Daniel Bellany
Using new(er) web-based media such as Wikipedia, Facebook, Foursquare, Twitter, and a variety of search engines, Bellany looks for interesting stories and bits of information that he then incorporates into his own creative writing and graphic design pieces. In particular, he is interested in how our access to almost unlimited information has changed the way we view our own personal stories.Excerpts from Bellany's recent book,
"Wiki-People Who Died At Age 32"
Since 2006, Bellany has scoured Wikipedia for people who died at his exact age. When he was 32, he found 117 figures - some obscure and others notable, who had died at that tender age. In addition to writing up a short biography for each 'character', Bellany created original black and white portraits using illustrations he uncovered on image searches.
"Being the same age as each person I researched (when they died), I naturally felt a strong personal connection to their stories. I compared our accomplishments, social situations, and the eras in which we lived. It was a new way of looking at both history and myself. Now that I have moved on to age 33, I find myself contemplating the strange fact that I have lived longer than Bruce Lee, King Richard III and Alexander the Great. It definitely motivates me to work harder and make a difference."
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・Bruce Lee
・Buzz Sawyer
・Davey Allison
・Dick Turpin
・Eadred of England
・Elizabeth Siddal
・Galeazzo Maria Sforza
・Glen Kidston
・Hernan Gaviria
・Jedediah 'Strong' Smith
・Joseph I
・Keith Godchaux
・Lya De Putti
・Mike Lockwood
・Ota Benga
・Ottavio Bottecchia
・Proof
・Regnier De Graaf
・Steve Chiasson
・Thomas Ashe
・Vladimir of Novgorod
・William Cartwright
・Wyndham Hallswelle
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Wiki-People Who Died At Age 32
Proof (1973-2006)DeShaun Dupree Holton is better know as Proof, a member of D12, which is a rap group based on 8-Mile Road in Detroit. Holton was a prodigal MC and the best friend of Eminem, who honored Proof's death with a special tattoo.
His album 'Searching for Jerry Garcia' was well-received though many critics wondered how an inner city rapper came to pay tribute to one of the gods of hippiedom (Proof loved the Grateful Dead). Of course, his close friends always knew him for being extremely spiritual and open-minded.
While playing billiards at a club on 8-Mile Road, he supposedly shot his opponent in the head after a 'dispute'. This was a bad idea for many reasons, the most fateful one being that the club's armed bouncer was the cousin of Proof's victim. He died of bullet holes at the tender age of 32 on the 101st anniversary of Einstein's public announcement explaining the Theory of Relativity.