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Video Art Questions

Here are my questions for this week's reading:

Question #1: Just as television consumed viewers, so does the internet, to a new extreme. When browsing, the average time a person spends looking at a single page, link, news article, etc., is about 3 seconds before they move on. What problems might a video artist come across on the internet, that they might not have to deal with on television?

Question #2: With the privatization of big name TV channels (i.e. TLC), how important are publicly owned stations to video artists (or any artist in general)? 

Come To Life

This short stop-motion animation embodies what the original triptych set out to be; an adventure. The character movement was meant to be quirky and lighthearted (for the most part). As the adventure progresses, more and more of the world exposes itself, revealing minute details that would otherwise be overlooked in the grand scheme of things. I like to think of this as the balance between action, and peaceful details. There is room for both to be appreciated!

Food For Thought (Walter Benjamin Questions)

After reading Walter Benjamin's essay about art, mechanical reproductions, etc. here are the questions I came up with.

Question #1: Walter Benjamin states in his work that reproductions lack authority. Is there any instance when a reproduction could or does have authority, in any context? Can a reproduction become its own unique and original piece of art, or otherwise?

Question #2: we are currently existing in a technological revolution. With the advent or mass sharing, information is constantly available at our fingertips, literally. Benjamin states that, "The conventional is uncritically enjoyed, and the new is criticized with aversion." What might be (or is) and example of this we could be experiencing in this, the Age of Technology?

Oh, The Clutter

Statement: This triptych is titled, "The Hunt". All images were found via Google, and were then cut and pasted together using Adobe Photoshop CS6. 

This piece depicts a bit of a story, an adventure being had. Two familiar pals soaring all over, after their prey, and meeting many things along the way. This piece signifies the love of excitement, and a healthy imagination, Calvin and Hobbes being the clear inspiration. The way the two perceive things is what makes them so extraordinary, as it is with just about anything. This is then commentary that, in life, it is important to allow ourselves to diversify the way we look at things, since if we don't, we run the risk of getting bored, or worse, apathetic.

And They're Off!

Hello again,

Here's my visual bio, as it were. I've never had any real, formal training in any art, except maybe creative writing, but thanks to my artistic family, I have not been alienated from artistic creativity. I like to think that I am more fluent using a computer than traditional mediums, yet I am most intimidated by digital art, because there is so much room for precision, that I tend to give up on things halfway through, unfortunately! Since I only do art as a hobby, I tend to only finish things when they are for other people, but that is also what I like to do best! Drawing, photographing or otherwise seems more fulfilling when I do it for someone else.

Here are some samples of stuff I've done in the past:

Photography:

Graphic Design:

Digital Painting:

Traditional Art:

Niche Humor:

Well, thanks for reading!

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