http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/ Art 410 - Conceptual Strategies, Fall 2007 en Copyright 2008 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:17:50 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ]]> http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2008/11/thats_me_1.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2008/11/thats_me_1.html Sun, 02 Nov 2008 13:17:50 -0800 i am going to post it on campus. i hope that is good enough. i am so busy with school. i live at this place. so, that will up later today. enjoy. http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/12/extra_credit_poster_posting.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/12/extra_credit_poster_posting.html Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:39:22 -0800 Download file]]> http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/12/poster_projectfinal.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/12/poster_projectfinal.html Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:30:26 -0800 Being cool means you don’t have to care about situations as much as previously expected in society. Christianity is not something that being cool is associated with because coolness is not tightly structured. There is not sacrifice for being cool. The workplace can be a participating part in being cool. They can provide café equipment and the employees can dress in style. Cool is about self-satisfaction and pleasure. If you feel upset, go shopping and feel better. What is cool is always changing. Instead of being a small group of youth, the majority of youth are caring about what is cool. Things are intense and no one wants to be ordinary because being a rebel is what is cool. Fashion designers have confessed to stealing design ideas from youth in other countries that are trying to rebel against the fashion. Instead of being able to rebel in peace, soon the designs they created are being manufactured to become a trend. No one will ever be able to be his or her unique design. Nothing is unique anymore. Has fashion ever been completely unique? Or is it just stolen from someone else and made to look unique? I think that nothing in fashion is unique anymore. Being cool is a recreation from the past that has been brought back and tweaked to fit our contemporary society. Basically, being cool is conforming to capitalism but you are fooled into thinking you are secretly rebelling. http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/12/cool.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/12/cool.html Mon, 03 Dec 2007 11:13:55 -0800 Download file]]> http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/google_earth.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/google_earth.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:27:12 -0800 ]]> http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/my_advertisement_idea.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/my_advertisement_idea.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:47:11 -0800 Detournement is taking something old and making something contemporary. An old and traditional piece of artwork is transformed to something that doesn't represent the original object. The goal of the transformation is to make new expressions through art. The traditional art styles of expression is meaningless and forgotten. The detournement movement is not really dealing with reality. It is about propaganda and editing the tradition of art to portray a message to culture. I feel like detournement is devaluing the original piece to make a statement about the artwork. http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/detournement.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/detournement.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:39:01 -0800 Download file]]> http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/id_card.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/id_card.html Tue, 06 Nov 2007 16:07:33 -0800 Go outside Sit in a garden Pull up a hand full of grass Break it into tiny pieces If you feel a connection with nature, then move on with you day. If you need more time, please continue breaking the grass and enjoying the garden. How do you feel now? Response: I loved this excercise because it is good for me to be in the sun and enjoying nature. It didn't take long for me to feel the connection with Mother Earth. http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/nature_inspired_by_yoko_ono.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/nature_inspired_by_yoko_ono.html Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:08:41 -0800 Close your eyes Imagine you are on the beach during a sunny day You find a spot you would like to rest Lay out your blanket Lay on it and start to sleep You are awakened by a familiar voice You open your eyes from your beach sleep and see a close friend You're reminiscing with your friend is now over OPEN YOUR EYES! - write about how you felt from the moment you stepped foot on the imaginary beach to the moment you saw your close friend. Response: I was feeling anxious to find a spot to sit. I felt relieved when I found somewhere to put my blanket. I was excited to rest. When I saw my friend, I wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. I am very lonely in the city sometimes. It was nice to see a friendly face. I was kind of sad to open my eyes. http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/imagine_inspired_by_yoko_ono.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/imagine_inspired_by_yoko_ono.html Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:00:05 -0800 I must say, seeing the film before reading the chapter made the reading much easier to understand. I know that wasn't the order assigned but it helped quite a bit. I disagreed that publicity images never speak of the present. yes, they do talk about the past and future, but they also talk about the here-and-now as well. For example, they will mention the war, merchandise, and feelings that are here at this very moment. I believe that publicity is about the merchandise AND pleasure. It's not completely pleasure seeking. Things you need. Go get it before it's gone! I agreed that publicity makes you believe that buying certain items will enrich your life for the better. By buying the item(s) you are a happier, more popular, and more rich in society as a human being, but you are literally less rich by spending your money. I thought that was an interesting concept because it is true. That seems to be an element that we as consumers overlook. But do we care? I don't think so. As long as we get our personal statisfaction we are happy, at least temporarily. http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/ways_of_seeing.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/ways_of_seeing.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:48:19 -0800 I thought of an idea for a poetic terrorism. Make 200 fliers that say there is a chance to win an 100,000 dollar scholarship. The flier would say that there are 10 spots available. To win the contest you must go online to a website provided (that was made special for this PT) and enter some information. The information is not very personal. For example, it would ask for your name and what school you attend. I would assume that any college student would try to do something simple to obtain a huge scholarship. You would log in and the website would say that "You won!" to everyone. It would tell you to proceed and at the end of a long process, which you are extremely excited about, it tells you that there is no real money. The art to this torture is the excitement they once felt a moment ago. It's harsh but exciting. http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/idea_for_poetic_terrorism.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/11/idea_for_poetic_terrorism.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:30:41 -0800 An example of Culture Jamming is when someone (or a group) sabotages a billboard to make it say or look different then it's original state. The changes reflect their personal and/or political views. Ron English changes billboards to things that matter to him, such as smoking and cancer. http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/10/culture_jamming.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/10/culture_jamming.html Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:08:02 -0800 ]]> http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/09/photoshop_project.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/09/photoshop_project.html Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:26:04 -0800 My Instructions for my art piece (Inspired from Yoko Ono): have a piece of blank paper draw a hollow heart write words describing how you are feeling inside the heart you can draw as many of these as needed when you feel calm... tear the paper into pieces throw the paper into the trash walk away http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/09/yoko_ono_wanna_not_be.html http://www.twcdc.com/bethany/2007/09/yoko_ono_wanna_not_be.html Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:23:49 -0800