What Would Geoff Have Drawn?
If we had chosen the Alberta native Geoff McFetridge to illustrate the Olympic mascots…what would they have looked like?
What would happen if you assign an artist to a job they would otherwise try to subvert?
Jose Gonzalez
Jose Gonzalez, originally uploaded by MacEwen.
I was fortunate to see this very small show at Zulu Records on Saturday.
Advertising in the Urban Landscape.
Quicksliver has or had some adds up that, depending on your point of view, make an awesome contribution to the city scape. Of the series, my fave is the bus-stop 1/4, makes you want to get your Tony Hawk on, firstlife style.
In all seriousness though it raises some questions about fun in an urban context. Our cities take themselves too seriously. What if there were little slides for kids spread throughout the city? Instead of relegating skate parks to certain areas why couldn’t we just have a ramp here and there? I’d like to see a city that encourages exploration and interaction. Wouldn’t it be interesting if Bentall got a density bonus for putting a 1/4 up the side of the building! Or how about just not capping the benches…maybe we should start with that.
Landscape Tarpchitecture.
Landscape Tarpchitecture., originally uploaded by MacEwen.
In August I drove through Oregon, stopping at nearly all the surf breaks along the coast. Week long solo trips like these have become an annual event. Often I head to tofino but that path is well worn. I’ve been curious about Oregon as it’s close enough to drive to yet far enough to be adventurous. I traveled light this year. No tent, no campgrounds, just two tarps and some rope. Good things happen when your resources are limited.
Name that Thief.
My business was broken into last week by two young, moronic men. They took with them four laptops and our two iMac’s. We have the crime on tape, but weren’t able to capture a high res. image. Amazingly, one of the thieves (or at least the new owner of our hot machines) was using photobooth and unknowingly uploaded a photo of himself to our flickr stream.
If you know this guy, or recognize the tatto artist (another angle here (thanks!)), please let me know. Also feel free to re-blog this image.
[update] To answer a few questions that have come up in the comments…
a. The thief is using an access card, and we were able to track it back to one of our former members…but he wasn’t one of the two thieves. The card could have been passed on intentionally or lost, we’re not really sure on that point. The member in question has an overdue account and we haven’t be able to contact him. Any cards have now been deactivated.
b. The video that was posted is of the second entry, there was of course a first…for those of you that were keen enough to recognize the discrepancy between the photos and the video. We do have the first entry on tape, but haven’t placed it online.