Explore the following site and choose one work that you like and one that you do not like.  Critique both of your choices.

http://portfolio.cgsociety.org/

Description

Describe the work without using value words such as “beautiful” or “ugly”:

• What is the written description about the work?
• What is the title and who is (are) the artist(s)?
• When and where was the work created?
• Describe the elements of the work (i.e., line movement, light, space).
• Describe the technical qualities of the work (i.e., tools, materials, instruments).
• Describe the subject matter. What is it all about? Are there recognizable images?

Analysis

Describe how the work is organized as a complete composition:

• How is the work constructed or planned (i.e., acts, movements, lines)?
• Identify some of the similarities throughout the work (i.e., repetition of lines, use of color).
• Identify some of the points of emphasis in the work (i.e., specific scene, figure, movement).
• If the work has subjects or characters, what are the relationships between or among them?

Interpretation

Describe how the work makes you think or feel:

• Describe the expressive qualities you find in the work. What expressive language would you use to describe the qualities (i.e., tragic, ugly, funny)?
• Does the work remind you of other things you have experienced (i.e., analogy or metaphor)?
• How does the work relate to other ideas or events in the world and/or in your other studies?

Judgment or Evaluation

Present your opinion of the work’s success or failure:

• What qualities of the work make you feel it is a success or failure?
• Compare it with similar works that you think are good or bad.
• What criteria can you list to help others judge this work?
• How original is the work? Why do you feel this work is original or not original?

There has been controversy surrounding the idea of copyrights in regards to New Art Media or Digital Media.

“Copyright laws become obsolete when technology renders the assumptions on which they were based outmoded.”  Do you agree with this statement?  Read the articles and websites linked below and answer the following questions.

http://clancco.com/wp/2010/02/19/hot-topics-copyright-art/

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/copyright/issues.html

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10281571-93.html

http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/fair_use/

1. What is meant by the term “Fair Use?”

2. Are copyright laws outdated and irrelevant for today or do such laws still have a place in protecting artists, authors, musicians, and other creative people from being robbed of their ideas and work?

What is Video Painting and/or Ambient Video?  Are they the same thing?

Ben Jones’ Install View The New Dark Age – Deitch – 2009

1. Click the link below “Ghost of the Fog” to watch a video painting.

Ghost of the Fog from Syndrome Pictures on Vimeo.

2. Watch the following youtube videos

3. Explore the following websites and find a definition for video painting or ambient video.

http://videopainting.org

http://vimeo.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

4. Leave a comment.  How do you feel about video painting and/or ambient video.  Does this seem like a legitimate art form to you?  Do you like it, love it, hate it?

People define New Art Media or New Media Art in different ways.  How do you define New Art Media?  What do you think are some of the criteria for a piece of art to fall under the relatively new category or genre of art?  Answer these questions before clicking on the Brown University Wiki link below.  Does your idea of New Art Media match that of the Wiki?

Brown University Wiki