Orchestrated Inkblots

2010-07-30T09:59:00.001-06:00

El Gran Teatro de La Habana se mueve seductoramente por la musica que esta produciendo adentro. El resto de los edificios en la capital sigío así, manifestando una fiesta arquitectónica. 210 x 260 mm.

2010-06-16T09:22:00.000-06:00

Are you tired of seeing the world through boring lenses? Try the new Architectural Spectacles for a renewed sense of being. 105 x 74 mm.

2010-06-15T12:54:00.000-06:00

Is there too much visual noise in your everyday environment? Try the new Architectural Spectacles for a pleasant filtration of visual stimuli. 124 x 70 mm.

2010-06-14T12:58:00.002-06:00

Does your life lack ornamentation? Try the new Architectural Spectacles for a vibrant, new you. 152 x 112 mm.

2010-06-12T09:12:00.003-06:00

For those with little time for formal ceremony, kiosk communion service is available at many convenient drive-thru locations. 52 x 64 mm.

2010-06-11T09:01:00.016-06:00

Slight derivations from a rigid rubric of architectural elements distinguish the dozens of chapels along the thoroughfares of coastal Iberia. Among the requisites are bell, tower, door, cross, and over-ornamentation. 52 x 64 mm.

2010-06-10T08:56:00.004-06:00

Conveniently spaced centers of worship along the coastal arterial for the impromptu spiritualist to be saved without stopping. 52 x 64 mm.

2010-06-09T08:50:00.002-06:00

Urban obliquity emerging as responsive to thousands of unseen influences, caught red-handed in the act of architectural evolution. 105 x 148 mm.

2010-06-08T08:14:00.041-06:00

Seen from the protected heights of the northwest tower of the Alcázar, Toledo spreads itself across the remaining hilltop like a quilt. And although the individual panels vary as greatly as Christianity differs from Judaism differs from Islam, they had been sewn together over the centuries in perfectly chaotic fashion. 105 x 140 mm.

2010-06-05T15:32:00.021-06:00

Like an interminable flock of sheep in steeply undulating terrain, the buildings in Lisbon clung to each other with inextricable dependency. 105 x 105 mm.

2010-05-23T15:30:00.012-06:00

From the water's edge, it was hard to tell whether the buildings had fallen from above and landed in a big heap of stone, wood, and windows or if they had erupted from the mountain beneath them in molten coagulation of building parts becoming architecture. 148 x 180 mm.

2010-05-22T15:28:00.007-06:00

The precision of the steelwork on the Ponte Luis I Bridge in Porto made up for the lack of engineering on the flanking slopes. Disheveled buildings in an organically (un)planned city. 105 x 175 mm.

2010-05-18T15:33:00.003-06:00

Order and design on an architectural scale and a chaotic labyrinth on an urban scale. 105 x 105 mm.

2010-03-31T12:43:00.005-06:00

A buggy without a beast—the fifteenth century equivalent of a car that has run out of gas (each analogous to the current state of affairs in Havana). 85 x 105 mm.

2010-03-27T08:30:00.010-06:00

The setting of the Russian Hotel on the beachfront promenade made the yellow building appear like it wore a red hat and a blue skirt with white trim. Pure primary fashion. 105 x 110 mm.

2010-03-26T12:40:00.032-06:00

What began as a shack for a lone fisherman in Baracoa grew piecemeal into a fine accommodation for those willing and able to navigate spiral stairs and forgo an unfinished balustrade. Mountain views from the same sea shores that Columbus first stumbled made up for any lack of architectural value. 105 x 105 mm.

2010-03-24T12:37:00.015-06:00

Had the truck continued its route toward the sea from the town of Paraguay, the intended Gtmo would have involved a great deal more anguish than the small, quiet town on the scheduled stop. 148 x 180 mm.

2010-03-22T12:34:00.012-06:00

With the disbandment of Buena Vista Social Club, old guys galore have taken to the streets of Cuba with his best rendition of "Chan Chan." Los Jubilados gently but passionately strum in the shade, on the stoop, as lazy traffic noise fills the silence between songs. 148 x 170 mm.

2010-03-20T12:29:00.016-06:00

From her perch on the pediment, the acroterion angel stood poised with her trumpet. On the first beat of the fifth measure of the last refrain of "Guantanamera," she tore into her trumpet with devilish intensity, taking the entire plaza of Santiago de Cuba by surprise. 105 x 120 mm.

2010-03-11T22:30:00.001-07:00

Last seen at a Saltlick performance in Eugene after throwing ultimate frisbees, Nathaniel Talbot has established a rhythmic foothold in the Portland music scene, most recently at Mississippi Pizza. 90 x 105 mm.

2010-02-27T15:58:00.008-07:00

Hovering just above the treetops at Spring Canyon Ranch, feigning acrophobia. 216 x 280 mm.

2010-02-26T10:06:00.025-07:00

Rogers Rim Rock Ranch (including subsequent additions by Spring Canyon Ranch owners) as seen by Captain A. W. Stevens of the Explorer II on its November 1935 world record-setting ascent to 72,395 feet in a 3.7 million cubic foot balloon. 148 x 180 mm.

2009-12-31T16:23:00.002-07:00

As the year ends, daring resolutions are hastily satisfied in an exposé of amateur acrobatics among the many branches in Aspen. 148 x 168 mm.

2009-12-30T16:18:00.009-07:00

While the women grind in more conventional fashion, the lumberjacks resort to their specialty. With the first few strokes, the Feller is an entertaining jig but soon ends in a heap of hair and flannel. 74 x 74 mm.

2009-12-29T16:14:00.001-07:00

When lumberjacks infiltrate the nightlife in Breckenridge, their skills are easily transferrable to whatever rhythm they find, granted their fitness level can keep up. The Two-man Saw is particularly suited for electronic beats. 74 x 74 mm.

2009-12-28T16:04:00.003-07:00

Pioneered on the featureless prairie of Wyoming, the Pumpjack dance evokes the melancholic movement and reverential bow of its namesake as it bores its host. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-12-25T16:04:00.001-07:00

Lutefisk excluded, Christmas dinner resembled everything Scandinavian. Excess was the only unmistakably American addition. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-12-20T13:56:00.001-07:00

The muscular Monkey-puzzle (araucaria araucana), still strong after millions of years in existence. To be tattooed on a scale rivaling reality. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-12-19T13:45:00.001-07:00

Cartographic flora from places my brother has been in North America. From north to south: Canada (aceraceae), United States (rosa), Mexico (dahlia), Costa Rica (guarianthe skinneri), Panama (peristeria). Soon to be tattooed. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-12-18T13:37:00.006-07:00

What happens when something used for finding other things is lost? When found, is it disoriented? 105 x 105 mm.

2009-12-17T13:35:00.023-07:00

A floral map that charts our route through South America where my brother and I cycled for twleve months (see Bicyclandes). From north to south: Ecuador (chuquiraga jussieui), Peru (cantua buxifolia), Bolivia (heliconia rostrata), Chile (lapageria rosea), Argentina (erythrina crista-galli). In the process of being tattooed on his lower left-side. 148 x 148 mm.

2009-12-16T13:32:00.004-07:00

A geographic bouquet of flowers that represent each place my brother visited while traveling Southeast Asia. From north to south: Vietnam (nelumbo nucifera), Cambodia (mitrella mesnyi), Thailand (cassia fistula), Indonesia (rafflesia arnoldii), Malaysia (hibiscus rosa-sinensis), Singapore (vanda Miss Joaquim). Soon to be permanently inked on his left arm. 148 x 170 mm.

2009-12-15T18:59:00.028-07:00

Indetermination of recommendations for institution applications causes trepidation. 74 x 82 mm.

2009-12-14T18:58:00.023-07:00

Considering the speed at which he wrote, the letter could have been chiseled in cuneiform. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-12-13T18:52:00.014-07:00

Drafts fly off the desk with monk-like efficiency, expending volumes of ink, flocks of quill-tips, and crops of papyrus. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-12-12T19:54:00.021-07:00

If telephone lines could voice the encoded conversations they carry, intersections such as these would roar with weather reports, grain prices, and conference calls, intermixed with whispers of infidelity, wishes of holiday cheer, and want for more time. 210 x 230 mm.

2009-12-11T19:51:00.022-07:00

Though resembling a sliced onion, passersby cry for other reasons as they lament at what used to be: sacred, fertile ground that once hosted a sustainable nation, now poisoned by architecture inspired by irrelevant culinary staples. 148 x 160 mm.

2009-12-10T19:49:00.007-07:00

Birds committing the equivalent of a keg-stand on Aby's Feed & Seed. Circuitous flight patterns ensued shortly thereafter. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-12-09T19:46:00.004-07:00

Had there not been a concurrent birthday party and chemistry club meeting already underway at the bowling alley, the evening might not have been so immemorable. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-12-08T19:45:00.017-07:00

When comparing trees to tubers, one finds striking similarities that imply an underlying order. Some venture to recreate the system of distribution in artificial terms. Others simply draw them and comment on their similarity. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-12-07T16:58:00.015-07:00

Would potted plants be akin to caged animals? If so, this is a zoo. Otherwise, houseplants could be considered pets. That way, this would be more like a shelter. They do indeed look grateful against the blinding white backdrop of freshly fallen snow. 74 x 78 mm.

2009-12-06T19:07:00.000-07:00

The annual Christmas tree hunt was hastened by advancements in rapid prototyping of scissoral technology. Human limbs are to be kept clear of arboreal ones if preservation of digits is desired. 52 x 60 mm.

2009-12-05T14:48:00.003-07:00

Floral gurgitation of ornithological origin; or simply a bird that pukes plants. 52 x 58 mm.

2009-12-04T14:43:00.002-07:00

Among the many expressive mugs lining the Scandinavian cupboards in Middle America are those that reinforce the sentiments of life without coffee. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-12-03T14:37:00.002-07:00

Arbortectural solutions that respond to increasing demand for environmentally sensitive housing. 52 x 60 mm.

2009-12-02T14:36:00.004-07:00

For dually-addicted customers only. Both psychological and chemical fixes in one frustrating and unsatisfying operation. 105 x 130 mm.

2009-12-01T14:03:00.004-07:00

Imagine what bricks witness as spectators of a revolution. On one side, they listen as plans hatch over spilling steins; on the other side, they watch as the action happens. All in due course. 210 x 210 mm.

2009-11-30T14:02:00.002-07:00

The underside of Pulaski Bridge seemed strangely familiar, although for no reason would there have been occasion to frequent it. But in this case there was reason, however latent and overdue. 52 x 60 mm.

2009-11-29T13:55:00.003-07:00

His media is already there. It's everywhere, in fact. All he does is frame it. And in doing so, he captivates people. In his installation, people stayed for twenty minutes on average, sometimes longer than an hour. The piece: Meeting. The artist: James Turrell. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-11-28T13:52:00.003-07:00

Porches, in their cavalier orientation to the familiar and unknown, become breeding grounds for miniature revolutions. Whether calculating the espionage of Ms. Applebum's top drawer or the eventual capture and domestication of those damn squirrels, the antespace plays host to minorly influential schemes. 74 x 86 mm.

2009-11-27T13:42:00.003-07:00

Mary—Bloody as ever—is able to cure the fiercest hangover with doctoral prescription. Even the umbrella serves as a protective measure against the unlikely eruption of asbestos from the dated insulation of the Victorian eatery. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-11-26T21:05:00.003-07:00

Those that give thanks do so with considerable enthusiasm, inexcusably provoked by elevated tannins and triptophan surfing the bloodstream. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-11-25T20:58:00.003-07:00

It is not coincidental that dinner and funeral attire resemble one another. Cannibalism and suicidal tendencies are inextricable among glutinous turkeys at Thanksgiving. 52 x 56 mm.

2009-11-24T20:28:00.003-07:00

When a new museum adopts the said announcement as a permanent title, freshness is preserved. Even if fretted aluminum panels and "Hell Yes" go out of style. 74 x 88 mm.

2009-11-23T20:16:00.007-07:00

While Jørgen frantically threw oil paint at a commissioned canvas, traffic sped apace on Tito Puentes Way. For him to make his deadline in the morning, the composition assumed a foreground consumed in clouds. The walk sign beckons. 210 x 250 mm.

2009-11-22T19:54:00.005-07:00

If not restrained by the two-point seatbelts of BoltBus, the documents may have solicited themselves nondiscriminatorily to seeking industries, not excluding escort services. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-11-21T19:47:00.017-07:00

Compared to a blobfish, the blowfish is a Cleopatra, spines and anaphlaxis considered. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-11-20T19:38:00.028-07:00

Devendra Banhart and The Grogs "languidly lilted" in the winter wind at Berklee Performance Center to onlookers whom "upon their hearts...amharic vows were scryed" by "a frenectomy and a few words of love." 52 x 56 mm.

2009-11-19T19:37:00.005-07:00

A monumental waffle made from the syrup-guzzling fenestration of Steven Holl's dormitory at MIT fed every resident in Simmons Hall at a hangover breakfast held on the facing pitch after a heated robotics competition that celebrated the closing of Homecoming Week. 148 x 172 mm.

2009-11-18T19:26:00.008-07:00

Gary's Drug Co. lifts from its storefront for the first time since its erection in 1909 after ingesting a magical mix of its own dealings. Boston became alarmed at the anti-gravitational spectacle but immediately formed a block-long queue for the levitational concoction. Sources have not disclosed the recipe. 148 x 148 mm.

2009-11-17T19:16:00.009-07:00

Arquitecturers flaunt the fruits of their tireless labor with sophisticated presentation: a large drawing made with colorful markers on translucent paper showing the addition and rennovation of hundreds of thousands of square feet of scientific research facilities. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-11-16T19:10:00.009-07:00

Disembodied jackets tote materials relevant to architecturing. Pants and shoes were not among the required attire. 52 x 52 mm.

2009-11-05T22:33:00.002-07:00

A bowler is only as good as his or her accessories. Flyswatter, clip-ons, crosshairs, sweatband. Cho-Pat, Band-Aid, Chap-Stic, wristwatch. Knee brace, ankle brace, scorecard, name tag. Playing cards, cigarettes, wristband. Mirror. Fan. Towel, candy bar, shiv. Visor. Belt, shoes. Glasses. (Ball). 105 x 105 mm.

2009-11-02T18:04:00.002-07:00

A slew of Halloweeners flooded the streets as various interpretations at misrepresentative scales. 74 x 52 mm.

2009-11-01T13:57:00.002-07:00

Prowling bike-thieves consider not the possibility of lifting Crankenstein from the sinuous grip of unanchored chairs. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-10-31T13:24:00.004-06:00

Just in time for Halloween. Available authors include Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, and J.D. Salinger, paired with music by Les Savy Fav, Hank Williams, and The Clash, respectively. 74 x 74 mm.

2009-10-30T13:46:00.001-06:00

No shortage of outbuildings and additions at the Schroeder's stead as it stands three generations after its construction. 148 x 148 mm.

2009-10-07T09:04:00.002-06:00

With winter fast approaching, even origami looks south. 148 x 210 mm.

2009-10-04T15:27:00.002-06:00

For when the unexpected spy mission arises, be prepared with Sport Utility Glasses. 74 x 74 mm.

2009-10-03T15:09:00.000-06:00

Visually speaking, muted compliments balance well. Audibly speaking, they aren't effective at all. If it were colored, this might make sense. 148 x 210 mm.

2009-10-02T19:41:00.001-06:00

Another victim in a series of thing drawings. 74 x 74 mm.

2009-10-01T15:02:00.002-06:00

A mix of yellow leaves and white snow streaked horizontally past the bay window as the wind erased fall and brought winter in one swift gesture. Inside, the houseplants took no notice. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-09-07T10:52:00.002-06:00

A colorless rendering of the most colorful neighborhood in Buenos Aires. 148 x 148 mm.

2009-07-25T22:08:00.002-06:00

Javiér from "Segundo Mundo" expressing the sentiment that while each of us wants what he doesn't have, we nonetheless respect differences, whether it wears a suit and carries a briefcase or floats while playing klezmer music. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-07-24T22:06:00.002-06:00

Businessmen reviewing the malleability of reality as changeable up to the point ideas cease to reveal desirable scenarios. Limited only by self-imposed accessories. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-07-23T22:09:00.001-06:00

"... y soy un alcohólico." The first of twelve steps in curing the most overindulgent tree species in Argentina. "Palo borracho" means "drunken tree" which relates to its desert induced hoarding habits that leaves it visibly loaded. 105 x 105 mm

2009-07-22T22:07:00.002-06:00

Unintentionally reminiscent of the Joan Osbourne video where the angel skates among the beachgoers on the boardwalk, reflecting how we unconsciously mill about never knowing what talents strangers might possess. 105 x 105 mm.

2009-07-21T22:06:00.001-06:00

With the "Gripe Porcina" crippling any chance of tourism happening in Buenos Aires during the "economic crisis," people worry themselves to no end. But, as they casually conclude, "estamos hablando al pedos." 105 x 105 mm.

2009-07-20T21:59:00.002-06:00

The "Hormigas Negras" entertaining onlookers with dreadlocked mix of ska, reggae, and folk music on a busy afternoon in Buenos Aires. They willingly exchanged their latest album for this drawing. 148 x 148 mm.

2009-07-19T21:49:00.002-06:00

Tucked into the acutest angle of the odd-shaped Plazoleta Carlos Pellegrini in Buenos Aires, the French Embassy paused its seductive dance routine long enough to be inked. It has since resumed dancing. 148 x 148 mm.

2009-07-18T21:49:00.002-06:00

Sundays in Sal Telmo bulge with activity as the artesian fair spills onto the streets and squares. With an effective con routine, this and other drawings have been sold for less than they´re worth, but expenses have been recooperated in the unquantifiable experience of illegally hawking drawings in Buenos Aires. 148 x 148 mm.

2009-07-17T21:48:00.002-06:00

With ample "heps" and "hos" and hand symbols, the klezmer-blend band "Segundo Mundo" livened the darkening cobbled streets of San Telmo on Sunday evening in Buenos Aires. An exchange of visual for audio art was easily agreed upon. Likeness to the clarinetist is incidental. 148 x 148 mm.

2009-07-16T21:47:00.003-06:00

With barbeque fumes surfing on the capital's namesake (Good Winds), the building ached for a medium-rare hue. 148 x 148 mm.

2009-07-15T21:41:00.002-06:00

People say that living in Buenos Aires is cheaper than dying there (if Recoleta Cemetery is the desired resting place). This ¨mundito¨ shows a contorted juxtaposition of life and death and where they reside. 148 x 148 mm.