Posts tagged “art

australian arts website includes CC

Posted on 19 October 2007

as i reported on the ccau website, australian arts database, artabase added cc licensing to the site. i applaud the intention, to turn “contemporary events listings into a growing database of art history.” where a cc licence has been placed on the image, the type of the licence (including a link to the commons deed) replaces “All Rights Reserved” in the copyright notice. better integration than some sites, but, like cc international community and business development manager, jon phillips pointed out on the cc-community discussion list, i feel that more specific licensing details would be good (ie v 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 etc) and access to more info about the licences (whether by linking to http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/ or replicating the info from that page) at the…

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not quite art 3 part series

Posted on 18 October 2007

see the not quite art page

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the male(-on-male, masculine) gaze :: slava mogutin

Posted on 29 September 2007

red hat (xevi), 2003 i really like the art work of slava mougtin. self-proclaimed “exiled dissident, porno activist, homo terrorist, pinko commie fag,” his exploits saw him become the target of three high publicity criminal cases which ultimately resulted in his forced move to america. his highly sexualised installation and photographic works are a paradox. at once they are challenging to the feminised concept of the gay man present in the social psyche, yet subtle features, expressions, clothing and props continually reinvent and reinvigorate the fem nature of gay boys. his installation and photographic work effortlessly obliterates sex/gender stereotypes, to present new, masculinised and hyper-masculinised portrayals of mid-20s gay men. from pref no 9, 2006 he’s obsession with queer ‘straight guys’ as sex objects…

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