Hey!
I just wanted to let all my followers know that I’ve gone and revamped my tumblr! I feel bad for not have been using it so much in the past few months so instead of overhauling it, I made a new one. Free of the toxicity of my laziness. I don’t know if I will or not, but I may eventually delete this account completely. But if anyone is interested in continuing to follow me, my life and any new art I manage to post about, feel free to do so. I’d love it!
Thanks,
MG
“Cory Monteith”, 2011, Graphite on Bristol
Okay so this is the picture I have been mentioning over the past few months. I’ve had it scanned and on my computer for at least another month now and honestly been debating whether I wanted to post it or not. It’s been a love-hate thing through the whole process and apparently far after completion. I worked on this image from mid June to end of July, maybe early August. No, it didn’t take that much time; I just got frustrated with my shoddy execution. I still don’t think it lives up to what I want it to be or at least I don’t feel like it lives up to the meaning/reasoning I have behind it.
No, it is not just a blind expression of fan-girly love for Mr. Monteith. Not really. Eh, it’s ten to maybe twenty percent that, if that. I mean, I have come to the conclusion that he is probably my first real celeb crush. And not really because of his hit stardom on Glee. Sure, that’s where I first noticed him, but to be honest I’ve had classes on every Tuesday night for the past two years and then no access to TV the past two springs because of my class in NYC to be woefully behind in watching it. No, any fan girling and crushing probably comes more from the fact I am a huge fan of singers/musicians and have a real thing for guys in hats. Plus, he does have the most adorable, quirky smile and seems to have a very sweet personality from what I’ve read…
Anyhow, the real reason for this drawing is because I had read a couple of articles by Parade about Mr. Cory during the summer. The one I read in the middle of June this summer was about his life before his TV success. It was quite deep and I completely admire him for being able to be so open and honest about his past. And although I haven’t gone through things like that, I feel like I can relate to some of the smaller things. More importantly, I was really inspired by it. Not that I aspire to be in the TV or movie biz – though come what may. It was just incredibly inspiring in a ‘go out and try to do whatever you want’ sort of way. The other article more endeared me to his person, and probably heightened my crush on him. But there were also some inspirational stuff about going after what you want – working hard at what you want and things’ll happen. I often find myself replaying lines of those articles in my head, whether it’s the inspirational stuff or sometimes random adorable stuff.
And I totally know this is a lot to place on a small insignificant event in my life – reading an article on some celeb’s life, but that was really the moment I started considering the daunting decision about going to grad school. I was already thinking about it last year. I love learning and it just made sense to keep going to school as long as I have the opportunity – embrace every new experience, see where it leads and all that jazz, but up until that weekend I read that article, I had no clue what I was doing or was going to do. It kicked my butt into gear about the preliminary legwork of researching schools and such. I can’t know where I would be right now on this whole grad school thing if I didn’t come in contact with that article. Probably a crazy, stressed mess with no real idea where I was going or what to do. Now I have an idea about it all, a location, and some schools. Big dreams that no doubt need a healthy dose of reality, but it’s exciting and I so anxious to see where it all may lead.
So yeah, it may be stupid to give so much thanks and appreciation to someone I don’t even really know, and who doesn’t know me, but I do honestly feel that he has unknowingly helped me out in this pretty important transition point in my life. So, even though I am on-and-off happy-not happy with the way this portrait looks, it is kind of a little thank-you (along with this random blurb) to him. Of course, if I ever get the opportunity to meet him in person – whether I actually am able to go to his band’s concert, or fate, God, or the powers that be allow us to run into each other sometime, somewhere in the future, I’ll totally thank him in person. Well, if I don’t fall into that horrible condition of not being able to make eye contact or failure to form words around guys I find adorable and am endeared to – the whole star-struck, fame thing’s probably going to multiply that no doubt. …Anyhow, I just felt like I should thank him, so until I get the opportunity to do so in person, there’s this.
Okay, so done with slightly fan girl adoration and possibly making a fool of myself. I am incredibly thankful for my mom giving me the one article and thankful for Mr. Cory Monteith’s amazing honesty and truly inspiring words. And though he probably doesn’t need it, I hope he continues to be as successful and happy as he desires in all aspects of his life and I hope that I will be lucky enough to have even a fraction of that in my future as well. Thank you again, Mr. Cory~!
MG
artnotartnot:
The New Museum’s Giant Slide (And More) Has Arrived!
New York, say hello to the your newest favorite attraction: Carsten Höller’s 102-foot-long slide at the New Museum. The giant plastic tube, which goes down from the museum’s fourth floor, through ceilings and floors, to the second floor is now fully operational and will be open to the public from tomorrow through January 15, 2012. And did we mention there is also a sensory deprivation tank? And upside down goggles? And a fish tank you rest your head in? Suddenly getting dragged to the museum seems more like dropping acid and reliving your childhood than a chance to better yourself.
via @gothamist
albotas:
Pumpkin of the Dead
Well, I guess if you’ve got the world’s current largest pumpkin, you might as well make it into the world’s largest jack o’ lantern. Pumpkin carver extraordinaire Ray Villafane created this zombie sculpture from nearly a ton’s worth of squash.
[via Rahzzah]
herphany:
One of the most important gifts you can give yourself.
ilikeartalot:
Young-Deok Seo
So, I figured I’d make a little update on my aspirations to continue my education.
As of this moment I have four school out west that I am looking to apply to. Two in California, Los Angeles-ish area, one in Tuscon, Arizona, and the final one in British Columbia, Canada. Why Canada? Why not? Canada is awesome. And why out west? Well, mainly because I want to get as much experience out of my life that I can and really don’t want to stay in NY state. Yes, NYC is the biggest art mecca in the world, but LA is second (at least in the US, if not the world). And Arizona is close to California without being as expensive… I hope.
Anywho, those are my four locations. I wanted to have five, as per the request of my current institution of learning’s request, but I’m so fixated on going out west that nothing else interests me. Maybe international, but I’m not completely ready to make a jump across the pond, in either direction. Oh, and why not NYC? Because it is my - uninformed - opinion that California/out west is less expensive than NYC. Plus, I have lived in NYC twice during two semesters here and like I said, I want as much experience out of my education, and life for that matter, as I can get. So west it is! Though maybe I’ll end up in NYC later in life, who knows.
My progress on actually applying… Well, I have made charts and lists for deadlines and requirements for everything. All of the applications are due in early 2012, which is a relief, though I hope to have all my stuff in before I leave my campus for Christmas. I want to relax after all~ I’m making art as fast as I can for more potential portfolio submissions. I have a plan to get anywhere from 2-5 more pieces done this term by Thanksgiving/over Thanksgiving. Be on the look out for pictures when I get them~ As for the paper work, actual applications are currently the last thing on my mind. I’m more concerned with my resume (or the deadly curriculum vitae a.k.a. super resume) and my various personal statements. I am lucky to have friends and professors that are willing to help me along the way with those.
As for my actual completion of any of that. I have roughed out my CV today, and wrote a first draft of a personal statement. One school is asking for a couple other statements. I’ll be looking at those either later tonight, this weekend, or next week. But once those are as awesome as I can get them, then I’ll be solely focusing on portfolio stuff - finishing up things and getting some sweet pictures. Then applications and fees. Then getting my supplementary stuff - references and transcripts will be during/after Thanksgiving.
This is my plan and I am super confident in getting everything done. Then it’s out of my hands and it’ll be the dreadful wait for acceptance or not. Whoo~!
Wish me luck!
MG
“Creatures of Myth and Lore”, 2010, etching
So, this is quite a bit older than most of my recent posts, but I figured it kind of tied in. At least in the sense I had mentioned narwhals in my last post. This was from my first printmaking class almost two years ago. We started doing intaglio/etching toward then end of the term and I fell in love with it. It’s kind of like drawing and then kind of like painting. I really like it. I really like printmaking in general and I hope that take another print class or two before I graduate - or even in grad school if that’s possible.
Anyways, I was told that this was a bit ‘childish’, which I disagree. I understand that the imagery isn’t completely modern or anything, but I don’t think it’s childish. Besides, I’ve seen other mythological imagery in the past years anyways. I think its fun if anything, and I do want to do a more ‘child-like’ spoof of it, that I may perhaps do later this year. Not that it matters, since my peer-critics have graduated?
As for the inspiration, I really like mythological creatures and out of the craziness of my mind I combined a narwhal and a dragon. I’m not sure if anyone else has done anything similar - probably, but I haven’t seen it yet. Then I wanted some kind of epic battle and a pegasus-unicorn (or a pegacorn) seemed like the best adversary for it. It was just some fun little insane idea I came up with when I was talking to my friends.
I really like this print, despite any criticism. I have done a few more of it. Some on tea-stained paper. A couple that are in like three parts. I’ve even hand colored one with watercolor - which I may put up some time if I feel the need. I definitely will be making new prints in the future since I want to take a level 2 class next semester. I’m also utilizing the etching method in a sculpture I’m working on currently. So, definitely not going to get away from printmaking anytime soon.
MG
defacedbook:
Dan Colen
Poetry, 2010
Digital chromogenic print
(61 x 46 x 2 1/4 inches)
Gerhard Richter (via artnotartnot)
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