Narrative Digital Collage

This collage represents me as a person. It shows my current and future goals as well as my accomplishments. Everything within the collage has something to do with me. The Libra scale represents my sign, the 'S" on her chest represents what i am going to become which is a super mom! overall it is a representation of me as a person. Past and present!

Sculpture Center Reaction"Field Trip 3"

Sanford Biggers: Cosmic Voodoo Circus

The Sculpture Center was a nice getaway in Long Island City. I wasn't expecting to see what I did, when the professor explained what the center would look like I was expecting more of metal artwork. Instead there was this Voodoo like video playing with drums and chanting in the large space it made it seem the speakers were really close to you.The A Joia Orixa was very interesting and seem to match the title of the exhibition and space very well. The statue stood tall and wide, the color was grasping, the music from the video match what the statues look. This piece makes the space seem like it belongs as well as the billboard (Chesire). The Lower level space was my favorite of the exhibtions on show, the smell o it was funny at first but then looking around at the different pieces that were up along with the stories that went with it reminded me of the subway station. The pieces by Rona Yefman: Time Kills, fit in perfectly with the space, it kind of seems like people are jumping out at you talking to you in the subway station like the random homeless people that do come up to you. The artworks from this exhibit all tie into each other perfectly considering the space they are within. I really enjoyed this field trip and if I were ever in the area I would stop by the Sculpture Center again.


Sources:

Sanford Biggers "A Joia Do Orixa" 2011
Sanford Biggers "Chesire" 2010-2011
Rona Yefman "Shanghi Kate" 2011, "Dame of the world" 2011

Design in our lives reaction, field trip #2

Whats defines art to be high function or low function? Well on my trip to the MoMa at the "Talk to me" exhibit, I was able to see some arts that I would define as high or low function. When I first walked in I really liked the piece that was interactive, alot of people were standing next to it and playing with it. But I didn't choose this as one of my works.
"Cross fire from the series Natural Occurence" really caught my eye for a piece that can be defined low function. Because silverware does nothing on its on and can be lived without. In the Stone Ages people ate with their hands. I consider this piece low function because one its not really needed, we can live without it and we have to provide mobility to it.
Another piece I considered low functioning is the "Menstruation Machine" it is not practical. Women have been dealing with menstruation for years I have seen many different sanitary napkins and cups to contain the blood flow, but never something of this sort. I couldn't imagine this being comfortable or sanitary. Also, men do not menstruate so what would be the purpose of them using this?
Now to the good stuff! The "JetBlue Interface" and "Metrocard Vending Machine" both of these I would consider high functioning. I consider them high function because they are practical and can be used for everyday use. They are both self service which allow for faster service to the consumer. One is used in the airport and the other is used in subway terminal.



Sources:

Geoffrey Mann "Cross Fire from the series Natural Occurence" 2010

Sputiniko!Design Interactions Department) Royal college of art
"Menstruation Machine- Takashi's Take" 2010

Masamichi Udagawa, Sigi Moeslinger,Bruce Pringle of Antenna Design " Jetblue Interface"2004

Masamichi,udagawa & Sigi Moeslinger of Antenna Design, David Reinfurt, Kathleen Holman,MTA New York City Transit "MetroCard Vending Machine" 1999