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Wang Gongxin I was most impressed by Wang Gongxin’s video art in The Rise of East Asia Video Art exhibition. Wang Gongxin is a pioneer of avant-garde video and media art in China. His artworks concern with political and social issues, as well as history and tradition. He is credited as one of the first artists … Continue reading Virtual Field Trip I: The Rise of East Asia Video Art + Visionary Company
For this assignment, I used a split-screen for the entire length of the video. On the left side, I tried to simulate the surveillance of me working in the studio, monitoring every movement I made. On the right side is a screen recording of my laptop, monitoring what I was working on. In this way, … Continue reading Assignment III: Digital Art and Storytelling
Utilize Node.js and Arduino to create a communication via MQTT that sends and receives data from different remote users/systems. Create an installation scenario – where is this used, and why? Synesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. … Continue reading Assignment 4: Automation & Emergence
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Process and Tool Documentation Design I had a few sketches with different designs. I picked the design of the negative space of my brother’s dog and cat as the silhouette of this project. If the project is successful, I wish to gift it to my brother and sister-in-law as a wedding present. Fabrication I used … Continue reading Project 1 – Food Tray
Reflections on Documentary “Cas Holman the Design of Play” Post on the blog your reflections about the movie and finally describe what play is for you. (two to three paragraphs) Cas’s idea of play is the act of creation with one’s own imaginations rather than following instructions. The toys she created aim to let the … Continue reading Week 2 Assignment
Based on the understanding of the lecture today about New Media Art, Jack Burnham’s Systems Esthetics and your own research, come up with a statement on what New Media Art is in 2-3 sentences. Post your research and the sentence(s) as a blog post. A systems approach to creation, in which interactivity and connectivity are … Continue reading Week 2: Redefine New Media Art in 2-3 Sentence
Find phrases or words that explore ‘time’, and describe in what sense these ideas are related to “The Garden of Forking Paths” “An invisible labyrinth of time” “infinite series of time” “dizzying net of divergent, convergent and parallel times” “network of times” “all possibilities of time” “various futures”, “innumerable futures”, “diverse futures, diverse times” The … Continue reading Week 2: Reading II, Garden of Forking Path
Hypertext Story It is a cold and breezy night. Streetlights illuminate the sidewalk ahead, the curved moon hangs high in mid-air, and the lush roadside trees seem to be greeting her arrival. Wearing an oversized black shirt and a pair of pleated pants in navy blue, I thought I look like a runway model, but … Continue reading Week 2: Hypertext Story
Growing up, I have always been a shy guy, or what people called a pushover. When the teacher asks the room if anyone has questions, even if I am perplexed I would remain silent. This confession would be the bravest thing I have ever done.