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Droste effect

Blank Within a Blank – My Desktop

August 30, 2010

Randy Ludacer (BoxVox.net) has been documenting packages that utilize the Droste effect for years – including the recursive effect’s namesake, Droste Cocoa.

He’s been able to find a wealth of examples so far, and I hope that his collection of Droste effect packages continues to grow.
On a related note, I recently played around with LogMeIn, a [...]

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Blank within a Blank – Bachelorette

June 3, 2010

To quote myself from a recent entry (yes, I’m totally out of control): “It’s interesting to watch ontological resolution degrade as the art within the art moves further away from reality.”
No artist is more adept at playing with this concept than Michel Gondry, who has directed more brilliantly meta videos than can be counted [...]

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Blank within a Blank – Whistler’s Mother

May 14, 2010

Arrangement in Grey and Black: The Artist’s Mother
aka “Whistler’s Mother”
oil on canvas
James McNeill Whistler, 1871
The idea of a ___ within a ___ has always fascinated me. It’s interesting to watch ontological resolution degrade as the art within the art moves further away from reality. Painter, graphic designer, and installation artist Rafal [...]

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