art

#Against Interpretation

Against Interpretation is an essay by writer and literary critic Susan Sontag, where she takes a stand against the mimetic theory of art, and one which has inspired so much of my own worldview.

[Interpretation] is the revenge of the intellect upon the world. To interpret is to impoverish, to deplete the world—in order to set up a shadow world of "meanings." It is to turn the world into this world. ("This world"! As if there were any other.) The world, our world, is depleted, impoverished enough. Away with all duplicates of it, until we again experience more immediately what we have.

The piece here contains the entire text of the essay. Except — you can't really read anything.

#Alphabet Soup

Inspired by Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Can prints, this piece takes the soup out of the can. Pour some alphabet soup on the screen with the keyboard, hit space to create new words, and then play around with them with the mouse.

#Homage to Mondrian

Inspired by Piet Mondrian's Composition in Red, Blue, and Yellow (1937–42), this interactive canvas piece reinterprets his visual language through a digital medium. Through geometric forms and a restrained primary color palette, it pays homage to the principles of De Stijl while exploring how abstraction can be experienced as an evolving, participatory composition rather than a fixed image.

#Graphic Design

A small showcase of graphic design work. Drag to spin the ring, click a card to bring it forward or open it full size, or use the arrows.