Don Havey

So there’s been a lot of talk about the “Bradley effect”… basically, the notion that white people will become suddenly uncomfortable voting for a black man at the polls. So here I am, 3am, making sure that the people in my building get any Bradley-like tendencies out of the way before leaving home.

So if you want to leave the building in the morning (from any of the six floors), you’re politely required to press the Obama button. And of course, on the ground floor, the names are flipped. If you want to take the elevator upstairs at the end of the day, you again have to vote for Barack. Get acquainted with that button now, press it again at the polls.

Let’s hope it helps all those trigger-shy moderates in my building…

Vote everyone! See you on the flip side! (of American history!)

So the Art All Around competition is due tonight. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, the premise is this: Create a plan to paint a large number of oil tanks located on the waterfront in (our fair city) Portland, ME. Some of the tanks will only have their tops painted, some will have their sides and their tops painted. The site is visible by land, sea, and air… but really only from a moving vehicle. The tanks are located adjacent to a major highway, and owned by the Sprague Energy Corporation; it is not public land.

Angel and I are submitting two proposals (since the depth of the proposals is very limited by the competition guidelines). Here they are:

** UPDATE: Chris sent me his excellent entry with permission to post it. Check it out below. **

Circles

The enormous silhouettes of local citizens walk in tireless circles around the tanks, while others bask in the sunshine on the tops.

Distortion

A texture of fluid lines challenges the shape of the cylinders, complementing the fact that they are experienced primarily while the viewer is in motion. Algorithmically generated via Processing.

Complements of Chris Nannig

Chris did this study in super-warped color adjacencies. I think it’s great.

Enjoy. Let me know what you think…