Abelardo Morell

hey Teach, last blog probably ever (atleast for you?)

I skipped Hiroshi because I already wrote a blog for him. In all honesty this blog may not have much to do with Abelardo.
So. Book is done. Im not happy, and I went back and read my old blogs. I'm still unsure that my work is true, but I still agree that id rather fuck up 100 times trying something than make a perfect piece of work. I know that I didn't make a good one here, and Im a bit sad about that. I think that I did indeed stretch myself too thin. I snapped a bit this semester, and my work took a hit, not just in art. 

I wonder if I can find what I had in digital photo 1 again. That fire veins work is so good. I don't want to make it again, but I definitely think there's a piece of me deep inside that has something interesting to say. I think I may try to find it again, and if I can I hope its just as beautiful.

I was honestly mad that I couldnt work harder on the book. Theres so much I wanted to do and so little time. I plan to go on a trip in Europe, with a camera, some accessories, a shitty light, and my macbook. Maybe I can make something out of it all. 

The world sucks. I hate it a lot and I don't really know how to reconcile that, and I think that at the soul of it thats what fire veins was. The desires and conflictions of living in a world that you hate but being a wheel that turns it. A passion and obsession for art that eats you alive, hiding deep inside. Denying it, looking away, choosing stability over happiness.

Im at a point where I think I might be ready to give up stability. But I'm not sure. 

I'll let my senior year guide me, let art take my hand, and Ill trust where I end up.

Thanks again for teaching me Andreas, but lets get into the artist. 


Hey teach, whos that weird guy up there rambling on... anyways, to the BLOG!

Holy. Mr Aby has got some gorgeous work, I just took a quick gander and its really got something to it. Flowers for Lisa, Pictures on the ground, and Picturing the south immediately blew me away. His work seems to be painted. I like it. Theres not much more to say honestly. I like it because like me, it feels like experimenting. He tries something again again again again again. Is it bad? One more! He doesn't give into the feeling of despair or failure if something isn't immediately perfect. I like it. His works ask you to not to find meaning, but to enjoy whats been made. I like it. Work that simply is sometimes is enough. I think a balance of meaning, and eye candy is good.

Tent camera huh? A work of real genius. I didn't even notice the illusion till I looked closer.

I hope one day I can find the backbone to really try for something like him. He's doing a lot to make something he's proud of. Thats something I really respect.






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