Video Collage

In my video art piece I wanted to bring to light the less than respectful, chaotic behavior that has become a social norm and even praised as a result of what is seen on reality television. People go on these shows act like complete fools and are getting paid millions. When did this happen? Although these shows can be entertaining I still think that the idea that I have gone to college and am working extremely hard to make a life for myself but I will probably never be as wealthy as these people is nauseating. The actual execution of this project was pretty difficult for me. I had never used Imovie before... and I couldn't even figure out how to download the movie in the right format at first. However, I did figure things out in the end and I think my project went pretty well. :)

Video Art Piece

Unfortunately I still can't get the video to load onto my computer but my video art piece featured three people that were dressed and posed as mannequins in the middle of Nordstrom. Because filming in the mall is not allowed (news to me) completing this project was extremely difficult. We began in the mac store where I positioned each person with one of the mac products. The position hinted to that persons dependency on the technology, however we were unable to capture this on film before being kicked out of the store. This getting kicked out trend continued in Bose, Forever 21, Wet Seal and Guess until we were finally able to set up a successful demonstration in Nordstrom. We quickly dressed each person according to the theme of the mannequins in that department and had them pose while customers carried on throughout their day. Some people walked by without out noticing at all, but others reacting by laughing, being startled and attempting to interact with the live mannequins. This having been my first video art piece I have to say the reactions and interaction are the absolute best part and I definitely understand why performance artists do what they do.

Xerox Project

For my xerox project I knew I definitely wanted to use an object instead of a flat surface. I had a few different things I was thinking of trying but I went to the thrift store with an open mind. I came across this stereo and I loved the idea of being to put things in the tape deck and the cd player, it made the piece more interactive. I went to Kinko's and literally copied every body part I could think of (that was legal) and went home with a stack of copies with no idea of how I was going to execute this project. As I began cutting and placing different things around the object the idea of giving the stereo a face and other body parts came to me. I think thats one of the reasons why I liked this project so much, I didn't have a plan it just came as I worked. The final product turned out to be the stereo monster, who my roomates and I have name Sheila the sound Sheeba, that I thought took on quite an interesting and quirky form. I love that some of the body parts have become abstract because of the repetition and others, such as the eyes and mouth, are used for their proper function. But with a closer look you can see that everything used is a in fact a body part. 

Paul Allen reveals Microsoft's strategy in his memoir

Co-founder of Microsoft Paul Allen has recently released a memoir claiming that Bill Gates was "unimpressed" with his rival Google and the Allen repeatedly asked how they would be able to catch up to the company in their research. Allen also claims that thier strategy was to examine and copy their rival and claim the ideas as their own. Personally I think that these computer moguls fight like middle school girls. All of it is hearsay and they are constantly talking about one another and stabbing eachother in the back. I almost feel bad for saying this but I'm so tired of hearing about it that I don't know if I care anymore because honestly how do you know who to believe? What makes one perons word more credible than the others? nothing. All I care about is which product works most efficiently for my lifestyle and personally I'm going to leave it at that.

Nothing new under the sun=thousands of remakes

Teen Repellent

Crime fighting 'Mosquito'

Screeching 'Mosquito' used to drive away teens

Orlan

First of all, this woman is literally Lady Gaga.. or Lady Gaga is Orlan aside from their art I think they actually look alike, so bizarre. I honestly dont think there is anything this woman could do to shock me because shes pretty much done every crazy thing in the book but I did think her sculpture "Bump Load" was the most out there... or atleast I think it is the thing that is least like her other work.

A combination (in my eyes) of Shi Huangdi's terracotta army, a futuristic dragonball z character and part Orlan (the bumps in the face of course) I just think this piece is so out there. Even though non of her work is in anyway tradiational I would like to know where the inspiration for this piece came from. I would have to say out of everything I find this sculpture the most shocking of all of her collection because it is just so far off the beaten path from the type of things she normally does.