Q for reading 2

What is so different about the painter and the cameraperson? Aren't both artists essentially altering the way they perceive reality, just through different mediums?

The cameraperson "penetrates deeply into (the subject's) web" ~~~ just an interesting idea that was proposed by Benjamin that i'd like to hear responses from.

project 3: Animation + Audio

Animation + Audio (Project 3) from Alexx Jaramillo on Vimeo.

project 2: animation

ANIMATION PROJECT from Alexx Jaramillo on Vimeo.

As my first ever go with After Effects, i'd have to say that i played it a little safe. When I first opened the program, I sat in the lab for 2 hours just staring at my imported diptych and i wanted to cry.
I was really inspired, however, by the video we saw in class Bonobo's "Cirrus"

I like the concept of turning something old into something new and disturbing, and i tried my best with this project. I feel as if my first animation was somewhat of a success, I definitely strayed from the original composition of my piece and it may seem like it has a lack of a sense of direction, but i think that kind of portrays who i am as well.

I was nearly in a fist fight with After Effects and I could not figure out how to end my video at the  actual ending which is at 12 seconds, not 30.. i need to go back in to Ae and figure out how to end it when it is over.

Q's for reading 1

Basic Animation Aesthetics
by David OReilly

Question 1:

Does the use of simple geometric shapes in creating the worlds in which we ~animate~ put a limit on what we can produce because it is such a simple tactic and so easy to manipulate?

Question 2:

Keeping the content of our animations consistent and coherent is a good thing according to OReilly because it creates a sense of reality within the animation, but because of that does it make it awkward and tacky if you were to take a risk and include something that seems realistic rather than geometric and obviously computer animated? (for example, my pizza picture, if i made that fly through a night sky like an airplane and my subject matter consisted of things that only felt real but didn't necessarily look real, would it be too off putting?)

project 1: introspective dipychs

BOHEMIAN:

a person, as an artist or writer who lives and acts free of regard for

conventional rules and practices. 

 by Alexx Jaramillo

“Bohemian” a phrase that describes a lifestyle of free thinking, earthiness, and creativity. As one who believes whole-heartedly that art is a way of thinking creatively, this word was the primary focus of this project.

Dissecting small aspects of what it means to be bohemian helped decide on the photos used. Each picture was picked out because it represents what the bohemian lifestyle is to my partner and I.

Good music, good vibes, artistic influence, and warm earthy colors are what helped this project unfold. I had no prior Photoshop experience before this, so I thought I’d try to put myself in the best “bohemian” environment I could to accomplish this task.

I sat inside my room with the curtains drawn and the windows wide open, I listened to the sounds of outside, and my music to create a good mood for working in, and then I just got to it.

Art isn’t supposed to have any restriction that is why there are so many different forms. I believe that being a bohemian is about a lot more than a person who doesn’t follow the conventional way of doing things, I believe that being bohemian means you are in touch with many things that only influence and inspire your creative works, be it music, poetry, photography, or art.

by: Jessica Dorado

 It wasn’t a week before I began this project that I was called “earthy,” however, I’ve been addressed before with similar references. I have a group of friends who still call me “Flower Child,” and I’ve had more than one person tell me I give off a “bohemian vibe.” It’s not that any of these references are rude, in fact most of the time they’re said lovingly (if not also with slight exasperation). Yet still, I can hear some underlying negative associations with the phrases. As if they believe me to be naïve. And though I’ve never been angered by these comments, my curiosity has intensified regarding the subject.

So I looked up the meaning of a Bohemian It’s “a person, as an artist or writer, who lives and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices.”

I am a writer. And a photographer, which I suppose makes me an artist as well.  As for they way I live and act – I’ve been happier with the decisions I’ve made based off my own morals and thoughts, as opposed to those I’ve made based off what’s deemed appropriate by those around me.

So maybe I am a little bit of a bohemian at heart. But maybe we all should be. After all, everyone only has so much time in this world. We might as well dance to beautiful music, paint beautiful art, write beautiful words, and live in a way that ensures we’re content with the only person we’re entitled to live with for the rest of our lives – ourselves.