Art and Technology

***NOTE*** This video is NOT my own. I wanted to share this for any who might be interested. If so, please let me know your thoughts and if you found it healing or positive in a way. Thank you!

I was so excited about the grid project originally. I had at least five different ideas instantly ranging from hand drawing a portrait in different colors for each grid piece to pouring resin layers for a "floating" picture effect. I realized, I spent so much time thinking about what to do, and how excited I was to do it, that I began to run out of time. The idea that I went with was still exciting to me but my execution of the project fell a little flat of my expectations...  I wanted to make an image transfer.  I began by printing out five images of special moments that I had. four images were in black and white and one was in color. The four b+w images were good memories, but the color was my favorite of them. I cut all of the pictures into inch squares and mixed them together so I wouldn't know which pieces I was grabbing. Then I spread gloss heavy gel on a blank canvas sheet and began placing the squares around the canvas in random order. I wanted to repre...

This project was interesting because it brought different viewpoints and creative styles to the paper that we were working with. I always have an interest in collaboration projects, because when multiple people come together with the resources at hand, beautiful and raw work can come from it. I'd really like to look more into projects like this one, where people can collaborate and build together with hints of what the other has left. I think it would be even more rewarding to work with people who are excited about the project and want to bring their styles into view.

"cam·er·a ob·scu·ra ˌkam(ə)rə əbˈskyo͝orə / noun a darkened box with a convex lens or aperture for projecting the image of an external object onto a screen inside. It is important historically in the development of photography." If you want the basic definition of a camera obscura, this is what you'll get when you ask Google. If you want to witness something amazing, however, you'll get some friends, 21 giant black trash bags, and a LOT of tape. This collaboration started out as a somewhat doubtful experience. While talking about the process, we all kept saying "I hope this works, I hope this works," crossing our fingers that we could get some good photos for this assignment. At first, once we got all the layers of our trash bags up, we stood in the dark room discussing how big the aperture should've been. We started with a pinprick.... nothing. We moved on to a dime size... it got a little brighter, but still no image....

On September 12th, I attended the International Videoarts Festival that we heard about in class. I wasn't sure what to expect from the start, but I was very excited about what I'd see. What I encountered there though, was nothing I could've thought of. Most of the audio was high pitched and scratching, and I was a little caught off guard. It was beautiful to see how the art went along with the music, but it was more of a scratching voice than any type of song I'd heard before. The first few videos, I felt very exposed and small compared to the loud pitches that echoed around me.  Later on in the show, there was a softer video that had warmer and brighter colors. There was a flute playing in this one, and it was a song that made me feel very at ease compared to all the rest. This one was my favorite, as I found it very different from the rest. I don't recall what it was called, but I took pictures while I was there and it is the one with bright, angular colors. ...

Still working on the audio and details of pages, but here is the majority of my flipbook for class. The concept of a wineglass girl was one I've been thinking about since high school, and I'm glad I was able to do something involving it finally. The girl, glass, vase and candle are all supposed to be representative of a romanticized and idealized feeling. The girl seems fragile and is made of glass, but then later blooms flowers because she holds such beauty. Strength is held in this beauty, which is why most of the images are in black and white, until it comes to the fire on the candle and the flowers from her mind.