Ryan tag:www.twcdc.com,2009:/ryan//38 2007-12-11T06:40:27Z Art 410 - Conceptual Strategies, Fall 2007 Movable Type 3.31 Definition of Cool tag:www.twcdc.com,2007:/ryan//38.840 2007-11-29T05:20:29Z 2007-12-11T06:40:27Z From this reading, it seems like the general definition of "cool" always moves towards the idea of the antithesis, or breaking away from some kind of norm. In ways being "cool" is being somwhat rebellious in todays society. It seems... Ryan Wong From this reading, it seems like the general definition of "cool" always moves towards the idea of the antithesis, or breaking away from some kind of norm. In ways being "cool" is being somwhat rebellious in todays society. It seems that in a way it seems that it is doing something different from the norm. I feel that the term "cool" can have very different meanings, afterall it is such a general term that is almost universial used. For example, when the term cool is when saying "thats cool, dont worry about it", its more of a neutral, not good or not bad term. When you say that someone is cool, its saying that they are in a way unique and set themselves aside from others. When it is used socially, i feel that a person is labeled "cool" when they feel they are an individual who is able to stand alone, and at the same time are in touch with things such as trends and pop culture but just choose to not be a product of them totally. Another major thing that is important to understand the meaning of the term is that what gives "cool" its meaning is not who is used towards, but who is using it. Every person has there own individual definition of the term "cool". my Press pass tag:www.twcdc.com,2007:/ryan//38.781 2007-11-13T19:08:22Z 2007-11-13T19:08:35Z Download file... Ryan Wong Download file ]]> tag:www.twcdc.com,2007:/ryan//38.733 2007-11-06T18:48:29Z 2007-11-06T18:48:32Z View image... Ryan Wong View image ]]> Poetic Terrorism tag:www.twcdc.com,2007:/ryan//38.497 2007-09-27T08:41:48Z 2007-09-27T09:24:21Z My first idea is to post graphic pictures and ads of starving children in the stalls of the bathrooms in high-end fancy boutique restaurants. (the ones that charge a ridiculous amount of money for a tiny amount of food and... Ryan Wong My first idea is to post graphic pictures and ads of starving children in the stalls of the bathrooms in high-end fancy boutique restaurants. (the ones that charge a ridiculous amount of money for a tiny amount of food and all you pay for is the presentation and atmosphere). Hopfully the people who eat at the resturants will see this and realize that as they are spending eccessive amounts of money on a resturant that makes miniscule amounts of food for the sake of tasting rather than fullfilling ones hunger, there are kids in other parts of the world who dont even have the luxury of eating that amount of food for free. I think that for the most part, the people who go to these resturants need the wake up call the most, because they are for the most part caught up in their own world and oblivious to outside problems. Hopfully they see how lucky they are to be able to eat at those kinds of resturants at their leisure, and mabye even take action upon it. My second idea is to go around a number of gas stations in a certain area and stick either "out of order" signs or construction tape around each gas machine. Hopefully of the bat, people will become alarmed, but will probably discover shortly it was a prank. It will probably mostly affect those who are running on empty. And after hoping from one station to another, hopfully they will become angry or fustrated, and after realizing it was a prank, see how dependent they are on their cars. my derive tag:www.twcdc.com,2007:/ryan//38.408 2007-09-18T19:37:28Z 2007-09-18T19:38:12Z Download file... Ryan Wong Download file ]]> tag:www.twcdc.com,2007:/ryan//38.341 2007-09-12T02:55:03Z 2007-09-12T02:55:15Z Ryan Wong ]]> Photoshop project 1 tag:www.twcdc.com,2007:/ryan//38.315 2007-09-11T19:02:52Z 2007-09-11T19:03:05Z Ryan Wong ]]> "Art Which Can't Be Art" tag:www.twcdc.com,2007:/ryan//38.243 2007-09-04T18:11:23Z 2007-09-04T19:22:00Z In the short excerpt "Art Which Can't be Art" written in 1986, Allan Kaprow talks briefly about what can be considered art, opposed to just everyday activities. He goes into the social aspects of how art is percieved as being... Ryan Wong In the short excerpt "Art Which Can't be Art" written in 1986, Allan Kaprow talks briefly about what can be considered art, opposed to just everyday activities. He goes into the social aspects of how art is percieved as being mainly conventional, but he suggests that art is a part of everyday life. He uses brushing his teeth as an example. Some issues Kaprow talks about deals with the concept of art being judged based on its professional skill, creativity and what category of "art" it falls under etc. Kaprow suggests that the concept of simple actions such as brushing your teeth, is something important and worth considering. It seems that Kaprow percieves art as something of a mind body relationship, which spiritually enhances one self. So to take a piece of art and frame it makes it conventional art. But brushing your teeth ideally can give one the equal satisfaction and reward as any other art. After reading this article, i think i can see where he is coming from. There has always been the debate dealing of what is and isn't real art. What Kaprow is going into is the concept and the feeling that art reflects and gives back to the individual, rather than just the direct visual and asthetic appeal it might give off. His tooth brushing example made for a good point because it reflected both an everyday activity as well as a mind-body union. The truth is, we spend most of our lives doing activities which are so repetitive we start to become unaware of the essence of each. I think it is artistic in itself by becoming totally aware of what we do in our everyday lives.