Author: psaugust

duplicitous landscapes

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photography

View of Autumn Mountains in the Distance by Yao Lu View of Waterfall with Rocks by Yao Lu Saw these beautiful photos at the NPR: Sustainability and Photography competition website. These photos by Yao Lu definitely received my vote. The scenery are actually piles of dump and waste. If I had this hung on my wall, my mom would probably not even notice the difference between these and the more traditional watercolors. Edgar Martins is […]

new found addiction

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art / video

This is work by Jeanne Stern, an Austin-based artist. First saw her work at the Aurora Picture show during one of the class trips and fell in love with her videos instantly. Check out her website and the video, Sprout. It’s just fantastic to see these kinds of videos, especially now with all the digital technology and CGI  being used all the time in film and video. It’s very DYI but also very well-made. Will […]

In the mood for Wong Kar wai

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film / inspiration

I’ve been meaning to rent Chacon Son Cinema (To Each His Own Cinema), a collection of 33 short films by 33 different directors. This one is from one of my favorite directors, Wong Kar Wai. I was told when I was first learning to make videos, that the problem most photographers might encounter when transitioning into video was the ability to compose a movie frame the way they would normally compose a photograph. I don’t […]

Opening night

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photography

Just had the opening for HCP’s 27th Anniversary Juried Membership Exhibition this Friday. All the work look so good on the wall and Katherine Ware did a great job with her selection. I know this sounds silly, but I was tempted all night to stand by my work and eavesdrop on everyone who was looking at it. It must be one of those beginners thing. Perhaps, with more experience and more shows under my belt, […]

scintillating video art

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A very gorgeous video by Xavier Chassaing. I couldn’t tell the first time I watched, but the video is comprised of 35,000 photographs and stop motion arrangements. It’s just so seamless. I remember making a video using only photographs, but it seemed so amateur after watching this video. The projection mapping is just deliciously beautiful.