Science and Advice

Science and Advice - The Armchairs

Cover Artwork by Vincent Finazzo

Revolving Ocelot Orchestra

Anything but her herbalist

anything but her herbalist, “hawaii”
there was no jump into action
not us, no greasy bolt until your
swoop of those knit slipper shoes
in your 1956 olympics hoodie}-{Stockholm
questioned geometric shapes, packaging
it tried to fuck everything up
with its inside-out clothing, like mine, yours
in which everyone is on the screen
nothing shakes it can’t squeeze, it goes on
like sprawl, flat with fattening clean
and white, a squeeze cat which behaves
and my bitch hangover, hair of the dog
can’t wait, behaves badly, is motionless
one pound, a half kilo
old and wise and cream
as the amber light rained down, we thought
time and oranges


A collaboration between Joe Bly and Vincent Finazzo

Year of the Metal Tiger

2010 is the year of the Tiger according to the Chinese Zodiac’s 12 year cycle.
The year of the Tiger is traditionally associated with massive changes and social upheaval.
Tigers who thrive on chance and unpredictability are best suited to navigating the many upheavals predicted in the year ahead.

Being born in the year of the tiger, 1986, I look forward to 2010 with a high degree of positivity.
I wish everyone I meet delightful thoughts.
I hope to present myself as a peaceful person and continue forward.
May many storms of creativity be released into my world.
2010, i am ready for you.

Vincent Alexander Finazzo

Two Zero Zero Nine

What will the new year bring? what has the past year provided?

2009 could have been one of the most life changing years I have lived. Many different formats of knowledge, an abundant amounts of wonderful and life changing people, all had a significant impact on me.

The period of time from 2000 to 2010 has provided an interesting outlook on what the future could bring. Technology has been increasing on more of a personal level than a global level. We have the iphone, and of the greatest pieces of hand held technology to be put into the consumers hand. But we don’t have strong enough batteries or capacitors to store energy from wind and solar energies. I find the line between the technology that makes humans feel good and the technology thats good for humans needs to be blurred.

As an artist I have a duty to reflected upon society. Personally I feel that the way I choose to work and everything related to my art practice should reflect a coherent ideal about what i am trying to provide. Reworking these problems and objects in different ways to try and question there purpose and what they have to offer. There are great similarities between the heart of the forest and the center of a dilapidated city. In 2010 I will continue to work toward unifying the conceptual aesthetics of obsolescence.


Vincent Alexander Finazzo

An apple pie with one of each apple.

The paths of hard science’s has led to a one sided approach’s to the worlds environments. “Things” as in everything that happens anywhere anytime, occur naturally with out the aid of general human understanding. To put it more clearly, the world spins weather “we” are here or not. Instances happen without predictions and are carried out beyond our understandings.

As humans we have a need to understand every aspect of “why”. By asking why, we start to approach the subject from a human perspective. Using the tools we have gathered through our cultural experiences. There is nothing wrong with this way of coming about an understanding, but it is far from the only way to understand a subject. We use our human systems such as math to plunge into the depths of given subject, but, for a second, open up your mind and think about the other systems that have not been utilized by our race. Systems that have yet to be discovered or utilized by man.

Naturally, everything happens all the time, everywhere, all at once. Creativity is everywhere all the time, all at once. In the end, or should I say beginning everything is here, all the time, all at once.


Vincent Alexander Finazzo
December 30 2009

Meden Agan.

Meden Agan was one of three commands carved into the

ancient Greek temple of the Oracle at Delphi.

It means nothing in excess or everything in moderation.

Installation shot.

This was an installation using only found objects to address

what we leave behind as humans. The work begins as a tiny pebble and

works its way up the wall to a shelf so high

that its contents are un-viewable.

Text created with scrap paper and a found can of spray paint.

Combine of found objects 25" x 15" for each.

This piece used the dialectics of man made by-products and

natural by-products to question the idea of waste.

Detail: From left, Bag with fruit peels, rock salt, sugar,

seeds (various), leaves and flower bud.

Detail: From right, Bag with rubber band, razor blade, cigarette butt,

nail, paper scraps, dust from subway car.

Plastic bags fused together. 9' x 6'.

Meden Agan was a solo show

by Vincent Alexander Finazzo

at the Happy Collaborationist Exhibition Space

in March of 2009.