I was super impressed by the font size of the beginning of the chapter. As one of the elder members of the class it was a nice change of pace from the microscopic text I am usually required to squint at. I may have had flashbacks to my days of reading "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales."
I'm sure that's what you intended us to focus on, right, type settings? I mean, it is sort of a design class (maybe-the course catalog descriptions for WSU leave something to be desired.) Anyway...
I found the first chapter discussion on the rise of appliances and electronics in the home interesting. Imagine if the world had been filled with people like that one elderly person you know who refuses to upgrade their rotary phone or use a computer because they are afraid of change. I suppose it makes sense that for something to catch on it has to be accessible to many. Then it has to be widely available in order to experiment with different applications other than the intended use.
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Shanken 15-30
In all honesty, with the second reading section down, I am not a fan of this book. I read 15 pages that mostly consisted of a giant list of projects that artists did using technology. There was not enough explanation for me. If you're going to describe art effectively, there either has to be a lot of visual information or a lot of description. This excerpt has failed for me. There were a few projects that intrigued me. I decided to google them so I would have something to write about.
24 Hour Psycho by Douglas Gordon (1993)- I am always excited to see an artist take on anything from pop culture and make it their own. I love horror movies, and Psycho is a classic. The concept of this piece is to slow down the movie so that it would take 24 hours to view. Art is all about looking at the world in new perspectives, but I would rather watch the Vince Vaughn remake or stay in the Bates motel than watch this for 24 Hours:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtLg5TqqVeA
I was curious to check out SonicVision (2003) as the text stated it combined digital animation with music. When I saw the list of musicians I wondered why I had been completely unaware of it back in 2003. The music of Moby, David Bowie, The Flaming Lips, Queens of the Stone Age, etc was combined with digital art from artists, cartoonists, and VJs. Unfortunately, due likely to time and copyright law, I was only able to find a short clip with music not from the original show (although Massive Attack is a pretty decent substitute). The small bit I saw was amazing. I hope that one day the show is somehow rescued from someone's archives and released on a DVD (or digital download or whatever Jetsons' style technology we use at that point).
Here is a link to an article I found on the show:
http://archive.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2003/09/60645
And the clip I found:
https://vimeo.com/37342667
Hopefully, the other sections will be more explanatory. If not, I think I will continue to investigate pieces I am attracted to in the readings to learn more.
24 Hour Psycho by Douglas Gordon (1993)- I am always excited to see an artist take on anything from pop culture and make it their own. I love horror movies, and Psycho is a classic. The concept of this piece is to slow down the movie so that it would take 24 hours to view. Art is all about looking at the world in new perspectives, but I would rather watch the Vince Vaughn remake or stay in the Bates motel than watch this for 24 Hours:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtLg5TqqVeA
I was curious to check out SonicVision (2003) as the text stated it combined digital animation with music. When I saw the list of musicians I wondered why I had been completely unaware of it back in 2003. The music of Moby, David Bowie, The Flaming Lips, Queens of the Stone Age, etc was combined with digital art from artists, cartoonists, and VJs. Unfortunately, due likely to time and copyright law, I was only able to find a short clip with music not from the original show (although Massive Attack is a pretty decent substitute). The small bit I saw was amazing. I hope that one day the show is somehow rescued from someone's archives and released on a DVD (or digital download or whatever Jetsons' style technology we use at that point).
Here is a link to an article I found on the show:
http://archive.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2003/09/60645
And the clip I found:
https://vimeo.com/37342667
Hopefully, the other sections will be more explanatory. If not, I think I will continue to investigate pieces I am attracted to in the readings to learn more.
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