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Monday, April 3, 2017
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Saturday, April 1, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
Blog Prompt: Havidol
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Discuss your reaction to "Havidol" by artist Justine Cooper.
http://havidol.com
What do you think Dysphoric Social Attention Consumption Deficit Anxiety Disorder is? What is the artist Justine Cooper critiquing? Why do you believe she has created such a convincingly real web site - and how does that impact her message?
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Blog Prompt: The Carp and the Seagull
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Discuss your reaction to "The Carp and the Seagull" by Evan Boehm. This site uses WebGL and will need to be viewed in Chrome:
http://www.greengoldenly.com/carpandseagull/video.html
Why do you think the artist has created work that relies on the viewer in order to move the narrative forward? In what way is this same inclination reflected in his video installation, "Looking At a Horse"?
https://vimeo.com/75345839
Monday, February 13, 2017
Project One Research
The issue or component of the future I would like to focus on is the limitation of the human body; I would like to explore the possibility of cyborgs becoming a regular
part of society.
According to an
article on Phys.org, Professor Maciej Henneberg and Dr Aurthur Saniotis from
the University of Adelaide, discuss their book The Dynamic Human, and the realm
of possibilities that could emerge from morphing human bodies and artificial
computer technology.
“While they
believe that future humans will more readily combine their own organic material
with technology, the authors caution that such enhancements must not ignore
humans' highly complex biology,” the article states. “Among the future
directions highlighted by the book is the wide range of mind and body enhancements
potentially available to humans – from cybernetic implants that could connect
our brains directly to computers, to nanotechnology, and a variety of medical
prosthetics,” the article continues.
Cyborg
technology would allow humans to replace parts that no longer function as they
need to – failing organs, broken bones, disease, and brain damage could all be
repaired or replaced, allowing the human race to push their limits and advance
as a society.
"We are
becoming increasingly dependent on such devices and it can become easy to think
of the body as a kind of machine with parts that need replacing. Of course, the
body is not a machine but an evolutionary organism of enormous complexity. The human mind is not a logical machine,
it is a product of organic interactions. That complexity should not be
underestimated," Dr. Saniotis claims.
By allowing
cyborgs to become part of our culture, we are allowing the human mind to expand
its knowledge of the world, which could lead to advancements in better human
life and a better understanding of our world.
Ellis,
David. “Cyborgs closer to reality in future stages of human evolution”. Phys.org. 27 May. 2016. Web. January 17.
2017. <https://phys.org/news/2016-05-cyborgs-closer-reality-future-stages.html>
Monday, February 6, 2017
Project 1 Proposal
I thought I had posted this before surgery, but apparently I didn't (sorry!). Here is my proposal:
For my project, I want to focus on the consequences (both
good and bad) of social media. As a
communication and design art technology double major with a minor in digital
media, I have a strong interest in how media will impact our lives in the short
and long term. The promising and strong
side of having and using social media is that you can learn so much about the
people around you, you can express yourself more easily, you can feel a sense
of satisfaction and confidence and more.
The hurtful and negative side of having and using social media is that
one can easily become addicted to using it, people can learn about you and use
it to their advantage (which can be a pro and a con), you lose some privacy in
what you do when you post and use geotags and more. Media growth and use of
media can have a good and bad impact on a person’s everyday life, and I want to
create a site that shows both of these sides and impacts.
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
BLOG PROMPT: inbflat and thru-you
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Compare and Contrast:
http://www.inbflat.net by artist/composer Darren Solomon
http://thru-you.com by artist/musician Kutiman
Among other possible topics, think about ideas related to collaboration vs. appropriation.
Collaboration is when more than one person intentionally helps to create a work of art.
From A Dictionary of Modern and Contemporary Art, "Appropriation in art is the use of pre-existing objects or images ... In the visual arts, to appropriate means to properly adopt, borrow, recycle or sample aspects of (of the entire form) of human-made visual culture."
Monday, January 23, 2017
BLOG PROMPT: My Boyfriend Came Back from the War
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After exploring the site "My Boyfriend Came Back from the War" made in 1996 by Olia Lialina, what do you think the piece is about? How does is challenge expectations about web design and linear narrative? Keep in mind this is a work for net art from the very early days of the web. Imagine how people might have felt seeing it at the time. Here is the URL:
http://www.teleportacia.org/war/
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Project 1 Idea
My project focuses on the event known as the Singularity. It is the point when humans create technology so advanced it will trigger an uncontrollable growth in technology; both good and bad. It is entirely possible that we could create a learning AI that could improve itself and build a better version of itself, then that AI could build a better version of itself, and this cycle would repeat ad infinitum. An AI this intelligent would prompt scientists to attempt to shut it down and be killed by the AI acting in self-preservation, then commit genocide as a way of protecting mankind (literally Skynet from Terminator). While the Singularity may also hold the key to immortality, many top names in science have expressed concern including Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, and Steve Wozniak (the other Apple guy). If at all possible in the project, I want to include a parody of Skynet's logo and call it "Airmesh." I'm not sure about how the images will look, however.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
For project one I have the idea of focusing on technology and environment in the future. I believe in the future our Earth will have suffered significant damage due to human impact. Because of this, our Earth will lack the necessary vegetation to sustain human life. Due to this, I believe we will have to use biomimicry to simulate the environments beneficial effects. We will do this by using technology to create trees, plants, flowers, etc. This type of vegetation will be completely virtual. We will be able to completely control its growth and development. By creating this virtual vegetation, we will hope to save our Earth. Below are pictures of flowers and plants that are completely electronic. I hope to design an image that displays electronic plants like the first image. The second image displays an out of the box way of placing plants and I believe I can incorporate this idea into my project. In the future if global warming continues, sea levels will rise. This will force us to place our vegetation higher up so that it is not submerged. The second image shows plants on the wall and by doing this, we could avoid the issue of high sea levels.
Project 1 Initial Idea
For my project, I have started exploring the possible combined effects of global warming, pollution, and overfishing on the ocean and marine life population. Aside from the probable rise in sea level due to glacial melting, contributors from NASA and the Smithsonian explain predictions for a much hotter, more acidic ocean. In the realm of possibilities, this could result either in a vast extinction of animals, or in various adaptations. Interestingly, certain species have already started adapting. Craig Welch of the Seattle Times describes the beginning alterations in creatures like mussels and urchins. In a Smithsonian article, Helen Thompson indicates table coral's biological attempts to withstand bleaching caused by temperature changes. If these adaptations are already happening, I believe that animals will likely survive, but may take mutated forms of themselves. Similarly, I would like to imagine that humans will adapt to these conditions. In areas where sea levels are expected to consume cities or island nations (like the Marshall islands, which are already suffering), future architects might find themselves constructing high-tech undersea facilities that can withstand changes. I am trying to decide between illustrating a futuristic aquatic city (maybe not as polished as the one below--something that shows more consequences and survival issues), or focusing on pollution by creating an image that shows progression of negative effects through mutated marine life.
Project One Ideas
Project One
My idea for my project is to have a series about advertisement and how it has gone from a few ideas put up here and there, to mass overdose of ads to the point of inefficiency.
My first picture is going to aim to depict one or two advertisements with people looking at them or the advertising depicted as being attributed to the success of the company or sales.
These are are decent examples of the limited advertisement back then.
My next picture is going to show how the advertising is growing and may start being coming unsuccessful. Prime picture would be a few people looking at the ads that are displayed and one to two people blowing by them, giving them no notice due to there bring more of them now.
My last picture is going to show the mass advertizing that is used today and the overdose that society is being exposed to all the time. It will show that due to the mass amount of ads, people are paying less attention to them.
Project One Idea *Drafts
Possible Idea #1:
I would like to focus on what the future could look like if today's advanced society and culture no longer existed. Whether that be from impending nuclear war, the earth's environment, or the increasingly isolationist views from leaders around the world. This could mean humans might have to look into another planet to inhibit, furthering the need for more advanced technology. This could also mean that when countries are at war or don't help each other the effects could be disastrous, creating an apocalyptic earth.
Possible Idea #2:
Considering the new technology being discovered about genetics and DNA, I would like to explore the future of couples being able to pick the genetic traits of their offspring.
Project One
The issue that I would like to explore for Project One is rising sea levels. Climate change is a hot topic in today’s media. It’s discussed and deliberated on everything from daily talk shows to political debates. We’re living in an age when technology is propelling our culture into the future, and making our lives more convenient. The downside to this industrialization and technological expansion is that a lot of waste and pollution is added to our already fragile ecosystem. While there are those who dispute the legitimacy of the climate change threat, it is hard to ignore all the facts scientists worldwide are sharing.
National Geographic explains that rising sea levels are the result of “burning fossil fuels and other human and natural activity” over the past one hundred years. Gasses that trap heat are being released into the atmosphere, therefore, increasing earth’s temperature. As water warms up it expands which adds to the accumulation of melting water from glaciers and ice caps (NOAA).
Rising sea levels create an innumerable amount of problems to those living by the coast. Homes are lost, land is eroded, agricultural soil is contaminated, massive flooding ensues, and there’s loss of wildlife habitats. It is projected that if the seas continue to rise most U.S. cities on the coast will be flooded, and if a “complete meltdown” happens then London could be completely submerged (National Geographic).
I would like to explore the idea that in the future, due to rising sea levels, humans have had to adapt to their environment by altering their way of living. I will create compositions of stilt houses in water that will document how people will have to live more eco-friendly and self-sustainably. Instead of letting a dire situation get worse, we will have altered our lives in order to protect the earth we have and save ourselves.
http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/sealevel.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/sea-level-rise/
http://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/sea-level/
Monday, January 16, 2017
Idea for Project One
For this project, I drew a lot of my inspiration from the initial discussions of Venice's way of transportation. For many it is considered a tourist attraction, but for others it might be the way they commute to work everyday. I know a lot of our class is considering a project based on the environment, but I hope to put my own twist on the topic. I also drew inspiration from the Postcards from the future, London by Robert Graves and Didier Madoc-Jones.I have decided to focus on what tourism and hospitality will look like in the future. If the ice caps completely melt, then the Earth will have an influx of water. Cities on the coast will be overrun by water and the history and culture of those cities will be lost. Will we be visiting city monuments on aqua-buses and look at only part of a monument? Will we be looking at monuments through glass like we do at aquariums? Will sea life find new homes in monuments? Will these beautiful pieces of art waste away under the constant presence of water?
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