Friday, May 4, 2012

Video Art Comments

Cat: Her video has a nice maternal message that is also motivational. I also like how she wears the UT hat because it shows where she's coming from

Michelle: She uses really cool video technique and I like how she incorporated a technique we learned in class. It's also vey cute and funny. It's very creative as well.

Megan: It's very creative with a good message that she can pull from deep down. I got out of it that it involves body image and models and the ideal body type. I like how it involves past, present, and future video clips because women in all generation want to be thin but in reality, nobody is perfect.

Juan: It is extremely powerful and somewhat relatable. He uses creative animation and it amazes me that he did it all on photoshop.

Lauren: Her video was very cute and brought back childhood memories. I like the message that every girl wanted to be a princess, yet it is sad that life doesn't turn out like a fairytale. I especially like that her dad played piano in the background. It was beautiful.

James: The music was absolutely fabulous. It was creative and flowed well. I like the message-we all have a child inside of us

Maria: It was very powerful and deep. It had a strong message especially on political terms. Artistically, the looping was well done.

Kimberly: Her video was highly creative and very intense. It is amazing that she thought to do that while in the hospital.

Erin: It had great visuals and nice colors. It was creative and made in an artistic way. I really liked it because it reflected her personality.

Nakota: Her video was very creative and meaningful by incorporating her family. I especially like the timing of the music with each clip.

Chris: It was very creative and passionate as well as powerful. He really broke out of his shell by singing. He was really brave and really let his emotions pour out. I like how the video created closure.

Brian: Good cut up of music and sounds. It really shows his passion.

Sabrina: Her video, though long, was creative and had strong messages. I really like the simplicity of it.

Cody: He used a lot of creativity and good animation.

Monday, April 30, 2012

3D Cinema

Golan Levin is an inventor who used experimental 3D cinema while answering questions online. Moments in real life are taken and then frozen to create a hologram. This holographic design is better than 3D because it does not strain one's eyes. It is the technology of the future and although it's young, there is plenty of room and time to grow.

Video Art


Friday, April 13, 2012

Performance Art Comments

Kimberly: her piece was very interesting and creative. The shimmer adds to the piece in a positive light and I like how there was a final support piece left over. I like the message portraying that technology is preserved.

Catherine: Her piece was very emotional and powerful making a strong statement. I like how she explained that people express themselves through technology and she did just that in her piece. Cat really put everything she had into the piece.

Sabrina: I like how she was able to create her own music and incorporate it into her piece. I liked the message her performance supported and how she recycled the board form her last project. She made it very clear what she was trying to do and she really put herself into the piece, making herself a piece of the art. It would have been even more interesting to let other people be a part of it.

Michelle: Her piece was very witty and she asked good questions. The idea was very interesting, but the performance piece was somewhat short and no one really payed attention to the iPad.

Erin: She had good use of technology and showed that technology is a distraction because people don't seem to care about the end of the world or even what's going on around them.

Megan: Her idea was very interesting and I liked how she impersonated Sheryl Oring. The questions were very clear and clever and I liked the diversity within the piece.

James: His piece was very cool and I especially liked how it had a connection to the twin towers when the planes would fly over. However, technology is not evident within the piece. It is clever in the idea that he destroyed his own world.

Juan: His performance art piece was very interesting and creative and really decontexturalized certain things such as his bedroom and bathroom and incorporated them into the mall. There was good narration and very powerful.

Chris: His piece was very funny and interesting. It had good narration and great use of people however it was scripted which takes away from the performance aspect of the piece. The idea was very good though and the surroundings were timed very well especially when the ambulance came driving by during the "end of the world" part.

Cody: It was a very good idea and the keyboard was awesome. It was a terrific way to incorporate technology. It would have been even more fun to let other people participate in the piece.

Nakota: Her piece was very good and shows that you cannot go anywhere without technology. It was simple but got the point across.

Maria: She did a great job decontexturalizing and incorporating technology as well as getting the message out of the end of the world.

Lauren: Though her piece was not decontexturalizing anything, it was cool that we got to see her get a tattoo.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Electronic Music

Electronic music is making a comeback. A piece by Laurie Spiegel, composed in the 70's, is used in the new movie the Hunger Games. Its electronic sound has become a hit to people worldwide. This is all with the help of six very important machines that changed the course of music. They include the synthesizer, the drum machine, the turntable, the equalizer, and the sampler. I find it very interesting that the electronic music created back then has now become a phenomenon in todays world.