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               I had fun making these experimental scans! 2 of these images are very clear and crisp, which makes them outliers but that is ok with me. I wanted to work with interesting compositions and see how abstract I could make an object by distorting it as much as I can! I found quite a few ads for anti-wrinkle creams in one of my magazines and I loved how distorted the word "WRINKLE" became next to the woman's face. Overall, I love all of these images for different reasons and hope to complete more experimentzzzz in the future!

24-HOUR TECH LOG~ Sunday, January 25th, 2015

Technology Log for Sunday

9:30-11:00 am: Checking email, listening to Spotify

12:00-12:50 pm: Duolingo and Babbel App for leaning Spanish

4:00-6:30 pm: Mindlessly staring at YouTube videos....don't judge me!!!


1.5 hours
50 minutes
1.5 hours = 3hours and 50 minutes


Reflection: My computer has been a complete shit lately and I really don't use it that often. Most of the time on technology is spent using my phone just because I love to stream music a lot while doing other activities simultaneously. I spend WAY too much time on Youtube, and honestly its hard not to watch videos all day about things you love learning about. I also commit a large chunk of my time learning Spanish because I want to become fluent in the language. Overall, I don't feel too guilty about it but I do feel like stepping away from technology and taking breaks is necessary for me to keep my sanity.

RESEARCH DIGITAL ART ENTRY:THE LOVELY NANCY BURSON

                                                                                                                        The Human Race Machine

                     Nancy Burson, an American artist and photographer born in 1948, creates works of art that serve as commentary on the era of digital manipulation in photography. Many of her works are seen in public, like The Human Race Machine (2003) and Focus on Peace (2002). Burson was one of the first artists to use 'morphing': the transition of one image into another by way of digital animation. There is a sort of underlying connected-ness that humanity shares and the creation of these interactive pieces drives this point home.

              During the late nineties, Burson completed a series of polaroids titled He/She (1997-98) featuring dramatic portraits of individuals that seem to float between gender identities (he and she). This series of polaroids captures my attention and leaves a bit of mysterious ambiguity to the story of these individuals. I hope that Burson continues to create these kinds of works and hopefully there will be some that show the full figure but still feature those awesome cast shadows!!

                                            He/She

Nancy Burson's works have had such a profound impact on the way society views photographs. Photography has always been viewed  as a representation of "reality", but really what you see is what you believe. Burson's works have been viewed on large billboards, in universities and museums alike. I hope to see more morphing images that go beyond the study of interaction between humans and into the study of humans interacting with the environment. 

Videos: Nancy Burson at ClampArt Gallery http://vimeo.com/91248233

Image Sources: 

The Human Race Machine  http://pages.ucsd.edu/~bgoldfarb/cocu108/data/images/Week8/human_race_machine.jpg

                                                  He/ She Image   http://nancyburson.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/anne-e1378329371493.jpg?timestamp=1420416000022

Text Citations: Christane Paul PDF on Blackboard SMCM