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My child
was recently showcased
in a high-end art gallery
by an artist
named "Me"
Many art critics questioned
the inclusion of my son
embedded in a high end ergonomic stroller
(which is also convertible into a child's car seat)
However, they don't realize that parenting is art
life is art
Creating a child is 'branding'
I was put on this Earth by God
2 direct his 'social' and 'physical' evolution
When u feed a child
u r 'graphic designing' his body type
When a child grows
u r 'architecting' his body into a beautiful, portable, green space
When you go to the BABY GAP
u r painting a beautiful portrait on his body
when u take a picture of ur child with ur iPhone
ur photoshopping his life, putting together a life stream of meaningful flickr events for him
when u gloat about how smart ur child is
ur updating their status on facebook, letting ppl know how bad ass they are.
when a child eats
they are 'consuming' [via consumerism]
When a child poops
they are creating beautiful art out of their poo hole
Beautiful logs
that represent clay
which can be molded in2 anything under the sun
As a child grows
sprouts pubic hair
ejaculates for the first time
the installation has truly manifested itself
Ur art & ur vision has evolved
in2 something beautiful
U will one day die
and u will be place in a sweet 'installation space' in the ground
or possibly 'cremated' in2 ashes
[via a performance art piece where a bro puts u in an oven]
Within my child
is a neverending series of metaphors abt
life
love
Earth
creationism
global warming
relationships
divorce
the modern human condish
My child is a conceptual art project.
(Ur child is just some other kid who is going to grow up and have a shitty job)
What do u think a child represents?
When u have a child, what will ur parenting philosophy be all about?
Do u think children are 'real people' or just 'art pieces' / human installations?
Do u believe that life is art, or is art=life?
Do u wish u had conceptual parents, or do u feel happy u had mainstream parents?
Do parents think they have 'created something beautiful' when they squirt out a new life form?
Should they be 'proud and excited', or is it mean to bring a new born child into our modern world?
Going to build
a series of piñatas
to honor my favourite alternative celebrities
who have changed my life
who have chanced society
who have changed culture
who have pushed 'art' 2 the next level
transcending society
& shitting on what we once thought was 'authentic art'
why the eff would I build a statue?
they are so finite
they are supposed to last forever
but they won't
one day humans will be gone
and statues will melt away when magma surges from the earth [via iceland] [post-via volcanoes]
Earthquakes will tear shit up in 2012
and castles/buildings will be 'made of sand'
become part of the earth again
the pinata
is so self aware
it knows that it can't last 4ever
it would be impossible to last forever
the pinata exists
to be destroyed
the pinata takes a beating
so u can enjoy it
kinda like the circle of life
u live just 2 die
u succeed just 2 fall.
u get in a relationship just 2 breakup
u listen to a buzzband just 2 resent them in 2-6 months
the creative process is so different
because i am creating something
that I know won't last forever
The best statues are kinda like pinatas
these monuments fall when regimes fall
kinda like the time me and my Iraqi bros got buzzed and tore down
Saddam Hussein statues all around our city.
Even our american soldier bros got involved,
made sure we could do it
I created a pinata
2 be destroyed
2 create a spirit of destruction
in celebration
Pinatas are the ultimate form of tribute in the modern world.
Are pinatas the master art?
Is Andy Warhol's legacy ruined because he 'inspired Lady Gaga'?
Who r u gonna build a pinata 4?
Are you going to build Animal Collective pinatas?
What would u fill up your authentic pinata with? Sparks? Cocaine? Condoms? Dum Dum lollipops? Chili's gift cards?
Are Mexicans 'in touch' with how 2 party / celebrate?
Will pinatas replace blogs/twitters/facebooks as the ultimate form of social media in 2k14?
One day, I will break free from my job in corporate America. Working in my cubicle all day, relying on a larger corporation to pay me every month so that I can survive. I work in a generic office building, one that you drive by every day, but you don't really understand what exactly has to happen for the business to survive. I work in one of many departments, feeling like a 'brick in the wall' with a bunch of other people who are in the same pay-bracket as me.
So many employers don't understand how architecture can change the way that they do business. Positive community space can enable workers to bond, work, thrive, and build peer-2-peer sharing networks of business information and intelligence.
H8 being stuck in my cubicle all day. Feel sad that all I can dream of is 'getting my own office' one day, but even that is just a bigger cubicle.
What I really want
is 2 break free
from a company employing me
and to break out of my cubicle
My dream is to be self-employed
living the American Dream
doing my work
in a progressive space
that enables me to make millions of dollars.
I want to be self-employed and work in a conceptual work space / modern cubicle that integrates itself into the space in my regional community.
I want a window that overlooks my backyard. Watch my children grow. Monitoring the dog, making sure he doesn't 'dig up the flowers.'
Might build a spherical pod that can roll around, move it into a public park on a beautiful day. If there is a flood, I will just 'float on' kinda like that Modest Mouse song.
Being self-employed is the American Dream
Having a portal where u can sit in front of a computer
and make money
may or may not be the modern version of the American Dream
Maybe I can start an mp3 music streaming service
a blog website
a music reviews zine
the next facebook
a microblogging community
a meme blog about hipster sea monkeys
The possibilities are endless
as long as I have
the right space to work in
A pod that represents 'the future'
like a space pod
that could feasibly exist in outerspace
looking out the window at Earth
floating above all
transcending all companies.
I want a Lincoln Log cabin. A modern take on an old ideal space. A place where 'shit can get done.'
I want a space that enables me to write a modern version of the Gettysburg Address
Perhaps a meme blog called 'The Williamsburg Address' that makes fun of hipsters
who live in the Williamsburg area of New York / Virginia
My company will be strong, progressive, small.
A tight nit family of workers who truly share ideas to create a better world.
Handling conference calls, browsing the internet, making deals, selling goods + one-of-a-kind services
on the internet.
Space can really change your workplace
Inspire your employers
Help you to stay connected with the world
in order to make positive changes in our ever-changing societal world
What is the American Dream?
What is ur work space like? Does it depress u?
Do u believe more companies should make 'kewler' spaces to inspire workers?
If you could build a work space, what would it look like?
Is life just a series of cubicles?
MEME is a blog post on HIPSTER RUNOFF. MEME is presented by Carles.
What happens if 1 meme changed everything we once knew about memes, changing the way that we meme, and shattering pre-existing notions of memery? Is the world ready for this meme? So many memes--but when can a meme be more than 'just another meme in the meme economy'?
MEME. Presented by Carles.
Carles asks: Can 1 meme ...change the world?
Are we human... or are we meme?
Are we human... or are we meme?
Are we human... or are we meme?
Are we human... or are we meme? Or are we humans who get pregnant with octuplets who turn into memes....or are we memes who create octomemes which eventually turn ur life into a highly followable lifestream of memes?
All I want is 2 b more than just 'internet famous'
I want 2 get the same level of attention as Angelina Jolie
I want 2 do whatever it takes to have as many eyes/followers as possible
I want to transform from human to meme
I want my children to experience their entire lives' as memes
detached from the pain of being human after all
More gimmick memes by Desiree Palmen 'after the jump'
I was reading a blog, and I saw a video about a class that they teach at a progressive university. The point of the class is 2 'get famous' on the internet. It seems like a class that I would be good at. I h8 traditional classes like 'chemistry', 'psychology' and 'Latin American Studies.' I just want to be at a school that understands my existential needs, and what inspires me.
From what I understand, u r supposed to find a way to establish a personal brand and 'go viral' on the internet.
Sometimes I wonder if u even need college. Like if ur passionate enough about going viral, u can make n e thing happen. Kinda like the Choco Rain guy. He had a plan and didn't need a college education to make it happen. A lot of people want 2 'be famous' on the internet, but I they'd realize that if ur uninteresting enough to 'find meaning' in real life, then ur life/opinions/self-generated memes probably aren't interesting enough to make u a compelling figure 4 some1 2 follow on a daily basis. Not even if u r an altbro in a Basquiat shirt riding in a thong then vimeoing about it.
FEel like s0 many people try to 'find meaning' on the internet, or they think they deserve to 'get paid' [via advertising revenue] for just sharing their memes. They are s0 out of touch with reality. It's kinda weird how not even that many people want to be 'mainstream famous' any more. A more authentic version of fame comes with being 'microfamous' via the internet. Some people also want 2 b 'macro-anonymous.'
I feel like social networks, meme proliferation, and services that allow u to get feedback from a 'tribe' are bad for society/our economy. There are startup companies, bands, and web-based businesses that feel like they are 'making progress' because they sign up for social networks and get more feedback than ever. But every1 is getting feedback. It's just part of being alive on the internet. Just makes me kind of sad when a band 'thinks they are getting better and have a relevant fan base' when they have actually just been hanging around on the internet for weeks. Just think it's kinda funny/sad when entities 'stay alive' longer than they should just because they have THE INTERNET to exist as this entity.
Kinda like when some one 'makes a logo' for a cool new venture/blog/website that they are starting, then they make a myspace+twitter+fb group, and then they start being an ass hole about their venture. U wish they would just interact with u from their own profile, instead of [venture-name]@gmail.com. It gets sad, and eventually, their web venture fails. They don't achieve their goals/fame/success/monetization. They probably put it on their resume, like ass holes, and will try to tell old people who interview them for a 'real job' that they 'had a startup company' just because they had a twitter and an ebay store.
Do yall know n e 1 like this? Do u h8 when people glorify these types of people for 'having an entrepreneurial spirit'?
Just sayin yall.... don't put all ur eggs in 1 basket. Even if u do get 'internet famous', it doesn't mean u'll get money 4 it, and it doesn't mean ur life will be meaningful. Not every1 can be Mark Zuckerberger.
But srsly... do yall think that class is 'bullshit'? I think that professor probably 'just gives every1 As' at the end of the semester, even the 'cunty, untalented girl' who 'shouldn't be at design school.' Can some1 tell that professor not to give the people in that video 'points' for the class even though I blogged about them? h8 helping ppl.
What grade do u think U would get in that class?
What obvious strategies would u use to 'build a following'?
Just want to be comfortable with who I am [in real life AND on the internet].
////I want 2 be famesies.'
Just want to 'get paid' and be 'critically acclaimed' for 'being myself' and 'living life' by 'being on the internet for 70% of my life.'
Yall. Was just browsing the internet and saw this flyer thing. Does n e 1 know if Cut Copy has a new album coming out? Did they create a flyer to promote their upcoming album IN GHOST COLOURS? Kinda confused. I h8 the internet because nothing has an authentic context. u just kinda have 2 guess what everything means. The internet would be better if there was some sort of unified wikipedia tagging system that gave everything a bit more 'meaning'/'context.'
Does any one know what the key on the bottom left corner is? My Dell desktop keyboard has a "C" and a "V" key, but there isn't one with that weird symbol on it. Might have to get a USB keyboard attachment or download a 'weird characters' app. I hope that some1 makes an 'app store' for PCs. Personal Computers could use some of the functionality that iPhones have. Does n e 1 else agree/want to start a 'startup' with me?
I have a lot of ideas about technology and user experiences, but need to go to technical college to be able to execute them. Might regret going down the 'design school' route. :-(
Timeless Australian electro band Cut Copy
Sometimes I see images that are constructed for mainstreamers that they are probably supposed to think 'looks cool', but since I am so design-aware, I can't help but think it looks tacky and uninspired. So while a person over the age of 35 will think 'whoa--how did they get all of those players on that magazine cover? Totes looks like they are going after 1 ball...' I think it is stupid because they just created a bunch of layers in Adobe Photoshop. Not very impressive, yall. coulda made that cover as the project for my first class at college--Photoshop 101: for design majors and non majors.
I kinda h8 how my design school education makes me enjoy stuff that is 'supposed to look cool' a lot less. Every time I see a flyer, an advertisement, a webpage, or a commercial, I know exactly how it is made since I am skilled at every Adobe Design Suite Program. So while images might 'look interesting', the process behind them seems so EZ 2 replicate that I am just way above it. Sometimes I feel like I need 2 'ditch technology' and only design authentic things by manually cutting and pasting things together, but I am 0% skilled and kraftwerk.
It's like u see a video of a kid AZN who can make all of these 'amazing effects' and then u realize that this standardized technology has gimmicked us 2 think that we are able to better express ourselves' because the bottleneck of creativity has widened just cuz we have more tools, but still kinda just express the same shittie concept/topics + implement lamer aesthetics.
h8 creative azns. Isn't it kinda funnie how teachers in high school are probably making poorly informed decisions to encourage kids who can 'make laser fight videos' to pursue a career in the arts/film, when there is actually a supersaturated market of 'tweens who have an inaccurate self-concept in which they tell themselves that they are unique and creative because their parents bought them a high-end computer'?
(h8 tweens who brand themselves as 'creative' so that they don't have to take Calculus/physics/math/science/etc)
Is Adobe + Apple bad for kids? Should ppl only be allowed to 'make art' after they are done with college because their ideas 'probably suck' b4 then, and u should save them the humiliation of displaying their naivety in a piece of work that will last 4ever?
<3/h8 Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe gives creativity 'a new life.'
Without the Adobe Creative Suite, I would not be able to make art/design/memes.
Without the internet, I wouldn't get the feedback from my 'art' which would give me the positive reinforcement that is necessary to 'keep going.'
Dear Lord,
Thank u 4 Adobe. I will use u. But when I create 'art', I will make sure to not make it so obvious that I utilized ur functionality, and try 2 have my 'art' exist in its own space to be evaluated. I value ur product, but I don't want ppl to evaluate my technical skills in the final product.
Best,
Carles
Parsons / Pratt Class of 2011
This is an image of a high fashion show where a hot model is wearing clothes with a sunny side up egg on it. I think she also has a baguette on her head. She might be some sort of transformer who transforms in2 a picnic. Not sure what the dress is trying to 'say', but I think it has sometimes to do with survival, and how we have to go grocery shopping to stay alive, instead of being a hunter and gatherer. Might also have to do with the death of the nuclear family.
I know that I am kind of a 'fashion blog' but sometimes I don't 'get' fashion. It seems like the most bloggable looks are stuff that are too expensive for even upper-middle class people to buy. And most people 'don't look like models' so they look like they are 'trying too hard' when they try 2 look 'all cool and fashion-forward.' It makes me sad when I see poor people who wear 'clothes for poor people that they think are cool, trendy, and sexy.'
Every1 is just trying their best to look presentable and modern. Kinda sad when people 'try 2 b sexie' when they aren't.
I feel like if I saw some girl with eggs on her, it would make me think she is 'trying too hard 2 be kutesy' and probably needs to focus on developing a more intense sexual identity, instead of seeking shelter in deceptive kutesy aesthetics which represent a reluctance to 'grow up.'
UGH. Still haven't figured out what's the difference between design, art, and memes?
http://www.hipsterrunoff.com/2008/12/whats-the-difference-between-art-design-and-memes.html
Sometimes I just feel like we live in a world where every1 is just trying 2 b blggd about. Kinda like that 'In the future, every one will be world-famous for 15 minutes' quote by Andy Warhol, except it'll be m0re like:
"In the future, everyone will be internet-famous for 15 blog minutes."
-Carles, blogger from HIPSTER RUNOFF (2009)
Yall. I feel like I'm getting older--not like actually falling behind on trends. But more of like 'confused and lost.' I think it's cuz I can't tell the difference between OPTICAL ILLUSION MEMES and Animal Collective Album Art. Kinda frustrating. Wish AnCo would put their name on their albums so that I wouldn't be so confused.
Merriweather Post Pavillion Meme
Untitled EP ?
The Zany Spinning Lady EP?
Krazie Roulette Wheel EP?
Searching for Grey Dots between the lines EP?
The Circle of Life EP?
Can some1 please tell me which of these are album art, and which of these are just memes?
WTF is the difference between design, art, and memes?
What is the best album art of all time?
Is it Santana's SUPERNATURAL [ft Michelle Branch and Rob Thomas]?
Is it Matchbox 20?
Is it Deep Blue Something?
Is it SantosGold?
Or is it the GooGoo Dolls?
Do yall think artists who still sell CDs with packaging are ruining our environment?
What should I do with all of the jewel cases from my youth?
Should I buy a CD binder and have it stolen from my car [via 2001]?
Should I get an iPod with a lot of space and brag about how many songs I have on it?
Should I boycott artists who do non-digital releases?
Do yall think it is funnie when a local band thinks they have 'made it' when their music is on sale at iTunes?
Feed / The /Animals / Yall
Animal Collective is the definitive band of the Era of Internet Indie Music Discovery.
Banksy is a mysterious graffiti artist who gets a lot of buzz, but I'm not really sure why. Whenever I cross over to 'the wrong side of the tracks', I see tons of spray painted walls and murals by innercity children. I guess because he is all shady and anonymous, his brand was elevated 2 such great heights, but now some1 apparently took a picture of him and 'ruined the mystique for every1.'
Wearing a pulled-down green cap, a brown T-shirt and grey Adidas tracksuit bottoms, ‘Banksy’ scrambled to the top of the old container at the side of a busy highway, on which he had sprayed, ‘This Looks A Bit Like An Elephant’.
Banksy is known to go back to photograph his art, as revealed in his book Wall And Piece – and the man here was carrying a camera. [DailyMail]
Do yall think that this dude is Banksy, or just an art school bro trying to 'rip off' Banksy?
Is Banksy 'brilliant'? Or does he just draw entry level political cartoons on walls?
Did he just ride anti-Bush waves 2 gain popularity, and now he is boring bc Obama fixed the world? (Sorta like the Daily Show/Colbert Report being 'funnier' when a Republican is in office)
Is this dude Banksy or is he one of those dudes who is trying to make money so he spraypaints your address on the curb in front of your house?
'Thanks Banksy'
Not sure what is going on with Coachella and their design team. For some reason, they released this poster today, answering the question "When Is Coachella 2011?" but not really answering the question, "Who is playing Coachella 2011?" Feeling confused. Not sure why this poster exists. Seems like those are dates on the poster, but not a huge list of buzzbands.
Super disappointed by the lack of information in this .jpg.
Maybe this is just some sort of 'private jpg' for industry insiders so they can put the dates on their Outlook calendars, or they have to 'secure this date' so no other music festivals try 2 compete with them.
It seems like a kinda lonely field depicted in the image, maybe trying to represent a lack of buzzbands in Indio, California. Probably a metaphor for the buzz drought of 2k10, and how we are just 'praying' for 2k11 to restore positive indie vibes with new, relevant albums and buzzbands. Really hope Coachella isn't in some sort of 'booking crisis', unable to book buzzbands cuz they are all demanding 2 much money. Hope Coachella will work out. Things aren't looking too good.
R u gonna go to Coachella?
Are buzz mp3s and buzzbands hard 2 find in 2k10?
Will the indiesphere 'recover' by 2k11?
Should the 'designer' who created this meme .jpg be 'fired' for leaving out tons of information?
Will Jay-Z and Beyonce 'curate' an indie stage at Coachella?
Should I make a copy of this .jpg at Kinko's and put it up as a poster on my wall?
Coachella is a music festival held in Southern California that turns into a gathering of the world's most relevant buzzbands, artists, designers, celebrities, and internet personalities.
Lately, I have been super into performance artists, since they offer a transcendent interpretation of the modern physical world that can't be explained with traditional media (movies, paintings, photos, .jpg internet memes). Recently went to a relevant art space, and watched a collective of performance artists try to 'make sense' of our crazy world. (Gotta admit, only went there for extra credit for my Art History course, but actually felt like I was a legit part of the local art scene).
N e ways, this 1 girl 'totally stole the show.' As u can see, she did a meaningful performance art piece which culminated with the popular children's soup / noodle / pasta "Spaghettios" squirting out of her vagina.
Here's my 'liveblog'/'livevlog' of the performance [via my iPhone 5G S]
Here's me and my bros, just seeing what's gonna happen. Anticipating 'Miranda July' levels of meaningfulness. Do u think we look authentic?
Everything started out normal. Just a regular alt girl opening up a can of Spaghettios. Thought she was just gonna eat some dinner in front of us, perhaps chop up some weiners and mix it in [via poor people in their pre-Ramen phase].
Things were pretty chill, but then she got serious and delivered some sort of manifesto that eventually broke down into weird phonetic murmurs. Think she was trying to 'transcend' human language, and trying to get into some animalistic jargon vibes.
Dirt is all around us.
everything is shit
we apply meaning, value, worth to the shit surrounding us.
We live by this meaning, and by our words
we live by worth
and apply value
but everything is shit:::MOANS AND MURMURS:::
:::HISS GRR TT EEE ERRR EEE::::
:::FFFFPH BB SS UHH DUH NUH OOOH ER AHH:::
:::UHH UHHH AHHH TTT ERRR DUH::::
Things got weird as she began 2 break down... She took out some scissors. She cut a slit into her leggings / pants' pelvic region. At first I was worried that she was going to cut off her clitoris to represent having 'no more pleasure in her life', but it turns out she had something else up her sleeve..."or should I say... up her tight lil shaven vagina"?
A healthy trickle of spaghettios (and possibly feces?) seem to have spilled out of her vagina. Seems like she was trying to 'relieve' herself of society's evils. I'm not sure if this was supposed to simulate 'peeing', 'giving birth', or 'having a heavy period.'
Were yall able to see any lips / pink / beef curtains? Did u study the video frame by frame, utilizing the 'zoom' tool on ur Macbook?
At the end, she took off her top and exposed her alt body. I wasn't really turned on though, cuz i just thought about Spaghettios in her vagina. Seems like a harsh lubricant that wouldn't help me stay 'hard' in order to plant my seed in her.
Reactions were pretty mixed. A lot of ppl tried not to laugh, and other people thought it was 'really deep' and her perspective is super unique. Do u think she offered a rare insight into the human condition [via being trapped in society?
So many questions... what does it all 'mean'?
Most importantly 'how strong are her vaginal muscles' to be able to keep those spaghettios in her vaginal canal until the climax of the performance?
I guess maybe she's right, words are bullshit. We are just covered in feces & lil pasta Os in a sweet marinara sauce.
Was this just viral marketing for spaghettios? Are they trying to re-brand and become relevant to alternative young adults?
If you had a vagina, what would u put up it to represent society?
Would u put some sort of instant noodles, or maybe a whole wheat fettuccine / penne?
Is performance art 'authentic' or just 'bullshitters' who accidentally got art majors, now have to pretend they are into it so their parents won't be ashamed of them for picking a useless major?
Do u think performance artists really 'think about what their actions mean' or is it just a contest to 'get attention' and 'go viral' on the internet?
Is performance artist meaningful 'live' or does it only mean something if it is on youtube/vimeo?
Will performance artists replace buzzbands?
After experiencing this piece of performance art, do u feel like u finally understand 'the human condition'?
Do prenatal care experts recommend shoving spaghettios in your womb/vagina/urethra/fallopian tubes in order to marinate a healthy child?
NOTE: Not sure if this post is NSFW cuz it is just photos of girls who look like old men
It seems like it is a chill job to be a fashion designer, since clothes can't really be that innovative, so u just have to have a fashion show that creates a zany meme. Feel like nudity + zany props and/or body art are usually a 'slam dunk' for a fashion show 2 get press headlines / blog posts about it. Wonder if u sell more clothes to Target [via Mossimo brand]
Seems kinda 'innovative', like the designer is really making u think about the traditional personal brand of the model, and how we are all afraid of getting old, getting bald, becoming irrelevant, and maybe even dying of cancer.
Kinda wish she had her nipples out. Not sure what type of bra / pasty technology she is utilizing
Old bro.
Old Bros chilling, laughing, probably watching sports and drinking some brewskies
Maybe when men grow old, they morph into having the body of a model, with a bald head + saggy lil titties. Might get super turned on and 'scissor' with my bros when i grow old.
R u scared of aging?
Will ur body/personal brand stay perfect forever?
In the future, will old men be models?
Will all models 'go bald' in the future, trying to look 'less hot'?
Does this 'collection' seems really brilliant and inspired?
Do hope that u morph into a model when u grow old?
R u hornie for these models, or should they have stayed with their original model looks?
M.I.A. 'unveiled' her album art in .jpg format for the internet to blog about. The 'album art' release is an important step in the album cycle, because it can give your album an 'extra' newsbit if your band is relevant enough.
Not sure what the concept behind her album art is. Maybe it is some sort of statement about youtube, and how we are connected to the internet. Maybe like 'streaming video: we are just waiting 4 our lives 2 buffer.' Sorta confusing. Like a hyper reality where moments no longer exist for themselves', perhaps they only exist to 'go viral' and rack up millions of views on youtube.
Probably has no concept behind it. Much like M.I.A., her album is probably just supposed to 'get attention' even if the message is hollow. I guess it's chill. Sorta just like some1 getting blazed, then opening up photoshop, google image searching for some pix, and making 'art.' Wonder if vibes like this hurt photoshop as a creative tool, or if there will be a 'revival' of 'tactile art' since photoshop is sorta being used for 'doodling purposes.' Not sure if there is an official word for a 'photoshop doodle.'
Have yall ever 'got blazed' and made some sort of trivial art, then showed it off to people, then sorta saw their faces look at you like you were in 'special ed' and just did some finger painting?
What is the best kind of album art?
Do u like the 'album art' release part of the album cycle?
Do u wish u could collab with M.I.A. and make some internet-themed album art?
Is this album art more authentic than AnCo's performance at the Googleheim?
Can u interpret what this album art 'means'?
M.I.A. is known for thinking that the American government is out 2 get her.
From what I understand, tons of artists are 'trying to go viral' after Banksy/Shepard Fairey got famous for being vandals with a progressive message about society, content sharing, intellectual property, Obama, consumerism, global issues, art, privacy, Big Brother, public safety, and just about any other relevant buzz topic. Tons of artists are trying to 'get their guerrilla on' to garner fame + credibility. Some 'art collective' called Trustocorp made an easily memeable sign about not feeding hipsters and put it at McCarren Park in Williamsburg, the home of the Hipster Olympics.
Does n e 1 know if 'hipsters' really live in Williamsburg/Brooklyn, or is that an outdated stereotype?
Do u think more people saw this sign in person, or on the internet?
Is it an artist's job to impact a space, or to create an easy-to-capture photo/video meme of their art in order to reach a larger audience?
Wonder if Trustocorp is going to be able to garner authentic respect in the art world if the best meme they can come up with is 'Do Not feed The Hipsters.' Seems like it might have staying power, like the type of thing a mainstreamer will put in her facebook feed in 2 years, but maybe not enough 'meme pizazz' to be considered 'art' instead of 'a meme.' Worried that the sign wasn't visually captivating enough, like the symbol of 'hipster' didn't make much sense.
What would u have done to make this sign more worthy of 'being a sharable meme'?
Is this sign 'snarky'?
Are you still into 'hipster bashing'?
Do u know what 'hipsters' are fed? Nuggets of culture? Buzz mp3s? vegan baked goods? Chili's?
R u gonna move to Brooklyn one day to launch your art project / chillwave sound project?
Is Williamsburg in New York or Virginia?
Will u make money from ur studio art degree if all u can do is make memes?
Are Brooklyn based memes more successful than other memes because you can include the word 'hipster' in the headline?
Some artist / photographer made a 'think piece' art project that attempts to demonstrate the fact that American Apparel company branding experts are 'misleading consumers' by trying to make it seem like their models are 'every day women.' I feel like it worked. Basically, the artist had her disabled friend pose in fake advertisements that were supposed to mirror 'legitimate' Am Appy campaigns.
Does this send a message? Do u think she looks the same as most Am Appy models?
Official Project Description:
'American Able' intends to, through spoof, reveal the ways in which women with disabilities are invisibilized in advertising and mass media. I chose American Apparel not just for their notable style, but also for their claims that many of their models are just ‘every day’ women who are employees, friends and fans of the company. However, these women fit particular body types. Their campaigns are highly sexualized and feature women who are generally thin, and who appear to be able-bodied. Women with disabilities go unrepresented, not only in American Apparel advertising, but also in most of popular culture. Rarely, if ever, are women with disabilities portrayed in anything other than an asexual manner, for ‘disabled’ bodies are largely perceived as ‘undesirable.’ In a society where sexuality is created and performed over and over within popular culture, the invisibility of women with disabilities in many ways denies them the right to sexuality, particularly within a public context.
Too often, the pervasive influence of imagery in mass media goes unexamined, consumed en masse by the public. However, this imagery has real, oppressive effects on people who are continuously ‘othered’ by society. The model, Jes Sachse, and I intend to reveal these stories by placing her in a position where women with disabilities are typically excluded.
This work is part of a group exhibit for CONTACT 2010 and will be showing on over 270 digital screens in 50 Toronto Transit Commission stations on May 6, 11, 22 and 31.
Do u think American Apparel models are supposed to 'look a certain way' or is every1 free to be an Am Appy model?
Is this 'shocking'? Do you think you would buy from American Apparel if they had disabled / less-attractive models? What makes a model 'attractive'?
Is being alternative an 'equal opportunity' subculture? Do u discriminate against race, religion, mental + physical disabilities + other random ass criteria? Sorta feel threatened by this, like my world has been turned upside down, now I have to question my reality where I just 'followed my erect peen' towards truth. Maybe there's more to life/humans than sexual attraction + marketing.
Do u think this was a 'legit project' or is it just a well-executed meme that taps into the Am Appy zeitgeist?
Should American Apparel offer the disabled model a contract, just to generate blog buzz?
If brands don't have 'hot models' showcasing their clothes, will the brands be irrelevant?
Will handicapped / disabled people ever have the same rights as normal humans?
Are 'alt models' the new 'mainstream models'?
Is the 'hipster porn' strategy the best way to reach alt markets?
Did this 'progressive art project' send a message, or was it the same as any sort of low level American Apparel criticism / mockery meme that involves poorly utilized Helvetica + sexy model humor?
Would this have been more relevant 2 years ago?
Should every1 be equal, or is that an unreasonable expectation, and we all sorta just need 2 accept our faults/natural selection and moveo n?
Some blogger in San Fransisco made a 'visually delightful' image / meme about how certain bros evolve from hipster to hippie. I am not sure if I really 'endorse' this meme, since it seems pretty simple, but I figured I should 'get in on the traffic' it is probably going to generate some 'hipster bashing' hits as mainstreamers 'share' this image, and 'lol' about bros who they know who grew scruffy beards to try to be post-hipster personal brands.
I went to the website that was linked, and it seemed like some person who was trying to 'find social meaning' but it was difficult cuz 'so many ppl were so hollow' or something.
R u a 'hipster' or a 'hippie'?
Do u like people who 'share hipster links'?
Do u like to 'laugh at effing hipsters'?
Is there anything to laugh at in this meme, like some sort of whimsical truth that we can acknowledge and laugh about?
Is this a high level design meme, or some low level Adobe Illustrator vector graphics?
Could there have been more numbers / statistics involved to make this an official infographic?
Do bros in San Francisco 'get all confused' about what their brand is about?
Do all 'hipsters' devolve to 'hippies' or are they just 'the rich kids who don't have to get real jobs'?
Does n e 1 who generates 'hipster commentary' memes deserve an automatic book deal?
Did Animal Collective mania morph the Guggenheim into the most relevant structure on Earth?
3-4-2010: Where were u?
....DEVELOPING...
It seems like if you are an independent designer trying to 'sell shit' on the internet, building a cutesy Apple accessory is probably your best bet. If your product is a good enough meme, you will get natural coverage on large technology blogs, then inspire purchases by wealthy people who need zany gag gifts.
Does n e 1 know if they can make a tampon that holds an iPod shuffle?
Are tampons more alt than maxi pads?
Are maxi pads for old ass bitches with 'heavy flow'?
This iMaxi iPad cover seems 'funny', like a link I would share with my friends.
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Should I get an iPad, or is it a 'bullshit' product?
Should I get an iMaxi or is it just a gimmick?
Do u like zany Apple accessories, or do u just carry around ur Macbook in an empty paper Whole Foods bag?
Should I have my period on this zany product?
