Hello! My name is Rachel and I’m a 4th year film studies major. Since this is my last semester I wanted to take a class that was fun, creative and would leave a lasting impression on me. I am hoping to use this course as a gateway to more technical aspects of digital art. I think it is important to not only focus on technical skills but also to discuss conceptually about our relationship to digital media in order to become a better artist. In addition to this, by nature I am shy and get stage freight quite easily when put on the spot, but through technology I am able to communicate more effectively to my peers. I want to explore how technology can help to benefit people like me, especially through images, where I believe that an image can be more powerful than words.
As time goes on not only do we become more and more inseparable from technology, many of us also do not question this process. This is why I think the topics we discuss in this class are important in order to bring awareness to ourselves and to question our own relationship with technology. However as we discuss topics of artificial intelligence, virtual worlds, and so on, I hope we do not only focus on the negative aspects of technology that have affected our generation but also about the positives changes it has and can make to our lives.
The photo I chose to pick is a picture of me as a kid sitting on my bed. I love reminiscencing about the past and cherish my childhood very much. When I look at the picture it is sort of an escape for me- for me to remember a time in my life where I was worry free and care free. There are some things in the photo which hold a special place in my heart and brings me happiness to this day.
In the photo you can see stuffed animals behind me on the bed. I used to love playing with stuffed animals and would have tea parties with them every week. I would bring my prized doll, doggy, out with me everywhere I go and I even created a whole world for my dolls which included different areas in my house. To this day I still assign names and place personas on my stuffed animals, although not as seriously as I did before of course.
On my lap was my blanket which I’ve had since I was a baby. I remember my blanket fondly as I used to wrap it around me and pretend that I was a caterpillar transforming in to a butterfly. I also remember shaking in fear and hiding under my blanket frequently at night during thunder or wind storms. Today my blanket is tattered from my many years of use but still lays next to me in bed.
Lastly are my Sailor Moon pajamas. I used to absolutely love watching Sailor Moon everyday on TV. Often times I would go out in to my backyard, use a broom as her staff and pretend to transform in to a sailor scout. It also reminded me of the days where I would repeatedly attempt to draw the different Sailor Moon characters with pen, only to throw it out with frustration at my failure. Just recently a remake of the series, along with new collectible items, have been released, both of which I have seen and bought.
When I see this picture, I not only feel happiness, but I also begin to forget my worries today as an adult. It provides a momentary haven for me of warmth and bliss. As I look at who I have become today in comparison to my younger self in the photo, I am glad that I have still retained some of my child-like qualities as a reminder that I will always be young at heart.
WEEK 1 NOTES
-Anthropocene
-artificial intelligence
-virtual world
-transhumanism
-post humanism
-relationship between humanity & technology – images as conversation -> language
WEEK 2 NOTES
-What is an image?
-picture
-representation
-information
-map relations
– social
-memories
-reality
-evocation
-emotions
-2D reality
-mental
-capture/not reflection
-thesis
-images are becoming an emerging language
-convey our emotions, how we feel
-invent new ways of learning a language
-how can artists use this, what possibilities can it give us?
-image as representqation
-connected from A B
-purpose -> 2D reality
-chemical equation (ex. H20 Water
-Michel Focault
-Apple
-;arger meaning/representation with images
-reality & purpose overlap
-evoking
-reliving an experience
-sound image
-unique to each person, create a universe -> connection with the past
-shared experience
-surrealism
-extreme images
-lasting impression
-technical image
-created by technical means
-first photography
WEEK 3 NOTES
-what is an image./apple?
-conveys emotions, feelings
-how the platform creates a certain commonality
A ———————————-> B
-own experience -image created
-memory -reality
-definitions./concept
-emotions
-imagined
-conventions/culture
-our reality is different than actual reality
-A is an illusion
-like how our brains perceives info different from how it actually is (ex. colour)
-emotions, culture, etc is subjective andshared
-apple: perceived image of what is real
-objectivity is an agreement among everyone that certain words/things mean something
WEEK 4 NOTES
-What is an image?
-visual representation of something else
-a language
-imaging technologies
-in the making of an image, we are the centre
-humans have agency
-reinvent ourselves and the world
-photography
-image = real -> objectivity
-documentary photography
-scientific photograph (ex.police pictures)
what is an image today?
-we have control over it
-can share with everyone
-speaks to a certain reality
-is the reality of the artist
-uncertainty in today’s reality
WEEK 6 NOTES
-image as languages
-association we have with words
-What images we get based off social conventions formed around certain words
-connections between sound and image become information
-naturalness
-visual sound
-llustration
-abstraction
-falling
-connecting with subconscious
-“social relationship between people that is mediated by images”
-create images to relate to other people
-we exist through images
-the possibilities of the potential of artists to bring freedom to society
Images can be used for oppression and control but can also bring freedom
-we need something spiritual that represents our “souls” that has no practical use (the power of art)
WEEK 7 NOTES
Week 7
What is an image?
-language
-reflection/representation
-emotions, experiential
-memory
What is our relation to images?
-memories
-power
-directionality
What is Art?
-reception
-expression
-sublimation
-what makes us human
-information
-emotion
What is the power images exert on us?
-creates reality
-transportation, temporal and spatial
-reciprocity (our power over images)
Can images change society?
-reception (diversity)
-suggestion
-reveal the truth
Can art change the world?
Art/technology
-infrastructure
-look at the future, not at the past
-create the future through invention
-as artists they had to destroy everything and reinvent things for the future
-absolute fascination of what was possible through the implementation technology
-everything had to be forgotten or that was tied to the past had to be recreated to move on to the future
-cubism
-escape traditional modes of art
-reinvent visual language
-sound as energy
-see the beauty in the everyday
Hello! My name is Rachel and I’m a 4th year film studies major. Since this is my last semester I wanted to take a class that was fun, creative and would leave a lasting impression on me. I am hoping to use this course as a gateway to more technical aspects of digital art. I think it is important to not only focus on technical skills but also to discuss conceptually about our relationship to digital media in order to become a better artist. In addition to this, by nature I am shy and get stage freight quite easily when put on the spot, but through technology I am able to communicate more effectively to my peers. I want to explore how technology can help to benefit people like me, especially through images, where I believe that an image can be more powerful than words.
As time goes on not only do we become more and more inseparable from technology, many of us also do not question this process. This is why I think the topics we discuss in this class are important in order to bring awareness to ourselves and to question our own relationship with technology. However as we discuss topics of artificial intelligence, virtual worlds, and so on, I hope we do not only focus on the negative aspects of technology that have affected our generation but also about the positives changes it has and can make to our lives.
The photo I chose to pick is a picture of me as a kid sitting on my bed. I love reminiscencing about the past and cherish my childhood very much. When I look at the picture it is sort of an escape for me- for me to remember a time in my life where I was worry free and care free. There are some things in the photo which hold a special place in my heart and brings me happiness to this day.
In the photo you can see stuffed animals behind me on the bed. I used to love playing with stuffed animals and would have tea parties with them every week. I would bring my prized doll, doggy, out with me everywhere I go and I even created a whole world for my dolls which included different areas in my house. To this day I still assign names and place personas on my stuffed animals, although not as seriously as I did before of course.
On my lap was my blanket which I’ve had since I was a baby. I remember my blanket fondly as I used to wrap it around me and pretend that I was a caterpillar transforming in to a butterfly. I also remember shaking in fear and hiding under my blanket frequently at night during thunder or wind storms. Today my blanket is tattered from my many years of use but still lays next to me in bed.
Lastly are my Sailor Moon pajamas. I used to absolutely love watching Sailor Moon everyday on TV. Often times I would go out in to my backyard, use a broom as her staff and pretend to transform in to a sailor scout. It also reminded me of the days where I would repeatedly attempt to draw the different Sailor Moon characters with pen, only to throw it out with frustration at my failure. Just recently a remake of the series, along with new collectible items, have been released, both of which I have seen and bought.
When I see this picture, I not only feel happiness, but I also begin to forget my worries today as an adult. It provides a momentary haven for me of warmth and bliss. As I look at who I have become today in comparison to my younger self in the photo, I am glad that I have still retained some of my child-like qualities as a reminder that I will always be young at heart.
Week 3: An image of an image
https://drive.google.com/file/d/10UM8Q0L1N4tyX7LW0ld12UyNnOKTyHv-/view?usp=sharing
Week 3: An image of an image (sorry wrong link in the previous one)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H1TVAVcq-vbCQTnhZHO5Z23yY13eqLcK/view?usp=sharing
What is an apple?
http://newhive.com/ratchie/apple
In case it doesn’t work:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zR7fuMyclNHff1SYz6mDLgCAGfukhIp/view?usp=sharing
What is an apple?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12zR7fuMyclNHff1SYz6mDLgCAGfukhIp/view?usp=sharing
WEEK 1 NOTES
-Anthropocene
-artificial intelligence
-virtual world
-transhumanism
-post humanism
-relationship between humanity & technology – images as conversation -> language
WEEK 2 NOTES
-What is an image?
-picture
-representation
-information
-map relations
– social
-memories
-reality
-evocation
-emotions
-2D reality
-mental
-capture/not reflection
-thesis
-images are becoming an emerging language
-convey our emotions, how we feel
-invent new ways of learning a language
-how can artists use this, what possibilities can it give us?
-image as representqation
-connected from A B
-purpose -> 2D reality
-chemical equation (ex. H20 Water
-Michel Focault
-Apple
-;arger meaning/representation with images
-reality & purpose overlap
-evoking
-reliving an experience
-sound image
-unique to each person, create a universe -> connection with the past
-shared experience
-surrealism
-extreme images
-lasting impression
-technical image
-created by technical means
-first photography
WEEK 3 NOTES
-what is an image./apple?
-conveys emotions, feelings
-how the platform creates a certain commonality
A ———————————-> B
-own experience -image created
-memory -reality
-definitions./concept
-emotions
-imagined
-conventions/culture
-our reality is different than actual reality
-A is an illusion
-like how our brains perceives info different from how it actually is (ex. colour)
-emotions, culture, etc is subjective andshared
-apple: perceived image of what is real
-objectivity is an agreement among everyone that certain words/things mean something
WEEK 4 NOTES
-What is an image?
-visual representation of something else
-a language
-imaging technologies
-in the making of an image, we are the centre
-humans have agency
-reinvent ourselves and the world
-photography
-image = real -> objectivity
-documentary photography
-scientific photograph (ex.police pictures)
what is an image today?
-we have control over it
-can share with everyone
-speaks to a certain reality
-is the reality of the artist
-uncertainty in today’s reality
An Image of an Image II
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vwoIWKLA1sZHD5OFNgsVTJoC8mmDceYJ/view?usp=sharing
WEEK 6 NOTES
-image as languages
-association we have with words
-What images we get based off social conventions formed around certain words
-connections between sound and image become information
-naturalness
-visual sound
-llustration
-abstraction
-falling
-connecting with subconscious
-“social relationship between people that is mediated by images”
-create images to relate to other people
-we exist through images
-the possibilities of the potential of artists to bring freedom to society
Images can be used for oppression and control but can also bring freedom
-we need something spiritual that represents our “souls” that has no practical use (the power of art)
WEEK 7 NOTES
Week 7
What is an image?
-language
-reflection/representation
-emotions, experiential
-memory
What is our relation to images?
-memories
-power
-directionality
What is Art?
-reception
-expression
-sublimation
-what makes us human
-information
-emotion
What is the power images exert on us?
-creates reality
-transportation, temporal and spatial
-reciprocity (our power over images)
Can images change society?
-reception (diversity)
-suggestion
-reveal the truth
Can art change the world?
Midterm Reflection
Partner with Jonathan:
https://onenote.com/webapp/pages?token=FhDkG5UOgjRkJyqhbDUX_Q5WjJOi1vMj-ujsYZOluuFp6bhrvuf-vXQtjbPOp8hW48TMeMIEIXgt7olSHzN5-fJpWoSGvDPA0&id=636542291123237352
Portrait of Jonathan:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_pYwPQOrREfgmDYB5cgqsTdgjIEkkCDf/view?usp=drivesdk
WEEK 9 NOTES
Art/technology
-infrastructure
-look at the future, not at the past
-create the future through invention
-as artists they had to destroy everything and reinvent things for the future
-absolute fascination of what was possible through the implementation technology
-everything had to be forgotten or that was tied to the past had to be recreated to move on to the future
-cubism
-escape traditional modes of art
-reinvent visual language
-sound as energy
-see the beauty in the everyday
Week 9 challenge:
An image of your everyday relation to technology
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RYL9cLLDyYhec6v4RAkOSHn3kg-kDg24/view?usp=drivesdk
Final
https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=F0C0EF3B584FBEA9%211198&id=documents&wd=target%28Quick%20Notes.one%7C85A092C4-A912-43F1-AB24-7CDC1C3E464F%2FVISA%20210%20FINAL%7CA54CC3B6-7BFA-4294-A78D-9ADE29600E44%2F%29
onenote:https://d.docs.live.net/f0c0ef3b584fbea9/Documents/Rachel's%20Notebook/Quick%20Notes.one#VISA%20210%20FINAL§ion-id={85A092C4-A912-43F1-AB24-7CDC1C3E464F}&page-id={A54CC3B6-7BFA-4294-A78D-9ADE29600E44}&end
Re-uploaded on to Google Drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JOKzErjjneGkIVcO_CE9FeipvxfXOfjP/view?usp=sharing