Art Keeps Me Sane

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Jessica So Ren Tang

Impressive portfolio of embroidery work by Chinese American artist

Embroidery is versatile in mimicking the original object in shape and design but still distinct enough to be recognized as something else. The stitches are soft but substantial, more tangible.

With embroidery, I explore my Asian-American born identity-the dualism of being too Asian to be American, and too American to be Asian.

In my object series, I recreate familiar Asian American objects that take on the visual identity of the original object but reject said identity due to its material.

In my girl series, I replace the facial identity of suggestively posed Asian women with Asian textile patterns. The patterned skin creates a broader spectrum of Asian identity; it becomes more ambiguous and fluid as identity moves between the two.

More at her website here [@jessicasorentang also has a tumblr here, Instagram here]

We say that the size of X is less than or equal the size of Y if there is a way to match each element of X to a different element of Y.

We also say that X and Y have the same size if there is a way of matching each element of X to a different element of Y so that every element of Y has an element of X matched to it. Cantor Schröder Berenstein says that this way of thinking about size behaves the way it should in the sense that:

Rainbow Dragon Ferrets - Rainbow Torus Spirals (7/7)

Higher resolution versions at Ello, Imgur, Dribbble, and G+ Photos.

This is it. This is my favorite animation in the set. Because it looks like Ferrets that are wrestling. But these aren’t any normal Ferrets. Do you see how their fur is matted into clumps that look a little like scales? Early human explorers to the Continent of Rainbows often mistook these creatures as miniature Dragons sneaking and slinking around, because those humans were never fast enough to see the Ferrets’ cute faces. I was lucky enough to capture video of these majestic creatures for the first time, but they were shy and hiding their faces. They sneakily escaped when I put my camera away, before I could lure them close and cuddle them.

Derivations

Installation by @ravenkwok is an interactive floor-based display that presents geometric flows as you walk over it:

A collaboration with Symmetry Labs (symmetrylabs.com/) at Gray Area Foundation for the Arts (grayarea.org/) in SF.

Derivations of multiple generative rules I designed in the past were adapt to an interactive LED floor.

Levitrope

Installation by Yoichi Ochiai features two circular tables which both feature levitating mirrored spheres which move around the surface:

Leviation is strongly related to the magic and the enchantment.  Media Instruments in Edison’s age are developed to defy the gravity by the rotated visual film images.  Here is the artwork called “Levitrope”, this word stands for  “lev(levitation)” and “trope(rotation)”. This media installation displays levitated metallic balls and they  rotates on the wheel like structures. It reminds us our body and embodiment of ourselves under the gravity. This mirrored sculpture reflects the scenery of the city  and lives around  the place installed. Rotated and placed “mirrored images” mediates the scenery and our  body.  We envision these zero gravity kinetic sculpture will new media installation of  Digital Nature Age. 

Antarctica in Photography of Julieanne Kost

Named one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business,” Julieanne Kost is a Principal Evangelist at Adobe Systems, responsible for fostering relationships with customers through meaningful and inspirational Photoshop and Lightroom instruction.

In my work, I combine a passion for photography, a mastery of digital imaging techniques and knowledge gained from a degree in psychology, in order to construct a world similar enough to appear familiar, yet obviously an interpretation of the physical reality that surrounds us.

For her outstanding service and contributions to the photographic industry, she received the Gerhard Bakker award from the Professional Photographers of America and was granted the title of Honorary Educational Associate from the American Society of Photographers. Her Twitter.

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