A Day in the Life of a WWII Prisoner

The bravery of Mr. Kirk enables all of us to get a glimpse into the daily life for a WWII prisoner.  

Terence Sumner Kirk was a Marine who was captured in China on the day the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He then spent over 1,300 days — up until the end of the war — in prison as a Japanese POW. 

While inside a camp and being used for slave labor, Kirk decided that he wanted to document the conditions inside the camp, including how malnourished he and his fellow prisoners were — so he set to work building a pinhole camera.

more here: http://petapixel.com

Stephen Shore's Everyday Epiphanies

In 1973, Stephen Shore left New York City and set out on a voyage to photograph America through the eyes of an ordinary tourist. 

Just 25, Shore was already a rising star in the art world, fresh off an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art—where, at the time, he was only the second living photographer to have had his own solo show. He was also a protege of Andy Warhol, who had taught him to appreciate the artistic value of random, everyday things—or what Warhol described as “radical inclusiveness.” 

With that aesthetic in mind, Shore, now 65, chose to document his trip the way an average person would: with a simple point-and-shoot camera aimed at the everyday banalities of the American road—where anything, he believed, could be fodder for art.

complete article here.

Stephen Shore's website here.

An exhibition is on its way!

I am so excited to announce that A Day in the Life will be installed at the Wiseman Gallery in Grants Pass, Oregon during July and August of 2014!

WHAHOO!

There are no words to explain how amazing it feels to get the opportunity to complete this project with an interactive art installation. You can read about the concept for the gallery installation here.

Mark your calendars and stop by if you can.

We are all connected.

I have a major crush on Neil deGrasse Tyson. Below is just one of the many things he's said to make me swoon.

We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.

Strangers on a Train

Yuriy Modlikskiy passes his commute time on the train by sketching strangers. Even cooler than that, he gives the art work to his model when he's done with it.

He's captured hundreds of New Yorkers during a time of day most of them drudge through and want to forget about. Imagine the light brought into many of those dreary eyes when an artist hands them a portrait. Mr. Modlikskiy is doing great work and has found an intriguing way to connect with humanity.

For more (and image source) visit: nypost.com

The Beatles

Coincidentally, this is one of my favorite Beatles songs.

Life in a Day

I recently watched this documentary and loved it! What a powerful movement this project has created. It's so exciting to think about the fact that so many people were involved in the same act for the same purpose on the same day. I love that the movie shows that we are all unique and yet all so alike in so many ways.


Read more about this amazing documentary here: nationalgeographic.com