Silk Maps in Jail

Call me a nerd, but I find it really interesting that this is the news article featured on Yahoo! today right after we met with Allison Smith.

CLICK HERE TO READ THIS FASCINATING ARTICLE

That's all I wanted to share. Hope you guys enjoy the article and discover a new appreciation for Monopoly. :)

Yourtagonist

"HAPPINESS"

Hi all!

This semester Annie, Katie, and I are working on a collaborative photography/book arts project. Annie and Katie started this project on Facebook, and it has grown ever since. We would love for you all to participate! Here's what you need to do:

Step One: Read "The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God" by Etgar Keret. It can be found online on googlebooks. While reading, focus on the mental picture that arises when learning about each character. There are three characters; the Bus Driver, Eddie, and Happiness.

Step Two: Find people in real life who fit your mental picture of the characters. Photograph them!

Step Three: Send pictures to the email listed below.

yourtagonist@gmail.com

Once we have received the submissions, we will compile the photographs into a book and send it to Printed Matter, a mega-store of artist's books.


HOORAY FOR COLLABORATIONS!

Submission Guidelines

Deadline for Entries: October 17th, 2009

All submissions must be made electronically.

Images should be no larger than 1500 by 2100 pixels (5" by 7") at a resolution of 300 dpi.

Each file should be labeled as follows:

yourlastname_character'sname.jpg

Example:

1. smith_eddie.jpg
2. smith_happiness.jpg
3. smith_busdriver.jpg

Any submissions that are mislabeled, corrupted, or too big we won't be able to accept!

Email your submission to yourtagonist@gmail.com. Please include your full name and email address.

Alter Printmaking Blog

A new printmaking blog to follow!

It's called Alter printmaking, and this is how it's described:

"Alter printmaking - where printmaking is de-constructed and re-proposed as a conceptual process. It’s not just about mark-making, but making your mark, process and dispersion and heralding changes in print technology from cut and paste publishing to a printer in every home, printed images the size of buildings, variable print, delivering tailored information, the PDF, the virtual print that only exists on a hard drive and unfolds like a performance. Lastly, print passes the baton to the www."

The blog is authored by Chris Mercier from Berkshire, UK.

Here's one of his performance pieces called "Square Dance":

SERIOUS BUSINESS After the Launch

Hey, everyone, here are some photos from the show Saturday night. We had a great out turn after not too terrible mayhem during hanging. The show looked fantastic. Here are some highlights from the night.






I have more photos of all the works in the show and various other, lovely points of interaction, so if you'd like me to give them to you let me know.

Serious Business!!!

So you know how maybe you haven't seen us all year? That's because we've been working our little tails off making art. And if you want to see us, and our work, you should come to SERIOUS BUSINESS, our show. 

You may potentially see: bears, little girls, maps, Jesus, world markets, guns, grandmas, imaginary creatures, Hungarian influences, obscenity, destruction, obsessiveness, natural fecundity, dots, happy ponies, death, angst, and borderline pornography.

FEATURING WORKS BY:
Matt Barker
Judit Bognar
Lindsay Deifik
Mary Ellsworth
Cary Euwer
Nick Francel
Jenie Gao
Trisha Gupta
Derrick Jensen
Laura Mart 
Jonathan Monroe-Cook
Eleanor Ryburn
John Witty

THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS and we all expect to see you there!