http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog media arts :: design :: education Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:18:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am a believer in artist statements.  How can we accept urinals as artwork unless the artist is able to talk about their intentions and context? For a book that I am self-publishing, I finally got around to writing an extended artist statement - referenced and all! It's to the left, under ... http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2010/03/artist-statement-revamped/ Klaus Fruchtnis and I are again collaborating on this year's thing-a-day.  We have started a picture within a picture series, and in our latest experiments we are leaving the photographs in situ with an address that may lead someone to this site. If you found one of our photos (see all ... http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2010/02/wanted-this-photograph/ In case you weren't able to attend, here is the video of my presentation at last year's Ignite NYC VI evening: http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2010/02/talk-ignite-nyc-vi-yahoo-open-hack-day/ In an interest to have a more focused audience for my work, I will be moving all my time-based media works from YouTube to Vimeo. Here's the first and most recent slow moving video. Trianon (Cabelo) 2009 from Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo on Vimeo. http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2009/12/first-one-up-on-vimeo/ In case you missed the actual presentation! dorkbot-nyc, 02 December 2009 -- Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo: The Moments Between Still & Moving from Dorkbot on Vimeo. http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2009/12/presentation-at-dorkbot-nyc/ I'm speaking at Dorkbot NYC tonight, so swing by if you get a chance! Below are the details and the lineup. Dorkbot Meeting Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009 7pm Location One in SoHo - 26 Greene St. Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo: The Moments Between Still & Moving Photography is traditionally considered a medium that pauses time. In ... http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2009/12/speaking-at-dorkbot-nyc-tonight/ Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer var so = new SWFObject("http://www.db798.com/pictobrowser.swf", "PictoBrowser", "500", "500", "8", "#EEEEEE"); so.addVariable("source", "sets"); so.addVariable("names", "Exhibition: SHOT at Giacobetti Paul Gallery"); so.addVariable("userName", "cynthialawson"); so.addVariable("userId", "64165343@N00"); so.addVariable("ids", "72157622764705188"); so.addVariable("titles", "on"); so.addVariable("displayNotes", "on"); so.addVariable("thumbAutoHide", "off"); so.addVariable("imageSize", "medium"); so.addVariable("vAlign", "mid"); so.addVariable("vertOffset", "0"); so.addVariable("colorHexVar", "EEEEEE"); so.addVariable("initialScale", "off"); so.addVariable("bgAlpha", "90"); so.write("PictoBrowser091108215009"); http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2009/11/installation-photos-from-shot-at-giacobetti-paul-gallery/ I am delighted to participate in the inaugural exhibition, "Shot", at the new Dumbo-based Giacobetti Paul Gallery. Giacobetti Paul Gallery 111 Front St. Suite 220 Brooklyn, New York 11201 917.548.8107 info@giacobettipaulgallery.com SHOT A group exhibition with Jimmy Fountain, Mylène Giacobetti, Simon Kahn, JiYe Kim, Cynthia Lawson Jaramillo, Christy Powers November 5 - November 29, 2009 Artists' Reception Thursday, November 5, ... http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2009/10/exhibition-shot-at-giacobetti-paul/ I am thrilled to be attending the Impacto Social del Diseño (Design's Social Impact) conference in Mexico City this week.  I'll be giving a presentation about a recent paper I wrote that focuses on a redefinition of design as experienced in the work we have been doing in Guatemala. There's a ... http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2009/10/conference-impacto-social-del-diseno/ My work "28 Days" is part of a Colombian video art exhibition currently up in the Espacio Fundación Telefónica in Buenos Aires.  Let me know if you are able to see the show since unfortunately I won't be able to travel! Mi obra "28 Days" es parte de una exposición de ... http://www.cynthialawson.com/blog/2009/10/exhibition-28-days-in-buenos-aires/