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BIO
Jason Van Anden is a new media activist, artist, inventor and robot maker. His creations are exhibited internationally, receiving recognition in the art, science, technology and gaming communities. More about Jason and his work can be found at his website www.smileproject.com.
Re: Burn, Baby Burn: Fahrenheit 9/11
Very well said Randall. I saw it Friday night in Times Square, and felt the same way as you, as did the rest of the audience who arrived ready to love Michael Moore and hate George W. Bush. This concerns me -- a lot.
Presumably, politically motivated art is supposed to bring about change. I believe more often than not it often fails to fulfill this mission because it preaches to the chior.
This realization has been bumming me out since Friday night.
In order for F 9/11 to not only document history, but effect it, young people and Republicans need to see it. It seems to me that one way this could happen is if it is released on DVD in the early Fall, well before the election.
This may seem obvious, but just in case it isn't, here is my logic:
The R Rating (and price of movie tickets) will discourage kids from seeing the film this summer (especially the ones most vulnerable to being recruited to the armed forces).
Moderate Republicans may feel a little dirty if caught buying a movie ticket to F 9/11 at their local theater in mainstream America - they might feel different about renting it.
Jason Van Anden
Presumably, politically motivated art is supposed to bring about change. I believe more often than not it often fails to fulfill this mission because it preaches to the chior.
This realization has been bumming me out since Friday night.
In order for F 9/11 to not only document history, but effect it, young people and Republicans need to see it. It seems to me that one way this could happen is if it is released on DVD in the early Fall, well before the election.
This may seem obvious, but just in case it isn't, here is my logic:
The R Rating (and price of movie tickets) will discourage kids from seeing the film this summer (especially the ones most vulnerable to being recruited to the armed forces).
Moderate Republicans may feel a little dirty if caught buying a movie ticket to F 9/11 at their local theater in mainstream America - they might feel different about renting it.
Jason Van Anden
re: re: re: Sound Recording on Mac - Follow-up
For the record (so to speak - um, so to speak)...
Thank you for the input to my recent posting regarding sound recording with Mac OSX. After trying out a bunch of stuff, I went with Audacity software for recording (cheap - and does everything I need it to) and iMic hardware for audio input (makes pretty much any cheap old microphone sound a lot better).
Thanks!
Jason
Thank you for the input to my recent posting regarding sound recording with Mac OSX. After trying out a bunch of stuff, I went with Audacity software for recording (cheap - and does everything I need it to) and iMic hardware for audio input (makes pretty much any cheap old microphone sound a lot better).
Thanks!
Jason
Re: Re: Sound Recording on Mac
Thanks! Audacity is definitely what I was looking for.
Here is another sound question:
Does the quality of the microphone matter for recording myself on the computer making strange sounds? If so, could you suggest one? Price is important, but so is sound quality.
J
Here is another sound question:
Does the quality of the microphone matter for recording myself on the computer making strange sounds? If so, could you suggest one? Price is important, but so is sound quality.
J
Re: Re: Sound Recording on Mac
Thanks! Audacity is definitely what I was looking for.
Here is another sound question:
Does the quality of the microphone matter for recording myself on the computer making strange sounds? If so, could you suggest one? Price is important, but so is sound quality.
J
Here is another sound question:
Does the quality of the microphone matter for recording myself on the computer making strange sounds? If so, could you suggest one? Price is important, but so is sound quality.
J
Re: Re: Chalk up one more for NY vs Artists: De La Vega
I would find it pretty disturbing if he was sentenced to 90 days in
prison.
Do you think that he is being treated differently because he is an
artist?
J
On Jun 14, 2004, at 9:40 AM, liza sabater wrote:
> Why should he serve 90 days of prison instead of paying a fine?
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> On Monday, Jun 14, 2004, at 08:37 America/New_York, Jason Van Anden
> wrote:
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>> I am always delighted to encounter De La Vega's work by chance. I am
>> not sure that my aesthetic experience is justified when he delivers
>> this by altering someone else's property without their permission.
>> Is it the law that is the problem? Is this a Freedom of Expression
>> issue? Should we ammend the constitution to include Freedom of
>> Graffitti?
>>
>> Why is an artist not also a criminal when he is caught breaking the
>> law in the process of making art? How should the system distinguish
>> a criminal act from an artistic one? I am not trying to be
>> provocative here, I am genuinely interested in what the community
>> thinks.
>>
>> J
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prison.
Do you think that he is being treated differently because he is an
artist?
J
On Jun 14, 2004, at 9:40 AM, liza sabater wrote:
> Why should he serve 90 days of prison instead of paying a fine?
>
>
>
> On Monday, Jun 14, 2004, at 08:37 America/New_York, Jason Van Anden
> wrote:
>
>> I am always delighted to encounter De La Vega's work by chance. I am
>> not sure that my aesthetic experience is justified when he delivers
>> this by altering someone else's property without their permission.
>> Is it the law that is the problem? Is this a Freedom of Expression
>> issue? Should we ammend the constitution to include Freedom of
>> Graffitti?
>>
>> Why is an artist not also a criminal when he is caught breaking the
>> law in the process of making art? How should the system distinguish
>> a criminal act from an artistic one? I am not trying to be
>> provocative here, I am genuinely interested in what the community
>> thinks.
>>
>> J
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