My final project is progressing slower than I expected. I just recently obtained the Dreamweaver program and have yet to use it. I have been looking at youtube videos about how to use dreamweaver and how to draw anime and that part is progressing well. I have drawn several drawings but did not put it on photoshop yet to enhance it. The frustration comes when the drawing dont turn out the way I would like it to be. I attempted more times then I could count but as a result I only have s few drawing that I could use.
Another frustrating part is that, I lost my photoshop program and now have no way to edit the pictures. I will have to outline the drawings eventually so that when I get photoshop back because in order for photoshop to capture teh whole image and edit it without complications I have to darken all the edges of the pictures. I still have yet to devlop the blueprint for the webpage, which I plan to do when I have free time. So far this project takes much more time and effort than my previous project. it takes constant thinking a creativity to develop new picures.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Which do you have, which was you thought?
I believe that I grew up possesing half the qualities if not less than these kids. Technology was still at its birth and was not widely used by schools, business, or the work place. Though we did posses the skills that vhs and google gave up, it cannot be compared to these kids.
which quiality dont you posses that these new generation posses?
one quality that these people posses during their era compared to my youth is the influence of advance technology. As a child technology was very limited to families with low income. Also, there was not a big demand for these technology so we was neveer required or suggest to purchase. I belive that the reason we purchased a computer was to make typing eaier and quicker to produce but that was mainly the whole purpose of the old technology. I also did not view the world as a augemented reality because relaity was the only exposure i i experienced. The techno was limited to only cd players and very poor social networks. As for the clasroom setting, there was no influence at all with tech because the school was low on budgets, but they did upgrade only when I reach my teenage years, which by then made me depend less on technology.
do u wish to have these skills?
In some ways i do wish I had these qualities, but in other ways i don't. The idea of being technology literate would bring my mind at ease when I deal with computers, but by having these skills My social skills could possibly hinder. I've experienced the effects of isolation from physical contact with people and enter into the realm of cyber networking. After about a few hours, my mouth muscles did not respond to what I wanted it to do. Another experience was social networking with new people. This social networking brngs forth a feeling of ease, but when a person become a participant of reality, when met with the same person, they posses a sense of disconnect. So I am glad that I did not fully grew up with the qualities these kids did, and instead I am glad I grew up in an age of hybridizing and exposure to both the side of the spectrum.
I believe that I grew up possesing half the qualities if not less than these kids. Technology was still at its birth and was not widely used by schools, business, or the work place. Though we did posses the skills that vhs and google gave up, it cannot be compared to these kids.
which quiality dont you posses that these new generation posses?
one quality that these people posses during their era compared to my youth is the influence of advance technology. As a child technology was very limited to families with low income. Also, there was not a big demand for these technology so we was neveer required or suggest to purchase. I belive that the reason we purchased a computer was to make typing eaier and quicker to produce but that was mainly the whole purpose of the old technology. I also did not view the world as a augemented reality because relaity was the only exposure i i experienced. The techno was limited to only cd players and very poor social networks. As for the clasroom setting, there was no influence at all with tech because the school was low on budgets, but they did upgrade only when I reach my teenage years, which by then made me depend less on technology.
do u wish to have these skills?
In some ways i do wish I had these qualities, but in other ways i don't. The idea of being technology literate would bring my mind at ease when I deal with computers, but by having these skills My social skills could possibly hinder. I've experienced the effects of isolation from physical contact with people and enter into the realm of cyber networking. After about a few hours, my mouth muscles did not respond to what I wanted it to do. Another experience was social networking with new people. This social networking brngs forth a feeling of ease, but when a person become a participant of reality, when met with the same person, they posses a sense of disconnect. So I am glad that I did not fully grew up with the qualities these kids did, and instead I am glad I grew up in an age of hybridizing and exposure to both the side of the spectrum.
DIY definition
DIY is an act of creating anything of self value through the hands. Its true value is understood through the emotion of relaxation and desire, and only through these emotions can true DIY entities exist. For without the proper emotions, true DIY cannot exist because DIY and emotions are interconnected. Societal duties is one conflict that strongly interferes with the flow of DIY/emotion bond, limiting the time and joy required for DIY projects. It is said that through societal duties or other duties, there is no fully DIY experiences, and only self duty, a duty to accomplish DIY can bring that emotion and experience.
DIY's role in todays digital culture is evolving quickly, but gains little acknowledgement, though it the act is commited. Through innovation, DIY has transform itself into an adaptive component of self and capital use, generating wealth, peace and popularity for the composer. DIY contributes to many aspect in society or contribute nothing to society at all, from protests to money to self satisfaction.
In the form of crativism, DIY products can greatly enhance the ideals of a particular movement.
DIY's role in tradition is to maintain it old, or either alter and abandon tradition for each generation and each individual. DIY craft can also be digital or mass produce throughthe hands for capital and for fame. In the homes and musuems it can be used for visible display and for human interactions. For the composer, DIY craft is used for self reflection and self satisfaction, even if the outside world never lay eyes upon it.
Question of true DIY araises as these roles appear in society. Questions such as: is capital a contribution to DIY crafts or is craft for displacement and display true DIY because it doesn't contain the human interaction aspect? or is digital works DIY bacuase the traditional techniques are takened away from the process? Does mass production rid an original piece of its DIY aspects?
At the end of discussion, there are many support for each of these arguements, and its solution is only accepted through self explaination and self exceptance because every individual posseses their own belief of what DIY should be or is. Such as the WWII gen and the GEN X groups. Gen X believe that DIY can contain aspects of modernit and innovation, while the wwii group belief that DIY is solely base on tradition. I personally belive that DIY culture is an every day component of life,. The emotion of achieving something with the hands is present daily and thus so does DIY. The creation of anything through the hands with a desire to finish has the potential to become DIY.
http://prezi.com/of1rdojmw_a0/diy-def/
DIY's role in todays digital culture is evolving quickly, but gains little acknowledgement, though it the act is commited. Through innovation, DIY has transform itself into an adaptive component of self and capital use, generating wealth, peace and popularity for the composer. DIY contributes to many aspect in society or contribute nothing to society at all, from protests to money to self satisfaction.
In the form of crativism, DIY products can greatly enhance the ideals of a particular movement.
DIY's role in tradition is to maintain it old, or either alter and abandon tradition for each generation and each individual. DIY craft can also be digital or mass produce throughthe hands for capital and for fame. In the homes and musuems it can be used for visible display and for human interactions. For the composer, DIY craft is used for self reflection and self satisfaction, even if the outside world never lay eyes upon it.
Question of true DIY araises as these roles appear in society. Questions such as: is capital a contribution to DIY crafts or is craft for displacement and display true DIY because it doesn't contain the human interaction aspect? or is digital works DIY bacuase the traditional techniques are takened away from the process? Does mass production rid an original piece of its DIY aspects?
At the end of discussion, there are many support for each of these arguements, and its solution is only accepted through self explaination and self exceptance because every individual posseses their own belief of what DIY should be or is. Such as the WWII gen and the GEN X groups. Gen X believe that DIY can contain aspects of modernit and innovation, while the wwii group belief that DIY is solely base on tradition. I personally belive that DIY culture is an every day component of life,. The emotion of achieving something with the hands is present daily and thus so does DIY. The creation of anything through the hands with a desire to finish has the potential to become DIY.
http://prezi.com/of1rdojmw_a0/diy-def/
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
DIY in the classroom
The pedagogy text discusses learning through and in humans. The concept of learning through the net is different from learning through actually meeting and reality contact. They also discuss the idea that literacy is obtained and enchance through the attaining of various information from various sources. They also emphasize that literacy is strongly enhanced when one take part in conversating with others who do not share their values. The inclusion of digital tech and the knowledge and practices in th wreal world come together can hgih benefit literacy. They discuss how MIT is helping aide this process by having open online courses for those who cannot attain college or whatever reason. The hybrid system is a mixture of cyber and reality
Should some courses be kept out of media lesson style?.
haven't this been done already?
DIY focuses on the use of technology and media in the classrooms and for the teachers. They state that students are not doing as well as they should be because they fell that school is outside of their normal outside of school life. Another reason for this media use is to allow a teacher student connections. By getting to know each ohter the teacher can be better prep for the students and nunderstand their interests. Anohter way for media is for students to find themselves and to express themselves through the media use, making games writing stories, etc. Some problems are addressed in the text, the lack of accessibility, gender roles: boys learn better through game development. Also, ladies have a higher chance of being bullied online and harrass. Ladies voice are devalued in male groups.
Have this not been tried on a smaller level?
What needs to be done inorder for the media to fully take effect for the schools and for the children?
I personally have experience this on a smaller scale, using laptops to take notes in class and used to learn mini computer topics. I suppose that the second one doesn't count because a computer course requires computer. Besides taking notes and learning how to type using jumpstart, I have not been exposed explicitly to media within teh classroom. I felt that from taking note with my lab top, it saves alot of time and stress on the physical body. But, in a way I sense that by taking notes using the laptop has hindered my understanding of the topic beeing lectured. I dont neccesarily believe that using computers and media in classrooms is bad, it's just that by using computers too much takes away some form of non-computer skills. Though I do feel as if the hybrid system works. If the two can be evenly distributed(time wise) then there will be a gain of skills, but if one is put ahead of the others then some skills will be lost.
I have been typing on my laptop for years now and have been minimally writing with my hands, and from this i felt as if my pension had gotten worst. I cannot criticize the idea of using media because I have nto been exposed to the medium in an educational way, but I believe it is a good strategy and method to prepare the students for future projects and the future in general. Media and technology is advancing at a rapid pasce and by presenting media to the students as early as possible, they can be introduce and learn how to adapt to the cyber world, but also presenting the traditional at the same time.
Should some courses be kept out of media lesson style?.
haven't this been done already?
DIY focuses on the use of technology and media in the classrooms and for the teachers. They state that students are not doing as well as they should be because they fell that school is outside of their normal outside of school life. Another reason for this media use is to allow a teacher student connections. By getting to know each ohter the teacher can be better prep for the students and nunderstand their interests. Anohter way for media is for students to find themselves and to express themselves through the media use, making games writing stories, etc. Some problems are addressed in the text, the lack of accessibility, gender roles: boys learn better through game development. Also, ladies have a higher chance of being bullied online and harrass. Ladies voice are devalued in male groups.
Have this not been tried on a smaller level?
What needs to be done inorder for the media to fully take effect for the schools and for the children?
I personally have experience this on a smaller scale, using laptops to take notes in class and used to learn mini computer topics. I suppose that the second one doesn't count because a computer course requires computer. Besides taking notes and learning how to type using jumpstart, I have not been exposed explicitly to media within teh classroom. I felt that from taking note with my lab top, it saves alot of time and stress on the physical body. But, in a way I sense that by taking notes using the laptop has hindered my understanding of the topic beeing lectured. I dont neccesarily believe that using computers and media in classrooms is bad, it's just that by using computers too much takes away some form of non-computer skills. Though I do feel as if the hybrid system works. If the two can be evenly distributed(time wise) then there will be a gain of skills, but if one is put ahead of the others then some skills will be lost.
I have been typing on my laptop for years now and have been minimally writing with my hands, and from this i felt as if my pension had gotten worst. I cannot criticize the idea of using media because I have nto been exposed to the medium in an educational way, but I believe it is a good strategy and method to prepare the students for future projects and the future in general. Media and technology is advancing at a rapid pasce and by presenting media to the students as early as possible, they can be introduce and learn how to adapt to the cyber world, but also presenting the traditional at the same time.
Monday, April 9, 2012
EDUPUNK
Brooks introducing edupunk Jim Groom and the idea of edupunk. Edupunk is described as opposed to capitalist co-optation of the labor of educatorsand progressive educational technologists. Groom express his emotin to the influence of capital on technology and how capital is underminng the progression of technology. Capital is transforming technology as a form of control and transforming technology to a form of control and not nessarsary to prgress. Apart from the topic, the reason its call edupunk is because he belive that punk wants to escape mainstream and thus escaping capital. Brook also presents Normans idea of edupunk as not technology, but the idea of DIY and handson project or actions. Lastly, edupunk is apart from capital and in the hands of teachers and local early progressive ideals, of interests adn hands on materials and learning.
DIY U discusses the issue of education dropouts and education failures. It breifly but explicitly discusses the education status in the U.S. DIY university is base around free educcation, began with MIT and their attempt to post every class online for free for those who cannot afford to go to college or a good university. Dispite the goodwill of this action, he believe that this take away the tradition and experience that college suppose to bring to the students. He also stated that only profit seeking university will take education seriously, while non-profit university lack the enthusiasm to teach tot he fullest. DIY YOU IS A GUIDE TO A BETTER LIFE, EDUCATIONALLY AND SOCIALLY. Steps; get to no yourself, seek carreer in your interest field, no guilt in changing major during mid year, get experience in your major (volunteer participate, etc.), Expand your social network.
I feel as if edupunk is going towards the idea of technnology as not DIY adn that it is causing people to hindered in the DIY experiences and forcing them to lose the opportunity to learn DIY. They stated that DIY isn't technology rahter it is the dismantling of a CD player. Moving to the idea of handson and not digital. They believe that technology is a form of capital, therefore, it is manipulated by ccapital in a form of control. Edupunk is a form of DIY and a stepping away from the mainstream and abandoning the goal of capital and bringing forth the experiences of DIY.
Going back to the concept of whether or not digital experience is a part of DIY experience, is it not part of DIY? all the concepts are there isn't it?
Will free education produce better turnout?
Should multi major university be be taken out and single major university be expanded?
DIY U discusses the issue of education dropouts and education failures. It breifly but explicitly discusses the education status in the U.S. DIY university is base around free educcation, began with MIT and their attempt to post every class online for free for those who cannot afford to go to college or a good university. Dispite the goodwill of this action, he believe that this take away the tradition and experience that college suppose to bring to the students. He also stated that only profit seeking university will take education seriously, while non-profit university lack the enthusiasm to teach tot he fullest. DIY YOU IS A GUIDE TO A BETTER LIFE, EDUCATIONALLY AND SOCIALLY. Steps; get to no yourself, seek carreer in your interest field, no guilt in changing major during mid year, get experience in your major (volunteer participate, etc.), Expand your social network.
I feel as if edupunk is going towards the idea of technnology as not DIY adn that it is causing people to hindered in the DIY experiences and forcing them to lose the opportunity to learn DIY. They stated that DIY isn't technology rahter it is the dismantling of a CD player. Moving to the idea of handson and not digital. They believe that technology is a form of capital, therefore, it is manipulated by ccapital in a form of control. Edupunk is a form of DIY and a stepping away from the mainstream and abandoning the goal of capital and bringing forth the experiences of DIY.
Going back to the concept of whether or not digital experience is a part of DIY experience, is it not part of DIY? all the concepts are there isn't it?
Will free education produce better turnout?
Should multi major university be be taken out and single major university be expanded?
Thursday, April 5, 2012
new london group
The new london group is a group founed in 1996. This group believes that with the progression of civilization and diversity, the world of language and communication should be view more broadly. They seek to create this new literacy and impliment it to the classroom setting.
The text focuses on the understanding of literacy and literacy teaching and learning to included negotiating and multiplicity of discourses. The two aspect that they draw from is that, media is growingand it highly influences literacy and to expand the idea of teaching for diversity. They also call for a change in their social, personal and public life. The postfordism era forces the work place to learn and be thought due to the need of mass production and profiteiring. The brought new changes to literacy, sucah as the electronic mailing, but this change doesn't strive or wasn't intentional for the purpose of diversity.
The text believe that students need to develop worklife communications skills to be able to engage with others and to negotiate. Teachers are helpful for this reason because they don't aim to teach students to be compliant workers. This task is diffecult to achieve because of the public viewing of children and the public influences. Children are influence by this media and these accomodities that it influence their literacy, makking it hard to incorporate different discourses. Though this does help with the discourse of personal life.
They brought on the idea of design and how proper designs of teachign can hellp aid ddifferent discourses. The idea emphasizes meaning-making and not something governed by static rules. Design is the idea of meaning making, and the making new of old. The text touches on ten different design types.
don't bad teachers ruin the whole concept? elimination of bad teachers to allow this idea to have a chance of succeeding?
The text focuses on the understanding of literacy and literacy teaching and learning to included negotiating and multiplicity of discourses. The two aspect that they draw from is that, media is growingand it highly influences literacy and to expand the idea of teaching for diversity. They also call for a change in their social, personal and public life. The postfordism era forces the work place to learn and be thought due to the need of mass production and profiteiring. The brought new changes to literacy, sucah as the electronic mailing, but this change doesn't strive or wasn't intentional for the purpose of diversity.
The text believe that students need to develop worklife communications skills to be able to engage with others and to negotiate. Teachers are helpful for this reason because they don't aim to teach students to be compliant workers. This task is diffecult to achieve because of the public viewing of children and the public influences. Children are influence by this media and these accomodities that it influence their literacy, makking it hard to incorporate different discourses. Though this does help with the discourse of personal life.
They brought on the idea of design and how proper designs of teachign can hellp aid ddifferent discourses. The idea emphasizes meaning-making and not something governed by static rules. Design is the idea of meaning making, and the making new of old. The text touches on ten different design types.
don't bad teachers ruin the whole concept? elimination of bad teachers to allow this idea to have a chance of succeeding?
Monday, April 2, 2012
ito and lessing
Ito's text is about amatuer media production and its importance for future media production. Ito also introduces the three key components of amateur media productioin: participation, innovation and reputation. Ameteur is influential on the social network side of the spectrum, and he uses coulton to demonstrate this spread from amateur to pro. For innovation, he uses the idea of lip singing and syncing. It demonstrate the aspects of culture but transform it into a genre of its own. Numa Numa gave birth to the innovation of the lip sync and it became a hit. Lastly he presents teh concept of reputation through anime subbing. These subbers earn their reputations through the work they do, the speed the quality of how they do it give them their reputation.
How far can innovation get?
Lessig discusses the idea of piracy on youtube. The dancing baby's parents got sued for using prince music for their video, which they put on youtube, but the cause was ruled in favor of them and no rights was violated. He then presents the idea of permission and legal aspects with ono. The process is time consuming and costful. Next he addresses how remixes is then became also piracy and is taking to court.
Copyright laws is needed, and piracy is a serious crime, why should it be taken lightly?
Could piracy ever be prevented?
How far can innovation get?
Lessig discusses the idea of piracy on youtube. The dancing baby's parents got sued for using prince music for their video, which they put on youtube, but the cause was ruled in favor of them and no rights was violated. He then presents the idea of permission and legal aspects with ono. The process is time consuming and costful. Next he addresses how remixes is then became also piracy and is taking to court.
Copyright laws is needed, and piracy is a serious crime, why should it be taken lightly?
Could piracy ever be prevented?
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
mccullough and weiner
notes; machine communicate with people comunicaat with the environment- thermostate/communiation/ technlogy help human/ human workers eqaul degradtion/
The text is about the communication between people and machine, machine and nature and machine with machines. He believes that it is wrong for a person to be forced to work beyond his capability and to be used. Machines is somethign that can aid the human society, though he do sate taht this could cause laziness. The idea of manipulating machines instead of human is easier to bare than human using humans. Instead of putting humans in jobs that limits their mental training, he suggest that we replace these jobs with machines. They are loyal and effective for the positions. machines and humans are not so far apart in the aspect of gathering and retaining information.
is he saying that mass production is a form of craft? and is craft?
Can society function if humans are replaced in the work field?
Nortbert Weiner is a math professor at MIT and a engineer. He studied in stochastic and noise processes. He is also known as teh originator of cybermetics, which deals with the regulartory system. He also won several awards for his engineering work.
notes; believe digital advancement allows little bsines to compet against large corporations/ "as part of developing more engaging technology, look at craft as well as developing a more receptive atitude towards new opportunities rasised by technologies/ craft in traditional is similar to computers in a way that they both uses their hand though in different ways/ technology means skill and technique, both share this aspect/ / craft is the application of personal knowledge and giving form/
Malcolm Mccullough is a associate professor of architecture at Taubman. He teaches architecture and media arts, and is also an author and lecturer.
The text discusses the idea of growing technology and how craft have been changed due to this growth and hwo it had not changed. In the past he stated that he word "craft" was used as a noun mainly, but now the word has been transform to a a verb. Craft was about the applications of personal knowledge and giving form, nowadays its about "using ones hand" to create concepts and digital works. People understanding is that with technology software, computers cannot be considered craft, becauase you can't actually feel your wor, and your hand usage is limited.
But, Mccullough believes the opposite. He believe that even in technology you are crafting with your hands, though it is a different movement and different controls, you are still crating with your hands. The work technology is translated to technique, in within this concept, craft also requires a technquie. So in comparison, the old craft and the new digital craft are similar. They both posses the idea of usign one's hand, knowledge and tools functions. He also believe that just because the technique and style of the two are different they both uses the hand and the mind, looking at the hand and the screen, and the mouse and the needle or craft material, At the end he believes that technology is a way for small companies to compete with larger companies.
Anything you do with your hand is consider craft?
By weaving and making a picture of weaving, there will be different technique and knowledge, are they consider the same?
The text is about the communication between people and machine, machine and nature and machine with machines. He believes that it is wrong for a person to be forced to work beyond his capability and to be used. Machines is somethign that can aid the human society, though he do sate taht this could cause laziness. The idea of manipulating machines instead of human is easier to bare than human using humans. Instead of putting humans in jobs that limits their mental training, he suggest that we replace these jobs with machines. They are loyal and effective for the positions. machines and humans are not so far apart in the aspect of gathering and retaining information.
is he saying that mass production is a form of craft? and is craft?
Can society function if humans are replaced in the work field?
Nortbert Weiner is a math professor at MIT and a engineer. He studied in stochastic and noise processes. He is also known as teh originator of cybermetics, which deals with the regulartory system. He also won several awards for his engineering work.
notes; believe digital advancement allows little bsines to compet against large corporations/ "as part of developing more engaging technology, look at craft as well as developing a more receptive atitude towards new opportunities rasised by technologies/ craft in traditional is similar to computers in a way that they both uses their hand though in different ways/ technology means skill and technique, both share this aspect/ / craft is the application of personal knowledge and giving form/
Malcolm Mccullough is a associate professor of architecture at Taubman. He teaches architecture and media arts, and is also an author and lecturer.
The text discusses the idea of growing technology and how craft have been changed due to this growth and hwo it had not changed. In the past he stated that he word "craft" was used as a noun mainly, but now the word has been transform to a a verb. Craft was about the applications of personal knowledge and giving form, nowadays its about "using ones hand" to create concepts and digital works. People understanding is that with technology software, computers cannot be considered craft, becauase you can't actually feel your wor, and your hand usage is limited.
But, Mccullough believes the opposite. He believe that even in technology you are crafting with your hands, though it is a different movement and different controls, you are still crating with your hands. The work technology is translated to technique, in within this concept, craft also requires a technquie. So in comparison, the old craft and the new digital craft are similar. They both posses the idea of usign one's hand, knowledge and tools functions. He also believe that just because the technique and style of the two are different they both uses the hand and the mind, looking at the hand and the screen, and the mouse and the needle or craft material, At the end he believes that technology is a way for small companies to compete with larger companies.
Anything you do with your hand is consider craft?
By weaving and making a picture of weaving, there will be different technique and knowledge, are they consider the same?
Monday, March 26, 2012
notes on weaving digital
note: importance of preserving the past traditions"The fabric they weave and wear is a fabric of memory, of communal identity, of their connection to the rest of humanity."/ technology is derived from weaving/technology is a disconnect from the past and avoids the natural world/ technology think tradition is a instrumental tool/ photoshop and photography are one in the same/
Gabrield Teshome is a cinema, theatre and film professor at ucla. He work closely with third world cinema. Third world cinema focuses on the truth and tradition of story telling.
The article discusses the importances of perservving the past, implying that technologies has advance to the level where it could relinquish the traditions of the past such as weaving. Technology is also seen as unnatural and a way that it takes away the tactical form of hand crafting. Weaving seems very important to the author, stating that "The fabric they weave and wear is a fabric of memory, of communal identity, of their connection to the rest of humanity". Weaving is a spiritaul, mental and traditional aspect of a person and their family, passing the work through generations and passingon the skill to the laater generations.
He later imply that technolgy and the past are interrelated, in a way that, we can see spiritually, emotionally and tactically. Though the funtions of cropping painting, layering and other weaving terms are incorporated within photoshop and other digital programs. He also stated that photoshop is mentally related to weaving, in vocabulary and knowledge wise. Digital programs is used as an instrumental tool, meaning, if a person with no digital experience with photoshop was previously introduced and inacted with weaving they would already posses the skills to work with the tools of photoshop.
Can photoshop and actual weaving be considered the same? the tactics are different though the concept is the same.
Is technology leading people to the unnatural or is it exposing some naturalness to those who can not see the natural, so is it a transporter of the natural? and is it really a disconnect from the past or does it provide us information of the past?
Gabrield Teshome is a cinema, theatre and film professor at ucla. He work closely with third world cinema. Third world cinema focuses on the truth and tradition of story telling.
The article discusses the importances of perservving the past, implying that technologies has advance to the level where it could relinquish the traditions of the past such as weaving. Technology is also seen as unnatural and a way that it takes away the tactical form of hand crafting. Weaving seems very important to the author, stating that "The fabric they weave and wear is a fabric of memory, of communal identity, of their connection to the rest of humanity". Weaving is a spiritaul, mental and traditional aspect of a person and their family, passing the work through generations and passingon the skill to the laater generations.
He later imply that technolgy and the past are interrelated, in a way that, we can see spiritually, emotionally and tactically. Though the funtions of cropping painting, layering and other weaving terms are incorporated within photoshop and other digital programs. He also stated that photoshop is mentally related to weaving, in vocabulary and knowledge wise. Digital programs is used as an instrumental tool, meaning, if a person with no digital experience with photoshop was previously introduced and inacted with weaving they would already posses the skills to work with the tools of photoshop.
Can photoshop and actual weaving be considered the same? the tactics are different though the concept is the same.
Is technology leading people to the unnatural or is it exposing some naturalness to those who can not see the natural, so is it a transporter of the natural? and is it really a disconnect from the past or does it provide us information of the past?
Thursday, March 8, 2012
jenkins 2
Jenkin discusses the importance digital tool and media on presidential elections. He believe that fro years the popular culture had been strongly influence by media, especially during the elections and campaigns. He also stated that political candidates strongly uses digital tools to publicze their campaging. One event he present was with trippi and how he raises money online. He set up a blog to publicize and to gain money. John Kerry also sought to use this tactic. Dean also uses radio as well, he sated "peopel hear my voice on the radio and go donate".
Another event that was important to discuess is the Vush and vietnam event. After Bush duck the draft, their was a blog out discussing why was Bush allow to do that, It was because of his family privilleges. The media saw this but didn't pay much attention to the issue. This is one thing that Jenkins emphasises on, the accuracy of blogs and public media. He uses the Kerr/Bush campaign to represent this. The online stats stated taht Kerry was up on votes, but in reality Bush was the one leading in votes.
He talks about average people participating in campaigns through blogs and digital tools. This helps to advertise, criticize and publicize things. I cannot imagine myself doing anything like this as of now, but I think it could be fun and interesting to give a voice to supprt what yu want. Like when they introduce the meetup site for nerds to keep contact with each other and to petition, I could see the enjoyment in that. Today, especially during the upcoming election, people are using media left and right to criticize and publicize their candidates, even if some are lies. For example, people give money to publicize scott walker on teleevision, but the facts arent neccesarily accurate.
Though Jenkins test I begin to see craft in many ways. He present the idaa of digital craft and craftivsm and craft for advertising and publicizing. The popular culture is changing each decade with each new media creation, and people is started to manipulate each tools to their goals. Jenkin present digital craft as a tool to express ones thoughts and converge the information with other medaia tools. The emotional aspect of craft can be seen through these examples Jenkins presented. The idea of expressioin and doing something one likes. In its own way digital works can be consider a craft, more likely to be call digital craft.
Another event that was important to discuess is the Vush and vietnam event. After Bush duck the draft, their was a blog out discussing why was Bush allow to do that, It was because of his family privilleges. The media saw this but didn't pay much attention to the issue. This is one thing that Jenkins emphasises on, the accuracy of blogs and public media. He uses the Kerr/Bush campaign to represent this. The online stats stated taht Kerry was up on votes, but in reality Bush was the one leading in votes.
He talks about average people participating in campaigns through blogs and digital tools. This helps to advertise, criticize and publicize things. I cannot imagine myself doing anything like this as of now, but I think it could be fun and interesting to give a voice to supprt what yu want. Like when they introduce the meetup site for nerds to keep contact with each other and to petition, I could see the enjoyment in that. Today, especially during the upcoming election, people are using media left and right to criticize and publicize their candidates, even if some are lies. For example, people give money to publicize scott walker on teleevision, but the facts arent neccesarily accurate.
Though Jenkins test I begin to see craft in many ways. He present the idaa of digital craft and craftivsm and craft for advertising and publicizing. The popular culture is changing each decade with each new media creation, and people is started to manipulate each tools to their goals. Jenkin present digital craft as a tool to express ones thoughts and converge the information with other medaia tools. The emotional aspect of craft can be seen through these examples Jenkins presented. The idea of expressioin and doing something one likes. In its own way digital works can be consider a craft, more likely to be call digital craft.
Monday, March 5, 2012
jenkins
the book is about the relationship between three concepts-media
convergence, participatory culture, and colll"ctive intelligence.
convegence a word that manages to describe technological, industrial, culural
social changes depending on who's speaking and what they think
they are talking about.
In his introduction, Jenkins introduces the topics he will be discussing in his text.
Chapter two focuses on the blurring line between entertainment and brand commercials.
Chapter three focus on the matrix and transmedia story telling, uses medai to advance technology.
Chapter four and five focuses on star wars and participatory culture, and how fans shape media.
chapter five focuses onharry potter and the political participation.
chapter six focuses on convergence and how popular culture transform into public culture.
He emphasises on the concept of convergence and how convergence is changing the world around us. The advancement in the digital revolution has forced people to adapt and accept its arrival. one situation where Jenkins was force to adapt is when he wanted a single function phone but single function phones was no longer made, thus he has to purchase a new more modern phone. Jenkins also stated that, even with the knew technologies old media does not disapear, but instead teh tools that is used to transmit the media had been altered. The technology is being used in various ways, and is being converge into different type of media.
Chapter four does relate to what jenkins is discussing in his introduction. The idea of convergence is very apparent in this chapter. From ones home to theweb to the viwing public of the star wars parody is an example of convergence. But, through this ease of acces and usage, Jenkins also stated that it is easier for media companies to control what took place, which is in a way a lack of freedom and a take away from DIY culture. If somethign threatens teh hollywood industriess then there will be problems, but like home videos if the film doesn't leave the home it does not threaten hollywood, but if its leak into public then theres an issue of copyrights. Jenkins wants use to see the DIY within this new culture, he states"Fan digital film is to cinema what the punk DYI culture was to I music.". He portrays this home style video making to be a DIY culture. He also talks about how amateurs create and alter medai through photoshop and creating their own images of the film. He believe that parody and amateur films is part of the american culture, it must be distinguish apart from profit making and, be considered as a culture and accept that this DIY act is benefitting the producers as well.
my project is going well, the difficult part finding the rest of the materials i need, which is kind of difficult to find at thsi moment in time(lack of time to go to the store). I'm about half way finish withthe project and so far it have took me numerous countless hours to get this to the stage its at. There was some planning to do and some repair when the paper wa torn or defective. I hope the remaining work will be easier, since the blueprint has already been figured out and the basic structure has already been composed.
convergence, participatory culture, and colll"ctive intelligence.
convegence a word that manages to describe technological, industrial, culural
social changes depending on who's speaking and what they think
they are talking about.
In his introduction, Jenkins introduces the topics he will be discussing in his text.
Chapter two focuses on the blurring line between entertainment and brand commercials.
Chapter three focus on the matrix and transmedia story telling, uses medai to advance technology.
Chapter four and five focuses on star wars and participatory culture, and how fans shape media.
chapter five focuses onharry potter and the political participation.
chapter six focuses on convergence and how popular culture transform into public culture.
He emphasises on the concept of convergence and how convergence is changing the world around us. The advancement in the digital revolution has forced people to adapt and accept its arrival. one situation where Jenkins was force to adapt is when he wanted a single function phone but single function phones was no longer made, thus he has to purchase a new more modern phone. Jenkins also stated that, even with the knew technologies old media does not disapear, but instead teh tools that is used to transmit the media had been altered. The technology is being used in various ways, and is being converge into different type of media.
Chapter four does relate to what jenkins is discussing in his introduction. The idea of convergence is very apparent in this chapter. From ones home to theweb to the viwing public of the star wars parody is an example of convergence. But, through this ease of acces and usage, Jenkins also stated that it is easier for media companies to control what took place, which is in a way a lack of freedom and a take away from DIY culture. If somethign threatens teh hollywood industriess then there will be problems, but like home videos if the film doesn't leave the home it does not threaten hollywood, but if its leak into public then theres an issue of copyrights. Jenkins wants use to see the DIY within this new culture, he states"Fan digital film is to cinema what the punk DYI culture was to I music.". He portrays this home style video making to be a DIY culture. He also talks about how amateurs create and alter medai through photoshop and creating their own images of the film. He believe that parody and amateur films is part of the american culture, it must be distinguish apart from profit making and, be considered as a culture and accept that this DIY act is benefitting the producers as well.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
fasenfest/berry
Harriet Fasenfest teaches people how to preserve food. From the reading she can also be seen as a environmentalist, especially when she refered to Wendel Barry. Fasenfest is writing this text in a form of document, a document of her past experience involving her revelation. She wants teh reader to understand that what she has accomplished did not come over night and that it took time and deep personal thought into making the decision she made.
Her purpose in this novel is to express her DIY believes and understanding, to in a way persuade us into returning to that traditional style of household activities. She uses this DIY culture to reclaim our skills of farming and to reclaim the art of production by farming and maintaining ones own food. as fasenfest states "it is an effurt to regain our.. labor, skills, trades, dignity, time, resources, home, community, culture, and reverence for the natural world".
Fasenfest is positioning the readers as modernized individuals who are now overtakened by the system of society, which is mass production. She don't expect much of the reader, but instead ask the reader to rethink their life and the natural cycle. The natural cycle in the text is interpreted as the cycle between humans and nature, farming and perserving like the old days. her informal text don't leave any room for questions, it is simply her opinion and her recommendation to the reader and her audience is assumed to be those who has no experience or understanding of this naatural cycle.
Wendell Berry is a well known writer and a farmer who won several awards for his work. Berry is comparing the industrail production of food to that of private farmers. He is trying to present the benfits and the good that comes out of self reliance. He gives several comparison all promoting the good of personal farming and presents the bad of industrial farming.
Some of the many benefits of self farming are the preservation of the land. With proper maintnence the top sil will never denourish, unlike the devastating effects caused by the industrial process. As an environmentalist, Berry opposes the industrail process, descibing its negative, its pollution and destruction of nature. He also discusses the benefits of free market within the private farms, unlike those of the industrials, their isn't any prise raise or uncontrolable pricing and alongside this, the quality are on different levels as well. The main goals for industrail production is profit, whether the quality or or the consequences, the corporals dont care much.
He also presents some facts that people may not understand or mis interpret. The concept of too much farmers. Berry emphasize that industrial corporations cannot be consider farmers, and that the real farmers are losing their farms to these big corporations. He urges us to look into the future and not our present and to change our life to a more natural one and to preserve will we can or else we'll end up in a "dump".
From what we read last time about craftivism, I do see a connection between farming and activism. One can use farming as a form of activsm depending on what he or she is trying to go against. Using farming to go against the industrial production is a great way to see farming as activism. It involves the idea of do it yourself and it is protesting against a particular opposition.
Her purpose in this novel is to express her DIY believes and understanding, to in a way persuade us into returning to that traditional style of household activities. She uses this DIY culture to reclaim our skills of farming and to reclaim the art of production by farming and maintaining ones own food. as fasenfest states "it is an effurt to regain our.. labor, skills, trades, dignity, time, resources, home, community, culture, and reverence for the natural world".
Fasenfest is positioning the readers as modernized individuals who are now overtakened by the system of society, which is mass production. She don't expect much of the reader, but instead ask the reader to rethink their life and the natural cycle. The natural cycle in the text is interpreted as the cycle between humans and nature, farming and perserving like the old days. her informal text don't leave any room for questions, it is simply her opinion and her recommendation to the reader and her audience is assumed to be those who has no experience or understanding of this naatural cycle.
Wendell Berry is a well known writer and a farmer who won several awards for his work. Berry is comparing the industrail production of food to that of private farmers. He is trying to present the benfits and the good that comes out of self reliance. He gives several comparison all promoting the good of personal farming and presents the bad of industrial farming.
Some of the many benefits of self farming are the preservation of the land. With proper maintnence the top sil will never denourish, unlike the devastating effects caused by the industrial process. As an environmentalist, Berry opposes the industrail process, descibing its negative, its pollution and destruction of nature. He also discusses the benefits of free market within the private farms, unlike those of the industrials, their isn't any prise raise or uncontrolable pricing and alongside this, the quality are on different levels as well. The main goals for industrail production is profit, whether the quality or or the consequences, the corporals dont care much.
He also presents some facts that people may not understand or mis interpret. The concept of too much farmers. Berry emphasize that industrial corporations cannot be consider farmers, and that the real farmers are losing their farms to these big corporations. He urges us to look into the future and not our present and to change our life to a more natural one and to preserve will we can or else we'll end up in a "dump".
From what we read last time about craftivism, I do see a connection between farming and activism. One can use farming as a form of activsm depending on what he or she is trying to go against. Using farming to go against the industrial production is a great way to see farming as activism. It involves the idea of do it yourself and it is protesting against a particular opposition.
inclass writing
Craftivism is the act of usiing art/craft as a p
olitical tool or a tool to enhance the strength of
a event or action.
The strength comes from the cooperation and unification of
each individual, each contributing their own craft as their voice.
My craft physically symbolize the concept of love and peace. If it was to be
into a love or peace movement it would sort of in its little way increase
awareness. For me induvidually and others who look beyond the concept of physicallity
and simplicity, my piece can ve viewed as an actist way of thinkging. The union of
each piece symbolizes each individual and each contribution within the whole
project.
Buying a craft from an individual, after you know their purpoe for
making the craft, is a form of actism because it supports their causee.
olitical tool or a tool to enhance the strength of
a event or action.
The strength comes from the cooperation and unification of
each individual, each contributing their own craft as their voice.
My craft physically symbolize the concept of love and peace. If it was to be
into a love or peace movement it would sort of in its little way increase
awareness. For me induvidually and others who look beyond the concept of physicallity
and simplicity, my piece can ve viewed as an actist way of thinkging. The union of
each piece symbolizes each individual and each contribution within the whole
project.
Buying a craft from an individual, after you know their purpoe for
making the craft, is a form of actism because it supports their causee.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
lol cats reflection
It was interesting to use a new program to search up images besides google images. This was my first time using flickr, and i find it quite useful. After the class was over, I decided to download the flickr app for my psvita and it comes in handy when I want to search up a quick photo or when I just want to waste time. As for photoshop, I have been using the text feature for a long time so it was nothign new to me. Photoshop and flickr are a great combination and is very easily to use.
greer/ black
Anthea black is a canadian artist, cultural worker, and writer. Most of her work revolves around the collaborative work with queers. Nicole Burisch is a canadian cultural worker, artist and critic. These two artist have collaboratied with each other and are both craftivist, meaning they both believe that in using craft as a social and political tool can strengthen ones actions.
They present their viewpoints to the reader through the presentation of other craftivisms. Craftivist like Peter Hawkins, who made a quilt call "naming names" to introduce the AIDS epidemic in society. They also presented the revolutionary knitting circle, who knit, march and rallies for peace. The next person they presented was the Danish artist Marianne Jorgensen, who lead a project call the pink tank project. This project uses the internet to publicize the knitting of Jorgenssn and many other knitters. They knitted four thousand square feet of quilt to protest against the war in iraq. The next craftivst introduce was Barb Hunts. She knitted replic land mines to publicize the "paradox of linking leisure activities and political actions". they also mention that Hunts work is display in a museum, which will increase it possiblity of political engagement. The next artist preent was Wednesday Lupypciw. She focuses on the idea of lack of functionality, polished, and complete works in order to bring out the competiveness of the DIY culutre.
All of these artist represents the concept of participatory craft, but the media begins to use thes events to promote a certain life style which does not portray the aims of the activty and the goals of the craftivist. Anthea and Burisch stated that museums are one of these expanding businesses. They imply that framing a piece of craft is a marketing technique that the museums uses. But, by framing the craft, it devalues its craftiness and is merely a piece of craft without its full influental aspect. They suggests that in order to demolished these threats to craft, the work must be stored within an organization that gives each piece their space, organization like the artist-run center.This organization is design to emphasis and publicize the crafts and willnot let it be put on exhibits, which will cost it to lose its influence on other people. The organization will also keep records of each of the pieces to keep their influence alive and well for future generation sto reflect on, both(tecniccally and mentally).
Tehy want the reader to consider the idea of artist space and how providing a piece space it can increase its meaning and influence. the list off how important craft can be int eh political world and how craft's meaning can be demoralized by being inserted into museum exhibits. They suggests that the craft should be given its space and should be kept in an environment that is better suited for the craft, meaning where it will be valued more. I feel as if the authors are ignoring the idea of individuality and is focusing on the majority. Yes, the majority of people, when seeing a peice on a museum display will admire its visually and briefly admire it for the little basic information it is presented with, but there are those who look deeper intot he piece than what is presented in fron tof them, but I do not disagree with their agreement that each craft should be provided its own space(a space where it is admire by the majority that sees it). By iusing technology to help them publicize each piece and allowing it to be viewed electronically by itself can be consider to be good space.
Betsy Greer is dedicated craftivist who write and knitted for peace. She is one of many craftivist who uses knitting and writing to promote peace not only within the world, but to the individual level of a persons home. She can also be known as the one who began craftivism. The text present eh history of her experience leading to the creation of craftivism.
The idea of craftivism came to her by her curiosity and her desire to create and deep connections to others by helping them and thus helping to preserve the techniques and tradition that comes with knitting. She focus a lot on her journey to master the art of knitting, progressing little by little from the simpliest craft to harder ones. Soon after she return to North carolina, she saw on the new that war was happening and her emotions arosed, causing her to protest against it. From there on she got the idea of how craft can be combined with activism. The word craftivist was introduce to her through one of her friends in her knitting circle, and she was further introduce to the word while searching up the church of craft. Soon after she posted up a page about craftivism, people began to spread it around.
Greer wants the reader to understand where she began to develop the concept of craftivism. She presented to the audience the events proceeding its creation. She then considers the idea that craftivism is not hers and hers alone to define and to criticize and to impliment. In the breif ending of the text, she clearly stated that craftivism is not hers alone and that other people should use it, think about it, and adapted it in their own ways. Her idea incorporated the idea of individuality, therefore she is considering many view points of the world, therefore she did not excluded the individuality of people.
I could really see the connection between the last reading and this weeks reading. The concept that that these to author mentions are not working alone, leisure time is a time to influence and to gain. I strongy believe that craft do and will play a big role in activism. Noow that the internet can publicize the events occurring in the world, it is beneficial to present rebellion in a creative way. And through these creative ways it can attract many viewers, supporters and followers,
They present their viewpoints to the reader through the presentation of other craftivisms. Craftivist like Peter Hawkins, who made a quilt call "naming names" to introduce the AIDS epidemic in society. They also presented the revolutionary knitting circle, who knit, march and rallies for peace. The next person they presented was the Danish artist Marianne Jorgensen, who lead a project call the pink tank project. This project uses the internet to publicize the knitting of Jorgenssn and many other knitters. They knitted four thousand square feet of quilt to protest against the war in iraq. The next craftivst introduce was Barb Hunts. She knitted replic land mines to publicize the "paradox of linking leisure activities and political actions". they also mention that Hunts work is display in a museum, which will increase it possiblity of political engagement. The next artist preent was Wednesday Lupypciw. She focuses on the idea of lack of functionality, polished, and complete works in order to bring out the competiveness of the DIY culutre.
All of these artist represents the concept of participatory craft, but the media begins to use thes events to promote a certain life style which does not portray the aims of the activty and the goals of the craftivist. Anthea and Burisch stated that museums are one of these expanding businesses. They imply that framing a piece of craft is a marketing technique that the museums uses. But, by framing the craft, it devalues its craftiness and is merely a piece of craft without its full influental aspect. They suggests that in order to demolished these threats to craft, the work must be stored within an organization that gives each piece their space, organization like the artist-run center.This organization is design to emphasis and publicize the crafts and willnot let it be put on exhibits, which will cost it to lose its influence on other people. The organization will also keep records of each of the pieces to keep their influence alive and well for future generation sto reflect on, both(tecniccally and mentally).
Tehy want the reader to consider the idea of artist space and how providing a piece space it can increase its meaning and influence. the list off how important craft can be int eh political world and how craft's meaning can be demoralized by being inserted into museum exhibits. They suggests that the craft should be given its space and should be kept in an environment that is better suited for the craft, meaning where it will be valued more. I feel as if the authors are ignoring the idea of individuality and is focusing on the majority. Yes, the majority of people, when seeing a peice on a museum display will admire its visually and briefly admire it for the little basic information it is presented with, but there are those who look deeper intot he piece than what is presented in fron tof them, but I do not disagree with their agreement that each craft should be provided its own space(a space where it is admire by the majority that sees it). By iusing technology to help them publicize each piece and allowing it to be viewed electronically by itself can be consider to be good space.
Betsy Greer is dedicated craftivist who write and knitted for peace. She is one of many craftivist who uses knitting and writing to promote peace not only within the world, but to the individual level of a persons home. She can also be known as the one who began craftivism. The text present eh history of her experience leading to the creation of craftivism.
The idea of craftivism came to her by her curiosity and her desire to create and deep connections to others by helping them and thus helping to preserve the techniques and tradition that comes with knitting. She focus a lot on her journey to master the art of knitting, progressing little by little from the simpliest craft to harder ones. Soon after she return to North carolina, she saw on the new that war was happening and her emotions arosed, causing her to protest against it. From there on she got the idea of how craft can be combined with activism. The word craftivist was introduce to her through one of her friends in her knitting circle, and she was further introduce to the word while searching up the church of craft. Soon after she posted up a page about craftivism, people began to spread it around.
Greer wants the reader to understand where she began to develop the concept of craftivism. She presented to the audience the events proceeding its creation. She then considers the idea that craftivism is not hers and hers alone to define and to criticize and to impliment. In the breif ending of the text, she clearly stated that craftivism is not hers alone and that other people should use it, think about it, and adapted it in their own ways. Her idea incorporated the idea of individuality, therefore she is considering many view points of the world, therefore she did not excluded the individuality of people.
I could really see the connection between the last reading and this weeks reading. The concept that that these to author mentions are not working alone, leisure time is a time to influence and to gain. I strongy believe that craft do and will play a big role in activism. Noow that the internet can publicize the events occurring in the world, it is beneficial to present rebellion in a creative way. And through these creative ways it can attract many viewers, supporters and followers,
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
project post 1
Stitch'n bitch is a group of woman who combines traditional and modern materials in their knitting. They were created in response to the modernization of political, social and technology of this era. They also believe that the groupings will help spark new ideas for crafts. The social group mights in cyber space in in physical form as a form of leisure to expand and share knowledges of craft. She stated that craft used to be on leisure time, but now it is more open and socialable around teh world and thus transforming quite leisure into social leisure time, through meeting and the internet. One thing the author state was that Craft is often seen as solely physical labour, messy and dirty, without an intellectual or aesthetic component.
She also state that craft, unlike art, is mean to be in homes and not in display in a museum. The text seems to be talking mainly abobut women of all ages. The idea is that knitting is not just for grandmothers, its for every age group and the movement is encouraging these participations of these age groups. The text talks about this group because the text focuses on knitting and knitting is a femine thing. The whole "new movement" is to socieally connect women of all ages.
From the table on page 12, I would say that my project resembles nostalgic. The reason I choose this theme is because of the concept of returning to the past. In origami today, people took it to the next level with complex mathematics and complex folding. Not saying that these new designs aren't beautiful in their own way, but I'm saying people now view the simpler origami as simply simple and plain. The beauty of the original crane is view as nothing compared to the new versions, the 3d features and the complex curves and pointiness of the figure is in a way superior in all ways. I want to return to the simple origamis, and make something new of them, something people will say it's simple but yet complex but yet also beautiful.
Everyone is entitled to think what they feel about DIY. Cooper believe that craft is a way to stand up again corporate mass production and that is better for a person to purcahse handmade goods rather than mass produce goods. I on the other hand value both, handmade and mass produce materials. I like many other don't want a defective handmade good or mass produced goods, but it is more prone for handmade materials to be more defective. I agree with cooper to some point that craft is personal and that it means alot to someone. But up to me, if somethign was that valuable and precious to me it would be difficult to sell or give away. So the idea of making craft to give and making craft for the heart and soul is to separate things. But yet again, if u makes yourself a vast, at the end it will end up as a display piece somewhere in your home. So we come to the idea of arts and craft and display arts and display craft, but thats for a different topic. Continuing what cooper said about being satisfay with hand made goods, some people just dont feel comfortable wearing a jacket that have been touch by another person's hand, they rahter have a machine make it for them with no or little human contact, but that depends on the person.
She also state that craft, unlike art, is mean to be in homes and not in display in a museum. The text seems to be talking mainly abobut women of all ages. The idea is that knitting is not just for grandmothers, its for every age group and the movement is encouraging these participations of these age groups. The text talks about this group because the text focuses on knitting and knitting is a femine thing. The whole "new movement" is to socieally connect women of all ages.
From the table on page 12, I would say that my project resembles nostalgic. The reason I choose this theme is because of the concept of returning to the past. In origami today, people took it to the next level with complex mathematics and complex folding. Not saying that these new designs aren't beautiful in their own way, but I'm saying people now view the simpler origami as simply simple and plain. The beauty of the original crane is view as nothing compared to the new versions, the 3d features and the complex curves and pointiness of the figure is in a way superior in all ways. I want to return to the simple origamis, and make something new of them, something people will say it's simple but yet complex but yet also beautiful.
Everyone is entitled to think what they feel about DIY. Cooper believe that craft is a way to stand up again corporate mass production and that is better for a person to purcahse handmade goods rather than mass produce goods. I on the other hand value both, handmade and mass produce materials. I like many other don't want a defective handmade good or mass produced goods, but it is more prone for handmade materials to be more defective. I agree with cooper to some point that craft is personal and that it means alot to someone. But up to me, if somethign was that valuable and precious to me it would be difficult to sell or give away. So the idea of making craft to give and making craft for the heart and soul is to separate things. But yet again, if u makes yourself a vast, at the end it will end up as a display piece somewhere in your home. So we come to the idea of arts and craft and display arts and display craft, but thats for a different topic. Continuing what cooper said about being satisfay with hand made goods, some people just dont feel comfortable wearing a jacket that have been touch by another person's hand, they rahter have a machine make it for them with no or little human contact, but that depends on the person.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Stevens and Buszek
Buzek believes that craft is fading in this time of technology and modernization. It feels as if she is very much opposing the idea of modernizing in these begginning paragraphs. She goes on implying that by defying the high-tech world, it led artist to construct craft out of certain meaterial such as glass, fiber, etc, which she believes is good, but then she also believe that by being defiant, it gives new artists little opportunities. And her reason for this, she states "the craft world that embraces and promotes these media is nearly as exclusive in its insistence upon maintaining the romance of these media as the so-called art world is in its romance with the conceptual". She further this point by following up with the idea of art ientity and art styles(primarily conceptual), and how it is stuck in the middle of the system. Her solution to this is to not give up and to revisit the history of craft and applied the knowledge of this history to differentiate the difference betwween fine art and applied art.
Buzek states that craft is more of technical knowledge and art as conceptual knowledge, which is from the perspecdtive of the feminist scholar Rasziki Parks.She also stated that during teh end of wwii and because of expanding art programs develop by the government, these programs started to combine arts and craft into one aspect. from this merge came the idea of fine craft and the increase of medai incorporated art. Though through these works, the artiest are bound to socialhistorical materials and not approach newer unique materials. In such ways, she kepts going to the idea that art is conceptual, like photography and ceramics. She later says that craft media can incorporate craft and life, but art cannot. Craft became known as improvement and makeovers.
In this era artiest have more freedom to incorporate various different things, styles, materials, etc into theri work, but as Buzekd states, these artiest do not get any attention from the media. As time goes by, craft began to slowly incorporate into art and became less known to the public as craft. This begin to blur the borders between art and craft and many artist tends to cross these boundaries as they invent.
Steven stated that the validaty of an artist work is dependent on the person viewing the piece. He also stated that in order to become a professional, one must first be validated in their community and field. He also side with Buzek that art and craft are blurringin the boundary between them, and one reason he state is that it is much harder to find hand crafted material compare to those found in walmart and other depot stores. As time proceeds he belief that technology is takingover hand made crafts and being replaced by cheap imitations. He strongly believe that hand made craft are the "real" and these new cheap imitations are not, in the concept of there artistic value.
Steven also believe that craft in society have a big influence on lifestyles, and he portrays this in the exaple of the german socialist and actions to force people to buy what when and where. The concept of lifestlye is conditioned by the mass producition and mass comsumption of todays world, and thus forces the creation of cheap imitations. he begin to give reason why there are many different catagories of craft organizations one page 4. The aspects and concepts of these organization is presented in exhibitions, parties, and meetings. The popularity of these organizatons begins to be dependent on the internet to promote and sell their crafts.
He also refer to DIY, and the idea of do-it-yourself similar to the readings we did before hand. The DIY style he stated posseses irony, style and a little touch of kitsch. He also believes that DIY does not require or want to be validated, if it even can be. DIY allows people to stand up for their view points in the economy and social beliefs, namely sweat shops manufacturers. He also stated that DIY is a way to reconnect with the past traditions. He urges artest to come together and cooperate inorder to learn more about the craft in itself and to work together to keep the craft from extinction or assimilaton with the mass production and mass consumption of todays society. He ended with the statement that craft is entirely dependent upon the manner in which the map is conceptualize and manifested.
net root movement
arts and craft movement
Studio crafr movement
DIY movement
arts and craft and studio movement-
Buzek states that craft is more of technical knowledge and art as conceptual knowledge, which is from the perspecdtive of the feminist scholar Rasziki Parks.She also stated that during teh end of wwii and because of expanding art programs develop by the government, these programs started to combine arts and craft into one aspect. from this merge came the idea of fine craft and the increase of medai incorporated art. Though through these works, the artiest are bound to socialhistorical materials and not approach newer unique materials. In such ways, she kepts going to the idea that art is conceptual, like photography and ceramics. She later says that craft media can incorporate craft and life, but art cannot. Craft became known as improvement and makeovers.
In this era artiest have more freedom to incorporate various different things, styles, materials, etc into theri work, but as Buzekd states, these artiest do not get any attention from the media. As time goes by, craft began to slowly incorporate into art and became less known to the public as craft. This begin to blur the borders between art and craft and many artist tends to cross these boundaries as they invent.
Steven stated that the validaty of an artist work is dependent on the person viewing the piece. He also stated that in order to become a professional, one must first be validated in their community and field. He also side with Buzek that art and craft are blurringin the boundary between them, and one reason he state is that it is much harder to find hand crafted material compare to those found in walmart and other depot stores. As time proceeds he belief that technology is takingover hand made crafts and being replaced by cheap imitations. He strongly believe that hand made craft are the "real" and these new cheap imitations are not, in the concept of there artistic value.
Steven also believe that craft in society have a big influence on lifestyles, and he portrays this in the exaple of the german socialist and actions to force people to buy what when and where. The concept of lifestlye is conditioned by the mass producition and mass comsumption of todays world, and thus forces the creation of cheap imitations. he begin to give reason why there are many different catagories of craft organizations one page 4. The aspects and concepts of these organization is presented in exhibitions, parties, and meetings. The popularity of these organizatons begins to be dependent on the internet to promote and sell their crafts.
He also refer to DIY, and the idea of do-it-yourself similar to the readings we did before hand. The DIY style he stated posseses irony, style and a little touch of kitsch. He also believes that DIY does not require or want to be validated, if it even can be. DIY allows people to stand up for their view points in the economy and social beliefs, namely sweat shops manufacturers. He also stated that DIY is a way to reconnect with the past traditions. He urges artest to come together and cooperate inorder to learn more about the craft in itself and to work together to keep the craft from extinction or assimilaton with the mass production and mass consumption of todays society. He ended with the statement that craft is entirely dependent upon the manner in which the map is conceptualize and manifested.
net root movement
arts and craft movement
Studio crafr movement
DIY movement
arts and craft and studio movement-
Stevens and Buszek
Buzek believes that craft is fading in this time of technology and modernization. It feels as if she is very much opposing the idea of modernizing in these begginning paragraphs. She goes on implying that by defying the high-tech world, it led artist to construct craft out of certain meaterial such as glass, fiber, etc, which she believes is good, but then she also believe that by being defiant, it gives new artists little opportunities. And her reason for this, she states "the craft world that embraces and promotes these media is nearly as exclusive in its insistence upon maintaining the romance of these media as the so-called art world is in its romance with the conceptual". She further this point by following up with the idea of art ientity and art styles(primarily conceptual), and how it is stuck in the middle of the system. Her solution to this is to not give up and to revisit the history of craft and applied the knowledge of this history to differentiate the difference betwween fine art and applied art.
Buzek states that craft is more of technical knowledge and art as conceptual knowledge, which is from the perspecdtive of the feminist scholar Rasziki Parks.She also stated that during teh end of wwii and because of expanding art programs develop by the government, these programs started to combine arts and craft into one aspect. from this merge came the idea of fine craft and the increase of medai incorporated art. Though through these works, the artiest are bound to socialhistorical materials and not approach newer unique materials. In such ways, she kepts going to the idea that art is conceptual, like photography and ceramics. She later says that craft media can incorporate craft and life, but art cannot. Craft became known as improvement and makeovers.
In this era artiest have more freedom to incorporate various different things, styles, materials, etc into theri work, but as Buzekd states, these artiest do not get any attention from the media. As time goes by, craft began to slowly incorporate into art and became less known to the public as craft. This begin to blur the borders between art and craft and many artist tends to cross these boundaries as they invent.
Steven stated that the validaty of an artist work is dependent on the person viewing the piece. He also stated that in order to become a professional, one must first be validated in their community and field. He also side with Buzek that art and craft are blurringin the boundary between them, and one reason he state is that it is much harder to find hand crafted material compare to those found in walmart and other depot stores. As time proceeds he belief that technology is takingover hand made crafts and being replaced by cheap imitations. He strongly believe that hand made craft are the "real" and these new cheap imitations are not, in the concept of there artistic value.
Steven also believe that craft in society have a big influence on lifestyles, and he portrays this in the exaple of the german socialist and actions to force people to buy what when and where. The concept of lifestlye is conditioned by the mass producition and mass comsumption of todays world, and thus forces the creation of cheap imitations. he begin to give reason why there are many different catagories of craft organizations one page 4. The aspects and concepts of these organization is presented in exhibitions, parties, and meetings. The popularity of these organizatons begins to be dependent on the internet to promote and sell their crafts.
He also refer to DIY, and the idea of do-it-yourself similar to the readings we did before hand. The DIY style he stated posseses irony, style and a little touch of kitsch. He also believes that DIY does not require or want to be validated, if it even can be. DIY allows people to stand up for their view points in the economy and social beliefs, namely sweat shops manufacturers. He also stated that DIY is a way to reconnect with the past traditions. He urges artest to come together and cooperate inorder to learn more about the craft in itself and to work together to keep the craft from extinction or assimilaton with the mass production and mass consumption of todays society. He ended with the statement that craft is entirely dependent upon the manner in which the map is conceptualize and manifested.
net root movement
arts and craft movement
Studio crafr movement
DIY movement
arts and craft and studio movement-
Buzek states that craft is more of technical knowledge and art as conceptual knowledge, which is from the perspecdtive of the feminist scholar Rasziki Parks.She also stated that during teh end of wwii and because of expanding art programs develop by the government, these programs started to combine arts and craft into one aspect. from this merge came the idea of fine craft and the increase of medai incorporated art. Though through these works, the artiest are bound to socialhistorical materials and not approach newer unique materials. In such ways, she kepts going to the idea that art is conceptual, like photography and ceramics. She later says that craft media can incorporate craft and life, but art cannot. Craft became known as improvement and makeovers.
In this era artiest have more freedom to incorporate various different things, styles, materials, etc into theri work, but as Buzekd states, these artiest do not get any attention from the media. As time goes by, craft began to slowly incorporate into art and became less known to the public as craft. This begin to blur the borders between art and craft and many artist tends to cross these boundaries as they invent.
Steven stated that the validaty of an artist work is dependent on the person viewing the piece. He also stated that in order to become a professional, one must first be validated in their community and field. He also side with Buzek that art and craft are blurringin the boundary between them, and one reason he state is that it is much harder to find hand crafted material compare to those found in walmart and other depot stores. As time proceeds he belief that technology is takingover hand made crafts and being replaced by cheap imitations. He strongly believe that hand made craft are the "real" and these new cheap imitations are not, in the concept of there artistic value.
Steven also believe that craft in society have a big influence on lifestyles, and he portrays this in the exaple of the german socialist and actions to force people to buy what when and where. The concept of lifestlye is conditioned by the mass producition and mass comsumption of todays world, and thus forces the creation of cheap imitations. he begin to give reason why there are many different catagories of craft organizations one page 4. The aspects and concepts of these organization is presented in exhibitions, parties, and meetings. The popularity of these organizatons begins to be dependent on the internet to promote and sell their crafts.
He also refer to DIY, and the idea of do-it-yourself similar to the readings we did before hand. The DIY style he stated posseses irony, style and a little touch of kitsch. He also believes that DIY does not require or want to be validated, if it even can be. DIY allows people to stand up for their view points in the economy and social beliefs, namely sweat shops manufacturers. He also stated that DIY is a way to reconnect with the past traditions. He urges artest to come together and cooperate inorder to learn more about the craft in itself and to work together to keep the craft from extinction or assimilaton with the mass production and mass consumption of todays society. He ended with the statement that craft is entirely dependent upon the manner in which the map is conceptualize and manifested.
net root movement
arts and craft movement
Studio crafr movement
DIY movement
arts and craft and studio movement-
Monday, February 13, 2012
Jackson and Terkel
Both Jackson and Terkel put work as life, but depending on the situation,
work could be work and true enjoyment could be within a certain kind of work.
Though work can be enjoyed in its own way, Jackson discusses the idea of
leisure time and how true enjoy is obtained during leisure times. Both of the
author implemented the concept of work is bad and more leisure time is good
through stories and people's experiences with work and leisure time. In Terkels
text, he presents many working individuals, both who despise work, mainly
factory jobs, and those who have incorporated their jobs with something they enjoyed,
like the waitress.
Jackson text discusses the concept of flow, a form of pleasure resulting from a merging of action and experience. This idea of flow, as Jackson describes, occur during times of challenge, but not quite to the point that one collapse under its pressure. Jackson also writes about the idea of craft and art, and how flow can be interrupted because of the stress caused by labor and demand to achieve social status within the home. Jackson also touches on the history of leisure time and art in the household in the early 20 century. During this time leisure time begins to extend and the men of the houses, as Jackson implies, begin to craft and expand the DIY concept of do it yourself. As for terkel, he presents various characters in his text in attempts to explain the bad of work. His text is presented in a way that would confuse readers, in a way that they don't know whether to take the text as an informative source or a persuasive story about work.
Jackson presented in various paragraph where he discusses the aspects of craft. On the first page of the book, he talks about Glynn, and how Glynn could create canoes on his leisure time and not his work time. The idea that work is separated from art is present in multiple parts of the test. On page 265, Jackson talks about a working man who lacks time, trying to find financial stability, and thus forcing him to lose the "little power" he has in life. The craft that Jackson discusses (DIY) are developing within the home and that this human/object is meaningful in understanding DIY and how the concept revolves around the object of creations. In another paragraph on page 272, he also implies that the experience, not the symbolic, meaning that brings true rewards, and these rewards provide the amateurs the hope and emotions to continue their creating.
What interest me about this reading and the other readings is that, they both talk about the concept of manufacturing and assembly workers. This idea of becoming robots and losing the artistic side of humans is quite evident in these readings. The idea of do it yourself and the idea of using power tools cross in the aspect that Jackson somewhere considers even power tools artistic and crafty, just as the other readings did. They all belief that an increase in work time lessen ones opportunity to express their enjoyment, due to lack of leisure time. And in all these reading they give you a sense that the work developed by these DIY artists are not purely made for profit and not even their symbolic meaning, but more towards their accomplishment of the project and the experiences gained.
The things that interest me about the readings are the idea that the art is not mainly symbolic, but mainly objective, meaning that art is just an object of passion? Also, there were statements that the object is not merely to obtain money, but where do we put the professionals who do do their work intended for sell? In terkel text he briefly discuss the idea of class and how art varies within class, thus do society view art through the eyes of the bigger class and disregard the opinion of those within the smaller class?
Jackson text discusses the concept of flow, a form of pleasure resulting from a merging of action and experience. This idea of flow, as Jackson describes, occur during times of challenge, but not quite to the point that one collapse under its pressure. Jackson also writes about the idea of craft and art, and how flow can be interrupted because of the stress caused by labor and demand to achieve social status within the home. Jackson also touches on the history of leisure time and art in the household in the early 20 century. During this time leisure time begins to extend and the men of the houses, as Jackson implies, begin to craft and expand the DIY concept of do it yourself. As for terkel, he presents various characters in his text in attempts to explain the bad of work. His text is presented in a way that would confuse readers, in a way that they don't know whether to take the text as an informative source or a persuasive story about work.
Jackson presented in various paragraph where he discusses the aspects of craft. On the first page of the book, he talks about Glynn, and how Glynn could create canoes on his leisure time and not his work time. The idea that work is separated from art is present in multiple parts of the test. On page 265, Jackson talks about a working man who lacks time, trying to find financial stability, and thus forcing him to lose the "little power" he has in life. The craft that Jackson discusses (DIY) are developing within the home and that this human/object is meaningful in understanding DIY and how the concept revolves around the object of creations. In another paragraph on page 272, he also implies that the experience, not the symbolic, meaning that brings true rewards, and these rewards provide the amateurs the hope and emotions to continue their creating.
What interest me about this reading and the other readings is that, they both talk about the concept of manufacturing and assembly workers. This idea of becoming robots and losing the artistic side of humans is quite evident in these readings. The idea of do it yourself and the idea of using power tools cross in the aspect that Jackson somewhere considers even power tools artistic and crafty, just as the other readings did. They all belief that an increase in work time lessen ones opportunity to express their enjoyment, due to lack of leisure time. And in all these reading they give you a sense that the work developed by these DIY artists are not purely made for profit and not even their symbolic meaning, but more towards their accomplishment of the project and the experiences gained.
The things that interest me about the readings are the idea that the art is not mainly symbolic, but mainly objective, meaning that art is just an object of passion? Also, there were statements that the object is not merely to obtain money, but where do we put the professionals who do do their work intended for sell? In terkel text he briefly discuss the idea of class and how art varies within class, thus do society view art through the eyes of the bigger class and disregard the opinion of those within the smaller class?
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
week 3
-an educater of the sloits
-practice art not as a trade but to change it
-wat's educationally right must be practical
-educational right, increas physical and mental powers
bring pleasure in bodily labour
beneficial to health and body, and expand the mind
carpentry, different in sizes
carpenter, rectanglur and cylindercal/ never use ace or draw knife(maybe it was to foreful)/ chisel vs. knife
-work stay at school with teachers til it's ready to be exhibited
2. craftman finds home in philosophy
-pragmatism grew in late 19th cent becuz of ill ideal of euroope
--pierce 1st pag/ seek to find cognition in everyday small acts
-psg spread in two waves
-ist, ww2/ directed to animal labour john dewey/ wanted to improve quality at work/ work and play are equally free in his book/ it becomes constrained labor when the consequences are outside of the activity, good craftsmanship implies socialism
-pragmatism argues that to work well people need freedom from means end.
2 experiences, he believe should be one in order to feel free
-craftwork depends on emotion or else not valued
-crafts of experiences impliesfocus on form and procedure
-craft experience cannot be worship
-history made craftmans images as slaves etc.
-repetition bring out skills
-pride in work removes sin
-slowness of work satisfying
-practice art not as a trade but to change it
-wat's educationally right must be practical
-educational right, increas physical and mental powers
bring pleasure in bodily labour
beneficial to health and body, and expand the mind
carpentry, different in sizes
carpenter, rectanglur and cylindercal/ never use ace or draw knife(maybe it was to foreful)/ chisel vs. knife
-work stay at school with teachers til it's ready to be exhibited
2. craftman finds home in philosophy
-pragmatism grew in late 19th cent becuz of ill ideal of euroope
--pierce 1st pag/ seek to find cognition in everyday small acts
-psg spread in two waves
-ist, ww2/ directed to animal labour john dewey/ wanted to improve quality at work/ work and play are equally free in his book/ it becomes constrained labor when the consequences are outside of the activity, good craftsmanship implies socialism
-pragmatism argues that to work well people need freedom from means end.
2 experiences, he believe should be one in order to feel free
-craftwork depends on emotion or else not valued
-crafts of experiences impliesfocus on form and procedure
-craft experience cannot be worship
-history made craftmans images as slaves etc.
-repetition bring out skills
-pride in work removes sin
-slowness of work satisfying
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
tpoic
-hinderance of art
-look beond art as specific things
-he's from oxford
-denies that art is just of the moment
-2 kind of art
-intellectual
deal with mental need/ professional men
-decorative
deal with the physical needs/ worksmen for wages/ limited becuz they work for businesses
-art flourish mostwhen the 2 are together
-art is limited becuz lack of co-op
-no real understanding of art today
-must be for self not half for self and othrers ideas
-lack of co-op damaged art
-lost of instinct for bueaty lost of art
-environmental issues
-degradion of art will go on
-newart crushed competition of life
-unhappy labour life lack art
-renaisace time of true art
-machines replaced
-overtake by machines
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
The time I spent on this class is far more unique than my other classes. Since I'm not an art major, crafting for a class is something new. As of now, all my classes are typically base upon the simple read and discuss or learn and do the assignment. These courses never forces me to be physically crafty or never offered me a apportunity to impliment my mental and physical time on a project or assignment. This course does have similarity to other class as well, like its base, but each collegic course require that similar base to function as a college course.
My project was time consuming from the physical prespective, making each and every individual peice had a meaning. Though this is not the first of its kind that I've made, it still posses the same unique feel to it. The piece, thought to others may not be so metaphorical, represent an emotional aspect of my life. In the first installations of papers swords, each and every individual piece was constructed from a piece of paper that I had focus on at one point or another. For example, I have pieces that consist of old homework assignment, poems, drawings and other personal documents. In this new new craft, I try to construct each piece with new and stronger paper, to symbolize the beginning of soemthing new, but for some reason i could not completely craft allthe peices with a new sheet. In my mind, it felt as if a sign of not letting go of a specific event or emotion.
In this craft project, I learn that inorder for something to posses a true meaning, if it has one, the craft itself must be created with a purpose and a motive, whether to relieve stress, to waste time, or to basially to just do it. I was assured through this project that, even though this piece have metaphorical and deep thought from my perspecitve, other may see this piece as a ordinary origami. I have not seen anybody that attempted this specific art, but I've seen people attempt to use this type of technique, The idea of combining multiples of one item to form a bigger object. But even with their dragon, who was compose of tiny triangles, as I remember, there was no emotion or meaning for one individual piece. I'm trying to say that, in their art, each piece alone cannot function as anything meaning or even visually understand to the viewer. In my project, like the dragon origami, each piece look alike, but in my paper weapons each piece can stand alone, both visually and mental.
My project was time consuming from the physical prespective, making each and every individual peice had a meaning. Though this is not the first of its kind that I've made, it still posses the same unique feel to it. The piece, thought to others may not be so metaphorical, represent an emotional aspect of my life. In the first installations of papers swords, each and every individual piece was constructed from a piece of paper that I had focus on at one point or another. For example, I have pieces that consist of old homework assignment, poems, drawings and other personal documents. In this new new craft, I try to construct each piece with new and stronger paper, to symbolize the beginning of soemthing new, but for some reason i could not completely craft allthe peices with a new sheet. In my mind, it felt as if a sign of not letting go of a specific event or emotion.
In this craft project, I learn that inorder for something to posses a true meaning, if it has one, the craft itself must be created with a purpose and a motive, whether to relieve stress, to waste time, or to basially to just do it. I was assured through this project that, even though this piece have metaphorical and deep thought from my perspecitve, other may see this piece as a ordinary origami. I have not seen anybody that attempted this specific art, but I've seen people attempt to use this type of technique, The idea of combining multiples of one item to form a bigger object. But even with their dragon, who was compose of tiny triangles, as I remember, there was no emotion or meaning for one individual piece. I'm trying to say that, in their art, each piece alone cannot function as anything meaning or even visually understand to the viewer. In my project, like the dragon origami, each piece look alike, but in my paper weapons each piece can stand alone, both visually and mental.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Chapter 2 of the text discusses the idea of Techne and Kairo using
Greek mythology as a base for presenting the two concepts. The term
techne doesn't seem to be specifically designated to be known ass art,
but the term seem to waver around many different understandings, as
shown in the text. The author emphasize that Techne is "associated with
deception" or cunning, than she jumps to another meaning saying that
techne is "set of rules, system or method of making or doing". The last
implication of techne that she stated is" craft or trade that can
generate economic capital".
The next topic she discusses is Kairo, which she stated as time. By combining time and art there can be "profit", to simply this she stated the qoute "time is money". Learn how to take the opportune timing and "art" then profit can be made. In relation with kairo, techne is never absolute or specifically define, because time changes and thus so will the techne. My opinion of her reason for writing this book, is to present the ideas that there are various ways the literate and contextual world represents arts and craft. She also present the concept that "art" is more rhetoric than many may think, but also impliment the idea that through the strives to find true art, there could be a possiblity to go away from rhetoric and become more philosophical.
terms- cunning, profit and capital, deception and philosophy, the many meanings of techne,
through tthe various definitions and attempts of explaining techne, she present teh idea of cunning and these terms, but I could hardly come to the conclusion that techne is define as art. but, by accepting that techne does mean art, then these terms would become understandable.
The first reading and this reading are glued together through the idea of rhetoric, but that seems to be about it. Hauser sticks to the literal meaning of rhetoric, meaning the way people communicate(social and written), but this reading touches more on the idea of art and crafts.
The paragraph that interest me the most is on page 55, when she inserted the quotes from Georgia. The paragraph still discusses the many differnt meaning of techne, and how to the banausic class, techne is a mean of measuring economic and social status(discourse). Then she leaps to plato idea of techne(professional knowledge). My interests arises twoards the end of the paragraph as the idea of philosophying leaped into the context of techne. How do do we know whether we are philosophying or using rhetoric without crossing the line between the two, meaning philosophying and staying within the rhetoric limits? is there a limit to rhetoric?
The next topic she discusses is Kairo, which she stated as time. By combining time and art there can be "profit", to simply this she stated the qoute "time is money". Learn how to take the opportune timing and "art" then profit can be made. In relation with kairo, techne is never absolute or specifically define, because time changes and thus so will the techne. My opinion of her reason for writing this book, is to present the ideas that there are various ways the literate and contextual world represents arts and craft. She also present the concept that "art" is more rhetoric than many may think, but also impliment the idea that through the strives to find true art, there could be a possiblity to go away from rhetoric and become more philosophical.
terms- cunning, profit and capital, deception and philosophy, the many meanings of techne,
through tthe various definitions and attempts of explaining techne, she present teh idea of cunning and these terms, but I could hardly come to the conclusion that techne is define as art. but, by accepting that techne does mean art, then these terms would become understandable.
The first reading and this reading are glued together through the idea of rhetoric, but that seems to be about it. Hauser sticks to the literal meaning of rhetoric, meaning the way people communicate(social and written), but this reading touches more on the idea of art and crafts.
The paragraph that interest me the most is on page 55, when she inserted the quotes from Georgia. The paragraph still discusses the many differnt meaning of techne, and how to the banausic class, techne is a mean of measuring economic and social status(discourse). Then she leaps to plato idea of techne(professional knowledge). My interests arises twoards the end of the paragraph as the idea of philosophying leaped into the context of techne. How do do we know whether we are philosophying or using rhetoric without crossing the line between the two, meaning philosophying and staying within the rhetoric limits? is there a limit to rhetoric?
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
reading 1
The reading is very academic and informative. It's meant to inform
readers of the authors ideas toward rhetoric and the history of
rhetoric. The chapter discusses the concept of rhetoric in two ways, one
being social practice and the other being rhetorical thinking. This
chapter deals alot with the history of rhectoic and many different
historical supporters of the topic. The chapter also set the base for
understanding the authors concept of rhetoric and emphasizes the
importance of rhetoric in social life. Towards the end of the chapter
the author begins to touch base on how rhetoric will change in relations
to the audience. This chapter fits with other chapters because it is
the base of the infrastructure of rhetoric. Without this chapter many
readers will probably be lost when reading further into the text.
The most important idea of the chapter is to understand that rhetoric is more than just academic and it is present in every decision made involving understanding between groups and as an example made in the text between government and the citizens. Through all my experience, I came to understand rhetoric as critical thinking, similar to what the text emphazise. The concept of understnading both side of the arguement and taking into account the pros and cons and the crediblity of the sources. The text was understandable to me because, all my professors discussed the topic in similar if not exactly the same as the text did. While realated rhetoric to craft, its very difficult for me to see a connection beside the example where dance and "art" was discussed,, though it didn't spark any true knowledge about craft.
The most important idea of the chapter is to understand that rhetoric is more than just academic and it is present in every decision made involving understanding between groups and as an example made in the text between government and the citizens. Through all my experience, I came to understand rhetoric as critical thinking, similar to what the text emphazise. The concept of understnading both side of the arguement and taking into account the pros and cons and the crediblity of the sources. The text was understandable to me because, all my professors discussed the topic in similar if not exactly the same as the text did. While realated rhetoric to craft, its very difficult for me to see a connection beside the example where dance and "art" was discussed,, though it didn't spark any true knowledge about craft.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
First Experience
1. Do you read any blogs? Why or why not?
-I read a few blogs before, basically to find information about things and also to see reviews of certain things I;m thinking about purchasing.
2. Was setting up your blog easy? Why or why not?
-it was easy to set up, but ass i type this I have no idea whats going to happen after I press add> I guess we'll find out after I press add(Hopefully it goes well).I didnt try anything else besides posting this up, but I will check out the features during my free time.
3. Why did you choose the template you did? Did you make any changes to the template? Why or why not? Is there anything you’d like to change but aren’t sure how?
-I just log on and just started posting. I don't know why I choose this template. probably because it said simple under it. If you don't know anything always stick to simple, but I might change it in the future if I find a better one or find this one too dull.
4. As you were doing the above writing for this blog, how is your writing different (is it?) from writing in other contexts? Are you thinking about it or approaching it differently? How so?
-As I write the blog, I try to not be so academic wise. I feel that if I stick to much to the academic side so fast I tend to not be in touch with what I want to say and express. But surely as the course proceed I will begin to write more academically.
-I read a few blogs before, basically to find information about things and also to see reviews of certain things I;m thinking about purchasing.
2. Was setting up your blog easy? Why or why not?
-it was easy to set up, but ass i type this I have no idea whats going to happen after I press add> I guess we'll find out after I press add(Hopefully it goes well).I didnt try anything else besides posting this up, but I will check out the features during my free time.
3. Why did you choose the template you did? Did you make any changes to the template? Why or why not? Is there anything you’d like to change but aren’t sure how?
-I just log on and just started posting. I don't know why I choose this template. probably because it said simple under it. If you don't know anything always stick to simple, but I might change it in the future if I find a better one or find this one too dull.
4. As you were doing the above writing for this blog, how is your writing different (is it?) from writing in other contexts? Are you thinking about it or approaching it differently? How so?
-As I write the blog, I try to not be so academic wise. I feel that if I stick to much to the academic side so fast I tend to not be in touch with what I want to say and express. But surely as the course proceed I will begin to write more academically.
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