Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Ball of Confusion

This is for the Written Word challenge at Three Muses.
Click image to enlarge.
I went from thoughts of newspaper clippings to news in general, and pondered how we get over-saturated by bad news these days. I don't have newspapers lying around the house, so I started collecting terrible news headlines online and kept dropping them into layers (after a bit of formatting). Then I spherized them (spell-check doesn't like that word) and laid them over a globe. Then I did some swirly things behind it.

All the while, I had the old Temptations song "Ball of Confusion" running through my head. (You youngsters should look it up in YouTube--great song.) We were pretty pessimistic about the state of the world in those days. People still carry on as if the world is about to end. Did I mention we banned the news channels in our household about a year ago?
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18 comments:

  1. DeannApril 9, 2013 at 6:36 PM

    Very cool Deborah a unique and thoughtful take on the written word...well done!

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  2. JudyApril 9, 2013 at 9:20 PM

    WOW, what an excellent take on the written word, Deborah, outstanding!

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  3. indybevApril 9, 2013 at 11:17 PM

    I know a wise man who only watches the news once a week, so I applaud your blackballing the news. Why can't they spend equal time giving us good news?! I love the spherized concept! Nice work.

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  4. YvonneApril 10, 2013 at 12:11 AM

    Superb artwork, Deb!

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  5. KarinApril 10, 2013 at 12:49 AM

    Wow very original, love it!

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  6. LizApril 10, 2013 at 1:21 AM

    A really meaningful piece of art Deborah, very well done

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  7. JunibearsApril 10, 2013 at 4:31 AM

    I rarely watch the news for that very same reason. Wonderful idea Deborah! xx

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  8. Anjas-ArtefaktotumApril 10, 2013 at 5:19 AM

    Really unique and magnificent!

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  9. Linda GibbonsApril 10, 2013 at 5:31 AM

    What a unique and thoughtful piece!

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  10. sirkkisApril 10, 2013 at 6:55 AM

    Artful and clever art piece.

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  11. AnonymousApril 10, 2013 at 6:59 AM

    Great idea to ban the news, Deb! It is so easy to let negative, even panicky, thoughts take over. Your art is so well thought out."Spherizing" must be one of those PS magical thingies. Very inspiring.xx

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  12. sheila 77April 10, 2013 at 8:12 AM

    Good work, Deborah. News is invariably Bad News, how on earth did this happen when there is so much that is good in the world?

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  13. abby jApril 10, 2013 at 8:38 AM

    VERY effective, Deborah. Well done.

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  14. mary.kgApril 10, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    Joli travail Deborah!
    Amicalement Mary.kg

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  15. JeanetteApril 11, 2013 at 4:34 AM

    Fabulous!

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  16. TaluulaApril 11, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    A very stunning piece, Deborah. Bravo.

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  17. The Gossamer TearoomApril 11, 2013 at 12:19 PM

    I think your collage is a great representation of how many people feel about the news! We have a similar news ban in our house. We both look at the online news, only when we feel like catching up for a moment, but then we are almost always sorry we did. I don't honestly remember the last time we watched the news on TV. You did an excellent job at capturing the sad confusion that poses for news these days. Bravo!!

    Wishing you a blissfully un-informed day!
    Betty

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  18. HaddockApril 13, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    A great idea Deborah, especially about spherilising it (spell check doesn't like mine either)

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