Friday, September 25, 2009
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Reading Journal #1, James Whitney ~ Lapis
James Whitney was a film director who is universally regarded as one of the great masters of visual music. Over a 40 year period of time, James Whitney was able to create seven films. James Whitney, film maker and also younger brother of John Whitney, was able to create “Lapis” in 1966 after his brother John developed analogue computer equipment. James and his brother also did a lot of film work together as well. “Lapis “ took James two to three years to create. James did this by drawing dot patterns for this film, [^] but the camera was positioned using computer control, allowing each image to be overlaid from multiple angles. In this piece, smaller circles oscillate in and out in an array of colors resembling a kaleidoscope. James’ “Lapis” includes Indian sitar music and is about 10 minutes long.
“Lapis”, along with the Indian sitar music is said to be able to cause its viewers to go into a trance. While I watched it, I found myself getting a little bit dizzy. It was the strangest thing. The use of colors that are used for the film combined with their complex yet slow motion creates a mesmerizing spectacle that seems unreal depending on how into the film the viewer is. There is so much going on in this particular film that it is hard for the eyes to focus on one spot because of the constant changes. Whitney had another famous film called “Yantra”. “Lapis” however was made with the assistance of a modified WWII era M5 guidance computer which the Whitney brothers called the Cam Machine. The motion of the points of light in Lapis was produced by precise motion control of a translucent composition positioned beneath a stationary camera. I love this particular piece because it is very unique and makes your eyes and your mind go in each way and every direction. It is a stunning and creative piece of work
Friday, September 4, 2009
Photo resizing in-class
this is the smaller copy
this is the larger copy
This is the original copy of a "aurora borealis" found on Google
My name is Sarah and i am a Graphic design major at UT. I live in Tampa so i just commute back and forth from home to campus since I live like 20 min away :). I have never taken any art courses before so I am mostly self-taught. My hobbies include Art such as painting, drawing, sculpture, etc. I love photography the most though. I am in this class because i am a graphic design major. I am a graphic design major because of my love for art and my desire to make a living doing something I love. I do not really have a "favorite" artist. When it comes to art museums, I always try to find different exhibits around the tampa bay area when they are available. One day I would love to travel the world and study (or view) the different kinds of art around the world. So far, the farthest place Ive visited is Puerto Rico (family there). If I could go anywhere in the world, it would be hard to choose only one place. I want to go to Spain, Ireland, Greece, Italy, France,Germany, Sweden, England, Japan, Austrailia, Russia, Mexico, and weirdly enough, Antarctica (because i could get some sweet pics there) Anyways,
RANDOMN: "What would you do if you had 1 million dollars?"
Well first off, I would save some. Then id give some to family, church, shopping spree with some friends. THEN I would travel around the world
RANDOMN: "What would you do if you had 1 million dollars?"
Well first off, I would save some. Then id give some to family, church, shopping spree with some friends. THEN I would travel around the world
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