tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45814256294767680442011-04-21T19:55:27.504-07:00Just another plot of virtual real estate on the city block.Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917939906498284097noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581425629476768044.post-5849513866167475602009-05-23T18:37:00.001-07:002009-05-23T18:39:28.344-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/ShilM1kPR4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/xrvrKcJ6244/s1600-h/P4130007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/ShilM1kPR4I/AAAAAAAAAEk/xrvrKcJ6244/s400/P4130007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339198998203811714" border="0" /></a>More rope.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4581425629476768044-584951386616747560?l=matthew-brooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917939906498284097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581425629476768044.post-87774635878868160992009-03-25T15:49:00.001-07:002009-03-25T15:56:59.121-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq2CDzgpMI/AAAAAAAAAD4/N6VfLVC_E0s/s1600-h/_MG_1980.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq2CDzgpMI/AAAAAAAAAD4/N6VfLVC_E0s/s400/_MG_1980.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317262456561640642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq2CUNXkdI/AAAAAAAAAEA/BejZb1C5jp4/s1600-h/_MG_2010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq2CUNXkdI/AAAAAAAAAEA/BejZb1C5jp4/s400/_MG_2010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317262460965065170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq2ChIGY3I/AAAAAAAAAEI/pf-tGZfdMUg/s1600-h/_MG_1935.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq2ChIGY3I/AAAAAAAAAEI/pf-tGZfdMUg/s400/_MG_1935.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317262464432628594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq2DI7CQpI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/_AH7V-vLsSc/s1600-h/_MG_1951.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq2DI7CQpI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/_AH7V-vLsSc/s400/_MG_1951.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317262475115250322" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4581425629476768044-8777463587886816099?l=matthew-brooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917939906498284097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581425629476768044.post-169411496240251802009-02-11T17:39:00.001-08:002009-03-25T15:57:33.515-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq0rsy-RKI/AAAAAAAAADw/CecSIqCS-Qs/s1600-h/_MG_2113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/Scq0rsy-RKI/AAAAAAAAADw/CecSIqCS-Qs/s400/_MG_2113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317260972916622498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SZOAccmJf9I/AAAAAAAAADo/uPrsnob5PAg/s1600-h/spine5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SZOAccmJf9I/AAAAAAAAADo/uPrsnob5PAg/s400/spine5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301722412546097106" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SZOAcKH7L2I/AAAAAAAAADg/RTeHKd-9OSo/s1600-h/spine3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SZOAcKH7L2I/AAAAAAAAADg/RTeHKd-9OSo/s400/spine3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301722407587491682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SZOAbmV7FaI/AAAAAAAAADQ/dxpqJsKFhkU/s1600-h/spine2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SZOAbmV7FaI/AAAAAAAAADQ/dxpqJsKFhkU/s400/spine2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301722397982528930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SZOAbaz5N9I/AAAAAAAAADI/xcnC5pa3SoY/s1600-h/spine1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SZOAbaz5N9I/AAAAAAAAADI/xcnC5pa3SoY/s400/spine1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301722394887010258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">To make this I tied st</span>ring around a bottle, soaked the string in lighter fluid, lit it on fire, and, after letting it burn for half a minute, plunged the bottle into ice water, which would crack the glass along a decently even line.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4581425629476768044-16941149624025180?l=matthew-brooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917939906498284097noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581425629476768044.post-39576480159793043742009-01-27T15:35:00.000-08:002009-01-27T15:38:39.242-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-azipqvDI/AAAAAAAAADA/lZu-Oq0R7zo/s1600-h/DSC03184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-azipqvDI/AAAAAAAAADA/lZu-Oq0R7zo/s400/DSC03184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296121897076571186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-azmZdj1I/AAAAAAAAAC4/d67_tyhkyxU/s1600-h/DSC03183.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-azmZdj1I/AAAAAAAAAC4/d67_tyhkyxU/s400/DSC03183.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296121898082340690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-azKYHWsI/AAAAAAAAACw/ZxPk8v9tQF8/s1600-h/DSC03181.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-azKYHWsI/AAAAAAAAACw/ZxPk8v9tQF8/s400/DSC03181.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296121890560498370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-ay61vsvI/AAAAAAAAACo/bL-_SdhF5LY/s1600-h/DSC03180.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-ay61vsvI/AAAAAAAAACo/bL-_SdhF5LY/s400/DSC03180.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296121886389809906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-ayj0CwnI/AAAAAAAAACg/QjuNYfmx-0M/s1600-h/DSC03179.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SX-ayj0CwnI/AAAAAAAAACg/QjuNYfmx-0M/s400/DSC03179.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296121880208654962" border="0" /></a><br />Good luck, Obama.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4581425629476768044-3957648015979304374?l=matthew-brooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917939906498284097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581425629476768044.post-29709626285668337792008-12-11T15:33:00.000-08:002008-12-11T15:35:30.385-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SUGjqwWTiYI/AAAAAAAAACY/-ywJBsZHXrc/s1600-h/finaltryptich.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SUGjqwWTiYI/AAAAAAAAACY/-ywJBsZHXrc/s400/finaltryptich.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278680193183222146" border="0" /></a><br />A tryptich piece I finished for my drawing class this fall.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4581425629476768044-2970962628566833779?l=matthew-brooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917939906498284097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581425629476768044.post-54898897183780710452008-09-09T18:20:00.001-07:002008-09-09T18:29:19.913-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SMcirZrs1uI/AAAAAAAAACA/HM9v99aIonM/s1600-h/backyardCO.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SMcirZrs1uI/AAAAAAAAACA/HM9v99aIonM/s400/backyardCO.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244198420120131298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SMciruFioQI/AAAAAAAAACI/ukleQS66Mxg/s1600-h/daveandkevinCO.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SMciruFioQI/AAAAAAAAACI/ukleQS66Mxg/s400/daveandkevinCO.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244198425597223170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SMcisNeD6vI/AAAAAAAAACQ/QJ7v_ktcGX8/s1600-h/wallCO.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SMcisNeD6vI/AAAAAAAAACQ/QJ7v_ktcGX8/s400/wallCO.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244198434021567218" border="0" /></a>These are images taken from a camera obscura I set up in my room in Pacific Beach.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4581425629476768044-5489889718378071045?l=matthew-brooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917939906498284097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581425629476768044.post-50010146129849600802008-06-23T19:43:00.000-07:002009-03-25T15:43:51.601-07:00Here are some older sculptures from 2007. The first three images are from a final project done for an introductory sculpture class. The last two images are sculptures made entirely of hemp twine, wound up with a power drill.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgX9UkNNI/AAAAAAAAABY/ZxBMvTyZuOo/s1600-h/FINAL-5b.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgX9UkNNI/AAAAAAAAABY/ZxBMvTyZuOo/s400/FINAL-5b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215274333209113810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgYJyQt7I/AAAAAAAAABg/fFHARzO1uHI/s1600-h/FINAL-5d.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgYJyQt7I/AAAAAAAAABg/fFHARzO1uHI/s400/FINAL-5d.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215274336554891186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgYbmx5VI/AAAAAAAAABo/VjAILIzG8yI/s1600-h/FINAL-5f.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgYbmx5VI/AAAAAAAAABo/VjAILIzG8yI/s400/FINAL-5f.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215274341338572114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgYkzIw_I/AAAAAAAAABw/P54pRmXxhG8/s1600-h/FINAL-2a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgYkzIw_I/AAAAAAAAABw/P54pRmXxhG8/s400/FINAL-2a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215274343806321650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgYkHdhQI/AAAAAAAAAB4/2H4tkjiwr3c/s1600-h/FINAL-2b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SGBgYkHdhQI/AAAAAAAAAB4/2H4tkjiwr3c/s400/FINAL-2b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215274343623132418" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4581425629476768044-5001014612984960080?l=matthew-brooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917939906498284097noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4581425629476768044.post-60478281862495798742008-06-21T21:05:00.000-07:002008-12-10T04:14:48.802-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SF3Ru3FsBGI/AAAAAAAAAAY/xIaMtEdKAKk/s1600-h/Matt.A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SF3Ru3FsBGI/AAAAAAAAAAY/xIaMtEdKAKk/s400/Matt.A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214554546556896354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SF3RvI8f8wI/AAAAAAAAAAg/zMmcm7zMwMA/s1600-h/Matt.B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SF3RvI8f8wI/AAAAAAAAAAg/zMmcm7zMwMA/s400/Matt.B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214554551350194946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SF3RvUOhGGI/AAAAAAAAAAo/JvPYfPCml4s/s1600-h/Matt.C.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SF3RvUOhGGI/AAAAAAAAAAo/JvPYfPCml4s/s400/Matt.C.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214554554378557538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SF3RvVDvv0I/AAAAAAAAAAw/x8qNh0X0Ysc/s1600-h/Matt.D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Aw0sxHG1--A/SF3RvVDvv0I/AAAAAAAAAAw/x8qNh0X0Ysc/s400/Matt.D.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5214554554601815874" border="0" /></a><br />Here are two of my most recent sculptures. The first is a sculpture about waste, process, and containment, and the second is a play on shelter that was an outlet for my struggle against bedbugs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedbug) using a mattress lifted from campus.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4581425629476768044-6047828186249579874?l=matthew-brooks.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Matthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13917939906498284097noreply@blogger.com0