aberrant artistic aphorisms and electronic aquatintTumblr (3.0; @laurenlacey)http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/<img src="http://6.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksqt1slewq1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/235975201http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/235975201Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:17:51 -0500<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kspey4xyIv1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/235227163http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/235227163Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:15:29 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kspeh2MENd1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/235220060http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/235220060Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:05:13 -0500<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksles6hpre1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/232980902http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/232980902Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:21:41 -0500<p>Had you stepped on board the Pequod at a certain juncture of this post-mortemizing of the whale; and had you strolled forward nigh the windlass, pretty sure am I that you would have scanned with no small curiosity a very strange, enigmatical object, which you would have seen there, lying along lengthwise in the lee scuppers. Not the wondrous cistern in the whale’s huge head; not the prodigy of his unhinged lower jaw; not the miracle of his symmetrical tail; none of these would so surprise you, as half a glimpse of that unaccountable cone,- longer than a Kentuckian is tall, nigh a foot in diameter at the base, and jet-black as Yojo, the ebony idol of Queequeg.</p> <p>Extending it upon the forecastle deck, he now proceeds cylindrically to remove its dark pelt, as an African hunter the pelt of a boa. This done he turns the pelt inside out, like a pantaloon leg; gives it a good stretching, so as almost to double its diameter; and at last hangs it, well spread, in the rigging, to dry. Ere long, it is taken down; when removing some three feet of it, towards the pointed extremity, and then cutting two slits for arm-holes at the other end, he lengthwise slips himself bodily into it. The mincer now stands before you invested in the full canonicals of his calling.</p>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/232980592http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/232980592Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:21:22 -0500<img src="http://17.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kse5dt3yC21qz9wszo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>hallowe’en</p>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/229051462http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/229051462Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:15:29 -0400<p>it’s just that i don’t feel instant revulsion towards <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdW1CjbCNxw">this commercial</a> and i want to understand why. as i re-watched it today it occurred to me that i appreciate the research that the ad agency did. walt whitman, for one, being the original american spokesman. the music is by an acquaintance of mine, <a href="http://www.finalfantasyeternal.com/">final fantasy</a>. the look is different than most commercials but familiar to me. it’s cribbed directly from <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2009/frank/index.shtm">robert frank’s ‘the americans’</a> which if you aren’t already familiar with it i suggest you check it out. the printed monograph of the exhibition had an introduction by jack kerouac.inspiring things and the influences show.<br/><br/>i can’t deny that the imagery is beautiful. and i like that they tried something extremely different from their <a href="http://cm1.theinsider.com/media/0/107/2/levis-unbutton-your-beast.0.0.0x0.448x306.jpeg">previous ad campaign</a>. i realize i’m using the words crib, advertisement, etc and that sucks. but i can’t remember the last time a commercial reminded me of poetry, art and history that i adore. i guess that’s why i forgive it and just ignore the final shot with the levi’s symbol.</p>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/228052249http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/228052249Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:42:00 -0400<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/227466884/tumblr_ksb0cxvN8K1qz9wsz&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p><i>America - </i>Walt Whitman</p>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/227466884http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/227466884Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:34:09 -0400<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krl4pqTSLB1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/214293792http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/214293792Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:10:41 -0400<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krig0z3pvx1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>well played, mcqueen. well played.</p>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/212916597http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/212916597Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:22:10 -0400<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_krb3r6dd6B1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/209334784http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/209334784Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:13:52 -0400<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr7f28aK6X1qz9wszo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>byebye irving.</p>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/207643799http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/207643799Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:27:43 -0400<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kr0lyjVEho1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clinton and Delancy, north side</p>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/204605902http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/204605902Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:13:08 -0400<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kquko2RULl1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/201903929http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/201903929Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:00:06 -0400<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kq2u2eF9na1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>new!</p>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/189530264http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/189530264Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:30:18 -0400<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kpaxudfaqh1qz9wszo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/177211218http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/177211218Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:59:05 -0400<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/M4kPmWPmGr2jvhpmQwes6A8ro1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/161812052http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/161812052Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:43:00 -0400<img src="http://10.media.tumblr.com/M4kPmWPmGqjr28la4pdG5gxko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/152595206http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/152595206Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:57:36 -0400<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/M4kPmWPmGqcb4v03F57tNkfko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/149040746http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/149040746Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:57:20 -0400<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/M4kPmWPmGq9m0ozlJFd9irZeo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/147824861http://laurenlacey.tumblr.com/post/147824861Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:38:40 -0400