Art and Technology SP 2021

Cloverleaf Here is my performance art piece "Cloverleaf". It is based off of a song I wrote by the same name.

The first genre I want to highlight is psychedelic rock. This style of music is one of my favorites because of the unique ways that they used sound. I like music that can take a sound that maybe I haven't heard before and turns it into a beautiful melody. The Beatles were especially notable in this genre, because of the way they pioneered innovative sound. A perfect album that represents this would be Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, especially the song "Lucy In the Sky with Diamonds". This song uses a lot of psychedelic instruments and tones to mesmerize the listener. To someone today, this kind of music might not seem that innovative but that’s because the Beatles were inspirations for a ton of artists in today's music. The second genre I will highlight is Disco. This style was popular because of its catchy rhythms and drum patterns. Michael Jackson is a great example, as he is one of the most famous performers of all time. "Rock with You" is o...

The technology I want to talk about is 3D printing. I think it is amazing how far 3D printing has gotten this day and age, with devices that can make largescale creations or even little pens that allow for freehand creation. It is crazy to think of where this technology started, as humanity once only thought we could create prints in 2D. We could go all the way back and talk about the early days, where paper was invented in China in AD 105. People were only able to use ink to hand write their messages and texts. Paper evolved from parchment to scrolls, then to books. Then we could flash forward to the creation of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440. Now we were able to use the press to make many copies of texts and distribute them to the populace. Over time this device got more advanced, and now most people own a printer in their own home. Finally, we made it to around today, where we have printers that can print not on paper, but instead an object from code input to a com...

Performance art is not something that is easy to define. One thing you can say about it is that whatever type of performance is made, there is a message behind it. Now you might think all you have to do is maybe sing a song or read a monologue in front of a camera, but it is more than that. The performances contain a piece of the performer themselves, as you need to be well connected to your message in order to convey a convincing performance art video. Sometimes the video itself doesn't matter, but the symbolism behind what you are trying to say. This can present itself in a very simple manner, such as a spoken poem about a personal experience, or something more complex like a visual dance or action. What's important is how the audience will interpret the actions that you perform. Overall, performance art is a display of passion from the performer that can move an audience with its message.

The first musical I watched was Meet me in St. Louis . The first thing I took note of was how intricate and colorful the clothing that the dancers were wearing was. It's important for the dancers in a musical to wear interesting clothing so that the audience can absorb every costume during the large musical numbers. I never realized how many songs I recognized from this musical. I have definitely heard the song about the trolley, as well as the classic Christmas songs that are included. The second post I watched was on the song "Fifty Percent" from the play Ballroom . There were many different clips of the song being performed, and it was very interesting to see how each singer sang the song differently. Dorothy Loudon sings with long, sad notes. Bea Arthur sings quicker, questioning lines, as if she was having a conversation. Michael Feinstein does a raspier and softer rendition. Barbara Streisand delivers an ambient, peaceful cover in her performance. Lastly, I watched ...

Over my time here I have learned a bit about editing, as I am enrolled in the FMA major. Some of my favorite films to make are experimental, and I have picked up some cool techniques along the way. My favorite aspect of film to play with is color, and there are a lot of easy ways to manipulate color. For a general edit, I find that Adobe Premiere Pro has a good software, but if I want to spend a lot of time on color I would recommend Davinci Resolve. The color correcting is a lot more tuned on that program. Another one of my favorite effects is Chroma Key. If you plan ahead of time for osmething in your shot to be a solid color, you can use Chroma Key to replace whatever is that color in the image with something else. I have made plenty of cool shots layering effects over different images. If you are looking for free music, I recommend freemusicarchive.org, as you can search for free tracks by genre. I have found many background tracks this way. I am also looking to make my own musi...