Questions Answered...

Why do you want to be an artist?

I want to be an artist so that I can convey my feelings, thoughts, beliefs and expressions through a point of view that is unique and very personal. Through art, I feel as though I am given a great amount of freedom to show myself and explore myself. Every time i create a new piece I feel like i learn a little bit more and that is what helps me grow into a stronger and more confident creator.
It is a beautiful thing to be able to express yourself in a non-verbal way, so i take full advantage.

Who is your favorite artist and why?
I have many different artists that i admire and look to for inspiration. One photographer that I always look back at is Diane Arbus and her work. Although she is no longer living and creating work, I find such beauty in her images. Her portraiture raises odd, dark feelings in the viewer and shows every walk of life. I enjoy the personal, raw nature of the images and how it seems as though she spent time with the sitters.



Write a personal biography that might be included in your website.
still need to get to this one...

The Finished Work of Art is a thing of the Past

This article got me thinking about performance art and the finished piece. The finished piece is nothing that can be bought sold or obtained by anyone person. But I do not think that it makes the art any less valuable. I realize that this article wasn't necessary about value of work but it is something that i considered. In New Directions of Digital Art, we just talked about the Aura of a piece and discussed whether or not we thought that reproduceable media had the same aura as old original pieces. I think that we came to a conclusion that art has changed and so the aura has shifted with this new wave of new media.

photoshop brushes

very neat

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/11/10/50-must-have-photoshop-brushes/

Artist Presentation

For my artist presentation i would like to do it on Toni Dove.
Did not know much about the artist before but after some research, I think it will be quite interesting.

Something to think about this week...

1. Why do you want to be an artist?


2. Who is your favorite artist and why?


3. Write a personal biography that might be included in your website.

Hypermedia: Why Now?

This article about Hypermedia was interesting because I have just recently become more acquainted with the world of RSS. I use blogger for classes, and sometimes for personal use, twitter, flickr, facebook, myspace etc. I always have ad pages to post work and responses but did not always keep up with it. Now i find myself updating multiple times a day. It truly is amazing how many different things one can do with their personal blogs.
I was most recently amazed on the day of the 2009 Inauguration when i logged onto facebook and CNN.com offered the inauguration on a live stream and chat box with other users at the same time. Seeing as though i didn't have cable to watch it on in the first place it was perfect. I was amazed by how clear it all was. Obviously there are places where you can stream tv shows, and other live media but i was especially impressed with the clarity and zero lag time.
CNN basically had a line and once someone stepped out of line or stopped watching the stream one more person was allowed in. This eliminated heavy traffic.
It really is just fascinating to think of how fast hypermedia and technology in general is moving. To think back even just 5 years ago, many wouldn't have ever dreamed of such progress. I guess the craziest part is, there is so much more to be discovered.
I'm happy to be along for the ride.

spirited away, amazing flick

no seriously. If you haven't seen this movie yet, go see it now.

My Presence

Both of these articles were very interesting to me. I myself, have always tried to be very conscious about the decisions made online. My facebook profile is kept pretty tight so that there is little information about myself and no photos to see. I think it is really important to realize that once you put something on the internet, ANYONE can see it. This is especially important when looking for a job. What i thought was the most interesting and what i really sat back and thought about was the idea of "be here now".
Like many others, i am always caught up doing multiple tasks at once and lost in a world of technology. Between always having my lap top in my face, my ipod in one year and my iphone in my pocket at all times, it makes it hard to act out the "be here now" way of life.
That is something that i admire in people when they fully dedicate themselves to whatever they are doing at that given moment. It is hard for me to be 100% focused on one thing...I have always been a multi-tasker (thinking that i was getting more done but really it is quite the opposite).
At this point in time, i think it is imperative that we don't lose sight of the beauty in small things. That is what will happen if we let ourselves be completely consumed with this cyber world of madness.
but don't get me wrong,
i love my technology

notes...

for next class: pdf presentation

Topics to touch on during presentation:
-conceptual themes
-visual themes
-evolution of the work
*where did you work start and where are you now
*give the history of your work

looking forward

I can tell that this class is going to go better than the last. Already, we have had more hands on learning in one day than we had in one semester. All I can say is, thank goodness for that.
This semester is going to be rough...4 out of 5 classes being studios, ouch.
The good thing is, by the end of my school career I will have work I am proud of and a killer portfolio...now I just need to get hired.
Hopefully this internship will be worth while.

much love for slumdog millionaire

can't get enough of this, if you haven't seen the movie you should probably hold off from watching seeing as there are scenes from the movie shown throughout the song.