Monthly Archives: August 2008

[Works in progress]
Making All the Difference.

Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 by Alex

[Making All the Difference] Photograph by Alex Meriwether, 2008

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[I am trying to view more art]
Amy Stein.

Posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 by Alex

Amy Stein photographed roadside motorists across the country in this series of flat tires and engine trouble, titled Stranded.  It’s interesting how much they shift in tone, one moment summoning pity, then suggesting a relieving solitude, or in another instance, … Continue reading →

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[Excerpts, references]
The face we show the world.

Posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 by Alex

“Vanderbilt’s book surveys the advanced auto-life of America, where we have spent the past 100 years reshaping our lives and cities around cars. The Volvo, the Honda, the Prius have become our public selves, the face we show to the … Continue reading →

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[I am trying to view more art]
Andrew Bush.

Posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 by Alex

[Mother trying to look after son at 31 mph on Rodeo Road in Los Angeles at 10:28 a.m. on a Tuesday in February 1997] I keep encountering Andrew Bush’s photographs in various corners of the internet.  His series Vector Portraits … Continue reading →

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[With lens turned upward]
Enjoying 97% Brand Recognition Across New England.

Posted on Friday, August 22, 2008 by Alex

[Enjoying 97% Brand Recognition Across New England] Photograph by Alex Meriwether, 2008

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[I am trying to view more art]
Richard Stultz.

Posted on Thursday, August 21, 2008 by Alex

[Bountiful] Photograph by Richard Stultz In California photographer Richard Stultz’t series of shopping aisle imagery, Choices, well, the subject matter is hardly novel.  Product photography is everywhere, and artists have reflected on consumerism quite extensively.  Nevertheless, I sort of can’t … Continue reading →

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[Works in progress]
Tuesday, 8:14.

Posted on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 by Alex

[Tuesday, 8:14]  Photograph by Alex Meriwether, 2008

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[Bedtime stories]
I know you’re a bunny. You’re my Fluffy bunny.

Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 by Alex

As a young person I read The Poky Little Puppy to the point the book’s cover fell off.  It was my Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie. These days I can’t get enough of Simone Lia‘s modest but achingly likable … Continue reading →

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