Category Archives: But Is It Art

Herb Ritts and the Cult of the Celebrity Photographer

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Dina

Man, the 80s and 90s were a heady time for fashion. All you had to do was either be a model or someone who took pictures of models (or rock stars, movie stars, athletes…) and you became so famous that people started equating your work taking pretty pictures of pretty people being pretty with fine art. At least in Los Angeles in 2012. Continue reading →

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Weed Graffiti @ Beautiful Decay

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Dina

Beautiful/Decay Artist & Design. Finding the beauty in things others may find nuisances.  

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My Week in Gifs

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Dina

Going a little abstract this week, with a guest appearance by Speaker Boehner and House Majority Leader Cantor…. Continue reading →

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My Week in Gifs

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Dina

Dear hipsters: Stick with Rimbaud or Whitman. Because you’ll never be as cool as Richard Edson was for this brief, shining, hipster moment in 1984. Continue reading →

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My Week in Gifs

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Dina

It was a sort of Brady week with the passing of Sherwood Schwartz. Luckily Djoker is amusing me with his impression of Nadal. Continue reading →

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My Week In Gifs

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Dina

Thanks to the brilliant Rich Juzwiak atfour/four I’ve become obsessed with gif walls. They’re like a portal somewhere. Or LSD for people who don’t like drugs. Anyway, I thought I’d try an experiment where I post my week in gifs. Just gifs I created (poorly, I won’t pretend to have any skills) from Sunday to Sunday to see where my id goes and what themes might have arisen.
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But Is It Art? Ballona Creek Bike Path

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Dina

Slide show of the Ballona Creek Bike Path that runs from Culver City to the end of the South Jetty Pier in Playa del Rey, California. Continue reading →

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