Class #12: Symbolizing your Society and HW

Collaborate with your group to formally write up your society's rules or manifesto. Write a short introduction headed by your society's chosen name, and a description of the world that you live in. Feel free to adopt a zany tone like the Futurists, be formal like the Declaration of Independence writers, or whatever mood fits your society.

Then write the agreed-upon rules, beliefs, or principles that you defined in class and used to construct your banner. If you wish to change some of these rules, do so by group consensus.

Then post your finished manifesto to each society-member's blog. Attach your banner if you've finished it.
 

TECHNO-CIVILIAN SOCIETY

by Tsering Dolkar, Sapana and Carol.


1. Original Story Collage:

 Part 1

Part 2

 Part 3

Part 4

Part 5 & 6

Our SOCIETY we create after the post-apocalyptic community is a peaceful society where humans and machines like robots co-exist together. We have create our civilization through the remnants of the machines, guns and robots. Our society is highly technologically developed that every things will be done by the robots we have created as we can control them. Our society is named as "Techno-civilian" society. Though, our lives were occupied by the technology, we are very Eco-friendly. The humans and robots will all live together with comfort, peace and environmentally healthy. There are rules we live by. 

2. MANIFESTO OF OUR SOCIETY:  

• No discrimination. Promote Equality. "DISRESPECTFUL" Will be sent to prison for life.
• Everyone must RECYCLE, REUSE AND REDUCE.  Not Eco-Friendly, will be fined up to $1,000. 
• No fighting within ourselves. Will be jailed for up to 20 years.
• Everyone must have the knowledge of the technology. "Be Smart" "Learn and Practice"
•  Everyone must be responsible and protective about our society. "Patriotism"
• No toleration for those who committed treacherous against our society. " Traitor" Will be beheaded. 
• No crimes(theft, murder, rape, assault) can be tolerated. Will be beheaded.
• To facilitate communication and cooperation among organizations and individuals of humans and robots. 
• To promote the development and improvement of our society. 

3. "SYMBOLIZING SOCIETY" BANNER .

The banner depicts what our techno-civilian society stands for i.e. equality between human-kind and robots. Though we control the robots but they were treated equally. The greenery on the sides of the banner as well as the green veil depicts that our society is Eco-friendly.

4. RUBBINGS FROM THE SCRAPS: TECHNOLOGY (ECO-FRIENDLY TAXI)

I have made this Eco-friendly Taxi through the scraping for my society as our society is highly technologically developed as well as environmentally healthy. So, the Eco-friendly taxi depicts the high-tech and the nature friendly quality of our society.

RUBBINGS THAT DEPICTS OUR SOCIETY: OUR MAP

Since our society is technologically developed where we have everything we needed so we don't need any contact with other society that exist beyond us. Our society is self- sufficient. So, our society is protected with borders of forest (the green line) that shows we are Eco-friendly as well as protected by our borders to prevent attacks from other society. 

Class#11 Lecture followup questions.

Lecture Followup Questions:

Describe which type of representation each image is below (Iconic, Symbolic, Indexical, or more than one?) and explain why :


1.

Younger Sir Thomas More  

Holbein, Hans 

oil on canvas, 1527

The Painting of the Sir Thomas More By Hans Holbein is an Iconic painting because this image doesn't have any direct relationship to the people depicted in this portrait. He created this portrait to befriend More, a powerful speaker at the English Parliament as Ductch Humanist Desiderius Erasmus  recommended him to. 

2.

 Yves Klein, Anthropometry ANT 85, 1960. 155.5 x 352.5cm. 

(body prints of female models painted with his universal blue)

The Yves Klein, Anthropometry is an Indexical painting as it is a true, real representation

of the relationship between the image which is depicted as a proof. The blue paint depicts 

that Klein used naked female models covered in blue paint who were dragged across and 

laid on the canvases to make the image. The blue paint is the evidence of the naked women

in the blue paint used as living brushes for the image. 

3.

This is a Symbolic painting as the image itself symbolizes love. It doesn't resemble love but this image is represented as LOVE based on our understanding through texting.

4.

Francesca Woodman,  35 mm Photograph

The Francesca Woodman photograph is an Iconic as well as Indexical painting because the nude female model is blurred out due to her movement so she doesn't have any relationship to the painting which is Iconic while the Woodman's photograph of herself on the chair is a prove that she was there at that time is Indexical. 

Class #10 Followup: Collages and Manifesto

If you did not attend class on the 12th and did not form a new end-of-the-world society in groups, your task is to write a personal manifesto, either one that represents your beliefs, style, vision of the world, or one that is completely absurd and makes crazy incorrect statements about you .  (also get filled in on the final project by watching the in-class lecture below. You will join one of the existing groups WHEN you come to class next week

Since I have missed the class on 12th due to medical reasons, I will write a personal manifesto. I am a very conservative, little bit too uptight and very disciplined about my life as my friends and sisters say. Personally, I don't like drinking, smoking and partying. I am more of a homebody who enjoys staying home, watching movies and drinking coffee. For me, when I was in high school, I was appalled and shocked by how the teenagers act towards the teachers as well as their carefree nature when it comes to teenage pregnancy, drugs and cutting classes. This kind of made me ponder "Why are we so liberal? Are we misusing the liberty given to us by the government?" Is it me who is only thinking like this? I came from a very strict Tibetan school so my thoughts could be biased. However, when I asked my friends who were brought up in New York, they also agreed with me. I will create a personal manifesto on how the teenagers should learn how to behave without disrespecting others on school grounds.

• No smoking and drugs on the campus. "Not cool"
• No fighting in the hallway. "Dangerous" 
• No weapons allowed in the school. "Illegal"
• No PDA in the hallway and the stairways. "Get a room"
• No walking out of the classroom. "Disrespectful"
• No Phones during class. "Inconsiderate"
• No copying during the test. "Pathetic"

Class #9: Ai Weiwei and Interventions

For class next week, post a description of your intervention and documentation photos on your blog.

I made paper airplane from the magazines as I was reminded of my childhood. When I was little, I used make those airplanes and fly them from the top of my house but most of time, it landed at different places. I always run down to pick it up though sometimes its hard for me to reach certain places because its very high. Also I used to cry when it got stuck. For my public intervention, I put those airplane at different places that reminded me of when they would be stuck, when I fly them. I put these paper plane at random places and while i was taking pictures at the central park, some were staring at me thinking "what is she doing?" However, i took some outside my home.

                                 

Class 9 # SURVIVAL

1. Write a short paragraph response describing which of the lecture artist's interpretation of escaping, advancing, or repairing society you most agree with, and why.

I agree with the Michael Rakowitz paraSITE to repair the society on our prejudice and our ignorance on the homeless people. He made the plastic shelter on the budget of $5 using trash bags, Ziploc bags and clear waterproof packing tape. He also made windows on the shelters as he said, "homeless people don’t have privacy issues, but they do have security issues". Also, these shelter can be attached to the exterior vents of the heating system, air-conditioning system so that the shelter can be inflated by the system as well as provide the warmth in the shelter. I feel that what Rakowitz did is innovative and is a huge help for those homeless people that we saw sleeping on the streets, parks, train station shivering and looking helpless. Through his shelter, they only need to attach it to the ventilation which does not cost money at all. Instead, it helps the homeless to get shelter very cheaply and is clean. The public shelters we have are very overcrowded and unhygienic. I feel that Micheal Rakowitz parasite made a very innovative shelter that would be a tremendous help for the homeless people. It also gives the message to the government about the unhealthy conditions of the shelters that he has to create a shelter on his own. 

Class#8: The Art Market and You're the Curator Homework Assignment.

a. Make a blog post with with images of each of your four chosen works. Describe each of the four works in detail, including accompanying information about name, medium, size, etc.
b. Write a  300+ word essay introducing your show, that includes the following information
     1. An exciting title for your show  (“The Color Blue in the 21st Century”, “A Journey in Geometry:, etc.) that evokes the reasons for grouping these works together
     2.Images of all four pieces with details provided by the exhibition
     3. how the pieces relate to one another and to the larger theme
     4. who the audience is for your exhibition. (does it relate especially to a particular group; pregnant women, civil engineering students, your grandmother, cos-play kids?)

The Colors of Human Emotions.

Title: Intimidation tactics/exit strategy

Artist: Alyssa Piro

Medium: Paint on wood

Dimensions variables

 

Title: Gamut

Artist: Jeremy Mazzenga

Medium: Archival inkjet print

Dimensions: 30 x 20 in.

Title: Rainbow (IV)-what is ghosts

Artist: James Case - Leal

Medium: Acrylic on linen

Wood, Belgian linen, PVA, pigment: carbon, money ash, hanza 10G, disazo H10GL,quinacridone magneta, stolen IKB, perylene carmine, dioxazine violet.

Dimension: 63 x 54 in.

 

Title: Ghost Dance

Artist: Esteban Cabeza De Baca

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimension: 6 x 6 ft.

As a Curator, I put all these four artwork together in one space as these distinct colors in each art work depicts an human emotions. The first art work by Alyssa Piro depicts human emotions through the eyes of the artwork. The gloomy eyes depicts the emotions of sadness and anger. Also she has displayed these artwork at different floors with the same expressions showing that like-minded individuals going through the same emotions with same expressions. The second "Gamut" artwork by Jeremy Mazzenga , shows different colors which can be translated into a different human emotions where different isolated colors were captured together in an image depicting the emotions of seduction, exhilaration and the actuality. The third artwork "Rainbow (IV)-what is ghosts" by James Case - Leal where all the seven colors of the rainbow on the black canvas depicts the emotions of spirituality, wisdom, vitality, passion and creative energy with each colors of the rainbow. However, the black canvas adamantly depicts the secretive unknown, a mystery where emotions are mostly expressed by the huge dark surroundings. Lastly, the fourth artwork "Ghost Dance"by Esteban Cabeza De Baca depicts an human unconsciousness blended with reality with the painting of moon through the spiderweb and unconventional humans. It also depicts the humans abstract emotions with the different shades of colors such as blue, white, black, and the little bit of purple. The different shades of color in these paintings depicts the emotions of the improbable and the transcendent we go through that we wanted to blend with our reality. In conclusion, all these artwork ties together to depict the different human expressions with different emotions of despair, sadness, exhilaration, passion, mystery and the uncertainty of human's emotions. 

The audience for my exhibition is any ordinary person, who is willing to think, explore these artwork with their inquisitive mind. It is important to have their own interpretation on the different colors to human emotions and give a meaning to the colors through how they perceive it,  which is an individual's artistic conception and exposition.

Class #7: The System (Art History Lesson)

1. Describe each work in brief.

2. Give your best guess as to the audience of each work.

3. Describe what ideas each work it attempting to bear witness to.

4. Describe the differences between the respective works' representations of beauty.

5. Do you think either of the artists knew about the others' art-making tradition? Why?

6. Do you think the mainstream (European) work deserves its place in the mainstream story of art? Why?

7. Do you think the non-mainstream (non-European) work deserves a place in the mainstream story? Why?

ART WORK#1

1. The Abduction of Rebecca(1846) 

Artist: Eugène Delacroix(French, Charenton-Saint-Maurice 1798–1863 Paris)

This painting shows a scene from Ivanhoe, the Jewish heroine Rebecca, who was confined in the castle of Front de Boeuf(seen in flames) is carried off by two Saracen slaves commanded by the Christian Knight Bois-Guilbert. This painting depicts the crowded space, the alertness on the slaves and the contortion depicts the dramatic intensity of the abduction. In contrary, Rebecca is the only one in the whole painting that is calm and composed. 

2. The audience of the first painting would be for the European people specifically the french people as this could be more relatable to them. 

3. This painting is bearing witness to the abduction of Rebecca and her courage. 

4. Delacroix is representing the beauty of the painting through the different colors,movements that showed the complexity and the emotions of this art. 

5. I don't think that Delacroix knew of  Shaykh Muhammad Amir as they live in different  parts of the world and also Delacroix is a romantic artist. He was an impressionist who was inspired by Shakespeare and other french romantic artist. 

6. I think European Art deserves its place in the mainstream story of Art because these artwork were made in different periods with different style in different places and some artwork, though were made in same period but have different styles. The variety, evolution of these artwork gives us an knowledge on the abstractness and the expression of these artwork.

ART WORK#2

           

1. A Syce Holding Two Carriage Horses (1845)

Painting attributed to Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya (active 1830s–40s)

This a near mirror image of an Indian groom with almost identical horses. The prospect of symmetry is provoked by the slight difference in the sizes, proportions and the slight variation in the dress and the posture of the painting. The colors are very restricted in the painting but however, the painting was beautifully drawn to show the culture of Indian also the low horizon line makes the painting more majestic. 

2. The audience of the painting would be the South Asian people specifically the Indian
people. 

3.  The artist is attempting to bear witness to the Indian culture as well as the symmetry of
the painting. 

4. Amir's representation of the beauty of this painting is very different from Delacroix as he is trying to depict the simplicity of the painting with just few colors of the paint as well as the almost symmetrical image of the Indian groom and the horses.  

5. Amir probably was aware of Delacroix art-making tradition as his art making process reflects the Indian culture of free expression as well as the water color style which is massively influenced by the European Art. 

6. I think non-European work deserves a place in the mainstream story as these artwork also depicts the different forms of art in different periods and their cultures. Such culture and the beauty of the non-European Artwork must be appreciated and celebrated the same way an European art work is. 

Cooking up a Story: The food Recipe

Shabalak 

This is the recipe.

Ingredients: 

• Ground Beef (6 people portion)
• 4-5 washed Scallion
• Dough ( flour with water kneaded together)
• 2 table spoon of salt
• 1 onion.
• Oil

Direction:

The dough needs to be made in small balls of dough.

 


The scallion must be cut into small pieces with the onions cut into small pieces and mixed with ground beef.

The small dough needs to be flattened by a rolling pin.

 

Put the mixed ground beef in the flattened 

dough.

Cover the meat from the other side of flattened dough. Fold the one side of the dough over the other.  Then using a fork, flattened the edges so that the meat does not come out.

Using our hand, keep folding the edges of the dough.

While making it, the oil needs to be heated up. After the oil is hot, put the shabalak in to fry it. After 5 to 6 minutes, take out the fried Shabalak. Shabalak is done. 

Dinner Time:

The making of Shabalak depicts the culture of tibetan as it is our traditional food. While making this food, we all make it together as this takes around an hour or so. The process of making it give us the time to spend it with our family. This dish is one of the my favorite tibetan dish of all time. Shabalak and Momo is one of the most common dish as an authentic tibetan food. When i took my friends with different cultural background to a tibetan restaurant, they mostly enjoyed Shabalak the most because they said " its juicy from the inside and the fried outer skin makes it more delicious."

Class #6 Followup

1. How does Yves Klein’s blue cocktail relate to the metaphoric nature of food to transmit ideas?

During his 1958 The Specialization of Sensibility in the Raw Material State of Stabilized PictorialSensibility (the Void ) exhibition where more than 2,500 persians showed up for his exhibition. The exhibition was an empty gallery with walls painted white. The 

exterior window was painted blue with the entrance lobby framed with blue curtain. 

However, the guest were served with blue cocktails which was made of Cointreau,gin 

and methylene blue (the blue cocktail). Through the blue cocktail,Klein exerted the 

control over the guest body as the cocktail dyed their urine blue. This relates to the 

metaphoric nature of food to transmit ideas as he wanted the people to see the 

transmission of blue colors through the process of drinking and urinating later to 

discover how he controlled the flow of substance out of the body through the process of 

blue cocktail.  

2. What does Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup piece say about post-WWII America's relationship to food?

Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup piece depicts the industrialization during post World 

War 2 has drastically changed the relationship of Americans with food. The process of 

agriculture and cooking became less common where the instant food such as Campbell's 

Soup have become a norm. Andy Warhol is trying to push towards the mechanical 

appearance of America in the form of food.

3. What do you think about the Bread & Puppet theatre idea that baking your own bread is a political act?

I feel that the Bread & Puppet theater idea that baking your bread is a political act 

because baking your own bread helps to empower one self socially and politically. The 

Theater performs and highlighted on the issues of social changes, the trends of society 

and politics. Schumann then baked their own bread in the oven and gave it to the 

attendee for free. The sharing of bread makes the people connected with one another.

4. Compare Judy Chicago's "Dinner Party" to Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper".

The Judy Chicago's "Dinner Party" is different from Leonardo da Vinci's "Last Supper" as 

the Judy Chicago's Painting depicts the dinner place setting where thirty nine important 

women in real life or fictional character in the history will be sitting together to honor 

their contributions as most of the time, the women's contribution were ignored, never 

acknowledged or were overshadowed by the men's contribution. The painting doesn't 

have the women's sitting rather it is just a dinner setting. However, the Leonardo da 

Vinci's " Last Supper" was to capture the moment when Christ tells his Apostles that 

one of them will betray him at the institution of Eucharist. This painting bring the 

different emotions between the Apostles with Christ in the middle.

5. Describe how  Rirkrit Tiravanija's, Theaster Gates', or Michael Rackowitz's projects take advantage of the social aspect of meal-sharing to generate ideas and discussions. 

Rirkrit Tiravanija's "Pad Thai" where he sets up a cooking place in the gallery where 

he cooks Pad Thai, his traditional thai food and the visitors try the food which opens up 

discussions on the culture of thai and the food by the visitors from different culture. It 

also depicts the culture of the Artist. 

Theaster Gate's "Soul food Dinner" is a Sunday Dinner where soul food can be eaten. 

Different people from different cultural background come together to eat where they 

discuss social issues such as race and inequality while sharing the food and their 

memories while questioning and celebrating the complexity of the different flavors of 

the soul food. 

Micheal Rakowitz "Enemy Kitchen" is set up in response to the United States invasion of 

Iraq. Since he was descend of Iraqi Jewish , they serve their traditional food to open 

discussion of the War, U.S.- Middle East relation and how cultures influence one another. 

Through these artist, it depicts that sharing meals helps to open up discussions on different social and cultural aspect of the artist as well as generate ideas.  

6. What do you think about Daniel Bozhkov's "Befriend the Bacteria" project? Why did he create such a bizarre foodstuff? What should our relationship be to this yogurt and how does it relate to the history of the "self-portrait" and the idea of the artist 'bearing witness'?

Daniel Bozhkov's "Befriend the Bacteria" project is weird. He created such a bizarre 

foodstuff because he wanted make an organic yogurt with human DNA. The bacteria 

culture modified with his DNA would produce a yogurt and he packaged it in marketable 

containers with his face on it "Human DNA Reinforced". Our relationship to the yogurt

is our awareness to the human cloning in the form of yogurt. It relates to the history of

self portrait and the idea of "bearing witness" as his DNA and the picture of his face on 

the container bear witness to his existence.