Wednesday, March 28, 2012

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:
 

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