Thoughts on Cardiff and Miller

Cardiff and Miller’s artwork is a unique one, being created by audio, which is new to me and different than the other articles so far. Usually when you think of sound that is art, you think of music, but they are creating realistic 3D landscapes of sound, which is a new idea to me. It’s interesting that along with sound, they make the physical landscape, so they are trying to actually immerse the listener into the environment. It’s also interesting how they bring up the connection of sound to memories and dreams. The second experience of walking in a train station while watching a video of that station from a different time sounds like it would be confusing for the mind and hard to navigate around. Later on, the part about a train pulling into a station on the theater screen causing people to flee made me laugh and shows the power of video and sound.

            I overall liked this whole piece, and the only downside I can think of is maybe having it from the artists’ perspective instead being reported on by the writer, it should bring out even more of their feelings. 

Campus "Map"

I walked to the first day of class still wondering if it was even possible to have a class in the stadium. That idea intrigued me because I had assumed it was only for football games. I was clueless until I found the two side doors on it and was able to get inside for something besides watching football. My journeys to and from class usually consist of deep thought about my life and looking around a lot. I usually completely block out almost all other senses, leaving no room for smell, taste, touch, or hearing. It also has been cold on most mornings, numbing my sensory perception. I definitely focus on certain areas more than others, so unlike a universal map, it should have some blank spots that would tell the average person nothing about where to go. My journey is unique in that I associate how close I am to my destination by which building I am by, I also focus a lot on parking lots and the aforementioned architecture of Ohio State’s campus buildings. I am hoping my pictures and “map” will be able to convey this well.

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10 Original Images vs. 10 New Ones -- My Thoughts

My two experiences for taking pictures varied greatly between the first and second times. The first round of pictures involved just taking pictures of things that interested me around campus, such as the architecture and nature. I didn’t have a specific goal or idea, I just took pictures of subjects that I thought were interesting to me. The second time around, I tried to keep some of the same subjects, but I had to switch it up in order to satisfy the need for different “images” with different characteristics. I still looked for buildings as my main target though, because they interest me.

I liked the second process more because it challenged me to think harder and try and find subjects that fit in with the characteristics I needed, while allowing me to be creative, such as with my ant view shot, which came out great on the second try.

            My favorite images the definitely the most creative ones I took. The bird’s eye view is very cool to me because it actually looks like it was taken at the top of a building, and shows much of the surrounding area, including Columbus’s towering business buildings. My second favorite is the ant view, just because of how well it turned out, it actually looks as if the camera is about to be smashed. My symmetrical picture of the old union also is a favorite because I didn’t even intend for it to be my symmetrical picture, I was just taking random photos of the buildings and it ended up being almost exactly straight down the middle. A result I ended up liking. 

10 Photos from Campus -- With Thought

Name on Campus

Unstable Image

Stable Image

Bird's Eye View

Ant View

Person Up Close

Personal Space

Radial Image

Symmetrical Image

Asymmetrical Image

10 Campus Pictures

Thoughts on Hornby

Hornby’s article beat Yoko Ono’s for best introduction and best title right away, it seems like a narrative and seems like I’m about to be enthralled with what this writer has to say. It definitely help that he includes the word “fuck” in the first paragraph, anyone who does that has to have something interesting to say. I enjoyed his responses to his wife, being clever and making a good point at the same time. I also liked his point that real cut up cows were better than just pictures of cows, and I agree. The reveal that the Jesus was made out of breasts was surprising and clever also. The narrator’s joy of the Jesus to the disgust also reminded me of the in-class video of the guy who made violent or dark humor art. Dave’s initial reaction to Martha’s family also made me laugh pretty hard and was entertaining. Overall, the changing view of Dave and the general entertainment of the piece made for an interesting read.

The only thing I can think of that I didn’t like was disliking Dave’s initial reaction to the art, since America does have the freedom of speech, and how his wife reacted towards him, getting mad at him.

Thoughts on Ono

The introduction to this article is the most interesting one I’ve read yet, and hooked me. I know nothing about Yoko Ono, so I’m interested to continue on reading. I appreciate how she doesn’t try to be front and center in celebrity gossip when she could be quite famous and popular, being the wife of John Lennon.

What I don’t understand is how she’s making art if she isn’t even doing anything at all, since I know nothing about her. The story also seems to be more about her and her life story than much related to art. What also interested me, the introduction, eventually made me mad, it tricked me into being more interested than I was going to be. I wanted to learn about her art and what she did to make it, or in her case, didn’t do, but instead got a life story that disinterested me.

Thoughts about Walker and Barrett

In the Walker article, I liked the examples of many artists from real life explaining their big idea, and usual themes. The article tried to so all the different ways themes and big ideas vary.

But even though the article tried, I still do not understand the differences and I think the article was confusing and not very clear on it’s main purpose. This was definitely my least favorite article so far.

The Barrett article was much more interesting to me, because it tried to denote the subtle references in pictures and advertisements, and when pointed out, is obvious. Things that are less healthy will try to make their package seem more “natural”, such as baked Lays or chocolate, which will display nature or other Earth-grown foods. The stereotypes in everyday life are described, and how they have many meanings.

I liked this article a lot, because it showed how small things in everyday life can be viewed differently depending on the context. The use of certain pictures or colors can evoke many emotions, depending on the context again. To me, this is quite interesting.