Gregory Green *** The Psychic Bomber/ Artist Anarchist

What is this character like? Is this artist wanted by the FBI? Do these pieces work?
Mild mannered, FBI's most wanted, anti terror terrorist. Green is truely playnign with fire and I'm sure the good old big brother boys gotta bigole file on him.Green's work speaks to the abuse of power and anyone can abuse power. He is infusiing anyone who will listen with dangeruos but powerful ideas and strategies. 40's down to earth doesn't promote the use of weapons but give sya some possible recipes for them. Telling us that one person can make a avery vivid difference. His apparent demeanor does not fit with the sort of person who would be makin bombs which brings to light that misconception that YES ANYONE CAN DO IT. I like this it is dangerous and inflammatory! He uses weapons not as physically violent but as symbolic weapons against the power structures of repressive orders that oppress people and keep them from acting or revolting. If you can see yourself in the enemy or as the enemy then we are one step closer to peace.

Mariko Mori-- Queen Diva of the Virtual Future

Does this artist have classical traing? Are these meant to be ideallic? What is the inspiration for Dream Temple?
I definately think it is the one job of the artist to envision and express various visions of possible futures, otherwise who decieds what the future will look like? I like that Mori uses hersself transformed in her work showing that we each are the main character in our futures. Also thats he believes that technology is not good nor evil but a middle more balnced spiritual road. Technolgy is a liberator, in that if tech can satisfy basic human needs then we may investogate our spiritual selves. This is the story of the buddha as well , he was a king who had it all and left it to search for his spirit and place in the world. If people are ed etc it gives rise to more thought on more complex ideas. Hince the desire Mori, as other artist before her have had to attain perfection.She may be in touch with the idea that we are evolving from a physically based creature to a creature more composed of thought /mind/ spirit. She obviously comes from a quite evolved study of buddhism which she adeptly combines with all forms of technolgy. Ok "efflux energy" wow-this woman is amzingly deep she even knows about the sixth sense and creatyes work to allow people to access that place. Dream Temple i knew this was an extremely incredible piece, so much thought into something to make people more in touch witht hemselves and more evolved. I have a new inspiration.

Tony Oursler "sculptor of psychic events"

What is going on here? Is the dress from a personal memory? Is this work meant to be interactive?
Some sort of attempt is being made to balance the apathetic accpetance of the viewer.Oursler is reprogramming people from oblivious consumers into empathetic present people. He projects the shadow side of tv media technology so the viewr understands or is at least more aware of the tv affect on our psyche. Reminde me slightly of the mean machine guy, Gonzales. Both are prodding people into self-exploration and media awareness. i like the phrase " emotional confrontation" to describe this work, it forces peolple to experince and deal with their emotions and reactions to "others" emoitional states. Also touching on MPD that this suggest it is not necessarily a disease rather a more empathic and perhaps evolved mindstate. To make peolpe connect with art is in essence making them connect witht themselves.

Yukonori Yanagi Creature Collaborator

Is this performance art? What is the material used in the flags piece? What compels yanagi to do sociopolitical work?
love the idea of regarding animals and insects as our equal and going one step further to actually collaborate with another lifeform. Liked the childhood storey about feeding moths money so they would incorporate it into their cocoons. i see that he was strongly influenced by his experiences with nature as a child. I too have this bond ass do select others who i feel bring a diverse aspect to the art world. He seems to have drawn parallels between the natural world an society causing him to catch nuances others miss. this seems to be the reasson behind his work exploring borders between peolple and how those can be altered. also refreshing and very buddhist for him to let theant lead the dynamic of the art. his incorporation of actual animals in his work seems to embody a sense of letting things be instead of trying to dominate and control nature.

Charles Ray " re-enchanting the world"

Why is Ray replecating these people and objects? What is the relationship between fake and real? Why a toy firetruck?
What total mindf--ker!! I love this gut, very playful approach and does nottake himself too seriously at all. He appears to be about perception of surfaces like some mutable reality dough that manipulates. He says something about "minimizing stimulation " for his audience. he wants people to be present and question and not blindly accept what is "served " to them as reality and art. Ray challenges the idea of the proper place for art with the truck and the male maniquin. Saying also to me that art can come from anywhere. the clock man is brilliant and evokes similar ideas to a series of drawings i did called clockheads.Glad to seethat others don't just swallow the constrivting version of reality that too many people seem to.

Kim Jones aka Mud Man

Who is the person covered in mud? Who is taking the picture? Where is this happening?
Lone's alter ego / spilt personality mud man is a fascinating idea, that he is putting himself through physically greuling activity in order to reach out to people and gain some new understanding of himself and the world is courageous. He says he is not "primitive man" and challenges viewers notions of what modern and primitive are. He also blurs lines beween sculture/ performance art and public indecency. I like what he says about "reaching for more potent images". I think we all have to be more aware of creating more broad reaching images and ideas for our own minds as well as the group mind.
Where did Mudman come from?
This is my style because he seems to form the basic strcucture for he ventures from a very personal reaction to atrocities and hardships that he has indured. The recurring theme of the mud or earth in he thoughts makes me more aware that the actual dirt we sometimes can stand on is a loaded image. That this vital component is harder to ffind in cities where jones works is a sad sign of our times.I also enjoy that he allows people to view his process perhaps encouraging rtransformation in the as well.
Is Mudman more for Jones psyche or for humanity's?
The answer to this seemsto be both, like a growing amount of art there is almost a theraputic element for both artist and viewer. The war drawings would support this notion. These give people an understanding about the nature of battle being personal and universal at the same time.
Will mudman continue to evolve and will he be joined by other creatures transformed or released by interaction with Mudman?
I would hope yes, this traveling sculptural alternative or complimentary self seems to be something we all should investigate, ya never know who you might meet wondering the streets as ornamented versions of themsleves.

Arnaldo Morales and his Mean Machines

How did he learn to engineer these devices? Is he an artist or an inventor? Does anyone buy this work? (other than the cia)
If you are lucky you may be granted an eye opening glimpse into the destructive side of life.
Sometimes you can look back and locate a specific moment in time when a singular event drastically altered the course you were traveling. Personaly i have had my share of these moments and fervently honor those who have had more. Violence exist in nature in the form of floods-fires-volcanic explosians, tidal waves, thunder storms, tornadoes, monsoons, hurricanes, earthquakes and probably more. The capacity in nature for amazing feats or destruction is limitless. They can't study lightening cause they can't measure the temp, earthquakes rarely give sufficient signs for us to brace ourselves. I have been thru earthquakes, forest fires, hurricanes and some pretty major lightening storms. All these taught me to respect life and relish the very ground I stand on.Morales seems to be a lucky man. He certainly tests his luck by pushing past his fear to get at a more noble truth about the world and people. Reminds me of a movie City of God where a young man becomes a photographer while surviving the desperate world of poverty and crime in the slums outside Rio.
Has Morales had other brushes with disaster? Does he look for trouble? What are people's reactions?
Morales and I share a taste for dangerous situations and volatile substances. I like him seek out situations that scare me into an increased awareness and enhanced perception of the world. I am surprised that he does not recieve a more adverse reaction from people. it is encouraging that people aren't as predictable as my bitterness sometimes tells me. Personally i thrive off the risk of destroying boundaries, rigid ideas and outmoded versons of what is possible and acceptable. Morales punctures the side of oursleves we deny and fear and he implants a very dangerous notion that we may be as strong a force as lightening or as deadly as a gun. He engages the alphabet of desire and envokes the opposing elements of our senses forcing us to fully expose our sensitive flesh to this jagged world.