About this course
Examination of current art practices and issues related to digital technologies and contemporary culture. Technical instruction in image and sound manipulation with an emphasis on the theoretical conceptualization of digital artistic media.
The general thesis if this course is this: the ongoing changes in our relation to images brought about by current technologies signals the emergence of a new, visual language. During the term we will investigate such possibility by attempting to communicate through images, to create a term-long image-based dialogue. This dialogue will revolve around the interrelation between technology and humanity, a relation in which -as we will see- art and images play a mayor role.
Objectives
- The general and main goal of this course is to introduce and develop a way of thinking and examining the world proper to an artistic practice.
- Develop a personal visual vocabulary in light of contemporary visual culture
- Gain awareness of the powerful social role of images in contemporary life
Technical instruction-
Class website.
Topics
1. What is an Image? What is the role of images in our lives?
We now upload and share over 1.8 billion photos each day
2. What is Art?
3. What is technology?
Films and scientists speculate about our past and future relations with technology:
Space Odissey 2000
The Matrix
first weeks response,