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Daniel Pink's Book... And My Thoughts on It.

Firstly, I was really surprised by my interest in the book. I didn't feel like it was something I'd go back and read again, but I did enjoy the things he said though I felt he was a little redundant toward the middle of the book.
Like I said at the beginning of this blog, I am not really a NEW MEDIA type of gal. But, I suppose that after this class, and with the reading of Pink's book... I've come around a little and have found myself becoming more and more interested in the new ways of thinking.
In fact, I've even decided to incorporate some of these ideas into my other work, which is usually really traditionally based.
I enjoyed his style of writing, mostly because it is much like my own. It was very "stream of consciousness" ish and I really liked the way the book flowed, though as I've sai before, I did feel some of it was a little drawn out at parts.
His activities in the last few chapters were actually really inspiring and helped me to think in different ways about the objects around me, especially the activity we did for homework in which I had to go through the things I owned and actually think about what I like about them and how they effect me and how I feel about them.

The Start Of a Wonderful Friendship...

i've recently discovered a new exciting thing that i didn't know i liked...
stop motion animation!

so, for my final project, that is what i am doing...

i wanted to use the idea of "collection" from my art ed. portfolio class.
i seem to collect little trinkets, which represent people, feelings and times from my past.
my collection of these things seems to grow as i do and whenever i go through my room i am pleasantly greeted with small boxes full of these little objects.

i wanted to show the process of finding these "objects from the past"
so here's a few shots from my video : )

moyra

davey.


i cannot say that i particularly enjoy this type of work.
what i can say however is that i appreciate it.
the only peice by her that i actually grasped and was somewhat inspired by was the piece called "copperheads".
it not only shows her seemingly obsessive nature, but also touches upon (for me anyways) the idea that we take advantage of a lot.
pennies for instance.
who actually thinks about pennies? no one.
they sit in the bottom of your purse/jeans/coat pockets and wait...
to either be tussled around loudly in the dryer, never to be seen again,
or on rare occasion be dropped into a pig-shaped vessle for possible later use.
she, however brings new life and beauty to pennies.
she makes them into their own works of art. each penny different in color, texture and clarity of image. each penny changed by it's previous owners. her photography is equally as successful as her subject matter. and if i had to pick one piece from today to have in my own collection, it would probably be those pennies.

gives a whole new meaning to "keep the change"

other than that, i really didn't like the other work.
the "news" video in the "couchy" area of the room was kind of annoying and loud and distracting.

the video in the little room by moyra was off-putting and uncomfortable, though i did enjoy the dark room.
but it kind of made me feel like i was watching her read an essay in front of a class. which i never thought of to be interesting or professional.

but like i said the first day of class. i'm really not into new media. i find it hard to understand and even harder to create.
thank you for taking us, though.
i did like the pennies.

a whole new mind: chapter cinco

as i thought, much more interesting things happen in this chapter.
i thoroughly enjoy the little mind exercises and tried a couple, besides the homework assignment.
found myself inspired, surprisingly.
which was nice, because it is not often that i am inspired by classroom books.

the idea of "story" is extremely enticing.
i love there to be some sort of story in my work and to read about this being an underlying theme for many people is comforting. i'm not necessarily about some epic lesson or message in my work, but i do like a bit of narrative.

looking forward to upcoming chapters.
sorry my posts are late.
they somehow got into my "draft" folder thingy and i didn't realize this until today.

chapter sies soon to come.

a whole new mind: chapter cuatro

i found myself kind of bored during this chapter.
i think though, after reading chapter five, from what i hear, that things look up.
it just seems like pink is dragging on and i found myself nodding off a bit.

don't get me wrong, this subject intrests me, this chapter just seemed a little boring to me.
but i am looking forward to reading the next few chapters, as they seem a little less dry.

thanks for reading.

presentation review: sam easterson

sam easterson
by: meridith and gina.

did the presentation hold my attention?

actually, i found this presentation really interesting. i love the website. it's very simple and the presentation continued this theme, lots of videos and less talking. just enough talking to keep me paying attention.

do i have a clear understanding of the artist's work from the presentation?
yes, the artist's work is very clear, and very interesting. i don't like that he has to attach cameras to animals, but... as long as he's not hurting them, he's only spreading information, which is something i am never against. the point of view of animals is really interesting and teaches us about how they live and go about their day. i also like how he has connections to more scientific things, like the "animal planet" because this crosses, and even melds a line. of course it's still art. of course he's still creating something aesthetic and thought provoking. the two words are not as far away from eachother as we think.
would this presentation work for any audience?
i think if it was tweaked a little, but not much. his work is universal. nearly everyone thinks about where animals go and how they react to the world and each other when we're not around. little children would enjoy his work and as long as meridith and gina included a lot of videos, kept the droning down (which they did 'thanks') and the lights were on i think that yes, this could work for anyone.



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