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Cindy Sherman's photograph is now the most expensive photo ever. And I did an homage to it.

May 20, 2011 by Liz

Like Ms. Sherman, my creative process involves being alone, thinking, devising, mentally-sketching, tweaking, re-tweaking, re-thinking; sharing for feedback, and then re-tweaking some more. It’s emblematic of the contemporary, technology-enabled artist, in a way. Creative types have so many resources available: so many mediums to muck around in, so many visual sandboxes (like Adobe CSx–Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier); audio playgrounds (like Reaktor, Ableton, FL Studio) and platforms for interdisciplinary / cross-medium work (like Max/MSP, etc).

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When I applied to art colleges, I was so disheartened by the rampant insistence that I choose a medium. I didn’t like the feeling of being forced to create within an established “language” (medium) that could be critically evaluated (by critics who specialized in media). Then I found California Institute of the Arts, was accepted, and played and played and played and finally found my voice. A voice that was me, and not limited to choice of media, but one that used media to express the ideas I wanted to introduce to the world.

And that, I feel, is true contemporary artistry. Knowing that the clay of the world is yours to play with and yours to enjoy.

Full Quantazelle rant is here.

Filed Under: Chicago, Liz McLean Knight, Liz Revision, Quantazelle, Technology Tagged With: ableton live, circuit bending, Electronic Music, fl studio, Geek, Liz McLean Knight, Liz Revision, LOL, max/msp, Music, nerd, Quantazelle, reaktor

Evolution of the Geek

October 20, 2010 by Liz

Pretty good.

Filed Under: Geek, Shared with Fractalspin, Technology Tagged With: Geek, geek chic, Music, nerd

Nigel Kennedy: "Winter I"

January 10, 2010 by Liz

It’s 17 degrees out here in Chicago. Enjoy Vivaldi’s “Winter I” as performed by Nigel Kennedy. 🙂

Filed Under: Music Tagged With: classical, Music, nigel kennedy, violin

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