Final part of the project; adding sound. This has been a really interesting process and a little bit frustrating; I have had zero experience with Garageband and feel like there is so, so much more to do but I don't yet have the technical skill to pull it off yet. A great learning experience. Enjoy.

Our theme was the reality and fantasy side of humans consuming resources.  Now that we added motion to the two sides of the diptych, we developed a more humorous approach rather than a serious, political approach.  The jumping movements and display of life and death are not as serious as they was before.

Questions for Digital Media

Question one:

 

The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction touches on the subject of the power of art and film used by the social masses throughout history and change brought by this ‘powerful agent’.  Within the last century history and humanity has seen massive change that can arguably be said to have been brought on by the use of photography and film.  What are a few examples of the important use of photography or film within the last century that fueled social change?

 

Question two:

 

In The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction the subject of the mechanizing and mass reproduction of art brings home the point of the impact of industry on art, and in turn, the impact on society and the changes that are brought for good or ill.  Will the ever vanishing handcrafted disciplines become completely obsolete as technology advances?

Also: have a Raz plushie

Going along the lines of fantasy and reality, Kristen and I chose to depict the relationship of humanity and nature. This diptych shows how through humanity’s greed we fantasize about limitless resources. However, on the other side, we convey the reality that humans are over consuming the planet’s resources. We threw in some irony with Michelangelo’s painting in the Sistine Chapel. We used his figure of God to depict his displeasure with humanity’s destructive behavior.