MEDIA ROOTS – Standing for “truth, justice, and the American way” just took a giant leap into the twenty-first century with Clark Kent leaving the Daily Planet newspaper. In next week’s issue, to be released by DC Comics, Clark is expected to stand up in front of staff and mourn how mainstream “journalism has given way to entertainment,” according to the comic’s … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – In Egypt, street art is quickly painted over and removed from public view. To combat this, photographers have recently teamed up with artists to compile collections for print publication. Since the resignation of President Mubarak last year, artists’ dissent appears to have grown even more angry and primarily focuses frustrations toward newly elected President Morsi. “You are … Read More
where is your disbelief?suppose you were to know,all those lies you’ve been told.then maybe this shock,this latest disaster,might breakyourdisbelief. i came across an editorial photo capturing a woman, hand to cheek, eyes venetian, at the scene of some unfortunate event. she was unable to believe that the horror before her was real. but her eyes partially covered ensured … Read More
MEDIA ROOTS – Coming from the Northwest, I was exposed to Native American totem poles early in childhood. I always loved the caricatures of beasts, man and gods; bold cuts into monolithic tree trunks with colorful paint made these sculptures come alive.My own ‘totem’ pole, “Tree of Life” draws its inspiration from our country’s caretakers before us. I wanted to … Read More
Tasering of the Christ, Pen & Ink, 14″ x 17″, 2010 JA: If Christ were alive today, New World Order minions would be dragging him through the street on their way to another crucifixion- just as they did two thousand years ago. But there is also a grander proverbial meaning here in which the New World Order and it’s legion … Read More
