Yesterday I was among a bunch of people watching David Bryne display and talk about his powerpoint art at the George Eastman House. I found the talk amusing and thought-provoking as the discussion moved more towards the conflict and connections of meaning and media and away from the particulars of Powerpoint. But then, there were wonderfully funny and beautiful powerpoint images. How does he get the bleeds between image? Not just that but how does one manage to create such a diverse body of work revolving always around stories of the ordinary. As I watched and listened, I kept thinking of the image of Bryne as a jittery guy, of which a little seemed true from my view 6 rows up, but maybe the energy is less paranoia and more the stuff that happens when you are constantly creating.)

The exhibit also includes some of Bryne's tree drawings; I'm hoping to get a chance to give these a closer look because I'm intrigued by how the language and the drawing can weave together and separate. David was there to sell his book no doubt but combined his talk with enough images and such humor that I left wanting to play more with powerpoint.
But instead of do that I looked up more about these Powerpoint presentations and found this Onion interviewand at the DJ Alchemi blog an interesting summation of some of the powerpoint art scene .
In other news, now that we have entered October, it feels cold and almost cold. Today started dark and gloomy and then was brightened by sunlight, creativity, and a cappucino. I'm painting a few pieces now and even if it is slow going I have a sense that the tinkering I'm doing now will result in something. Who knows what. As my friend Shelly reminded me today, "drawings (and I call paintings, too) have a life of their own."


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yeah, right. I wouldn't buy that even if it were in Powerpoint !

take care,
Rachael