Earthlings

I watched a documentary last night on YouTube called Earthlings, you should search for and watch it. It was about 'speciesism', the way in which human beings treat other species for pets, food, sport etc. It was horrific, I was expecting it to be but probably not as bad as that. I stopped watching it seventeen minutes in when a dog was put into a bin lorry and crushed, but then I watched the rest and it didn't get any better.

So, I know this sounds... Well I'm not actually sure what the word for it is. I have always known that animals were killed (quite brutally) for meat etc. I have seen programs like this before, my immediate family have always been vegetarian so unusually me being the meat eater has been the odd one out.

Basically, I want to see if I can go veggie for a week.
Which will be super difficult for me seeing as I don't eat vegetables either, there's not really anything that I eat unless it's red or white. Maybe this will be like Super Size Me, the girl who tried to be veggie but died.

And another reason is that I have always been disgusted with the concept of children's ham.

BILLY BEAR HAM.

Shin Murayama

No website for this artist, google will show you all. 

Janine Rewell

Now, I don't really like illustration unless it's Japanese, but this piece by Janine Rewell takes it to somewhere that interests me. It's a really good idea, that can be further developed and I'm sure someone could make a strong comment about beauty with adapting the technique.

tan the man!

Gray's degree show

Last night was the degree show at Gray's School of Art. The opening night is always so busy so it's difficult to see everything. What I did see was really good though, I feel proud! The sculpture was a lot stronger than it has been before, nobody seemed to be letting the side down. Now I can't wait for next year!

Antichrist

I found some of the shit I've been saving on my laptops and computers over the years and found some stills from the Antichrist by Lars Von Trier. I recommend it to everyone!

Henrietta Ludgate

When I first came to art school I wanted to study fashion, I'm pleased that I didn't in the end, I love sculpture but I do still love fashion. I'm more of a spectator as money is one of the essentials in the life of a fashionista. There's a lot I don't know about new designers, today I discovered Henrietta Ludgate. I really like her clothes, nice shapes and colours. What I would dress like if my life had no restrictions!

Even if fashion isn't your thing, still have a look!


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the man behind the suicide documentary

So during this week I've seen two amazing pieces of television. Which is good, because recently I've felt that Channel 4's documentaries can be a piece of shit. They seem to be creating even more hatred in this country. One was advertised as an inside look at muslim hate schools, 6 months/ a years worth of filming uncovered nearly nothing so the program just kept repeating the very small amount of footage it had.

Anyway, earlier in the week was Terry Pratchett looking into the world of assisted suicide, killing yourself in Switzerland etc. It showed a man killing himself, it was very emotional.

Last night Channel 4 aired a documentary on Sri Lanka's Killing Fields, it was worth watching, you can still catch it on 4od.

The link below is an interview with the man who did the filming for Terry.
FROM VICE MAGAZINE.
click here

facts for the day

Apparently, prostitutes earn more money when they're ovulating.

Your voice is more attractive to a man when you're on your period.

Most of the porn watched in America, is watched in states that are the most religious.

If you have sex while you're pregnant the baby feels 'non-sexual excitement'

How odd.

The vice version of life

I feel like I should stop using Vice as a point of reference, but I guess as an art student I'm surrounded by people of this persuasion. Who actually lives like this, do you wear second hand underwear too? I doubt it, so it's just an image, not a lifestyle. Vice is just a mirage. But I read it, here is their opinion on SlutWalk...

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slutwalk

So today was the SlutWalk walk in London, this article from the BBC is a general piece of journalism documenting the event, which is obviously what the BBC do,

read the article

However, recently I read an article on the subject written by a female writer for the Daily Mail, for starters I shouldn't have been reading the Daily Mail but it really proved that even the ladies working for that particular paper are coming across as misogynists.

Basically, she was saying the classic, 'I don't mean to be racist/sexist etc. but...' and then saying something racist/sexist etc.

Her version was, I'm not saying its a girls fault if she gets raped but wearing clothes like that, she's attracting the wrong type of attention. Exactly the same sort of story as the one that started the SlutWalk revolution in the first place.

Counter productive, and quite embarrassing.

Lulu Allison

This piece is called 'Silly willy and big fat fanny'.

I love this!

Why girls hate each other

The last two posts have been links to Vice and again this post is going to be the same. It's not that I think Vice is particularly amazing, it's a little bit pretend teen culture, lots of pretending that people take acid and stick lemons up their bum, or something cool but not cool.

But here we go, another article. It's not that I agree with what this lady is saying it's just always useful to listen to what everyone is saying, not just what you want to hear. All is relevant.



click on me!

yours sincerely

well I think my blogs just going to be a hole where I can keep everything without forgetting about it.

Like this... which is fantastic, but it's quite close to my degree show plans so I hope it doesn't catch on!

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big jugs

If you are a follower of mine, expect a lot more of this I'm afraid.
I think it's interesting.



Only if you're old enough to look!

Karla Black

A female artist, from Alexandria. Not far from Dumbarton, maybe there's something in the water in our area that helps that fantastic artistic talent flourish!

Have a look!

Her work is obviously coming from a background in painting, not really something I'd usually like, but I like it.

Mac Attack

Today I got a MacBook, I haven't jumped for joy, or shed a tear so hopefully I might stay strong throughout the relationship. No life changing feelings, but a good feeling knowing that my dissertation will probably be better because of this.

If I have an IPhone in a years time, I will eat my hat.

Empty

All I have to talk about right now is breaking into an envelope factory. It was really good fun, after going to St. Peters Seminary in Cardross and an abandoned waterworks in Dumbarton I really wanted to visit a few empty buildings in Aberdeen. It doesn't really serve a purpose in relation to my studio work but it's still worth doing.

this bed was quite recently slept in. 

ta - dah

After quite a long time of resisting the blog I guess I've decided it might be something worth having. Here I am, hello.