Uplift The Positivicals
by Tim Hall
Artist: Jen Ferguson
Artist: Jen Ferguson
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16 comments + 18 replies
Posted by: Tim Hall
10:55am / Sep 27, 2009
10:55am / Sep 27, 2009
Aw, thanks. I don't think of these things, I merely get what the French call <<un feeling>> and let the cosmic radio station of Inspiration transmit unimpeded through the antenna of my senses. Either that or it's the painkillers.
Posted by: Tim Hall
10:59am / Sep 27, 2009
10:59am / Sep 27, 2009
Don't sweat the technique, MF. I'm like the Special Olympics of comics--I might be "differently abled," but boy am I fun to watch from the sidelines!
Thanks, brother!
Thanks, brother!
Posted by: jen
11:21am / Sep 27, 2009
11:21am / Sep 27, 2009
WOWWOW WOW~!!!!!!
This is even more amazing than I thought it could be. I laughed every page. I love the shoe tying view. Also the tree, the bird formation.. the curve of the frisbee, the casual conversation and the way you sized the text for different emphasis and mood...I was wondering what the "ketch" was for.. brilliant. The whole thing is totally intuitive and hysterical and I felt like I was totally there in the middle of the game. Inventive and fun. Gave my brain a little work to do -and my imagination too. I think I like this better than art. In fact, I may go on an art strike in honor of this amazing little piece of yours. Please do a series of these, please?
This is even more amazing than I thought it could be. I laughed every page. I love the shoe tying view. Also the tree, the bird formation.. the curve of the frisbee, the casual conversation and the way you sized the text for different emphasis and mood...I was wondering what the "ketch" was for.. brilliant. The whole thing is totally intuitive and hysterical and I felt like I was totally there in the middle of the game. Inventive and fun. Gave my brain a little work to do -and my imagination too. I think I like this better than art. In fact, I may go on an art strike in honor of this amazing little piece of yours. Please do a series of these, please?
Posted by: Tim Hall
11:50am / Sep 27, 2009
11:50am / Sep 27, 2009
blush, roll over, run in circles, chase tail, yelp, pant >>> dog-speak translator >>> Thank you so much, pardner. Me make good use of your nice wordses, yes?
Posted by: Rami Efal
06:57pm / Sep 27, 2009
06:57pm / Sep 27, 2009
Tim this is Fascinating, the way it all unfold in the mind. Interesting to see how you use it...tension... suspense. Reminds me of typography design assignments in arts school...
Posted by: Simon Fraser
08:16pm / Sep 27, 2009
08:16pm / Sep 27, 2009
Ha! Inspired!
Finally some formal innovation on the AIV.
This may force me to completely reassess my life....
Finally some formal innovation on the AIV.
This may force me to completely reassess my life....
Posted by: Tim Hall
07:12am / Sep 28, 2009
07:12am / Sep 28, 2009
?This may force me to completely reassess my life....
Nah, 97% of us would be much better served by simply reassessing our wardrobes. Faith!
Nah, 97% of us would be much better served by simply reassessing our wardrobes. Faith!
Posted by: Andrew Dimitt
11:00pm / Sep 27, 2009
11:00pm / Sep 27, 2009
excellent job!
I was pleased to see so much achieved here with implied atmosphere especially, and the promise of rain implied far before you mentioned it. It strikes me that a reader could artfully be lead up and down many curious places with a technique like this. Thanks for school'n us :)
I was pleased to see so much achieved here with implied atmosphere especially, and the promise of rain implied far before you mentioned it. It strikes me that a reader could artfully be lead up and down many curious places with a technique like this. Thanks for school'n us :)
Posted by: Tim Hall
07:11am / Sep 28, 2009
07:11am / Sep 28, 2009
Thanks, Andrew--leading unsuspecting folks up and down my curious places is what I do best. I'm indeed working on a number of new interpretations.
Posted by: David
03:40pm / Sep 28, 2009
03:40pm / Sep 28, 2009
I like the format change up here Tim. Just started an electronic literature class, do you mind if I show my teacher your work on act-i-vate?
Posted by: Tim Hall
03:51pm / Sep 28, 2009
03:51pm / Sep 28, 2009
Gadzooks, I'd be honored! And I'd love to know what you're learning in that class--I'm forging my own multimedia writing BA/MA track right now and am looking for ideas to supplement my curriculum. Thank you--and I'm available for talks and readings too, of course. Slated to be at Columbia and NYU this fall, will kick it live anywhere, any time (if my wife says it's okay, of course...)
Posted by: Tim Hall
03:51pm / Sep 28, 2009
03:51pm / Sep 28, 2009
Gadzooks, I'd be honored! And I'd love to know what you're learning in that class--I'm forging my own multimedia writing BA/MA track right now and am looking for ideas to supplement my curriculum. Thank you--and I'm available for talks and readings too, of course. Slated to be at Columbia and NYU this fall, will kick it live anywhere, any time (if my wife says it's okay, of course...)
Posted by: Tim Hall
03:58pm / Sep 28, 2009
03:58pm / Sep 28, 2009
So sorry for the double post; working on a new wireless keyboard/mouse today, not used to the touch yet!
Posted by: David
06:43pm / Sep 28, 2009
06:43pm / Sep 28, 2009
Today was the first day in my class, but we took a look at some works by Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, Peter Howard,Robert Kendall and Amy Hoy and Thomas Fuchs. I'm currently at UCSB, so seeing you speak/read may be out of the question,but who knows?
Posted by: Tim Hall
07:38pm / Oct 4, 2009
07:38pm / Oct 4, 2009
Those are some great writers, some I hadn't heard of. Thanks for that, sounds like a freaking great class!
Posted by: Wred Fright
07:24pm / Sep 28, 2009
07:24pm / Sep 28, 2009
Very cool! I've always enjoyed concrete poetry, but this might be the first concrete short story that I've ever read!
Posted by: Tim Hall
07:59pm / Sep 28, 2009
07:59pm / Sep 28, 2009
Ha! You're the first person besides myself to use "concrete" to describe it--been calling it "concrete comics" and getting blank stares. Will be rolling out more of these with some new twists. Thanks, Wred!
Posted by: Kevin Kobasic
10:08pm / Sep 29, 2009
10:08pm / Sep 29, 2009
You pulled it off. Makes perfect sense, actually. No reason the word "cloud" isn't as valid a glyph for cloud as a connected series of convex lines is. Somewhere Scott McCloud is happy.
Posted by: Kevin Kobasic
06:30pm / Oct 2, 2009
06:30pm / Oct 2, 2009
Oh my God, that was accidental. I can't believe I did that. Well, at least you found it funny.
Posted by: Tim Hamilton
07:16pm / Oct 1, 2009
07:16pm / Oct 1, 2009
Concrete poems!
You fooled people into liking poems!
You fooled people into liking poems!
Posted by: Paul Brazill
01:09pm / Oct 4, 2009
01:09pm / Oct 4, 2009
This is great. I fear change so it took me time to get used to it but it's very impressive.
Posted by: Tim Hall
08:02am / Oct 10, 2009
08:02am / Oct 10, 2009
YOu fear change? Oy, you should see what I'm like trying to think of this stuff! Thanks, P
Posted by: Maura Alia Badji
02:00am / Apr 9, 2010
02:00am / Apr 9, 2010
looks like i'm a year late to the party but wanted to tell you how great i think this is!
have never seen anything like it. funny too!
have never seen anything like it. funny too!
10:28am / Sep 27, 2009