Walker:
I actually did like this article. I understood what the author was saying when he referred to "The big idea". Being in textiles and clothing at Ohio State, I have seen collections from designers that represented their "Big Idea" and some designers who have an overall theme that kind of stays with all of their collections. Having a big idea actually gives artists some sort of direction to go with each new collection of art or clothing collections.
I didn't really understand where the essential rules came in to be honest. I took it as these "Big ideas" come about while following these essential rules? If that is the case I don't agree on having to follow rules when it comes to art. I don't like being restricted to do things a certain way. Maybe I am completely not understanding what the writer means with these essential questions. I'm sure I'm way off base....
Barrett:
This article was interesting because it was based on " denotations and connotations" which actually makes sense to me. I think when people see photos, art, or any other visually stimulating work they automatically have connotations based on the denotations they see. They had good examples with the Destiny's Child magazine cover, the cereal choices, and the teddy bear. This was proof that at any age, people view things with the same process.
I didn't really particularly dislike or misunderstand any certain aspect of this article. I did think that the critiquing of the Rolling Stone magazine cover was maybe a bit much. I think the female singing group were just trying to be popular and successful at that time. Sex sells. To be successful in the music industry, one must be pleasing to the eye in most cases.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Micro Project 1
1. Asymmetrical
2. Symmetrical
3. Radial
4. Person and surrounding space
5. Person up close
5. Person up close
6. Point of view of an ant
7. Point of view of a bird
8. A stable image
9. An unstable image
10. My name on campus
Both of these picture taking assignments were similar because I had the choice to be as creative as I wanted to with each. The main difference with these two assignemnts was that the second assignment required me to take photos with some sort of specific instruction and the first assignement could have been anything I wanted.
I actually did most of my first assignement photos on a run around my neighborhood. It was enjoyable just because I like nice scenery and excercising but I will say that the second assignment was more enjoyable for me. It was just really random and fun. My up close was a photo of a bouncer at a bar and he really had no clue what was going on when I took this photo.I liked that we could do whatever we wanted but there was still some sort of criteria.
My favorite pictures have to be ones with my pup (of course), I liked the one from the point of view from an ant (just because it made me think of what it would be like to be an ant lol), and I thought the unstable image looked pretty cool as well!
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Kidd, Hickey, Weschler
Kidd:
I had a hard time understanding who "the enemy" was. Are they the people trying to oppose the way artistic people think? The article referred to "the enemy" as viruses so they are not a good thing obviously. I don't understand what/who these "enemies" are and how they are so different from everyone else. According to this reading the non enemies are to make the "enemies" obsessed with their thoughts. I like this line but I want to know more about these so-called "enemies".
What I did like about this reading was how the author made us think about the order in which we do things just because it is always how we have been taught. Writing from left to right comes so natural to us and we never think about why we do it that way. Also the writing from top to bottom, it kind of makes me want to write something that way just to see how interesting it could be. In the article it even says that writing from top to bottom was originally un-American.
Hickey:
I liked the part of this reading where he says "...the trick of civilization lies in recognizing the moment when a rule ceases to liberate and begins to govern". I know this author is mostly referring to the game of basketball but I would like to think of this quote in terms of the many laws that people in this country or other countries have to obey. In every country laws are made to govern, so can anyone in the world really truly be liberated if they are constantly having to follow rules? This makes me wonder how "civilized" humans would be without rules or laws in general.
I do not really agree with basketball or other sports not having rules or guidelines. It is clear that the author of this writing is very interested in sports so I can understand why he would be aggravated that rules are put in place to limit the "beauty" of the game. I think that there should be specific rules for any sport. To me it makes it more competitive and entertaining. I think if there weren't rules for sports games, it would not be as fun to watch.
Weschler:
I found it interesting that according to this article we have 44 facial muscles and with them we are able to make around 5,000 facial expressions. Digital programmers are trying to replicate these expressions on video games and movies. It is amazing how much can be done with the computer and how closely the programmers get these digital characters to actual human mannerisms. It is interesting to think about how far technology has come.
I got sort of confused when the article talked about Jensen's views about milk. I was totally lost when he said that 'Dinosaurs are easy, compared to milk'. I would think that milk would be more simple to make digitally because it doesn't have much of a shape as opposed to a dinosaur. He says that soft is hard, referring to the milk. This whole thing throws my mind through a loop.
I had a hard time understanding who "the enemy" was. Are they the people trying to oppose the way artistic people think? The article referred to "the enemy" as viruses so they are not a good thing obviously. I don't understand what/who these "enemies" are and how they are so different from everyone else. According to this reading the non enemies are to make the "enemies" obsessed with their thoughts. I like this line but I want to know more about these so-called "enemies".
What I did like about this reading was how the author made us think about the order in which we do things just because it is always how we have been taught. Writing from left to right comes so natural to us and we never think about why we do it that way. Also the writing from top to bottom, it kind of makes me want to write something that way just to see how interesting it could be. In the article it even says that writing from top to bottom was originally un-American.
Hickey:
I liked the part of this reading where he says "...the trick of civilization lies in recognizing the moment when a rule ceases to liberate and begins to govern". I know this author is mostly referring to the game of basketball but I would like to think of this quote in terms of the many laws that people in this country or other countries have to obey. In every country laws are made to govern, so can anyone in the world really truly be liberated if they are constantly having to follow rules? This makes me wonder how "civilized" humans would be without rules or laws in general.
I do not really agree with basketball or other sports not having rules or guidelines. It is clear that the author of this writing is very interested in sports so I can understand why he would be aggravated that rules are put in place to limit the "beauty" of the game. I think that there should be specific rules for any sport. To me it makes it more competitive and entertaining. I think if there weren't rules for sports games, it would not be as fun to watch.
Weschler:
I found it interesting that according to this article we have 44 facial muscles and with them we are able to make around 5,000 facial expressions. Digital programmers are trying to replicate these expressions on video games and movies. It is amazing how much can be done with the computer and how closely the programmers get these digital characters to actual human mannerisms. It is interesting to think about how far technology has come.
I got sort of confused when the article talked about Jensen's views about milk. I was totally lost when he said that 'Dinosaurs are easy, compared to milk'. I would think that milk would be more simple to make digitally because it doesn't have much of a shape as opposed to a dinosaur. He says that soft is hard, referring to the milk. This whole thing throws my mind through a loop.
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