INNERview Interview with James Powerdly

I didn't watch this whole interview, but I found James pretty interesting! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoFkqLKPAL0

What I Learned from this Class

On a practical note I learned how to use Photoshop, which I now love! Since our first project I now use Photoshop ALL THE TIME at work. I also took away form the class the impact digital media has on the world around us.

Favorite Project from Class

My favorite project from class has to be the one on the passage of time. I was really inspired by the goings on in Syria and I was so thrilled that I had the opportunity to spread awareness of the issues surrounding Syrian refugees.

Illustrator Shortcuts

I really did not enjoy working in Illustrator, however; this page has some good shortcut tips. http://www.nobledesktop.com/shortcuts/illustratorcs5/mac/

New Media Installation in Seattle

"Lean-out, Lean-to was triggered by an encounter with an inventive truck canopy turned shed in a quiet neighborhood in Spokane. The multi-media installation revolves around a sculptural interpretation of that make-shift shed as a monolithic chamber of secrets. Through stop-motion animations of enigmatic and obscured landscapes and recordings of animal mimicry, distress, and song, the Jack Straw New Media Gallery will be altered into a stage set for a forgotten story." http://www.jackstraw.org/ 

Video Art

The link contains "50 great works of video art." http://flavorwire.com/399191/50-great-works-of-video-art-that-you-can-watch-online. I like number 2.

Interventionist Art

For those of you not in the DTC 356 class, as our final projects we had to complete an interventionist art video. Complete with video editing. Here is some good info on the roots of interventionist art.
http://www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=38

New Media Artists

I'm assuming that this is some girl's blog, however; the blog has a ton of links for new media artists.
 http://hypernatural.com/links.html

Currents New Media

This group is composed of a ton of great new media artist. You can explore a lot of different subsets of new media on on the pages on this website. http://currentsnewmedia.org/artists/

Since we are creating propaganda art, here is a current example. While I do not support this artists work, it is a good example of new media & propaganda. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hillary-clinton-flying-monkey-signs-741631

Would you eat Fukushima soup? Two brothers cooked up soup using ingredients from Fukushima, Japan and served it at the Frieze Art Fair. According to CNN, "Frieze opens its doors for the 12th year this week, with 162 galleries from 25 countries rubbing shoulders under a massive new tent designed by Universal Design Studio." Check out this article on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/16/travel/frieze-art-fair-storify/index.html?hpt=tr_c2.

I chose to stick with my theme of global/humanitarian activism. I sliced up the word Ebola and colored the image using Liberia's flag color. There have been 8033 detected cases of ebola and 3865 deaths from the sickness. Donate to UNHCR to help the families dealing with Ebola. 

I struggled with an idea for this project until I thought to myself what if I lived in a society where my career path was chosen for me? What if someone said Lauren, "you are going to be an artist for the rest of your life." a lightbulb went off in my head and I thought about my passion for global humanitarian activism. I would want my art to be a billboard promoting action for the numerous global humanitarian disasters around the World.

This image is of the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria. The country of Syria has been ravaged by a brutal civil war and the constant progression of the terrorist group ISIS. The Umayyad mosque is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is the oldest place for continual pray since the rise of Islam.

The mosque and almost the entire country has been reduced to rubble. There are over 9 million Syrian refugees in desperate need of assistance.

Self-Portrait

I chose photos that represent me as I grew up - photos as a kid, horseback riding as a preteen, dances and events from high school, my first year of college and then moving to Washington. I then used tools to shape the photo collage into the state of Pennsylvania. I chose to shape the photos into the shape elf PA because that is where I grew up. No matter where I go Pennsylvania will always be home.