https://someguy.is someguy.is Sun, 25 May 2025 19:54:30 +0000 https://someguy.is en https://someguy.is/Home Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:23:49 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/Home (aka someguy) &nbsp; <img width="2400" height="1579" width_o="2400" height_o="1579" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b60e6faa4fe72c3238c4feeb54a5e23cd051d950883ec1daf6b6bf3fb7d16e54/Life-Support---stARTup25_03_2400.jpg" data-mid="233683191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b60e6faa4fe72c3238c4feeb54a5e23cd051d950883ec1daf6b6bf3fb7d16e54/Life-Support---stARTup25_03_2400.jpg" /> Life Support&nbsp; - An installation for the stARTup Art Fair 2025, at the Del Sol Hotel in San Francisco. Rallying cries of social justice movements are added, in gunpowder, to life preservers. These words of protest are shown as the lifeblood of change. In any given moment they have the power to ignite change with a spark, or be extinguished in the open waters.&nbsp; https://someguy.is/Word-frequency Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:49:55 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/Word-frequency Word frequency Through blocked text, this body of work questions the power of word frequency. What does it say, if anything, when “evil” shows up twice as many times as “love” in the Bible? Or that the “N” word shows up 212 times in a 400 page book? https://someguy.is/Speaking Tue, 19 Dec 2017 23:22:35 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/Speaking Speaking <img width="5190" height="3012" width_o="5190" height_o="3012" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f773e16adee75ddeac20b7ea08393b88e2f29444399364eee2de5f6171500984/SeaChange_01.jpg" data-mid="8216683" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f773e16adee75ddeac20b7ea08393b88e2f29444399364eee2de5f6171500984/SeaChange_01.jpg" />Photo by&nbsp; Liam James “Brian, I thought you were someone’s assistant all week! Then you pop up on the stage and present this mind-blowing profound thoughtful heart wrenching thing! Geez, man. I literally had to check myself to not start blubbering like a baby!!!”— Heather Neesham, FUSE attendee Brian Singer is a San Francisco-based artist and designer who has received international attention for his provocative social projects such at TWIT Spotting (Texting while in Traffic) and The 1000 Journals Project. He’s won numerous awards, authored three books, given talks around the world, and served on the boards of AIGA, the professional association for design and The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. Brian has led creative teams at both Pinterest and Facebook, and ran his own studio working with companies such as Apple, Adidas, and Chronicle Books.&nbsp; His talks inspire people, and lead them down a path towards finding their passion and living a more fulfilling life. There are moments of laughter, and sometimes tears. There is also German heavy-metal music.&nbsp; “Brian is one of our highest rated speakers, whether it’s a US or European event - He truly wows the audience” — Romina Kunstadter Sr. Event Director: FUSE, FEI US &amp; London "Brian so brilliantly synthesizes that place between passion, emotion, and meaning. He leaves no doubt about the impact of storytelling and the connection that happens when we express ourselves as creators and empathizers."— Hank Richardson President, Portfolio Center&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;“Walking away from Brian’s talk, a person is energized and motivated to look inwards and discover their own passion. Not to be afraid of it, but, to pursue it.”&nbsp;— Vanessa B. DeweyLead, Development and Creative Experiences, Mattel Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; “Having chaired various conferences, I have had the privilege to introduce Brian to many audiences around the world. &nbsp;Without question he’s the one speaker that folks tell me afterwards made the most difference in their lives.”— Soon Yu, Author of Iconic Advantage Selected Speaking Engagements Brian gives talks at businesses, conferences, and universities.&nbsp; Seattle Art Museum Twitter (before they were evil) Mattel, Inc. Clorox&nbsp;Autodesk SFMOMA IDEO SF Target Design GroupOhio Arts Educators Association ConferenceHOW Design Live Phoenix Design Week&nbsp; Destination Design Management ConferenceRethinking Media Conference: AmsterdamSee Change, Minneapolis Creative Summit ConferenceRe:Design ConferencePapierHier, The Netherlands&nbsp;Columbus Society of Communicating ArtsFUSE Conference: ChicagoUNITE, San DiegoAIGA CincinnatiDWELL ON DESIGN, Los AngelesAIGA PortlandDallas Society of Visual CommunicatorsAcademy of Art University Portfolio Center Art Institute PittsburghArt Institute Atlanta Art Institute Los Angeles Press coverage Brian’s projects have been covered by a wide range of press, including The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Wall Street Journal, Better Homes &amp; Gardens, Entertainment Weekly, CBS News, The Today Show, TIME, Huffington Post, Creators Project and many others.&nbsp; Design Matters Podcast with Debbie Millman Interview on Moxie Sozo Print Magazine: The Hollywood Issue San Francisco <img width="960" height="610" width_o="960" height_o="610" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aabf019c8851f55904173bbc0ff28530c41898cbac800869144f7222fdf2cb6a/print.jpg" data-mid="8513303" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/aabf019c8851f55904173bbc0ff28530c41898cbac800869144f7222fdf2cb6a/print.jpg" /> Huffington Post TIME Interview on Broke-ass Stuart https://someguy.is/Kindling-1-2 Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:01:52 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/Kindling-1-2 Book Banning&nbsp; Kindling #1 &amp; #22023 60 x 30 x 2 inches each Banned books and acrylic on Belgian linen wrapped wood panel Pages from banned books have been cut and arranged into a variety of diverse shapes with white paint serving as a metaphor for the attempts to erase and remove certain voices and ideas from public discourse. The title references the burning of books, and importance of preserving our literature and intellectual freedom. The dramatic rise in attempts to ban books has provided fuel to the already strained clash of ideologies in America. <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/616b424fbc8b07e9ad850d14cb816a03fdede411a67cfbe2c283f206e76a8810/Kindling--1-2_2400.jpg" data-mid="202184134" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/616b424fbc8b07e9ad850d14cb816a03fdede411a67cfbe2c283f206e76a8810/Kindling--1-2_2400.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="1681" width_o="2400" height_o="1681" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3ed92b33eb2a62cf2c0e236a2bef1bbccb5f487a72bfd5e2317197fa3c399130/Kindling-1-2_Detail_02_2400.jpg" data-mid="202184119" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3ed92b33eb2a62cf2c0e236a2bef1bbccb5f487a72bfd5e2317197fa3c399130/Kindling-1-2_Detail_02_2400.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="1720" width_o="2400" height_o="1720" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dc84e244ef3d3db2e3f5f940e3beb29a9e3b6e84cf1cbde3eb2933800452e5d0/Brian_Singer_Kindling-2_Detail_2400.jpg" data-mid="202184118" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dc84e244ef3d3db2e3f5f940e3beb29a9e3b6e84cf1cbde3eb2933800452e5d0/Brian_Singer_Kindling-2_Detail_2400.jpg" /> https://someguy.is/The-Handmaid-s-Tale Sun, 25 May 2025 19:43:45 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/The-Handmaid-s-Tale Book Banning The Handmaid’s tale2025 30 x 18 x 2 inches&nbsp; Pages from The Handmaid's Tale and the Bible with acrylic on Belgian linen wrapped &nbsp;wood panel A copy of the Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood was cut and painted black. This shape sits amongst shapes made from &nbsp;Bible pages. &nbsp; <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/53e3b2d9c72ba17a1517fc458a94a23801fec8fcf9da2006a2b45c4ad003a22d/The-Handmaid-s-Tale_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682473" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/53e3b2d9c72ba17a1517fc458a94a23801fec8fcf9da2006a2b45c4ad003a22d/The-Handmaid-s-Tale_2400.jpg" /><img width="2400" height="1551" width_o="2400" height_o="1551" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f3c0cea944b3610e79521e304ccdf014dd41da3c263ef1244f063f1de338bd72/The-Handmaid-s-Tale-Detail_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682471" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f3c0cea944b3610e79521e304ccdf014dd41da3c263ef1244f063f1de338bd72/The-Handmaid-s-Tale-Detail_2400.jpg" /><img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb6fff18b1854d4ebe8db78b3ae31ec14b8e9d1891adf7bf0cdb5cdd6f5085dc/The-Handmaid-s-Tale-Side_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682472" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb6fff18b1854d4ebe8db78b3ae31ec14b8e9d1891adf7bf0cdb5cdd6f5085dc/The-Handmaid-s-Tale-Side_2400.jpg" /> https://someguy.is/Chapter-and-Versus-1 Sun, 25 May 2025 19:54:30 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/Chapter-and-Versus-1 Book Banning Chapter and Versus #12025 36 x 36 x 2 inches Bible pages and acrylic on Belgian linen wrapped wood panel Part of a series about banned books, this piece uses cut Bible pages arranged into teardrop shapes. &nbsp; <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c06956bd4dd38ad362384492ee8e38174603455bf6e9c80b2f5912f7141790da/Chapter-and-Versus--1_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682604" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c06956bd4dd38ad362384492ee8e38174603455bf6e9c80b2f5912f7141790da/Chapter-and-Versus--1_2400.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="1600" width_o="2400" height_o="1600" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f35c043a0ae957f3876ad16b5a34040099baa565e816e2481bf7892ebcff5310/Chapter-and-Versus--1_detail_02_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682606" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f35c043a0ae957f3876ad16b5a34040099baa565e816e2481bf7892ebcff5310/Chapter-and-Versus--1_detail_02_2400.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1630727323862b0131acb349cbb893717f3b9b221bc88d67857a9f17cefa05b8/Chapter-and-Versus-Side--1_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682607" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1630727323862b0131acb349cbb893717f3b9b221bc88d67857a9f17cefa05b8/Chapter-and-Versus-Side--1_2400.jpg" /> https://someguy.is/The-first-path Sun, 25 May 2025 19:39:37 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/The-first-path Book Banning The first path2025 12 x 36 x 2 inches&nbsp; Bible pages and banned books with acrylic on Belgian linen wrapped wood panel Pages from banned books and Bibles have been cut and intermixed in a winding path with white paint serving as a metaphor for the attempts to erase and remove certain voices and ideas from public discourse. The title references the journey through life, and importance of exposure to all kinds of literature and ideologies. &nbsp; <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e8f841f689cf974319fefd1b0dac447756cf0cd53b220f7d482468500ee083c2/The-first-path_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682428" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e8f841f689cf974319fefd1b0dac447756cf0cd53b220f7d482468500ee083c2/The-first-path_2400.jpg" /><img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e05f6a11731dd2beaeb6ccc7d20d03c4ef3ef83b8fcb8bc0755c208114fbb74a/The-first-path-Side_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682429" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e05f6a11731dd2beaeb6ccc7d20d03c4ef3ef83b8fcb8bc0755c208114fbb74a/The-first-path-Side_2400.jpg" /> https://someguy.is/Kindling-6 Sun, 25 May 2025 18:26:28 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/Kindling-6 Book Banning Kindling #62025 36 x 36 x 2 inches&nbsp; Banned books and acrylic on Belgian linen wrapped wood panel Pages from banned books have been cut and arranged into a variety of diverse shapes and covered with black paint serving as a metaphor for the attempts to erase and remove certain voices and ideas from public discourse. The title references the burning of books, and importance of preserving our literature and intellectual freedom. The dramatic rise in attempts to ban books has provided fuel to the already strained clash of ideologies in America. <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/934e5c16a23f1c81e5d0c48f3ee0a946015f242641878778ab906fe6f41dd0fb/Kindling--6_2400.jpg" data-mid="233681657" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/934e5c16a23f1c81e5d0c48f3ee0a946015f242641878778ab906fe6f41dd0fb/Kindling--6_2400.jpg" /><img width="2673" height="2673" width_o="2673" height_o="2673" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/77b71ae558330bad4b8fd4ae1df706fbe3f9ab337cb3d1aeccf1d3b97c7c237c/Detail_square2.jpg" data-mid="233681655" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/77b71ae558330bad4b8fd4ae1df706fbe3f9ab337cb3d1aeccf1d3b97c7c237c/Detail_square2.jpg" /><img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4357fe7fd584054359357a0cb1b37cab42b580854a00951cc32a1b684c759846/Kindling--6-Side_2400.jpg" data-mid="233681656" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4357fe7fd584054359357a0cb1b37cab42b580854a00951cc32a1b684c759846/Kindling--6-Side_2400.jpg" /> https://someguy.is/Pulp-it-1 Sun, 25 May 2025 19:48:00 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/Pulp-it-1 Book Banning Pulp-it #12025 18 x 24 x 2 inches Bible pages and acrylic on wood panel Pages from Bibles have been cut and arranged into playful shapes set against a brightly colored background. The title references the raised platform upon which ideologies are delivered. &nbsp; <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d88ca552dd3f94fa8713db165c34c82d70a945eb66ac4a0db1639706a40da7bf/1-Pulp-it--1_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682563" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d88ca552dd3f94fa8713db165c34c82d70a945eb66ac4a0db1639706a40da7bf/1-Pulp-it--1_2400.jpg" /> <img width="1621" height="1621" width_o="1621" height_o="1621" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64ea1d59388d633c24d8d31ad1fca05ef8a9985b0b0f7b74f20852b7af45e413/3-Pulp-it--1-Detail_2400_square.jpg" data-mid="233682564" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64ea1d59388d633c24d8d31ad1fca05ef8a9985b0b0f7b74f20852b7af45e413/3-Pulp-it--1-Detail_2400_square.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d22d598833b624dfb263b0f829d23f241ffa6cedc1ffdbe12010e6d456b61d1/2-Pulp-it--1-Side_2400.jpg" data-mid="233682565" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d22d598833b624dfb263b0f829d23f241ffa6cedc1ffdbe12010e6d456b61d1/2-Pulp-it--1-Side_2400.jpg" /> https://someguy.is/Kindling-7 Sun, 25 May 2025 18:29:27 +0000 someguy.is https://someguy.is/Kindling-7 Book Banning Kindling #72025 24 x 36 x 2 inches&nbsp; Banned books and acrylic on Belgian linen wrapped wood panel The dramatic rise in attempts to ban books has provided fuel to the already strained clash of ideologies in America. In this series, pages from banned books have been cut and assembled into a variety of arrangements representing the voices and ideas being removed from public discourse.&nbsp; <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d3358355f5f680eee0afeb5cc538827db5ac6844638e3d8076df2810b736905e/Kindling--7_2400.jpg" data-mid="233681694" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d3358355f5f680eee0afeb5cc538827db5ac6844638e3d8076df2810b736905e/Kindling--7_2400.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="1665" width_o="2400" height_o="1665" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e29f28110464f955cf07584dec7a5277414279ed9625c357963a09b191aade2e/Kindling--7-Detail_2400.jpg" data-mid="233681690" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e29f28110464f955cf07584dec7a5277414279ed9625c357963a09b191aade2e/Kindling--7-Detail_2400.jpg" /> <img width="2400" height="2400" width_o="2400" height_o="2400" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be30db1efc197c453e9e8209f2c32310d5236a1d685711efb6118a35f75e56a5/Kindling--7-Side_2400.jpg" data-mid="233681692" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be30db1efc197c453e9e8209f2c32310d5236a1d685711efb6118a35f75e56a5/Kindling--7-Side_2400.jpg" />