The Uncensored Library Minecraft

After seeing the post this week about the minecraft art show and the previous post on Penn being recreated in minecraft, it reminded me of an interesting project that also being done. The Uncensored Library is a map which filled with over 200 books and topics that have been banned in many countries. The creators…

“Isolation Separation” by Artist Cooper

I found these pieces while checking booooooom by the artist Cooper, the description being that he’s an introvert whose not seriously impacted by social distancing in this current climate. As an artist, these times enable him to continue to create and paint based on that which is around him. These pieces reminded me of the…

Procedural Generation

Based on this past weeks class and learning how code can be utilized to produce art, I thought I would link a reddit link on Procedural Generation. The projects here are constructed algorithmically utilizing computer-generated randomness, producing many interesting pieces. Many of these projects are related to game development, although procedural generation is often used…

Inception of Halo Music – Martin O’Donnell

This week I thought I would share an interesting YouTube account that I’ve been following. Martin O’Donnell is an American composer whose is most recognized for his time at Bungie working on the Halo franchise. Although his time at Bungie is complete, he often uploads old recordings of works in progress. Besides simply uploading these…

1939 Disney Cartoon Documentary

Although its been quite a while, following class a couple of weeks ago I was still interested in how animation had been done previously in analog. I came across a short interesting documentary that described the stages involved in Snow Whites development. The video details appears to be The process had certainly been detailed and…

“Quiet” – Evan M Cohen

This piece caught my attention because it reminded me of project 2, that is the artists utilized a poem to compose the story of his pieces. Besides the poem, the story being told in the art is composed of stills that when put together give the notion of change and motion. Here is the link…

Aeiaton Animation Cycles

As project 2 is approaching with a focus on animation, I began to recall the work that had previously been done in the game development club UPGRADE, as a part of the Aeiaton team. The artists there had to work on animation cycles for individual characters that would later be added to the game to…

Woodcut Art Process

Following out visit to the Arthur Ross Gallery and looking at the works of Frankenthaler, I had become interested in the process of making woodcut art. On The Metropolitan Museum of Art Site I found a clear explanation of the process, accompanied by clips to depict each step. This had been one of the oldest…

Dense Ecosystems Packed in Vintage

These pieces by Kathleen Vance caught my attention as it reminded me of the terrariums with self sustained ecosystems, but in this case these landscapes were placed into old steamer trunks and train cases. They are filled with mosses, foliage, and rocky surfaces. As well as having flowing water and stalagmites in certain pieces. The…

FIELDS by Ana Montiel

The Field series by Ana Montiel is meant to revolve around perception by exploring the states of consciousness. This series caught my attention while browsing since it reminded me of the abstraction of sound from project 1.1 since elements that aren’t solid are depicted with a certain form. I feel that the notion of consciousness…