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New Project

Ben — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:03:46 +0000

I’m starting a new project, one that I like to call a “social engine”. It basically combines much of what I know about human psychology and sociology in a way that I haven’t seen fully expressed before. Some of the reasons for this is to further differentiate myself from the crowd and in essence move [...]

How to be a Vegetarian Badass

Ben — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:20:27 +0000

To many, the ideas of badass and vegetarian aren’t necessarily stored in the same file, or file cabinet for that matter. A few years ago, I would have been one to agree. My idea of a badass was someone who not only defined the term cool, but also couldn’t care less about their image. I [...]

Physical Foundations

Ben — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:18:55 +0000

When building a structure, the first step is to begin with a solid foundation. This might be of concrete, mathematical relationships, or pretty much anything else that provides a firm base on which to develop more elaborate forms and structures. Without a solid foundation, things [...]

The Ben Story

Ben — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:17:39 +0000

I warn you, the things within here are quite personal to me. Stop here if fear is motivator and you don’t want to know a bit of my past and what makes me tick. For everyone else that wants to explore and accept/reject me for who I am eccentricities, failures, and all, or if you are [...]

Wasting Time on the Internet

Ben — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:15:54 +0000

It happens, a lot. So much so that a blogger could write an obtuse post on the subject while still being considered fairly accurate. You may have even stumbled across this little site because of time spent aimlessly on the internet. Whenever you spend time without [...]

Reflections of Life and Career Twists

Ben — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:52:40 +0000

I have had a fairly educational journey thus far out of the college experience. Currently to supplement my income I have begun making concrete sculptures to sell on Ebay. I think its kind of funny whenever selling artwork during a recession becomes your fall back plan. My original plan was to make a [...]

Artwork and Whatnot

Ben — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:13:55 +0000

It looks like I might have a show during the month of December, so I will be preparing for that. In return, I will be writing for much less each day. Probably only 1-2 hours per day so I can continue to hone my craft. On the other side, this will give me an opportunity [...]

10 Reasons to be an Idiot

Ben — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:39:31 +0000

To me, the term idiot is very flexible and not necessarily a negative or derogatory term. It all depends on one’s perspective and could therefore be viewed as a neutral, or even positive aspect. All too often we try to peg each other with labels to establish some sort of hierarchy, and the term idiot [...]

How to turn your campus into a work of art

Ben — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:20:44 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE6La6FTCMA http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBenChannel Around a year ago I began work on a potentially new type of artwork largely just to see if I could pull it off. Other reasons included illustrating a point that would be beneficial and enlightening to society in some way. It would take a semester to accomplish and would make commentary about society, school [...]

You can has cheezburger

Ben — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:07:57 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheBenChannel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRZ_BvwVWjc The materials for this piece were fairly simple and common, copy paper and graphite. The design was based off of a geometrical formula which factored in viewpoint height, distance away, and the perceived dimensions of the final product. In other words I made a colored shadow. Nothing too complex. But what does all this mean? The main concept that [...]