I've just discovered an artist who essentially has the same idea as my thesis. I'm a little angry about it, but also pleased because I'm taking my reactions to her paintings into consideration and imagining what I would do differently. I really love her paintings, but I also think some of them don't work in certain aspects. ttp://www.nyartsmagazine.com/may-june-2007/leah-tinari-could-definitely-run-for-the-presidency-whitney-may

Work of Art, a show on Bravo is back this month. I watched it last season and it was interesting but also seems like a bit of a sell out for these artists. But its fun to imagine what I would do for the projects that they are assigned. I'll be watching this season even though the contestants seem like the average nyc hipster. http://www.bravotv.com/work-of-art/season-2/videos/work-of-art-season-2-sneak-peek

Dr. Lakra, mexican tatoo artist, knows how to use line like a champion. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/03/27/arts/design/03272011_LAKRA_Slide-10.html

One of my favorite artists Eric Fischl founded the organization, America Now and Here. It's sort of a traveling art festival with participants from every artistic genre. I think its awesome and I signed up to be apart of it, hopefully they can come to a city near Rutgers! Even though we live in a era of constant communication due to facebook, twitter and other social media sites, I feel they have made us more cut off from each other than ever. This mobile upload culture has forced us to communicate less in person than on the computer. An event like America Now and Here brings people together to talk about our culture, spread ideas and become more active members of our society! Check it out: http://americanowandhere.org/