class project

Here's my latest project for class. This was done in illustrator. I discussed my motivation for this in an earlier blog, but basically it's just that the american public is starting to have a bit more say in the political world now that blogging and things like youtube offer immediate access to stupid shit that politicians are doing. Political manipulation has moved from the politician to the people.

two steps away...

As of today, we're only two dudes away from having a female president. Nancy Pelosi was chosen Speaker of the House today - the first woman ever to hold the position. That's pretty cool, I'm thinking.. then I realize - If anything were to happen to the president and vice-president? Bam! Female president! That rocks.

Then I got to thinking about how I'd be as president. I'm thinking not so good. I'd suck as the President of the United States. I'd get in a cranky-ass mood or be pissed off about something, and the next thing you know we'd be at war with God knows what country for God knows what. Oh hey wait.. maybe this whole Iraq thing just started cause George was in a bad mood one day. I can see how it could happen. Thing is, now we're kinda stuck there and people are all dying and shit - that part kinda sucks. Plus now he can't really say 'oh, my bad, that was a jacked-up decision' cause then he looks even worse for making all of those people die for NOTHING really, but.. aren't we already doing that anyway? Does ANYONE ever really think that things will improve so dramatically in the middle east that one day we'll be able to say "There see! It was all worth it!"

I don't think so, either.

i understand illustrator better now, but it still sucks

ok, i'm finished with my illustrator project. i don't know if i love it, or hate it, but it's done so i'm not thinking about it anymore. i'm also writing a 'self-critique' for this project (which really doesn't seem to be the appropriate term, because really it's more of an artists' statement than a self-critique, but whatever) that will explain how social change (ie. blogging, youtube, etc) has led to the swing in power of political manipulation from the politicians to the public. that's my story and i'm sticking with it.