Jason Chase is a Boston-based painter known for his bright pop-inflected work. His paintings are often very large and filled with imagery of consumer goods, toys and other items from his suburban upbringing. Although he has accomplished a wide body of work, he is easily most recognized for his series of Weeble paintings, based on the poplar toy first produced in 1971. He also created the popular electric box painted to look like a giant box of popcorn in the center of Davis Square in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Jason Chase grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he attended University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and relocated to Massachusetts in 2001 to receive his MFA from Boston University. He has shown his work extensively in Colorado and in Massachusetts, as well as in New York and Los Angeles.
About his work, Jason Chase has this to say:
"I was raised by a television in suburban America -- tuned in to all the big, bold, shiny things being sold in big, bold, shiny commercials. One of my first memories is the colors of the cereal aisle flashing by as I rode in my mom’s grocery cart. I still see things this way. I’m more likely to notice an ad on the side of the highway than the forest behind it.
What has become visual white noise to most people is what I’m interested in. This is what America really looks like: strip malls full of franchises, endless arrays of products and packaging … anything to isolate us from the unfamiliar. I think that these mundane things that have so completely saturated our lives have inherent moments of value. Painting them shows us something about who we are, what our values are, and what’s surprisingly acceptable and eerily beautiful."
Jason Chase grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he attended University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, and relocated to Massachusetts in 2001 to receive his MFA from Boston University. He has shown his work extensively in Colorado and in Massachusetts, as well as in New York and Los Angeles.
About his work, Jason Chase has this to say:
"I was raised by a television in suburban America -- tuned in to all the big, bold, shiny things being sold in big, bold, shiny commercials. One of my first memories is the colors of the cereal aisle flashing by as I rode in my mom’s grocery cart. I still see things this way. I’m more likely to notice an ad on the side of the highway than the forest behind it.
What has become visual white noise to most people is what I’m interested in. This is what America really looks like: strip malls full of franchises, endless arrays of products and packaging … anything to isolate us from the unfamiliar. I think that these mundane things that have so completely saturated our lives have inherent moments of value. Painting them shows us something about who we are, what our values are, and what’s surprisingly acceptable and eerily beautiful."
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Taylor is dumb struck when she arrives home from school with her friends to find her mother creating a nude sculpture of herself. To make matters worse, her class will attend the public unveiling at Sculpture by the Beach but Taylor's effort to upstage the reveal makes a bigger splash than she intended.
Taylor is dumb struck when she arrives home from school with her friends to find her mother creating a nude sculpture of herself. To make matters worse, her class will attend the public unveiling at Sculpture by the Beach but Taylor's effort to upstage the reveal makes a bigger splash than she intended.
Mahek Modha, born in Zambia to Indian parents in 1944, was a local hero. He was a notable politician and an outstanding sportsman. He was born on November 29 in a land of poverty in the town of Dulu, but thanks to the sheer effort of his parents was given an education. At a very young age he showed signs of promise as a great speaker, most notably speaking against some rules imposed by the headmaster at a tender age of just five. At ten he was seen as a young hero, speaking out against some of the local laws that were attempting to suppress Zambian freedom. At just 15 he joined a local political party, and overturned many laws being passed by authorities. He campaigned for Zambian independence, and along with help from many others, helped Zambia achieve its goal on 0ctober 24, 1964. Also, his talents as a budding footballer were emerging. He played for his local team. He was notably remembered for a forty-yard goal, and to this day, to score a long range goal is called a Modha.
Even though he did not live without controversy. At age 19 it seemed his world was to come to an end as it was alleged by local media that he was receiving bungs from the notorious "S5G" bandits; and he was also accused of having affairs with various local beauties. He currently lives in London with his wife and three sons, all of whom are or were at Cambridge University.
Even though he did not live without controversy. At age 19 it seemed his world was to come to an end as it was alleged by local media that he was receiving bungs from the notorious "S5G" bandits; and he was also accused of having affairs with various local beauties. He currently lives in London with his wife and three sons, all of whom are or were at Cambridge University.
hi5.ro is a social networking website, which today,
is one of the 5 most-visited social networks on the Romanian web.
The company was founded in 2005 by Catalin Stancu who is also the current CEO. In 2006 hi5.ro merged by acquisition with lovers.ro , another romanian social networking website. As of December 2007, hi5.ro had over 100,000 members. Hi5.ro has about 10,000 unique visits per day.
Features
In hi5.ro, users create a profile, showing information such as interests, age and hometown and upload user pictures where other users can post comments. Users can also send messages and chat. The number of saved mesages in inbox is unlimited.
is one of the 5 most-visited social networks on the Romanian web.
The company was founded in 2005 by Catalin Stancu who is also the current CEO. In 2006 hi5.ro merged by acquisition with lovers.ro , another romanian social networking website. As of December 2007, hi5.ro had over 100,000 members. Hi5.ro has about 10,000 unique visits per day.
Features
In hi5.ro, users create a profile, showing information such as interests, age and hometown and upload user pictures where other users can post comments. Users can also send messages and chat. The number of saved mesages in inbox is unlimited.