Introduction to Digital Art

FINAL *Sage

kmb — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:28:29 +0000

Sage Cleanup is a mandatory event for all students enrolled in an art class. This year it will take place on Tuesday, May 4th 11am-2pm. Michael with have a class roster, so please make sure you see him on Tuesday. If you are not going to be there on Tuesday, then Michael will assign you a task to complete ahead of time. Please let me know and email him for the task.

Other notes:

Sage will be closed this Saturday (D-Day).

We will meet in Sage on Monday and Wednesday this week.

Exhibition Opportunity- ROCO

kmb — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:24:51 +0000

6x6x2010 is the third exhibition of thousands of original artworks, made and donated by celebrities, international and local artists, designers, college students, youths and YOU. Each artwork will be 6×6 inches square and signed only on the back, to be exhibited anonymously. There is no charge to participate. All artworks will be for sale to the public for $20 each to benefit Rochester Contemporary Art Center. Artists’ names will be revealed to the buyer only upon purchase and all artworks will remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. Don’t miss Rochester’s largest exhibition, and a chance to show your artwork in great company and support Rochester’s downtown contemporary art venue. All submissions are due by May 2 at 5 pm and should be delivered or mailed directly to Rochester Contemporary Art Center.

Hours:
Monday – Friday 10-5pm
Saturday & Sunday 1-5pm

Deadline for Submissions: May 2, 5pm
Preview Hours: June 2, 3 & 4, 1-10pm
Opening & Artwork Sale: June 5, 6-10pm
Purchased Art Pick-Up: July 11, 12, 13 & 14

Replay *final project

kmb — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:36:41 +0000

For your final project, remake any artwork from this semester by incorporating new skills or ideas. You can use this project to apply feedback from critiques or to experiment with a new idea. You might …

expand one of your sketchbook images into a bigger project
turn your print into an installation
add sound to your .gif
create a light installation from a combination of projects
do an assignment in illustrator (instead of Photoshop)

*This “replay” is due Wednesday, April 28th. No late work will be accepted. During studio, we will have a final discussion about your artwork. Monday, April 26th will be an open work day.Take risks and have fun! Use the last week of class to re-make (or make better) any project, photoshop, dreamweaver, or sketchbook assignment. Consider (and use) the new skills and ideas you have developed over the semester. Also, if you are making a piece that is supposed to be a print— then print it. If you are making a viral youtube video— then put it on you tube.

For Wednesday:

upload a link or still image to your blog.
write a title for your artwork and short description on your blog.
email me a paragraph about how this “replay” displays your development in the course.
bring/install your final work by the start of studio.
NO LATE WORK WILL BE ACCEPTED

Deployed!

kmb — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:43:34 +0000

Virtual Portraits are publicly available here. Add a link on your blog– great work!

Wed- 14th- VSW

kmb — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:51:29 +0000

On Wednesday, April 14, at 7 pm in the VSW Auditorium there will be a panel including UR professor, Marni, and Chris Baker at 7 pm at Visual Studies Workshop, along with a preview of the work.

The three pieces which will be at VSW are below.

Hello World: Or How I learned to Stop Listening and Love the Noise
http://christopherbaker.net/projects/helloworld/
Murmur Study
http://christopherbaker.net/projects/murmur-study/
My Map
http://christopherbaker.net/projects/mymap/

Virtual Portrait- revise

kmb — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:47:49 +0000

Great work presenting your Virtual Portraits today. Thanks for participating in the critique. It is an important part of understanding your work. Revise your projects by adding 5 new external links and integrating some of the helpful feedback you received. Go ahead and update your wdev site with the changes. Add a blog post that describes how you revised your portrait. Please make your changes by Monday.

Sketchbook Theme* for two weeks

kmb — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:12:48 +0000

For the next two weeks, your sketchbook entries will address the following topic.

Collect 5 net.art pieces that consider the same theme. Choose a theme that is interesting to you! For example, if you love painting then look for Internet Art that refers to painting like Manetas. If you are interested in video games, then look for artwork like Arcangel. Themes can range from Moses to Wikipedia, just don’t choose identity. Below is a short list of Internet Art exhibitions:

Net Art’s Cyborg[feminist]s, Punks and Manifestos

Location is Everything

ya heard

HTML Color Codes

During this week, think about your theme. Do some initial research to make sure you can find net.art that connects. Do not include art that happens to be displayed on the internet– this should be artwork made for the internet. Read the “Neen Manifesto” for more information about the nature of Internet Art. By Monday, April 12th, write a post that describes your theme and why you chose it.

Next, make 5 sketchbook posts that link and describe your selections. Like last week’s sketchbook, you need to add an “image & link” to your blog. See last week’s post for detailed directions about what to include in each post. This should be finished by Monday, April 19th.

Opportunity for feedback- April 15th

kmb — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:48:01 +0000

An artist who has an exhibition at the Visual Studies Workshop will be coming to UR to meet students and talk about your work. This is a great opportunity. You can also use the time to get feedback about your Virtual Parody project. The details are below.There is an RSVP date for dinner.

Visual Studies Workshop is bringing artist Chris Baker to Rochester in April. His work “engages the rich collection of social, technological and ideological networks present in the urban landscape.”

Chris will be coming to Sage for a Visual Studies Workshop/ A&AH Dinner on Thursday April 15th from 6-9PM. Students are invited to install work in the gallery for critique. Following student critique, dinner will be served in ASIS gallery. It’s a great opportunity to meet students and faculty from Visual Studies and to talk to Chris about his work.

Please RSVP if you would like to attend the dinner to me by April 13th.

Looking forward to a night of great art at Sage,
Stephanie

Exhibition Opportunity

kmb — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:31:16 +0000

The deadline for submissions is April 16th, so you have time. All of you have at least one high quality work that could be included. It would be great to see some nice digital work in the exhibition. Start thinking about what you might want to submit, and let me know if you have any questions.

Hartnett Gallery will soon accept submissions for the Annual Juried
Undergraduate Exhibition! Undergrads from all majors are encouraged to
submit artwork for consideration.

To submit artwork, you must fill out the Hartnett Gallery submission form
and drop it off, along with your work, in the Gallery on the dates specified
below. You can pick up a form in the Gallery and at the Common Connection in Wilson Commons. Work cannot be considered until the form is complete, including artist’s statement.

Students can drop off work for consideration in the Gallery on these dates:
Wednesday, April 14th, from noon to 6:00pm
Thursday, April 15th, from noon to 6:00pm
Friday, April 16th, from 10:00am to 2:00pm

Students may only drop off work during these times. Work submitted after
2:00pm on Friday the 16th will not be considered.

Works will be reviewed and selected by our guest juror, Tate Shaw, Executive Director of Visual Studies Workshop, in collaboration with the Hartnett Gallery Undergraduate Committee. The final selections will become part of the Annual Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, on view from April 21st to May 9th. There will be a number of prizes awarded to students participating in this exhibition, including a purchase prizes from from the Art Library, a scholarship to the Creative Workshop at the MAG, and others (details to follow).

Students whose work is not selected will be notified and we will arrange for
them to retrieve their work before the exhibition opening on Wednesday the
21st.
Students whose work is selected are responsible for claiming their work at
the close of the exhibition.

Please send your questions to hartnett@mail.rochester.edu, or ask any of the Hartnett Gallery Undergraduate Committee members. We look forward to seeing the great art being made by U of R students!

Hartnett Gallery
201 Wilson Commons
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
14627

https://blogs.rochester.edu/hartnett/

Sketchbook Theme– Identity

kmb — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:20:36 +0000

Image + Link

Create 5 posts this week. Browse art institutions concerned with digital art. Find 5 net.art pieces that address the theme of identity or portraiture. Make a post about each artwork. Each post should have an image, a link, and basic information about the artwork (artist, title, date, materials, 1-line summary).