I also met one of Nate’s friends named Anna, and her folks collect contemporary Chinese photography and video…I think she’ll like my art show!

Final Review was yesterday…Tony Labat, Jon Rubin, and let’s call him, Mr. X.

I took a cab and set up rather quickly, when I didi so I had the Pops video in the left corner, followed L to R, California Home Koi, the installation rendering, and then to the right was the Hypermodern Anaglyph in Negative Space maquette. After the folks looked around, I asked if they would like to see a section of YUK…this was a mistake, as it totally dominated the conversation of the other two reviewers besides TL who hadn’t seen it.

They spoke of irony, and sincerity, and questioned them…and as always Warhol came up. I successfully defended myself, though a few times I felt that the statement was mis-interpreted to mean “I use computers for everything.”

If one really reads it it’s ” touched by some aspect of mediation through the mechanical or digital” which means ANALOG is fine too…

I still will make art no matter what (more or less)…

Here’s my statement…

Hypermodernity is the conceptual groundwork for my present body of imagery and videos, insomuch as it serves not only as a thesis, but also as an explanation.

HYPERMODERN: pronunciation: ‘hI-p&r’m�-d&rn. From Latin hyper-, and modernus, also from Latin modo, just now. 1 : above : beyond : SUPER- involving recent techniques, methods, or ideas : UP-TO-DATE.

In my own words: A forum for expression and research influenced by technology.

Whether the work manifests itself as a website, performance, action, sculpture, video or two-dimensional piece, it is likely touched by some aspect of mediation through the mechanical or digital. This mode of production has lead to an artistic practice and a series of works that speaks to the personal, yet maintains an open avenue for viewer affect.

Pete Ippel
2004

I am headed to LA to Jump, hang out and enjoy spring break!

I started cutting the new octi-block and got a cool enjoi deck for my wall…”Octopuses fart too!”

I’m getting excited about the Ebay show at Pace University in NYC May 6th.

I’ve been working hard on getting all my things together, as I want to be ready to present my work on bowieart.com, as well as be ready for my review. I’m getting my materials in the mail very soon, and have a lot to do before the third weekend o fapril…

Especially this “home” video for the Diego Show.

Push push push.

I went to the Palace of the legion of honor today, and went to see the Art Deco show, and the way i made it was just stumbling upon it…and the musuem was free (except for the special exhibit *7 bucks!*) I actually was impressed with the space, there was also a flower/artwork show at the same time so that was pretty cool…

I got some books for people…one for mom (flowers) and one for dad (shadow puppets)

I also got the little prince for myself, as I had read it in HS in spanish, and I remebered it as a quasi-phisolophical book…maybe it will help me straighten things out about the L word…

Also welcomed Spyke to Cali…and I’m hoping to get down there sometime soon…97 bucks on Jet Blue…