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Aerni Tape
FOUND by Justin Aerni
in Seattle, Washington
The picture you see is the front and back of this cassette tape that I found laying on the street next to an old Japanese shopping center. Enjoy :)
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
I like that you took a picture of BOTH sides of the find. No guessing what's on the back like there is with so many other finds.
As for the find itself, well, I am not impressed with this "art"work.
Probably 90 minutes of bootlegged atonal experimentation by Philip Glass
Um... The finder's own name is right on the found object.
Did he write his name on there after the tape was found? Or is his name in Bone font a part of an orignal design produced by the "finder"?
It's all too weird.
a little bit demented dr seuss, a little bit area 57 and a little bit rock and roll. i like it.
I'd like to hear a sample of what's actually on the tape!
But then, judging from the artwortk, I'd rather not.
I feel sad for this artist. I'm not entirely sure why, but this artwork makes me feel lonely, which makes me curious about the artist.
Good noticing, Just me in my house! I wonder if the sender wanted to get his artwork published. Either way, that is very strange.
As well, on the top view (whether you depict it as front or back), I almost want to say that the character on the left is a female and the character on the right is a male, simply due to the aparent Adam's apple on righthand character, and the *AHEM* womanly figure to the character on the left.
... Just a thought.
wow @ comments
i'm absolutely in love with the art work!!!
if i found this, i'd be stoked
I'm with Just me in my house...
This strikes me as shameless self promotion. "Oh look I found a tape of my own band! I'll send it in."
Maybe i should "find" my own business card and send that in.
Either way, I like the artwork.
Wow, this find is incredible (if it is in fact a legitimate find). I especially like the simple query 'Do you eat eggs?'. The whole thing makes me laugh and feel a bit sick at the same time.
This makes me think of the angry green 1800tequila lady in the ads
Why yes, I do eat eggs. Thanks for asking.
The holes in the cassette on Side A should be incorporated into the artwork, as alien eyes or something.
Are those octopus skeletons?
Overall, very forgettable artwork.
Yes, everyone's a critic :-)
yeahh, the finders name is kind of a tip-off that this wasnt really "found"
but on the other hand... i can pick out some japanese writing on it, though its pretty rubbed off
i like the artwork though.
@ pants: the writing (above the eyeball of the red guy and between the n and the i in aerni)is actually Korean.
The artwork is a bit mesmerizing, and makes me furrow my brow.
Disturbing. Nice find, but disturbing.
LYING not LAYING.
Unless you're laying eggs.
For heavens' sake.
HEAVEN'S not HEAVENS' sake.
(Yes, We Can!!)
Nonsense.
Where was this found after if fell out of his own car?
The fox discovers it's own hole...
http://www.zazzle.com/justinaerni
According to the Finder's website [Google his last name and "Seattle" if you really want to find him] he is "Self taught - Mixed media Artist Drawing since age 2, exhibiting since 2006". The samples on the site look just like what's on this Find.
And, um, yeah, shameless self-promotion.
Don't the moderators pay attention to this sort of thing, to maintain the integrity of Found?
On another note, it'd be cool if Found could play sounds, and we could hear a bit of what is on the tape.
It's probably a Barry Manilow tape that he found 'next to the old Japanese shopping center'. [would that be a place that old Japanese folks shop? a place at which to buy old Japanese things? an old place to buy things that is located in Japan?] He took it home and decorated it.
Legit? I don't think so...how sad is this? JUSTIN AERNI...why'd you stoop so low?
Sad...truly, sad.
Oh Justin... You've made me so sad today.
Yeah, see. No person
who actually finds a Found would have
scanned the backside of the tape so that we
could see what it said/looked like. Hence, it's a fake like everyone else has established. *
*Referencing Just Me In My House's comment.
@the girl in the stars, that's not an adam's apple under the ribcage.
this find is a sham. perhaps this is a friend of the gawds of found magazine and they decided to just throw it out there and hope no one noticed it was only a found in that the actual tape was found and the art added as an embelishment. piss on it.
"Japanese shopping centre" as in "found it in Japan outside a shopping centre" or do they have their own malls in the US now? (Wouldn't suprise me...ils sont partout ces chinois, as a favourite film of mine says. Yes, I know they're different peoples.)
Yup, obviously Aerni is a sad person who just wanted to get a plug on Found. And either he slipped under the net, or he knows one of the mods.
Is Aerni the sad self-promoter a vegan? Vegans don't eat eggs, and some evaluate their vegetarian friends on whether or not they do.
Don't give up the day job, Justin. The artwork says "disturbed." The self-promotion says "wannabee."
Looks like a hella election hangover.
Wow, baby basil! Such venom! Even if this Find is lamesauce, don't you think you're being a little harsh on poor Aerni?
As God is my witness, I will never buy another Justin Aerni cassette tape as long as I live.
(And where are the sprockets?)
Oh Justin, Justin, Justin. If you're gonna send in a fake find, at least change your name to hide the fact. You could have made up a better back story too, shame on you(!)
Unfortunately, I do kinda like the artwork though........=P
Yanni. I was thinking that it is a Yanni tape.
(p.s. Dig the artwork!)
I grew up in a mostly Vietnamese neighborhood, nearly all the stores there were Vietnamese stores, I think it's possible that there is such a thing as a Japanese shopping center.
I like the art, but, tsk. If I found a piece of paper and drew on it and sent it in...can I really say, "hey, I found this piece of paper, blah, blah?" Come on man.
Liars always add extra details to elaborate. Next to an old Japanese shopping center. Yeah.
This find REALLY bugs me. Seriously, I saw it this morning and tried to forget it, but I keep coming back to see if the Found people have removed it yet.
What a pathetic excuse for a find.
And Aerni, this artwork is neither good nor original--you ripped off of better artists than you, and did a pretty crappy job of it. Is that why you had to promote yourself on Found?
Totally shameless. Makes me lose a lot of respect for Found.
This dude is a loser for real.
What's a cassette tape?
@ Joh(n): I'm with you, but I'll raise the stakes. I will start a total boycott of Justin Aerni cassettes AND mediocre art.
Justin's artwork has not been selling. His last show netted him a total of $14.63, and he has another gallery opening on Monday. What to do? What to do? A pad of drawing paper is $15.99! Whatever will he do?!
Wait, look! On the ground - it's a blank cassette! Hey, he can draw on THAT! The day is saved!!!
It's like when someone calls and you have to take a message: "Hang on, let me find something to write on - hey, I found an envelope/scrap of paper/napkin/matchbook/cereal box/cassette tape..."
By the way... I drew this really awesome cartoon about the election and printed it on a piece of paper I FOUND in my office... can I send that in?
I "found" a great manuscript of a novel i've been working on in my files. I think i'll send it in.
What a moron.
I love this artwork! And Im excited the find today is a tape- I just bought Lenny kravitz, best of peter paul and mary, pink floyd, and jimi hendrix tapes for my 98 taurus that does not have a cd player
Maybe Justin used to be Bob Smith and when he found this cassette he was compelled to change his name from Smith to Aerni. And since Bob Aerni didn't quite have the ring he was hoping for he adopted Justin as well. It sure beats Ochco Cinco. Just saying.
HELP! indeed.
I really like how he typed "Enjoy :)" at the end with the smiley face. Oh thank you, thank you, thank you Justin for this rare treat of letting me bathe in the genius of your shitty artwork. Ahhh, yes, how I enjoy.
you know i date a justin once when i was 16... one day he told me he thought he was a werewolf and then i ended the relationship..... there must be something to the name and hatching half thought out plans and delusions of grandeur
@tien: now you have the perfect idea for your thesis.
@Girl in a cube: No, I don't. I do however find it interesting that you choose to pan my comment for its "venom", when everyone else is also panning this faked find. Slow day in the office, is it?
Whatever.
All precincts have reported, and it's official: Justin Aerni is a total wanker.
Girl in a cube,
Perhaps you'd like to volunteer 30 hours or so of your own time each week, doing background checks on all finders to establish the legitimacy of their submissions. It's easy for us to do as mere fans of Found, since we're only presented with 730 Finds each year. As I understand it, the Found guys are positively deluged with submissions, probably more and more each week as the magazine and website gain more attention and recognition. So deal with it.
Amber in Love,
Same goes for you.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/justinaerni/2982983834
1) I was almost willing to give the guy a chance and say that he had possibly adapted his name to his find, but Librarian did her research (because that's what good librarians do) and proved that to be an incorrect theory.
2) I find it slightly amusing that casette tapes have become pieces of art, possibly "antique art" now that even the CD is becoming obsolete.
3) @ Tien - You should read the story Werewolves in Their Youth by Michal Chabon. It comes from a story collection of the same name. Priceless.
4) rock, paper, ________
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Do Not Attempt to pull the wool over the eyes of the consumers of the Daily Found. They have no mercy for such and will call you worse things than numbskull. I have now seen it happen. I had a curiosity about fake founds. Unless you like the taste of internet wrath. Then full speed ahead!
I do not remember the artwork for "Help!" looking like this. And if those are the Beatles, then it must be after a looooong binge on various hallucinogens.
there is the possibility that Justin submitted this Find without complete comprehension of the site. It happens all the time that people get excited about submitting something somewhere, and jump right in without reading the f*cking manual. Poor Justin. Regardless of his intents and purposes, I don't think he deserved this shit storm. The posers here are brutal.
Oh. Oopsie. I meant posTers.
Or did I?
And now, ladies and gentlemen, let's put a face to Justin Aerni.
http://profile.ak.facebook.com/v225/600/112/s6
My bad: http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f128/jennieaerni/
I can't post links.
Okay.
Well, I tried.
Just google him, he'll show up.
He's a lot older than I expected. I was thinking it would be some pimply faced angsty teen.
This is actually a clever advertising prop masterminded by the promotional department of Found Magazine to get us to think, "cassette tape, cassette tape...where have I seen something cool about cassette tapes...?"
So we'll start clicking around and find an entry on Found's blog about that cool project "Found Sound" where people send in the audio Finds. http://found.raphappy.com/
And then we'll think, "no there was something else, something more romantic, something with way more intricate back stories...what was it? Oh yeah, I remember now...Cassette From My Ex, where people send in mixed tapes from their exes and you can actually listen to the music from them. Yeah, that's what I was thinking of...." http://www.cassettefrommyex.com/
Found Magazines make great holiday gifts, too!
(How's that, Jason? Will you consider hiring me for your sales department now??)
Jason, hire Night in gale!! Support good choices from the Find bins!!
Cassette tapes.. cassette tapes.. hmmm.. Oh yes! I received some Uber COOL cassette tapes in the mail last week, from all the way across the country (not to mention the space-time continuum).. coolest of all because they were once played (presumably very loudly) by the coolest kid in town. ;^D
I still want that job that involved being chained to the radiator in the basement, feeding Finds into the Find Authenticator 3000... day and night, night and day..
Jason, did you keep my resume for when that job opens up again?
My guess is that the tape was Ned Lagin and Phil Lesh's Seastones.
what kind of sound is on that tape is what i want to know?
Aerni: "Do you eat eggs?"
Smallbear: " Yes, mixed together with the meat of a self-promoting Find faker and a little Tabasco sauce....mmmm stir fried asswhole!"
It made me sad to come across a find that was faked.. when so many other genuine finds get rejected.
But then I read all of your judge-y and hilarious comments and I feel a lot better.
Found anger at is now at level 10.
Just Me In My House is right...this is odd. It's authenticity is doubtful. I'm disappointed; I kind of thought those who contributed to this website would share my respect for it. I dunno, maybe I should be slapped on the wrist for such hopeful thinking?
Anyway, I like the artwork.
That's a damn shame. I really did like the art work, it's interesting. But this is very bad, tsk, tsk.
of course that would be from seattle.
seriously, how would one forget to remove their own name if they were actually trying to pull something like this? even if i did like the artwork I would out of principle not put it in writing. lame.
This is not found. It has his name on it! He is pretending just so he can promote his artwork!
http://www.myspace.com/justinaerniart
Go ahead, post on a jillion sites, but why post here where you have to be dishonest. Boo! Hiss!
I won't gripe about "lame" submissions, but deceitful finds are different.
http://www.espectro.com/application/sponsorDetails.
Quote:"Statement: Who am I ? What is Depressionism ? What is my Inspiration? (1) I am Justin Aerni, Im 20 and I live in Spokane Washington. All artists conflict with their backgrounds and their environments. And by "Conflict"- I mean HATE in one way or another. This is how Depressionism was born. This is how all great artists are made. In the future my goal is when people- think - talk about Depressionism OR art in general, they will talk about me."
(end quote)
"Depressionism," really? How about "Pretentionism?"
(Responding to the quote above.)
1. Depressionism? You're not allowed to make up the name of an Art movement unless:
A. You are over the age of 60.
B. You are a respected and well known Artist.
C. You're a respected Art critic or otherwise knowledgeable member of the Art world.
D. You have talent!
In other words your art is merely juvenilia, it may show a little promise, but wait until you grow into Big Boy pants before you call yourself an artist and begin the pretentious and unjustified practice of thinking anyone will ever admire your scribblings.
oh shut up already.
Um Justin Aerni didn't make up the name for an art movement.
---Déprimisme ("depressionism") is a contemporary French art and literary movement, in which authors dwell on the failures of society. The movement can be identified as a cross between expressionism and symbolism. Originally a French movement, the term has later been extended to refer to direct commentary on any contemporary, particularly western or American culture. In a general sense, "depressionism" is the practice of manipulating social ideas and conventions in such a way as to illicit an emotional or intellectual effect from the audience.
For example, in a painting of this genre, the artist would use the actual physical texture and form of a painting to depict not only the subject matter, but the implied emotional state of the subject in his/her environment. The resulting painting is ultimately a distortion of reality intermingled with social commentary. Michel Houellebecq's 1998 novel The Elementary Particles is considered a primary work.
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Let's take another look at a portion of that, shall we?
..manipulating social ideas and conventions in such a way as to illicit an emotional or intellectual effect from the audience.
I dare say, Justin Aerni did JUST THAT. (well. the emotional part, anyway. I would not attach the word "intellectual" to much of anything in this comment section.)
It basically looks like Salad Fingers, but louder.
I hope the artist just didn't realize what the "found" part of the title meant. And otherwise... that berk!
Gosh, Who could have guessed that Depressionism is from France? [snerk] I'd like to know how they "illicit" an emotional or intellectual effect - do they have to break the law to do it?
Meanwhile, I really thought the depressionistic art on the cassette said "Do you pat eggs?" Um... no I do not pat them.
@ for you, smallbear
When you explain depressionism, it actually sounds, well, real. But you cannot deny that the quote "In the future my goal is when people- think - talk about Depressionism OR art in general, they will talk about me." comes off a wee bit pretentious.
Also it wasn't so much his art that provoked an "emotional or intellectual effect from the audience," but rather his misrepresentation of it.
But, I guess any press is good press even if it is the sound of scores of found (finding?)police/posters howling for your blood.
@for you smallbear....you really can't blame me for thinking Depressionism was nothing more than the arrogant, pretentiousness of a teenage- would be artist, as it sounds made up, exactly the sort of idea a naive unworldly teen who felt they were original and sophisticated would come up with. So therefore though I admit I was wrong about Depressionism not existing. I will stand by the rest of what I said. I believe that all art is to be judged as "good" or "bad" by those who are qualified to judge and ultimately by prosperity. An artist is allowed to believe in the quality of their work but this opinion is only an ego based opinion,especially true the younger the artist is in age.
So, whoever you are,(my guess is Justin A. himself) I will never "stfw" (you meant Stfu right?) since as I quote in my profile "I have the right to shoot my mouth off, I have the right to think." and be pissed off that J.A. lied to all of us here at Found Land.
Good day, good luck and try to find some class.
STFW= search the fucking web. But you can stfu, too. That'd be nice.
Lay it out for us, would you? WHO is "qualified to judge"? Perhaps you could teach a CLASS on this, and enlighten us all.
http://foundmagazine.com/find/604
For you. Because you're correct. You DO have the right. (although in your profile it doesn't say "I have the right.." it says "I should be allowed to..")
Rock on with your bad self.
*sigh* Boy, you're tiresome. You want me to stuf than you want a longer explanation of who is qualified to judge. I don't think you know what it is you want. I will explain my ignorance of Stfw though, I'm just not a big fan of abbreviations. Loving the language as I do, part of me feels abbreviations are lazy and a minor sacrilege.(Yeah, I know you don't care.)
I have only one question for you: why are you defending J.A. so incessantly? Are you clones of each other?
Oh snap! I was just looking back in time and discovered I'd missed someone taking on smallbear! Wish I'd been here at the time! Smallbear you really are a pretentious bore. And you can't stand someone else getting the last word.
@Not in the Fan Club...
First I don't have a Fan Club around here, seeing as how often I'm ignored. So I just put out there whatever I feel like saying and hope to be forgiven when I put my foot in it and acknowledged when I say something worth while.
Second, I am a little pleased that someone thinks me important enough to "Take on" and not just ignore. Anyone who thinks I have a too large ego or am a P.B. should not feed that ego by giving me attention. That should be obvious, but maybe not to some.
Third, I really think that by calling me a pretentious bore that you thought that was an insult, but if by being smart and being discerning in what books I read et cetera that makes me pretentious than I'm guilty. Though I don't apologize for having taste.
Forth, I can't possibly be a bore, since you seem to find me entertaining, or at least are amused when someone takes me on. And seriously would a pretentious bore have the guts to take a online quiz called "The are you a pretenious bore test? Which I did. That should prove that I have a sense of humor about myself and am not such a P.B.
BTW, the results of said quiz are thus:
I am only 41% a P.B.Further the analysis said:
"You know good books and movies, but you have never lost the common touch. You aren't out of place eating at a good restaurant or grabbing something quickly at Mickey D's. You are very likely very smart but you don't Lord it over those whose stars shine less brightly.You seem
pretty well adjusted...."
As for having to always get in the last word, you might be right about that one.
Hope this has been entertaining. :)
Opps forget the url for the "are you pretentious test",so all my detractors can find out if they too are pretentious. :)
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/the-are-you-a-pre
smallbear, couldn't help but notice that you used P.B. as an ABBREVIATION for pretentious bore no fewer than three times in your post. I'm shocked and appalled by this lazy (minor) sacrilege from someone with such a command of and deep and abiding love for The Language.
You caught me! :)I was just feeling tired yesterday and took the lazy way out. Bad Bear!Thirty lashes with a wet noodle!!
I wonder how Aerni is pronounced.
Air-knee? (with the emphasis on which syllable?)
Aay-ERnie?
Air nigh?
I like the little "bone font" with which he wrote his name on the tape, and it reminds me of the "boner font" that someone used on one of the Post Secrets this week. I WANT both "fonts!!
@I can tell you...
Wait a second here, was there an actually compliment in there somewhere? "from someone with such a command of and deep and abiding love.." if you meant that as a compliment ans weren't being sarcastic: Thank You!
There's been so much criticism directed at me lately that I missed this at first.
"disturbing"
roflmaoo.
i think his artwork is awesome.
i love it.
with a passion (:
its different, and i dont know. im just always drawn to this kind of artwork.
wow. hes a genius for using this website to show his artwork.
PS O: my "spam protection" thing had "palin" in it. well the word that i had to spell backwords had "palin" in it.
Great cover for the next "TOOL" cd.