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Rarely Anything New Under the Sun
In regards to Avant-Garde, in the article "Avant-Garde and Kitsch" from 1939 by Clement Greenberg, one particular sentence struck me. Although for my point, it is taken slightly out of context, "That avant-garde culture is the imitation of imitating..," I was reminded of a quote that I read the other week. Ecclesiastes once said, "...there is ( Read more... ) -
Review of Classmate
Amanda Pollard...in "FindHappyness"
Amanda is a classmate of mine in Seminar II: New Media. She is a close friend of mine, and I am excited to be reviewing her final piece for the class. Amanda has shown an amazing leap of skill in new media, from the beginning of the year until now. This video, which is her final project, is strong in all of ( Read more... ) -
Review: A Whole New Mind
When my parents were kids, going to college was more of a tale than an expectation. They probably heard of one or two random people going to a university; probably to study pre-med or law. Since I was a kid, going to college was a pretty standard thought drilled into the minds of my generation. I think that at least 60% of my graduating class is ( Read more... ) -
March 13th Blogging
Throughlines: Shelley Eshkar and Paul Kaiser: Pedestrian
1. How does using new media/4D change the meaning of an art piece?
2. How does the social status of the viewer affect the perception of the piece?
3. How much does placement and setting mean to the quality of the piece?
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Throughlines and Project Ideas
Throughlines(based on a piece by Noah Wardrip-Fruin)
1. How can we control what we remember and we forget?
2. How does interactive art change how the viewer perceives the piece?
3. How much does personal experience of the viewer affect the perception of the piece?
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Patel, Crash Course Project Ideas, and Stop Motion
Throughlines based on Ishu Patel's "Bead Game"
1.How does the concept of evolution affect a piece? Evolution is certainly one of Ishu Patel's interests. His stop motion animation titled "Bead Game" is a series of pairs of animals in combat. The animals shown early in the video are things like ameobas and parasites. As the animation progresses, ( Read more... )
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