iPhone Art

While enjoying some social networks last night I noticed how much the iPhone is in the media these days. Yes it most likely because the iPhone 5 is coming out just at the end of this week.

and with new iPhones come the launches

With this comes the backlash of the anti-Apple people which I find comedic. My favorite comic so far has been this...

What is art?

In my art history class, our class is discussing this idea of "what is art?"

Is this art?

What about this?

Does art need to have visual appeal? 

Because I think this doll is rather scary but someone considers it art. 

What about forgeries? (Matt Bomer anyone...??)

I believe this is a never ending cycle of questions.  So - what is your answer to "What is art?"

The Daily Beacon

Earlier this week I had the great opportunity to have a a full front page photo for  The Daily Beacon!

September 4, 2012

We went through all the images between myself and the other photographer, Matthew DeMaria, after the season opener against NC State for the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, GA, and between designers and our sports editor, this was the final image we chose, and it happened to be mine!

It seemed like everyone loved this page, even had some Twitter love 

Restoration

It's interesting to hear about the process of restoring artwork, until one lady decides to take it in her own hands and does not realize what she is doing.

A 80-year-old women decided to restore "Ecce Homo" by Elias Garcia Martinez and this is what is the result. Many people have taken the new painting by storm creating almost a pop culture aspect of it.

The Kiss

The Scream

Lauren Purje – www.laurenpurje.net

So what do you think about this? Has restorations become a new form of art? Will this create a new world of outrageous restorations? Hoping that they do not restore the originals of course.