Sketch 5

This sketch is about a beach. The monitor in the upper left corner projects the image of the sun, the upper left monitor and the upper right monitor are of the sky, the lower left is of sand, the lower right is of the ocean and the waves splashing. On the right, the sound being projected is of the waves splashing. On the left, the sound is of people chatting and seagulls.

Sketch 4

In this sketch the first video would be of a seed being planted and watered, the next of the plant growing and blooming, and the last of the flower welting and dying. With each video the screens are larger than the last.

Sketch 3

Bees. Here, there would be a magnifies bee projected onto the wall and as the person moves away from it and towards another monitor the other monitor turns on with different images of bees. The sounds of bees swarming around would be enhanced as each monitor turns on, giving an overwhelming feeling of not being able to escape them.

Sketch 2

This sketch is inspired by the Joga Bonito videos. There would be four projectors projecting images to each of the four walls. tThe images projected would be of soccer players passing each other the ball (from wall to wall) and doing tricks. There would be one player on each of the walls and they would all be life size.

Sketch 1

Response to Readings

Sound Art

Just The Side Effects by Margaret Noble
http://margaretnoble.net/blog/may-cause-death/

This piece is especially interesting when looking at it using a marketing background because it exposes marketers' attepmts to sell products regardless of the side effects.

Response to Readings on Sound

These articles introduce an unordinary way of thinking about sound. Sound as an art form is usually seen as in popular music, but it is much more. It points out that sound influences the perception of one's surroundings because one's eyes remain open throughout, observing the visuals along with the sound. The reading also discusses how essential sound is to people's everyday lives. For instance, people do not feel comfortable in silence. It is interesting to see the connection between sound art and visual forms of art; it is a connection that is not thought about often. In addition to the many similarities, together they seem to enhance each other.

Video Project

This video is showcasing the affects that context has on the perception of things. Recognize! is a piece of art that was showcased in the National Portrait Gallery and was thus perceived as a beautiful piece of art, but it graffiti is normally seen on the streets and is not perceived positively. In the video, the perception of the box changes depending on its location and use. 

Assignment 1 Artwork

RECOGNIZE! by Tim Conlon & Dave Hupp

This piece of art is intriguing because it is in an uncommon form. By using the graffiti style, the artists are making something that is normally looked at in a negative light and showing it in a positive light; they show graffiti as an admirable art form. The piece also uses many bright colors that stand out, colors that are rarely seen in common forms of art. It feels as if the piece is shouting, telling the observer to notice it and "recognize" the it, the artists, and the culture that surrounds it. It is evident that music inspired this piece because the word moves with rhythm and purpose. In context, this piece was created recently (2007), in a time when hip hop is influencing the world and people are becoming more open to non-traditional art styles such as this one.

Krauss Response

In Rosalind Krauss' article "Video: The Aesthetics of Narcissism," she explains the use of video as an art form in a way that gives the reader a new perspective and appreciation for it. Her argument that video cannot be looked at in the same way as other forms of art was especially revealing. people often look at videos and try to understand them using the same concepts and appraoches as with other forms of art, but that is not an effective way to do so. For example, in a video the center is not the focal point. as she points out by referencing Vitto Acconci's video Center. Video requires the observer to consider a lot more than in other art forms.
Overall, Krauss effectively points out that video is an art form and needs to be observed as such. Many people try to compare it to film, thinking that they are one in the same, but she argues that the two are completely different. This concept is one that is importnat for people to punderstand when looking at video. Video needs to be looked at as what it is, an art form, a form of expression.