This exhibit is extremely cool to me. When I first saw this art, it definitely stuck out to me as something that was different and something that I would put in my house. However, what makes me love this art is what the artist, Timothy Berg, says inspired him and what these disappearing ice cream treats really allude to about our culture. This meaning is what makes this art stand out to me and it is something I would have never thought about until reading the inspiration for these pieces.
Tasty Treats
Things disappear. Sometimes things disappear as the result of an accident. Sometimes neglect causes things to disappear. Sometimes things are intentionally made to disappear.
One's understanding of disappearance is the result of a specific perspective. In reality, most things do not disappear they simply transform. When they are transformed beyond recognition they are said to have disappeared.
My recent work revolves around notions of cultural consumption. I intend to create a tension between what is fun and what is grave in order to pose fundamental questions about the consequences of overconsuming. I employ humor and metaphor to simultaneously disarm the viewer and challenge them to evaluate the larger implications of our culture's habit of making things disappear.
"It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." --Yogi Berra--
I hate times in my life when everything is getting uncertain and I am not sure what the next hour, next day, next month or next year is going to bring me. The more I try to figure it out, more out of control I feel. I am starting to enter a time of great excitement, great confusion and hopefully not to many troubles. I am trying to do my best to enjoy it all and hope the future holds something great for me.
I have never been the one to pull an all-nighter and I have never really believed in them. Recently, I have become more and more frequent. Then I asked myself, "Am I the reason for this?" I came to the conclusion that sometimes it is just necessary only when you have began something already. Starting something the night before and pulling an all-nighter is stupid. But I have found that they can be pretty productive when having started a project and you want to end with a strong finish. So, discovering this I have figured out there is an 'art' to pulling an all-nighter. They need to be planned for. I googled all nighters and found that there is an array of how to steps to puling an all-nighter and studies on the success of all nighters. The rate of success if very low. Anyways, I found interest in it because I simply want to get better at it. Ithink it is an added tool or competitive edge for the work world. Besides, the only all-nighters I have pulled in my life is trying to beat Super Mario Bros. 3 when I was little or at the club.
Last weekend, I went to the Richmond Folk Festival and had quite an experience. It was my first time going to the Festival and I definitely enjoyed it. I did not know what to expect or what it would be like, but when I got there I was more than impressed. A wide array of people were there, which is something I did not expect. I saw a good amount of performances, but my favorite was the Irish music by this group Laiden. They must have been pretty popular cause the stage area was packed when they were on stage. People were dancing and they had the Irish dancing, which was cool. It reminded me of an dancing lesson, I took when I went to Ireland awhile back, I definitely was not good at it. The Folk Festival is something I would definitely go to again, though I did not stay as long as I would have liked, it opened my eyes to some new experiences and views of the world.
1.the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration: 2. to think or speculate curiously: 3. to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel: 4. to doubt:
This exhibit is extremely cool to me. When I first saw this art, it definitely stuck out to me as something that was different and something that I would put in my house. However, what makes me love this art is what the artist, Timothy Berg, says inspired him and what these disappearing ice cream treats really allude to about our culture. This meaning is what makes this art stand out to me and it is something I would have never thought about until reading the inspiration for these pieces. 
