DSGN 264-403 Fall 2020 Blog
Since I live right outside DC, I recently got an email about “12 Virtual and IRL Things to Do This Week In D.C.” In this article, I found this online show that the Hirshhorn museum has put together that is specifically for viewing online. The exhibition explores how artists are Read more…
I came across this TikTok account by accident–Jose Manchado is a photographer based in Spain, but I think he became popular on Tiktok for ‘animating’ static paintings much in the way that we did with puppet warp in Photoshop for our Dada Composites. His animations have since become much more Read more…
The Slow Factory is a foundation working toward securing human rights and environmental justice. Almost a year ago, they launched their One X One program, the first science incubator in fashion, where teams focused on circularity, human-centered design, and regenerative technologies. The board of advisors and the teams are both Read more…
Before this class, I always viewed photoshop as an elusive application that magically transformed images. This comedic video took that another step further, and proved to me that “photoshopping” is an incredible learned skill. The concept of the video is quite simple, but the steps in achieving its aim seem Read more…
As I was browsing the web, I came across an excerpt from Christoph Niemann’s book, Sunday Sketching. It is not only a collection of his light-hearted drawings but also a reminder that creative expression is difficult and not always excellent. It reminded me a lot of The Six Steps comic, Read more…
Since we unfortunately cannot do the intervention project in person, I thought I’d show people what my friend did in this class 2 years ago for her project. Her group constructed this massive money bag and put it beside the Ben Franklin statue on Locust walk. They also taped a Read more…
While browsing for examples of coding or digital data in art I came across the concept of neural network art. Artists utilize AI to elevate pieces that they have already created. Google has an open source AI interface, Deep Dream Generator, that anyone can use to create such visual effects. Read more…
Our project on artistic interventions made me think of this installation by Joshua Allen Harris that was pretty viral in 2008. The artist created a polar bear figure out of plastic bags that would sit on top of the subway grates in New York. The polar bear was (I’m not Read more…
When discussing public interventions in the context of art and design, a specific fashion show comes to mind for me. The Spring/Summer 2020 collection from Vetements garnered media criticisms and praise for it’s chosen location: An operational McDonald’s in Paris. To understand what led up to this show and the Read more…
My group for the intervention project is planning a projection artwork, so I wanted to look into how other artists have used the medium to comment on social issues. This article from 2017 discusses how projections have evolved as an alternative to graffiti, allowing artists to post protest messages in Read more…