Graphic T-Shirts

 

i am 

tickled to define these ideas .

Blazer Graphic Tee

. love the look of a tee under a blazer . 

graphic tees under a blazer bug me because i can't view the graphics, which in itself is a cool experience because it evoked my curiosity . 

which led me to ponder—and delightfully imagine—designing and experiencing people wearing legible graphic tees designed to pair with a blazer; 

moreover

Frame Lapels

             blazers 

           with lapels 

     that actually look                              like   gilded 

              picture  frames 

                       or textured                and   or  quilted 

           or puffed up, plush,             to hint,     or expand upon 

                      ... or perhaps             literally   

                                                        as a wood carved 

                                                        lapel 

                               frame .

how wonderfully silly

.

My first imagining is for simple words written vertically:

J                L              g        (important messages - quick reads)

O               O             i

Y               V            gg                            s

                  E            l e                            o

                                                                m  t

                                                                 e  i

           y                                                       m

           e                                                        e

           s                                                        s

💮            🌟          yi

💗            🌟          p

😁            🌟          ee

would be cool to have a signature, long, happy face that fit in that frame/window ...

love the sensation of the flow of ideas parading through me ...

which brings me to my current(3)  favorite

                                        I

                                        N

                                       😊

                                        J

                                        O

                                        Y

                                                  *elbissop s'ti esuaceb

*when the blazer frame is moved aside, perhaps to fetch a bit from a pocket, the wearer gets to see the tag line—i don't know how to here and aren't going to spend the time now to discover—reads upside down . or as Goose would say "inverted."

an intimate reminder . an awareness tool .

i wrote it backwards, because it current(3)ly is possible ;D 

and it looks really weird! 

thus evoking aforementioned 

                           curiosity .

                            mmm

which reinvigorates an idea i've had for a reversible Shirt of Opposition a fun awareness tool to play with—because IT IS possible—as in we have the power and ability to choose our current thoughts ... and also in this case how we want to wear our shirt, what we want our shirt to say ... can have a lot of fun with this tool .

the first one i would print would be:

i 

k

n

o

w

thus the reverse would read:

i 

don't 

k now

(you get the idea of horizontal layout)

. loving the sensations of both of these (it wasn't always so) and i love the idea of being able, and actually choosing, to physically shift them around throughout the day ... I'd stick with the inverted tagline too, it's cool and use-full .

just

a 

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o

U

g

h

t

.

we 

get to

choose our 

current*

perspective

we 

get

to

 

choose 

what 

and how 

we frame:

some

thing

.

any

thing

.

every

thing

because we can

because we get to

because 

IT IS

possible

to

ch

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se

our

j 

o

y

or not

... and 

turn IT around 

and 

around

and

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r

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n

d

∞

                                                       .

                                                                                                 * lluf-rednow woh ho    

Sunset. Sculpture. Installation... A three part series of 4 photographs - Gorilla's Guerilla Sculpture, Somewhere, Oceanside, Parkette's Grassy Knoll, Sometime

Photos by LevS

* Media was given to hungry passer-byes per request, & left after the evening's festivities for hungry souls along the boardwalk to discover & enjoy.

Sunset. Sculpture. Installation... A three part series of 4 photographs - give or take a few.

Photo by LevS

Invention - Fruit Trap Sculpture

A fun twist on the fruit bowl
... just add some of nature's shapely, colored treats

When Alice Was Out The Chair And The Bass Liked To Talk Politics

From a series of my own technique I call Oil Pastel Stain (I miss having this one around... but at least I know the owner.)

Invention - The Eye Of The Beholder Paintings (part 2) - Word Art

The technique highlights how the viewer of a painting or piece of visual art is also the artist of the piece. Like when one is reading – the visual world of the reader is ignited and guided by the author, but the ultimate story comes alive, uniquely, within each reader. Art too, though the physical art piece is right in front of the viewer, comes alive, uniquely, within each viewer --- each reader/viewer interprets stimuli through their own unique dictionary of terms, judgments and reactions. I have started the series by touching on basic painting subject matter i.e. portrait, still life, landscape, cityscape, seascape etc. and am moving through artistic movements, specific famous paintings, iconic painters, expanding into iconic images and characters -- from any realm, historical period and events. All the while using less and less words within the painting. Ultimately, demonstrating how a word or name is defined within the viewer themselves. And that the mind can become so quick to define a visual stimuli (aka: make an assumption) that the viewer no longer takes the time to actually “see” and “process” or experience what is actually, physically in front of them. The mind is painting a whole scene within the viewer that is full of emotion, feeling and evoking an experience that actually has little to do with the actual moment. The viewer is just standing in front of a painted white canvas hanging on a wall...

A canvas that has a few marks of ink on it...

Marks of ink that happen to be in shapes of what our culture has all agreed upon: to stand for a sound...

Symbols our mind’s have recognized when put together make, what we define, as a word...

These words stand for defined concepts (and when spoken, make familiar sounds or when read, silently or aloud, trigger a picture/experience within the mind and ultimately within the body of the individual).

Depending on the subject matter of the series painting, the trigger can be quite evident.

This awareness is possible for the viewer, because the viewer can see that the canvases in front of them offers them so very little and yet the viewer is experiencing something quite profound.

Ultimately, through the end section of the series, the viewer is offered the opportunity to realize that they are the actual artist of all of the paintings they've seen, the realization can be quite expansive... often lighting smiles and laughter. Quite beautiful.

Invention - The Eye Of The Beholder Paintings (part 2)

This new style of artwork accentuates the viewer’s point of view.

The style offers an opportunity for the viewer to observe how their eyes actually move over a painting or piece of artwork. First the focal point, then how the eye travels around the piece while their brain, simultaneously, is filling in the picture: uniquely, within the viewer’s mind the picture reveals itself.

Stripping a picture down to it’s pure artistic elements, then substituting the visual stimulation into words (except composition) offers the viewer a rare, clean canvas in which a multitude of self-observational opportunities are presented.

I love to feel the act of discovery – when viewing this style of artwork, I can actually observe my mind filling in the details of the painting. It is great to view a piece with someone next to me, so we can laugh at our assumptions and personal definitions. There is a chance to discuss what emotional reactions arise from what we think we see in the picture and how the experience is uniquely ours... even the colors we fill in or the details that reveal themselves through us without any external stimuli or artist request.

Viewing a piece together with others and sharing our unique experiences opens up a space within each of us. That space, that breath, is really the whole point of this series. To take a thick thought and let it go... like yoga art --- one can go into a dense definition within the mind and breathe some space into it, lighting a smile, a laugh or finding relaxation in the process.

Each piece includes nondescript items found within a usual landscape, sill life or portrait.

In most pieces color is purposely excluded.

Although visually there is a lot of white space around the black word objects and content, when the viewer truly sees their whole picture, the space disappears and only the viewer’s invisible interpretation is revealed.

The series next step is to move into icons and one or two word definitions --- where a mental/cultural definition surpasses any visual stimuli.

A large blank canvas with one or two very small words can reveal a very clear and definite picture that is no longer studied or observed from a point of openness, discovery or exploration but stands completely defined.

Where on a big white canvas a few black letters, together, arranged in a particular order can ignite a mind's view. Beliefs, emotions, opinions flood in a split second of re-cognition and the canvas is brought to life -- full, bright and completely empty

Invention - The Eye Of The Beholder Paintings (part 1)

This new art series demonstrates form/art through words... highlighting assumptions.

Each viewer sees differently - each bring their own unique dictionary, emotional encyclopedia and visual thesaurus with which they inwardly interpret their outside world.

Stripping down the forms - simplifying it's stimulating factors offers the viewer an opportunity to actually see what they bring to their viewing experience. An opportunity to expand their consciousness, their awareness and maybe even open some space within themselves to discover and or explore new possibilities.

This style can magnify the tightly interwoven relationship between perspective and perception...

An art form as an transformational tool...

An exercise in composition...

A conversation piece...

A controversial work of art...

A new movement...

or just something to light One's smile