What was your favorite part or software program of this class?
Learning how to use the tools for editing video in Adobe Premiere had to be my favorite project, as it was the one I was the least familiar with using.

What was your least favorite part or software program of this class?
That would have to be working with Illustrator. As someone else mentioned in class, it seemed like a redundant program unless you are someone who actively works in the vector format often.

What part or program of this class will you continue to use in your artwork?
The skills I learned in the photoshop portion and those I picked up using premiere.

What was your favorite piece of artwork you made in this class?
My favorite piece would have to be the video project at the end of class. 

What was your favorite piece of artwork made by someone else in the class? 
Rachel's morning coffee animation project.

If you could change a part of the project assignments or part of this class what would it be?
Example: More structured assignments with more parameters?
More paper handouts to take home that have the assignment exercises on them.

                                                      John Tuomisto-Bell, Tempe Center for the Arts, 2014

                                           Mary Hood, Tempe Center for the Arts, 2014

Tempe Center for the Arts Juried Biennial: Copper Review

The Tempe Center for the Arts is a building that could be described as an art sanctuary. Sitting on the edge of Tempe Town Lake, this building boasts not only a combined seating capacity (of both the Studio and Theater) of 800 people, but acts as a public space that can be rented out for special events. Other features of this building include a gas fire pit along the northern infinity pool, a gift shop selling local art, and a gallery supporting local artists (some professors from ASU as well) with both indoor and outdoor viewing areas.

The most recent show in this gallery is the juried copper biennial. The show, running from September 26th to January 31st, also includes a number of salon type panels allowing inquisitive minds to explore the processes of copper working and the ideologies behind the artists themselves. The following are a few events that have and are taking place over the course of the next month.

• Nov. 21 - “Analog in/Digital out: Printed Literature vs. Multimedia Reading”
  
  
• Dec. 5 - “Replacing Copper with Light
  
  
• Dec. 12 - “Social Interaction in Game Spaces”
  
  
• Dec. 19 - “Bronze Casting Yesterday and Today”
  
  

It is always refreshing for me to see a community area that is so intent on education those interested in different forms of art. Each of these events are free, and usually include free appetizers and music.

We look to the center today to see the current copper exhibit and the artists that participate in it. Pieces in this exhibit include copper and bronze sculpture, mixed media, painting, photogravure processes, and glass works. Our very own Mary Hood displays her framed workings of the photogravure variety, a process that uses a copper plate to make photographic etchings. Her pieces resemble the large sculpture in downtown Phoenix entitled “Her secret is patience” by Boston artist Janet Echelman. Soft details and solid backgrounds give her art a smooth look that is easy on the eyes while still keeping me intrigued as to how the pieces were made. The only difference I would have enjoyed is to see these are larger works.

John Tuomisto-Bell is another name some of us may recognize from classes, as he is another ASU faculty member showing work in the gallery. One particular piece that caught my eye entitled “Falling Man” is an exploration of the lengths by which people will go to convince others that our opinions are the truth. Something I feel is particularly relevant in today’s age of the individual identity. The work features small bronze men falling in clusters from top to bottom over the span of about 4 feet. Looking closely reveals slight color in the bodies of each man, all a faded shade of red that seems to meld with the signature bronze color. The only downfall to these pieces was the bright overhead lighting. I say this specifically because I believe the mix of emotions John was aiming for could be perfected with low warm lighting, closer to the pieces to reduce shadows on the wall of each falling body.

With or without the addition of my two personal changes to these art pieces, I believe the show overall is highly successful and should be considered a welcome addition to the community for the next few months. Each artist featured has done a fantastic job creating strong work for this gallery setting, and I look forward to future exhibitions at the Tempe Center for the Arts gallery. 

Kyle Dickey  

https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere-pro/how-to/create-video-story.html
Tutorial by Richard Harrington

I chose a tutorial off the adobe website by a nice man by the name of Richard Harrington. However, I did not choose to fully 
follow the tutorial using his materials as he was making a documentary about eagles and it ended up being really boring. The skills I picked up working through this tutorial (using my own internet gathered sound and editing clips my way) will aid me in finishing up my video project, many of them being shortcuts and overall tools to make Premiere a little more user friendly for me.
Enjoy!

My post is about the contemporary artist Sue de Beer and her piece entitled Sister (2009). It seems to be a slow moving nostalgic video about childhood and possibly the loss of a sibling, or maybe the fond memories of a certain sibling as they once were. The artist uses certain lighting and image overlays to convey what I believe are memories or thoughts. Two girls are interacting throughout the video, reenacting playful times like "don't touch the lava" and helping each other get ready for events.

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/jackalope/2014/11/things_to_do_in_metro_phoenix_this_weekend.php

Review #1
Becky Bartkowski reviews the Jungle Box creation by Sarah Hurwitz. It's a short, sweet and to the point review that doesn't quite give away the full experience (something I really enjoy) but gives you a sense of what you will experience in the work. Built in a shipping container, Sarah's Jungle box gives a new spin on "choose your own adventure" when it comes to artwork. 

http://artreview.com/reviews/october_2014_parker_ito/


Review #2
Oliver Basciano reviews Parker Ito, an artist with many faces. Although the work seems to be pretty interesting, the review itself is mostly negative, with quotes like "I came to the conclusion that I really couldn't give a shit" and "Aside from being immensely boring, the problem with all this is that it's Teflon coated". It seems his impression of the work is less than satisfactory, though the works off angled pop culture display is different to say the least. I would be interested to see more of this work. 

The work of Ronald van der Meijs, in my opinion, is absolutely beautiful. These two works, Clouds of Knotted Sound and Play it one more time for me La Ville Fumee were my favorites out of the different sound art I looked at. La Ville Fumee responds to the different weaving and binding techniques of handmade cigars, factors that effect the burning rate of the cigar itself.  Unique rhythms are produced creating a harmony of sound, all which is an ode to the tobacco industry of Eindhoven city. Clouds of Knotted Sound features two bronze bowls filled with water that are competing in resonance, creating a strong harmony and a visible reaction in the water. The bowls spin slowly on turntables and vary in sound due to differences in the size of the bowls, amount of water, and a few other factors.

I would like to visit the exhibit starting November 1st at Phoenix Art Museum called All That Glitters is Not Gold. This particular exhibit features photography utilizing the method of printing on Platinum. With artists like Peter Henry Emerson, Edward Weston, and other notable names. The differences in printing on Platinum are what truly make it a beautiful method, being that the range of tonality is drastically expanded from it's sister material of silver prints. The art museum is a refreshing place for any artist to visit and experience the same thing we try to cause our audiences to experience. 

All That Glitters is Not Gold
Phoenix Art Museum

Location: Doris and John Norton Gallery for the Center for Creative Photography
Dates: November 1, 2014 to March 1, 2015

This scene from Bald Mountain in the movie Fanstasia (1940) is an example of a traditional animation style. In particular, I believe the traditional style used was the cell-animation process in which animator's drawings were traced or copied onto acetate sheets called cels. Once colors and tones were arranged, these were photographed in order to complete one frame.

This is an example of Stop Motion animation using beautifully carved styrofoam and long exposure lighting. The work entitled Marilyn Myller is about a struggling artist trying to create profound works, when really her perception of what is profound does not match up with the general consensus.

Artist: Kimsooja
Art in the Twenty-First Century Season 5, Systems

After watching her Art21 video, I chose an artist from Systems by the name of Kimsooja. Her work, multifaceted in various media forms, explores the idea of personal exploration itself, transcendence through the most simple day to day tasks, as well as aesthetic influences. The meanings in her work can be derived from many different dimensions of thought. For example, her works with "bottari", a Korean cover used in bedding and to bundle personal belongings in nomadic sects, gives us a view of the physical, cultural, and psychological derivatives that come from the use of this bundled cover.

Another particularly striking work of hers is known as "Needle Woman". Within this body of work, Kimsooja becomes not just a face in the crowds of different populous areas, but she is her own void within a space teeming with life and energy. The overwhelming feelings she describes of absorbing the surrounding energy is something I feel I can relate to on a personal level. Needle woman takes the focus off of her as an individual woman and places it on her transcendent state of being as she becomes the void in a crowd full of passersby.