tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958364579236943118.post6653240588486010291..comments2009-01-26T00:06:34.795-05:00Comments on EMS--Blogging from the Edge: FIELD NOTE: SITE SANTA FE'S LUCKY NUMBER 7smudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12049362367191357767noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958364579236943118.post-61846360283870353642008-10-21T23:56:00.000-04:002008-10-21T23:56:00.000-04:00I think its interesting that the traditional and c...I think its interesting that the traditional and conventional installment of the Santa Fe artists were not the actual focus/concentration of the spectacle. I have seen some exhibition where it shows you a video of the documentation of how it was made and I think it always helps me understand the actual artwork more than just reading some bulletin information. I was wondering if, since these Santa Fe artist are pretty much coming to a new foreign place (even thought it may not be foreign to us) if there were things that you saw in their gallery that you may have perhaps taken for granted in our culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958364579236943118.post-46367202149509893702008-10-20T22:48:00.000-04:002008-10-20T22:48:00.000-04:00process + experimentation + collaboration ---> ...process + experimentation + collaboration ---> experience = community<BR/>After looking over this particular field note, i began to think about the idea of how one is never truly capable of starting fresh and abandoning any sort of prior knowledge when going into a project. Yet that seems to be of no hinderance, rather it's what makes these artistic endeavors, such as those at Santa Fe, all the more rich and thoughtful. Both direct experience with the location and environment of interest combined with the artists past learnings create a rather aware piece that in effect builds a pretty strong tie between two places that may seem quite different, Spain and Santa Fe for example. What i also found interesting about these site specific projects such as those at Santa Fe, was how site specific they actually are. So much that if they were taken and viewed by the public any where else they may lose meaning through the change of context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958364579236943118.post-48154154181042344092008-10-20T20:55:00.000-04:002008-10-20T20:55:00.000-04:00Kinsley brings up a really good point. During the ...Kinsley brings up a really good point. During the live blog, I remember seeing the Chris Drury exhibition called "Mushrooms and Clouds." The exhibit is photographed outside, typing into his whole concept. In the background there are mountains and endless sky. I agree that the environment really plays a role in our interpretation of the art.Svea Holmvighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868178313323229808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958364579236943118.post-91167068017185046392008-10-20T18:54:00.000-04:002008-10-20T18:54:00.000-04:00What's great about an exhibit like the Lucky # 7 i...What's great about an exhibit like the Lucky # 7 is how well is helps us understand how much an environment can change the way art looks and feels. The emotion giving on the Mill work would be looked at differently if it was in fact put in Spanish Grounds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958364579236943118.post-64974712620112157992008-10-20T17:07:00.000-04:002008-10-20T17:07:00.000-04:00I would like to leave two comments regarding this ...I would like to leave two comments regarding this field note. First, Although art is sometimes best understood through the viewers' depiction of the artist's views, it is also just as important to be able to see the work thought the artist's lense and the process of making the piece-like in the field note's observation of the art not being clear until viewing the video documentation of the artists' struggles to find connections between themselves and collaborators.<BR/><BR/>In the Lucky Number 7 project, the field note explains how artists incorporated their personal knowledge and experiences into the work and then pushed it into a larger context. I believe that one needs to understand and apply knowledge on a small scale before it is applied on a large scale, and that the two play off of each other. I also think that all of the artists using Santa Fe as the main facilitator is an interesting concept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958364579236943118.post-37239207634678919832008-10-19T13:08:00.000-04:002008-10-19T13:08:00.000-04:00Haya KramerThis idea of experience and experimenta...Haya Kramer<BR/>This idea of experience and experimentation is so vital to all aspects of life - science, knowledge, technology, and art. When a well known and important piece of art is copied and reproduced it’s meaning is forever changed. Some have argued that once a piece of art is reproduced it’s uniqueness, authenticity, and “magical aura” is destroyed. Extreme media, the internet, and digital reproduction has forever affected the way in which art, film, music, and photography is produced, distributed, and consumed by mass society. In recent decades, our society is capable - with current technological advances - of replicating a famous painting, well known song, or acclaimed film to the masses with the click of a mouse. In recent decades artists such as: Julian Schnabel, Damien Hirst, and Jeff Koons have had great success in reproducing and reworking well known works of art. Many of these men have reached icon status and have made names for themselves in the art world, not to mention millions of dollars, by reproducing and reworking well known works of art with a personal, and contemporary twist. In my opinion reproductions have become as much part of the “art experience” as seeing an original piece of art.Haya Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608814468846925043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958364579236943118.post-2856671664645089772008-10-19T13:02:00.000-04:002008-10-19T13:02:00.000-04:00Haya Kramer When I read process + experimentation ...Haya Kramer <BR/>When I read process + experimentation + collaboration → experience = community, for some reason Walter Benjamin came to mind. Walter Benjamin’s 1936 essay, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” is a well-known essay I have read in many different classes at the New School University. Benjamin writes that advancements in technology have both heightened and destroyed the “aura” and authenticity of a painting, photograph, and or film. An art reproduction, and the evolution of film and photography, has transformed art from a traditional practice to an innovative craft. In the mid-1900’s, mechanical reproduction changed visual arts and entertainment, by exposing art to the cultural masses. By reproducing a work of art it becomes more accessible to all people, and the work of art was no longer just for the viewing pleasure of one class or one culture of people. By reproducing art its’ “exclusivity” was destroyed and the art could be seen in different viewing conditions, making it possible for everyone to become a connoisseur of art, an art critic, and/or an art collector.Haya Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608814468846925043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8958364579236943118.post-85830866596146558562008-10-19T00:14:00.000-04:002008-10-19T00:14:00.000-04:00"What becomes possible, thinkable, and doable..."What becomes possible, thinkable, and doable when we design artworks or informational media in ways that fuse aesthetic experience and new knowledge?"<BR/><BR/>"process + experimentation + collaboration ---> experience = community"<BR/><BR/>I found an article in The New York Times titled <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/25/science/25tier.html?_r=1&oref=slogin" REL="nofollow">Are We Ready to Track Carbon Footprints?</A> by John Tierny. The author considers the use of devices like mood rings, bracelets etc that can be used by individuals to inform other people and themselves about how non-green their carbon footprint might be. The author proposes the idea that if each individual was prompted about how much carbon emission is being produced from their energy usage or the contents of their shopping bag, they will be more actively involved in taking steps to reduce the number of emissions. If somehow our energy bills were able to tell us how much our usage is above/below the social norm, we would be more conscious of our energy usage. The author also considered the use of lights in rooms that turn redder when the cost of electricity is higher so that the occupants would react immediately and turn-off lights and appliances not in use. The fact that personal accessories like bracelets and rings can inform others about our contribution to the climate change and global warming, could act as the ultimate motivation to force us to keep our energy usage in check.<BR/>Facebook events have been used to educate communities before.<A HREF="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=8240986531" REL="nofollow">Earth Hour</A> hosted by WWF is an example where the Facebook platform has been used to get people to act simultaneously. The motivation in this case happens to be the fact that a few thousand or so other people, besides you, are involved in the act of switching off lights. It seems that the idea that my effort will be supplemented by and appended to other people's is more reassuring and acts as a motivation.<BR/>It is fascinating to see how the community can be used to motivate people to be more considerate of their carbon footprint and how important feedback is so they are aware of their actions. Another organisation called <A HREF="http://350.org/" REL="nofollow">350.org</A> has taken the responsibility to educate people on the internet about the significance of the number 350. <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5kg1oOq9tY" REL="nofollow">This</A> animation explains their process. The number corresponds to the limit of carbon emission(in parts per million) that is appropriate for the environment. The organization makes it a mission to spread enough awareness about 350, so that world organizations would introduce treaties that enforce the limit. New media has allowed the message to be spread much more easily and has provided platforms that have allowed the information to be spread in many formats that include animations, videos, blogs, webisodes etc.Pritikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14740202550867554334noreply@blogger.com