Fendi Video & Grid Art Advertisement*

Video Art*

Strip Tease

3D Projections For H&M

Joseph Beuys

 

Painting By Andy Warhol Of Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys is one of the most well known German artists who was very influential during the 20th century, which has inspired many artists today simply because of his creativity and his work. Joseph was born in 1921 and passed away by 1986. When he was a fighter pilot in the army, he had an accident and almost died but because of the help of fat and fleet, Joseph survived. These two materials later became important features in the Joseph's work. Before becoming an artist, Joseph practiced medicine during the 1940s. He was inspired by The main concepts that Joseph includes in his work is anthropology, humanism, and social philosophy. For four years, Joseph studied sculpting in an art academy. In 1961, Joseph was introduced to the Fluxus movement during an event. Joseph had also experienced many types of drugs, alcohol, sex..etc. Under the influence of drugs, Joseph killed his wife trying to aim the gun on the glass on her head. When reading about the beat generation, i felt that the Fluxus movement was similar, they were both very artistic and do not sound like the usual society during their time. They have both influenced and inspired thousands of people around the world and you can simply see it in people's art. While watching his performance arts video in class i found it very bizarre, but while i was thinking of my piece it was something that was very personal to me and I wouldn't expect anybody to understand. Art really is a beautiful way to express one's feeling or emotions and I believe that is exactly what these artists were doing during the 20th century, simply thinking out of the box. 

How to Explain Paintings to a Dead Hare 1965

Infiltration homogine pour piano a queue

I Like America and America Likes Me 1974

Animal Woman 1949

The Beat Generation*

When referring to the beat generation or the "hip generation", we refer to the women and men writers, thinkers, philosophers that were forming groups in San Francisco after WW2. These groups of people changed a lot of things during the 1940s, the beat generation threw out old cultural traditions and introduced new ones that has affected a large amount of the population within the US and other countries as well. This group faced a lot during the war and many people believe that this group was formed due to the war. The beat generation also introduced new rules of literature, sex, religion, and many other important aspects in our lives. The beat generation had influence on all of the arts. Jack Kerouac , a famous writer at the time was found as a king of the beat generation at that time. It was Jack who came up with the term "beat" for the generation which derived from the word "beatific" & "beautiful". Jack and the rest of his group explored New York and experimented with many things such as drugs, girls, alcohol, and everything they thought was rebellious at their time.  People were just bored of their daily repeated routines and wanted change. By the 1960s, the hippies took over the beat generation. Jack Kerouac died in 1969 after he left the beat group. Many people know about the beat generation because of the book that he has published "On The Road" which explains their experiences and what different things the group had done after the war in Times Square.

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Grid Project*

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Mark J Stock

Exploring Mark J Stock's website www.markjstock.com , i came across many interesting pictures that amazed me! Here are some of my favorite pictures:

"Sunset On Squares"

"Inside The Bomb"

& my all time Favorite is 

"Droplet"

"In my observance of fluid motion in nature, certain shapes and patterns most often come to mind: the thin wispy structure of an old cloud, a candle flame, roiling smoke from a smokestack, or wavy mirages in a pot of water soon after I turn the heat on. These patterns, and their manifestations, are still multilayered physical systems, with the effects of viscosity, inertia, baroclinicity, combustion, heat transfer, surface tension, reflection, and refraction all playing a role". (Mark Stock)

I found Mark J stock's art very interesting because the viewer doesn't understand what the artwork actually means when they first look at it until you read the caption below each picture. You can tell that his artwork is very personal and that only the artist can relate to it. His art pieces are mostly different, and as you can see in this picture below, he is using the grid technique for his art. Using a grid always helps you draw better because that way there is more symmetry, especially when drawing a human face or cartoon. I also noticed that Mark Stock doesn't use a lot of color in his work and sticks to more basic colors like black and white.

Mark J Stock

Iphone 4S

The Fastest Computer

The fastest computer in the world today is found in Japan called the "k" computer. This computer was built by Fujitsu and is said to have 8 quadrillion calculations per second (petaflop/s). In this article, the author mentions that the K computer is three times faster than the next fastest computer! The features of the K Computer is that it is made out of 672 computer racks, 68,544 CPUS, and scientists would are willing to add more gadgets to help the computer become faster and more powerful. The K Computer is expected to be used in 2012 by Japanese scientists and engineers to study important issues such as natural disasters, climate changes, and even medicine research. 

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Videos From The Brain*

I read the article "Videos From The Brain" and i was really shocked to see where technology is heading today. Just thinking of how someone can have that much power or access to somebody's brain and can visually see pictures of what they're thinking of by entering an fMRI machine is just unbelievable. The new (Fmri) machine that the Berkley research group have come up with scans your brain for images that you have seen once before between a given brain pattern and a given image while watching a movie correlating the images to the screen. The results that were conducted from this experiment is that a great amount of youtube video clips were traced (18,000 worth of random videos) back to the single image/pattern. You never know what kind of technology we will be faced with next, we will forever be surprised by the outcomes. Reading the last paragraph on how this technology might be used is scary, being able to read someone's mind or erasing someone's memory. The advantage i guess would be recording people's dreams, that way you could analyze them and look back at them even though dreams last 3-7 seconds. 

Steve Jobs' Speech

"you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever." 

When i first watched this video speech by Steve Jobs i was really inspired by his stories when he was younger, not every successful celebrity or person would talk the way he did. Narrating his life of how he started university then dropped out is not the way we've been taught, but not everybody that has graduated with a diploma has to be successful. He has come a long way, and with his help, we have access to all these new technologies that have made our lives much much easier! When we watched the documentary "The triumph of the nerds" I got a sense of how Steve Jobs was around people and his co workers, he never gave up and saw the best in everything and was a major perfectionist. He wanted to apply his thoughts and ideas to the technology world making everybody's lives much easier. I heard that he has planned five years ahead of technologies for apple when he knew he was dying and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. May he rest in peace, he has changed all of our lives and he truly is and will always be found a legend not only in our generation but in the next generation as well. What i found shocking was when i heard that Steve jobs was tripping on acid when he came up with the apple software. I quoted Steve jobs above, it was one my favorite quotes said by him in this video and i couldn't help but get goosebumps because as humans, its easy for us to quit, but after watching this video, he has changed the way I think.


Examples of Typography

Weber & Fields Routine*

Now that we are used to the newest types of technologies that have the best sound systems and picture perfect qualities, listening to this radio broadcast in comparison from the 1930s gives us a hard time understanding what is going on and what they are saying. The sound isn't very clear and you can barely concentrate on what the "actors" are trying to say. You can easily compare the new radio that we listen to in our cars, and this radio which was very static.I chose a comedy radio broadcast called "Weber & Fields Routine". What i really like was the music in the beginning. The music from the early 20s and 30s are very happy melodies and tunes and whenever i hear them i cant help but smile! Its funny how technology plays such a huge role in our lives and how it has changed only within a century.

http://www.otr.com/ra/weber_fields.mp3

Orange Clockworks Vs. The Jazz Singer*

When i first watched the scene in the movie "jazz singer" singing in the rain I couldnt help but smile because it was such a joyful moment and you could sense the actor's happiness by the way he moved in the rain and sang and simply by his facial expressions. On the other hand, when i watched the scene in Orange Clockworks where one of the main characters started singing the same song "singing in the rain" I didnt have the same reaction because they had just broken into a familys house where the family welcomed and offered to help and all they got in return was violence. While he was singing the song, i found it really disturbing because they had compared two completely different scenes where the actor in jazz singer is innocent and simply sings becuase he is in love while the other character was singing and hitting the couple with a big smile on his face showing us that we was enjoying it and that he felt good about what he was doing. I believe using the same song for both movies was a bad idea because the lyrics and the song refers to happiness rather than pain in this case. What i noticed was that the drugs were influencing Alex to be violent and cause him to act this way, what the movie wants to show you is that Alex has become violent because of the environment he grew up in and the society he lived with not because he wanted to hurt people without any intentions. Both musicals are completely different where The jazz singer was created in the 50s and the Orange Clockwork in the mid 70s. You could tell that a lot has changed within only 20 years! Drugs and rock and roll were big during the 70s and you can see that it had a great effect on people's lifestyles and choices. Movies from the 50s were very elegant and classy and didn't reveal a lot or show a lot of violence. Movies like "Breakfast at Tiffanys" or "Roman holiday" that came out in the 50s were very peaceful and all about simplicity, families were closer, violence wasnt found as much as it is today, and resources were met. Even today comparing movies to the 50s or 70s, we can clearly see a huge difference, thanks to the help of creativity and technology!

Flipbook Animation Inspiration*

My Flipbook Animation:

 

Inspirations

These are three videos that i believe have inspired me to create my own flipbook that consists of mainly plants and nature and transitions throughout the day capturing the essence of the night as well. I decided to stick to something simple and not so complicated since Im not really the best artist and can barely draw a stick figure. My flipbook first starts with a seed growing into a beautiful flower that has more flowers attached to the same stem. you can realize how the petals start to grow in each page and how the sun moves and basically how nature works. Then I transformed the plant from the ground into a pot where it was now taken care of indoors. Slowly the pot transitions into another object which evolves into a palm tree slowly growing as you flip the book. In each page i concentrated on the details so that you could tell the simple differences. The focus later is of the birds flying leaving the palm tree to an island and you begin to see an island emerging with a palm tree and other species as well that live by the water. Then it transitions into night, and the island starts going back into the water showing how islands go above or beneath sea levels depending on the strength of the tide. Its no longer a fun sunny day once the moon has come out and then the focus is on the night time and what appears to be in the sky. The last thing i focused on was an emerging sun from the bottom welcoming another day. When i first started it i felt like i wasnt so sure what i had to do but once i started drawing ideas kept on running through my mind and i started connecting them and adding a few things. I had a great time working on this project, although what i despised was repeating the same drawing over and over again!

Retinal Persistence*

As we talked about multimedia earlier today, the perfect definition of the word would be a type of medium that tries to target all your senses at the same time. Retinal Persistence plays a big role with senses especially your eyes, the word retinal derives from retina. What I understood from researching about this concept is that when you watch a film an area in your brain(perception of motion)that allows you to store a visual impression in memory for a few hundred milliseconds after the visual stimulus has disappeared. The first theories that came up about Retinal persistence were that retinal persistence was caused by a slow movement of the frames in the camera and that the mind sees flashing pictures. These theories were proven wrong by new psychologists. Flipbooks are an example of Retinal persistence, when flipped at a fast enough speed, the illusion of smooth motion is created.

One of the first movies to come out!

Display Technology*

Amazing video I found & thought I would share!

Abelardo Morell*

The cuban native photographer Abelardo Morell has a great eye for pictures. He is a very talented and creative photographer using many different techniques to capture the perfect moment. As we watched in the documentary "Shadow Of The House" Abelardo Morell used the Camera Obscura to take pictures of specific things upside down leaving other objects still. 

Camera Obscura : An apparatus in which the images of external objects, formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that the outlines may be traced.

Here are some pictures that he took using this technique:

Abelardo Morell is a very talented artist influenced by magic realism in Latin American literature. Abelardo Morell just like most artists are inspired by the popular story Alice in Wonderland. I believe he did a great job representing the story by combining cut outs of the original book edition that came out in 1865 with pictures he took himself to come up with this amazing creation. In the photograph below you can read a lot about the story and can imagine what the artist is trying to convey by his art pieces.

"The Loveliest Garden You Ever Saw, 1998"

My favorite quote from Alice In Wonderland 

Mad Hatter : Have I Gone Mad?

Alice: I'm afraid so. You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are. 

Angel DeQuinta*

The spotlight is on the main character the whole time trying to keep the concentration on her speicifically because she is the main singer in the video excerpt. The use of this technology is to distinguish who is the person you should keep your attention on through out a musical because in most musicals there are more than twenty people on the stage singing and performing and the spotlight is used for you to understand the story more by paying attention to the right person.

The technologies that I found in this video are the lights in the background of the stage that spell out Cabaret used in the famous broadway. This method of technology is used in order for the audience to remember the name of the play or musical and by the lights being visible in the background designed in a special way people will remember it for a long time. 

Stage lights - At 2: 05 you can clearly see the stage lights that are blue red and white while the stage background are the same colors. The reason why stage lights are so important in modern day is because it plays a huge role in setting a mood depending on the scene. Stage lights are also important because different colors symbolize different things for example red can represent broad daylight while blue can represent night time. 

La Cage Aux Folles - The man speaking in the video has a microphone attached to his blazer jacket. Wireless microphones are used to be placed on your body or either on your clothing. The advantage of using the wireless microphone instead of the normal microphone is that the person talking or performing has more space and can freely move around without having to hold anything in their hands. 

La Cage Aux Folles - In this Video excerpt, at 1 minute and 20 seconds you can see the type of technology used in this musical broadway as something comes down from the ceiling towards the performers and lifts them back up with different outfits. I believe that this is a very creative way to let the less important characters or back up dancers to leave the stage so that the attention is focused on the rest of the performers which will stay down. Technology has made it easier for us to create transitions in our plays, movies, videos or anything possible.

Wicked Broadway Musical - at 2: 50 in the clip the wizard flies with the help of technology while the song Defying Gravity plays. The writers make us believe that the wizard flew up on her broom while obviously we can see something black lifting her up to the air. If you closely concentrate while she is in the air there are two ropes holding her up on her left and right hand side. The reason why this technology is used is so that the audience could picture and imagine the essence of a fantasy and to relive the musical. 

42nd Street - The use of technology used in this broadway musical are the lights found on the stairs and the lit up signs in the background spelling out different words and entertainment areas. This method is used for different scenes and to illuminate the stage so that the audience can see the characters clearly. Another important factor would be composition, lighting may be used to show only the areas of the stage which the producer or director wants the audience to see, and to "paint a picture".

Depression & Recession*

When i started to think about art and technology that was used in the late 20's through out the 30's during the depression, the first thing that popped in my mind was music and the way it was used and the effect it had on people. Record Players and Phonographs were popular in late twenties 'till the thirties. In the late 20's people would buy records because the technology wasn't as advanced as it is today, instead records were bought for as cheap as less than a dollar and music distracted people from all the problems that they were being faced with such as the war and people losing all their belongings and money. 
Today with all the technological advancements, we can download music, videos, or anything from the internet which is absolutely for free. During the recession people would download music without having to waste any money, but download directly from their computers or laptops whatever they want to watch or listen to. I believe that by going to the movies or listening to a simple song you enter another world and forget about all your worries and life . Technology has made our lives easier in a lot of ways and we are always surprised with new technologies that are arising at this moment. 

Madama Butterfly Animation*

When i first started watching the animation video by Pjotr Sapegin I honestly thought it was very weird and creative at the same time because it looked like they were real people and they showed real emotions we experience and see everyday. What i understood was that the main character had met a guy from a different culture and devoted all of her life to him. He promises that he will come back and she believes every word he says and then she realizes that she was pregnant with his baby and realizes that she will never give up on him and will come back eventually. From what I learned and saw from our classes, not all Operas are fun and have happy endings like what we see today on a daily basis. The original song from the opera was perfect for the scene and it really made me feel what the main character (woman/mum) felt and i believe the music had a big role in it. I realized that the music started to change when the daughter grew up and while they were standing on the hill waiting for the father to come back. Then we realize that she's been waiting all this time and all her hopes were killed when the father showed up with the new woman and just takes the child away from her that she has raised all by herself. 

I thought that the music box played a big role in the animation video, as a way of symbolizing her life, when the mother was first seeing the man in the beginning, as she was giving birth, playing with her child and while she was waiting for her husband to come back. The butterfly, wind, and the umbilical cord played big roles in the animation as well using the butterfly to describe her as one and the umbilical cord as a form of a strong bond and connection to her daughter and by not cutting it from the beginning shows us how she doesn't want to leave a part of him. 

I believe that the metaphor of the fish tank and the fish is to narrowly explain the process of birth without showing any visuals and to explain that reproduction isn't only for human beings but also mammals. It has evolutionary undertones when i first saw the fish i got confused and wondered what it had to do with the woman and then i began to understand that they were relating to how a fetus grows from a tiny dot into a beautiful human being.

Pares Et Circenses*

In the 21st Century the saying "Bread & Entertainment" highly differentiates from the 17th or 18th century. When I talk about the differences what i mean is that earlier in the 17th and 18th century they used to "fill" up the audience's stomachs no matter what kind of entertaintment it was so that the people and audience wouldnt overthrow the government and as a means to gain political power.  When they came up with this phrase it was a perfect idea because no one can say no to free food and great entertainment without being distracted.

    In my opinion, today the only place they actually use this saying "bread and entertainment" is in television, music, video games, cellphones and other types of medias. Today we live in a consumer culture where everybody wants the new "product" or want to try out the newest brand that came out or own the newest piece of technology. It is all given to us from each angle and all we have to do is just supply the money. My example might be kind of going into another direction since its not a "free" item, but it is an object that we demand on a daily basis and they are actually produced daily. What we seem to forget are the very important issues that are being faced today in our world and that is one way we are distracted, with all the new high technology games and devices we own today. As a population, we are easily distracted from horrible events such as natural disasters, crimes, political issues, revolutions, enviromental issues, and many more. These issues are not as important as they once were to people because they are distracted by other gadgets that are taking over people's lives.

BaroqueCommercials*

Heinz Ketchup Commercial with Byron Music

Pantene Advertisement with the classical song Canon D' Major by Pachelbel 

Juan-Carlos Delgado-Latest Show*

It's amazing how Juan-Carlos Delgado had transformed snow/ice into a real life sculpture. From what I understood was that he was going with the snow/winter theme for his last show.

i'm very impressed and inspired with Delgado's latest work and the way every detail shows and how the snow shines on the kid's face not leaving any detail behind. The mood of Juan's sculpture reminds me of winter and of the Roman statues that you see everywhere that was built years and years ago leaving them looking ancient. It seems that the artist has a personal experience or connection with his work like most artists do, maybe its about his childhood, or somewhere he has traveled that inspired him to make such a  great sculpture. The othe project he had were the jail bars that also had snow on them and represented the whole theme. Some bars did have snow while others looked rusty, I found this project kind of depressing because of the way it looks and because of the concept as well, maybe the artist went to jail himself and was just rememebring his experiences or that it represented stillness and calmess when youre alone. I understood by looking at these photos that Delgado was trying to send out a message with his artistic ways and trying to prove a point. I liked the first project more and found it more artistic than the second because you need talent and knowledge to sculpt something like that.

http://www.revistaexclama.com/arte/