Renew

On a personal note: I am sitting in my apartment, alone, listening to the Gene Harris quartet on Pandora. This is nice. I have been working nonstop since school has let out (which is good for my wallet, but fairly exhausting). My room is chilly, and strangely enough it is June. It has been so chilly here in Seattle, people have been referring to the month as Juneuary. I am thankful for the opportunity to relax, chat with friends, and clean (my room is pristine), but if I had one summertime complaint, it would be that I really miss the sunshine...

I need vitamin D! I need some amount of warmth! I need to wear my sundress and go picnic in it! Is this so much to ask for? The Solstice is this weekend, please Mr. Sun, pull through for me, and all of Seattle really. I specifically took work off on Saturday so I could attend the Solstice parade in Fremont. I've been waiting for it for nine months. The clouds better not ruin it for me. Also I know that I have been lagging in blog posts, sorry. Simply put, school is really exhausting. But I will catch up in blogging! If anything, I MUST write about the upcoming Solstice parade. It will be unlike anything I have experienced.

Now, for art:
While mulling through the internet a couple months ago, I came across Baptiste Debombourg's stapled wall art. These installations are created entirely out of staples, applied to the wall in various patterns in order to create depth and shadow.

When I came across these, I was instantly impressed and showed a friend. For some reason, he had a hard time determining that the images were human figures. He didn't realize that they were bodies until I told him, actually, and then he appreciated the technique. Do you have the same problem? Do these images translate as human form or just an interesting texture?

I love how the subject is kind of mysterious, how there is no hint to the reason why the figures are suspended in space. The overall effect is soft when viewed as a whole, which is appropriate when handing the human form, but a close inspection reveals the hard, metallic texture used. I really enjoy these.