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Mandala, Beta Version 3

Edited by Hillary Dixler. Music by Synthopolis. Image and motion graphics by Jay Gidwitz.

(Be patient, large file.)

Mandala — Motion Graphics by Jay — Editing by Hillary from Jay on Vimeo.

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New images: the “Rachel’s Knife” series

These images were produced through and from the installation project “Rachel’s Knife,” which I created with David Harrington. We created the installation by using chance operations to choose objects to get from the free stuff section on Craig’s List.
After acquiring a room full of stuff the next stage was to decide what to do [...]

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Blue Room Show

Two more pieces are going up in a show at the Blue Room at Brown University.
“Dark River” and “Dream Logic” are going to be in it.
Below: “Dream Logic”

Below: “Dark River”

Big thanks to Caroline Washington.

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Motion Graphics: An Unmasking

Motion Graphics: an unmasking

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Three New Images Added to the Portfolio

I completed these pictures over the summer (in 2007) while I was taking classes in New York City. The pictures are Dream World, River of Darkness, and Untitled Texture. All are a combination of photography and digital painting.

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On Symbolism

Symbolism
From Wikipedia
Symbolism was a late nineteenth century art movement of French and Belgian origin in poetry and other arts.
Precursors and origins
Symbolism was largely a reaction against Naturalism and Realism, movements which attempted to capture reality in its particularity. These movements invited a reaction in favor of spirituality, the imagination, and dreams; the path to Symbolism [...]

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Illusions: Janelle II in print

Paper & Pixel is a Brown University/RISD student magazine. “Illusions: Janelle II” will appear in the next issue.
Thanks to Drew Durbin and John Cockrell.

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