Notes from 8/27/2014
Kathryn Weir's article basically stressed how art in a post-modern time (like now) pushes for an openness and inclusion for a variety of art-making practices. I thought she did this in sort of a long-winded manner, but Weir went on to talk about this inclusion with specificity to various artists and their own inspirations for making their work. Due to this inclusion of all the different kinds of art-making, Weir also pointed out how this kind of art needs to be filtered through a lens of common understanding. This helps to ensure that artists' messages are actually understood.
- Contemporary art has an inclusiveness for all media, geographies, etc.
- Céleste Boursier Mougenot - live finch installations, bring viewer “back to their senses” through an awareness of being present in the finches interactions in a given environment. What/who is considered important in a community. What is excluded by humanity and what it lacks.
- Mitra Tabrizian - political inspiration for photographs.
Kathryn Weir's article basically stressed how art in a post-modern time (like now) pushes for an openness and inclusion for a variety of art-making practices. I thought she did this in sort of a long-winded manner, but Weir went on to talk about this inclusion with specificity to various artists and their own inspirations for making their work. Due to this inclusion of all the different kinds of art-making, Weir also pointed out how this kind of art needs to be filtered through a lens of common understanding. This helps to ensure that artists' messages are actually understood.
Response to Brett Hanover
Brett's presentation covered a few different kinds of styles of documentaries with common video techniques that tied them all together. I suppose some were interesting, but I think the presentation could have been more engaging overall. I thought that talking about video work and editing more in-depth was interesting on its own. I felt like I didn't need the long explanations about very obscure documentary clips that I didn't understand because they were entirely out of context. However, I do respect those that work with video since it's so challenging. There are so many elements to consider and details that need to be addressed, both during filming and then later while editing.
Brett's presentation covered a few different kinds of styles of documentaries with common video techniques that tied them all together. I suppose some were interesting, but I think the presentation could have been more engaging overall. I thought that talking about video work and editing more in-depth was interesting on its own. I felt like I didn't need the long explanations about very obscure documentary clips that I didn't understand because they were entirely out of context. However, I do respect those that work with video since it's so challenging. There are so many elements to consider and details that need to be addressed, both during filming and then later while editing.
Film Screenings and Responses 10/13
1) Review on When We Were Kings
Pretty cool! I appreciate the risks he took as a public figure, especially given people's perceived "limitations" of black men during the times.
I would recommend this film to a lot of people who like Kanye West.
2)Review on City of God
I think it is very disturbing that a child is taking joy in killing other people. I do not know if I would see this movie. It made me so uncomfortable.
It's kind of entertaining to pretend to be another person viewing/reviewing a film. It goes to show people from different backgrounds are definitely going to have VERY radical differences in how they perceive works.
1) Review on When We Were Kings
Pretty cool! I appreciate the risks he took as a public figure, especially given people's perceived "limitations" of black men during the times.
I would recommend this film to a lot of people who like Kanye West.
2)Review on City of God
I think it is very disturbing that a child is taking joy in killing other people. I do not know if I would see this movie. It made me so uncomfortable.
It's kind of entertaining to pretend to be another person viewing/reviewing a film. It goes to show people from different backgrounds are definitely going to have VERY radical differences in how they perceive works.
Archeologist from the FUTURE 10/15
"This START button I've found is very interesting and makes a pretty sick noise. It has to be from the mid- to late-20th century. It's almost primitive, since nowadays everything is touch and voice controlled. It's size and inefficiency make it seem like it would be from the 1980s to the 1990s. I'll have to consult with a colleague who knows more about the technological aspects of tools during the time. This could start any number of things, and I have only guesses. Maybe I should start a start button collection with as many as I can find... That'd be cool."
"This START button I've found is very interesting and makes a pretty sick noise. It has to be from the mid- to late-20th century. It's almost primitive, since nowadays everything is touch and voice controlled. It's size and inefficiency make it seem like it would be from the 1980s to the 1990s. I'll have to consult with a colleague who knows more about the technological aspects of tools during the time. This could start any number of things, and I have only guesses. Maybe I should start a start button collection with as many as I can find... That'd be cool."
My view on labor 10/22
Well, I think labor is a pretty important aspect of how the world runs. If people didn't put energy into things, nothing would get done. Plus there are so many different kinds. People might think ditch-digger when they think of labor, but labor could be doing tons of homework assignments or cashiering or working in an office all day. So there are kinds we see up front, and others that take a little more time to be conscious of. Even if you don't have a formal job, effort and labor still go into the process of making something else happen.
Well, I think labor is a pretty important aspect of how the world runs. If people didn't put energy into things, nothing would get done. Plus there are so many different kinds. People might think ditch-digger when they think of labor, but labor could be doing tons of homework assignments or cashiering or working in an office all day. So there are kinds we see up front, and others that take a little more time to be conscious of. Even if you don't have a formal job, effort and labor still go into the process of making something else happen.
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Thoughts on art and activism 11/12
The article The Tupamaros I thought to be highly interesting. I definitely agreed with their initial planned and thought out non-violent view of activism through art and social commentary. If they had been mindlessly rioting, it would not have had the same effect, nor would their stance on the issues they decided to comment on be as complex. Towards the end, I think that things took a very Fight Club turn for the worst.
By this, I mean things got entirely too big and too unorganized. When things get this way, the idea of mob mentality definitely comes into the play. It actually made me mad that once again people can not see past their initial feelings or urges or whatever you want to call them instead of being logical. The initial intent of this movement came from such a great place, so it's actually really annoying that they couldn't get their act together.
The article The Tupamaros I thought to be highly interesting. I definitely agreed with their initial planned and thought out non-violent view of activism through art and social commentary. If they had been mindlessly rioting, it would not have had the same effect, nor would their stance on the issues they decided to comment on be as complex. Towards the end, I think that things took a very Fight Club turn for the worst.
By this, I mean things got entirely too big and too unorganized. When things get this way, the idea of mob mentality definitely comes into the play. It actually made me mad that once again people can not see past their initial feelings or urges or whatever you want to call them instead of being logical. The initial intent of this movement came from such a great place, so it's actually really annoying that they couldn't get their act together.
Democracy Now article response 11/17
I read an article about disagreements about net neutrality. More specifically, it discussed and quoted speeches and responses from officials in the FCC, possible solutions offered by the FCC, and President Obama. Obama has taken a stance in the favor of saying the Internet should be an open and free service. What the big debate was, however, was coming to a conclusion that satisfied everyone, such as a "hybrid" approach to net neutrality. This meant that more protections would "apply expanded protections only to the relationship between Internet providers and content firms, like Netflix, and not to the relationship between providers and users."
I read an article about disagreements about net neutrality. More specifically, it discussed and quoted speeches and responses from officials in the FCC, possible solutions offered by the FCC, and President Obama. Obama has taken a stance in the favor of saying the Internet should be an open and free service. What the big debate was, however, was coming to a conclusion that satisfied everyone, such as a "hybrid" approach to net neutrality. This meant that more protections would "apply expanded protections only to the relationship between Internet providers and content firms, like Netflix, and not to the relationship between providers and users."