I’m Jonathan, a first year student. Before coming to UBC I was studying film and finished my diploma in 3D animation. I love animation and film and am very passionate about film making and visual presentation. I hope to learn new ways to communicate my passion through this class as well as learn how digital visualization is effecting the world around us. I look forward to discuss with all of you and hope we have an excellent term together.
Originally, I wasn’t going to choose an image that was a photograph. I feel as if my photos do not fully capture the energy and power that encompassed me while I was taking the photo. My plan was to choose one of my sketches that I hold dear, but evidently went to a photograph. Whenever I do take a photo, it would almost always be a scenery photo. From a young age, I’d always go on camping and outdoor activities, which helped spark my love for the natural scenery. The image I’ve chosen was during my trip to Hawaii this winter. There were many photos that I took, but I felt that this one specifically was the one that brought me back to the cliff edge where I took the photo. It was a vast view of the ocean, close to dusk where you can start to see the orange sun reflect onto the clouds. The bottom of the photo showed hints of the greenery from the cliff, and the reflection from the ocean made the scenery more beautiful. These photos will always remind me of the specific trips I took, as well as the times and people that are behind the camera. But there will also be moments when I see an amazing shot that I can take, but refuse to do so. I believe that some of these images cannot be fully captured via photograph, and would much rather have it imbedded in my mind. I chose my image specifically because out of the many photos I’ve taken, I feel that this is one of the very few that reminded me of the exact moment I took that photo.
Another reason for me in choosing this image is that these types of trips will start occurring less in my life. Many of my family members are growing older, and some of them won’t have enough time to come together to experience a scenery like that one. In a way, this photo feels like a type of goodbye and a movement to the future.
Anthropocene – leading a new global era
Smartphones – relation & need (virtual world)
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual World -existing + living inside
Post-humanism – we become non-human
– What makes us US?
Automation – machine taking over jobs
Planet Selfie – posting images everyday
What is an Image?
– Picture, representation, information, memories/ emotion, 2D/ multi-2D reality, mental, captured, reflection, evocation, catalyst, purpose
Thesis – We are living in an era where images are becoming a language.
– New way of using language as artists
Image is a representation
A B
(language, like chemistry uses images)
Each language describes a particular picture in the world
– Common language common interests
– No ONE image is a representation of the world
Relation between sound and image it makes
– How it makes you feel
– Accept meaning & our own relations
– Link between the ‘thing’ & the word (what art stands for)
– Overlap & at the same time, incompatible
Poetry – evoke senses
Images are unique to you
Art can make it visible what is uncommon between us
Dreams & Meaning
Technical Image – created via technical means
– Photography
– Shows that it existed
o Compare to works it shows the viewer the truth
Image = Truth
What is a digital image?
– Pixels that make of whole image
– Data
– Clone/ replica
– New dimension “data”
What is an Image today?
– Language
Don’t explain, let the viewer think/ feel
Narrative – no graph/ narrative
Representation
Image & the Real
A B
A – experience/ memory
– Definitions/ concept/ convention/ culture
– Emotion
– Imagined
– [source]
B – how you imagine an apple to be
– [photo]
What reality is an image?
Objective – fact, source
Hello,
I’m Jonathan, a first year student. Before coming to UBC I was studying film and finished my diploma in 3D animation. I love animation and film and am very passionate about film making and visual presentation. I hope to learn new ways to communicate my passion through this class as well as learn how digital visualization is effecting the world around us. I look forward to discuss with all of you and hope we have an excellent term together.
Week 1 Challenge: An image in my Mind
Originally, I wasn’t going to choose an image that was a photograph. I feel as if my photos do not fully capture the energy and power that encompassed me while I was taking the photo. My plan was to choose one of my sketches that I hold dear, but evidently went to a photograph. Whenever I do take a photo, it would almost always be a scenery photo. From a young age, I’d always go on camping and outdoor activities, which helped spark my love for the natural scenery. The image I’ve chosen was during my trip to Hawaii this winter. There were many photos that I took, but I felt that this one specifically was the one that brought me back to the cliff edge where I took the photo. It was a vast view of the ocean, close to dusk where you can start to see the orange sun reflect onto the clouds. The bottom of the photo showed hints of the greenery from the cliff, and the reflection from the ocean made the scenery more beautiful. These photos will always remind me of the specific trips I took, as well as the times and people that are behind the camera. But there will also be moments when I see an amazing shot that I can take, but refuse to do so. I believe that some of these images cannot be fully captured via photograph, and would much rather have it imbedded in my mind. I chose my image specifically because out of the many photos I’ve taken, I feel that this is one of the very few that reminded me of the exact moment I took that photo.
Another reason for me in choosing this image is that these types of trips will start occurring less in my life. Many of my family members are growing older, and some of them won’t have enough time to come together to experience a scenery like that one. In a way, this photo feels like a type of goodbye and a movement to the future.
Week 2 Challenge: What is an apple?
Here’s a link to my image:
https://imgur.com/a/kWdac
Week 1 notes:
Anthropocene – leading a new global era
Smartphones – relation & need (virtual world)
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual World -existing + living inside
Post-humanism – we become non-human
– What makes us US?
Automation – machine taking over jobs
Planet Selfie – posting images everyday
Week 2 notes:
What is an Image?
– Picture, representation, information, memories/ emotion, 2D/ multi-2D reality, mental, captured, reflection, evocation, catalyst, purpose
Thesis – We are living in an era where images are becoming a language.
– New way of using language as artists
Image is a representation
A B
(language, like chemistry uses images)
Each language describes a particular picture in the world
– Common language common interests
– No ONE image is a representation of the world
Relation between sound and image it makes
– How it makes you feel
– Accept meaning & our own relations
– Link between the ‘thing’ & the word (what art stands for)
– Overlap & at the same time, incompatible
Poetry – evoke senses
Images are unique to you
Art can make it visible what is uncommon between us
Dreams & Meaning
Technical Image – created via technical means
– Photography
– Shows that it existed
o Compare to works it shows the viewer the truth
Image = Truth
What is a digital image?
– Pixels that make of whole image
– Data
– Clone/ replica
– New dimension “data”
Week 3 notes:
What is an Image today?
– Language
Don’t explain, let the viewer think/ feel
Narrative – no graph/ narrative
Representation
Image & the Real
A B
A – experience/ memory
– Definitions/ concept/ convention/ culture
– Emotion
– Imagined
– [source]
B – how you imagine an apple to be
– [photo]
What reality is an image?
Objective – fact, source
Image of an Image II
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Lv–e8mOlXW-CxdGU4XGAY6gIGZJrt6i
Sorry
right link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lv–e8mOlXW-CxdGU4XGAY6gIGZJrt6i/view