Live Event Part III Video

Virtual Reality Check Live Event Part III

Matt Bleistern:
- Headsets implanted into the human body.

Victoria Stewart:
- A device that accurately provides various color codes.

Gary Crowley:
- Interacting with our devices the way we interact with people.

Anthony Almeida:
- Tapping cards rather than swiping.

Community

After several months of gathering information and conducting research on what makes "a community" a community. I learned that it's best to form a community when members are enthusiastic about the same topic. The more people who enjoy the subject matter, the better the discussion and the closer members become. If there is a little as one person who does not enjoy the topic discussed then that person can bring the entire mood down and make it a difficult time for the rest of the members.

Tomazs Sikorski Lecture

I loved Sikorski's lecture on what he calls "engaged art." He was a good speaker and I could tell that he loved what he does. Here are the notes that I took on his presentation:


- Ran most progressive art gallery in Warsaw in the early 80s.
- Art theories and critics in Europe recognize a certain type of art in which an artist does not want to execute an idea relating to aesthetics only.
o Political, social, psychological.
- All engaged art.
- There are politically engaged artists when there is a need to change something in politics and the status quo.
- Anywhere and every time art is available for the creation and improvement of social life.
- Psychological the most difficult to understand.
o Art that you can be close to, physically and mentally.
- In Europe, artists get more engaged in surroundings than in America.
- Yalta Conf. – Europe divided into two parts (one ruled by USSR).
- Long oppression in Poland by USSR.
- Engaged Art:
o Can modify status quo.
o Visible and invisible effects.
o Cognitive reactions.
o Forces the human mind to develop and open up.
- Art that believes it can change things, can have effects that are social and cultural, the way we see and think (cognition).
o Take years to form.
- Experiencing certain art works can refresh your mind; ask yourself basic questions.
o Rebuild opinions and feelings.
- Enlightenment – suddenly you grasp everything and it is clear and obvious.
o Highest value of art possible that opens up your mind.
- Intellect is not everything; is just a small part of the human mind.
- Polish graffiti during Nazi occupation in the 40s and Soviet occupation in the 80s.
o Would be shot right then and there rather than be put in jail.
- 1978 – KwiKulik, Monument Without Passports (performance)
o Feet plastered to floor.
- 1981 – Bonfire of Freedom (performance).
- 1981 – Europe, Art, and Fear (performance).
o TS drew Europe in chalk, colored in Poland, laid down with a trash brash hanging above dripping water and washing away the chalk.
- 1984 – Brooklyn Projection by Krzsztof Wodiczko (Memorial Arch).
- Social Engagement:
- 1981 – Stupid Woman by Ewa Partum (performance).
- 1988-1989 – Homeless’ Vehicle by KW (industrial design?).
o Looked different outside than in a museum (indoors).
- 1993 – Picture for the Homeless by TS (used paintings to build tents).
o Artwork can serve as something more than just images.
- Chinese artist Wei-Wei arrested for protesting, making art.
- 1996 – Olympia by Katarzyna Korzyra (photograph).
o Refers to Monet’s painting from 1864.
• Ideal image of the woman.
- 1996 – Lego Concentration Camp by Zbigniew Libera.
o How we treat boys and girl to make them men and women.
• Break down the common way of bringing up children.
- 1998 – Eye for the Eye by Artur Zmijewski (film).
o Films situations not seen everyday; very personalized.
- 2003 – Positive by ZL (photograph comparing modern people huddled together to concentration camp prisoners huddled together).
o Attempt to reverse atmosphere of history.
• People are happy in the modern day photograph unlike the misery the prisoners experienced.
- Psychological engagement:
- 2011 – Yes No by TS (painting).
o There is no absolute truth; every truth is a creation.
• There is no abstract, living truth.
- Art is a reaction from your body.
- Art is subjective; it all makes sense some how but it depends on who is looking at it.

What is Good Design?

Efficiency, respect, beauty:
Look at St. Petersburg Clearwater identity design by Michael Bierut and Joe Marianek of Pentagram.

Creepy Technology!

The Japanese are known for their innovative technologies. From the flat panel television to digital cameras, Japan provides top-of-the-line technology products. Robots have become popular lately, but not the kinds you would expect. No metal skin and no squeaky sounds when moving. These new robots might as well be called humans. They have very similar characteristics to us, it's scary. Check out the photograph of the Japanese female robot in the slideshow above!

iPad2!

Finally! The much anticipated announcement of the iPad 2 has arrived! What really stood out about the event, besides the actual device of course, was Apple's various speakers regarding the iPad as "post-PC" and "a revolutionary product." It sounds cheesy, but they are so right. The iPad is now being provided to students across the nation, doctors working in hospitals, and autistic children to improve their communication skills. The event really touched upon all of the great things the iPad has brought to people. I am sure that the iPad 2 will further all of those aspects and eventually help the entire world.