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…picking up

i realize that my poor tumblr has been neglected due to my ambitious yet aloof piscine nature, and also because of many swinging doors in my life. that being said; i am currently exploring lateral thinking in the world of blogging, looking to new ways to make it more efficient, conducive to what i’d like from my audience, and more aesthetic to all. 

i feel i am still learning rapidly and therefor in desperation for critique, criticism, and discussion. this will be the goal for my new blogface. 

I. WILL. BE. BACK [not intended to be announced in an Austrian accent]

"spend more time doing the things you like, and less time doing the things you don’t"

~ Stefan Seigmeister
Commfest 2010
Goodale Park, Columbus, OH
the picture speaks for the event

Copyright: Shannon Lieberman
Do not use this photo outside of tumblr without consent.

Commfest 2010

Goodale Park, Columbus, OH

the picture speaks for the event

Copyright: Shannon Lieberman

Do not use this photo outside of tumblr without consent.

Bellevue Park, Clifton, OH

Copyright: Shannon Lieberman

Do not use images outside of tumblr without consent.

her name is Gila Monster for so many reasons…

These photos are from JUNE 2010

1 I wish I had taken more maple leaf photos because the Canadians stick that little red delight on everything..some leafs would only fit on Jack’s beanstalk. I thought this flag looked perfectly free with its blue sky compliment.

2 La Chapelle’s ‘The Rape of Africa (2009)’ was amazing to see in person. 

Bio from LaChapelle Studio:

Spectacular and outrageous, David LaChapelle’s images cross cultures and genres. His extravagant take on Sandro Botticelli’s Venus and Mars (c: 1484) is enlarged to massive proportions in MOCCA’s courtyard. The Rape of Africa (2009) simultaneously references the grand architectural paintings of the Renaissance and the supersized advertising billboards of the present day. LaChapelle casts a regal yet passive-looking Naomi Campbell in the role of Venus, goddess of love and beauty, who is powerless to prevent the ravaging of both her body and land. A satiated Mars, the god of war, sits opposite, surrounded by gold and the spoils of his conquest while young boys playfully wield guns as if they are fashion accessories. Loaded with detail and symbolic reference to art history, current events and popular culture, LaChapelle’s contemporary allegory evocatively comments on the effects of war, mining and mass marketing on Africa. Adhered directly to the surface of the courtyard’s stuccoed wall, The Rape of Africa looks as much like a painting as a photograph, heightening the tension between the two mediums.

3 The sweetest rebel cause I have ever seen

My Cruiser

summer 2009

Oktomat Camera

35mm

Newport, KY

Newport, KY

DooDah Parade
Columbus, OH
Summer 09
manipulated//pop influenced//visual language

DooDah Parade

Columbus, OH

Summer 09

manipulated//pop influenced//visual language