Donald Diddams
The Art of Digital Art
An Obama Event
Posted on August 10, 2012
The Candidate
Regardless of one’s political persuasion, there is something to be said for experiencing a major campaign event. This one last June in Tampa was held in a community college gymnasium with a standing-room-only crowd. It seemed there were more people waiting in line than the place could ever hold.
The press of humanity, the excitement and energy in the room, the warm up acts, the sound system, and the candidate’s charisma all worked to make it a powerful experience, almost like an old rock-and-roll concert, but without the music.
These few images are not meant as reportage, but simply one person’s impressions of the day.
The Crowd
The Watcher
The News, in Red
Tethered
Posted on May 23, 2010
Tethered I -- 2010
To be tethered is to be restrained, tied down, prevented from moving about freely. And that can feel uncomfortable to those of us whose moving about is usually unrestricted. However, some actions, when totally unrestrained or untethered, can trample the rights of others. So being tethered can also refer to being grounded, in touch with reality, one’s actions balanced by consideration for others and for nature’s limits.
The predominant feelings within a community or culture toward restraint or being “tethered” may help set the tone for economic and social discourse. And problems may arise when one attitude toward restraint gets out of balance with the other.
Tethered II -- 2010
St. Croix — Hotel Caravelle Artwork
Mocko Jumbies
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