tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post3508493430063806044..comments2024-01-31T08:17:36.539-05:00Comments on 5chw4r7z: Straight Edge5chw4r7zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-564373992142682832013-02-07T20:33:37.513-05:002013-02-07T20:33:37.513-05:00My friend's younger brother was apart of strai...My friend's younger brother was apart of straight edge in high school and apparently they were also supposed to abstain from sex but that rule wasn't as strict if you had "like a long time girlfriend or something"..doesn't seem hardcore when you can break rules whenever. My impression of it was that it's just a clique like any other that had to have some sort of elitist chip on their shoulder to separate themselves from the rest...on the other hand it did keep him out of trouble that I think he would have otherwise been in so live and let live I suppose.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360099096213865412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-35970416582481469302013-02-07T20:25:00.275-05:002013-02-07T20:25:00.275-05:00I'd like to know what "but, it IS Dayton&...I'd like to know what "but, it IS Dayton" means. And I'm not saying that super defensively even though, full disclosure, I'm from Dayton and live here now. Just curious what sort of reputation Dayton has from Cincinnati folks.Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03360099096213865412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-11640989736142397992013-02-06T16:28:17.040-05:002013-02-06T16:28:17.040-05:00I'm told there's a vibrant, (and angry), s...I'm told there's a vibrant, (and angry), straightedge scene in Dayton. I don't always believe everything I'm told, but, it IS Dayton.Gassyknollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019954193702034235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-83558220072855733512013-02-05T18:21:04.424-05:002013-02-05T18:21:04.424-05:00Reminds me of the skull and crossbones thing. Char...Reminds me of the skull and crossbones thing. Charlie was cool, he was one of my wife Donna teachers at AAC. Got to talk to him at CAC a few years ago at the Todd Oldham show. His ability to reduce nature to a it's most simplistic lines was fab. His book is possibly the neatest coffee table book ever.<br />http://www.amazon.com/Charley-Harper-Illustrated-Todd-Oldham/dp/1934429821vudutuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140231284137484910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-9081859573989318922013-02-05T14:05:35.474-05:002013-02-05T14:05:35.474-05:00Maybe it was catnip!Maybe it was catnip!5chw4r7zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-22182088522205568492013-02-05T12:58:43.286-05:002013-02-05T12:58:43.286-05:00Another logo to add to the list: Cincinnati's ...Another logo to add to the list: Cincinnati's own <a href="http://brushmanufactory.com/home/#/brighton-exchange/" rel="nofollow">Brighton Exchange</a>.<br /><br />I can't think of a peacock print [I used to remember all the Harpers really well!], but I'm thinking it's <a href="http://charleyharper.com/flamboyant-feathers-signed-numbered.html" rel="nofollow">Flamboyant Feathers</a>, <a href="http://charleyharper.com/catnip-signed-numbered.html" rel="nofollow">Catnip</a>, or <a href="http://charleyharper.com/provocative-plumage.html" rel="nofollow">Provocative Plumage</a>. Yes, we're definitely inspired by the geometric patterns in his work.VisuaLingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940655509018040523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-26361658634868780242013-02-05T12:07:29.992-05:002013-02-05T12:07:29.992-05:00I think it might have been a peacock with a repeat...I think it might have been a peacock with a repeating geometric pattern of feathers. It reminded me of the streetflakes you did for the CAC.<br />I imagine you have to be aware of whats going on and at the same time have a laser like focus on what you do.<br />5chw4r7zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-22075078645432324032013-02-05T11:32:21.090-05:002013-02-05T11:32:21.090-05:00Which Harper was it?
You know, I try to stay on t...Which Harper was it?<br /><br />You know, I try to stay on top of various trends and such, because I feel obligated to know what's going on, but there's just too much out there and things blow up and vanish more and more quickly. Keeping up with that stuff can be paralyzing -- there's truly nothing new under the sun.VisuaLingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940655509018040523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-45667555769985165132013-02-05T10:19:14.778-05:002013-02-05T10:19:14.778-05:00I went to many straightedge shows in DC in the lat...I went to many straightedge shows in DC in the late 80's/early 90's. Also some in high school (Minor Threat etc.). They often were a bit preachy at times.CaseyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120031197005890304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-59497308700615763662013-02-05T09:59:02.004-05:002013-02-05T09:59:02.004-05:00Fascinating story and I know you are way more awar...Fascinating story and I know you are way more aware of these trends as a designer than I am. I've heard the concept of what this article is detailing called long tail, as in the long tail of a graph. The internet has made it possible for these impossibly tiny niches to become mainstream. <br /><br />On a side note, I wish I had bookmarked or saved this one piece of Charlie Harper artwork I came across online. I saw it and a bomb went off in my head, mushroom cloud and everything. I know you talk about it all the time but it was like finding Ida, and I thought OMG Harper -> Visualual -> OTR I could actually see all three things in one composition.<br />OK, like I said you talk about it, it was just the first time I really saw it.5chw4r7zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635910297238841220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5174432287932211168.post-54035095812515167402013-02-05T08:45:32.270-05:002013-02-05T08:45:32.270-05:00It's a pretty funny/ridiculous appropriation. ...It's a pretty funny/ridiculous appropriation. BTW, this exhibit review doesn't mention straightedge specifically, but it's a fascinating look back at the year 1993, and a lot of the trends from back then are back, even while some of the attitudes that were just emerging then have been completely subsumed by pop culture: <a href="http://nymag.com/arts/art/features/1993-new-museum-exhibit/index1.html" rel="nofollow">http://nymag.com/arts/art/features/1993-new-museum-exhibit/index1.html</a>.VisuaLingualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940655509018040523noreply@blogger.com