the first time i went to Ok Natural food store there was this older man at the register. He was extremely friendly and we hit it off talking about California and Mica. He i guess was a photographer a while back, and still does it but now has a main focus. He takes some really interesting shots of Baltimore and its gritty glory through photos of "R.I.P" graffiti . whenever i see some "RIP Biggee" or "Get it or Die trying, Big Money" written on some building's bricks, i now think of Peter Barry, the Ok Natural hippie clerk.
Check his stuff out, some of them are pretty moving :
http://www.socialdocumentary.net/exhibit/Peter_Barry/301
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
I'm not sure if anyone has seen the commercial of the singing road but it's real! they really carved into the road to make it! its so awesome. go to this website and watch it! http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-sedan/videos.aspx?ef_id=1097:3:s_5a03fbd0abf7efe25ec14306580195ba_2030826066:9wpuZENIYWYAAHg6tU0AAAAD:20090316005939
Monday, March 9, 2009
www.0100101110101101.org
I love the work of these artists, Eva and Franco Mattes, the link was posted on the class page. They created a computer virus as a work of art for the Venice Biennale! Now, it is a completely harmless computer virus, its only goal is to exist and spread. I just feel like that is such an original idea for a work of art and I really appreciate it. I love that its legality is questionable, but really it hurts no one and nothing. I found this interview with the artists pretty interesting too.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Response to film
La Jetee was a terrific example of how to effectively use still imagery to tell a story. It would have been so easy for this film to turn into a cliche, melodramatic slideshow. The storyline was interesting though, and the actors gave a lot of dramatic depth to the script. I thought the still photos made for an interesting film, with great attention to details and composition in the shots.
La Jetee
I really appreciated the power-pointy technique used in this film. I think it gave it a very romantic, yet mysterious tweak. I thought the story was beautiful. Definitely my favorite film we have seen yet. I wish we could see more stuff like this in class!
Response to reading
I thought everything David Byrne had to say on the topic of Powerpoint was very interesting. I like that he views the program as a metaprogram, he uses it to present work created in other programs. It's definitely an interesting media to use to create art. That other guy Tufte just seemed to have a personal problem with the program, and so I found everything he wrote to be obnoxious and close-minded.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Funeral Car Flags
Are they just so that other drivers know not to be rude to the procession of slow drivers?
Why is it important that other drivers know that the procession is a funeral?
Why do other drivers need to be aware that a funeral is in session?
Are they only for cars or could people start attaching them to their heads?
powerpoint
I thought that Tufte reading was interesting--about PowerPoint being a negative alternative for presenting information. I thought it was interesting how the author applied it to schools and how educators will have students give PowerPoint presentations, when simply taking time to write and read--getting your hands on the actual information--would potentially give young individuals a better method of learning. I had never thought about that before, but throughout high school, I'd have to do so many PowerPoint presentations and I hated just bulleting information in a line and trying not to read word for word on my slide while every other student dozed off.
I like approaching PowerPoint in a less academic way, though, and doing something more performace based, and actually using it as a way to make art.
I like approaching PowerPoint in a less academic way, though, and doing something more performace based, and actually using it as a way to make art.
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