fierce is pierce

...eyah

2010-11-10T13:11:00.003-06:00

sometimes i feel my life is a water-balloon. just one

prick and everything will run its course.

sometimes, i lose the big picture.

haha

2010-09-18T13:06:00.002-05:00

jeremy scott is at it again. i thought this collection was funny.

man, why can't life always be this breezy

2010-09-04T14:57:00.001-05:00

photograher: ariel schalit

goodbye summer? please

frenchies

2010-09-02T01:34:00.002-05:00

uffie bein uffie

i like photography

2010-08-31T01:05:00.004-05:00

photographer: Jonathon Burns

here's to a new season, a new you, a new semester, a new old

haha

2010-08-29T00:18:00.003-05:00

my dad sometimes make me laugh

rich dad poor dad

2010-08-20T01:30:00.001-05:00

"a fool and his money is one big party."

jil sanders

2010-07-29T12:47:00.003-05:00

hurray for jil sanders!

amazing how she got miranda kerr of victoria secret so chic

yay

2010-07-26T13:07:00.001-05:00

hurray for appreciation!

...

2010-07-15T01:22:00.003-05:00

you know what? i do not like summer and i do not like winter.

i wonder if there is this magical place where it is spring and fall

all year long?
so far sanfran is the only place that i personally experienced such
a thing... but then again.. i don't know shit.

2010-07-07T21:26:00.002-05:00

hello again.

i was watching godfather i, ii, and iii again.

of all the three i think the iii had the most powerful ending.
although iii wasn't so good overall.
what say you?

pause

2010-06-15T01:09:00.002-05:00

photographer: dylan forsberg

photographer: pascal grob

margaret durow

delicious

2010-06-15T00:51:00.001-05:00

i preorderd this lil' book a while ago. this video is making it difficult to wait for its arrival.

fodder

2010-05-25T01:17:00.001-05:00

it is what it is

banksy is back

2010-05-18T02:40:00.004-05:00

smile

flux

2010-04-30T00:46:00.002-05:00

may is almost here. my classes are coming to a violent end.
this was by far one of my favorite semesters. it's coming
and i don't know what hides behind those dark corners.
i refuse to hesitate.

motherfuckin genius

2010-04-26T11:55:00.004-05:00

david choe is unbe-fucking-lievable. his new exhibition "nothing to declare"

is god-like.

nice music video

2010-04-21T14:14:00.001-05:00

fun and makes you look carefully

intriguing

2010-04-21T00:45:00.003-05:00

this album cover made me laugh
on a serious matter, ten bears, is fun to listen to.
www.myspace.com/tenbearsmusic
check it out. i liked "red shoes"

final logo?

2010-04-14T23:42:00.003-05:00

this lil feler is my commercialized interpretation of all
those other logos i made. i'm happy with this.

ROFL

2010-04-13T11:23:00.000-05:00

so korean...kkekekkekekekeke

commercial art

2010-04-07T00:14:00.002-05:00

jeff koon just recently collaborated with BMW.
...nice

happy easter

2010-04-05T00:09:00.002-05:00

"silence can be valuable,
don't break it.
unless
you can
improve on it."

that i will do my best, my friends.

random thoughts

2010-03-25T01:29:00.002-05:00

i am not a huge fan of the unknown.
i like knowing.

the unknown is a playground for my imagination.
my thoughts will run, scream, jump ceaselessly.

sometimes i'll make an attempt to kill these thoughts
...but they come back. then i'm stuck
not being able to fall asleep.

then i'll try to talk myself to sleep. it doesn't work.
now, i have a condition where i think to myself and
not realize that i mutter it out at the most inappropriate
time and place.

slowly i begin to destroy these unknowns. yes.
reality is the bitter remedy i need.

this great unknown wasn't so great after all.
so much for expectations.
didn't i already establish this ideal to never
have expectations from anyone?

yes

2010-03-17T01:55:00.003-05:00

jonathan darby, a contemporary british artist.

hopefully his business model for exhibit art can benefit me in the future

daft punk

2010-03-09T12:17:00.001-06:00

official trailer of tron 2 came out.

honestly, i think i'm lookin forward to the soundtrack
than the actual movie itself.

interesting person

2010-03-04T13:41:00.003-06:00

carla bruni is a very interesting person. a former italian model who once dated
eric clapton, mick jagger, laurent fabius (former french prime minister), and
etc. she is now married to the president of france. she recently became a naturalized
citizen of france; and she is also relatively famous in france as a music-artist.

musically, she's like the jack johnson of france. haha....she's fun to listen too.

this makes me want to buy rosetta stone for the french language. NOW

consumerism

2010-03-03T01:23:00.002-06:00

erwin olaf, a dutch photographer, is one notable
photographer i take liking to. i like his dark humor.

icons

2010-02-28T01:02:00.004-06:00

i believe this artist understands me. mauro peruccheti is superb

modern art

2010-02-26T01:45:00.003-06:00

dan-ah kim is one my favorite modern artist.
it's like japonisme meets the little prince.

"Brooklyn based artist and designer, dividing time between making art and freelancing in film and television. Graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Communications Design (Art Direction)." - http://www.dkim-art.com/

check her out. u won't be disappointed

logo

2010-02-26T01:38:00.002-06:00

here is relatively finished logo of me

will undergo copyright procedures
once i muster up the balls to say
that it's actually a finished piece.

: ]

nice pics

2010-02-26T01:21:00.003-06:00

ladies and gentlemen, tom hoops.

wow...

2010-02-22T21:07:00.003-06:00

hurray for vitalic.

looking forward to his concert tomorrow. ^_^

other than that. julien pacaud is very interesting.

y-3

2010-02-15T23:13:00.002-06:00

yohji yamamato is one particular designer that really caught my eye

amidst new york's fashion week.
surprisingly, this guy got a law degree before he decided

to dwelve into the world of fashion.

y-3 is a collaborative joint with adidas thrusting sportwear into

fashion relativity.

he's also known for interesting quotes.

"Being a fashion designer or an artist, you have to be angry."

"The real art is making people happy, but also asking questions about society."

sexy

2010-02-11T14:35:00.005-06:00

fierce is leigh lezark.
a jersey girl with spunk. known for being in the

dj group "the Misshapes," and under contract with IMG Models.

here she's wearin a lagerfeld designed chanel jumpsuit. kinda loud,

but very fun

love

2010-02-10T19:58:00.002-06:00

today, i was forced to use Corel Painter 11
and a Wacom pad in class...

it was love.

here's my first sketch using both Corel Painter and
a Wacom pad.

haha

2010-02-10T12:28:00.000-06:00

i thought this was funny.

warhol

2010-02-09T01:08:00.003-06:00

"I'm afraid that if you look at a thing long enough, it loses all of its meaning."

- andy warhol

this guy was quite an interesting man. crazier thing is how he feared God.

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in other news... i am contemplating whether or not i like this logo for my

future career. let me know how u feel.

upside down

2010-02-04T00:29:00.008-06:00

i am thrilled in how i am being challenged creatively this semester.
slowly the pieces are fitting.
still, there are times where i sit alone.
see my world in its state of flux.
oh the places i go.

Photographer: Marja Pirlla

memories

2010-01-31T01:21:00.004-06:00

funny how little things can remind you of a different world.
the red balloon is one of the few things that really spoke to me
as a child in good ol' starkville, mississippi.

it seems that the more powerful forces in life are things
that remind us of our childhood impressions....

cold

2010-01-28T00:44:00.005-06:00

Chicago- Joseph Hoflehner

its cold. i do not appreciate it being this cold.
it frustrates me quite a bit.

however, i thought to myself, the cold does have
me appreciate a simple drive to subway. sometimes
i feel the cold laughs at my thoughts on the prodigious nature
of driving to school.

as though my life's happenings carry such liveliness. oh the
tragedy of the cold freezing away free spirit!
ahahahahaha ... freedom...

overthinking

2010-01-25T00:00:00.002-06:00

Photographer: Alinka Echeverria's Underwater Series

i will endure.

yay

2010-01-19T00:55:00.007-06:00

i am anxious to see how i will continue to grow and evolve.
hope the spring semester will be everything i dream it to be.
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the twelves will be out with a debut album this march.
indeed, i will be looking forward to that.
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recently i've been fascinated with masks

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no really?

2010-01-14T02:04:00.005-06:00

miraculously i came around and decided to dwelve a little

into typography and logo design (which usually is the bread & butter

of a graphic designer)
here's one take-out menu i'm currently working on. (25% done)

some have expressed their displeasure with the "H" in the word hamada.
maybe i'll fix it...maybe not

a new decade

2009-12-31T01:15:00.007-06:00

a new year is upon us.

here are my resolutions for 2010

1. continue to be smoke-free.

2. win art competitions.

3. be fluent in html, xhtml, css, etc.

4. graduate.

5. begin my professional career.

6. honor my family.

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inspiration for the day:

Pedro Vilas

crazy illustrations... love it

reading on christmas day...at work

2009-12-26T00:36:00.012-06:00

"One ought to never listen to the flowers. One should simply look at
them and breathe their fragrance...But i did not know how to take
pleasure in all her grace... I ought to have guessed all the affection
that lay behind her poor little stratagems. Flowers are so inconsistent!
But I was too young to know how to love her..."
-The Little Prince-
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re-reading the little prince was a breath of fresh air. never noticed before how preachy
it is at times...nevertheless... genius writing...genius illustrations.
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so... vitalic is apparently coming to chicago this upcoming february. haha. merry christmas to me.
b.t.w. here's some interesting tektonik moves with boys noize's latest hit

stagnant

2009-12-23T01:52:00.003-06:00

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

-William Ernest Henley
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ok computer

2009-12-16T04:15:00.006-06:00

final critique's on thursday.

here's a glimpse at one of my creations (10% done)

inspiration: salvidor dahli's melting clocks + radiohead

learning a second language

2009-12-09T23:51:00.002-06:00

i understand in the near future, i will have to tailor
ideas for the specific needs of clients, one way or another.
i pray it won't be as bad as my current internship. it can't.

"The culture which [mega-corporations] inflict on us through their
virtual monopoly is designed almost exclusively to appeal to the lowest
common denominator, which in turn, allows them to sell us the largest
amount of stuff." - Bob Gill

i'm tired of being a part of this lowest common denominator, this democracy of mediocrity. i refuse
to be just a scrub. i will not accept this disease named normalcy. i can't.

but when do these thoughts of motivation cross the lines of bigotry and pride?
we shall see.

aside from that... when i grow up i want to be like grape frogg.

francophilia~

2009-12-06T23:50:00.000-06:00

so Phoenix will be droppin by the allstate arena, dec 11th.
i can't wait >.<
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix is ridiculous... hope it wins the grammy
it's somewhere between the strokes and lily allen's newest venture.

1901 - this song got them under the public eye
Liztomania - used for a Where the Wild Things Are trailer
Rome - i just love this song

serious

2009-12-04T04:34:00.000-06:00

so... i have decided to participate in three art competitions.

all the deadlines are between Feb '10 and April '10.

"i got to keep on walking on the road to Zion"

here's a piece i just recently started on.
- tracey emin heavily influenced me, so did my time as a karaoke bartender.

- about 40% finished....

i like this photo

2009-12-01T23:37:00.000-06:00

i appreciate tracey emin's "i got it all."

it inspires me.

black friday revelations

2009-11-28T01:05:00.000-06:00

7 hrs of shopping was quite a ride.

location: aurora premium outlet mall and woodfield mall

random thoughts that came across my head
* true religion is the next ed hardy

* stupid tweens

* $15 chuck taylors are delicious

* GAP is relevant, well done Patrick Robinson.

* i want a uniqlo in chicago NOW.

* young money asians still live in the 90's, i swear.

* jeremy scotts adidas originals are a sight for sore eyes
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which reminds me... fierce is jeremy scott

a midwestern anomaly,

known for blurring

the line between high-art and low-art

some say it's white-trash fashion

i disagree.

what say you?

btw. i'm in the process of reworking my

very first illustration. stay tuned...

"excuse me while i kiss the sky"

2009-11-24T03:14:00.001-06:00

recently i've got back into the groove of jimi.
after some time, i decided to work on
this picture up above....

this was my first attempt ...

wasn't too sure if i liked it...so...

i went at it again

one issue i always have is the inconsistency of colors

between each monitor. An apple backlit LED screen

is always different from a crappy monitor i have back home
...so the second piece should look alright... but looking at

it from my crappy monitor, kinda makes me sad.

nywayz... let me know what you think...

11/22/09 - a memorable day

2009-11-22T02:21:00.000-06:00

work...
part1

so a michael jordan came by my house of pain. he left $7. better than no tippin pippen... i guess.

haha...he wasn't DA Michael Jordan; but, it sure made me wonder how many black men over the age of 40 with the name Michael Jordan out there.

part2
i always find it interesting when teenager girls compensate
a poor tip with a phone number.

"hey... sorry i left a poor tip, but here i'll leave my number. that
way you can feel better about yourself."

lol
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home...
so i got back home and found my parents preparing for a thanksgiving body worship thing. i honestly couldn't stop laughing inside. i dunno...

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jewel grocery store...

so later i decide to get somethin at a local 24hr grocery store...

and wooly bully - sam the sham the pharoahs becomes the store's bgm. i couldn't help but start dancing (travolta style - Pulp Fiction)
in the cheese section of the grocery store around midnight. while this was goin on, two young-adult women who were meddlin around the home-pregnancy-test section walked by scared to shit by my impulse to dance.

genesis II

2009-11-22T02:16:00.000-06:00

alright... i will be dedicated to this blog for the next year (at least).

we shall see