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Sunday, February 24, 2013

DAY 24

Alright! Today we're bringing back the idea of basing your art on someone else's.

side note, I think last time we mentioned this I called it "exquisite corpse" which is NOT true. Exquisite corpse is a form of it in a way but this idea originated as echo poems, where one person writes a stanza and the next person writes a stanza that is a reply to the previous one. Basically. (A great director named Tashina Richardson introduced me to all these surrealist techniques and they are super interesting. Go wikipedia them.)

Anyways, so what we're doing today is a type of echo art. Go find a piece (or pieces) by other people participating in the challenge. Find one that inspires you to create something else. And do it. Maybe a drawing makes you want to write dialogue or vice verse. Maybe you want to film a story or write a song using a poem as lyrics. Whatever you like, do it.

Make sure to share the original artist's work (I'd suggest linking to it in your post) to us as well!

Tynan's echo one
Brittany's echo 2

Saturday, February 23, 2013

DAY 23

Paradise Lost may be a heavy trope in art but something it's followed by at least half of the time is salvation. After the fall, there's a rise. And this appears in all genres. Luke loses his hand, goes through a bit of soul searching and turns into a kick ass Jedi. The couple in every romantic comedy ever has a huge misunderstanding and fall out but eventually learn the truth or make things right. We have our conflict and a happy ending. Or maybe it's not exactly happy. But it's at least an ending that is a new beginning.

Today's piece doesn't have to be a follow up to yesterday's (although it can be if you'd like) but the prompt definitely is. 

Friday, February 22, 2013

DAY 22

Paradise Lost isn't just some crazy long poem about Adam's fall by Milton. It's a beautiful trope in almost every artistic and narrative form ever. Man falls. That's what happens. Because man isn't perfect. Chaucer had a whole tale full of tragic figures who fell from great heights and even plays about normal man falling (Death of a salesman) have prevailed the test of time.

We're asking for a story from you today. Not necessarily a written story. But in your creation today, be it a painting or typography or a photo or song or a story or what the hell ever, maybe show us someone's fall, a paradise lost.,

Tynan's paradise lost
Brittany's paradise lost

Thursday, February 21, 2013

DAY 21

Our prompt for today is loneliness.

Artists have always seemed to have a special relationship with loneliness. And maybe it's not that more artists are lonely than non-artists but that artists simply express it more often.

Artists (like most humans) tend to gravitate toward communities as well. And, oddly enough, some of our artists who seemed the loneliest were surrounded by peers. I think we tend to get so wrapped up in ourselves we forget we're not actually alone sometimes. Well, I know I do at least.

Let's explore loneliness today and be honest about it without being completely bogged down by it. We might be virtual, but we have a small online community here at least. And the nice thing is we can be a nudist community without anyone ever getting awkward.

Tynan's loneliness
Brittany's nudist colony loneliness

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

DAY 20

Our prompt today is "stay" and we don't have much to say about it except stay with us, we're almost through, only eight days left and you guys are amazing!

Tynan's stay
Brittany's stay

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

DAY 19

Today's another Two for Tuesday, ladies and gents!

The prompts today aaaare "walls" and "space". Remember, you can just choose one to do, do a separate piece for each, or do one piece to incorporate both ideas. We can't wait to see what you got!

Tynan's 2for2
Brittany's 2for2

Monday, February 18, 2013

DAY 18

Ten more days to go, everyone! AHHHH. How's everyone doing?

Today's prompt is spectral. Just like the monsters under our beds, this one can carry different meanings. Maybe your piece deals with an actual specter or ghost, or maybe it considers the things that haunt people every day. Or maybe it's something we haven't even considered!

Have fun!

Tynan's specter
Brittany's specter