Art

Inspiration

No Comments 09 May 2012

Somewhere, somehow, I stumbled across the blog schmutzie.com And her phoneography is exactly what I’ve been wanting/thinking/trying to do. Only, in my head, it sounded dumb. And a little juvenile. And VERY VERY NOT ART. Things aren’t Art (with a capital A) unless they are VERY HARD, and VERY TECHNICAL. They cannot under any circumstances be fun. Or easy. or probably, done by me. But what ever. her blog gave me permission to do this, so I’m gonna copy her  be inspired by her.

Only, she does her phoneography with an iPhone. Mine will be android based. I’ll post things I think are beautiful, and I’ll try and tell you what apps, filters, etc I used.

This, was this morning. It’s “dress like a rock star” day. M’s “rock star” is apparently some sort of goth/punk/grunge. Her lips are colored with black sharpie, as are her nails. She has a million baby hair clips in her hair, and her ponytail (which you can’t see) is jelled into spikes.

Taken with the HTC Amaze 4G, post processed with pixlr-o-matic

 

 

Art

Art Show and Artist Reception

No Comments 04 April 2012

Salt Lake Public Library
Day-Riverside Branch

1575 West 1000 North, Salt Lake City UT 84116

Geography Lesson II by qi peng

Saturday, April 7 to Saturday, May 26, 2012

Artist Reception: Saturday, April 14, 3-5 pm

qi peng is an art team made up of my self, and Albert Wang.

Albert Wang was born in Queens, New York in 1976 and received his masters degree at Yale University. He is a conceptual photographer, installation artist, video artist, and painter.

Art

Butterfly

No Comments 28 December 2011


I was thinking about art. And my “art” and I think I’m not so much an artist, as I am a documentarian, or a curator. I don’t make the art. I find it. Or it finds me. My attempts are to capture and preserve that moment, for other people. Hold it in place, store it, so I can take it out later, pass it around, and have people experience, for a moment, what I felt.

Because that is what art is. It’s not seen, it’s an experience. It’s the right amount of light and shadow. It’s the temperature, the wind, the sounds, the smells, even my mood when I happen upon it. All those things combine, and are Art.

And I, capture it, suffocate it in a glass jar, and pin it to a board. But it is at best a simulacra. It’s not a butterfly.

Art

Places

5 Comments 15 November 2011

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I am constantly struck by the beauty of places I pass in my travels. The places that inspire me are humble. Not the soaring remote mountain peaks, or lush tropical jungles, but everyday places. A parking lot, a sidewalk broken up by weeds, a cozy green space tucked under the freeway, fading murals and old typography on forgotten signs.

I want to show people these places, and have them see the beauty in them, and so I’ve begun documenting them. The images are composites of low-res cellphone camera shots to reinforce the “everyday” of these urban landscapes. This in series, called “Places” I hope to encourage people to seek out these locations them selves, and every piece is named with the location’s latitude and longitude.

Most locations are in my current home, Salt Lake City, Utah, but as I travel, I will continue to capture everyday beauty in other urban landscapes.

Art, Stub

Qi Peng – Art Cooperative

No Comments 11 November 2011

As good as I am about promoting my self as a designer, like for hire, I’ve been remis in promoting my art.

That’s right, I guess it’s time I officially call myself an artist. What “qualifies” one for that title is a debate for the ages. But since I have had a piece, published in an art magazine, I guess I can no longer avoid it.

Spread from Studio Visit Magazine

My piece, “716282, -111.891246” was published in the 15th volume of Studio Visit Magazine.

I produce art as part of a cooperative, with Albert Wang, under the name “Qi Peng“. My part in this is fairly new, but it’s one that I’m very very excited about.

Art, Design, Internet Culture

Icons and ages

1 Comment 10 November 2011

Thanks to twitter and @AdamWooten I came across this article discussing the localization of icons.

So many stories exist about this; the stories of the Apple trash can icon that European users confused for a mailbox, and the mailbox with a red flag that confounded international users.

What in the heck is it?

That last example made me think…how many users in the US have actually USED that style of mailbox? Disregarding of course that the analogy they used was incorrect. A UP flag means that there is OUTGOING mail, not incoming. As the population ages, I think about all the symbols, like the “mailbox” that no longer actually represent a physical object, but rather an communal idea. A picture of a mailbox is not a mailbox. It’s e-mail. or even more divorced than that, it’s a message (of some kind) that is SO far from what a “mailbox” actually is, the jump is almost un-thinkable.

The envelope icon is a little better. People still use and receive mail in envelopes with triangular flaps. But I wonder how long it is until users no longer know what that little symbol is a reference too?

"Shuffle" You try explaining that to someone who has never heard the term before.

The non-representational icons are even more fascinating, if you think about it. “Play” “Pause” “Stop” all very vague concepts, rather than physical objects, clearly communicated by one small shape. Even the now ubiquitous ”Shuffle” icon. Talk about a vague concept. Try explaining it out loud. See? Clearly communicated with that little shape. Everyone knows what it means. When did that happen? And how?


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