Over the last few weeks of summer, I created a project using historical images of New York City’s Lower East Side. After a few trips to the NYPL Image Library (great resource btw), I found images organized by street name and neighborhood that would work. I wanted to capture the timeless essence of the neighborhoodContinue reading “Berenice Abbott/my obsession with historical images of New York”
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The thing is…
In my thesis I don’t want to put more printed matter into the universe or send more needless messages. I want to create something of value, that hopefully decreases the high concentration of visual stimuli in our lives. Today I sat and drew a lamp post in the Lower East side, and was so annoyedContinue reading “The thing is…”
Eureka!
I think I’ve been stressed out about how broad my thesis topic is, because when I had a eureka moment tonight when I decided to focus on the Lower East Side community it made me so happy. Ever since I moved to New York, I’ve been drawn to the Lower East side for walks duringContinue reading “Eureka!”