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As I was viewing the famous Washington Sqaure Park, on the 7th floor of the Kimmel Student Center, I could not help but think about the DeCerteau reading, "The Practice of Everyday Life: Walking in the City." De Certeau states that walking in the city has "its own rhetoric." Which is true, watching a group of people walk in the park almost looked the same as the group before. Almost every 30 seconds something new happened in the park, or one would notice a different activity. From people walking in red coats, to kids riding on scooters, and to the bubble man blowing bubbles. The events that were occuring shaped how the park is. The people of the city create the city.
POSTER PROJECT
Artist Statement: For this project, I wanted to explore the idea of multiple current events. In this day and age there has not been a day where there is a major turning point in history. Whether it be something our president, senator, or congressman say or a potential law that wants to be passed or women's right.. For the four posters I wanted each of them to focus on a specific event. In recent events, brave women have been sharing their stories and shedding light upon their truth to the world. For example, in November 2018 Dr. Ford spoke her truth about Brett Kavanaugh for sexual harassment allegations. Millions of people heard and watched her speak her truth, which was riveting and inspiring for many. However, many did not appreciate her nor believe her. The moral of the poster is to show that it is incredibly important to believe women. The second posters touches base on President Trump's idea to build a wall and to ban Muslims from entering the United States of America. Ever since, he came into office there has been nonstop media attention towards his efforts to set these two actions in place. Which has caused an uproar in this country of both negative and positive affirmations. The main star of the show in the third poster, is the picture that claims support for the first Somali-American Hijabi US congresswoman. The times are changing and people need to catch up. The last poster merely covers the importance of spreading love not hate because ‘love trumps hate.’ Overall, the goal of this project is to highlight important current events.
PROGRAMMED
First Piece: “Score for Dance” also known as Lucinda Childs Dance is a piece done by chorographer Lucinda Childs, composer Philip Glass, and artist Sol LeWitt. The way the dance was shown was through a projector onto a wall. At first glance, the viewer sees dancers synchronized dancing to soft music. As the dancing continues, the viewer sees more dancers. In total, there are 11 dancers for this modern masterpiece. Their synchronization pertains to the ideas of patterns. It is almost as if the dancers are mirroring each other. At one point of the show, LeWitt enlarges certain dancers emphasizing their importance to each scene. Second Piece: “Coded Algorithmic Drawing” was done by Joan Truckenbrod who was a brilliant artist that had a passion for making computer drawings. To make these particular drawings there is a programming language that must be put into practice. Also, her artistry heavily depends on the art of coding as each piece had a specific code for the programming language. In both works the viewer can infer that she incorporated algorithms which “described natural phenomena, such as light, or sound waves.” The work is done on a white textile like paper with black non-shaded and shaded drawings. This gives the viewer the physical ability to fill these drawings and truly understand them. Third Piece: “Nam June Paik, Fin De Silece II” was done by artist Nam June Paik. The way this artwork is set up in the exhibition is through box televisions stacked onto each other. Each television is broadcasting a different visual art. From David Bowies face to choreography of some sort, Paik is creating a sequence, a pattern through these visual arts to capture the viewers’ attention. This particular piece shows how programming, coding, and design shape the world we live in because these televisions broadcasted popular culture and the media which has a huge audience.
WWW RESPONSE
The World Wide Web (WWW) is an abundance of human knowledge and information. Every item within the WWW can be received through a reference. Also, backed up by the mass amounts of body data found on the internet.