Genis Carreras

Genis Carreras is a graphic designer who released a book called Philographics. On one page there is a school of thought with a brief description, and on the adjacent page there is a minimalist design accompanying it. The idea behind Philographics is that the art is supposed to most of the talking. Here are some examples:

"Diva"

Diva is a French film about an opera singer who doesn't allow her music to be recorded or sold. She only sings live. She reminded me of Taylor Swift. T-Swizzle removed her music from Spotify because she felt that people shouldn't be able to listen to her music for free. It's an interesting parallel.

Dmitry Morozov

Morozov has created a device that analyzes the air and translates it into images like the one above. The green is fresh air and the rest is pollutants in the atmosphere.

Why Are We Here? - Episode 1 - Red vs. Blue Season 1

Red vs Blue is Roosterteeth's most famous series. It is a great example of Art & Technology. They use the Halo games to act out and tell a story.

FART BUTTON - Funhaus Cartoons

Funhaus, based in LA, is a company which is part of a larger production company called Roosterteeth which is based in Austin, Texas. Funhaus is most popular for their gameplay videos. This video is the first of their cartoon series in which they take snippets of gameplay commentary and make animated shorts.

Purity Ring - Begin Again (Live on KEXP)

This live performance is a great example of art and technology working together. Those crystal-shaped things not only play notes when struck, but also light up adding visual appeal.

Daft Punk - One More Time

I like the use of animation in this music video. It's reminiscent of an 80's anime.

A Day To Remember - Right Back At It Again

This music video implements animation to create a conceptual story about the band's journey as musicians.

Thoughts on "Bladerunner"

Bladerunner is an 80's movie based on Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? The movie takes place in 2019 which is only four years away. However, the technology portrayed in the film is far off from current technology. It is almost as if the technology in the Bladerunner universe stopped improving in the 80's.

Art 211 Performance Art Final

"It's All a Bad Joke"

This is my flip book project. I call it "It's All a Bad Joke." I found this commentary on Matthew's Gospel at the Old Tampa Book Co. I filled with quotes by and imagery of the Joker. At the end, there is an inverted cross with the phrase "Think For Yourself." All in all, this piece is a satire and criticism of organized religion.

(Sorry about the video. The lighting isn't very good.)

Student Works from the Bailey Art Studio

This first painting is called One With Everything. It portrays the universe as an interconnected entity via Sacred Geometry. I like the color scheme and the geometric patterns.

The second painting is titled Taught to Write - Told to Draw. This can be viewed as a critique of modern elementary education. Children do not need to be taught how to be creative. It is something that comes naturally. I like how the painting is divided into four separate canvases.

An Affordable 3D-Printed Arm

"Don Quichotte"

            Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra’s The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, also known simply as Don Quixote, is arguably the most famous work of Spanish literature in history. The first part was published in 1605 while the second part was published ten years later. The novel was transformed into the French opera Don Quichotte in 1910 by Jules Massenet. In this paper, I will be referring to the opera, not the novel.

            The first act takes place outside of Dulcinée’s house. Her admirers are attempting to win her over, but she is not interested. Don Quichotte enters the courtyard atop his horse, Rossinante, along with his squire Sancho Panzo who rides a donkey. Don Quichotte serenades Dulcinée, but he is the confronted by Juan, another admirer. The two men engage in a sword fight, but Dulcinée intervenes. She is impressed by Don Quichotte and scolds Juan. Dulcinée asks Don Quiochette to retrieve her pearl necklace which was stolen by the bandit chief Ténébrun. Don Quiochette and Sancho then head out in search of the bandits.

            Act 2 takes place out in the countryside. Don Quiochette is writing a love poem about Dulcinée. Sancho, on the other hand, is complaining about essentially everything about their journey. In rolls a thick mist. There are windmills in the distance, but Don Quichotte mistakes them for giants. He attacks one of them, but is lifted into the air by the windmill’s sail.

            In the third act, Don Quichotte and Sancho set up camp in the mountains. As night approaches, Don Quichotte takes the first watch while Sancho sleeps. Bandits appear. Sancho escapes, but Don Quichotte is captured. He is giving a beating and begins to pray. Ténébrun is moved by the prayer and lets him go. Don Quichotte explains his mission, and Ténébrun returns the necklace.

            Don Quichotte and Sancho return the necklace to Dulcinée in Act 4. Don Quiochotte asks Dulcinée for her hand in marriage. However, everyone at the party erupts with laughter upon hearing this. Dulcinée refuses because Don Quichotte and she lead different walks of life.

            In the fifth and final act, Don Quichotte is dying. He looks up into the starry night sky and is reminded of Dulcinée. He then breathes his last breath. Sancho weeps over his body, and the opera comes to an end.     

            If Don Quichotte were a video game, I would give it a steampunk theme. The majority of the action and gameplay would occur in the first three acts. The player would have full control over Don Quichotte in the first act during his duel with Juan. Each character would have a health bar. Depleting Juan’s health would trigger a cutscene in which Dulcinée intervenes.

            After the cutscene, the player gains control over Don Quichotte again. Sancho would be a CPU character that follows and works with the player. Here is where I take artistic license. The mist that Don Quichotte and Sancho experience in the countryside has some sort of hallucinogenic power. It cause the characters to see giants in the distance. In this instance, the player must fight one of the giants. After the giant is defeated, a cutscene explains that our heroes were hallucinating due to the mist, and they were really just attacking a windmill.

            Before being captured by the bandits in the third act, the player must fend off as may combatants as possible. However, since Don Quichotte is to be captured, the player will eventually be overwhelmed. But yet again, in comes the artistic license. Sancho would, instead of running away, free Don Quichotte from the bandits. Now, the player must defeat Ténébrun. The rest of the opera is essentially without action. Therefore, the game would end with a cutscene of the fourth and fifth acts.

            

Grids

This is essentially a grid on top of a grid. The grid of assorted electronics is on top of the grid of the tile floor.

Memories from 9/11/01

I was only four years old on that day. All I remember was being at the playground with my mom, aunt, and cousin. It was eerily quiet.

"The World of Wrestling"

Barthes' "The World of Wrestling" gives a view of wrestling that is uncommon for the most part. Wrestling becomes just as literary as any classic tale. It evolves from two people engaging in physical competition to two adversaries locked in combat. The crowd divides. Each side has their champion. While the wrestlers engage in one competition, the spectators are engaged in another. Theirs is a war of patriotism; it's a competition of who is the better fan. Adrenaline releases. Everyone is on the edge of their seat. The two warriors meet in combat, each with army of compatriots behind them.

"Episteme" & "Techne"

Epistêmê is the Greek word for knowledge and technê is another Greek word meaning craft or art. Here are my comments on the way different philosophers make distinctions between epistêmê and technê.


Xenophon:

Xenophon tends to use the two words interchangeably. Knowledge is needed in order to perform a task or perfect a craft. He's does not make a distinction; they are essentially the same thing.


Plato:

Plato makes a slight distinction between epistêmê and technê. According to Plato, the art (technê) is the means to an end: knowledge (epistêmê). By taking up a craft, you become more knowledgeable in that field. The more crafts you learn, the wider range of knowledge you have.


Aristotle:

Aristotle is the first to make a very clear distinction between epistêmê and technê. There is the theoretical and the practical. There is knowledge as to what can be thought about and discussed (epistêmê) versus what can be actually be used in the real world (technê).


The Stoics:

The Stoics seem to use the two concepts in tandem. Epistêmê is how one knows what is right and what is wrong, and technê is one puts this concepts into practice.


Alexander of Aphrodisias:

Alexanders feels that knowledge is greater than action. Human beings must strive to acquire as much knowledge as they can. If humans reach such an enlightened state, they no longer have any need for technê.


Plotinus:

Plotinus has no need for technê in his worldview. Everything can be accounted for with epistêmê. The two aren't associated as they are in the views of the previous philosophers. However, similar to Alexander of Aphrodisias, knowledge takes precedence.  

"North Room"

Juan Carlos Delgado's North Room is a dynamic and an intriguing work of art. A copper bust of a young girl stands on a pedestal in the center of the room. The room has been outfitted with various cooling apparatuses that creates layers of frost on the bust. North Room is a form of multimedia because Delgado is not restricted to a single medium. He uses the copper bust as well as the ice that forms on top of it. This hybridization creates a unique experience for the viewer.

About Me

My name is Bobby Mairone. I'm from Linwood, NJ, which is about 20 minutes outside of Atlantic City. I'd like to think of myself as a creative person; I tend to look for alternative answers to problems. They say that if you do something you love, you'll never work a day in your life. That's what I want, and I feel that a career in the Digital Arts field will provide it. I expect to think outside the box in this class. I'm excited to get started.