Joe Kitsch Artist Blog

Alternate Titles

2012-01-17T09:00:00.000-05:00

Tom Diaz, New York Worker, photograph

I like this photograph I saw in a show at the Cambridge Art Association. It is titled New York Worker. In it, I see a man with a knife about to cut open a bag labeled "NUTS". Although I enjoy this picture, I think it could have used a better title. I have two suggestions that could really open this artwork up for new discussions:

1. The Castration

2. The Vasectomy

Advertising

2012-01-16T09:00:00.000-05:00

I should have gone into advertising... I took a Marc Harris ad I found in the Improper Bostonian and made it better. Check it out!

CAA Drop Off

2012-01-14T12:37:00.001-05:00

Drop off for Scratching the Surface at Cambridge Art Association is today. I entered my mixed media piece, Salem Witch Trial. Wish me luck.

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

2012-01-13T09:00:00.000-05:00

I took some pics of work in a show at Gallery Kayafas with the full intention of going back and checking out more in depth... but it's gone! A new show has been put up in its place. I really enjoyed all the work, even the from the fourth artist who's work I was unable to get a shot of because too many people were in the way. Here are the pics...

1st Friday @ Galatea Fine Art

2012-01-08T09:00:00.000-05:00

The Left Sock

2012-01-07T09:00:00.000-05:00

Red Line Accordion Player

2012-01-06T01:56:00.001-05:00

You Fancy

2012-01-05T09:00:00.000-05:00

Ho Ho Hahaha!

2011-12-23T09:00:00.000-05:00

It's Christmas time and the stockings have been hung with care. The neighbors in my building have adorned their doors with wreaths and country inspired wood decorations. So... just for giggles I hung an oven mitt with snowmen on my door.

I wonder what the neighbors think.

Mantra

2011-12-22T09:00:00.000-05:00

Creativity Tests

2011-12-21T09:00:00.000-05:00

www.creax.com/csa
http://www.indiana.edu/~bobweb/Handout/cretv_6.html
http://www.wherecreativitygoestoschool.com/vancouver/left_right/rb_test.htm
http://enchantedmind.com/html/creativity/iq_tests/creativity_test.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/galleries/2010/07/10/creativity-test.html

Hip Hop Hooray

2011-12-20T13:38:00.000-05:00

Museum of Bad Art

2011-12-19T10:11:00.000-05:00

I went to the Museum of Bad Art located in the basement of the Somerville Theater and this is what I saw...

Xmas Trains

2011-12-18T13:42:00.000-05:00

Very cute holiday display of trains at South Station in Boston.

Couch Potato Self Portrait

2011-12-17T09:00:00.000-05:00

Personality Test

2011-12-16T09:00:00.000-05:00

Here are the results of my personality test according to Sociotype.com

Extroverted Intuition (Ne, )

IEEs are predominantly motivated by their feelings of interest and boredom. They are attracted to novel ideas, unusual or peculiar goings-on in day-to day life, and new experiences. They may have a tendency to frequently engage themselves in novel life "projects," which can and often consist of novel concepts or fields of thought, new activities, and new lifestyles (this list is not all-inclusive). These types of projects often take the form of activities that are uncommon, concepts that are unknown or avocations that have not been done or tried before. Regardless of the nature of their interests, they often have a tendency to try to accumulate as much knowledge about the field as they can, and sometimes to improve the field by finding new ways of conceptually framing its basic principles (needs an example). Eventually, once there is nothing left to discover, or when they simply become bored, they will follow their curiosity and find a new topic of interest.
Many IEEs require a certain degree of freedom from obligation in order to do their work and pursue their sometimes idiosyncratic interests, to the point where they may dramatically eschew conventional lifestyles. Some IEEs may have an irrational dread of working at a desk job or an office where they do not have the opportunity to pursue their whimsical hobbies. However, they often overestimate the torturous ordeal of having to perform specific chores that are not in line with their interests, and many IEEs that are acclimated to the reality of their obligations may not share this trepidation at having to fulfill them.
IEEs are often spontaneous and sometimes quite distractible individuals whose natural energy level leads them to be working on something or doing something most of the time (in contrast to dominant types whose natural state is one of inertia and contemplation). However their work is often periodic in nature rather and tends to be on whatever projects they have involved themselves in at the moment, or whatever they are interested in doing at the moment, rather than a consistent schedule or routine. Many IEEs routinely have spur-of-the-moment ideas or curiosities, and may be inclined to look up random information or do arbitrary things that have occurred to them in lieu of whatever they might have been working on previously.
IEEs, perhaps more than any other type, often have a tendency to seek out multiple perspectives and viewpoints on controversial matters. They are rarely tied down to any particular ideology and often have an implicit sense of faith that others are as intellectually open as they are. IEEs frequently have a innately optimistic disposition (despite how bleak they perceive the facts of any situation to be), and often earnestly believe in the value of a process of thorough, respectful, and politically correct discussion of controversial matters, and often that through a such due process of formal exposition of viewpoints, most reasonable people will come to a consensus as to the essential facts and truth of the debate.
IEEs often tend to mentalize and verbalize matters of personal development, individual qualities, and significant personal experiences, and often develop connections best with others through disucssing matters of personal development that are close at heart to them. They may have a sort of innate tendency to spontaneously try to help others find an appropriate outlet for their particular talents, focusing on the potential positive aspects of their character; they may become engrossed over what people might become rather than what they are currently, and thus have a tendency to be able to see the positive side of everyone.

I Am Lightyear- It Beats

2011-12-15T09:33:00.001-05:00

Lightyear - It Beats from Lightyear on Vimeo.

New Page

2011-12-14T15:32:00.002-05:00

I put a new page on my website that offers Prints-On-Demand. The work is digital art and only available through the web site.

Hobo-sexual

2011-12-13T09:00:00.000-05:00

P: That girl's really into bum stuff.
me: What?
M: She's really into anal sex.
me: Oh. I thought you meant she was really into helping the homeless.
P: (laughing) Yeah, she's into letting homeless guys f*ck her in the @$$.
me: Does that make her a hobo-sexual?

Street Art

2011-12-12T14:33:00.002-05:00

There's a lot of activity along the wall of the train tracks over by the Mass Pike and the Tremont Street overpass. Needed a different camera to pick up some better details.

Eiffel Tower

2011-12-11T09:00:00.000-05:00

As we were setting up for a pic I said, "Let's Eiffel Tower the art!" Stephanie found out what an Eiffel Tower was as the photo was being shot.

Drum Solo!

2011-12-10T09:00:00.000-05:00

How to Eat a Coconut

2011-12-09T20:17:00.001-05:00

Art Imitates Life Imitates Art

2011-12-08T15:04:00.001-05:00

Tim Winn's Bloody Tooth

2011-12-07T15:19:00.001-05:00

This mixed media piece by Tim Winn caught my eye at CAA's show RED. It was on the floor by the woman playing the flute during the reception. It's nice to see something out of the ordinary in a relatively conservative art environment.