Jun
25
Bling Bling
June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Bling bling is a style associated with hip-hop sub-culture. A grandiose display of jewelry, gold, and diamonds denotes its exuberance with no uncertainty. Wearing several large gold chains at once is common. Large gold dollar sign pendants are also a stereotype of the style. I believe the real hallmark of bling bling is that it [...]
Jun
15
He Painted Lines
June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Barnet Newman paintings Image Licensed under Creative Commons with attribution rights by flickr user Joethelion There are those that wonder how a simple line painted on canvas came to be considered one of the modern world’s greatest artistic achievements. There is something pleasing about the shear simplicity of it. Nevertheless, this gentle quality is overshadowed [...]
May
27
Power through degradation
May 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Can status be elevated by degrading another? Bitch, Cunt, Fag, Gringo, Hillbilly, Idiot, Moron, Nigger, and Redneck are all words designed for that purpose. Of course, degradation can be a lot more subtle and nearly any label can be handed out in derogatory fashion. Degradation is an interesting phenomena because it fits into taboo and [...]
May
26
Possibilities
May 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment
In 1962, Piero Manzoni canned his own feces—90 cans, each with 30 grams of contents. At that time, Manzoni priced his work per the price of gold according to weight (about $33 per can). In 2007, one of those cans set new auction records, fetching over $150,000 Does status derive from the absurdity, branding, scarcity, [...]