Homework #3 (2) Write a blog entry about the piece of technology which you brought into class and share your reflections/notes from the class. Create a lesson plan for a group of students of your choice. Try to focus this lesson plan on how you could use this tool creatively in an art class. Think from an artistic point of view, not from a technological one. If this seems difficult, describe the difficulties.
The day I found out that I had gotten into Teachers College I was on my way home from spring break in Mexico, I was in the airport and decided to splurge on a pair of Beats by Dre. They were my gift to myself for all the hard work I put in during my undergrad and during the application process (even though I bought them on my mom's credit card which she was definitely not thrilled about.) I use them almost every day and every time I use them or even glance at them I think about my previous scholastic success and my future success to come.
In my lesson plan designed for students ranging in age from 8 to 13, several students would volunteer to bring in a set of headphones from their house, and several students would volunteer to bring in mp3 players or walkmans (for those who do not have extras will be provided. The students would be broken up into pairs, one student would put on the set of headphones and listen to a song of their choice and have the duration of the song to draw or paint whatever the song influenced them to paint, yet they would be discouraged to paint objects or words, simply strokes of color or shapes. After the song was over the student’s partner would need to guess the mood of the song or even the subject. The pairs would alternate several times and then each student would post on the wall their most successful portrayal of what they were listening to and the class and teacher would discuss the works as a whole, pointing out trends in describing certain moods etc.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
eEtiquette
Homework 3 (1) Go to http://eetiquette.com and pick three select quotes to re-post on your blog
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Turn Off Devices Experiment
Homework #2 (2) While having been with your computer/digital device for a while, decide to leave it and turn it off. Find artful ways to exit the online world. Monitor closely your Turn-on/Switch-off experiences and make them be the beginning of a creative experiment. Document your experience on your blog and bring the visual representation of what comes out of this into next class so we can share the outcomes.
When turning off my devices I escape the digital world. It is suddenly quite in my apartment, no murmer from the tv, no ringing or vibrating of my cell, all I hear is the subtle buzz of the refrigerator and the air conditioner. I begin to look around my living room, I see my oh so familiar furniture and although nothing has moved and everything is exactly where it always is something seems different, as if something is missing. As I continue looking around I find the blank television screen catching my gaze, I am drawn to it longing for my usual visual stimulation. I look to my left and see my laptop open, the usual assortment of windows on the screen are long gone. I keep imaging the usual activities my computer usually gives me access to.
I keep thinking about the assignment and am at a loss, I have no clue what I am going to do, I am at a creative block. I leave the room for a few minutes then I return, I sit down and then it occurs to me, it would be pretty cool to paint on the screen of my computer or television. Since that is not exactly a feasible option I begin to let my mind wander, using the concept as a jumping off point. Since my background is in graphic design it is my initial instinct to think of working with photoshop to create the visual representation of what that could look like.
Joanna Spitzner
Homework #2 (3) Research a media art teacher and describe how s/he uses technology/media in his/her art class.
Joanna Spitzner is the Department Chair of Art, Design and Transmedia’s Department of Foundation and an Associate Professor at Syracuse University, she teaches a course that is a requirement in the foundation core in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Time Arts.
“Time Arts aims to explore ways in which to make art with time as its foundation. Various media and many approaches are investigated in relation to conceptual, cultural, formal, and technical ways in which to shape a work that unfolds in time. Students learn how conceptual art, performance art, sound, animation, video, and computer technology can be a basis for artmaking.”
At the beginning of the semester the students set up a blog to document their experiences in the class with the intention of introducing them to the concept of documenting and depicting art and emotions through new technology. Throughout the semester the students work with the app Audacity and recording devices to work with audio clips to create audio art. Video cameras, youtube and imovie are utilized to work to create video art. Other practices of documenting time using different media explored in the class are stop animation through photography and illustration, video collages and comic strips.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Technology in my daily life
Homework #2 (1) Give an account about how you implement technology in your daily practice (blog, 2-3 paragraphs).
On a daily basis I typically utilize technology in four main forms; my laptop, my tv, my cell phone and my car. My Macbook Pro and the internet I use with it are an integral part of my daily practice, from the moment I wake up in the morning until the moment I fall asleep I really on them. It serves as my alarm clock by using the app Mornings, it serves as a main form of communication through facebook and ichat, it serves as my primary source of news and celebrity and fashion gossip, through google it is the answer to my every question and at night I fall asleep to movies streaming on netflix. Although I primarily use my computer for news, entertainment and communication I also use it on a daily basis to work in the Adobe Suite. I often use Photoshop at my internship, and Indesign and Illustrator for many school or personal projects.
My TV is not only for entertainment, I use it to create a relaxed environment in my apartment. I often keep it on while cooking, cleaning and doing homework because I find that it is easy to focus on tasks when I hear the quiet mumbling of the tv. I love watching shows and movies as well. My cell phone on the other hand I do not use with as much adoration and do not use it compulsively, yet find it to be something that is simply necessary. People need to be able to contact me when I am on the go, and I am always on the go so it is practical. I enjoy the games on it and the fact that I can use the internet on it, and enjoy my itunes account on it but I am not one of those people that are obsessed with their phone.
Lastly I am obsessed with driving my car, I find it to be the most soothing activity I have ever engaged in besides painting and wheel throwing. Sitting in the drivers seat and driving while listening to music on the radio is my bliss. I find that I do my best thinking while driving, and find that when I go extended periods of time without driving I miss it, to me my car is not a means of transportation, it is a happy, creative thinking place.
On a daily basis I typically utilize technology in four main forms; my laptop, my tv, my cell phone and my car. My Macbook Pro and the internet I use with it are an integral part of my daily practice, from the moment I wake up in the morning until the moment I fall asleep I really on them. It serves as my alarm clock by using the app Mornings, it serves as a main form of communication through facebook and ichat, it serves as my primary source of news and celebrity and fashion gossip, through google it is the answer to my every question and at night I fall asleep to movies streaming on netflix. Although I primarily use my computer for news, entertainment and communication I also use it on a daily basis to work in the Adobe Suite. I often use Photoshop at my internship, and Indesign and Illustrator for many school or personal projects.
My TV is not only for entertainment, I use it to create a relaxed environment in my apartment. I often keep it on while cooking, cleaning and doing homework because I find that it is easy to focus on tasks when I hear the quiet mumbling of the tv. I love watching shows and movies as well. My cell phone on the other hand I do not use with as much adoration and do not use it compulsively, yet find it to be something that is simply necessary. People need to be able to contact me when I am on the go, and I am always on the go so it is practical. I enjoy the games on it and the fact that I can use the internet on it, and enjoy my itunes account on it but I am not one of those people that are obsessed with their phone.
Lastly I am obsessed with driving my car, I find it to be the most soothing activity I have ever engaged in besides painting and wheel throwing. Sitting in the drivers seat and driving while listening to music on the radio is my bliss. I find that I do my best thinking while driving, and find that when I go extended periods of time without driving I miss it, to me my car is not a means of transportation, it is a happy, creative thinking place.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Jack Straw Productions
Homework #1 (5) Research a gallery/museum that focuses on new media and describe their program, the types of media that they employ, and some of their artists.
Jack Straw Productions is a non-profit new media arts center in Seattle that focuses but is not limited exclusively to multidisciplinary audio arts. Not only do they feature the works of new media audio artists, they provide a facility for local artists to collaborate and create using sound and audio technology. Jack Straw Productions has the mission of fostering creativity in the audio arts and facillitating communication of such art and ideas to audiences through audio art. They do so by providing a recording studio as well as various forms of art and technology education in the realm of audio arts for all ages and levels of experience even offering artist residencies with their Artist Support Program, Gallery Residency Program and Writers Program. The Jack Straw New Media Gallery has various installations of audio art, although it is a physical space the gallery’s audience is not limited to experience the art at the gallery and can also experience the works through the Jack Straw Radio or through their internet gallery. The multiple ways of experiencing the art is true to the new media culture, in the sense that new media embraces technology and how it can enhance art and the way art is experienced. This new media gallery is spreading audio art to listeners everywhere. Some of the gallery’s most recent artists have been, Perri Lynch, Lara Swimmer and Robert Zimmer with their exhibition CARTASONIC, Yann Novak and his exhibit Blue.Hour, Stelios Manousakis’s The Network Is A Blind Space, Beth Fleenor’s Mother May I: Work in Progress Phase 1, Carlisle Roveto’s Sympatico and Ellen Sollod and Johanna Melamed’s Outside In/ Inside Out: The Inner Life of Jack. Their installations and exhibits vary some weaving together the audio and visual experience through visuals and contemporary recordings while others are interactive audio experiences.
Jack Straw Productions is a non-profit new media arts center in Seattle that focuses but is not limited exclusively to multidisciplinary audio arts. Not only do they feature the works of new media audio artists, they provide a facility for local artists to collaborate and create using sound and audio technology. Jack Straw Productions has the mission of fostering creativity in the audio arts and facillitating communication of such art and ideas to audiences through audio art. They do so by providing a recording studio as well as various forms of art and technology education in the realm of audio arts for all ages and levels of experience even offering artist residencies with their Artist Support Program, Gallery Residency Program and Writers Program. The Jack Straw New Media Gallery has various installations of audio art, although it is a physical space the gallery’s audience is not limited to experience the art at the gallery and can also experience the works through the Jack Straw Radio or through their internet gallery. The multiple ways of experiencing the art is true to the new media culture, in the sense that new media embraces technology and how it can enhance art and the way art is experienced. This new media gallery is spreading audio art to listeners everywhere. Some of the gallery’s most recent artists have been, Perri Lynch, Lara Swimmer and Robert Zimmer with their exhibition CARTASONIC, Yann Novak and his exhibit Blue.Hour, Stelios Manousakis’s The Network Is A Blind Space, Beth Fleenor’s Mother May I: Work in Progress Phase 1, Carlisle Roveto’s Sympatico and Ellen Sollod and Johanna Melamed’s Outside In/ Inside Out: The Inner Life of Jack. Their installations and exhibits vary some weaving together the audio and visual experience through visuals and contemporary recordings while others are interactive audio experiences.
Arno Elias New Media Artist
Homework #1 (4) Research a media artist. Write a blog entry about how he/she uses media to create art. Observe carefully and be specific.
Arno Elias is an artist from Paris, he is a painter, photographer and musician whose works have been featured globally in exhibitions and have been reviewed in many revered publications. Through combining painting and photography he creates these collage like compositions featuring popular icons, these mixed media productions are incredibly enticing due to their complexity. He seamlessly intertwines various photographs and paint with plexiglass as well as various minerals creating powerful cohesive works of art through careful manipulation. It seems as though he uses digital media and modern printing technology to achieve such a cohesive look. Although I could not find out exactly how he achieves the look it appears as if he uses photoshop to layer and adjust the opacity of the various photo images and printers designed to print on canvas where he either has already painted and or continues to paint after printing. In addition to adding paint he adds an assortment of graffiti like characters that are his trademark or as he says, “his signature.” It is a language of symbols he has created that add some of his personality to the collages simultaneously enhancing the aesthetic. The mixed media painting collages are only one of the avenues of new media he explores, Arno also creates art videos to music he himself has composed as well as to the music of others. He creates videos that are somewhat spiritual, powerful collages of images both natural and icon related, similar to his mixed media paintings yet in the form of video. These videos are works of art that become one with the music making the music not only an audio experience but a visual experience.
Arno Elias is an artist from Paris, he is a painter, photographer and musician whose works have been featured globally in exhibitions and have been reviewed in many revered publications. Through combining painting and photography he creates these collage like compositions featuring popular icons, these mixed media productions are incredibly enticing due to their complexity. He seamlessly intertwines various photographs and paint with plexiglass as well as various minerals creating powerful cohesive works of art through careful manipulation. It seems as though he uses digital media and modern printing technology to achieve such a cohesive look. Although I could not find out exactly how he achieves the look it appears as if he uses photoshop to layer and adjust the opacity of the various photo images and printers designed to print on canvas where he either has already painted and or continues to paint after printing. In addition to adding paint he adds an assortment of graffiti like characters that are his trademark or as he says, “his signature.” It is a language of symbols he has created that add some of his personality to the collages simultaneously enhancing the aesthetic. The mixed media painting collages are only one of the avenues of new media he explores, Arno also creates art videos to music he himself has composed as well as to the music of others. He creates videos that are somewhat spiritual, powerful collages of images both natural and icon related, similar to his mixed media paintings yet in the form of video. These videos are works of art that become one with the music making the music not only an audio experience but a visual experience.
who am i
Homework #1 (2) Create a post that introduces you and your educational background. Add a few sentences about your experience-level with new media.
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