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More commercial galleries are accepting electronic art, especially web-based work (pg 50). I think this is something important to the modern artist or designer. Technology has given us another way to create art that's cleaner, portable, and easily editable. The different ways that we utilize Photoshop and illustrator helps us to learn and figure out what we are best at. Web-based art has allowed me to express myself in ways I couldn't through a painting. I'm somewhat of a perfectionist and I think that by creating art electronically, I am more able to make corrections and use precise measurements that I wouldn't otherwise on a canvas. I don't want to say it's easier to do, but I do think it can be more time consuming because it's so easy to change small things and be unsure about stuff. It definitely allows us to critique and tweak the work more easily.

Telephonic Arm Wrestling by Norman White + Doug Back

I found this device to be really interesting. The time in which it was created (a long time ago) made me think of how long we have been exploring telepresence. Sure telepresence can be referred to in different forms for example video conferences. But for me personally, when I think of telepresence I think of being in one place and teleporting physically to another place. At least that's what I thought would happen when I was younger if it ever were to happen. I am grateful for technology and being able to Skype and see far away places but I don't know, nothing compares to literally being there, wherever that may be.

Putting Art in Motion

James Whitney was an artist mentioned in our very early readings. Known for his abstract cinema, I found his work to be very attractive. I like the shapes and forms he uses and the illusion of movement presented in some of his work. It's kind of a headache to look at after awhile but it kind of just makes you want to keep looking at it. Either that or I'm just weird =D. This image reminds me of something I would doodle when I'm bored at work and I really like the colors.

Li Hongbo's Paper Sculptures

Google paper sculptures by Li Hongbo. I saw this guy's work on the news awhile back and thought it was ridiculously awesome. He make sculptures out of paper and as you can see from this image it doesn't look like paper at all!

Chronophotography

I think the capturing of movement is really important especially when you want to show action and don't have the option of filming it. There's something about the rhythm that unconsciously makes your eyes follow the object, it's beautiful to look at. The person in this photo kind of creates a wave throughout the image with his body which also creates direction. This technique is really cool!

Doug's Doppelgänger, Steve Angello

When Doug's not teaching he's a Swedish DJ! 

The Packet

I'm the worst when it comes to blogging when I should. I write stuff down then I forget to blog and yea. Anyways, I thought the article that was given to us was pretty interesting. It's interesting how what is "in" in the arts can be compared to trends in fashion. What people want to see in galleries today is the new hip stuff and don't really credit or display older pieces. I don't know if my analogy makes much sense but it's like the clothes we where. You don't see people in bell bottoms and platform shoes because they're outdated and style has changed. Galleries display what people want to see today like the Rain Room instead of something less interactive like a painting. I'm sure this isn't entirely the case but that's kind of how I see it. People usually don't think things are cool unless everyone is following.

El Beso...My recreation

The Kiss II by Roy Lichtenstein

I don't like Justin Bieber

A couple weeks ago I was watching the news on the spanish channel and I saw this. Apparently Justin was assisted by police in Bogota, Columbia as he tagged on some walls. I think it's unfortunate that police would be willing to do something like this when graffiti isn't something people consider as a good thing in most areas. I don't think he would've done this in America but I don't think it's right that he does this anywhere period. Not because it's frowned upon because I enjoy looking at it but because he did it in such a public way. I don't like him because I think all the stuff he does is douchey and he's just eww! The graffiti-ers of Bogota were upset by him and they were quick to paint over what Justin had done. I'm totally with them because that's like their "territory" and for an outsider to come and do something like that is kind of disrespectful. In the report they showed some girls who were upset and crying that they had painted over the work because they had spent so much time looking for it. It's just overall ridiculous.

356: Global Media Flow

On page 407 in the POL book it mentions how popular culture travels across national boundaries. They mention shows like American Idol and Survivor but this reminded me of some of the shows that I watch. The Office is an example of this. I tried watching the British version of The Office but I said nope, this is not as good as the American version. They have cool accents but I think it's the humor and some of the terms I didn't really get so it wasn't very funny for me.


One British show that I do like or did like I don't know I haven't watched it in a long time so I'm not up to date with that but it's called Misfits. It's about these people who get super powers after a storm and it's very addicting (the show). Their powers are very different nothing like being able to fly or be super strong  but like turning invisible, not being able to die, one can go back in time I think. I think they swap powers at some point and it's too much to explain but it's good. You can watch it on Hulu.

355: Elements of 3D Design

Something that caught my attention throughout our readings in the Stewart book was the different elements of form. In math and science we learn about volume and mass as space and weight. The book explains volume as the empty space and mass refers to a solid form. When I think about volume as a form I think of the space needed to for a 3 dimensional object. Knowing mass can mean weight, I kind of thought about something that could be heavy in the art world but I also thought of something that can be solid internally like a concrete sphere. I guess I never really thought about these two forms before and understanding the difference makes these things easier to identify if I needed to.

355: Sun Tunnels

Sun Tunnels in Lucin, Utah was an interesting piece that shows site line. By standing at a certain place in the installation, the concrete tunnels line up to give a sense of alignment. This reminded me of the artist Erick presented on in which he painted lines on and in buildings that created illusions when you stood at the right spot.

WSU Art Gallery

I noticed a lot of people were really drawn to the light box photo (including me) so I decided to change it up! this photo spoke to me a lot. I love snow and this reminded me of winter at my house. The bare ground where the car was parked is something I see all the time and it bugs me sometimes because the fresh snow looks so pretty to me. It's like a white canvas. This photo also reminded me of snowboarding and makes me more anxious for the season to start! [B]-/-<|

Exactly

356 POL: 265-279 Advertising, Consumer Cultures, and Desire

The way we shop and how we use shopping as therapy sucks. Well for me anyway. It’s really weird because I hate shopping but sometimes I love it. For example, during the back to school time I try to avoid the mall and shopping in general because I know everything is crowded and that frustrates me. But I love black Friday shopping. I think it’s because it’s a once a year thing and it’s at night and it’s within a limited time frame so it kind of makes it like a race in a way and I’m pretty competitive. I’m typically a really nice person and it pisses me off when other people are assholes especially in public places. It drives me crazy how people who work in retail and customer service don’t treat consumers the way they should. I’m nice but if someone’s not nice to me I won’t be nice back. I can think of more times in which shopping made me mad than times that I actually felt “relieved”. I’d rather spend my money on food. 

355 Dramatic Deliveries

I LOVE DTC. IT’S THE BEST PROGRAM EVERRR! I bet you were shouting these words in your head (or out loud), people tend to interpret caps text as someone screaming or maybe it's just me I don't know. Either way dramatic delivery! =D

355 149-176 Purpose and Intent

I found it interesting how the book spoke of context and gave the example of Winston Churchill putting up a V for victory. Before I read it I looked at the image and saw him as doing the peace sign since that’s what people do today. I guess this could be another example of how the same thing (holding up 2 fingers) can mean different things like it explained in the readings. V for victory, peace, two of something, they’re all different but looked at the same. 

355 Chapter 7: Assignment Criteria

In the Stewart textbook we read about developing critical thinking and what is important to know before we start working on a project. So basically we need to know our purpose, the basic assignment parameters, and by when it needs to be done. We do this all the time for our class projects. When I do my own projects at home I usually never give myself a due date. I like to paint and there was a time when I wanted to paint my boyfriend something to give him on our year anniversary. At the time I was attending the Pullman campus and I wasn’t really a busy person so I had a lot of free time I guess but anyway, I started this painting about a week before our anniversary and over a year later it can be found hanging on my wall. I never gave it to him because I didn’t finish it in time and then when I did get to finish it (this past summer) I just decided to keep it. Haha! That’s not the only project I’ve kept either… I need to work on setting myself due dates.