to be.
confident
the country were I would like to live.
the US (specifically the West Coast) but a close second would be the UK (London)
the colour I prefer.
right now it is olive green with a touch of magenta
the flower I love.
orchid
the bird I prefer.
hm…i don’t really like birds
my favourite authors.
i’m not much of reader but I do like Ellen Lupton
my favourite poets.
Pablo Neruda
my heroes in fiction.
Totoro
my heroines in fiction.
I don’t really have one but I think Bones is pretty cool.
my favourite composers.
I couldn’t tell you even if I wanted to.
my favourite artists.
changes with the moment. right now i like anything that intrigues me.
my heroes in real life.
i don’t know. maybe my family and close friends.
my heroines in history.
i don’t know.
my favourite names.
hm…I feel like I should have favorite names but I think my camp name was super cool-Mango.
what I hate most.
being let down, broken promises
the historic characters I dislike most.
i’d agree with Hitler and probably others who have incited genocide.
the military enterprise I like the most.
does the cia count? cause they seem alright. but honestly, i don’t really have much of an opinion in this matter.
the reformation I appreciate the most.
the work of martin luther king jr.
nature’s gift I would like to have.
ability to navigate or to illustrate
how I would like to die.
in my sleep, painless and with family or close friends.
my soul’s present condition.
concerned about the future.
the faults I can bear.
i don’t know that i can necessarily bear faults because they make me mad. i just know when to choose my battles.
my motto.
i don’t have a motto but when i come up with one, i’ll let you know. cause right now the only thing going through my mind is “never gonna give you up.” oh rick astley.
here are a few photos of the boxes i’ve been working on for my 2d design class. eventually, i’d like to make them into light boxes so that the light shines through the characters and asterisks. i’m thinking of using red led lights and wiring them to a battery. the chinese characters literally translate to contemporary design china. they are inspired by the china design now show at the portland art museum.
i’d like think of this project as an experiment in process and figuring out the laser cutter. if i were to laser cut these boxes again, i’d account more for paper thickness because opening and closing these boxes can be quite difficult since the tab is a very snug fit.
taking a class on how to use the laser cutter. this is the first thing i produced. go ninja!
isn’t he so cute? the hole on the right is meant for the ninja to eventually become a beautiful tag.
just because sexual lexicons are fun.
(and yes, i’m just that immature about these things)
interesting installation, personas, by aaron zinman. check it out.
funny how i don’t appear with my name “alison ho” but when entering in “steven uppinghouse” i appear with steven quite a few times.
enter your name and see what you come up with.
found this on ffffound. probably the best 404 page ever.
here are a few artists that i thought paul calvert should take a look at:
David Shrigley
http://www.davidshrigley.com/
Todd Schorr
http://www.toddschorr.com/
Tom Gauld (Cabanon Press)
http://www.cabanonpress.com/
i chose these artists because of their style and tactile-ness in their work.
white orchid from Alison Ho on Vimeo.
first show ever. intense.
i’m so glad i survived the process. the show is a success and am so happy to be a part of this experience. i think this could be a start to a new addiction (salter, you were right).
the show will run from October 8th-Friday, November 20th.
the White Box is open noon-6pm, Tuesday-Saturday.
the address for the White Box is:
24 NW First Avenue
Portland, OR 97209
503-412-3696
here is a little bit that i wrote about my piece:
At the most basic level, handwriting and painting are man’s
most personalized forms of mark making. Each stroke or flick
of a pen or brush tells us something inherently unique about
the writer or artist. Many Chinese say that writing ultimately
shows a person’s innermost character.
Chinese writing, like brush painting, has structured methods
of creation with traits and techniques as distinctive as the
artists who create it.
In brush painting, there are no extra marks to indicate
shadows, and so each time a brush is loaded with paint,
there must be two colors – showing depth and dimension
without extra strokes. Brush painting is a quick art – most
paintings can be completed in ten minutes or less.
In Chinese writing (fantizi and jiantizi), each character’s
evolution from its origins to its present-day design is linked
to the democratization of the written language. Today’s
written language includes everything from complicated
pictograms to the simplified and traditional Chinese characters
– writing which becomes art, delicately formed the skillful
hand of a Chinese calligraphist.
This project is a macro view of the choreographed dance
between brush, ink, and paper. This video reveals a sensuous
flow and tempo as the ink is diffused onto the paper in the
most precise yet expressive way. The brush moves through
the frame in sweeping and staccato movements. There is a
give and take between the pressing and lifting of the brush
as the ink meets the paper. It gives a pervasive look into a
tactile process that is somewhat hidden – and nearly forgotten –
in an increasingly digital world.
Thank you to Ming Fen Lee for her permission to be filmed
and interviewed for this video.
if you’d like to check more out about the show, here is the press release for the school. unfortunately, my video wasn’t up and running so there is a picture of the mac screensaver…yes i know epic fail but the pictures of the white box are lovely.
i hope you all get a chance to check the show out! the artwork is amazing. woot.
this year is the 35th anniversary of hello kitty but whatever happened to keroppi?
keroppi is awesome.
i would like to take this time to remember keroppi and not celebrate the 35th anniversary of hello kitty but remember keroppi and other super cool sanrio characters like pochacco who at this time have pretty much been discontinued.