Other information about Marni Shindelman can be found on these websites:
http://www.marnishindelman.com/Pages/Photography.html
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2011/jan/05/twitter-art/
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Marni Shindelman
Marni Shindelman works mostly with photography and specializes with contemporary art and social networking. Most of her work that I have found has been a collaboration piece with Nate Larson and consists of a photograph with what looks like a twitter status as the caption. They mix random tweets and tragic photographs that come up with a different meaning. Their work entitled Geolocation "focuses of the cultural understanding of distance as perceived in modern life and network culture." (http://www.larson-shindelman.com/biographies).
Other information about Marni Shindelman can be found on these websites:
http://www.marnishindelman.com/Pages/Photography.html
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2011/jan/05/twitter-art/
Other information about Marni Shindelman can be found on these websites:
http://www.marnishindelman.com/Pages/Photography.html
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2011/jan/05/twitter-art/
Sunday, October 9, 2011
A Personal Touch
Title: A Personal Touch
Vehicle of Media: Facebook, photography (with the possible use of Photoshop)
Content/Message: Expressing the different types of personality and expression.
My goal in my art is be able to express my personality more. In the past it has been a difficult task to bring personal aspects and feelings into my work. Even four years of being an art major here, and I am still having a hard time bringing any of my own expression into my work. My idea is to slowly and subtly incorporating the aspects of personal expression into my work and showing the work on Facebook, to see what the reactions (if any) I might get. What I really want to do is take a different picture or create a different image to describe my mood or personal expression of every day, and post that to Facebook. I'm not sure if I would get any reactions to it, but maybe by describing the album as a status, people will comment on their ideas and thoughts about it. It could be a picture I took that day, a journal entry, or a drawing I did while sitting at work; whatever describes my personal expression that day.
My idea is extremely basic right now and I am still thinking of ways to expand this idea to a more creative level. I am planning on expressing the different aspects of personality through photographs. Since it is still nice outside, there are lots of options for me to still use. I also want to use the form of words into it as well. I am in a typography class at the moment and really enjoy it, so my idea is to take a word that has the style and meaning of the photograph that goes with it. By doing this, I am hoping to be more confident in making my art work my own, as well as showing my friends on Facebook what I as an art student can accomplish; which is something I have also never done. None of my friends have really ever seen my art work unless they have helped me by being in a video. Research for this project will include defining the different aspects of expression and personality that relates to me, as well as finding the perfect words to explain those aspects.
I think it will be difficult to mix these ideas together and to actually find time to post everyday, but if I can accomplish this, I think it will help me become more confident in my work and improve on my work in the future.
Vehicle of Media: Facebook, photography (with the possible use of Photoshop)
Content/Message: Expressing the different types of personality and expression.
My goal in my art is be able to express my personality more. In the past it has been a difficult task to bring personal aspects and feelings into my work. Even four years of being an art major here, and I am still having a hard time bringing any of my own expression into my work. My idea is to slowly and subtly incorporating the aspects of personal expression into my work and showing the work on Facebook, to see what the reactions (if any) I might get. What I really want to do is take a different picture or create a different image to describe my mood or personal expression of every day, and post that to Facebook. I'm not sure if I would get any reactions to it, but maybe by describing the album as a status, people will comment on their ideas and thoughts about it. It could be a picture I took that day, a journal entry, or a drawing I did while sitting at work; whatever describes my personal expression that day.
My idea is extremely basic right now and I am still thinking of ways to expand this idea to a more creative level. I am planning on expressing the different aspects of personality through photographs. Since it is still nice outside, there are lots of options for me to still use. I also want to use the form of words into it as well. I am in a typography class at the moment and really enjoy it, so my idea is to take a word that has the style and meaning of the photograph that goes with it. By doing this, I am hoping to be more confident in making my art work my own, as well as showing my friends on Facebook what I as an art student can accomplish; which is something I have also never done. None of my friends have really ever seen my art work unless they have helped me by being in a video. Research for this project will include defining the different aspects of expression and personality that relates to me, as well as finding the perfect words to explain those aspects.
I think it will be difficult to mix these ideas together and to actually find time to post everyday, but if I can accomplish this, I think it will help me become more confident in my work and improve on my work in the future.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Jenny Holzer and Barbara Kruger
Name: JENNY HOLZER
Date of Birth- Date of Death: July 29,1950 to present
Born where: Gallipolis, OH
Where Practicing Art: Hoosick, NY
Education: Ohio University, Rhode Island School of Design and Whitney Museum of American Art.
Medium: Her mediums ranges from projections, LED lights, signs and video; and goes all the way to plaques, t-shirts, benches and even condoms. The one thing that stays consistant with her medium is she always uses text in her art work. She has used her own words in the past, but has since turned to others words.
Message/ Meaning: Her work consists of different sayings like myths or randoms facts. Some are slogans found on billboards, magazines, etc. Her message is to bring forth something that is often thought about but never said or something that was meant to stay hidden or secret within the media.
"Holzers work presents both explicit content and minimalist aesthetics that make profound statements about the world of advertising and comsumer society today." (http://www.designboom.com/).
"Holzer questions what our eyes can see and what we can't see in media, whether consumers today have any control over inormation that is provided to them" (http://www.designboom.com/).
Audience: Her audience is directed mostly towards adults, but it is easy to see how people of all ages are attracted to her bright, large and creative use of text and writing.
What's interesting/unusual about her: She uses a large variety of mediums in which to post her art like LED lights and benches, but she always sticks to using some sort of quote or slogan. She always uses writing.
To see some of her Truisms go to: http://mfx.dasburo.com/art/truisms.html
For a look at her projections: http://jennyholzer.com/list.php
Cited Works:
http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/holzer.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Holzer
BARBARA KRUGER
1. Medium: Most of her work consists of black and white photographs overlaid with decorative captions ( a lot of time, in red).
2. Message/Meaning: She focuses on agressive text that "questions the viewer about feminism, consumerism, and individual anatomy and desire." (www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Holzer)
Other topics her work discusses deals with corporate greed, racial and gender stereotypes, religion and sex.
"Her black and white images are culled from the mainstream magazines that sell the very ideas she is disputing." (http://barbarakruger.com/)
3. Audience: The Audience is strictly for adults and many of her feminist pieces are for women, but her work has been shown in magazines that both men and women read. It is to get the attention of every type of person.
Cited Works:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kruger
http://barbarakruger.com/biography.html
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/feminist/Barbara-Kruger.html
Date of Birth- Date of Death: July 29,1950 to present
Born where: Gallipolis, OH
Where Practicing Art: Hoosick, NY
Education: Ohio University, Rhode Island School of Design and Whitney Museum of American Art.
Medium: Her mediums ranges from projections, LED lights, signs and video; and goes all the way to plaques, t-shirts, benches and even condoms. The one thing that stays consistant with her medium is she always uses text in her art work. She has used her own words in the past, but has since turned to others words.
Message/ Meaning: Her work consists of different sayings like myths or randoms facts. Some are slogans found on billboards, magazines, etc. Her message is to bring forth something that is often thought about but never said or something that was meant to stay hidden or secret within the media.
"Holzers work presents both explicit content and minimalist aesthetics that make profound statements about the world of advertising and comsumer society today." (http://www.designboom.com/).
"Holzer questions what our eyes can see and what we can't see in media, whether consumers today have any control over inormation that is provided to them" (http://www.designboom.com/).
Audience: Her audience is directed mostly towards adults, but it is easy to see how people of all ages are attracted to her bright, large and creative use of text and writing.
What's interesting/unusual about her: She uses a large variety of mediums in which to post her art like LED lights and benches, but she always sticks to using some sort of quote or slogan. She always uses writing.
To see some of her Truisms go to: http://mfx.dasburo.com/art/truisms.html
For a look at her projections: http://jennyholzer.com/list.php
Cited Works:
http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/holzer.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Holzer
BARBARA KRUGER
1. Medium: Most of her work consists of black and white photographs overlaid with decorative captions ( a lot of time, in red).
2. Message/Meaning: She focuses on agressive text that "questions the viewer about feminism, consumerism, and individual anatomy and desire." (www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Holzer)
Other topics her work discusses deals with corporate greed, racial and gender stereotypes, religion and sex.
"Her black and white images are culled from the mainstream magazines that sell the very ideas she is disputing." (http://barbarakruger.com/)
3. Audience: The Audience is strictly for adults and many of her feminist pieces are for women, but her work has been shown in magazines that both men and women read. It is to get the attention of every type of person.
Cited Works:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Kruger
http://barbarakruger.com/biography.html
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/feminist/Barbara-Kruger.html
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