In my final project I sought to expand on the theme of movement and juxtaposition. I had been experimenting and learning about these aesthetic concepts in video artwork, so in my final I wanted to employ them in a different way. An overarching theme in my final work is Human vs. Nature vs. Machine in […]
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Final Project Analysis
My final project Don’t Blink is a commentary on the public yet underground and fleeting nature of graffiti art and how many ignore it while some engage with it. I accomplish this by book-ending a graffiti art fan’s stop motion adventure into the Graffiti Hall of Fame with clips of people walking, riding, and driving […]
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Nicholas O’Brien: The Four Tools
Nicholas O’ Brien: The Four Tools exhibition was really interesting. I liked his idea of turning tools such as a coatrack, the church key, the eraser and the broom into a story about h0w these items are literally used but also the essence of these items which then turns into a story of analogies relating to […]
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What is the impact of “#HashtagPolitics” on the 2016 presidential campaign?
According to the three panelist, they all agree that politics has changed since the 2008 campaign. Ever since the launch of social media, elections has been more inclusive of old and new voters. Participations in the primaries has increased compared to the years before 2008. Especially, many Young voters are turning up in the […]
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Final Paper Analysis
A well produced art project takes timing, software and a solid idea to focus on. Those are the key elements I hoped to use in order to complete my final project. I learned that with out them my video could not even begin. The idea was to recreate the final scene of the hit AMC […]
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Omer Fast
Before watching the video “5000 Feet is the Best” by Omar Fast, I was expecting to see a video related to an Omar Fast piece we saw in class where he showcased high quality sounds coming from regular things we see in our surroundings. Instead, the video is completely different. I was surprised to see […]
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FINAL Artist Statement
For my final project, I decided to go back to basics. I initially started with grand goals and ideas that eventually proved inefficient and too ambitious on my end. Later on, I realized that going back to the roots of editing is my best way to go. Just like in my previous projects, I decided […]
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Artist Statement for Final Project
In reference to my final project it relates to two of the 50 greatest works of video art. The first video by Pipilotti Rist named “I Couldn’t Agree with you More”. The overlay of images and video formed upon the basis of the main focus of the video is in correlation to my project. The […]
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Analysis of Final Project
My final project will include time-lapse footage of sleeping in a normal bedroom and walking in a haunted house. The footage of the house will be very fast-paced while the footage of sleep will be slower. In “Paying Attention”, Jonathan Beller mentioned that the film industry created image-commodities that “valorizes” certain images. The footage I […]
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