http://www.timspeaker.com timspeaker.com Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:35:20 +0000 http://www.timspeaker.com en http://www.timspeaker.com/Film-Music-Literature http://www.timspeaker.com/following/timspeaker.com/Film-Music-Literature Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:35:20 +0000 timspeaker.com 1419149 FILM INTERVENTION Featuring the music of Sigur Ros. Starring Ryan Nygard. Shot on location at Motor City Studios (MCS) - Madison, WI. 2007. Southlawn Films is the production name under which I create various film projects. INTERVENTION was recently featured at the Satisfaction Town Exhibition at Columbia College in Chicago, IL. MUSIC Currently I record music under the name He Who Fights Monsters. Recently contributed Six Ways To Sunday as the score to HIGHLINE, a film by Jo Carol Mitchell-Rogers. Look for demos and free downloads in the upcoming months. WRITING The Mean Season is my first book of poetry, published by my own Southlawn Press. Available through Amazon.com by August 2011. Due to ongoing edits, The Mean Season will not be published until spring 2012. I apologize for the inconvenience. Look for updates soon. STRANGE TRANSIT In August 2011 I launched Strange Transit, a photoblog devoted to to the spontaneous moments of everyday. It encompasses shots taken as I encounter them - unposed, unset-up, unscripted. Stop over to strangetransit.tumblr.com and take a look. SECRET EMPIRES After many years of collecting images that inspired me, I decided to curate a site devoted to inspiring others. At Secret Empires I attempt to connect people to an exhibit of inspiration. You can find Secret Empires here. SPEAK A&D Since 2008 I have maintained a blog of news, updates, and my thoughts and opinions about art, design, film, music, and the like. Still over at blogger. Speak A&D is here. http://www.timspeaker.com/Art http://www.timspeaker.com/following/timspeaker.com/Art Tue, 10 May 2011 18:39:30 +0000 timspeaker.com 1424684 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/DLB_thumb.jpg" border="0" width="170" height="170" width_o="170" height_o="170" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/DLB_thumb_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/XTRMNTR_thumb.jpg" border="0" width="170" height="170" width_o="170" height_o="170" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/XTRMNTR_thumb_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/PLAGUE DOGS_thumb.jpg" border="0" width="170" height="170" width_o="170" height_o="170" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/PLAGUE DOGS_thumb_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/BOXER_thumb.jpg" border="0" width="170" height="170" width_o="170" height_o="170" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/BOXER_thumb_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/PAINTING_DRAWING_thumb.jpg" border="0" width="170" height="170" width_o="170" height_o="170" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/PAINTING_DRAWING_thumb_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/LOCKED ROOM_thumb.jpg" border="0" width="170" height="170" width_o="170" height_o="170" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/LOCKED ROOM_thumb_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/DIGITAL_thumb.jpg" border="0" width="170" height="170" width_o="170" height_o="170" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/DIGITAL_thumb_o.jpg" align="left" /> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/PHOTO_thumb.jpg" border="0" width="170" height="170" width_o="170" height_o="170" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1424684/PHOTO_thumb_o.jpg" align="left" /> Click on the thumbnails for individual galleries. STATEMENT As an artist and designer, I am afforded the opportunity to present my unique way of seeing the world around me. Yet my vision of the world is directly linked to a time when I had no vision at all. As a young adult I became blind due to a genetic eye condition called keratoconus, which left me in the dark for over two years. When you are blind, you “see” life as layers of sound and motion, at first disorienting and overwhelming, yet over time, you are able to distinguish each layer, and isolate its distinct qualities. In this way, I try to make each object, person, letterform, or surface reinforce the whole of my visual experience, which I am trying to hold on to. Another thematic pillar of my recent bodies of work has been deterioration and history. Urban corrosion of objects constitutes a sort of “man made” organic decay. I attempt to create an artificial deterioration using “new” items, making them indistinguishable from antiquated, organic disintegration. I am fascinated with the endless possibilities for discovery and understanding of the self through my research in history. The seeming aesthetic deterioration of the work belies a psychological one – the aesthetic serves as a metaphorical apparatus of thematic intent – the image of self created by the individual when utilizing a historical methodology aimed at the personage, viewing their own chronological, or cyclical natures by identifying a narrative of conscious identity. During the past several years, a great deal of my work has been an exploration of psychology, history and narrative practices. Much of my recent work has been concerned with the effects of time and place on the psychology of the individual. Having been born and raised in the magnificent, post-industrial city of Saginaw, Michigan, I am interested in the notion of deterioration and urban decomposition. Much of my work for the past several years has concerned the interior landscape, the psychological effects of time on the individual; a corrosion of the mind. These works depict landscapes of imagined, indistinct locations. I am fascinated by invented narratives, and these images were created by attempting to recall places that I have and have not encountered – a travelogue of unexperienced memories. By utilizing different mediums, I attempt to create a cooperative relationship between word and image, establishing unity between elements, which may seem disparate. Mixed media and multimedia has become, for me, a fluid platform where recurring motifs can resurface through my changing interpretations, opening the door for conceptual ideas. – Tim Speaker, 2007 http://www.timspeaker.com/Design http://www.timspeaker.com/following/timspeaker.com/Design Tue, 10 May 2011 16:26:47 +0000 timspeaker.com 1419240 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1419240/bowie.jpg" border="0" width="670" height="300" width_o="680" height_o="305" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/3/108611/1419240/bowie_o.jpg" align="left" /> This gallery is coming soon. But don't worry, in the meantime you can look at other stuff here, and listen to David Bowie. I suggest you spend some time with The Berlin Trilogy of albums - Low, Heroes, and Lodger. That is time well spent. Thank you for your patience.