Moods

Oil on Carved Wood
18"x24"
2008 Jason J. Loya

This is a project in the works. I wanted to share it in this phase because I think it's interesting. It's a drawing that I did on a piece of wood with a power drill. Next I'll paint on it perhaps. It's 18"x24"

Molars
Oil, Denim, Ink, String, Pastel, Graphite on Canvas
18"x24"
2008 Jason J. Loya

Tired, tired world...
Jaded, faded, sickly sound
Of lonely voices in a crowd--
The halls of possibility
Crowded with profanity
And jealousy deliberately
Feeds on our disguise.

Tired, tired world...
Mired by the whirl
Of nonchalant misgivings
And contaminated pride
As overdosed necessity
Bleeds our hearts until we're dry
And stoic substitution
Sterilizes passion,
Gently carving out what was inside.

Tired, tired world...
Independent meaning
In an isolated mind--
Room for warmth and wonder
Narrowed to a slice
Proportionate to desire
Or a sparkle in the eye
And lost on empty windows
And limited by sight,
Frivolous assumptions,
And complicated lies...

Waive our own humanity
And sever the ties that bind
And hide inside ourselves
And create our own outside,
Exclusively inclusive
Of whatever we don't deny--
Self contained societies
With artificial skies
Locked away in solitude,
Drifting silently through time--
Secure in our fragility,
Convinced of our virility
In a tired, tired world
As everything passes by...

Good night.

©Copyright 2008 Jason J. Loya

A New Space
Digital Photo
©Copyright 2008 Jason Loya

System
Ink and Pencil on Paper
©Copyright 2008 Jason Loya

Not So Skinny
Mixed Media on Paper
©Copyright 2008 Jason J. Loya

Was this meant to be?

Art Film by Jason Loya
Original Footage from Federico Fellini's 8 1/2 (1963)

Best Laid Plans
Oil on Canvas
18"x24"
2008
Jason J. Loya

What You See Here Makes You Older
Oil and String on Canvas
18"x24"
2008 Jason J. Loya

I didn't make this video but some good friends of mine did and it is so awesome that I have to share it!

Facade
Charcoal on paper
by Jason Loya


"To become truly immortal, a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere. But once these barriers are broken, it will enter the regions of childhood vision and dream." ~Giorgio de Chirico

Sleeping on rocks, starving for days, hiking miles and miles up 2000 feet of mountain? My brother in law, Nikhil recently completed Survival Camp. After reading about it in his blog, Some Thoughts and Photos, I could not believe he made it! It sounds like the most grueling, trying experience one could pay for. As I read his account and looked at the pictures, I felt at once an urge to try it for myself and a comfortable satisfaction with a vicarious experience through someone who had actually done it. Either way, it made me appreciate my bed and my toilet paper like never before. The interpersonal stuff is fascinating and the loneliness, profound. Be sure to check out this blog and be sure to scroll down and start at day one. What a journey!

Four new drawings:

Bust



The Breeding



Turkey



The Man with Orange

Ok - so the web site that I just built for my dad's law office is not as exciting as the title of this blog but it's nice to look at! LoyaLaw.net is the link that will get you there. He's great at what he does but with all the red tape for attorney web sites and advertising, it's not always that easy to convey such a thing.

Anyway, I used Apple's iWeb to create the site and iPower.com to host it. I made the wood grain in Photoshop which was a fun process in itself. I'll add more to it in the future as I navigate the ethical and legal maze of something otherwise as simple as a lawyer's web site. Have a great day!

Oil on Canvas
24"x30"

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Why does Carson Daly have his own late night show? I just don't understand. His show, Last Call follows the Emmy Award winning Late Night with Conan O'Brien which in turn follows the number one late night show for years and years - the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leno is funny - he caters to a more mainstream crowd due to his earlier time slot so the show does not get too rowdy but it's classy and fun and - well - it's an institution in this country. Jay Leno has done a fantastic job of staying on the top of the ratings game for decades - and he started his career as a stand up comic - an entertainer. Conan O'Brien is just plain hysterical. His show takes full advantage of its later time slot with goofy, seemingly random sketch comedy, twisted humor, and his own right on the mark comic sensibilities. Conan began as a writer for Saturday Night Live - a perfect fit for the New York based late night show and showcase for the man's talents.

But as soon as Conan is over, another show comes on. It's the third in the lineup and I've come to believe the show that tells the nation, "Hey--it's time for bed. No more TV. We will now make you wish you hadn't stayed up so late." The show is Last Call with Carson Daly. The equation simply does not make any sense. Daly came into the public eye (as far as I know - and correct me if I'm wrong) with the MTV show, TRL (Total Requests Live). It was a format perfect for a clean cut and moderately hip HOST - not a COMEDIAN but a host. He stood around in New York and interviewed "hot right now" musicians and performers and introduced music videos in front of a wild live crowd. He was good at that job. He was a good HOST. He was not funny. He didn't need to be funny. He had only to show enough personality to fill in for where the screaming crowd and the rock stars fell short.

So now here he is: Un-funny, non-comedian, HOST GUY who was somehow given his own late night variety show. Writers write jokes for him but it's like watching Tiger Woods attempt stand up. He has guests but can never seem to ask them anything interesting and instead appears to hide behind his desk, growing visibly uncomfortable with any personality variance that might require improvisation or comic relief. As a matter of fact, I've seen him apparently make guests feel uncomfortable with his odd nervous banter as they attempt an on the air conversation. It is as though someone gave him the job assuming that hosting a show and hosting a late night COMEDIC variety show are the same thing.

How many great comics would love to have a chance at Last Call? How much talent was overlooked in order to decide on such a lackluster follow-up to NBC's late night classics? How much ass kissing and executive statistical chart reading had to occur in order to justify an attempt at creating a funny man out of a preppy but visible(?) snorefest with the swagger of a freshman journalist instead of giving the opportunity to a true comedian - a performer with charisma, a keen sense of comic timing, and showmanship that have made the variety show what it is since the beginning of television?

Seeing this guy on the air completely baffles me. Perhaps the executives sleep through that part of the broadcast and just check the stats on prime time. Or perhaps I'm really missing something. Anything's possible.

Good luck with this one...really.