Philosophy
Someone spray painted an alien on a side of the overpass near our house. It's the look on the alien's face that gets me. I cannot get on route 70 without seeing it and it always makes me smile. There's just something about it. Is it art? Is all graffiti art? Is some? Is it the intention of the graffiti sprayer? Is it the result? Is it the relation to the viewer? Does the fact that it is graffiti make a difference?
- Wave That Flag
The following question was asked by a fellow Playground friend,I currently live in a theme house belonging to Gettysburg College. This house operates on a Civil War theme, and--coincidentally or not--usually houses quite a few very conservative people....
- Please Sign On The Dotted Line
Suppose you are house sitting for a friend and something important comes in the mail that needs to be taken care of immediately, something that requires a signature. You call your vacationing friend and explain the situation and the friend says that it...
- Bolivia's Lithium Trains Are Rusting Away
"The Beautiful Junkyard Where Bolivia’s Trains Were Left to Rot" by Alex Davies August 7th, 2014 Wired Booming global demand for smartphones, tables, laptops, and electric cars has led to increased interest in Bolivia, home to the world’s...
- An Eternal Kiss?...oscar Wilde's Burial Site
"Oscar Wilde's lipstick-covered Paris tomb to be protected" Wilde's grave in Paris has been restored after decades of unusual lipstick tributes by Dalya Alberge November 26th, 2011 The Observer "A kiss may ruin a human life," Oscar Wilde once...
- Deceased--cy Twombly
Cy Twombly April 25th, 1928 to July 5th, 2011 "American painter Cy Twombly, celebrated for large-scale scribble paintings, dies in Rome at 83" July 5th, 2011 Associated Press Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly, whose large-scale paintings featuring...
Philosophy
Graffiti and Art
Someone spray painted an alien on a side of the overpass near our house. It's the look on the alien's face that gets me. I cannot get on route 70 without seeing it and it always makes me smile. There's just something about it. Is it art? Is all graffiti art? Is some? Is it the intention of the graffiti sprayer? Is it the result? Is it the relation to the viewer? Does the fact that it is graffiti make a difference?
- Wave That Flag
The following question was asked by a fellow Playground friend,I currently live in a theme house belonging to Gettysburg College. This house operates on a Civil War theme, and--coincidentally or not--usually houses quite a few very conservative people....
- Please Sign On The Dotted Line
Suppose you are house sitting for a friend and something important comes in the mail that needs to be taken care of immediately, something that requires a signature. You call your vacationing friend and explain the situation and the friend says that it...
- Bolivia's Lithium Trains Are Rusting Away
"The Beautiful Junkyard Where Bolivia’s Trains Were Left to Rot" by Alex Davies August 7th, 2014 Wired Booming global demand for smartphones, tables, laptops, and electric cars has led to increased interest in Bolivia, home to the world’s...
- An Eternal Kiss?...oscar Wilde's Burial Site
"Oscar Wilde's lipstick-covered Paris tomb to be protected" Wilde's grave in Paris has been restored after decades of unusual lipstick tributes by Dalya Alberge November 26th, 2011 The Observer "A kiss may ruin a human life," Oscar Wilde once...
- Deceased--cy Twombly
Cy Twombly April 25th, 1928 to July 5th, 2011 "American painter Cy Twombly, celebrated for large-scale scribble paintings, dies in Rome at 83" July 5th, 2011 Associated Press Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly, whose large-scale paintings featuring...