Max Installation

People would grab a stick that would play a note that is mapped to the distance between a heartbeat.  It’s velocity would change based on the warmth of the user’s hands.  People would then walk around trying to find other’s who would make a chord or have the same note as them.

David Hockney

David Hockney

A powerpoint slideshow based off of the work of David Hockney.

Artistic Ally Presentation

A genre of art that I am familiar with and work with constantly is glitch art.  Glitch art is made by taking computer glitches and transforming them into art.  One way that I often make this work is by placing an image file into the music editor, Audacity, adding effects to the image, and exporting the transformed file back into a JPEG.  Here are some examples of works I have created using this method.

Gesture Drawings – Week 10

Gesture Drawings – Week 9

Matthew Schlanger Presentation

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Peer Critique

In Michael Vok’s standing to sitting animation,  he need to work on applying squash and stretch to the character. The moment the character touches the chair, from the small of the back up to the head, it stops moving which gives the viewer the impression that the character is weightless. The hands of the character do not change from the stock Norman pose until they touch the chair. This was a poor choice in that it gives the impression that this was made in a rush and it makes the character look stiff. Despite these faults, he was able to achieve smooth animation without any awkward jumps in it. If these mistakes were to be corrected, this would be a strong piece of animation.

3D Design Final

Figurative Sculpture:

This sculpture is figurative in that it is an almost exact shape of a duck.

Sculpture using primarily point, line and plane:

This piece was made using wire. It uses several points to create lines that ultimately form a triangle.

Sculpture using primarily rhythm and balance:

This piece uses primarily color to create a balance within itself and has a rhythm of grays and blues throughout it.

Sculpture using primarily volume:

This piece has much negative space inside of it, which gives it volume that adds to the hollowness of it.

Sculpture using primarily scale change:

This piece uses scale change in that it is made of of a glass ball that lights up to create large patterns inside of a tent.

An example of modular design:

This piece uses modular design in that it uses the same and similar shapes throughout it to create a larger shape.

Sculpture using space:

The sculpture uses space in that positive and negative space is used to bring the piece together.

Sculpture creating movement:

The piece creates movement in that it gives a feeling that it is going away from the center and will drift out into the abyss.

Sculpture using primarily color:

This sculpture used primary colors to give a childlike feeling and to bring back a feeling of nostalgia of when we were all kids, or of parents kids to those who have them.

Sculpture using primarily texture:

The sculpture uses texture in that it almost gives an impressionist feel to it and gives the sculpture life.

Sculpture using pattern:

This sculpture used a pattern of squares, rectangles, and colors to give life to what would otherwise be a circle.

Sculpture using primarily mixed media:

This sculpture was made using clay and wood to make it.

Sculpture primarily conceptual:

This sculpture was made using a concept of being a meat dress, to give the idea that we are all meat on the inside.

Sculpture using time and motion:

This sculpture consisted of a video playing in front of it, causing the boards to appear that they were moving with it and creating a feeling of unease.

Canon and Character Biography

Name: Narcissa

Age: 15

Apparel: red dress, down to lower thigh, thin straps over shoulders, scratches on back

Hair: black, short (to shoulders)

Eyes: deep blue,  tired

Torso: thin, small breasts

Arms: shaved, smooth, long nails

Legs: shaved

Checknav is a small village in Eastern Europe situated between the mountains. In this society, families were patriarical and males were held in much higher esteem than women. Abuse towards women was very common and they were treated very poorly all throughout life. Young girls often stayed at home with their mothers doing chores and other ‘wifely’ routines.

Narcissa was born to a wealthy family, withe the father and mother being the son of a successful merchant and the daughter of a farmer. The father often beat Narcissa and threw her in a closet for the smallest of reasons, even as being the daughter of a “lower class whore.” Her older brother joined in on this many times and would often molest her to the knowledge of her parents. Her mother wasn’t a bad woman, she was just used to the daily torture of what society planted in her husband and son.

Narcissa never fought back. She would often escape to her own dreams of being alone and away from her wretched household. She had never left the house and often dreamed of what was on the outside. She imagined the woods to be a place of freedom and beauty that did not discriminate against anyone.

One night after dinner, she was whipped by her father for making an unsatisfactory meal. She did not cry or scream, she only stood there silently with lifeless eyes as he brought the weapon aggressively back and forth. When he was done, he ordered her to clean up the blood on the ground caused by the wounds on her back. She grabbed a towel and proceeded to clean it up, staring at the dark red liquid becoming soaked within the towel. Her father sat in his chair with his pipe in his mouth and a sly grin on his face.  On the table next to her was a knife, placed in a way that only she could see it. She knew that if he came over, she would stab him and end her and her mother’s suffering. After she was done cleaning the blood from the floor, he came over. He patted her head as a sign of a job well done and in the blink of an eye, the knife was lodged into his heart, killing him in the process. Narcissa stood there stunned at what she had done. Her brother came down after hearing all the ruckus and stood there staring at his father’s body and the bloody knife in his sister’s hand. He tore the knife from his sister’s hand and beat her violently in a fit of rage. He then left the house and came back hours later with a mob of people. They grabbed Narcissa, cut off her long beautiful hair, and burned her at the stake for what she had done.

Years later, her story became immortalized by the women of the town who speak of the girl who fought back. She became a symbol of hope that one day they too can end their suffering and live among the men as equals. Her story gets passed down from generation to generation, from mother to daughter, as the martyr of women.

 

Demons

Demons are often described as evil spirits and are found in all kinds of media. In religions, such as Christianity, they are described as fallen angels that seek to wreak havoc.