True Blood Ad - T.B.A.

Wanted to share this new ad for TrueBlood cuz I felt it really relates to what I do in my Advertising Concepts class. See I looked at this ad and right away I got the concept, and that's how most ads should be. Even if I had no idea what this show was about, I could get a general feel at least which is enough to keep me interested. Does anyone else feels differently about this?

John Coy at CSULA!

So last Thursday we had a guest speaker here as part of GAUGE guest speaker series. He was the legendary John Coy (as in Washington Mutual logo John Coy!) What he had to say really resonated with me especially during this point in my life. He made a great deal of enthuses on finding yourself as an artist, finding what you are good at and then really exploring it and developing it. He also talked about his creative process, how he tries to never overthink things and have it be more of an organic process. He says as long as you are thinking about it in the back of your head, things will happen and appear that will give you ideas on your project. I have always struggled with over analyzing things, which can be a bit destructive especially if I can't seem to come up with any good ideas. I really need to learn to take things easy, if things don't come to me right away, let it go, do something else and then come back to it at a later time when you might be more in-tuned with things. Hearing John speak I think really helped me, in terms of my pre-graduation anxiety. As I am getting ready to graduate a lot is going through my mind, like will I find work, will it be at a crappy place or a place where I can grow and learn in. All these things interfere with my self confidence, which I hate! I've decided to make a conscious effort to just relax, take it easy, and let things take it's course!

Making Dollar Bills More Interesting? At What Price? HA! (get it?! dollar bills, price?) lol hmph : \

Hi Kids!! Wanted to share something that was on my mind. :)

Having just seen a graffi exhibit at the Geffen, called Art In the Streets (which was actually pretty interesting, you can find out more here), I've been sensitive to the idea of public art and specifically that fine line between art and crime. Then I came across this. What might that be? Yes the dollar bill of course, oh the fun in defacing presidents! LOL Actually this is quite neat. Check out the rest of the bills here:

Click Me!

Do you guys think this is art or a crime? As visual artists, most of us will regard this as art, just like most of us regard graffiti as art, however....... according to US law, and I quote: "Whoever mutilates, cuts, defaces, disfigures, or perforates, or unites or cements together, or does any other thing to any bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt issued by any national banking association, or Federal Reserve bank, or the Federal Reserve System, with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both."

So now we come to the age old question of artistic freedom and doing things in the name of art. With graffiti, I can understand the argument of defacing someone elses property, however, money, it is something we earn, and I want do whatever the hell I want to do with them (and I usually do anyway), so why not make art with them? What are your thoughts?

When Headlines Make No Sense :)

Just had to share this!

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