Art Lecture by Chris Coleman

The very first project that Chris Coleman showed was a surround sound clip where one could see white smoke from the air being sucked into factory tubes. It seemed that no matter how much pollution went back into the factory tubes, their is still more smoke in the air. I felt a little uncomfortable with it, because I wanted the smoke to end, but it seems that their will never be an end to the pollution. This is the exact feeling that Chris wanted his viewers to feel, "never-ending deluge."
The next project that Chris shared was an endless wave of landscape that seemed to be coming closer to the screen. I liked this a lot, because to me, it felt free and relaxing.

Chris' other projects are graphics and three dimensional objects. I think they are interesting, but not really my type. From a mechanical engineer to an artisit, Chris said he enjoys being a geek and an artist at the same time. It is no wonder then, that his works incorporate precise sizes and numbers. It is a bit too rigid for me, but some of it could be really fun to look at too.

My first website

This is the link to my first website.

Websites

These are the following websites that I'm thinking about paroding.


http://www.payap.ac.th

http://www.wilder.org/index.html

http://www.alzmndak.org/

http://www.marylandnonprofits.org/

http://www.madsa.org/

Real Cost by Michael Mandiberg

How it uses the internet as an art medium? The internet in this role can be put to the discussion group that converted prices in US dollars into values in barrels of crude oil. People have the freedom to do this act and amuse themselves to the oil prices easily fluctuate.

Why it uses the internet to best advantage? Because the oil price fluctuates globally, this use of the internet opens doors to all people in any place to be able to join in the sarcastic amusement.

Why is it that the piece cannot be made in any other way? Because the oil price fluctuates all the time and the internet has the ability to change itself all the tim e while other medium cannot do that.

How does this work fit in the history of the internet that Sterling describes? The internet spread out widely to people in all places. It is not restricted to only certain groups such as the military, and the purpose of the internet did not remain only for military purposes, but included gossip, mail, and in this case probably discussion groups.

What are the features of this art work that reflect the time in which it was made (2006)? This art work reflect the oil price situation in 2006. The features that do that, are the constant update of oil price, and the free access to anyone who may want to download its program.

Actually, I'm a little confused about what is going on. The internet is something that I use all the time, but I don't really know how Michael Mandiberg's Real Cost is an art medium. To me, its just a conversion of US prices into barrels of oil. I cannot really relate this work to an art. I guess I simply do not understand how the use of the internet in this manner is art.

Art Lecture "Patrick Kelley's Digital Imaging"

Kelley's presentation was very well organized. He started about his first experiences in photography and how he developed his skills until he became involved in the field of video game graphics. From the beginning of his work, Kelley enjoys working with natural objects and shifting them around in a human arrangement (especially lining up twigs and pebbles into bridges). Kelley especially likes working with snow, which has always been present since his earlier works in photography until his recent snow step flip book.

To me, Kelley's projects are simple, understandable, well organized, and very beautiful. It shows how mastering different artistic skills one step at a time attribute to Kelley's present line.

Art Lecture "Response to Color Science"

This is the first art lecture that I attended. It is about color science and the basic concept on how to apply the knowledge of human visual perception with computer graphic. The speaker gave an introduction by showing how color science is used in filmmaking. He gave examples such as cloning actors at different angles, seeing an actor at a far distance, and even shrinking or increasing the size of an actor. The speaker then explained the different parts and functions of the human eye and showed some pictures and informed on how the pictures really look like in comparison to how we see them. The speaker also played with the mixture of colors and lighting and explained how they can steer us to focus on a particular object. For example, placing warm colors such red and orange around an object, makes that object stand out. On the other hand, placing cooler colors, such as blue, around an object will make that object seem further away and less attractive.
Color science can fool and manipulate the human eye by making fake objects appear realistic and unconsciously forcing the human eye to focus on particular objects.

Postcard Proposal

For my postcard, I chose to connect one of Adrienne Rich's and Edgar Allan Poe's poem. From Adrienne Rich's, I chose "Boundary," and from Edgar Allan Poe, I chose "The Raven." Both of these poems are written in first person. I turned the speaker in "Boundary" into "Lenore" from "The Raven." As the speaker in "The Raven" mourns over his desire for Lenore, she replies how impossible it is for them to be together because there is a boundary between them. There is a bird in both postcards which serves as a messenger that connects the two characters together.

This is a picture of Lenore from Rich's "Boundary." Notice that there is a bird on Lenore's shoulder.

This is a picture of the speaker from Poe's "The Raven." Notice how he kneels to the bird in front of him.