- artist + illustrator -Tumblr (3.0; @ashmackenziesite)http://ashmackenzie.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3579f278a4c70a8ed271583eb2c23fa1/tumblr_mo6uui0h5L1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My piece for <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/152229720/ghostbook">Ghostbook</a>, a collection of ghostly themed images and comics from a variety of artists and illustrators.</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/52639157356http://ashmackenzie.com/post/52639157356Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:49:30 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b256eca2848469da0e2f775a6e468b7c/tumblr_mmqww4C5SC1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Public Brains</p> <p>Despite our feelings of shared understanding, there’s no real way of knowing if any individual’s experience is the same as another’s. </p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/50348963124http://ashmackenzie.com/post/50348963124Mon, 13 May 2013 12:38:28 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a0f838e908de39882aa174907998ce88/tumblr_mmlet4jk3s1s5mxu2o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cyber-disinhibition</p> <p>By undermining the nuances of human interaction the internet inadvertently encourages the free reign of negative and often destructive emotional impulses.</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/50098274109http://ashmackenzie.com/post/50098274109Fri, 10 May 2013 13:19:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a486d5c6c8892d4342ccaf72a3924fd8/tumblr_mmhndbvfrD1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Seeking Substance</p> <p>Technology has made the process of finding information incredibly simple, inhibiting our capacity to become truly knowledgeable</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/49940469294http://ashmackenzie.com/post/49940469294Wed, 08 May 2013 12:34:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a844c90b43a2d37db4ae70e95ec27626/tumblr_mlth88RPdO1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Universal Understanding</p> <p>Our brains may never be able to fully comprehend the complexities of the universe, but knowing our limitations should not hinder exploration or contemplation.</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/48856328760http://ashmackenzie.com/post/48856328760Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:19:20 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/254114c4d420679f1cea79ddd0a80c1f/tumblr_mlmltgJibw1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chemicals</p> <p>The wide scale proliferation of serotonin-enhancing antidepressants can suppress sexual desire and may inhibit the ability to fall and stay in love. </p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/48561320483http://ashmackenzie.com/post/48561320483Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:15:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/63904d48f23ff5bfa090f344f4b371b7/tumblr_mld5mc4JbN1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Filling in the Gaps</p> <p>As our knowledge of the brain becomes more comprehensive it seems like the idea of the soul exists only in the gaps of our understanding</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/48138716571http://ashmackenzie.com/post/48138716571Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:47:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e57568d03ac061c737b2e8aacfb7eff4/tumblr_ml9ghkAviy1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Lesser Florican</p> <p>Part of Light Grey Art Lab’s Macro & Micro exhibition opening April 19th</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47978737557http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47978737557Sun, 14 Apr 2013 15:51:20 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2467f7255f3ad0e619a3f023026831b8/tumblr_ml40cipqxj1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>No Body, No Mind</p> <p>Despite society’s emphasis on abstract thought, the brain cannot become a mind without a body.</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47725968357http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47725968357Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:14:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/23f78938600af598b901c744f9f47e52/tumblr_ml40bhYzfe1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Star</p> <p>Made for the Light Grey Art Lab Tarot Deck and part of their Tarot, Mystics and the Occult show</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47725921146http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47725921146Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:14:05 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aacb49ce25962ba06e08fa5432c010d4/tumblr_ml408zKpkP1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pangolin</p> <p>Part of Gallery Nucleus’ Animal Kingdom Exhibition</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47725807966http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47725807966Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:12:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/88388a37b86aefd0d62fb20189b98fc1/tumblr_ml3ys2f3Ml1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>88</p> <p>A mock cover for American Illustration 88</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47724791463http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47724791463Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:59:30 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/244380718f4201da771691defad3c824/tumblr_ml3yo6AKOS1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Smell of the Sea Reminds Me of Home</p> <p>Personal work</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47724783216http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47724783216Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:59:23 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c7fddc0f865a4c205540729911335fa1/tumblr_ml3z1j4hsm1s5mxu2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Pages and Pixels</p> <p>Poster about the transformation of analog and digital text</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47724767687http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47724767687Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:59:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/791f3a68e779254d5542acd46bb8a75b/tumblr_ml3yvkfjVa1s5mxu2o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cracked</p> <p>Mock Op-Ed illustration for an article arguing that the only way bullying can be stopped is by teaching kids to take care of each other</p>http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47724776564http://ashmackenzie.com/post/47724776564Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:59:00 -0400