Hi Jason!!!!
Since you are an expert on sound art, (I'm not a stalker lol TT___TT) you've probably encountered - whether you hate it or love it - dubstep. Personally, I'm obsessed with some of them, like this one
Massive Attack - Paradise Circus (Zeds Dead Remix)
or this one...
Chrispy - Inspector Gadget (Extended Dubstep Remix)
or this...
Reso - Onslaught
and this one is as of present my favorite one
Distance - My Demons
... haha ok I'll stop now >__<
Friday, February 25, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
SRL Reaction
Hi Jason! Ok, first, above all else, have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf-s-Po7Vx8
If not, you REALLY should! =D If you were fascinated enough by SRL to go to a live show, I'm pretty sure this movie won't disappoint you. AT ALL.
"Steamboy" pretty much sums up my initial reaction to the videos you showed us in class. My friend invited me over to watch this movie, I don't remember why, but we didn't get to finish. I've always wanted to finish, but didn't have the time. Now, however, after watching the SRL, I was a lot more compelled to finish. Mind you though, the Japanese/English sub version is much better in my opinion... English voice-overs always kind of sucked for any anime... these guys don't even have a proper British accent! What. >___>
Back to the topic though - you made it very clear that SRL wanted to have absolutely nothing to do with the art world. However, art and invention go hand in hand, and the line between them is so blurred that very few can see the difference. But if the guy doesn't want his stuff called art, why yank on his whiskers? It's quite ignorant of these art people. Lastly, I would say that technology has changed the way we view the world, not just art. At the same time, the way we view art is also constantly changing, with movement after movement after movement... it just so happened by coincidence that these two married somewhere in between.
The main reason I linked you the movie was because in one part of the SRL video, the creator (forgot his name) mentioned of the inevitable evils caused with machinery when operated by man, or something of the sort. Since this is the central theme of "Steamboy", these two immediately became connected. This is all I'll say though, you have to watch the movie for yourself! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf-s-Po7Vx8
If not, you REALLY should! =D If you were fascinated enough by SRL to go to a live show, I'm pretty sure this movie won't disappoint you. AT ALL.
"Steamboy" pretty much sums up my initial reaction to the videos you showed us in class. My friend invited me over to watch this movie, I don't remember why, but we didn't get to finish. I've always wanted to finish, but didn't have the time. Now, however, after watching the SRL, I was a lot more compelled to finish. Mind you though, the Japanese/English sub version is much better in my opinion... English voice-overs always kind of sucked for any anime... these guys don't even have a proper British accent! What. >___>
Back to the topic though - you made it very clear that SRL wanted to have absolutely nothing to do with the art world. However, art and invention go hand in hand, and the line between them is so blurred that very few can see the difference. But if the guy doesn't want his stuff called art, why yank on his whiskers? It's quite ignorant of these art people. Lastly, I would say that technology has changed the way we view the world, not just art. At the same time, the way we view art is also constantly changing, with movement after movement after movement... it just so happened by coincidence that these two married somewhere in between.
The main reason I linked you the movie was because in one part of the SRL video, the creator (forgot his name) mentioned of the inevitable evils caused with machinery when operated by man, or something of the sort. Since this is the central theme of "Steamboy", these two immediately became connected. This is all I'll say though, you have to watch the movie for yourself! :)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Flux Reaction
Just as how John Cage called fluxus a gag, I thought the same. Most of it was really hilarious, and if I encountered the movement, I would never have realized that they were creating art. Even though the processes in this movement were extremely unorthodox (not meant in a degrading way), the processes and creation of each piece was extremely fascinating. It was like, no offence again, some people got together, smoked a bunch of weed, and decided to do something they thought were funny/awesome at the time, because we all know that high kids do the most random, never thought of things, lol.
I say that I find the processes and creation fascinating because of its concept and embracing of "anti-art". It is extremely ironic, in that case, to be considered an art movement. The whole act of exhibiting the works in galleries, especially in the room next to Giacometti's sculptures, seemed like a slap in the face to him when all the viewers went to play in the tire bin instead. At the same time, I admit I would most likely do the same, because hey, it's so much more fun~
On a level, I had a bit of distaste for the silent videos, because they went against my opinion of what "artistic" should be. This, and all the other art movements that we encountered in class before constantly puts me in a very undecided state of mind. I'm not sure if that is the aim, but I find myself constantly questioning what I should see as art and what I shouldn't. It's all so confusing!! ;___;
I say that I find the processes and creation fascinating because of its concept and embracing of "anti-art". It is extremely ironic, in that case, to be considered an art movement. The whole act of exhibiting the works in galleries, especially in the room next to Giacometti's sculptures, seemed like a slap in the face to him when all the viewers went to play in the tire bin instead. At the same time, I admit I would most likely do the same, because hey, it's so much more fun~
On a level, I had a bit of distaste for the silent videos, because they went against my opinion of what "artistic" should be. This, and all the other art movements that we encountered in class before constantly puts me in a very undecided state of mind. I'm not sure if that is the aim, but I find myself constantly questioning what I should see as art and what I shouldn't. It's all so confusing!! ;___;
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Blog reaction: Glass Jaw vs. William Wegman series
Because of the stark contrast of mood between the two videos, I couldn't help but compare the two as I was watching. For me, Glass Jaw started out as one of those "oh let's take random video clippings and narrate a random story for the sake of making a piece of art that would compel the world, since, after all, the best art now is the art that doesn't make much sense" type of deal, which made me "...-____-;" for the first five minutes. However, as the narration led on, I sensed (obviously) a much deeper and darker subject matter, which then slowly drew me into the video. It wasn't a meaningless collage - it was the video diary of some unfortunate man telling a story that he does not have the capability to tell fluently if you were to try to hold a regular conversation with him. I was suddenly living the life he described -- the sounds he heard, the ambiguous silhouettes of nurses and doctors, the pungent, decaying stench coming from the mouth that he had no ability of opening... the video immediately sprang into life, because it now served a purpose. This is a very successful utilization of the video to enhance the effect your work has on somebody, because the poor images and the overlapping of sounds...everything attended to this man's disjointed thoughts and disconcerted feelings. In a twisted way, I became him.
The mood the the class, as I observed, suddenly got lighter as silly old Willy's videos started playing. Oh gosh finger/stick is by far my favorite. All the while I was thinking, "WHY ISN'T HE ON FAMILY GUY YET????" Well, maybe he is, I don't know. One thing's for sure though: we need to send Wegman over to Michael O'Rilley to cheer the poor fellow up. :)
The mood the the class, as I observed, suddenly got lighter as silly old Willy's videos started playing. Oh gosh finger/stick is by far my favorite. All the while I was thinking, "WHY ISN'T HE ON FAMILY GUY YET????" Well, maybe he is, I don't know. One thing's for sure though: we need to send Wegman over to Michael O'Rilley to cheer the poor fellow up. :)
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Rist Reaction:
Honestly saying, I had no idea what was going on within the duration of the whole movie... and I really did not enjoy it either. It reminded me of the video in The Ring, a horror movie where whoever watches a cursed movie gets a phone call and eventually dies in seven days. I didn't comprehend the explanation provided, and the effects on it gave me somewhat of a headache. Maybe that was the aim of the video, but my personality causes me to dislike it very much. I'm very technical with my things, I like everything to be black, white, or shades of gray,and I like my things to make sense. It looks very carelessly made, to the point where it kind of irritates me...
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