DSGN 264-406 Fall 2020 Blog
After starting our new “Data Visualization” project, I did a bit of googling to see how artists who are much more experienced at using Java code are making art. I came across this website (https://devart.withgoogle.com/) where they specifically showcase art made with code, curate virtual galleries, and host competitions for Read more…
The following article was an article I searched to read more about coding after reading Form+Code. I thought it provided more additional cool things. https://medium.com/glitch/coding-from-art-to-science-and-back-again-61f9fd40b573
Surplus Candy is the name of an exhibition by artist Hanksy. Hanksy upcycles an abandoned house in New York with fun cartoon-ish images and art. This derivation of intervention art reminded me that art does not have to be on a canvas, and that art is a tool to re-beautify Read more…
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/samsung-stolen-masterpieces-art-crime-monet-cezanne-van-gogh-exhibition Samsung has recently collaborated with Noah Charney, the founder of the Association for Research into Crimes Against Art (ARCA) to help to find the stolen art pieces. Samsung opened an online exhibition, and its audience with provide attention to the missing art pieces and by doing so, the chances Read more…
Keith Haring is an artist famous for his abstracted, colorful figures that can be seen all over t-shirts nowadays. Much of his work addressed the AIDS epidemic in the 1980’s and advocated for safe sex. Whenever I see his work, I am always reminded of this video in which he Read more…
We would think that restoring classical features of a building would always be successful and finished with perfection. However, just like some others, this restoration of sculpture in Spain is a true exception. This photo gave me a good laugh as some viewer pointed out that it even looks like Read more…
Right before Halloween, Adult Swim released a compilation of Jack Stauber’s Opal Smalls. A spooky story indeed, as the shorts follow a curious Opal as she investigates the screams coming from a haunted house across the street. I first became a fan of Jack Stauber because of his music and Read more…
Visual Artist Simone Leigh, has recently installed an edition of her brickhouse monument. She writes, “I operate in an auto-ethnographic way, in which I research African and diaspora art objects, material culture and philosophies. Often my work is sparked by underlining texts from Black feminist thinkers. Brick House is not Read more…
While looking up some interactive art pieces, this piece by Candy Chang really struck me. Chang created these chalk board walls with the “Before I Die…” prompt placed on the top and chalk so that people could respond, and placed them in public spaces across dozens of cities. These “Before Read more…
https://amiltonpaglia.com/writing/building-products?ref=sidebar A good look into what it means to make products, as well as the intentional decisions that need to be made; another aspect of design that is beyond just the visual, and an interesting perspective I thought I’d like to share