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Description Work from my Bachelor of Fine Art thesis show

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This is one of my favorite pieces, just because I really had a vision and passion to complete it. Here I spelled out "Humor" in Binary code using ceramic toilet paper. I threw the toilet paper on the wheel as a closed off double cylinder. It took a while, and I don't think I would have finished it if it wasn't so close to my heart. It's not the best image, it's much better seen in person.

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In this line of work, using everyday objects as text, I wrote out concepts which I have struggled to grasp in binary code. I chose binary code because of its simple yet complex characteristics. In binary code, you either have a “1” or a “0”. It’s simply one or the other. However, when put together in a sequence they can represent characters which form words used for communication. Everything input into a computer has to be filtered through binary code. I compared this to the way people think. Everything I feel is brought into me through a language that I understand. The objects I choose may or may not make sense to everyone because it is the mental connection I make when I relate difficult concepts to my tangible, physical world. The viewer may be able to draw the same connections I do, or to their own ideas. These pieces also work as hieroglyphs in that sense, giving this body of work a bilingual quality that I enjoy.
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Comments: 274

XoLilSquirtoX [2009-07-16 22:33:23 +0000 UTC]

Much deserved DD!!! great idea!
the nerd in me smiled hugely when i read the binary pattern :'D

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Kahunalilly [2009-07-14 22:30:14 +0000 UTC]

I love when conceptual art is down to earth and humorous. This is pure win!

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htmnise [2009-07-14 13:31:01 +0000 UTC]

is it ok if i feature this?

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rebootmaster2001 In reply to htmnise [2009-07-17 17:45:55 +0000 UTC]

Yes, of course. Thank you so much

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htmnise In reply to rebootmaster2001 [2009-07-22 13:36:18 +0000 UTC]

yay! thanks!

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Sampdoria [2009-07-14 07:14:54 +0000 UTC]

Nice... Toilet Humour!

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Katara1111 [2009-07-14 06:48:13 +0000 UTC]

ohmigah! i thought this was real! O.O amazing!

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Psychartic [2009-07-14 06:41:16 +0000 UTC]

Impressive, they only look ceramic if you look at the inside of the rolls.

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Coterabeth In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 06:19:59 +0000 UTC]

01010011 01100101 01110010 01101001 01101111 01110101 01110011 00100000 01100111 01100101 01101110 01101001 01101111 01110101 01110011 00100000 01101101 01100001 01101110

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rebootmaster2001 In reply to Coterabeth [2009-09-07 23:05:07 +0000 UTC]

01010100 01101000 01100001 01101110 01101011 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01110110 01100101 01110010 01111001 00100000 01101101 01110101 01100011 01101000 00100001

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Dordo [2009-07-14 06:18:49 +0000 UTC]

It's TRICK toilet paper! Replace real TP with one of those in a public restroom and you could ruin the day for SO many people...

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sethmathews In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 05:47:04 +0000 UTC]

genius to make binary out of toilet paper

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lostpuppyaj [2009-07-14 05:17:13 +0000 UTC]

heh
i do that at home!!
love it!!

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Malion In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 05:13:04 +0000 UTC]

01001100 01001111 01001100

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Tamyra [2009-07-14 05:01:22 +0000 UTC]

outstanding concept. not just the amazing detail in the toliet paper rolls, but in the connection of binary to a more "human" understanding

that, and beyond its depth it really is just something that not only strikes you with awe, but also makes you giggle at the cleverness

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rebootmaster2001 In reply to Tamyra [2009-09-07 23:03:09 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, I didn't have internet access from June to August.

You get it completely. Thanks for the appreciation!

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Tamyra In reply to rebootmaster2001 [2009-09-08 01:07:26 +0000 UTC]

s'alright, no problem

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gokuyert In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 04:42:40 +0000 UTC]

amazing attention to detail
doing this in ceramic, just wow
was it low fired? high fired? i just think of low fired because of how well you kept control of the glaze (or paint) body

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rebootmaster2001 In reply to gokuyert [2009-09-07 23:02:29 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, I didn't have internet access from June to August.

This is actually just unglazed earthenware. heh

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kaffblock In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 04:36:25 +0000 UTC]

Toilet paper binary...?

This is the kind of stuff I idolize.

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GuoBia In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 04:32:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I didn't even think it wasn't real actual toilet paper!

And it does seem you have a lot of personal meaning behind it? Way to go!

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Girorotiyou [2009-07-14 04:24:51 +0000 UTC]

woah when i saw this in the DDs i though "why the hell is there a pile of toilet paper in the DDs" but then i found out that they where ceramic wow i sure was fooled

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Fritzchen-26 In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 04:11:46 +0000 UTC]

Those are ceramic?! Daaaanng! You sure had me fooled...

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Tekkaman-Blade [2009-07-14 04:09:14 +0000 UTC]

Ahh!! Man! >_< I had nightmares with those 1s and 0s when I got to them on the electronic classes at the university!! SUCH EVIL NUMBERS!!!!

I gotta say that even though I hate those systems and the fact that you remind me of them, this deviation is awesome. Thanks for the flashback!

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rebootmaster2001 In reply to Tekkaman-Blade [2009-09-07 23:01:05 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, I didn't have internet access from June to August.

LOL well thanks

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Tekkaman-Blade In reply to rebootmaster2001 [2009-09-08 00:33:02 +0000 UTC]

hehehe Its okay!! ^_^ You are welcome!!

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fortune-cookie-guru2 [2009-07-14 04:05:47 +0000 UTC]

wow, that's great.

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big-white-house In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 04:03:35 +0000 UTC]

Sooooooo funny! Brilliant!

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SonicFan4Life [2009-07-14 03:44:11 +0000 UTC]

A pile of toilet paper got a dd? A pile of fucking toilet paper?!

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Girorotiyou In reply to SonicFan4Life [2009-07-14 04:24:33 +0000 UTC]

they are ceramic they arent really rolls of toilet paper

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Pandavaara [2009-07-14 03:31:48 +0000 UTC]

wow ....

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Slush-A In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 03:18:04 +0000 UTC]

you should really do a single one and just leave it in a bathroom stall. (Take a picture before you leave!)

But really great show of talent. I can't believe it's not tissue. lol

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x--wolf--x In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 03:17:50 +0000 UTC]

omg they're ceramic?? that's incredible

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embieria In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 03:15:35 +0000 UTC]

Very clever! How you ever thought this up, I have no idea! LOL

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LiveDreamer [2009-07-14 03:07:18 +0000 UTC]

This is ceramic? O.o Lol, I tought it's just a photo of toilet paper XD

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RadiantGlyph In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 03:01:34 +0000 UTC]

Ah! You know, when I saw the thumb, I thought to myself 'that looks a lot like it could be binay; I wonder if it is?' Then I clicked and saw the title and your description, ha!

I like this on several levels Firstly, just wow, ceramic toilet paper! At first glance, they looked like real rolls. So excellent craftsmanship. But you know, craftsmanship aside, the execution of the work really tickles me; it strikes me as quite a clever double-entendre to spell out humor using toilet paper of all things, and I love the idea.


Hats off to the classiest toilet humour I've ever seen ;D

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rebootmaster2001 In reply to RadiantGlyph [2009-09-07 23:00:04 +0000 UTC]

Sorry for taking so long to get back to you, I didn't have internet access from June to August.

Thanks!

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xxXSUiCiDaLXxx [2009-07-14 02:47:33 +0000 UTC]

gah i've been staring at this for about 15 minutes and i still cant believe that the toilet paper is ceramic >.>

this is amazing

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Netaro [2009-07-14 02:36:35 +0000 UTC]

Wow! That's ceramic? Amazing and very convincing!

Such toilet humor!

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loremjay In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 02:02:37 +0000 UTC]

this is kind of really amazing.
awesome idea, awesome job!

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xxMizerable In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 01:58:42 +0000 UTC]

Wow, it's hard to believe that it isn't real.

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BloodyLink In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 01:34:35 +0000 UTC]

great idea xD

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gracelette [2009-07-14 00:56:31 +0000 UTC]

That is brilliant (and for a while, I thought those toilet paper rolls were real)!

Congrats on a well deserved DD.

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woktiny In reply to ??? [2009-07-14 00:51:28 +0000 UTC]

:amazed: you turned 40 ceramic TP rolls?! I might have stopped at 39. still, fun. I saw the thumb and thought "oh, fun; let's look." but wow, ceramic!?

As a potter and a programmer, I can appreciate this on many levels.

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AllawishusKirby [2009-07-14 00:23:40 +0000 UTC]

HA! Wonderful work mate! I thought it was genuine 2 ply! Hellova job!

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Reset-Button [2009-07-14 00:08:05 +0000 UTC]

Okay, I'm not the first one to say this, but I first thought that the rolls were real, but when I read the description... Wow. Amazing work. Ceramic toilet paper that indeed does look real.
Wow.

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Cerauno [2009-07-13 23:58:59 +0000 UTC]

I thought this was clever when I thought it was a photo of toilet paper, then I realized the toilet paper was ceramic and was blown away by the realism.

Creative, unique, interesting, and wonderful craftsmanship. Great job!

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Godzilla725 [2009-07-13 23:24:39 +0000 UTC]

I had my face like an inch away the from the screen checking if these were real...and they aren't. WOW! is all I have to say. You can kinda see a lit bit of lines in one of the rolls. Thats it.

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jaxon-riddle [2009-07-13 22:59:53 +0000 UTC]

this is insane. o.m.g.

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Vexza [2009-07-13 22:51:24 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I totally thought that was real! Amazing work!

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