TOTALLY TEEN VOGUE!

What is Teen Vogue Magazine existed in the 1980s but utilized the technology we have available in the modern world?

For one possible direction it may have gone in, check out my parody Teen Vogue site!

Click here to visit!

SPEAKING OF CREATIVITY...

I recently got to work with a couple of great gals on this video project which is all about what makes/defines creativity!

Enjoy!



Family Creatives on Vimeo.

TELE- ______

With society's obsession with and mass access to technology and communicative devices, creatives around the world are finding innovative ways to utilize technology in order to present new ideas.

One of my favorite examples is Ken Goldberg's Telegarden, as seen in Art & Electronic Media.

This installation had two components: the first being a physical garden with a robotic arm which was placed in the Arts Electronica Center in Linz, Austria. The second component was a Telgarden website, where users could register and have the chance to care for plants remotely via the web.

The installation all sounds fun and whimsical until a person begins to consider questions regarding the web, it's power on society, and knowledge through mediated sources. 

So, does the garden even exist? How do we trust what we see online and that it's authentic?

The impact of this piece is bold and slightly disturbing, illustrating the strength of art merged with technology. 

With that, it is hard not to think about the many ways to impliment this type of art. Maybe...
...Tele-tourism

...Tele-hiking

...Tele-museums

On the other hand, some of these may surpass art and become a regular practice in the future.

To see more of Telegarden, visit the Art & Electronic Media companion site.

DIGITALLY DIGGING FOR INSPIRATION

Every year around this time I begin to feel cooped up, eager for change, and ready for a mental vacation.

So, as expected, I am halfway through my last semester of University (weee!) and have hit an uninspired brick wall.

My cure? I began digging through some old Instagram photos from my past three years of summer adventure. The colors, the food, the people... nearly anything can inspire a great idea.

Here are my fovorites. Here's to hoping I get some great new projects going!

ALL HAIL THE INFOGRAPHIC

I finally created an infographic after much admiration of those I've seen online, in stores, and- let's face it- everywhere else a person may look. Infographics are just a small piece of the digital art realm, yet are expanding and becoming a powerful communication tool. I am determined to become an expert.

Mine is for Roasters Coffee, who roasts their own beans under the name Resilient Roasters. Fantastic coffee, great company.

So, viola!

Designed by: Alissa Petersen

DEFINING THE IMPOSSBLE

When reflecting on the gradual implementation of increasingly advanced technologies in art, I am drawn to the question, "what defines fine art?" The ability to reproduce art brought about a change in the way art is viewed and what boundaries, if any, define great art. In addition, the context of the image may greatly affect its worth. With the democratization of information and images through technology, more people have access to art than ever before. If you consider technology as meeting the needs and wants of the public, and I feel that the reproduction of images (through technology) is meeting a demand and spreading images across the globe.

The reproduction of a photograph taken from the filmstrip by a photographer would have great value compared to a poster of a famous painting. Some people have feel that reproductions lack the semblance of handcrafted originals, and many artists have latched on to and created pieces surrounding this concept. One in particular that I enjoy is artist Michael Mandiberg's twin Websites (2001). Both sites offered high-resolution, downloadable, printable Mandiberg 'originals'. The images for the first site were actually by Walker Evans, while the second site offered Evans' images as photographed by artist Sherrie Levine. The Websites themselves questioned the place of these images among the fine art world as did the printed version the viewer could produce.

With that, does a print of a digitally-produced art piece and/or reproduction become less relevant than an oil painting, or is art just taking on a new form? I think relevance is dependent on the piece itself and how it is used. With the lines blurring between art and technology, I believe it is less important to define art as it is to understand its impact and uses.

MY SLIGHT REBELLION & FINDING MOTIVATION

I found my inspiration and motivation lacking this past week. 

The solution to my problem, you ask? 

I just needed to participate in a bit of unauthorized public art.

What a lovely lamp garden. Well, not quite. It's a public installation and intervention piece by Null Set Magazine. The concept stirs up questions related to the definition of art, the role of art in the public, and even touches on environmental awareness.

Richland, Washington

February 2014