There was a presentation by Robert Brinkerhoff about him becoming the new director of SOVA. He had alot of really interesting ideas about what kind of experiences should be available to a student when undergoing education.
A lot of his presentation was about enabling unique learning experiences for students and cross disciplinary learning. I thought these techniques were important for students. When you enter the real world you will be learning with people from different educational studies all the time. Being able to get a little of that when your in school would be and important learning experience.
He is the head of the department of Illustration at RISD in Rhode Island.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Nam June Paik
Q:
Nam June Paik innovated the use of video, should this type of medium (video) be considered art or simply just an advancement in technology? Why?
What influence do you think Nam June Paik's work had on the development of new media art today?
A:
Photography was an advance in technology that made a legitimate transition into art. The only difference between photography and video was that video was used primarily in television as a means to make money. However video make the transition to art as well with people pushing the line between entertainment and proving video could be art.
Something Nam June Paik had an influence on in video was a basic rule. If you want to do something, you can. If you want to use something, you can. Using frames was another large influence on video art. He opened up the doors for video art to be anything it wanted to be.
Nam June Paik innovated the use of video, should this type of medium (video) be considered art or simply just an advancement in technology? Why?
What influence do you think Nam June Paik's work had on the development of new media art today?
A:
Photography was an advance in technology that made a legitimate transition into art. The only difference between photography and video was that video was used primarily in television as a means to make money. However video make the transition to art as well with people pushing the line between entertainment and proving video could be art.
Something Nam June Paik had an influence on in video was a basic rule. If you want to do something, you can. If you want to use something, you can. Using frames was another large influence on video art. He opened up the doors for video art to be anything it wanted to be.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Artist Inspiration
Tony Oursler in his piece "influence Machine" is interesting to me because he uses an interesting technique to bridge digital media into the material world. He projects the piece onto fog which is being produced.
This technique really combines digital and material world.
This technique really combines digital and material world.
Monday, February 7, 2011
The Garden Party
Q: What right does an artist have to their own artwork? Once an artwork is bought, should the artist have any say to how it should be presented or kept? What legal responsibility does an artist have to society?
A: An artist has every right to his or her own work. No one should be able to take that from them. When an artist chooses to sell his or her work he or she should also be treated fairly. An interesting issue has arisen recently with the subject of musical artists and their songs being downloaded for free without payment to that artist. In this situation however, the artist did not make all the money from the sales of their music, as a recording company got most of the cut. itunes then filled a large gap in the market for songs being only .99 cents and being sold separately. More people started buying the music when it was matching the needs of the customer. This is a much more commercial example however.
The artist can draw up agreements that are not strictly regulated by law to insure that the artwork is kept or presented in the way that they like.
Art is best when it pushes boundaries and treads new ground. one of the natural boundaries that exist in society is law. When is it ok to break a law to pursue art? Banksy is technically defacing public property when you look at a law book but his art is widely loved and revered. An artist should push boundaries, but not endanger people in the process. An artist who pushes the boundaries should be aware of exactly what the implications of breaking these boundaries.
A: An artist has every right to his or her own work. No one should be able to take that from them. When an artist chooses to sell his or her work he or she should also be treated fairly. An interesting issue has arisen recently with the subject of musical artists and their songs being downloaded for free without payment to that artist. In this situation however, the artist did not make all the money from the sales of their music, as a recording company got most of the cut. itunes then filled a large gap in the market for songs being only .99 cents and being sold separately. More people started buying the music when it was matching the needs of the customer. This is a much more commercial example however.
The artist can draw up agreements that are not strictly regulated by law to insure that the artwork is kept or presented in the way that they like.
Art is best when it pushes boundaries and treads new ground. one of the natural boundaries that exist in society is law. When is it ok to break a law to pursue art? Banksy is technically defacing public property when you look at a law book but his art is widely loved and revered. An artist should push boundaries, but not endanger people in the process. An artist who pushes the boundaries should be aware of exactly what the implications of breaking these boundaries.
Metropolis
Q: In Fritz Lang’s legendary silent film, Metropolis, the last intertitle (text card) reads
“The mediator between brain and hands must be the heart”.
Discuss the significance of this statement in regards to the film and the wider social implications.
A: The "brain" in the film is the Business/Upper class tier of the city. The "hands" is the working class.
In the film there is a very strong clash between the upper class and the workers. The workers are treated unfairly and taken advantage of while the upper class lives a live of luxury with no worries.
The mediator in the film is the son of the business leader. He represents the compromise between business and the workers. This could be "law" or "humans ability to empathize with one another".
This was a time when social regulations on upcoming industry were very little, so the social commentary is very important. This serves as a distopian story. It is a warning and example of what could be if the balance between these social classes becomes too unbalanced.
“The mediator between brain and hands must be the heart”.
Discuss the significance of this statement in regards to the film and the wider social implications.
A: The "brain" in the film is the Business/Upper class tier of the city. The "hands" is the working class.
In the film there is a very strong clash between the upper class and the workers. The workers are treated unfairly and taken advantage of while the upper class lives a live of luxury with no worries.
The mediator in the film is the son of the business leader. He represents the compromise between business and the workers. This could be "law" or "humans ability to empathize with one another".
This was a time when social regulations on upcoming industry were very little, so the social commentary is very important. This serves as a distopian story. It is a warning and example of what could be if the balance between these social classes becomes too unbalanced.
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