Joe Shi's Blog (2)

Alright, so I'm a part of this campaign. Myself and my friend, John, have both been a part of it since its beginning. It's called the "4 Elements" campaign on Brickfish, and yes, it's an art contest to portray the four elements (fire, air, earth, water) in best way. It will hand out $750 to whoever wins, and yes, it's being closely contested by a mixture of bland photography and children's anime: …



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I was recently banned from deviantART, a community I had previously loved and appreciated.



I had been a member for over 6 years, until I had questioned an administrator privately about their reasoning for awarding a low quality snapshot of Barack Obama their "Daily Deviation" award, giving the photo a 24 hour spotlight on their front page. This is an award that many of the millions of members of deviantART want, and it was given to a photo that wasn't even art. They had… Continue