Project 1

and you could say some stuff if you wanted to!

video day! (nite actually)

Video nite, yay!

As we said in class, your weekly blog posts can now be all typed... or all vlogged... or a combo... whatever works for you! :)

Remix Culture!

Hi Guys! It was great meeting everyone tonight! I love the Hiking / Land Art project you all dreamt up tonight -- so cool -- we've never done that before! Lets be sure to get you guys collaborating on a nice location that's not too strenuous so everyone can do it, and that has something interesting for us to interact / create with -- I'll try to show you some Earth & Land Art soon so you can start thinking about some interesting locations...

Anyway, as I mentioned, tonight was a "mini-lecture" on Remix Culture and other ideas. Here are those 3 videos I showed:

Above is the Grand Rapids Lip Dub. It's a crazy amazing piece featuring SO many people. Is it a "new" idea? Is it art breaking bounds and discovering new ideas? Maybe... Maybe not... but it is a celebration of culture... of a place and some of the people who make up that community.

Below is the video by Julian Sanchez of the Cato Institute. In it he makes a case that our aggressive copyright policy, while "supporting" creativity by giving financial incentive to the creator, also denies the generative and collaborative nature of creativity by criminalizing the remix activities of many young people. The guy you see speaking near the beginning of Sanchez video is Lawrence Lessig of the Berkman Center. Lessig is a major thinker on shared culture and creativity in the 21st century.

Sanchez talks about the Brooklyn and San Francisco Brat Pack / Lisztomania videos, and in class I mentioned that dozens of cities have now used this "cultural template" or "meme" to create their own version of this music video. The last video I showed was the Taipei version:

So that's a little about tonight's ideas. As I type this I see the bright orange PUBLISH POST button just underneath, and if you recall I also talked about how that button doesn't only mean "Turn in my Homework" but it is also the dream of so many people in America and across the globe yearning to build a deeper, more inclusive culture. You might think about that when you hit that button, and you might like to say a bit about it in your blog post for this week.

If you have any questions, just ask them in a "Comment" to this blog post.

And when you create your blog, give me the link to it in a comment to this post.

Have a great week... LMK if you need anything... and I'll see you next Tuesday!

Happy Fall 2011!!

Welcome to Fall Semester 2011!
Welcome to Cypress College!!
Welcome to Art100!!!

Dear Class,

I apologize I am not able to be with you tonight for the first week! :(

This is the first class I have missed in 7 semesters here at Cypress College, and I'm sorry it comes on your first night.

If you are enrolled or on the wait list, it is very important that you sign in today. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that we will have room for anyone not already on the wait list.

Please take a look at the syllabus:
http://cypress-art100.blogspot.com/p/syllabus.html

And order your textbook right away. You can get it in the Cypress College bookstore, but you will very possibly want to order a lower priced copy online. If you do, please use something like 2-day shipping and not 7-10 day shipping.

Looking forward to a great semester!

-- Glenn


PS: in the video I say that "Liz Juarez" will meet with you tonight, but as you already know, Heather Walker is covering the course for week 1. Thank you Heather and I look forward to meeting you all next week!

Happy Summer!

Happy Summer everyone! Thanks for a great semester! It's 6pm on Monday May 23rd. I hope to have all your final points up by the end of the night. I'll send out an email when I do.

I've learned a lot in the past 4 months, I hope you have too.

Happy Trails!

-- Glenn

Marina Abramovic

Nice Marina Abramovic discussions in both 9a & 11a this week. I was going to post the trailer for Fight Club, to see if you found a kinship there... but, hahaha, wound up with Lady Gaga instead! :)

"Mother's Day Portrait"

"Mother's Day Portrait", a photo by woodenmask on Flickr.

WoW, IDK if we have any moms in all those Art110 students over @CSULB, but here @Cypress in Art100 we have several.

Happy Mother's Day, Art100 Moms!

You know, the United States has already had an openly gay Vice President... and we've already had a sitting Vice President commit murder... but we've never had a Mom Vice President... (or, obviously, President)

Maybe someday...

Oh, PS: the M3 points are up on BlackBoard

Finding Art!

Wed 27 April
♦ 9a = Meet at Tennis Courts
♦ 11a = Meet in Room

Projects4 - Alternative Media

DUE
• Artist Presentations Due on Dates Below
• Everything else due by Monday, 16 May

9a ARTIST PRESENTATION DATES
MONDAY 2 MAY

• Erica Washington
• Huda Shafique

WEDNESDAY 4 MAY

• Min Rattachandani
• Krysta Penfield
• Sydney Nelson
• Bradley Miera
• Claire Mezzetta

MONDAY 9 MAY

• Andrea Melgoza
• Kevin McGougan
• Brandon Lovelace
• Eduardo Lopez
• Stephany Lopez
• Lelley Lopez

WEDNESDAY 11 MAY

• Jasmine Lee
• Joana Khounthavong
• Torsten Keil-Long
• Molly Huerta
• Jill Horvath
• Ariah Green

MONDAY 16 MAY

• BK Fernandez
• Bhrugesh Desai
• Sean DeYoung
• Lyndsay Bordy
• Nathalie Bonifaz
• Jessica Alamo

11a ARTIST PRESENTATION DATES
MONDAY 2 MAY

• David Welz
• Tin Trang

WEDNESDAY 4 MAY

• Jonathon Torres
• Valerie Terronez
• Montel Taylor
• Patrick Lavey
• Danny Servin
• Gladys Seisay

MONDAY 9 MAY

• Antonella Saturno
• Kaitlyn Ongie
• Juan Olivares
• David Odierno
• Rachele Lombard
• Chris Lett

WEDNESDAY 11 MAY

• Chesha Lessig
• Young Lee
• Evelyn Jordan
• Megan Jansen
• Phuc Huynh
• Jessica Harrington

MONDAY 16 MAY

• Ashia Foard
• Matthew \Dyer
• Kristil Chappell
• Dellanira Castaneda
• Quynhnhu Cao
• Kelxey Caldwell

MUSEUM TRIPS
You may go to Farmlab or the Museum of Jurassic Technology
• http://www.farmlab.org/
• http://www.mjt.org/




ART PROJECTS
Pick One:
• Performance Art
• Land or Earth Art
• Flashmob
• Happening

These do not need to be "large scale" events. They can be modest. Document with Videos or Photos and Text on your blog.


ARTIST WRITE-UPS
2 / week

ALTERNATIVE / INSTALLATION
Lauren Bon / Not a Cornfield / Farmlab
David Wilson / Museum of Jurassic Technology
Velaslavasay Panorama
Camera Obscura Santa Monica

HAPPENINGS / FLASHMOBS
Survival Research Laboratories
Burning Man
Cacophony Society
Improv Everywhere
Kevin Bracken

PERFORMANCE ARTISTS
Marina Abramovic
Allan Kaprow
Vanessa Beecroft
Stelarc
Ana Mendieta
Xavier Cha
Jamie Isenstein
Nancy Popp (the performance artist, the not workout guru)
Yoko Ono
Joseph Beuys

CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS
Maurizio Cattelan
Marcel Duchamp

EARTH / LAND ARTISTS
James Turrell
Robert Smithson
Andy Goldsworthy
Maya Lin
Isamu Noguchi

FASHION DESIGNERS
Hussein Chalayan
Vivienne Westwood
Alexander McQueen
Donatella Versace






Points for M4
• Up to8 points for your 8 artist analysis blogs
• Up to 4 points for Class Participation / Thoughtful Questions on Artist Presentations
• Up to 4 points for your Museum Trip & Analytic Write-up
• Up to 4 points for your M4 Art Project
• Up to 5 points for your M4 Artist Presentation
25 points possible for M4






WHAT IS PERFORMANCE ART?
In this series of funny, silly, wonderful videos, Athena Reich lays out a nice foundation for the medium of Performance Art.
http://www.youtube.com/user/athenareich
http://www.athenareich.com

What is Performance Art?

Research other Artists!

Do The Research: Spit Out Your Art!

Get a Concept / Make People Think!

How To Be Outrageous

Rehearsing

Reflect, Revise & Do It Again!

Questions4 - Alternative Media

Module 4 - Alternative Media

From 25 April to 20 May, you can use this page for all your questions to Glenn or your classmates.

• Questions about Artists, Projects, etc

For Carpooling (finding a ride / offering a ride) try the Carpool Page:

• http://cypress-art100.blogspot.com/2011/03/carpool.html

Claire Bear Art Show

Hi Guys!

Here's the card from Claire Bear's friends' art show! Yay!

http://clairevbear.blogspot.com/2011/03/we-can.html

Should we all go to the opening?

Should I bribe you with EC?

http://www.wecan-la.com/

Questions3 - New Media

Module 3 - New Media

From 28 Mar to 20 April, you can use this page for all your questions to Glenn or your classmates.

• Questions about Artists or Projects
• Museum Carpools
• Anything!

Panda!

Projects3 - New Media

Contents
• Due
• Museum

PROJECT OPTIONS
• Video
• Second Life
• Counterfactual Identity

• Artists
• Module 3 Changes






Due
When is everything due?

ARTIST PRESENTATIONS
Even though we're not exactly doing groups anymore, we will still use those groups to know approximately when you are presenting your artist:
• Mon 4 Apr - Group A, B
• Wed 6 Apr - Group B, C
• Mon 11 Apr - Group C, D
• Mon 13 Apr - Group C, D

For most groups I listed 2 days, you might go either depending on how things go. But our order of presentations will be from last names of "A" to last names of "Z" for Module 3. On Module 4 we'll go in the opposite direction.

MUSEUM TRIPS / ART PROJECTS
• Finished with final posting not later than Sunday 17 April.

ARTIST WRITE-UPS
It's 3 per week. Something like 1 on M, 1 on W, 1 on F would be great. Yes, I suppose I'll survive if you do all 3 on Sunday of that week. All 12 should be on your blog and available for grading not later than Sunday 17 April


Museum Trip
UCI / Beall Center for Art + Technology
Admission: Free
Parking: Varies
http://beallcenter.uci.edu/

The Norton Simon was "medium," LACMA was "huge," and The Beall is "small"... it's more of a "Gallery" than a "Museum" actually, but for a decade now, The Beall has been at the forefront of new and innovative media. Their current exhibition is:

Inflatable Bodies:
Chico MacMurtrie
Amorphic Robot Works

Feb 3 - May 7, 2011
Tue-Wed 12-5
Thu-Fri-Sat 12-8


Art Project
You have several choices for your New Media project. You do not have to do them all. Pick any ONE that you'd like to do:


OPTION 1 - ART VIDEO

Create a short fine art video. You may work in a group of your choice (may mix students from 9a & 11a) or you may work individually.

OPTION 2 - "LIFE DRAWING" IN A VIRTUAL WORLD
• Second Life Project - create a free account at http://secondlife.com and practice "life drawing" in the virtual world by making 4 or more different "shapes" for your avatar. Possible shape ideas include: very close to First Life Me, very different, fantasy "ideal," fantasy "bizarre," etc

For the "as close to me as possible" put a mirror next to your laptop or desktop and really try to "draw" the features of your face - how far apart are my eyes? How wide are they? etc


OPTION 3 - COUNTERFACTUAL IDENTITY

Sascha Pohflepp - The Golden Institute from Sascha Pohflepp on Vimeo.

Truth

I've commented a number of times that a work of fiction can often contain more truth than a work of fact. Cookbooks, gardening books, computer books - they all are filled with hopefully true facts, but they don't really contain the deeper human truths our souls yearn for. Bill Shakespeare's stuff is "made up," yet it contains some of the most powerful human truth we have ever known.

Identity

Meanwhile... you could argue that all art in the last 6,000 years is in some way about "Identity," but particularly in the past few decades Identity Art has been a major stream in the current of contemporary art. Many artists from many diverse backgrounds have created "Identity Art" that both critiques the hegemony of the dominant culture and celebrates Identity and Diversity.

Therefore it seems time that we... well... let's not say create fake personas... let's say... explore Counterfactual Identity! :-}

Narrative

In the Mixed Reality hybrid we live our lives in today, Identity Narratives are constructed by weaving content in the physical world and virtual content in complex and occasionally glorious tapestries. In this project you can hop-scotch across the 'net creating pages and virtual breadcrumbs... AND weaving, a RICH, COMPLEX Identity Narrative across these spaces.

"Make up" all the stuff you like... but try to make as compellingly "Real" a persona as you can in the process. Love and Hate. Poetry and Brutality. Your deepest secret fears. Your wildest, improbably dreams. Can you weave an identity that is more real than reality??

Part A - Pick an Identity

You may create any persona you like, start with a name, start with an idea, start with a bunch of objects you gather to inspire you...

Want some help picking a name? Here you go:

http://generator.chucklehound.com/

Part B - Work the Net

Here's a few ideas for how you could "express" your identity online:

1. Sketch out a Profile for your new persona
2. Open an Email account for them (use middle initials, middle names, name variants, or numbers as needed)
3. duh, they don't exist if they don't have a Facebook!
4. take a bunch of Pix of them & post to Facebook (pix of you or borrowed from web or shot in Second Life)
5. write up an awesome Bio/Profile on Facebook
6. Create any other accounts you like, like a Blog, Flickr, etc
7. Pair up with any other 9a or 11a student & make a video of the 2 of you at http://www.xtranormal.com/ (post to YouTube & embed on wiki)

• http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-%22Fake-Real-Person%22
• http://mjt.org

Artist to Research
We will each draw a name from the hat and receive an artist to research extensively and present to the class. As described below, we will also pick any 12 artists from this list for shorter viewing and analysis of their work.

HISTORICAL PEEPS 2
Edweard Muybridge
Robert Rauschenberg

VIDEO ARTISTS 10
Bill Viola
Gary Hill
Joan Jonas
Bruce Nauman
Nam June Paik
Mariko Mori
Matthew Barney
Tony Oursler
John Whitney
Toni Dove

SECOND LIFE ARTISTS 7
Gracie Kendal
Joseph DeLappe (first life name)
Four Yip
Vaneeesa Blaylock
Comet Morigi
Bryn Oh
Miso Susanowa

DIGITAL / INTERNET / HACKTIVISM 11
Scott Blake
Erwin Redl
Eva & Franco Mattes
Stelarc
Masaki Fujihata
Knowbotic Research
Jeffrey Shaw
Thomson & Craighead
Christophe Bruno
Harold Cohen / Aaron
Jennifer Ringley / Jennicam


Module 3 Changes
• No food in the classroom
• Attendance mandatory EVERY DAY - no more "discussion groups." From today, March 21, through May 18:
0, 1, 2 unexcused absences = your normal grade
3, 4 unexcused absences = -1 Letter Grade
5 unexcused absences = -2 Letter Grades
6 or more unexcused absences = F in course
Absences will be excused if you provide medical documentation for sick days.

• We will still have 2 weeks of "lecture" and 2 weeks of "presentations," but now everyone will attend all presentations. The presentations will be a 5-minute presentation on your artist. (I will grade your museum trips & projects online)
• Comments on each other's blogs are still appreciated, however they are no longer required. Instead, for each of the 4 weeks of Module 3, in addition to extensive research & presentation on your artist, you should look up artists from the list on this page. Look up any 3 you like each week. Post one example of their work (still image or video) and write TWO ANALYTIC paragraphs in response to the piece. By ANALYTIC I mean not a simple "description" of the work, nor an "I like it" or "I don't like it," rather an articulate attempt to READ the work of art in the context of the ideas in this course and your own life. Each thoughtful & perceptive analysis will receive 1 point for a total possible of 12 points.
• In addition to the 12 artist analyses, please blog on Your Museum Trip, Your Project, and Your Presentation Artist.

Points for M3
• Up to 12 points for your 12 artist analysis blogs
• Up to 4 points for your Museum Trip & Analytic Write-up
• Up to 4 points for your M3 Art Project
• Up to 5 points for your M3 Artist Presentation
12+4+4+5 = 25 points possible for M3

Basta Dobbs

One more video before we leave "Identity"... we watched Angry Little Asian Girl... and We're All Angels... here's a piece from the Basta Dobbs campaign...

Open House

Hi Guys!

I thought I'd have a little Open House on Saturday from 1-4. Drop by if you have a chance. The address is in this thing (zap it with your smart phone "QR / Bar Code Reader)(or just ask me)

Identity Collages

Here's some thoughts on Identity collages!

Open Haus

Round Tuit

As this round roman Tuit suggests, time's a tickin, get bloggin!
(yes, as in "I'll do it when I get around to it")

Most peeps are only being followed by 3 or 4 peeps... the WHOLE CLASS should be following the WHOLE CLASS! (just your 9 or 11 section, you don't have to follow the other peeps)

1. Follow Everybody
2. Blog a lot
3. Write about your artist, identity, beauty, truth, real, fake, realism, romanticism, etc
4. Have a great weekend
5. Comment on peeps blogs!
6. Read everybody in your group before the midterm
7. Still have a great weekend!
8. See you next week!

-- Glenn

More Dance!

Wow, never realized how much dance there is around our building! :)