For the video deconstruction project I decided to focus on
various aspects of Walt Disney himself and the Walt Disney theme parks. In
order to create my video deconstruction project I gathered most of my video and
audio clips from archive.org. Throughout the entire film I specifically arranged
the video and audio in a way that what viewers hear or see might not exactly
match up to expectations of what they might have expected to see, but is still
associated with Disney. I decided to base my final project on Disney because
recently I’ve actually become a huge fan of Disney. It seemed as though after I
decided to purchase an annual pass to Disney, Disney seemed to consume my life
in some way that I could not explain. I yearned for the nostalgia of being at
Disney all the time and I wanted to wear all the latest Disney gear every time I went. It was as if Disney was my happy place that I felt I could forget
about the important things I had to do and just have fun. Even watching Disney
movies makes me feel less stressed and more happy. In watching my film I want
viewers to think about how many aspects of their lives are in a way associated
with the Disney company, from the entertainment companies they own, to their
one-of-a-kind theme parks, to the conspiracies that have long been associated
with them.
FMX 211 Art & Technology
Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Sunday, November 11, 2018
BP #5 - Music
For the music groupings I decided
to go with disco, dubstep, electronic-producer/DJ culture, girl power, and
techno. Each of these subgenres of music can fit under the genre of electronic
dance music but some differentiating characteristics separate them apart into
these groups.
One group that I believe is an
influenced by the techno music genre is CAZZETTE. CAZZETTE’s music all seems to
be composed not with real instruments but entirely using music that is made
electronically. In one of their popular song Sleepless, the music was defiantly created electronically and the
singing voices were manipulated as well in a way to sound like robots. In my
opinion, most of their music has this robotic essence that is associated with
it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-sfFFnfO8g
For the electronic – producer/DJ
culture grouping I would choose Dillion Francis to add to the category. Dillion
Francis seems to use electronically made music for the most part in order to
create his music compositions. In one of his popular songs, Get Low, Francis uses a lot of
technology to manipulate not only the music but the singing voice as well.
Within this song it can definitely be determined that some of the sounds that
can be heard are not familiar sounds made from common instruments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12CeaxLiMgE
I would add the music group La
Bouche to the disco grouping. Their song Be
My Lover not only has the disco genre sounds but it also has the techno
genre beats. While some of the beats and sounds in the song sound authentic
other sounds electronically made. Also the duo’s unmanipulated singing helps
with the disco feeling this song has. Also in the actual music video for this
song Lane McCray, one of the members of the duo, can be seen sitting at a desk
with various music mixing boards as if creating the music tracks heard in the
song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ka01Y_pYgM
For the girl power music group I
think the Cheat Codes and Cade Remix of Maggie Lindemann’s song Pretty Girl fits pretty good into the
grouping. The original version of the song has no real use of technology, but
the remix has a fast paced tempo with more beats and more manipulation to the
music overall. Also this song fits into the grouping because it’s a song about
female empowerment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFmCXBL_4n8
The song Stay by Zedd featuring
Alessia Cara fits into the dubstep grouping because as well as most of the
others songs it was composed using electronic music but the sounds and brats
sound like they were a copy of actual instruments instead of just sounds that
were electronically made. In Stay sounds such as a snare drum, snapping, and
clock ticking can be heard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWEK4v9AVKQ
Performance Art
After
doing some research on performance art I came across three female performance artist
who stuck out to me the most, Marina Abramović, Carolee Schneeman, and Ana
Mendieta. All three women are very well known in the world of performance art.
I admire each of these women because even though they all are performance
artist when it comes to their specific performance art each one of them go
about it so differently. With performance art I feel as though one’s work can
never truly be reproduced because no one but the original artist knows the
actual feelings felt and thought process of the performance when it was
originally performed.
Each
of these women are pretty involved with feminist art, which was an art movement
that started in the 1950s and female artist would create works that were
reflected upon them personally and socially by society. A major characteristic all
three use are their bodies as a means of a medium. They tend to focus on pushing
the limits of the body and mind. I think using one’s body as a medium really
forces the audience and viewers to really consider what is happening during the
performance. In Carolee Schneeman’s performance piece Interior Scroll, Schneeman literally pulls out a scroll with a hand
written inscription from her vagina that she reads aloud. By using her actual
physical naked body Schneeman was able to get one of her major points across
which is that women have been historically treated differently because of their
biological make up and that should not be the case.
While
all three are involved in feminist art they each focus on different aspects.
Schneeman mainly focuses on the idea of feminism and women rights seen in
media. Mendieta focuses on her personal life and experiences and how they shaped
her life and Abramović focuses mostly on overall societal issues. I liked the
various works I saw done by Ana Mendieta because although they are influenced
by her life she seems to always include the element of nature. In many of my
works whether photography or film I somehow always seem to tie in the element
of nature. For me personally I view mother nature as this beautiful creation
that mankind doesn’t care enough about. I also admire Marina’s works because at
times her performances seem so simple but they are inspired by major issues and
influence critical thinking. Rhythm 0,
one of Abramović’s more known works, in which she had various objects of
pleasure and pain and allowed viewers to choose between which objects to use on
her. This performance in my opinion seems pretty simplistic but it showed the
true intention of some people if given the chance. People want to see the good
in other people and trust them but that isn’t always the case.
When
it comes to the world of performance art I feel as though it isn’t as popular
as it should be. Performance art isn’t something commonly heard or talked about
a lot in my opinion. I’m not sure if it’s because people are scared to really
open up their eyes and their minds and think critically about certain things or
if people really just don’t care. I think it’s an important part of the arts
because if forces viewers to see society or the world through a possible new
perspective.
Works Cited
Gershman, Rachel. "Marina
Abramović - Artist Overview and Analysis." TheArtStory.org,
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-Abramović-marina.htm, Accessed 03
November 2018.
Lopez, Alicia. "Ana Mendieta -
Artist Overview and Analysis." TheArtStory.org,
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-mendieta-ana.htm. Accessed 03 November 2018.
"Carolee Schneemann - Artist
Overview and Analysis." TheArtStory.org,
https://www.theartstory.org/artist-schneemann-carolee.htm. Accessed 03 November
2018.
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