Assignment 5 - Work in Progress

Technology's Effect on Today, Tomorrow and Beyond...


















I have just begun to create this but am very excited..

Digital Nation

After watching the documentary " Digital Nation" in class, I found the film to be very thought
provoking. I have been spending increasing amounts of time online recently and have noticed how easy it is to let many hours pass while mindlessly roaming from one site to the next and almost being physically and mentally unable to stop, get up and do something else.
I know for a fact that this has caused a very obvious increase in the stiffness in my neck and shoulders and increasing numbness in my arms and fingers. I can't help but wonder what more ominous illnesses may come about down the road for us that we are not aware of now.
I just recently read (online, while clicking on a new subject of interest!) that studies have shown that several types of cancers have been shown to have a greater risk for people who sit for long periods of time without getting up and moving around for even a few minutes.


When I think about the possible effects on the way technology will change the way we experience art, I think that it mostly expands the wonderful world of all the various art forms in the way that  we are able to view it so readily now. It is very inspiring to me to be able to google anything in the subject of art and be instantly given a wealth of images right at my fingertips. While it is not quite equal to the experience of seeing the art in person, it has a very instant therapeutic effect on my brain. I think that with this technology it could inspire many "would be" artists to have the confidence to pursue their dreams knowing how many others are out in the world successfully doing just that.

Assignment 5 Proposal

I have a few ideas in mind. One image that comes to mind is how many times a day we see people using their cellphones simultaneously with just about everything else that they are doing. Family scenes also come to mind in which everyone is out for a very nice, elegant dinner and everyone has placed their phone on the table in front of them, constantly glancing down , as if they were doctors on call or something. Also have thought about collaging a portrait of my head with all the things I have been googling spilling out.

What are some ways to communicate these ideas visually?

I will most likely photograph some scenes myself around different candid locations and see where that takes the project creatively. Then I hope to use photoshop to create a montage that is visually interesting and a little more abstract in nature than just a single photograph, per se'.

      

Assignment 4- Muybridge Animation

 I chose to update this piece with a flashy scene from Times Square in New York City, on the
night that it's most famous for-New Years Eve! After separating the horse and rider from the original back round , I then added a borrowed photo of Times Square,  separated the "Happy New Year" lights to layer them to flash, and also "cut out" the existing spot light lines of the picture, repositioned them, took out their color and staggered their movement.  I hope that it doesn't induce a seizure, but I think it's kinda cool.

Adobe Illustrator 4 Seasons

Assignment 3

Visual Mapping

After many racing thoughts and ideas on this project I finished this.
I combined all the grade school photographs of myself and then copied
them as a reverse . Stacked them on top of each other, changed their opacity
over and over, moved them around in order and still not really sure I like it
at all. I've always been interested in faces of children and the way they change
as they age, but somehow stay the same , so that's why I chose this particular
concept of mapping.  I kept the original 70's era color because I feel it best
represents the time period.

Old News Assignment

On October 1, 2012 , I had the pleasure of attending the opening of photographer Jeff Sprang's exhibit titled "Old News". This collection was

on display in the OSU-Mansfield Pearl Conard Art Gallery.The photographs

were framed black and white silver gelatin prints that Mr. Sprang shot from

1970-1997 while employed with the Mansfield News Journal, The Lantern, 

and the Associated Press.

A few days later during the Artists Lecture, Mr. Sprang described in vivid

detail, some very interesting stories behind each of the 34 pieces. Although

the subjects varied greatly, the photographs all shared a strong ability to

draw the viewer into the scene and visualize the moment in time as if you

were there. This is something I think is a lost art in today's modern world

where newspaper photos are shot much more hastily, with a lot less attention

given to the artistic value.

Although I would have a hard time finding any of the photographs uninteresting,  I must say I was very taken in by #29-Fire in Galion, shot 

March 22, 1986. The photo itself was so visually griping with the smoke

billowing out of the collapsing structure as a fireman races towards the building.

It gave such an immediate sense of urgency to the viewer as if you were wondering how much time is left before it all collapses. I believe this shot captured the perfect moment and what is so amazing is that it was done

with a manual film camera without any light metering used. 

I found this exhibit to be much more interesting than I think one

would imagine at first. It is refreshing to go back and enjoy the feel of ,

in some ways, a simpler time.  It is a great testament to Mr. Sprang that even 

though he has a great eye for the composition as well as a gift for recalling verbally the scenes he has captured, the images themselves can stand alone as

beautiful pieces of art.

This is a photo of Mr. Sprang from the Spring 2012 Quarter.

I had the privilege of his instruction in Black and White Film 

Photography. We had a wonderful time learning from him

the lost art of darkroom film developing and printing!