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Sunday, August 08, 2010

Sexual Transmutation

Picasso said that for him sexuality and art were the same thing, leading us to believe that he made love as he made art
Sexual Transmutation according to Wikipedia:

“Is the attempt among some religious traditions to transform sexual energy into creativity, thereby facilitating a mystical awakening.”

Transmutation is the act of transferring sexual chemistry into a more creative environment (art, poetry, music etc) Sex desire is the most powerful of human desires.

Can I channel that powerful desire into a blank canvas again?

My goal is I’m not going to have any sexual activity with another person or myself until December of 2010.

Due to many reasons:

1. I have to forget the fact that sex is the maximum component of a relationship.

3. Spiritual insight.

4. This one I’ll never share.

5. The main reason is creativity.

I've been researching about creativity because I’ve been lost for a while now. And if it takes to give up sexual pleasure to pursue creativity, well, I will.If this works, great. If it doesn't work, oh well.

It’s been a month and it has been really hard. But at the end, it doesn’t feel bad. I’ve felt surprising energy levels the past 2 weeks and that feels great. Still working on that creativity issue. I never knew I had so many urges.

I wonder if there are other artists doing the same thing.

I wonder how many people practice this concept.

By the way, there's a lot of information about this concept. Some which I don't agree.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Corazón Guerrero Rastafari

Lalalala ♪

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

What is a workplace/studio?

Self-portrait 2006

Ilford print. Kodak BW.

I’ve had magnificent workplaces in the past. I just didn’t have the habit of taking pictures of them. I only took pictures of this studio which lasted from 2005 - 2007

The workplace is the place where I can feel. Where I can hide beneath secrets ready to be explored. Is the place where I can burst smiles and tears. Silence governs and music shakes my chest. The workplace is where I have my private meetings, is where I dress, undress and where I like to undress the loved ones, and all over again. My workplace has this ceiling which it may thinks is a sky because I stare at it and I look beyond looking for stars and whatnot. The walls are my favorite museum with prints of loved artists, favorite musicians, and admired politicians. It has dim lights (sexy lights) , white lights (work lights).This place protects my acrylics, markers, color pencils, brushes, tapes, 4 cameras, inks, more paint, all kinds of paper, cardboards and fabric. My workplace has art history books, lowbrow magazines, and taschen collections. It is the place where I wake up to write stuff at 3am. Simba is definitely the king, among other toys like a terracotta Chinese soldier, the walking nigiri and the gay octopus. The workplace is where I make my bright future. It is the only place that hears and sees all the stories I want to create. It is the only place that doesn’t deserve my weird smoking habits. It is the place that can witness my imagination running wild while I draw, paint, illustrate, sketch and edit wearing only my new lion king panties and socks.

I don’t have a room. I have a studio.

I love to see pictures of other studios. I recommend taking a look at this artists’ workplaces

I'm currently redecorating my studio. I'll submit a picture soon.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Recogiendo Tiburones Azules

Creo que es la continuación de "It Was a Blue Shark"

Recogiendo sentimientos, deseos, sonrisas, etc.
Todito donde mejor se sienta.

Recogiendo Tiburones Azules

Friday, June 25, 2010

6pm “Jugos Sin Azucar”

El atardecer simbolizaba el comienzo de mi final del día. Los ventarrones de las 6pm me avisaban que pronto la podía ver. Me ubicaba en su ventana, donde le resumía mi día mientras tomaba de sus jugos sin azúcar. Donde con sus besos descansaba mis ojos, donde me envolvía en su cuello para derramar suspiros de tranquilidad y felicidad.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

School Work Graphic Design 7th semester

Illustration Midterm
Based on the movie "I Shot Andy Warhol" goo.gl/OpYP

Aztec Myth. Precolombian Design midterm.

Signage design midterm.

A gift for comunidadcali.blogspot.com/
feel free to use.

A gift for comunidadcali.blogspot.com/
feel free to use.

Screen-printing midterm
See the whole process here
Based on Valerie Solanas' SCUM Manifesto goo.gl/5ABI

Friday, May 28, 2010

Go! Bebida de Guarapo en lata

Proyecto final en la clase de Diseño de Empaques con Carolina Vesga.

Diseñadores IvanDark, Marcos Hirsh, QuinTor

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Screenprinting

This is my first screenprinting project.

When I was in highschool I refused to take screenprinting lessons because I thought it was useless. Like photography (silly me) I realized this technique is amazing, as well as photography.

I documented the process.

The materials

The design.

I have to say something about theses inks. I used lithographic paint. The red paint is a pain in the ass. It's thick and messy and really hard to work with. The yellow paint is another pain in the ass. Due to its substance the paint is thin and transparent. It takes twice the time to dry. The blue paint is amazing, it's perfect overall. But when I made green paint the yellow took over this cool color.

So here's my 4 hours of pain with the red paint