Meso American Dieties

{ July 16, 2008 @ 4:01 am } · { Meso American Deities }
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MayahuelThis is a visual representation of Meso American Deities. The intent is to extend from the ancient stone relief method to a 21st. century interpretation, beginning with Mayahuel. In Aztec mythology, Mayahuel was a human girl whom Ehecatl, the wind god, fell in love with. He gave humanity the gift of love so that she could return his favor. She later married Xochipilli and with Patecatl, became the mother of the Centzon Totochtin.

Mayahuel is the goddess of intoxication and fertility. She is the protector of mature wombs that turn into life. The maguey plant is used to brew the alcoholic drink pulque (octli). The ancient Aztec priests used the spines of the plant for auto sacrifice. Mayahuel is the wife of Patecatl.

The Big Switch to Digital

{ October 12, 2007 @ 6:43 am } · { The Digital Age }
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Recently, at least since 2003, many commercial shooters and artist have made the transition or willingly coerced themselves to the demand for digital images. Either by the unavailability or the rise in expense of materials. Example, Ilford is making less paper, Polaroid instant film demands a higher price, and on average only 13% of digital prints end up on paper versus 100% or more percent of images captured by film.  While we may not end up with a shoe box full of snap-shots, we are revealing more about ourselves as a modern culture. Now we find digital images are shared through social networks, cell phones, and a variety of multi-media devices.

A Valuable Resource

{ October 12, 2007 @ 6:35 am } · { The Digital Age }
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The Internet has become a resource of valuable data, mass communication, instrument of war and destruction, entertainment, financial investments, and medical technologies. In addition, Art is the pervasive force within that multimedia system of television, Internet, print-ready, and image hungry world. Art embodies both our terror and desires. It affects our understanding of communication, pleasure, relations, and love. It has given us a new way to look at the world, taking us away from a direct experience to viewing the subject as an exhibition.