And Photography in General
I have not been producing much photography in the past two months. This morning at breakfast, I felt a pang of guilt when I laid eyes at the camera sitting on my table.
So, I wrote it a letter.
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Oct 19 2009
by Matt Hecht
“It is in sacrifice—willing, honest, committed sacrifice—that an artistic artifact is born… It is up to the individual, as audience, to seek out artifacts, and for the artist to continue suffering for the sake of them.”
As a student of the classics I have always found myself drawn to the allure of mankind’s past achievements, those efforts and artifacts of “divine inspiration” or royal vanity which so defined much of what we know of ancient Egypt, classical Greece, and the Renaissance. Past artistic achievements which we still maintain define civilizations with systems of aesthetic value that seem far grander in scope than our own societies—with our advanced technology and global economies—can possibly muster.
Filed under: Articles Issue No. 2
Sep 17 2009
Video from The Harsh Desert Exhibition
My friend Stacy Wiedmaier recorded this video of The Harsh Desert’s opening gala. It is quite amusing listening to their conversation regarding which pieces are popular with what demographic.
Filed under: Journal
May 14 2009
Exploring the Consequences of Art
The different paths an artist chooses to take in his eventual creation of art is a journey that has long held a fascination for me. The processes undertaken, the challenges faced, or the relationships that grew or suffered or neglected in the pursuit of art, some of the questions that not sufficiently explored when discussing most art forms.
Art permeates our lives and do have consequences, whether in the enthusiastic consumption of it or the joyful, pride-filled creation of it. We must not content ourselves in being mere passive consumers of art, but must be active explorers of its various consequences. Not only must we critique the art, we must also critique the profound effects it has in our lives.
Filed under: News
May 04 2008
Design by Jayel Aheram
Though plans for Copyfascism Watch were in the works long before its official launch, the logo made its debut even before the first post was drafted. In fact, the logo was created long before I had even settled the question of where will I be hosting the blog — I finally decided on hosting my blog in the Ludwig von Mises Institute Community, where I hope to differentiate myself from the copyleftists that make up the bulk of the copyfight.
Filed under: Art
Apr 25 2008
Remixed
Art by Jennika.
Jennika is an aspiring painter and she recently remixed my photograph War and Peace as a painting for a scholarship. Truly wonderful work.
Filed under: Art
Apr 22 2008
Adventures in Web Design
After working for five incredibly long days and producing several pages of code revisions, an updated version of Creativist Pursuits went live early Monday morning. It is nearly identical to its previous incarnation, but this time it has dynamic content.
Filed under: Web Design
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