I personally thought the Nipple Jesus article was very interesting. I would have a similar reaction to the picture as Nick would, at first thinking it was a beautiful picture of Jesus then realizing it was made entirely up of nipples, I would be offended. However, that same question, "Why" would drive me mad. I would need to figure out why it is made up of breasts, and not pictures of, say, more appropriate things? The answer the artist gave though made me laugh, and I do agree with what she said, that art is creating something to get a response. Very similar to the other artist we covered in class, I do not remember what his name is, but he made all of the pictures of the beautiful birds attacking each other.
Although this article may have changed my view on some pieces of art, I feel that even though her intentions were pretty funny, the picture of Jesus suffering on the cross is a very spiritual and important symbol to many, including myself. Seeing someone take something that important to you, disgracing it with profanity, then videotaping responses and calling it intolerant is a dick move to say it politely. She was taking a worldwide symbol of religion to over 1 billion people, and making it up of profanity. Any of those one billion would immediately be offended once realizing. I wouldn't go as far to call them intolerant if they are a religious person. In my eyes, it would be like making an american flag out of pictures of catastrophic acts of terror in american history, pictures of soldiers killed in combat, and or pictures of crime, prisons, etc.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Friday, January 25, 2013
Ono
I personally like how the author started this article, with how Yoko Ono's art is. I also thought the two schools of art idea could be really helpful. People today focus a lot on personal appearance, and thus are really self-conscious. People need to see the beauty inside of them, and around them, and stop worrying about the outside so much. I also thought that, "using the negatively, positively," was pretty funny. Overall, I thought this article on Yoko Ono was pretty interesting.
I did think that how confusing and inaccessible Yoko Ono is, and how her art is, "out there," could be a problem. I have to admit, the first paragraph sounded pretty sweet, but when I read that she put her dead husband's smashed glasses as one of her album covers', I thought that was pretty weird, and frankly, a little upsetting.
I did think that how confusing and inaccessible Yoko Ono is, and how her art is, "out there," could be a problem. I have to admit, the first paragraph sounded pretty sweet, but when I read that she put her dead husband's smashed glasses as one of her album covers', I thought that was pretty weird, and frankly, a little upsetting.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Blog#3
I thought that Walker had some interesting points in his article. I like the discussion on Barlett's rules, how Barlett had a system of rules, then she would try to find a way to break them. I also liked how they said rules can be derived from really anything a student does, ranging from habits to social order such as taxes.
A problem with this article that they actually state is that students are constrained by school and the classroom for time, and money, which will affect the quality of the artwork. However, i feel that school and class really could inspire students to make art. Inspiration could arise from funny stories in class with other students, or just from learning about subject matter.
First off, I thought that picture in the beginning of the article was pretty funny. With the different things you could cut and paste, it could make it a funny cartoon picture, leading up to a racist portrait. I also liked how artists discussed the painting, "The group of teachers offered an interpretive conclusion about the painting: even with hair picked and adorned with a necktie will never outrun the connotations of the images with which he has been identified." I also thought the interpretation of "Booty Camp" was interesting.
The interpretation of Booty Camp was one problem I found that applies to society today. I feel that there is too much sex in advertising, with women wearing skimpy outfits and such. It almost makes you disregard what the ad is for, musical talent, given it is a little overbearing.
A problem with this article that they actually state is that students are constrained by school and the classroom for time, and money, which will affect the quality of the artwork. However, i feel that school and class really could inspire students to make art. Inspiration could arise from funny stories in class with other students, or just from learning about subject matter.
First off, I thought that picture in the beginning of the article was pretty funny. With the different things you could cut and paste, it could make it a funny cartoon picture, leading up to a racist portrait. I also liked how artists discussed the painting, "The group of teachers offered an interpretive conclusion about the painting: even with hair picked and adorned with a necktie will never outrun the connotations of the images with which he has been identified." I also thought the interpretation of "Booty Camp" was interesting.
The interpretation of Booty Camp was one problem I found that applies to society today. I feel that there is too much sex in advertising, with women wearing skimpy outfits and such. It almost makes you disregard what the ad is for, musical talent, given it is a little overbearing.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Blog 2: 3 articles
I liked a few things about the reading, "Kidd." I thought it can be useful to use the techniques of making A look bigger than B, such as making A out of focus, or overlapping A over B, or even just changing A to be bigger than B. I also thought it was cool that they mentioned flatland, which is surprisingly an interesting story about dimensions.
Now, I thought it was a little confusing about how it started, and how it sort of strung things together. Talking about viruses, then where we read, etc etc, made me think, "What is this actually about?" but I started to get the picture after 2 pages.
For the reading, "Hickey," I thought it was interesting and useful how the author talks about rules that used to liberate us, begin to govern us. Such as with the Jackson Pollock dripping remarks. It was once frowned upon, then it exploded into many works of art. I also thought it was cool how the author related basketball to art, and rules in general.
One thing I found problematic with this article is the idea it proposes about liberating rules begin to govern us. Even though I thought it was useful to know, the idea of this, and not just in art or basketball but in countries, could be problematic. Look at our country, where we started, and how far we've come to now. There have been many changes in the laws of our country, and I have even heard older people ask where their liberties and freedoms have gone, and the more important question, where they are headed in the future.
In the reading, "Weschler Uncanny," I thought it was interesting that they talk about the face, and milk and how hard it is to create with computer animation, and make it look relatively realistic. I origionally wanted to help design video games when I came to The Ohio State, and changed my mind since we do not have a graphic design major. However, I understood the extreme challenges of making digital faces. With so many emotions, it was nearly impossible to do, but new technologies now and new graphic engines enable us to make more realistic faces, and characters in general. I remember playing Halo 4 for the first time in the beginning of November, and the graphics in that game were insane. Not only had the designers captured emotion to make the faces look realistic, but even the slightest of eye movements that people have when they look at you, or are thinking are evident in this game. It was pretty crazy.
One thing I find problematic about this article is the amount of work it explains in detail to do good digital work. It makes me a little afraid of this course, but I have faith in our teachers ability to teach us well, and to understand that this may be our first digital art course ever.
Now, I thought it was a little confusing about how it started, and how it sort of strung things together. Talking about viruses, then where we read, etc etc, made me think, "What is this actually about?" but I started to get the picture after 2 pages.
For the reading, "Hickey," I thought it was interesting and useful how the author talks about rules that used to liberate us, begin to govern us. Such as with the Jackson Pollock dripping remarks. It was once frowned upon, then it exploded into many works of art. I also thought it was cool how the author related basketball to art, and rules in general.
One thing I found problematic with this article is the idea it proposes about liberating rules begin to govern us. Even though I thought it was useful to know, the idea of this, and not just in art or basketball but in countries, could be problematic. Look at our country, where we started, and how far we've come to now. There have been many changes in the laws of our country, and I have even heard older people ask where their liberties and freedoms have gone, and the more important question, where they are headed in the future.
In the reading, "Weschler Uncanny," I thought it was interesting that they talk about the face, and milk and how hard it is to create with computer animation, and make it look relatively realistic. I origionally wanted to help design video games when I came to The Ohio State, and changed my mind since we do not have a graphic design major. However, I understood the extreme challenges of making digital faces. With so many emotions, it was nearly impossible to do, but new technologies now and new graphic engines enable us to make more realistic faces, and characters in general. I remember playing Halo 4 for the first time in the beginning of November, and the graphics in that game were insane. Not only had the designers captured emotion to make the faces look realistic, but even the slightest of eye movements that people have when they look at you, or are thinking are evident in this game. It was pretty crazy.
One thing I find problematic about this article is the amount of work it explains in detail to do good digital work. It makes me a little afraid of this course, but I have faith in our teachers ability to teach us well, and to understand that this may be our first digital art course ever.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
about me
Hey my name is Michael Anderson, and I am a sophomore logistics major at the Ohio State University. Currently, I am enrolled in 4 classes: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Digital Art, and Computer Science and Engineering. Even though most people would say that economics and cs&e are boring, I seem to be enjoying them so far.
One thing about me is that I am a very active person. I always am up to play any kind of sport. Throughout high school, I played tennis and Frisbee, but also played basketball, baseball, and football for recreation. I also love to do outdoor activities. One of my favorite things to do is go fishing. I have been fishing since I was in fourth grade. My family never really liked fishing, but I have since inspired my dad (given he was the one who would have to take me) and now he enjoys it about as much as I do. The top five fish I like to fish for are: 5. Panfish. Panfish include sunfish, rock bass, bluegill, and pumpkin seed. They do not get very large, and because of their relatively small size, do not put up too much of a fight. 4. Smallmouth bass. Smallmouth bass are related to the largemouth bass, the differences being their colors, and how far back their mouths go. 3. Largemouth bass. The largemouth bass is found on almost every continent, and is the same completely around the world. They are agressive, and have been seen to weigh over 20 lbs in some places. 2. Walleye. I love to fish for walleye. Walleye usually bight very early in the morning, and late at night. It depends on the cycle of the moon. When fishing for walleye, you need to look for dramatic changes in depth, since walleye like to live around areas of pressure change. Walleye can also grow to 30+ inches. 1. Northern pike. The northern pike is my favorite type of fish to catch. They can grow over 60 inches, weigh more than 60 lbs, and are extremely agressive fish. They normally attack creatures that wander into their territory, so a common way to fish for the northern is to troll for them. Trolling is where you drop a line in the water off the side of your boat, let around 100 feet of line out, and drive until you get a bite. It is not uncommon for northern to leap out of the water when hooked on a line. That is why the northern is my favorite type of fish to catch.
One thing about me is that I am a very active person. I always am up to play any kind of sport. Throughout high school, I played tennis and Frisbee, but also played basketball, baseball, and football for recreation. I also love to do outdoor activities. One of my favorite things to do is go fishing. I have been fishing since I was in fourth grade. My family never really liked fishing, but I have since inspired my dad (given he was the one who would have to take me) and now he enjoys it about as much as I do. The top five fish I like to fish for are: 5. Panfish. Panfish include sunfish, rock bass, bluegill, and pumpkin seed. They do not get very large, and because of their relatively small size, do not put up too much of a fight. 4. Smallmouth bass. Smallmouth bass are related to the largemouth bass, the differences being their colors, and how far back their mouths go. 3. Largemouth bass. The largemouth bass is found on almost every continent, and is the same completely around the world. They are agressive, and have been seen to weigh over 20 lbs in some places. 2. Walleye. I love to fish for walleye. Walleye usually bight very early in the morning, and late at night. It depends on the cycle of the moon. When fishing for walleye, you need to look for dramatic changes in depth, since walleye like to live around areas of pressure change. Walleye can also grow to 30+ inches. 1. Northern pike. The northern pike is my favorite type of fish to catch. They can grow over 60 inches, weigh more than 60 lbs, and are extremely agressive fish. They normally attack creatures that wander into their territory, so a common way to fish for the northern is to troll for them. Trolling is where you drop a line in the water off the side of your boat, let around 100 feet of line out, and drive until you get a bite. It is not uncommon for northern to leap out of the water when hooked on a line. That is why the northern is my favorite type of fish to catch.
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