SEAN TINER

( Big Brother , Portrait by Tiner). Yes, gasoline will probably reach $5 USD a gallon this summer. Shocking? Yes, considering it was only around $1 USD a gallon six years ago. Ah, the good old days, when $20 would fill up your SUV and you would still have change for a Double Double, lotto ticket or a cold one. If you think gasoline prices are overvalued, then you will be shocked by the value of Web 2.0 entities, in particular Facebook applications. According to Adonomics , a website that assigns monetary value to Facebook applications, the most popular and expensive application is Super Wall . The application has over 2.2 million active users and is valued at over $30 million USD. In fact, the majority of the top ten applications are valued at over $8 million. Yes, this makes the price of gasoline seem trivial in comparison. Today marks the start of The Supernova Conference , a symposium that "brings together business, government, and technology thought leaders to understand h...

( Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), Stylized Portrait by Tiner). ( Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), Stylized Portrait by Tiner). From Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art, Robert Rauschenberg's remarkable career spans decades of creativity. Labeled a "Renaissance Man" by his peers, I enjoyed creating these stylized portraits of him. The first portrait is influenced from my Hurricane Katrina series and embraces the spirit of his influence on American creativity (look for the American flag in the top left of his shoulder). The second portrait is a contemporary "pop" portrait. It's ironic that this "Renaissance Man" passed away a day before Brandweek Magazine labeled me a "Renaissance Man" ( link to article ). ...Maybe it's a metaphoric passing of the torch? ...Or just inflated thinking? ...I'd be happy to achieve 1/7 ( love the power of seven ) Rauschenberg's success in my artistic endeavors (I'm swinging for the f...