Art should be about showing your work so other people can see it. Whether or not they like it is theirs to judge.

Each morning after we've made our Karpacinos, we sit side by side, go online and read about what's happening in the world in newspapers and blogs. There were lots of stories about fashion week and I like to look at the pictures of the clothes. Of course I also cruise the culture sections reading about exhibits etc. Trying to see the images with various stories turned out to be a confusing and sometimes frustrating experience. Hence my thoughts on showing your work or any content so other people can easily view it.

In addition to being an artist's muse I also make money as a technologist. I help businesses install new computer systems and doing various things such as testing and training. I'm very attuned to the user interface. I have often complained to developers that the system or product is too hard to use, too hard to understand, too confusing, or doesn't look like any other system. That last one is really bad. When an interface is unique, unlike any other, you're asking for a big investment from the user, one they may not be willing to make.

It's easy for me to show you Tony's work. He's built us a simple system for displaying his art. Once you come to the page the art is in full view. No clicking, no waiting for flash to load, no confusing set of menus to navigate (every site seems to be doing their own thing). They may have lost their minds at the New York Times Style section. What I see is a site where showing you how clever the techies can be in displaying the information overpowers the poor user trying to see the images. But worse than being confusing to navigate is that it takes forever. Hey man, just show me the images. Don't send me on a treasure hunt.

The world has become a madhouse. There are so many things going on, so much turmoil, so much change. We all need a little peace, a little calm.

And so I offer you A little peace, a little calm - an exhibit by Tony Karp, displayed on the same page, no clicking, no menus, no flash, no rollovers, no expanding and contracting windows. Just you, scrolling down the page, perhaps scrolling back up to look a second time.

Just your eyes and your thoughts, some you like and perhaps some not. Each one can come with a pause, with time to consider. And when you're finished the hope is that you'll feel a little peace, a little calm.