"Born In The Rain"

"The Hipster Republic" vs. "The Hipster Revolution" (Posters)

The Stoop - March 2, post 4

The Stoop - March 2, post 4

"Red Bull" Post-it with note, Peabody Hall, Basement Art studio
"Nobody ever wishes they'd slept more during college. Love, Red Bull"

Apparently these used to be hung up randomly all over Peabody Hall last semester. LOOK WHO FOUND ONE IN THE STUDIO! :D

The Stoop - March 2, post 3

The Stoop - March 2, post 3

Defaced Election Letter, Tree outside of Peabody Hall

Thank you Peabody Hall, for this little piece of entertainment in the morning after a long night of homework and projects.

The Stoop - March 2, post 2

The Stoop - March 2, post 2

"Red Bull" Can, Peabody Hall, Back staircase

It's amazing (alarming) how the amount of Red Bull cans found around the dorm after the weekend correlates to how 'out-of-control' the residents are on any given weekend.

The Stoop - March 2, post 1

The Stoop - March 2, post 1

Hair from the anonymous brush, Peabody Hall, Room 306L

Perfection.

Typographic Eyes

Zooey Deschanel has the most brilliant eyes and bone structure. I didn't get very far on this in class, but I believe that this was a great start!

Cyberspace

Google, now an online art gallery?

As recently noted by the NY Times, Google began on a project called The Google Art Project. This project is a way for the public web to experience galleries and select pieces through the comfort of their own homes. In my opinion, as great as this project may be, I do not believe that the reality of the grandeur and existence of many of the pieces may be experienced through a mere computer screen. It is somewhat like a textbook---as much as one may learn about a piece, one must encounter a piece, one on one, to truly experience a piece of art.

A personal experience that backs up my belief is my own firsthand encounters with Marcel Duchamp's piece, Nude Descending A Staircase. For years, I learned about the use of color, shape, space, etc. of Duchamp's piece, and it was not until I saw this piece in person at the Philadelphia Museum of Art that I could truly come into contact with a piece so influential in the art world and my own portfolio. To date, every time that I see this piece, my eyes automatically tear up (yes, I know that this is weird and sounds common to Stendhal syndrome, a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, fainting, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art or immense beauty in the natural world). Because of examples such as this and multiple other reasons, I do not believe that this 'online gallery' is a completely perfect way to experience the art the way that they were originally meant to be perceived.

The Stoop - February 7, post 3

The Stoop - February 7, post 3

"Nantucket Nectars" Bottle Cap (Top view), Peabody Hall, Architecture Drawing Studio

"Nantucket Nectars" Bottle Cap (Inside view), Peabody Hall, Architecture Drawing Studio
Nantucket Nectar fact: "In 1963, it cost $20 to fly from Nantucket to New York."

The Stoop - February 7, post 2

The Stoop - February 7, post 2

White Rose wilting, Peabody Hall, 2nd floor hallway 

The Stoop - February 7, post 1

The Stoop - February 7, post 1

Snow with orange food coloring, Sidewalk, outside of Peabody Hall

Remember that time that Temple got a huge snow storm, but the administration refused to cancel classes? That was the day that numerous Tyler students decided to dye the snow outside of Peabody Hall.

The Stoop - February 6

The Stoop - February 6

Temple University Hospital visitors badge, Peabody Hall, first floor

Apparently I wasn't the only one from Peabody at Temple U. Hospital on monday!

The Stoop - January 30

The Stoop - January 30

Marlboro Blend No. 27, Peabody Hall, Room 306L

What is the significance of this, you may be wondering? This was the last box of cigarettes that a friend of mine bought before he finally decided to quit. (We'll see how that goes...)

The Stoop - January 27

The Stoop - January 27

Banana Peel, Stoop, frozen and left for 2 days

Basketball Ticket, Peabody Hall, 1st floor hallway

The Stoop - January 24

The Stoop - January 24

Button, Peabody Hall, Back staircase

Necklace, Peabody Hall, Architecture drawing room

New experiences

Got my first tattoo on friday :D

The Stoop - January 23

The Stoop - January 23

For my Minutiae project, I am creating a collection of entitled The Stoop. "The stoop" is an area prominently positioned outside of Peabody Hall at Temple University, where many students either spend their time and/or pass on their way home from class and/or J&H Dining Hall. "The Stoop" is constantly covered with trash, cigarette butts, and objects that were at some point left by a passerby. I will scan and blog many of these objects that I found in and around Peabody Hall and "the stoop", some intriguing, that I find throughout the semester.

Cigarette lit on the wrong end, "The Stoop", Outside of Peabody Hall

Note to self: Artists to check out according to Prof. Barkley

• Nicolas Provost---videos
• Tara Auerbach
• Cory Arcangle---takes Nintendo games and reworks them
• Anthony Gormley
• Nick Hornby
• Laurie Anderson
• Torsten Solin
• Olaf Breuning
• Erwin Olaf
• Trevor Paglen---COMING TO TYLER
• Eduardo Kac---(...and the glowing rabbit)
• Ryan Trechartin---videos
• Jennifer Steinkamp---video/wall projections
• Gregory Crewdson-Sci-fi photo

A little music, anyone?

	Passion Pit - Little Secrets
	Found at Little Secrets on KOhit.net

the first blog on a non-Tumblr...

My name is Bridget Reed, and I am currently a freshman Graphic Design major at Tyler School of Art @ Temple University (even though I may eventually end up a ceramics major within the next 4 years). I enjoy painting and photography, and it is very rare that I do not have my camera with me. I love autumn and the way that the blue skies look against the orange and red leaves. I attend concerts as much as possible, and like the weird "hipster" music that people tend to dislike. I believe that the arts is one of the main things that makes me completely happy, one of the core reasons that I chose Tyler School of Art.
Question Time!

1. Q: What is your computer experience? A: I have taken numerous Computer Graphics and computer courses, and I feel very comfortable on the computer.
2. Q: How do you feel about technology in the arts? A: I feel as though technology should be integrated into the arts, as I use it often.
3. Q: What is your favorite movie? A: It is a tie between "500 Days of Summer" and Dirty Dancing.
4. Q: What is your favorite book? A: ANY books from the Harry Potter Series.

How are my feeling towards this semester, you may be wondering?

FREAKING OUT AND OVERWHELMED!!!