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BIO
Born in Wilmington, Ohio, Robert Spahr received a BFA Degree from the Art Academy of Cincinnati and an MFA from Parson's School of Design, New York City.
Founder and curator of the Kraine Theatre Gallery (1992-1994), Spahr also conceived and organized evenings of theatre, music, dance, film, and performance art which coincided with the gallery's openings. At this time he was also founder and moderator of the Live Art Workshop (1993-1994), a group of multi-disciplinary artists, working together to develop collaborative performance.
Spahr then moved on to Co-found and become the Artistic Director of Expanded Arts (1995-1997), a critically acclaimed theatre company that produced numerous productions in its "Storefront Theatre" as well as producing "Free Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot. The successful off-broadway "Shakespeare's R&J " was first produced by Expanded Arts in September of 1997. It is now the longest running Romeo & Juliet in the history of Broadway.
In 1998 he founded brainwrench.com, a website of digital images that can be sent as electronic greeting cards. The sacred and profane are all expressed through innocent appearing eCards that turn the BlueMountain.com and American Greetings format upside down.
For his current work Spahr creates automated scripts and algorithms that harvest images off the internet as source material, which are then used to generate a new image he calls "Crufts." In an attempt to democratize art making, Spahr also creates multiples in an unlimited edition with supplied "source files." Those interested in owning a Robert Spahr multiple are encouraged to download the "source files" and follow the instructions to create the art object for themselves. By exactly following the source file instructions, the created work will be considered part of this unlimited edition
Robert Spahr has lived and worked in New York City since 1989. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the State University of New York, Purchase College, and Dowling College on Long Island.
Founder and curator of the Kraine Theatre Gallery (1992-1994), Spahr also conceived and organized evenings of theatre, music, dance, film, and performance art which coincided with the gallery's openings. At this time he was also founder and moderator of the Live Art Workshop (1993-1994), a group of multi-disciplinary artists, working together to develop collaborative performance.
Spahr then moved on to Co-found and become the Artistic Director of Expanded Arts (1995-1997), a critically acclaimed theatre company that produced numerous productions in its "Storefront Theatre" as well as producing "Free Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot. The successful off-broadway "Shakespeare's R&J " was first produced by Expanded Arts in September of 1997. It is now the longest running Romeo & Juliet in the history of Broadway.
In 1998 he founded brainwrench.com, a website of digital images that can be sent as electronic greeting cards. The sacred and profane are all expressed through innocent appearing eCards that turn the BlueMountain.com and American Greetings format upside down.
For his current work Spahr creates automated scripts and algorithms that harvest images off the internet as source material, which are then used to generate a new image he calls "Crufts." In an attempt to democratize art making, Spahr also creates multiples in an unlimited edition with supplied "source files." Those interested in owning a Robert Spahr multiple are encouraged to download the "source files" and follow the instructions to create the art object for themselves. By exactly following the source file instructions, the created work will be considered part of this unlimited edition
Robert Spahr has lived and worked in New York City since 1989. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the State University of New York, Purchase College, and Dowling College on Long Island.
Re: XP service pack 2
it as something to recommend as an art browser.
>
> Is mozilla/firefox for the mac too?
>
> ja
>
Once again, 30 seconds of browsing on the www.mozilla.org site will tell you that Firefox is available on Linux, Mac and Windows.
-- Robert
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--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
1984 - George Orwell
>
> Is mozilla/firefox for the mac too?
>
> ja
>
Once again, 30 seconds of browsing on the www.mozilla.org site will tell you that Firefox is available on Linux, Mac and Windows.
-- Robert
--
--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
1984 - George Orwell
Re: XP service pack 2
Jim,
I am a gentoo linux user, and I can see shockwave within firefox on a installation.
You should research more technical possibilities if you do want to reach more people.
-- Robert
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 06:11:09 -0700
"Jim Andrews" <jim@vispo.com> wrote:
> If you use Linux, you can't see most of my work anyway, since most of it is
> in Shockwave.
>
> The fullscreen thing isn't the way you seem to think it is. It's simply
> *best* to view *some* works fullscreen no browser chrome. If your browser
> doesn't support it, then you can still open the page, but the screen has
> some browser chrome on it. My work tends to use all the space it has
> available to it. It doesn't *require* the full screen. But, for instance, a
> piece like Arteroids or, more recently, the ound poem uses all the space
> it's given and, anyway, why would a work of art want to be framed by browser
> chrome that intrudes its presence into the experience of the art? I can
> think of some reasons in particular types of works, but generally you want
> to engage the whole screen and the whole computer and the whole brain and
> being of the viewer and as much of everything else in the universe as you
> can pack into that screen and the audio etc.
>
> ja
>
>
> > The problem with IE is that it *doesn't* work the way that it should. It
> > uses tons of non-standard stuff so you end up with pages that work in no
> > other browser but IE. That's not the way things should be. I'm running
> > Linux, I don't have the option of keeping a copy of IE lying around for
> > emergencies. That means that those websites are broken, they don't work
> > the way they should. Saying that an exclusive IE solution *works the way
> > it should* would be questionable. So bear in mind that unless you find a
> > way to make this work in all browsers, I, along with a growing number of
> > Linux users, am not going to have the pleasure of seeing your work.
> >
> > Pall
>
>
> +
> -> post: list@rhizome.org
> -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> -> visit: on Fridays the Rhizome.org web site is open to non-members
> +
> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>
--
--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
1984 - George Orwell
I am a gentoo linux user, and I can see shockwave within firefox on a installation.
You should research more technical possibilities if you do want to reach more people.
-- Robert
On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 06:11:09 -0700
"Jim Andrews" <jim@vispo.com> wrote:
> If you use Linux, you can't see most of my work anyway, since most of it is
> in Shockwave.
>
> The fullscreen thing isn't the way you seem to think it is. It's simply
> *best* to view *some* works fullscreen no browser chrome. If your browser
> doesn't support it, then you can still open the page, but the screen has
> some browser chrome on it. My work tends to use all the space it has
> available to it. It doesn't *require* the full screen. But, for instance, a
> piece like Arteroids or, more recently, the ound poem uses all the space
> it's given and, anyway, why would a work of art want to be framed by browser
> chrome that intrudes its presence into the experience of the art? I can
> think of some reasons in particular types of works, but generally you want
> to engage the whole screen and the whole computer and the whole brain and
> being of the viewer and as much of everything else in the universe as you
> can pack into that screen and the audio etc.
>
> ja
>
>
> > The problem with IE is that it *doesn't* work the way that it should. It
> > uses tons of non-standard stuff so you end up with pages that work in no
> > other browser but IE. That's not the way things should be. I'm running
> > Linux, I don't have the option of keeping a copy of IE lying around for
> > emergencies. That means that those websites are broken, they don't work
> > the way they should. Saying that an exclusive IE solution *works the way
> > it should* would be questionable. So bear in mind that unless you find a
> > way to make this work in all browsers, I, along with a growing number of
> > Linux users, am not going to have the pleasure of seeing your work.
> >
> > Pall
>
>
> +
> -> post: list@rhizome.org
> -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> -> visit: on Fridays the Rhizome.org web site is open to non-members
> +
> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>
--
--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
1984 - George Orwell
Re: XP service pack 2
Jim,
If the browser does not make scroll bars for a very long vertical page I consider that to be a *BUG*
Of course Firefox will make scroll bars on very long pages, besides that you will have absolutely chrome.
And regarding your 'speaking in ads' comment... sounds like you should revert back to the pre-service pack2 Windows, that Internet Explorer definitely has _all_ the "features" you need.
Now stop being lazy, and get a browser without security holes!
;-)
-- Robert
On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 20:58:56 -0700
"Jim Andrews" <jim@vispo.com> wrote:
>
> > Give it a try and you just might remember what it is like to use
> > software that is free from one companies control.
> >
> > -- Robert
>
> What does it matter if all people can do is speak in ads anyway? Before I
> download it, let me clarify what I mean: just what I said: *absolutely* no
> browser chrome: no status bar, no scroll bars, no nav bar -- no browser
> chrome *whatsoever*. Does Firefox support this?
>
> ja
>
>
>
> +
> -> post: list@rhizome.org
> -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> -> visit: on Fridays the Rhizome.org web site is open to non-members
> +
> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>
--
--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
1984 - George Orwell
If the browser does not make scroll bars for a very long vertical page I consider that to be a *BUG*
Of course Firefox will make scroll bars on very long pages, besides that you will have absolutely chrome.
And regarding your 'speaking in ads' comment... sounds like you should revert back to the pre-service pack2 Windows, that Internet Explorer definitely has _all_ the "features" you need.
Now stop being lazy, and get a browser without security holes!
;-)
-- Robert
On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 20:58:56 -0700
"Jim Andrews" <jim@vispo.com> wrote:
>
> > Give it a try and you just might remember what it is like to use
> > software that is free from one companies control.
> >
> > -- Robert
>
> What does it matter if all people can do is speak in ads anyway? Before I
> download it, let me clarify what I mean: just what I said: *absolutely* no
> browser chrome: no status bar, no scroll bars, no nav bar -- no browser
> chrome *whatsoever*. Does Firefox support this?
>
> ja
>
>
>
> +
> -> post: list@rhizome.org
> -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> -> visit: on Fridays the Rhizome.org web site is open to non-members
> +
> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>
--
--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
1984 - George Orwell
Re: XP service pack 2
Jim,
View menu >> Tool bars >> Navigation bar
(uncheck navigation bar)
then
View menu >> Full Screen
You will then have a full screen. Besides Firefox is not your Mother's Netscape.
Give it a try and you just might remember what it is like to use software that is free from one companies control.
-- Robert
On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 20:30:51 -0700
"Jim Andrews" <jim@vispo.com> wrote:
> Does mozilla go fullscreen absolutely no browser chrome? I kind of doubt it.
> Netscape doesn't.
>
> ja
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Spahr [mailto:rob@robertspahr.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 7:55 PM
> > To: Jim Andrews
> > Subject: Re: RHIZOME_RAW: XP service pack 2
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.mozilla.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 19:23:06 -0700
> > "Jim Andrews" <jim@vispo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > http://forums.devshed.com/showthread.php?t4867 discusses a prob i've
> > > noticed with XP sp 2. A very annoying new "feature" has been
> > introduced into
> > > Internet Explorer. You used to be able to go fullscreen no
> > browser chrome
> > > whatever. Now the browser insists on some browser chrome.
> > >
> > > If anyone has found a way around this, that would be nice to know.
> > >
> > > ja
>
>
> +
> -> post: list@rhizome.org
> -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> -> visit: on Fridays the Rhizome.org web site is open to non-members
> +
> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>
--
--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
1984 - George Orwell
View menu >> Tool bars >> Navigation bar
(uncheck navigation bar)
then
View menu >> Full Screen
You will then have a full screen. Besides Firefox is not your Mother's Netscape.
Give it a try and you just might remember what it is like to use software that is free from one companies control.
-- Robert
On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 20:30:51 -0700
"Jim Andrews" <jim@vispo.com> wrote:
> Does mozilla go fullscreen absolutely no browser chrome? I kind of doubt it.
> Netscape doesn't.
>
> ja
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Spahr [mailto:rob@robertspahr.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 7:55 PM
> > To: Jim Andrews
> > Subject: Re: RHIZOME_RAW: XP service pack 2
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.mozilla.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 19:23:06 -0700
> > "Jim Andrews" <jim@vispo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > http://forums.devshed.com/showthread.php?t4867 discusses a prob i've
> > > noticed with XP sp 2. A very annoying new "feature" has been
> > introduced into
> > > Internet Explorer. You used to be able to go fullscreen no
> > browser chrome
> > > whatever. Now the browser insists on some browser chrome.
> > >
> > > If anyone has found a way around this, that would be nice to know.
> > >
> > > ja
>
>
> +
> -> post: list@rhizome.org
> -> questions: info@rhizome.org
> -> subscribe/unsubscribe: http://rhizome.org/preferences/subscribe.rhiz
> -> give: http://rhizome.org/support
> -> visit: on Fridays the Rhizome.org web site is open to non-members
> +
> Subscribers to Rhizome are subject to the terms set out in the
> Membership Agreement available online at http://rhizome.org/info/29.php
>
--
--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
1984 - George Orwell
Home of the Brave
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/30/nyregion/30deport.final.html?hp
--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
-- 1984 - George Orwell
--
Robert Spahr
http://www.robertspahr.com
WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
-- 1984 - George Orwell
