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So… I’ve been using Photoshop to create my latest work, there’s almost a month of meticulous drawing involved and today I boot up my external Lacie drive today, start Photoshop, open the file and guess what, it’s corrupted, what’s more so is the back up from two days ago.
I’m going to have to upgrade from USB2 to firewire and build a better scratchdisk, it’s the only solution I can think of. Essentially a month of my life has just gone in the bin. I’ve had a look around for a way to recover the files but all the software solutions are in Windows format (what a surprise) plus and here’s the most worrying aspect about the whole debacle, each file (which was at least 80+ MB each) is now registering at 32kb.
So I guess even if I moved it to a PC and tried to recover there’d be nothing in it anyway. So, if you’re an artist and you work in Photoshop beware, this could happen to you. I feel totally depressed today, all that work, effort, time, heart and soul poured in to a total waste of everything you could possibly imagine.
I am probably going to start again, I will back up all my work ten times from now on and keep some of the backups on my Mac – let’s hope that makes a difference.
I’d love to show you what I’ve been working on, I’d thought it may just have been my best work yet, entitled "Outta Space", but I can’t, because it is no more. What a way to spend one’s life, at the beck and call of technology. I am still waiting on a few bolts from the guys near the Tate who sold me my print table, I also need to clear more junk from the basement to make some room, but everything is on hold for now. I’m tempted to spend a week in a drunken haze just to give myself a break but I am sure before long, or even short, I will be slaving away once again to finish this piece (even if it kills me).
Gawd I hate technology.
Tags: adobe, art, error, nightmare, photoshop, problem, tragedy
Hey! Today we’ll get into the work of the AT.AW Crew from London and Toronto.
They began in Toronto, Canada and actively promote ‘urban play’ through the optimistic subversion of often neglected, mediocre and complacent urban conditions.You’ll see below to types of their street art production, the Orphans and the Natural urban intervention.
‘The Orphans’ ‘consume’ ubiquitous urban objects and space to create a whimsical layer to the often mediocre or bland design of urban infrastructure. These character are mass produced mini-portraitures that celebrate the potential manufactured diversity of the urban environment.
With The Natural Urban Interventions their interest in using natural elements, grass, leaves,or ice in our urban interventions emphasize a purposeful transience to the act of the intervention that emphasizes both a modesty and provocation of the natural operating in the built environment .
You want more? It’s here : ATAW
Enjoy!
CREATIVE DATABASE – 2009
Over the years, as the Wooster site has grown in popularity, almost on a weekly basis we’re contacted by brands and companies from around the world looking for our thoughts and recommendations for artists and designers for a range of amazing projects, both commercial and non-commercial.
We’ve never had a good comprehensive database to tap into to connect artists with opportunities that come our way.
Given the current economic environment, we thought now is the time to put together, as comprehensive as possible, an informational database of all the incredibly talented Wooster artists that we’ve featured on the site (as well as those who we haven’t). With the database we can then more efficiently recommend artists who are interested in being considered for commercial projects.
If you’re an artist interested in being included, please download the attached form, fill it out, and email it back to us at woostercollective@gmail.com
Then when we’re contacted by companies looking for artists, we’ll have the information handy to make recommendation when appropriate.
If you have any questions, let us know.
Here’s the link to download the information sheet: Download: Wooster Collective Creative Database Info Sheet
Excited to hear that David Choe‘s currently painting in China. This latest piece is one of our favorites.
(Click to see the full effect of the brush strokes)
To see more of David’s travels in China, click here.
Had the pleasure of catching up over dinner last night with Dan Witz. It’s great to see him pushing his work into new areas. His latest series – “In Plain View” incorporates fake metal grates in some very risky locations…
You can see the rest of the series here.
If you missed the opening to Hush’s solo exhibition ‘Hymn of Beauty’ at the Carmichael Gallery in LA, here’s a time lapse of a installation piece that took two days to complete…
Earlier this month, Hush had an opening in Los Angeles at the Carmich
