Feedback/comments for all projects

Xerox projects
Sebastian: I think this was a very interesting take on the use of xerox. The was that he integrated the Bitruvian man was amazing and the wooden board, blackberry, and headphones were all great additions that completed the piece.
Francesca: The way that this pray mantis piece was collaged together was incredible, the use of eight different people made it even better and I loved that it was 5th tall, enough to compare to an average person.
Grace: this project was very cool and well thought out. I love that you had hands everywhere to present motion, especially the ones that were on the window and door.
Luis: The baseball theme and field that you used for this piece was unique and different. I loved the creepy upside down eye the best.
Hessa: This was another amazing collage. The idea of covering and layering over and over gave the piece depth and the fact that the hands looked like they were reaching out for you was even better.
Amanda: The dancing puppet idea was awesome!! I love how almost all the joints are joined together with metal pieces. Very clever.
Sarah: The idea of adding things like song lyrics was different and I liked it. I also loved the different hands and faces, especially the bracelets.
Steph: I think the fact that she choose to do it on the closet was a great idea because it measures the entire to collage to something that ,any of us could imagine. The fact that there are hands and faces on a closet represent to me the fight you have when trying to look good.
Emily: I thought this project reminded me of the vernacularn photography we did before. I liked e dog scene the best!
Ray: making yours into a hookah was very different but definitely a great challenge and a good source of comparison. I think all the heads were very interesting.
Abby: this is aother one I loved. The fact that she basically leaves footprints for the viewer to make up their own mi d on what happened is original.

Performance art pieces

Louise: it was 100% creative and original. I Ike how you used then convenience of the beach to your advantage. Would have liked to ysee you fully submerged.
Hess a: this peace was very random and spontaneous, both of which I like. The fact that were so many differenteople joined together from music fro just a small phone shows how technology can bring people together.
Abby:I remeber still seeing the litle iPods on the ground even a week or two after you did this. It was an amazing idea and concept and it was hilarious tha a squirrel ran awY with an apple.
Danielle: I feel that a strong point in this performance art piece were the lights that you decorated into a skirt around your waste and the reactions from the passer us. The use of pink instead of the original green color on the statue of liberty is also a plus.
Stef: I liked that you showed the end produt of what you were typing at the end. Also the whole gesture of using it as a laptop was great. Would have liked tobseen it performed in more different areas.
Grace: The phone idea was great and I think it had so much potential ifnthere had just been the right crowd or if you had time to stau there all day. The part where you have a conversation with the popular statue in ybor was funny.
Sebastian : this idea was also amazing, I would have liked to see more footage and different people touching the screen. Otherwise, it was great and a little freaky t th
E same time. It was a great way to get people to interact.
Emily: it shows how much people real,y ,ove to destroy things that are issengial in life. It was intestine to see how peole differently era Ted.
Francesca: Probably one of my fbavortjes, I loved everything about it. The fact that you sang I. Public, with two different computes recording each other, and binary code. All of these great characteristics musher together created an amazing piece. X
John: I wished that we had been ale go see you in an electric wheel cart. I think the idea was there for the piece but the execution, given the circumstances, did not reach it's potential.
Roy: the " I am dead technology staement" was great! It was an interesting statement that drew In the viewer.
Sarah: this priest was very colorful and exciting. I wished there and been a litle more done with the hula hoops on a different level , to better express yourself ghrough performance art.
Amanda: This was another favorj project, I loved the whole sitting on a chair for a long time. The dress that you wore was creeepy and the video was well made. It was hilarious that it scared people and I loved that you used a projector.

Video Art

This is my wacky video that I made for the video art project. It's supposed to represent stereotypes among people. In particular, stereotypes for asian people. Before I moved to the states for college, I had never really categorized myself completely as an "Asian". But, after living here as an adult (I did live in the US as a kid/preteen), the realization that what I look like really plays a role in how some people will treat me. Living on a campus community isn't too bad. However, I've been to New Orleans, Baton Rough, and even in Orlando at Universal studios and heard people walk by and say "ching chong chang ching". The ignorance of people continues to always surprise me. I'm not saying all Americans are like this, in fact, it is probably a small percentage that would actually say something like that.
The video I made is confronting the stereotypes. I'm running away from them; the clothing and godzilla. In the end, I'm a regular person that may embrace cultural aspects often (like the earring).
Enjoy!

Interesting Korean Artist... 우람초

My boyfriend found a link to an artist, 우람초 (U Ram Choe) , who was inspired by a class he took his junior year of college. Basically, he creates living sculptures that move and seem to come alive. I think it's interesting because he has to create their own memory, just like a computer and that he likes them because he describes them like people; that they move, live, and eventually break down and die.
He reminded me a lot of Jean Tingurly, I remember he almost made machines that didn't do anything in particular. I think he was categorized under abstract industrialism.

I believe his work is very, very beautiful and intricately made. I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing one of his pieces this winter in a gallery in Korea.


Here's the link to the video:

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/9qnXhx/www.thecreatorsproject.com/en-uk/creators/u-ram-choe

Also, his English website:

http://www.uram.net/eng/intro_en.html

The Extra Music Videos Analysis

These are the reasons for why I think the rest of the music videos were uploaded on to the site and what they were demonstrating.
Geiteros de San Jacinto: I think this provided a way to show how electronic recording is important to cultural preservation, because it provides a way to record cultural music and pass on and play it on a tape instead of live.
Toto la Momposina: Maybe shes a famous singer that, now with electronics, is able to rerecord certain verses that are repeated instead of having to sing them over and over again?
RMX: Whereas the two examples before this show traditional recording of latin cultural music, this example represents the use of systems to alter, repeat, and change things such as reverb, etc on a track. It sounds like its all composed by a computer.
Sidestepper: This song is a more stretched out type of useage as RMX, in this one there is alot more electronic presence, especially with the reverb on the girls voice.
LA 33: The beginning almost sounded like pink panther. I'm not quite sure about this one, I guess it uses electronic recording?
Chobquibtown: This one sounds like it uses some electronically produced sounds/instruments, and some of the DJ "scratching" sound and technique.
Bomba Estereo: This uses a voiceover in English at one point...
Sayayin: The use of electronic instruments and sounds are very obvious in this song,
Retrovisor: This uses a remix of a speech I think, in part of the song and some digitized "scratching" sounds, and alot of electronic sounds.
Silverio: This is a remix of sounds, the screaming, talking, and the dance remix.
Plastillina Mosh: This song is outright using electronic instruments, with a heavy beat and electronic voices .
Molotov: Im not sure what this uses in particular, It's kind of funny though.

Performance Art - Walk With Me, Technology

For the performance art piece, I decided to show how technology affects us. By wearing different technology, I tried to show that technology can speed us up at times, but also slow us down. This is performed by jogging (speeding up) and walking slowly (slowing us down). It also shows the ridiculousness of our reliance on technology. 

I was wearing: headphones, dlsr camera, iphone, playstation controller, computer mouse (left leg), computer cord/box (right leg), and computer monitor (held up by computer wires). 

Enjoy! 

Extra:

• At one part, I trip on the cords and I'm pretty sure the box hits the lady next to me and then slams on the ground and breaks into pieces. I then continues to walk on and step in an ANT HILL. 
• I got bit 5 times on my right foot. 
• I think the man in a car said "CRACKER". My sister thinks he said "FASTER". 

The Dreammachine

The dreamachine has a similar affect that the strobe lights due on our eyes. Bascially, it's a tube (originally) and it is a on platform that spins really fast. The tube itself has slits on the side that lets light from the middle of the tube spill out. As the tube spins very fast, the lights begin to blur and when a person closes their eyes they start to see different colors and shapes. It is even said to bring on a hypnotic state to the person. It was created based on a book called The Living Brain, by William Grey Walters, and was produced by two artists: Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville. Unfortunately, it is recorded (in wikipedia) that 1 in every 10,000 adults will have a siezure while viewing the dreamachine, and even more with kids. It is also a good source of epilepsy.

Xerox Project

For my xerox project, I wanted to make it about our dependency on technology. With half xeroxed/half scanned pictures of my body, I think I was able to convey it in an interesting way.
Don't forget to watch the video ~! Enjoy :)

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