Friday, August 03, 2007
LIPSTICK ON A PIG ?
so, its friday again and all i really had to look forward to this weekend was another film shoot with clare and the gang. then it got better when i was asked to join the guys from work for a quick 'drink' in town after we hit the gym. cool, it was lookin up and rather interesting. sweet, i'm down for that.
that all changed in an instant when one of my co-workers wigged out and went into child mode...which in turn put me off of going to work out and put a bad taste in my mouth for what i was hoping would be an interesting night out. screw that, i don't want to be around people like that and neither should you.
i came straight home with plans to go to the gym by myself at a slightly later hour when i was in a slightly better mood. just as i was about to walk out the door, i realized it was friday...gym closes an hour earlier. that didn't stop me though...i just got my exercise in the house instead.
then, from a conversation with a pleasant person earlier in the day, it dawned on me as to what i was gonna do with my evening now that i had no plans.
i'll hang art instead! why should these things be leaning up against the wall collecting dust in a corner...why not appreciate them? sure, my walls have that unfinished drywall look that you know and love...but ya know, i just don't care anymore...it'll get done when it gets done and in the mean time, i'm gonna view some art. i might even go so far as to embrace the unfinished look and call it done...nah, on second thought...i want normal, painted walls at some stage.
the first painting is one i painted when i first arrived in New Zealand back in 2001. the white symbol you see in that painting was influenced by the KORU which symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. i designed it based on the Koru after a local Maori friend advised me it would be unwise to just nab an image off the web for a logo. not wanting to incur any potential bad juju down the line, i opted to be inspired by the concept and came up with my own take on the Koru which ended up becoming my logo for Nature Library.
the second painting (which is partially made of wax) i fell in love with over in Australia where i was on a diving expedition with my buddy mathieu. it is a painting by artist Jenny ValMadre which we stumbled upon while visiting the museum there in Cairnes. if you get a chance, buy some art...you won't be disappointed.
seeing this art set against the rough unfinished background of drywall, i can't help but think its like putting lipstick on a pig. oh well..., at least i own the pig.
so, its friday again and all i really had to look forward to this weekend was another film shoot with clare and the gang. then it got better when i was asked to join the guys from work for a quick 'drink' in town after we hit the gym. cool, it was lookin up and rather interesting. sweet, i'm down for that.
that all changed in an instant when one of my co-workers wigged out and went into child mode...which in turn put me off of going to work out and put a bad taste in my mouth for what i was hoping would be an interesting night out. screw that, i don't want to be around people like that and neither should you.
i came straight home with plans to go to the gym by myself at a slightly later hour when i was in a slightly better mood. just as i was about to walk out the door, i realized it was friday...gym closes an hour earlier. that didn't stop me though...i just got my exercise in the house instead.
then, from a conversation with a pleasant person earlier in the day, it dawned on me as to what i was gonna do with my evening now that i had no plans.
i'll hang art instead! why should these things be leaning up against the wall collecting dust in a corner...why not appreciate them? sure, my walls have that unfinished drywall look that you know and love...but ya know, i just don't care anymore...it'll get done when it gets done and in the mean time, i'm gonna view some art. i might even go so far as to embrace the unfinished look and call it done...nah, on second thought...i want normal, painted walls at some stage.
the first painting is one i painted when i first arrived in New Zealand back in 2001. the white symbol you see in that painting was influenced by the KORU which symbolizes new life, growth, strength and peace. i designed it based on the Koru after a local Maori friend advised me it would be unwise to just nab an image off the web for a logo. not wanting to incur any potential bad juju down the line, i opted to be inspired by the concept and came up with my own take on the Koru which ended up becoming my logo for Nature Library.
the second painting (which is partially made of wax) i fell in love with over in Australia where i was on a diving expedition with my buddy mathieu. it is a painting by artist Jenny ValMadre which we stumbled upon while visiting the museum there in Cairnes. if you get a chance, buy some art...you won't be disappointed.
seeing this art set against the rough unfinished background of drywall, i can't help but think its like putting lipstick on a pig. oh well..., at least i own the pig.