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Welcome to my website. I am an artist, art educator and singer-songwriter living in Cincinnati, OH. My work is wide ranging in both media and content. I am interested in the space between old mysterious objects and contemporary technology. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, feedback, or art emergencies. Thank you for visiting.
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- Had a dream I was tossing a football on the beach with @BarackObama and @7BOOMERESIASON. I think I need a vacation. view this tweet, Jun 11
- #daap #universityofcincinnati @ DAAP Library http://t.co/fD20UG0KFy view this tweet, Mar 30
- @EckhartTolle much needed reminder, thank you. view this tweet, Mar 24
- Did not leave the apartment today. Can't sleep. :/ #gradschool #senioritis view this tweet, Mar 24
- turns out philosophy students smell better than art students. view this tweet, Mar 07
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Author Archives: Joe Hedges
Dayton Kentucky Mural Plans and History Museum
The last few weeks I have been exploring Dayton, Kentucky. I can hear you saying, “I’ve never even heard of Dayton, Kentucky.” Well then this blog is for you! Dayton, Kentucky (named after Dayton, Ohio) is less than ten minutes east of Cincinnati. It’s unbelievable to me that this beautiful river town is completely unknown [...]
The Internet as a Fine Art Medium
In the late nineties, the internet was still a kind of wild-west for nerds and young people who had grown up playing video games in the 1980‘s. The idea of what a website was or could be was still evolving. It is my belief that the full potential of the internet as a personal creative [...]
Posted in Ideas & Inspiration Tagged internet art, Jodi, Jodi.org, Raphael Rosendaal, Superbad, White Cube 3 Comments
The Artist as Collector
In the Renaissance, before the borders of art and science were so rigidly defined, the cabinet of curiosity or cabinet of wonder (Wunderkammern in German) was a place where peculiar objects were gathered (for a most fun and succinct recollection of this history, see Weschler, Lawrence. Mr. Wilson’s Cabinet of Wonder. New York: Vintage, 1996. [...]
Posted in Featured, Ideas & Inspiration Tagged America, C.W. Peal, collecting, Mastodon, Museums, Science, Taxonomy, wonder, Wunderkammer Leave a comment
Call Me Master, Acknowledgements
I did it! I have received the terminal fine arts degree, the Master of Fine Arts. I entered the program at UC primarily because I was interested in teaching college art courses. While I did learn about teaching (and have found opportunities to teach courses at the University of Cincinnati, Miami Hamilton, and Northern Kentucky [...]
Posted in Openings & Events Tagged Allison Rae Smith, Carrie Grubb, Christopher Mullins, Christy Wittmer, Corrina Mehiel, Curtis Goldstein, Dan Leonard, David Armacost, Elizabeth Herren, Emily Moores, Fazilat Soukhakian, Grad School, Greg Swiger, Jacob Lynn, Jedi, Jennifer Nunley, Jennifer Wenker, Jessica Robinette, Jiemei Lin, Jio Bae, John Cairns, Katherine Tepe, Master, Max Manning, Megan Meyers, MFA, Michael Smith, Mollie Sheridan, Nick Scrimenti, Nicole Trimble, Paul Rodgers, Saeide Karimi, Sharareh Khosravani, Siavash Yansori, thesis, Tilley Stone, Tyler Hamilton, University of Cincinnati, Yuan Liao Leave a comment
Thesis Paper
My thesis paper is finally complete! It was not without challenges as I tried to synthesize a large amount of information and a wide range of topics into 35 pages. While a lot of people scoff at the idea of a written portion of a thesis project for an art degree, writing has always been [...]
Posted in Ideas & Inspiration, Openings & Events Tagged Archive, art, artifacts, categorization, clues, code, collecting, ethnography, geology, history, information, landscape, language, magic, MFA, mystery, networks, new media, organization, puzzles, semantics, Simulacra, systems, thesis, Visual Anthropology, wonder 2 Comments
Probability and the Illusion of Choice
A central challenge of an internet project is creating an enjoyable experience for users of a wide variety of browsing styles and personalities. My recent project could be considered a form of interface design, but is not a game in the traditional sense–one cannot win or lose. The first purpose of a work of internet [...]
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Launch!
The thesis exhibition reception was great! I felt so good to be showing art with my amazing classmates at the University of Cincinnati Master of Fine Arts Program, with whom I have spent the last two years of my life. The show looked amazing and was really well planned. The turnout was great too, including [...]
Posted in Openings & Events Tagged Exhibition, Launch, Mayor Mark Mallory, MFA, Michael Wilson, Solgonda, thesis 1 Comment
Puzzle Pieces
An ongoing series of mixed media 10″x 10″ wall pieces. Additional photos and artist statement forthcoming.
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Spot UV Gloss
I always wanted to create a postcard with spot UV coating but never had an appropriate image. Finally! And I am so pleased with these. I love watching people rub their fingers over the boulders and move the card in the light. There is no texture, only a surprising shine. The spot shine makes the [...]
Posted in Art In Progress Tagged Doritos, Gloss, Overnightprints.com, postcard, Promotion, Solgonda, Spot UV 2 Comments
Collaborative Performance with Jiemei Lin at the Contemporary Arts Center