food-centric anthropological fetishism

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Next week: Artwork & Space Executions in actual media and form

Dear all,

Some great work yesterday, thank you for your thought and dedication. I am excited to see your work take shape! We are moving towards our midterm. It's time to stop researching / thinking and start doing, from now on NO MORE INSPIRATIONAL PRINTOUTS or figuring out potential ideas. I want to see YOUR work in FORM. Your narrative direction should be defined by now. We have spent sufficient time analyzing ideas and proposals, now its time for you to make a decision about what it is that you want to say and how to say it. Commit yourself to your work, it reflects you and how you think.

FORM, FORM FORM! (If you present printouts let these be extensions of your work and not that of others. I will not review more research.)

Remember, this assignment is about WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, IN ELOQUENCE AND INTELLIGENCE. I cannot stress enough: stop conceptualizing and start doing. Intelligence does not come solely form the intellect, it involves the whole body in practice and articulation. Let the work guide you. It can only guide you if you involve yourself in making it.

For next week please bring in the following:

—ARTWORK: complete sequence and arrangement of 5 artwork components:
to clarify: the 5 components are determined by your narrative and media of choice. They allude to the rhythm of your narrative and how it shifts tone in sequence.

For instance: to abbreviate

option 1: if your project is an immersive or responsive installation then your 5 components can be the sequence of transformations, mutations, shifts in atmosphere, lighting etc in the installation itself; you can think of the installations as a living organism. This does not exlude the use of different media and does not exclude the installation containing alternate pieces (such as sculpture, video, photo etc)
(as a side note: —we discussed this with some of you last time— I am more interested in the installation being evocative and impactful rather than the number 5 itself, so, If you feel 5 steps are redundant then edit down...I would not do less than 3 steps if this is the scenario of your choice. if you have questions about this please ask me.

option 2: your artwork is articulated in different media within a contained space (like a gallery space you design that is not an immersive installation in itself). If this is the case then the number 5 is not negotiable. Examples: you want to use video and photography, or video and sculpture, or video, sound and photography. Then each piece would count as one. A split-screen video for example counts as two etc. Any questions please ask.

—SPACE: 3D model proposal (done in material of choice or situated in actual location if you are doing site-specific)
Either way I want to see your space in form, as a physical model. If you are working on a site-specific location (for instance a hillside) then bring pictures of your site with your model integrated into it. (You may accompany your model with 3D renderings if this will clarify your point; sketchup for instance)


we will leave the environmental graphics for later.

document your work as you go along, you never know, something might surprise you along the way. play with scale: add scale figures next to your work / models. this helps visualize the effect / space of your work in context.

PLAY: my advice: don't spend hours trying to figure one component out. if you get stuck with one, move into the next articulation, fluidity of experimentation prevails over an idea of perfection (we will get to that later!) this being said, say you want to do a sculpture but are unclear as to what form it should take or what material it should me made of. If so, then try a couple of variations, the more variations / formal studies you make the more the chances you give yourself of identifying what works and what doesn't. again, any question please ask me.


I look forward to our next meeting & seeing your work!

kindly,
carolina


nb: this blog is about us discussing & posting ideas, questions, sketches, work in progress etc...use it to your advantage, participation is key

Lost Binder and 2 Books.

Did anyone who stayed past 7 tonight find a white binder and 2 fashion books?

E-mail me if you did: cnakashiba@gmail.com



Thanks,
Christine

TO ALL THE FETISH PEOPLE

OKAY GUYS.. UMM.. GET REARDY..

I was doing some research and got sidetracked the other day ago. Long story- short.. just watch the video. It is INSANE.. and it is like a huge fetish or something. Look up the word "humanoid".. ULGH!


Black Stallion - The best bloopers are a click away



Makes me sick to my stomach. lsnvaksjvn blagh!

Michael

next class: form & space studies

great presentation last class, now let's move into "doing"

for next class please narrow down your research / ideas to two potential narratives. If you have a direction based on our last crit then stick to that and execute form studies for your artwork & space.

A narrative is a story line, a sequence (of forms, situations, moments, events, words, spatial transformations etc). Play with form alongside your concept, meaning, if you are exploring the theme of "echo" for example, how does this translate into form: through sound? spatial reverberation in form? silence in a fragmented space? psychological / corporeal manifestations? (as in inner thoughts traveling through the body...or the body traveling through an exterior chamber which generates sound), for political means? etc

in what sequence does the story / narrative unfold?


so for instance you could say: i'll explore echo as related to psychological states & their manifestations in.....
or: i'll explore echo as a soundscape in relation to media proliferation and politics
(just off the top of my head)

and execute / play with form accordingly...

the key is for you to pay attention to that which is calling you / that which provokes the most curiosity in you. ask yourself: how you want the piece to be received, felt. how would it be like to be there and be exposed to that material? what is the intonation of the work? how does it speak? is it loud or contemplative, or both in different instances? etc


take a look at the syllabus for specifics / but we are looking for this:
- formal studies on concept: explore options & executions (i.e. what media: video, photography, sculpture etc)
- make spatial studies (remember, these can be site-specific)

any questions welcome
thank you
c

homework question

So what exactly does this week's homework mean when it says "environmental graphics: bring ideas for the language you want included in your piece"? it seems like a pretty important part for this week but i don't know what it means...

Food Probes

Hey, this is what I'm talking about!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au2Bueiy6MQ

/o

welcome!

Hello all,

Here's our blog. We will use this space to share ideas, post links, work, contributions, thoughts etc
remember: perception requires participation!

request: can someone bring in a camera next class? we will take pics of all of you, thxs

best,
carolina