Riley Claxton - Fleeting moments of reason

This blog is designed to be a portal for my reflections and picture taking, while I navigate my way through, a two year, fine arts masters program. At the same time I also hope to link up with like minded art makers and writers so your feedback and comments are appreciated.

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Arts Diary

Just found this on the Arts diary website! http://www.artsdiary.co.nz/bt67/1796.html  

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money

http://we-make-money-not-art.com/ Thanks Chris Valenti

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Christian Marclay Sublime Christian Marclay

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Semaphore

semaphore /ˈsɛməˌfɔː/ noun 1. an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, aswith movable arms or railway signals, flags, etc 2. a system of signalling by holding a flag in each hand and moving thearms to designated positions to denote each letter of the alphabet verb 3. to signal (information) by means of semaphore Derived Forms semaphoric (ˌsɛməˈfɒrɪk), semaphorical,…

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Marcus Bruer

http://saint-lucy.com/conversations/marco-breuer-2/

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Chimeric

chimerical or chimeric [ki-mer-i-kuh l, –meer-, kahy-] Spell Syllables Synonyms Examples Word Origin adjective 1. unreal; imaginary; visionary: a chimerical terrestrial paradise. 2. wildly fanciful; highly unrealistic: a chimerical plan. Origin of chimericalExpand

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Erik kesselskramer 24 hours of photos

Erik kesselskramer 24 hours of photos

http://www.kesselskramer.com/exhibitions/24-hrs-of-photos

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Post photography - interview with Joan Fontcuberta

Post photography – interview with Joan Fontcuberta

https://anti-utopias.com/newswire/post-photographic-condition/

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Stan VanDerBeek Ah what a Gem!

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Southern Light Stations

Noémie Goudal on Southern Light Stations

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Immanence – machines help us to see further Immanence refers to those philosophical and metaphysical theories of divine presence in which the divine encompasses or is manifested in the material world.

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The Pond - John Gossage

The Pond – John Gossage

https://vimeo.com/40696913 The narrative landscapes of John Gossage – this work strikes a chord with some work I am doing at the moment “documenting” a nature reserve in a green belt between a suburban neighbour-hood and an industrial area. Upon seeing this (book above) I see we have a penchant for similar terrain and while he is shooting in black n white I have chosen colour but that is not…

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Glaister Ennor Graduate Art Awards

Glaister Ennor Graduate Art Awards

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Code – art

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darn it! What is art?

darn it! What is art?

Warhol Brillo and Dollar

“First there was the business of making art then there was the art of business” Andy Warhol (from The philosophy of Andy Warhol 1975  autobiography)

The position of  George Dickie and his International Theory of Art (ITA) basically states that ” art is what the art world says it is” (Bolt p,36) To give this statement some context Dickie was building a theory in the 1980s…

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A master printer A master printer finding his way home....

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