Facial Mapping

I had never seen facial mapping before this class. I think the idea will eventually be highly used. I really liked when the women in the face mapping video turned into a robot. and the projection on her face was dark. I also thought it was cool when light blue eyes were projected onto her. I bet she was actually closing her eyes. This video reminded me of the tattoo projection video we saw in  class where the tattoos moved and changed. I think tattoo projection will also be functional and not just an art form. Tattoo artists will project the tattoo a person want onto their skin and trace it.

Ice Hockey Projection

Video art is a really cool medium. I like the projection that did on the ice hockey rink because it had good movement and depth. Even though we all know the ice rink is flat on the bottom, the video make it appear to protrude both inward and outward. I think it was also effective when they used video of moving substances such as water to make the ice come to life. I think they could add to the idea by having people on the ice interact with the video displays.

Oprah's Flash Mob

I can't believe the shear size of the flashmob at the black eyed peas concert. I don't think there has ever been a bigger flash mob. I have to image it took a ton of practice to get all those people to do the right thing at the right time. I thought it was really funny how excited Oprah was about the flash mob taking a video on her super old phone! Im sad because I feel like flash mobs aren't as cool anymore because people just expect them now.

Banksy

I am a big fan of Banksy's art. I think street art is important because it is a way to see the the truth behind a population. Street art is the one place where things aren't sugarcoated. Street art in the most pure and honest form of art. I hope someday to make street art but I'm not sure I want to get caught! I think for now I will just stick to appreciating it. I think there should be walls in cities designated to legal street art. Street art gives a city character.

Girl Dancing on Butter

The first things that come to mind I think of our Art and Tech class is the girl dancing on butter. That was literally the funniest thing I have ever seen. I feel really bad that she took it so seriously! I really really contemplated doing my personal performance art on a variation of the butter dance. Looking back I wish I did gymnastics in butter or Danced on butter while my friends threw tomatoes at me. I hope that someday in my future I get the opportunity to dance on butter. I will take it very seriously.

1984: Dawn of the Mac

As I sit here using my beautiful macbook computer it is interesting to think about how much Macs have changed and how influential they have been on society. I personally am a Big believer in apple products because they are easy to use and are good quality. Knock on wood I have yet to break an iPhone and I drop them all the time, therefore I think those who break them are idiots for not protecting them with a case. I am also extremely obsessed with my computer, I'm not typically a material girl but between the elegant, clean look and the perfect functionality I just couldn't ask for better. I think apple is my favorite company.

Portraits Made Using People as Pixels

This type of art is really inspiring. I would love to keep looking at more work done by Craig Alan. I think it was very creative of him to use people as a piece of his art. Typically when people are in artwork they are the center of attention, however Craig shows us that when people come together they can make something bigger than themselves. I couldn't imagine orchestrating all those people. I could imagine it would be very frustrating. I think part of the reason the images are so unique is because there is so much curiosity as to how he got all the people in the exact place they needed to be.