Golan Levin cleverly used a Kinect to tape the interview. This was a funny and interesting idea. You can tell this video is art in itself because it decontextualized the interview into something totally different.
Abstractionism is a topic Golan mentioned that I was very drawn to. He says that the abstract can convey things to us that go beyond language. This statement left me pensive. I realized that I almost always use abstractionism in all my projects, whether they be art or for my Ancient Philosophy course. In my Final Art Video Piece this is very clear because of the underwater element as it distorts the way we see the physical world. I think I may favor using abstract means to convey messages because I must have unknowingly had an intuitive sense that the abstract appeals to a different, non-linguistic sense of understanding and perception. The fluidity of the many different ways our brain can interpret the world fascinates me. I think it is important to know that our language is simply a means of audible communication, but that our human capacity is capable of understanding through many other mediums.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Final Video Art Piece
Embrace The Error
Tracey Carrasco
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6N2CPSPG2c&feature=youtu.be
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Evolution of Music
The Cure- Why Can't I Be You?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI0a9hTh5AU
This song belongs to the new wave genre. The drums give it a rock type of effect and the keyboard notes uplifts it to a more pop sound but in general its a fusion of the two genres.
Darude- Sandstorm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQaBWziYvY
This song belongs to the electro genre. The entirety of the track is computer generated. There are no lyrics and it holds a constant beat and melody line (which isn't really a melody more than it is a constant series of notes). The song is very repetitive and hyper-tempo.
The Offspring- Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzY2Qcu5i2A
This song is definitely a mix between nineties and punk. It has traces of Ska which was a staple of the reggae loving youth of the nineties. Moreover, the 'punk' is this song is clear by the aggressive yet goofy attitude of the lead singer who sings with conviction typical of rock music yet stays lighthearted throughout.
Front line Assembly- Plasticity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIFPzehIY1Q
In my opinion, this song seems epitomizes the genre Industrial 75/Goth. The electric sounds are reminiscent of early electro and the "screamo" type of singing makes it dark and gothic sounding. I almost want to say it's like Post Modern Crisis because of the many influences of sounds in the song. It's a mixture of techno, electro- clash, and high energy rock. It doesn't seem far fetched to say that music after the eighties is a mixture of everything from the past, especially this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MI0a9hTh5AU
This song belongs to the new wave genre. The drums give it a rock type of effect and the keyboard notes uplifts it to a more pop sound but in general its a fusion of the two genres.
Darude- Sandstorm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HQaBWziYvY
This song belongs to the electro genre. The entirety of the track is computer generated. There are no lyrics and it holds a constant beat and melody line (which isn't really a melody more than it is a constant series of notes). The song is very repetitive and hyper-tempo.
The Offspring- Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzY2Qcu5i2A
This song is definitely a mix between nineties and punk. It has traces of Ska which was a staple of the reggae loving youth of the nineties. Moreover, the 'punk' is this song is clear by the aggressive yet goofy attitude of the lead singer who sings with conviction typical of rock music yet stays lighthearted throughout.
Front line Assembly- Plasticity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIFPzehIY1Q
In my opinion, this song seems epitomizes the genre Industrial 75/Goth. The electric sounds are reminiscent of early electro and the "screamo" type of singing makes it dark and gothic sounding. I almost want to say it's like Post Modern Crisis because of the many influences of sounds in the song. It's a mixture of techno, electro- clash, and high energy rock. It doesn't seem far fetched to say that music after the eighties is a mixture of everything from the past, especially this song.
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