Sunday 22 February 2009

It's All About Passion

And dam have I lost that here.
It's been well over a month, bordering two. This is what happens when your love life with the T-mobile web'n'walk drips down the drain. The world of MSN, Facebook, Blogger, Flickr - all of it, has been lost in my household thanks to horrendous horrors of the modern day service.
"Shame" do I hear you say?

And come this comes the lack of personal pickings. The day-to-day activities have almost been lost forever, as there's such little track of it all. But for the sake of mankind, let's try and check out what's gone down.

(So far in no date-dictated order...)

Saatchi Gallery - LOVE IT. I want to go to every exhibition they have, their online site is enough for utter inspiration. Free entry.
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL KICKASS

Eye Surgery - Figure the 4th Nerve Palsy. Hard work dealing with it, forcing me to pull off the work load (both at school and Wilkins'). I took my Graphics book with me to the hospital, trying to work in it the moment I woke up after the surgery, although the anaesthetic kept pushing me back to the subconcious world time and time again. A long day, a 3 hour waiting session in an iscolate sitting area, passing the time by seeing how long I could hold my breath (record at 01:50, nice). The surgeoun stated "it was successful", but that's not to my own thought. It's an improvement if anything, but never a perfection. It was an additional challenge to the current world of coursework - Film presentations, Fine Art crits, Graphic Design investigations, they all kept me very busy. Very.

ICA - Sean Snyder. Went with teachers and friends. It wasn't the greatest of exhibitions, but it certainly followed the ways of the Cost/Satisfaction ratio (entry was free, thanks to a personal invitation from one of the institute's workers), accompanied by free Budweiser. And man free Budweiser doesn't do the justice. Anywho, the exhibition, it was okay. Snyder focuses on the presentation of information through the media, predominantly on the war&terror aspects. Photographys and documentaries, it's all rather intreaging, with critical but simple deconstruction of Photo Journalism, breaking it down to all the essential "must haves" for a successful portfolio. This was all followed by a fairly cool train journey home with the beloved and the Gensaned.

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Oh, and Ravensbourne. Have been accepted by the Foundation course, but the degree is still up for grabs. Who knows what'll happen. Either way, it has all been a harsh time with the inconclusive options of Colleges/Universities. But it's confirmed, I want Ravensbourne. Their Greenwich penninsular looks ace. I want to be a part of it. The fact their indipendant also plays extremely well, as the likes of the UAL feels all a bit too "corporate", dare I say it, like a mass organization. Time will tell, but when you have a Graphics tutor interview you on a Wednesday morning, it all feels so cool.

News Update - The Tate Britain is brilliant. Their collection of drawings is enough to knock me clockwise, no doubt. Trying to take it all in within an hour however, makes it a tad strenuous sadly. A revisit will sort that out, no problem.

Bolt 3D and Push are good, in their own ways, but share a knack for making me want to have it all. A dog and superpowers, both things that the beloved pokes me about (and visa-versa of course!).

Future intention: Get back to this. Chuck in photos when willing, and ensure atleast a weekly update.

In the world of blogging, the SKALLYWAGs shall rise again after their fall.

Why not check out our Art&Design based stuff, hmm?

www.flickr.com/jmo-ydargo <-[Myself]

www.flickr.com/lara-dee <-[Herself]

I can't deny it, she's got potential. I love working with her, sharing ideas and blabbering away - regardless of how ineffective it is in getting actual work done. In the words of us, the team, the partnership, the lovers, and the enemies: Bless your little cotton socks/heart/tart/cheeks/ears/beanie... we have alot of time on our hands; don't diss.

1 comment:

Joseph Smith said...

Welcome back to the world.wide.web my friend.And my Tate card just came through sooo, this year, we are gonna Gallery it up like never before. Thats free admission to all Tate's thats Tate Britain, Tate modern Tate Tate, Tate tatoes.Getting me and a guest free admission too all private views and shit. So lets do this!