http://www.wunnan.com/ Art, writing, code, and links to videos of baby animals from Ním Wunnan CRATES beta http://www.wunnan.com/superman/Paintings from an ongoing series begun in November, 2008.Wed, 08 Apr 09 00:40:08 -0400superman/http://www.wunnan.com/degree_show/Paintings exhibited for my degree show at the Glasgow School of Art in June, 2008, as well as some which were submitted but not shown.Wed, 08 Apr 09 00:45:19 -0400degree_show/http://www.wunnan.com/booty2000/I lived in New Orleans for about six months when I was 19. I was much more willing to stick my camera in others' faces then. These were taken in the elevator/library of Nove Miasto, a legendary punk co-op, during their licentious Valentines Day party, Booty 2000.Wed, 08 Apr 09 00:55:04 -0400booty2000/http://www.wunnan.com/degree_show/Paintings exhibited for my degree show at the Glasgow School of Art in June, 2008, as well as some which were submitted but not shown.Wed, 08 Apr 09 00:55:33 -0400degree_show/http://www.wunnan.com/ben_lomond/This turned out to be the last good hike of my time in Scotland. Perfect weather on the way up, unbelievable wind at the top, rain for two hours on the way down, and whisky by a coal fire on the ride home. Most photos by Tobias Wooton.Thu, 09 Apr 09 03:40:07 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/ben_lomond/http://www.wunnan.com/shirts/A few childish and inappropriate t-shirt designs I created when I really should have been doing other things. Not for kids.Thu, 09 Apr 09 14:26:34 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/shirts/http://www.wunnan.com/metaphysics/Images from my series "The Reliable Metaphysics of Everyday Life". Sculptures using objects found in parts of Glasgow, Scotland, that were unpleasant to visit at night. Some of these pieces were featured in Glasgow International 2008 with work by Ani Baronian.Sat, 11 Apr 09 05:11:31 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/metaphysics/http://www.wunnan.com/yp/Flash site I made to promote my book, Young People Living in Rented Rooms. W3c still listed the average browser size as 800 x 600, so I erred on the small side. All original content.Wed, 15 Apr 09 02:56:31 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/yp/http://www.wunnan.com/superman/Paintings from an ongoing series begun in November, 2008.Wed, 15 Apr 09 03:40:10 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/superman/http://www.wunnan.com/chickenshovel/The great danger threatening… art seems to me to be two-fold. First, instead of being a language, it may become a pseudo-language, a caricature of language, a sham, a kind of childish game on the theme of language, which does not succeed in achieving signification. -- Claude Levi-Strauss This was my dissertation, submitted as part of my degree at Glasgow School of Art. It received distinction and a first-class mark. Synopsis: In this dissertation I will present a critical analysis of the use of language in state-accredited art schools. Through the development of two case studies – that of the School of Fine Art at Glasgow School of Art and of the private, non-accredited Autumn River Tai Chi school – I will examine the relationship between the stated aims of each school and their obligations to account for their value to other parties. Taking a quasi-economic approach, I will attempt to develop a transactional model to represent the conditions of these obligations and claims. Building on the work of James Elkins and Howard Singerman, I will use the contrast between the two case studies to develop pertinent criticism of the role of language in art schools and departments, its relationship to fine art practice, and the politics of its influence.Sun, 19 Apr 09 01:10:50 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/chickenshovel/http://www.wunnan.com/nancy/I can't really tell you what drove me to write a Nancy Drew story, or, rather, a story about Nancy Drew stories. It felt necessary, and I enjoyed it. I don't know why more authors don't use Nancy Drew. I don't know why I write anything without Nancy Drew in it anymore.Wed, 22 Apr 09 05:00:47 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/nancy/http://www.wunnan.com/jan/Jan, or Jon, Mieczkowski, was my great-grandfather. He came to Detroit from Poland, and was an active member of the Polish immigrant community. He was a painter, a sculptor, and an early fine-art photographer. He sang in a men's choir, and was a member of the Polish Falcons when they assisted Paderewski in defecting from Poland in protest.Wed, 22 Apr 09 05:20:58 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/jan/http://www.wunnan.com/gsa08/A Joomla-based site I made for the graduating class of the painting department at the Glasgow School of Art in 2008. A framework for 50+ users was needed on short notice that would allow each user to administer their own account. I designed the logo and the site to coordinate with the print catalogue, and created a simple lightbox-enabled article template compatible with Joomla. Unfortunately, the catalogue committee's email system failed to send out proper notifications about the site once I had completed it, so many students graduated before learning that the site was live. However, it continues to serve those who did take advantage of it.Fri, 24 Apr 09 03:27:22 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/gsa08/http://www.wunnan.com/type_samplerA sampling of typography from print and online projects. I created all of these before I discovered Pokemon fonts. Rest assured, if you employ me to create any type-based solutions, they will be Pokemon-based solutions from here on out.Thu, 30 Apr 09 04:12:38 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/type_samplerhttp://www.wunnan.com/type_sampler/A sampling of typography from print and online projects. I created all of these before I discovered Pokemon fonts. Rest assured, if you employ me to create any type-based solutions, they will be Pokemon-based solutions from here on out.Thu, 30 Apr 09 04:13:53 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/type_sampler/http://www.wunnan.com/pascaline/In 2002 I bound a Fujitsu Stylistic tablet PC in traditional bookbinding materials together with a matching keyboard and case. Named after Blaise Pascal's early computing machine, I used Pascaline as my primary computer for a couple years, writing most of a novel on her. I quickly learned that people were much more willing to look at something on a computer if you could hand it to them and if it felt like a book.Thu, 30 Apr 09 05:00:53 -0400http://www.wunnan.com/pascaline/