Art and TechnologyFA2019

Overall, I loved this class very much. Traveling back through time to see how art has changed with the influence of technology has opened my mind and allowed me to ponder where art will be in the near future. If I had to choose one project as my favorite in this class, I would have to choose  the Xerox project. First, I loved creating the project itself. I had a lot of fun completing it. Second, I particularly enjoyed how I was able to create a message with practically nothing. All I used were hands and newspaper to create an image with meaning. Lastly, my favorite topic that we talked about in this class was music. I found it interesting how music has evolved and the key differences that are present with today's music and the past. I would highly recommend this class to another student. You have an opportunity to express your ideas and passion for art.

I decided to complete my xerox project talking about teamwork. I have multiple fists together to show that an individual can achieved what they most desire. They will still need a team to guide them along the way. I used newspaper as the background to show awareness that even those only one person may be recognized in the newspaper, deep down, people know that it was an entire team effort.

Today we talked about music. The tape recorder was very important in the first stages of music. This device was the main component that was able to record the music until the synthesizer was invented. What I find interesting about music is that back in the past, the music for very basic and concrete. Now, music is very abstract. We then started to study multiple artists of music. While listening, I found it interesting how each artist has its own style with unique sounds. In the past, each artist had their own unique style. In today's world, I feel that multiple artists produce the same type of music. As technology has evolved, music has changed dramatically. Artists started to create music while trying to change the shape of particles and matter. While music was changing, some people agreed with the change but others hated it. For example, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles were very important during the transition of music. Lastly, we discussed different genres of music. My favor...

Today, we continued to look at the different types of technology. We first looked at simulations. In class, we started to debate whether we are living in a personality. Personally, I do not think we are living in a simulation. I do not think we are living in a simulation because everyone has control of their own actions. Even though events may occur that are not explainable, I still do not believe that we are living in a simulation. We then talked about augmented reality. In augmented reality we are adding reality into our current space. If I had a choice to live with or without augmented reality, I would choose to live without it because I feel like face to face interaction would be lost in the real world, and that is something I enjoy every day. We then talked about simulations used in the military. These simulations are very important because they help train our military today in order to execute missions. Lastly, video mapping is when the video is projected on a flat surface while ...

Today we started class talking about computers. The arduino is a board that has a lot of components that handles inputs and outputs. For example, it connects the physical world with the digital world. We then talked about creative coding. It is used to create live visuals and art to one's eye. In addition, creative coding is used as a form of entertainment. This could be the next step in cinema to evoke a greater connection between film makers and audiences by creating more creativity. The truth with coding is that the opportunities are endless. Coding has been used as a form of expression for many individuals. Then we talked about performance. First, we talked about messa di voce. This singing exercise is important because it perfects your crescendos and decrescendos.  We then watched various performances containing interesting sounds. I found these performances to be very amusing because they made no sense to me as I watched them. We then talked about interactive media. Interacti...