Art Against Information – Reactions My initial reaction to the reading as a whole was composed of two main points: 1) The article brings up a good point about Data vs Information 2) Are some of these projects Meaningless? It may sound rather harsh, but these were my honest reactions. To begin with,…
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Mark Bohlen (Marcin Wieczorek)
Marc Bohlen The artist that I choose is Marc Bohlen. Bohlen is an artist/engineer who works for the REALTECHSUPPORT company. Using REALTECHSUPPORT, Marc was able to build and design information processing systems, which reflect cultural value. He describes his work as, “the relationship between people and machinery…
Art Against Information (Marcin Wieczorek)
Three Dimensional Data Reading the Art Against Information article was a way to look at the world differently. In today’s world, everyone relies on phones, tablets, computers, and many electronics, but only a few know about the functionalities of these objects. Behind each interface, lays a complicated data system, which…
Art Against Information After reading this article, I was impressed by how people presented there can make art out of anything they stumble upon. For example, The Dumpster is a visualization of blog posts.It has over 2000 blog posts of teenage splits. I thought it was absolutely genius to take something so useless(even though it’s a great…
Art Against Information
Learning about artists in this class has really opened my eyes to a whole new way of thinking that seems to be common in the New Media world. The artists that we read about don’t just make art with a subject and a background and thats it. They think about every aspect that goes into…
2 design projects (Marcin Wieczorek)
Solar powered charger in use on airplane Solar Powered Charger The first design project that fits under the first Slow Design Principle is a solar powered charger. This design project fits under this category because it does not overlook one very important aspect of life,…
Light Up Dart Board (Marcin Wieczorek)
The Light Up Dart Board is a fun way to spice up the dull game of darts. By using batteries and a few extra supllies we are able to light up different areas of the dart board. Depending on which circle the magnetic dart lands, an LED light begins to shine. Materials required: -4 AA…
Drip Lights
Drip Lights, 2014 The purpose of this assignment was to explore different ways to activate a switch. In this case the switch will light up an LED light. The switch works by having water close the circuit when the water drops come in contact with the open part of the circuit. This piece is meant to be…
Project 1: Hanging Lantern
Proj1: Hanging Lantern Tutorial This is a small tutorial on how to build a small lantern for decorative purposes. This small lantern works on a weight activated switch. So in essence you can simply hang the lantern and it will light up, and turn off once you un-hang it. This is a nice little idea…
Positivity Plant
Positivity Plant, 2014 The Positivity Plant explores the relationship between humans and plants by using wind to light LED’s in order to send a positive message. ———————————————————————————————————————————- Materials needed: Plant, copper tape, battery, 2 LED’s, 1 resistor, conductive wire, and a soldering iron (hot glue gun optional) First, you’ll want to solder your 2 LED’s…
John Ippolito – “Hacking for fun and profit”
In the “Hacking for fun and profit video the aspect that I took away from this was Creative Commons and how that is still prevelant to creative works. At the time of this video, Ippolito brings up a lot of cases where even though the internet was created for the sharing and collaboration of information,…
Response to John Ippolito’s “Hacking Copyright For Fun and Profit”
I appreciated John Ippolito’s discussion of Creative Commons licenses in his “Hacking Copyright For Fun and Profit” lecture. When content can be shared so easily over the internet, it’s important for creators to be aware of their options. The first time I came across a Creative Commons license was alongside videos created by The Lonely…