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Project #6 Open Work Photos If I had to label myself I would say I am a sculptor. So I decided to do the form of art I love most, and due to limit time I did a bust. Please ignore the unfinished base :) Most of my figure sculptures, including this one, are made from apoxie sculpt. However, this is the first one I have faux patinad.

Project #6 Open Work 360 Video. If I had to label myself I would say I am a sculptor. So I decided to do the form of art I love most, and due to limit time I did a bust. Please ignore the unfinished base :) Most of my figure sculptures, including this one, are made from apoxie sculpt. However, this is the first one I have faux patinad.

Project #5

So… I don’t know how much I really want to say about my piece… I don’t want this to be a rant, as I could go on and on. After you watch this, if it isn’t apparent, I have Type 1 Diabetes and it is something I struggle with everyday. I did my own makeup in the video and as insulin is clear and doesn’t film well (and it’s expensive) I used colored water in the vile.

*Side note- Longer than 1 minute, but the original poem is 5 minutes long and after cutting out so much I couldn’t bring myself to cut anymore out.

Marina Abramovic : The Artist is Present - Film Response

To be honest I had no idea what to expect before watching this film… I have never really had an interest in “performance art” but I also really never really looked at much either. First immediate though after the film ended was that Marina is insane… dedicated, smart, talented, funny and beautiful, but insane. I think that her performances pieces are very interesting and thought provoking, but what I enjoyed the most was some of the photography from her works, they are absolutely stunning. But then the question becomes is it her work or the photographers at that point. Regardless of people liking her performance work or not, I think that maybe her pieces are not about you liking them, but about how they make you feel and what they make you think about. With her Artist is Present show/piece at the MOMA it was a very beautiful and touching moment when she reaches across the table to grab Uli’s hands, yet she is having a very private moment with her soul laid bare on display for the world to see. The reactions of the spectators are very telling and often more interesting than the actual works themselves. The range of emotions on the faces of the people that sat in the chair facing Marina was pretty incredible. She says this earlier in the film “It doesn’t matter what kind of work you are doing as an artist the most important is from which state of mind you are doing what you are doing.” and I think that is actually a very powerful statement.

Exercise #5 - Verb List

Grim

Haunted

Blithe

Cheeky

Mischievous

Radiant

Wry

Wistful

Alter

Anticipate

Desire

Embody

Clarity

Yield

Exist

Intensify

Modify

Ponder

Transcend

Imply

liveno7onevil

Project 4, Vanishing and Becoming.

Artist Statement:

I believe we are what we eat and this video is an abstracted take on that issue. These days there are far to many harmful additives in our food and beverages. This work is meant to highlight the negative effects that these additives may have on us. In a world of genetically modified food there is only so much we can to change how our food is processed, but we can at least be aware of what it might be doing to our minds and bodies.

markamark

That looks like a delicious and trippy granola bar.

qwelok

Interesting take on a self portrait. I love it.

goomboombas

I think you did a great job with your video, and agreed that our "fake" food is far more harmful than most people care to think about.

qweencourt-blog

[ third eye open ]

goomboombas

My first thought after watching this was, this looks like how meditating should feel, and then I read your artist statement. I think you captured your intent perfectly.

plokadotfaces

Project 4

goomboombas

Wow, nice job with having the images match up with the poem. Having still images flash quickly by with the spoken word makes for a very powerful message.

hexagong

Leah Rich 2014

4D video art project

goomboombas

I cant exactly explain why, but I kind of love this. It is visually appealing yet a little weird and creepy, but also beautiful and enchanting.

waveless-media

Artist Statement: Wanted to explore the the relationship between musical rhythm and visual rhythm- turned out more music video than I wanted.

Bass won’t show up unless played through decent speakers- i.e. not laptop speakers.

goomboombas

This makes my ears feel like I am driving down the highway with one window open, so I don't think it feels like a music video :D Also nice job lining up the visual rhythm with the actual rhythm.

namuunaa-bn-blog

Mongol mix Artist’s statement I have created one minute video for project #4. I have create a traditional Mongolian clip and tried to create a surrealistic feeling in to it. I have included several tracks of Mongolian traditional singing: Khuumii and Urtiin Duu. I have also included clip of a dance that is originated in Mongolia and is performed by only Mongolians till this day. The other dancer that appears on the video is buddhist ritual dancer. I have used several effects from Adobe Premier Pro to make the video more complex.

goomboombas

Completely mesmerizing, I could easily get lost watching many more minutes of this. You said you were going for a surreal feeling, and no doubt about it, you achieved that goal. Beautiful work.

birii23

Project 4: Vanishing and Becoming

Sorry I’m late on the upload!! My video file was insane and it was taking wayyy too long to post to youtube :P

Artist Statement:

For this project I really took the idea of dreams from vanishing and becoming. When you’re dreaming it’s like your mind is off wandering into so many different things, either bizarre, or uncommon, or just completely ordinary things. So I took this idea of falling asleep and letting your mind wander into those different places, almost like vanishing from where you were, but never actually moving. If anything I hope you find it interesting!!

goomboombas

I think you definitely captured the dream state with your video, I totally have no idea what is going on, but it is interesting to watch. Nice job.

unpackinganoa

Project 4 Artist’s Statement

There are so many unanswered questions that still exist with the human race despite our advancements. I wanted to play on the concept of the human imagination and question what we really know. Alien life is one myth/legend/idea that many humans including me have pondered and actually hoped for.

My attempts at this art video play on the idea of alien life. Scenes, sounds, and dialogue are presented in a story mode to provide a backbone to my idea.

I tend to appreciate structure so my art does not necessarily leave the viewer confused like most art videos tend to do. For me a concept must be clear or relatively understood so that the viewer gets something out of the experience.

The passion for truth and understanding is such an experience that I want to continue to promote in others especially when it comes to ever illusive beings like aliens.

goomboombas

I like the contrast between the high pitched fast and the slow deep dialog. Also the high pitched voices make me think of Foamy the Squirrel.

Project #4

Vanishing and Becoming

Before I even did the reading I knew I wanted to film the video myself and include some of my own artwork. So on that note the mermaid paintings are my own and all filming was done in my super high tech studio (otherwise known as my dining room). After doing the reading, Vanishing and Becoming, it really made me think about story telling and how important stories are to human beings. Particularly stories about life and death, or more specifically creation myths and the afterlife. So with that I am going to leave you with a quote from the article that stood out to me, and leave the work to, more or less, speak for itself.

“it is not God or the world that has vanished, but the dead who we sought so hard to replicate and so to keep alive. It is perhaps time for us to face up to our mortality.” (Cubitt 417)