Video Art

Here it is, hope you enjoy it!

Video Art Comments

Overall, today's class was very fun and entertaining. Everyone did a great job!

Adam: You video was psychedelic…great music- fit perfectly
Brendan: I liked the way you changed the texture of what was being viewed, I’m sure it would have been more interesting with your music
Ciara: I loved the song you started and ended with! You had an assortment of videos which made it entertaining
John: You had awesome images, making the speed faster made it a lot more enjoyable and creative.
McKayla: Wow, your video was hilarious! You did such a great job, very entertaining!
Laura: I liked that you had music and also Obama’s voice in the background
Ryan: Good use of a significant song! War images were used giving a powerful message.
Victor: You video was very creative use of imaging and texture! Great use of yourself!
Perri: Your video was very relaxing! Loved how you blew the images away at the end!
Bernie: I loved that you were the only one who really used themselves. Your makeup was beautiful, like a coloring book.
Taylor: You video was very colorful and relaxing, and I thought the music you used fit very well
Stacy: I liked the way the speed of the video matched well with the music, having multiple camera angles made it more entertaining. Putting the roof on the car was a good way to end your video.
Ashley: nice change of color, camera angles, and texture throughout your video.
Matthew: You had a very powerful message in your video!
Shawn: You had a very funny playoff of Star Wars! When you changed the texture of the image and added animation it made it more interesting to view.

Almost done

It's truly crazy to think about how quickly time goes by. I can't believe that semester is pretty much already over. I've gotten a great deal out of this class. It has really challenged me to think outside my comfort zone and experience things that I would probably never experience on my own. With the video art piece the last of what needs to be done I can focus solely on that and enjoy mixing youtube videos together to create something of my own. Video art has really interested me more than performance art, simply because I'm not that into acting in front of people. The video camera can be my safety net. Hopefully those who view my piece will enjoy it as much as I did making it!

Performance Art Piece- "Technologically Beautiful"

I hoped that you all were able to enjoy the message behind my performance art piece. I bounced around as to what exactly I'd like to do, and eventually wound up with this idea. Beauty is consistently being enhanced by technology, and I think it's important to note. Here are my pictures, please leave all your comments! Thanks =)

Thoughts about Chapter 1- Media and Performance

"...crossfertilization between theater, dance, film, video, and visual art was essential for the birth of Performance Art." This quote really summed up the understanding of Performance Art. It is all these different techniques and expressions put together into one to make an artistic performance. With our upcoming project I looked to the book to get some ideas about how to relate myself or my ideas to technology or by using technology. I found Rauschenberg's performance, Open Score to be quite interesting because of the usage of 500 volunteers. The volunteers bodies were the canvas, they made the art. The many artists which were discussed in the chapter all viewed art and technology in many different ways. For example, how Jonas placed a camera under glass which recorded the above dancers acting on the table. It's an unusual view of acting, however it made beautiful art. I was rather excited because I took some of the ideas of a few of the artists and kind of molded my own possible idea for my project in the class. After reading about Robert Witman's Prune Flat performance, which had performers in front of a screen of images, I thought to myself what could I add to make it more of myself? Then I read on only to broaden my idea when I read about Nauman's Art Make-Up. I look forward to collaborating past ideas with present, along with myself to create an interesting take on performance art. Hopefully all goes well... keep everyone posted!

Tennis For Two

It's pretty amazing to think that the first video game was displayed 50 years ago! Since then the progression of technology was been speedy, which has also caused the video game industry to boom immensely. It was interesting to read about the minds behind the first game created. I found it quite comical that the creators son began the interview actually bragging about being the first, and he has every right to do so. The very simple Tennis for Two game had a small 5 inch screen, little sound, and very immature type graphics. If a game like that came out now it would never have a chance at selling. It seems like even the McDonald's children's meal toy games are more advanced than Tennis for Two. Thanks to the Internet games have become much more sophisticated. Video games are undeniably popular, especially among boys and teens. It's as though 'gamers' are taking over the universe. The only advice that I have for Dr. Higinbotham is next time get a patent, STUPID! For such a smart man, you should have known better.

WOW!

What a class we had today. I viewed some really crazy and interesting stuff, that most teachers would shy away from showing their students. The Viennese Actionist did some things that I found strange, yet to them it was a beautiful expression of art. This movement out shined the Dada movement by lengths because of the extremism these people weren't afraid to display. I enjoyed watching the Gilbert and George singing sculpture videos just because they were quite comical. The endurance art truly was radical and blows my mind that so many experimented with it.