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Project 5: Open Work

Artist Statement:

For my final project I decided to share a project I have been working on for almost a year now. It’s a mixed media art piece that I included only a small snippet off because it is not finished and very near and dear to my heart. I have been progressively working on this art piece when I feel closest to it and enjoy the play on textures.

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Art Project 5: Open Work

Artist Statement:

the first drawing on the left is of Wonder Woman I did back in 2018, the second one on the right is the Pale Man from Pan’s Labryth I drew it in 2021. I thought that it would be a good idea to redraw the piece to see how I’ve been able to grow as an artist and show off the skills that I was able to pickup along the way.

zacharyreinis

Marionette

I struggled for a long time about this piece as well as many other pieces in this class and other art classes. When it comes to “artist’s choice” assignments, especially by the end of a semester, I question who I am as an artist. I ruminate on every little detail trying to think of an authentic piece. Am I doing this because this is an idea that I want to or because this is what would get me a good grade? Is this my style as an artist? Do I have a style? Am I an artist? Is this the right path for me? These are the questions that come to mind with any assignment I do related to art. These are my insecurities about this path that I wish to continue down because, in the end, I love this.

My idea for this was to express that feeling of uncertainty and anxiousness by tying a pencil to my hand with thread. I drew 1,000 lines. 500 of those lines were done of my own volition; the remaining lines were done by someone purposefully going against the established pattern by using the string tied to my hand to guide the pencil like a puppet.

Artist Statement 1:

When figuring out what I wanted to do for my implied time project, I knew I wanted to work with photoshop. I hadn’t touched the application since my junior year of high school and spent most of this project relearning how to confidently use it. Although this grouping of artwork lacked one specific style or message I enjoyed being able to create these types of images and express myself freely in doing so.

Art Project #4: One Minute Performance

The idea for this project came to me sporadically. I had just ordered $50 worth of takeout food for myself and on my drive home I envisioned a low lit room with faint tv noises and the emphasis of food. When I began recording it felt right to indulge, so I did. I enjoy this video and it makes me slightly uncomfortable

Technical Exercise #4

Verb List

To speak

To free

To bounce

To curl

To roll

To devour

To trot

To trust

To play

To think

To treat

To compel

To inhibit

To echo

To stare

To strech

To twist

To spill

To choose

To rest

zacharyreinis

Sweet Dreams:

My goal was to contrast these very painterly scenes against something that is trying to more closely resemble reality. I wanted to embrace the ideas of dreaming and anxiety and how they interact with one another. I wanted to focus on these instances of creativity as sparks throughout the day, remnants of dreams, as the contrast with reality.

Sources:

Ohayo (2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mai1cI_suG8&t=1162s

bekah4d

I instantly knew I was going to like this supercut because OTGW is one of my favorite shoes. On top of the creative meaning behind the piece I also interpreted it as city vs. country and the change in feeling/tone when experiencing something natural versus something man made. It is an interesting distinction and works totally great as a supercut!

magicalpoetrytyphoon

This feels nostalgic and spooky. I love it

marcelinetheardipithecus

I really loved watching this and loved the music you chose for it all. I feel it carried a lot of dimension and held really relatable to watch.

annikaceder

Project 3: one minute super cut

timestops4none

This is great! I feel a sense ADHD in the bit after bit, gag after gag piled up in these clips and it works so well. It makes me smile. The without context is a great match. It does run a bit longer than a minute but with the silly randomness of this I could keep watching this for an hour! It has a warm energy and it feels like it has direction if only just an ad for this show! Great presentation!

bekah4d

10 minute power hour? More like one minute super cut! Great clips c: always love seeing these two. Seeing them come up on my dash always makes me laugh and they were an interesting choice for this project! Good job!

marcelinetheardipithecus

This is awesome and reminded me of the foolery my friends and I get into. This was super fun and lighthearted to watch!

andrewstdenis

Artist Statement:

I went back and forth between a couple of ideas for this assignment. I was interested in exploring the evolution of someone or something over an extended period of time. I decided to go with Akira Kurosawa’s use of weather throughout his films. It’s present in every single one of the films and something he continually developed over his 50-year career. Turning it into a sort of trademark of his. Such uses include adding dynamic motion, enhancing the atmosphere, or even reflecting the moods of his characters. Giving him a unique style that no one has come close to mimicking.

One Wonderful Sunday (1947)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kxAwYvgrAo&t=413s&ab_channel=CineAntiqua-filmescl%C3%A1ssicos

Rashomon (1950)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkDhQVUKkyY

Ikiru (1952)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umLtGRl_WE4&ab_channel=FilmStruck

Seven Samurai and Red Beard (1954 and 1965)

Personal DVD collection

Dreams (1990)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKEbzA_UGtQ&t=55s

Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3u8iZ04KVQ&ab_channel=FumioHayasaka-Topic

timestops4none

Good theme alignment and tone to match. This video has a presence, an embodiment of a different time. It makes me nostalgic for practical effects and a focus on the setting of a scene. The single song binds the clips well and gives the whole video an emotion and character. Good job!

marcelinetheardipithecus

I really love that you chose this topic and believe you showcased his film style perfectly. This is my first time watching these clips by Akira Kurosawa and I love the power the rain embodies in his films. I loved this!

8910abcd

Buying Dreams From Nike final super cut.

bekah4d

I really like your editing in this video—it looks very professional. I think you lined up shots with the music well. Plus, that song choice is just *chefs kiss* perfect. I love Macklemore! The video felt like it was longer than a minute, which is a good thing! You fit a lot into just 60 seconds, that’s for sure!

timestops4none

Looks and feels professional! I love the conveyance of a story. It has smooth timing and a clean feel. It is up beat and positive. You were able to maximize content in a short time and that is a credit to your editing skill. Great work!

zacharyreinis

This is super clean. The editing is great, and you really succeeded with the timing of everything.

marcelinetheardipithecus

This video moved so quickly I was so ready to keep watching lol, I was hooked! This was done super well and really highlighted the Nike brand. I really enjoyed watching this.

bekah4d

Project 3: One Minute Supercut, R A I N B O W

Artist Statement: I was having a very difficult time figuring out exactly what I should do for this project—it is pretty open ended. I began to think, and although I am not as vocal about it as some are, I am openly bisexual. Thus, LGBTQ rights are very near and dear to my heart.

I wanted to make something that was both beautiful, empowering, yet grim. The stark change between the making of the flag and the pride parade/protest was a very important aspect to me. It was difficult to try and convey all these messages in a one minute video, however, I am very proud of the final project. I think I accomplished everything I wanted to. I also had a lot more fun working on this project versus my music video; I think it is because this felt more meaningful than what I did for that assignment.

I used imovie with this project which I really liked, although imovie isn’t as user friendly as I first thought. I ran into a few issues trying to line up my clips with the song. Luckily I was able to slowly adjust it so that it all worked out!

I honestly cannot wait to see everyone else’s projects. This is essentially, my first experience making video art, and it has been really fun and wildly informative!

Song: Rainbow by Dodie

Clips Used:

Stonewall (2015)

Gay & Proud

How The Rainbow Flag Came To Be...

wasab-ikat

Ah, I love your work so much! Your work takes my brain to the Stonewall riots and the legacy they left. as a member of the lgbtq community, my lil heart soars at this. I love your juxtaposition between the vivid flag and the grim shots. amazing work!

marcelinetheardipithecus

I really enjoyed this supercut!! I believe it was super impactful and done really really well. For your first time making video art I think you absolutely nailed it and could see this blowing up online!

timestops4none

Art Project 3: One Minute Supercut

Title: Take the Leap

Works Used:

Videos:

GoPro Awards: BASE Jumping in Moab https://youtu.be/h5U50ZsFUaY

B.A.S.E Jumping Norway 2018 https://youtu.be/Ymtj1BrbDsU

World Record BASE Jump from Mt. Everest https://youtu.be/h_k8LsJDGlM

Record breaking space jump - free fall faster than speed of sound - Red Bull Stratos. https://youtu.be/mJxsj51d-Pk

Music:

Iko Iko (2019 Stereo Remaster) https://youtu.be/hZNA1n9F_rA

bekah4d

Not going to lie, this video really makes my stomach turn! Although I would never personally partake in any high intense sport like this, it is a great project idea! The peaceful, yet upbeat song really adds to the thrilling activity all these people are doing. The variety of clips keeps it interesting and honestly it kinda looks like and reminds me of an ad specifically for cliff diving! Great job!

wasab-ikat

this is so dope!! I love the moments of tension right before they jump! I’m doing a night time bungee jump this summer, and your video got me so stoked for it lol. naked base jumping is a whole other level ahaha. great work!

zacharyreinis

I really like this one a lot. I feel like you captured a really fun feeling with it all, and to have it contrasted by the very slow and relaxing song is great. I feel like you did a great job keeping the whole video feel cohesive despite the multiple clips.

watermelongreen

I loved seeing all the views of nature and then it cutting to people jumping off of them. This was a great idea for a supercut. You can feel all the tension right before they jump off.

marcelinetheardipithecus

This video was composed extremely well, I feel you captured the stomach dropping feeling from these types of experiences!! I love how the music emphasized the feeling of these activities as well.

Artist Statement 3

For this art project I decided to use a collection of my own videos and layer it with one of my all time favorite songs. I chose this track specifically because it makes me feel as though everything around me is moving backwards and in slow motion. I messed with the speed and length of the clips as the music intensified making it feel dream state to me. I also used a repetition of the same videos to add to the dream state feeling for me.

Art Project #3 Supercut

“The things around me have changed yet, I love them all the same. My heart beats therefore I know I am alive.”

(Not intended to copy-write- use of media for college art project.)

Technical Exercise #3

For this exercise I decided to hit shuffle on my music a few times in order to find a song I wanted to work with. I used a Willow Smith song (one of my favorite artists of all time, hence the username) titled “An Awkward Life of an Awkward Girl” from her album 1st. I knew I wanted to find an animated music video of some sort and remember my roommate sending me this video a few months ago because she’s a huge cat fan and it somehow ended up on her recommended videos basically a whole bunch of coincidences that added up to this final product.