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Artist: Jason Milostan
4/10/08 $75
4/3/08 No Bid
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Description
Look out all you past and soon to be Luke
Skywalkers your ship awaits you. This is a one-of-a-kind art work that depicts as the artist says every young person's
dream of the future. It brings back memories of the epic Star War films. The unique detailing of every booster
on an x-wing-fighter gets your creative dream machine working. The Desk Star would look wonderful in an airport,
a studio, a local graphic shop, Newspaper office, radio station lobby, movie theater, any place that dreams are made of would
work with this art piece.
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Artists Statement:
A long time ago, in a classroom far, far away…..
On the surface, my desk represents the film Star Wars, undoubtedly one of the most popular movies of all time. Specifically,
this piece depicts a scene from Episode IV in which one of the main characters, Luke Skywalker, approaches the Death Star
in the cockpit of his X-Wing fighter in hopes of returning balance to the galaxy. Those who have seen the movie will recognize
that scene as a pivotal turning point in the young man’s life. In the movie, through instruction, practice, and
the guidance from mentors, Luke begins to utilize his knowledge to better himself and the society in which he lives.
In creating the Desk Star, I wanted to draw
the correlation between the main character, Luke Skywalker, and reflect on today’s educational environment. Similar
to the challenges faced by Luke’s mentors, today’s educators have a daunting task of competing with the distractions
of a fast-paced world. Yet, these individuals continue to focus their time and effort on developing the children sitting
in their classroom every year. Through much dedication, schools still serve as a sanctuary where ideas can be nurtured
and the next set of directors, producers, musicians, etc. are born and give everyone a chance to be a “desk star”!
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About the Artist Art was encouraged from a young age in my household,
whether it be building artistic structures with Lego blocks or exploring different shapes, characters and creatures that could
be created with Play-Doh. While I wasn’t particularly skilled at drawing or painting, I found that over the years
I have become passionate about black and white photography as well as filmmaking. While in junior high, I created my
first clay-animation stop motion film entitled “Revenge of the Blob”. In high school, I began work with 35mm
black and white photography and experimenting with different development techniques and camera settings to achieve desired
effects. Most recently, I have co-written and directed a variety of short films, and have appeared in episodes of the
cable sketch comedy series Almost Serious.
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