DSGN 264-403 Fall 2021 Blog
If you know me, you know I swear by my Spotify playlists. As algorithms slowly begin to take over the streaming industry, playlist-making becomes evermore essential. In my eyes, playlist-making is a form of art; a way you can create the perfect musical collage for yourself. You can make one Read more…
In modern-day society, some people define art as a diverse and creative range of human activities that express the author’s imaginative or technical skill, coupled with underlying symbolic meaning. Although we are the only species that produces art and designs with symbolic value, we are not the only species that Read more…
If you are somewhat familiar with the game development, film, or the broad vfx industry, you may have heard of the fancy term of procedural generation being thrown around. Essentially procedural generation allows the artist to create the final artwork through layers of step by step algorithmic manipulation. One can Read more…
After delving into web development since last semester, especially the front-end world, I discovered and soon became fascinated by the world of the 3D interactive art on the web. Some of the prime examples that intrigued me was Porter Robinson’s personal website and his PC/VR-based concert that he hosted on Read more…
Two decades worth of Hwan’s visions of the Korean Landscape are now being viewed in London. His exhibition “Rooted Island” is now on view at London’s Saatchi Gallery, hosted by Seojung Art. https://www.facebook.com/saatchigalleryofficial/
teamLab is a Japan-based studio that consists of a collective of interdisciplinary artists who specialize in different fields from art, programming, mathematics, to engineering and CG. I was introduced to them by a friend in the same major just awhile ago, thinking they are so cool, I thought I would Read more…
How the Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit uses color to convey emotion. During winter break, my family and I decided to go to the Van Gogh Exhibit in Birmingham, AL because it was a limited-edition exhibit. The exhibit was broken up into three sections – his life in quotes, a transition Read more…
One day, I opened Twitter and saw a certain type of artwork. Users were saying they wrote a word or prompt and they got an artwork as a result. After reading comments saying “what app?”, I learned that the website is called Dream by WOMBO. Some similar predecessors are DALL-E, Read more…
Cao Fei is a Chinese multimedia artist whose works reflects the fluidity of a world in which cultures have mixed and diverged in rapid evolution. Fei reveals the discrepancy between reality and dream, and the discontent and disillusionment of China’s younger generation. Depictions of hyper-capitalistic Pearl River Delta development abound Read more…
These sneakers typically start around $500 but can go all the way up to almost $800. The extremely high prices for these sneakers has led to a fair amount of controversy. In this Vox article, the author talks about how people have accused Golden Goose of “fetishizing poverty” for making Read more…