PROJ NOTES!: open

i have no idea what to do!!!! i feel like creating a living space in nature will be too difficult to transport, but i kind of like the idea of finding a way to recharge/regroup in nature. with exams and summer coming fast it sounds like the perfect time to work with that theme.

Proj notes!: activism

We wanted to target some problems growing concerning politics and the media. It seems as though fake news shows, such as the daily show and the colbert report, are gaining more popularity than real news broadcasts. Is this good or bad? Is there less bias in fake news shows?
we decided to make a street style piece promoting stephen colbert. we ran in to many problems transporting the wood, so we didnt get to make it travel as we originally wanted. he stayed in the area between rowe, storrs, and robinson hall.

P.294 Wenda Gu

1. How does Gu incorporate culture in to his work?
What is his message?
Is his method successful?

2. Gu's work centers around the creation of life, something that is shared amongst all animals. He deals with the issues of cultural differences in this act that makes us all similar. I feel he is searching for unity amongst people using this work to highlight his points. He uses universal bodily fluids as his media.

3. He attempts to unify cultures by highlighting the actions and humanly functions that we all share, more specifically reproduction.

That underneath cultural standards we are all unified.

I think that even though his methods are shocking, they are successful in bringing up this issue.

4. How does he accumulate his materials?
Where does he normally exhibit his work?
Do these spaces have objections to his work?

P.374 Daniel Joseph Martinez

1. What is Martinez's method of communication in his art?
Who does he want to reach?
What is his message?

2. He doesn't like being called an artist, but instead a tactical media strategist. He aims to question the ideals that America was formed on and shed light on some of the hatred and social division that is spreading today. He only exhibits where he has been officially invited to. He works mostly with installations, which tend to be quite offensive and provocative, making the viewers question the social state at which they're living in.

3. installations, banners.
The general public.
He wants to open the eyes of the public and challenge the social divisions that have been created today.

4. How effective is his method?
Has he been protested?

Project 3: Consumption

I ran in to a lot of problems with this project. I know nothing about photography or filmmaking so deciding to do a stop motion animation was a stretch for me. Everything went pretty smoothly up until the time for editing. I didn't have enough disk space to upload all the pictures to finish the movie, and the admin wouldn't give me anymore, so I had to cut a good portion of the movie out. This is what I could salvage! The piece is based on something that is so time consuming that it's unhealthy.

keep forgetting to post my notes! spring break feverrr.

i have no idea what i want to do for my consumption project. i've been thinking of the spell ikea has put on consumers in the area and considering the effects of that. i've also spent a lot of time watching people eat and thinking of how gross it could get. maybe potential ideas!

posting other notes later tonight after work.

Thomas Kinkade P. 18

1. What is Kinkade's ultimate goal for his work?
Does he mainly focus on landscapes or does he dabble with other subject matter?

2. I feel like Kinkade is very egocentric concerning his work. His work is very widespread, and has made him quite wealthy, but when reading his comments I get the feeling he is overly proud and cocky about his success.

3. He wants to bring art in to common households in order to preserve a sort of country home aesthetic. He wants it to be as widespread as possible.
From what i read his work is mostly landscapes and images of homes, very family friendly work.

proj 2 Place

ideas on place

well i have to say i was really stumped on this project, but i came up with an idea and ive been going with it. im doing a more abstract take on home as a place. im doing a painting on a wood panel with 3 planes on the side, one completely black, one cut out of tracing paper, and the last just an outline. the top of the board has light blue and white paint dripping down. im not quite finished, and im not really sure what else to add. the planes signify living close to an air force base and always seeing planes in the sky and hearing the testing of bombs. it became one of those things you dont notice because youve been around it all your life, but when you move away its something you miss. the transition of the planes represent once crisp and clear memories slowly fading.

Project 2 notes!

Victoria Vesna P. 284

1. How does Vesna incorporate place as a theme?
What sort of media does she use?
What is her targeted audience?

2. Vesna seems to be interested in technology and how it affects time and daily life. Trying to read about this work and fully understand it is near impossible because it seems as though the process and installation need to be experienced in real life to grasp the concept.

3. From what I have gathered, she's referring to time and connections made in cyberspace as a place.
I infer that she created a program which maps these connections out in to a pattern after the data has been inputed.
Anyone who has been distracted from their goals and daily tasks by the internet.

4. How is her work meant to be viewed?
Is it actually interactive while it is being shown?
Is it a movie, or a stagnate image?

Skip Schukmann Pg. 34

1. What does Schukmann mean by clients?
What is his meaning of onement?
What kind of artist does he consider himself as?

2. Reading through this article, I can tell Schukmann wants to have a deep relationship with nature and really try and steer away from the industrial aspect of life. I feel that with this he is preserving the sort of ancient connectivity with organic life that is now becoming extinct. He works primarily from nature, using modern tools as least as possible.

3. "Client" is the word Schukmann uses to refer to his audience. He wanted to choose a word that conveyed a deeper relationship on a more intimate level--sort of a personal teacher-student relationship.

He refers to onement as the physical and mystical interconnectedness of all things. He would like to give his clients a feeling and deeper understanding of the concept with nature.

I believe that in a way, Schukmann doesn't consider himself an artist at all, but more of as a mentor. His work is more about the message he is trying to convey and building a relationship between himself, his client, and the environment, rather than finished producted.

4. Has Schukmann worked with any other material in the past?
Has his main concentration been sculpture forever, or has he dabbled with any other medium?
When does he know his piece is completed?

project 1: identity

project 1 notes!

The keypoint I'm using is my choice to live a more positive lifestyle different from the rest of the world. The adjectives I came up with were uplifting, unique, and at times difficult. although I didn't come up with a clear metaphor, I did have an idea that I've stuck with. I'm going to do a digital image on photoshop of a paper airplane soaring in to the sky coming from a group of silhouettes of people. I want it to look kind of bright and more graphic.

Nan Goldin P.198

Moonpies are the perfect snack for last minute homework cramming...just saying! 

1. Would Goldin's work be just as effective if she used another medium? 

What is her overall theme?

Why did she take such raw shots?

2. Goldin's photography is very candid, raw and risqué.  She captures such a vivid interpretation of that fearless, care-free, 70's and 80's rock star lifestyle. I like that she isn't afraid to just show happy imagery, but also dares to capture death, defeat, love, and raw emotion  that is not faked.

3. Nope. There's nothing more vivid than freezing time in a photograph. 

Capturing true lives and emotion from her friends and personal life.

It's the only way to truly capture her objective.

4. Would Goldin's work be as intriguing if she changed her subject matter?

What if she photographed strangers?

What if they were censored? 

William Kentridge P. 156

1. In what ways was Kentridge affected by the political unrest during his life?

How did he first start getting in to art?

Does film make up the majority of his work?

2. I appreciate Kentridge's technique of working and reworking the charcoal.  The gestural style of drawing works well with his theme of unrest in most of his work.

3.  He grew up in South Africa, which was marked by political upheaval and apartheid at the time.  Much of the country suffered through the tough times.  Many families were directly effected. 

He grew up with a strong interest in art and theatre.  He went to school for both theatre and fine arts later in his life.

Film is one of his preferred mediums.

4. Would his art be just as impacting if he didn't grow up in that environment?

Would he even be making art?

Would film be his main focus? 

homework

eventually.