RiTUAL. A ceremonial act ~ Rites used in the course of worship ~ The performance of ceremonial acts ~ The prescribed form of conducting the ceremony ~ A method of procedure that is followed without variation ~ performance with gestures, words, and objects, often in a sequestered place.
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DoN Brewer earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Multimedia and Communications from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Class of 2002. DoN has twenty-five years experience in business-to-business communications sales and service with AT&T, retiring in 1998 to pursue art and multimedia design full time. As writer and photographer for DoNArTNeWs Philadelphia Art News Blog posting art reviews, interviews, product reviews and how-to stories relevant to the Philadelphia regional art scene, DoN has established himself as a top blogger in Philadelphia with 1.5 million unique visitors. DoN has won awards for his videos and helped raise funds for artists through Kickstarter, he is an award-winning photographer and fine artist, member in good standing of The Plastic Club and the Photographic Society of Philadelphia and author/book designer for Her Philadelphia Tales, The Art of Lilliana Didovic.
The Book of Fortune has embedded in it's cover a folder paper fortune teller, a childhood game. Throughout the book are smaller one sheet books that can be removed and experienced. The interactive design in playful, thoughtful and poetic with the bare brick walls of the city offering glimpses into sunlight and nature. One small book is about the color purple, which to me is spiritual and personal. Digital photographs, inkjet print on mat photo paper, inkjet prints on glossy photo paper.
