For the final

Here are just a couple more examples of artists who deal with narrative:

1.  This is Michael Robinson.  His work is based in pop culture and dystopia.  It's bananas.
http://vimeo.com/8723551

2.  This is Jeff Wall.  The video is a little slow  but I think it is worth it once you get to the end.  There's no surprise at the end, it just gives a nice idea as a whole of the way he works:

Finally here is an article with the Color of Money dealing with the beginning of the Scorcese film.  It's really good:
http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-color-of-money,39207/

Now to celebrate, let's enjoy some of the laziest drumming in indie rock:

Making the most of chance

With this last micro project take a chance and do something totally unfamiliar to you.  Often, the results will be totally surprising.  Today we watched videos on Tim Hawkinson, Sarah Sze and this video with Tim Smith, Britteny Denham and George Gregory: http://vimeo.com/27056964.


As a couple of extra things, here is a video about the husband/wife duo Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla:
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/allora-calzadilla


And here is another video with Corey Aumiller and Drew Jones in Thompson:
http://vimeo.com/26749220


Now to celebrate let's watch Joke Lanz do some of the weirdest things on the internet (this is all his voice manipulated through effects pedals and a contact mic–I've seen him perform before and it is totally insane):

Cartoons and what they can do

Here are just a couple of examples if you are having a hard time getting started with project 5.
This is a video by William Kentridge who creates animations by drawing and erasing on the same piece of paper, again and again:
http://www.ubu.com/film/kentridge_stereoscope.html

Here is the art 21 short film on him:
http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/william-kentridge

And here is a class project that used the rotoscoping technique to create an animation to a Girl Talk concert.  You can dance too, its ok:

Yeah us!

The reality of my surroundings- Project 4

So we watched and talked about Andy Goldsworthy in the excerpt from Rivers and Tides, but here are some other things to stimulate you that aren't quite as depressing.  Of course, I can make them depressing if you want...so if you like these but want them to be more depressing just ask and I will show you in a few steps from each of these artists that life is fleeting and fragile.

Here is Michael Mercil reading the Daily News (he used to do this in the center of the oval and he is a professor here):

Barry McGee and Margaret Kilgallen are graffiti artists who use the world around them as their inspiration.  I love graffiti but I can't condone it.  Remember the class rule: don't get arrested. http://www.pbs.org/art21/watch-now/segment-barry-mcgee-margaret-kilgallen-in-place

Jeff Koons is batshit crazy.  He takes rudementary everyday objects and totally blows them out.  He is also one of the most profitable contemporary artist and Andy Warhol thinks he's a sell-out (which is an art joke for those of you who are paying attention).
 http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/jeff-koons

Rosanne Cash -On Being.  If you like podcasts, this is an awesome conversation on spirituality with  Rosanne Cash.  I don't care for her music much, but this was pretty interesting.  If you like radio programs this would be a good way to spend an hour of your time.  This gets depressing in spots, so I doubt you will need me to make it more depressing.  I could, though.  Test me. http://being.publicradio.org/programs/2012/time-traveler/

Now to celebrate, let's all watch St. Vincent kick the crap out of the Pop Group.
http://stereogum.com/872492/st-vincent-covers-the-pop-group-on-fallon/video/

There is always more

So the three artists videos we watched in class this past week were:
Cai Guo-Qiang http://www.art21.org/artists/cai-guo-qiang

Janine Antoni http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/janine-antoni

Ann Hamilton http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/ann-hamilton

Here is a video of Garry Winogrand from you tube which is a little grainy but it gives you an idea about his working process.

If you get curious, there is a lot of information about him online.

With all of these projects, feel free to take a chance.  I am much happier to see a hard won failure than an easy success.

Now, to celebrate the end of our second week, let us enjoy this blissed out Destroyer video.

The crucial 2nd Day

On our second day, we dove into the first readings for the quarter.

The Cheese Monkeys:

Agree/Like:

Big/small context

Left to right

Flatland

Front of and in back of

Top to bottom

Form vs Content

Disagree/Confusion/Problems?:

Parasite/war

 The Heresy of Zone Defense:

Agree/Like:

Adaptive vs inadaptable

Social- liberated vs governed

Disagree/Confusion/Problems?:

Better than a religion

Relevant example

The Uncanny Valley

Agree/Like:

Accentuate the 1%

Relevant examples

Think in reverse

Disagree/Confusion/Problems?:

We all get it

 Then we attempted to define "art" and where we see it.  You said:

WHAT IS ART?

Created, multi-sensory

Personal

Expression

Beauty

No limit

Use of a medium

WHAT EXAMPLES CAN YOU THINK OF FOR ART?

WHERE HAVE YOU SEEN ART?

Paintings/Art gallery

Graffiti

We are

Advertising

Verbal

Sculpture

ID

Architecture

Text

Cars

Finally we watched a video about Walton Ford (http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/walton-ford) and you had this to say:

Materials:

Intaglio Print

Watercolor

Graphite

Generative Ideas:

Museum

Birds

Visually

Big Ideas:

Over exaggerate expression

A lot

Dark humor

If you have any other questions about the readings please ask.  I am looking forward to reading everyone's blogs and the more personal interpretations you have.  Don't be shy; speak up in class.

And now, to celebrate the end of our first week, let us all enjoy the dulcet sounds of Fugazi:

 

Why are you here

This morning we attempted to answer a pivotal question:

 Why are you here?

You responded with:
GEC

Photoshop

Roommate says easy and fun

Photoshop for job

Design in any job

Own touch/feelings into work

Class is in the Horseshoe

While I can't stand behind all the comments here, I think it is important to understand why each of us has chosen to be here.  I include myself in this too.  I make a choice to work with you and I hope you find it beneficial.


Now, to celebrate the beginning of the quarter, let us all be weirded out by Animal Collective.