TIME BASED MEDIA EVALUATION

EVALUATION: TIME BASED MEDIA

I have found the experience of working with contemporary time based forms of art and design valuable as, it includes creating work with Ict and cameras, which means they will last longer than drawings. However, I prefer working with drawings more, as I am able to include mote detail in drawings and Im able to show what I am capable of through this.
The recordings that turned out the best are, the reportage drawing, action painting and the stop frame animations.
The reportage drawing worked quite well, as I used different media's such as pencil and marker pens to create different drawings of objects from around the room. However, I may have taken too much time creating the drawings as they are only meant to be 2 minute sketches. 128/

I think that the action painting went perfectly as the camera catches every movement of the paint being dropped which looks really effective.

https://youtu.be/Ks6FgLz8y8E

Also, the stop frame animations work really well, however the second one I created is a lot better than the first as this was created in college with a professional camera, where as the first one was created at the civic on a machine.

These are the links to the videos:

https://youtu.be/uh0GUABHo2Q

However, the Zoetrope and Imovie didn't work as well as the others, as while we were creating the Imovie we didn't have enough time to finish editing the footage, so it wasn't complete. Also, the Zoetrope was created at the civic, so there wasn't really any planning for this piece. This is something that I would change if I had the time to help me achieve a higher grade.
These are the links to the videos:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp8deTcPN4o&sns=sms

https://youtu.be/qrnoopTaAaY

I think that my time based research is quite effective, as I have researched different artists such as Helen green, David Hockney, and Bill viola to show the types of time based media that exist, such as GIFS,  videos, images etc.
I found the civic exhibition really interesting as you could interact with each piece of work, which I thought was very creative. I also learned how to create a Zoetrope and stop frame animation here, which I really enjoyed.

I have planned, organised and prepared design solutions for time based work by creating story boards, such as for my stop frame animation to show the kind of animation I would like to make.

Also, I have taken my own images for my research whilst I was in newyork, to create my GIF, which I think works quite well.

This is the link to the GIF I have created:

Throughout this project I have created GIFS, Zoetropes, Thaumatrope's, stop frame animations, mind maps, and reportage drawings as part of my practical work. Which I am really pleased with as I had never done any of this before.

The only problems I have had throughout this project were not knowing how to edit footage on an Imovie properly, which I think Ive gotten better at and being unable to upload videos to my blog;because of this I uploaded them to my YouTube channel, so that they were able to be viewed there.
Everything that I have created or written about during this project, I have uploaded to my blog, which also contains images and videos of how they've been made.

As I missed the first week of this project due to the newyork college trip, I think that Ive managed my time really well because as I  am a aware, I have completed everything needed to pass this project.

reportage drawing

Reportage drawing

After creating an Imovie and Thaumatrope In today's lesson. We then went on to creating reportage drawings with one of our tutors Ben. We first had to draw images of other students within 30 seconds, using different coloured media, which I didn't really like as I normally spend a lot of time focusing on something to create more detail. This is how it turned out:

 As you can see they are not of the best quality,  however I did only have 30 seconds to draw these. Once we had done this we did the same activity, however this

Time, on some of the drawings we had to close our eyes to create them, which was quite interesting as you have know idea where you are on the page, and on the others we just had to draw a range of different objects that were in front of us; also using different media's. I found this one a little easier as we had more time to draw them. Unfortunately we were unable to use a rubber so you couldn't rub out any mistakes, of which I made quite a few. However these were only starter activities. 

Once we had completed our starter activities, we went onto creating miniature booklets of objects from around the room in different angles. I preffered this overall as we didn't have as much of a time limit on it.



As I didn't have enough time to finish this in college time, some of the drawings are observations from home, which I liked the look off, such as the first image is a flower I had drawn from one of the canvas' I own, and the 4th image Is a drawing of a sculpture type piece that my aunty owns. I decided to draw this as I like the shape of it, and because it was different and unique.

i movie and thaumatrope

Creating an I movie and Thaumatrope

In today's workshop with kat, I have created some Thaumatrope's, which is a method of creating a moving image by drawing 2 different images on each side of a surface.

I first created some example ones, which already had the images drawn on. You first had to cut both of the circular shapes out, and glue them together with one of the images upside down. Once they were glued together you had to cut out 2 circles and thread a rubber band through each side and then you were able to turn it to create the moving picture.
These are the links to the examples I have created:

https://youtu.be/vH4WLOjfNUM

After creating some examples, I also created one with my own design of a candle and a flame, which works quite well. I found this one harder to create as I had to come up with my own design, so I struggled to come up with ideas. Also, my first attempt at my own Thaumatrope didn't work as I did the drawings in the wrong place, so I had to redo this.
This is how it turned out:

https://youtu.be/3wHJx1sDVAQ

As a Thaumatrope is part of animation, we had a look at how animation has evolved over time.  These are some of the videos we looked at.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QfPKFcwacY&sns=sms

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttjKbchiDXs&sns=sms.


After creating these Thaumatrope's, I then created a small Imovie with 2 of my class mates, Eve and Victoria on how to screen print. However, we were unable to finish this video as we ran out of time; therefore we only had enough time to edit part of the video. This includes adding a voice over, text, and a view effects such as fading and dissolving to help parts of the video fit together more. This can also be viewed on YouTube at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp8deTcPN4o&sns=sms

I found this quite difficult as I had never done this before and I didn't really know how to edit the footage together so I had help from Eve doing this.

zoetrope

Zoetrope animation and history.

To create my Zoetrope animation, I visited the civic where I was able to create this using instructions. I first drew 10 slightly different drawings on a long strip of paper, so that when I had finished it would create a movement.

I then had to place this in to the Zoetrope, where the images were shown through through the slits in the cylinder wheel.

Once I spun the Zoetrope in a fast motion it created a moving picture through the slits in the wheel, which I thought worked really well. I recorded this, so that you could see the movement that it created.

This is a link to my YouTube channel where you can view the video of this: 

https://youtu.be/qrnoopTaAaY

History of Zoetrope: A Zoetrope is an animated vintage toy that was originally developed in the 1830s and designed by Fred Damert and Bill Hanson in 1992 and sold by the Damert company.

I also created a stop motion animation during my time at the civic. 

This is the station where you had to create them. You were given so many props to choose from, which you could you in your animation, so I decided to use a toy car. Once you had chosen which prop(s) to use, you had to gradually move the object and take a photo of each movement on the computer so that it looked like it was moving on its own.

This shows the series of images I had taken on the computer to create this short animation. Once I had taken the images it then put them into a pattern to create the animation. I really liked this as I had never dome this before and I found It really interesting. 

This is the link to my video of the short animation: 

          

            https://youtu.be/uh0GUABHo2Q

History of stop frame animation:

This is a link to one of the first stop frame animations by Willis o'brian 

 http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=_Tn5sgHYQSc&sns=sms

This is an example of modern stop motion that was created on the set of a film, which won an award for a new way of creating an animation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNckavq9fiY&sns=sms

This is another stop frame animation that I have created of a clock. For this one I have came up with a little story board to show what it would be like.

This is how it looks as a finished animation:

https://youtu.be/NRdCJWwYs0w

Time based media glossary

Time based glossary of terms

Zoetrope:
A 19th century optical cylinder with a series of images on the inside that when rotating you can see the images through the slits of the cylinder creating a movement.

Stop motion animation:
a process, or technique used to makes static objects appear as if they were moving.

Thaumatrope:
A scientific toy devised in the 19th century, consisting of a disc with a different picture on both sides appearing to combine into one image when the disc is rotated in a fast motion.

GIF:
A lossless format for image files that support both animated and static images.

civic exhibition

This is an image showing eve using the nature of imagination.

civic exhibition

 today I went to visit the civic gallery. The first thing I came across was that there were  some small activities that you could do such as create a small animation and a Zoetrope.

I thought these were a really good Idea to include as it shows you how you can create them yourself with instructions given. 

Also, all of the work in the exhibition, you were able to include yourself in each piece as they were motion sensored. 

These are some examples of the work in there.

This piece of art is called wing/face impossible art. It is an animation that will capture a sequence of images of people's faces that allows you to see your face on a different body. 

This piece of art is called calavera space cadets air design. It represents a human scull, which is used in the Mexican day of the dead celebration. It is a giant inflatable calavera, which when you walk under neath it's arch, you trigger a motion sensor and change the pattern on its eyes.  

This piece is my favourite as it allows you to create your own pattern. It is called SYNCHRONIcITY created by Michele Panegrossi and AYE AYE interactive experiences. It was inspired by italo Calvinos invisible cities and the castle of crossed destinies. It explores imagination and the imaginable in an interactive way, as when you move your hand over the piece of art work, it changes the colour of it so you can create your own patterns. This would be preserved by not allowing people to touch it and maybe having a casing round it so that it was still interactive but no one would be able to break or damage it. I would describe this as fun, enjoyable, interactive, creative and unique. If I could talk to the artist I would ask if they had the chance would they change there idea of it and why.

This piece is called the nature of imagination by David urwin. You sit behind the screen and put on the virtuality headset to view an imaginary world full of nature. So it is a two in one piece of art as while your moving, the Skelton copies your movement.
It aims to explore how people don't really think about what's going on in people's minds to make them act the way they do.


These are the links showing some videos of us interacting with the work:
https://youtu.be/ni9Wxz4t5WY
https://youtu.be/M-O2sPPvPJk
https://youtu.be/8aqKENfBZRs

action painting

Action painting and documenting

In today's studio lesson, we did an activity using a new painting method, which Jackson pollock uses in his art work. It is a method of flicking and dripping paint onto a surface to create a unique piece of art work everytime.

While I was doing this activity I filmed it from underneath the sheet of plastic so that it would capture the paint being thrown onto it from a different angle, which worked really well.

This is the link to video I created:

https://youtu.be/Ks6FgLz8y8E

Final result:

This was the final result of my action painting studio session from a bird's-eye view.

In this video, it shows the final result of Jackson pollocks work and then shows the process of how he created it.

https://youtu.be/EncR_T0faKMwe 

These are some more links to show a time based recording of other artists work.

https://youtu.be/HJohAcmUz1I

https://youtu.be/zYLHr55dwxU

Both of these videos are quite similar as they are both creating abstract art.

contextual research

Contextual research

David Hockney ipad paintings:

Born 9th of July 1937 Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. David Hockney Is one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century. In 1985, Hockney used the quantel paintbox, a computer program that allowed the artists to sketch directly onto the the screen. In 2011 his work was exhibited at the royal ontario museum in Toronto featuring more than 100 of his drawings on 25 I pads and 20 ipods. 

Bill viola video art:

This is a link to one of bill violas videos.

https://youtu.be/RTPf6mHKYD0

Born January 25th 1951, Queens new York city, in the United States. Bill viola is a contemporary video artist who's artistic expression relys on electronic, sound, and image technology in new media. His work focuses mostly on things such as death, birth and human experiences.  In this link it shows you his work. " emergence"

Richard Hamilton:  " just what is it that makes today's home so different?"

Richard Hamilton born 24th January 1922 was an English artist who's work that was produced for the " this is tomorrow "exhibition of the independent group in London, are meant to be some of the earliest pieces of pop art work. A major piece of his work was at tate museum until may 2014.

George Rickey: kinetic sculptures

 

George Rickey, born June 6th 1907 was an American kinetic sculptor. He combined his love for engineering and mechanics by creating sculptures that with the slightest air current, would move. His first sculpture was shown in new York in 1951 at the metropolitan museum of art.

project brief analysis : time based media

Analysis of project brief

 This shows the requirements that are needed for each section of this project to be able to pass and to move onto my final piece. For example, to pass on practical skills, I have to create a GIF file, zeotrope and an image frame animation.

I have also created a computer version of this so that it is more time based.

helen green

HELEN GREEN

Helen green is a freelance illustrator based in Birmingham. She graduated with a first BA Hons, Helen mainly specialises in portraits inspired by her music and fashion interests.
 These are some of the gifs that she has create during her short time of being an artist.

This is my least favourite as the image doesn't really change, it just has a slight moving effect on it.

I like this GIF, however it isn't as effective as the others as it isn't as bold, since it is mostly in black and white.

This is my favourite out of them all as it includes brighter colours which makes it more eye catching and helps it to stand out from the others.

This is one of the most popular Gifs she has created of David bowie. 

For each of these gifs, Helen has used a "forever" pattern, so that the GIF keeps on repeating without having to stop.

This is the GIF that I have created today. Due to a college trip, I was unable to to do this last week so I had a very small introduction to this.  I found this quite easy to do for such a small introduction. You first had to create 5 or more images, and upload them into photoshoot;click under scripts and open in batch. You then have to open time line windows and press, create frame animation. After this you shorten and stagger the images and change the pattern to forever. Finally you save as a Web GIF under, adaptive and forever. I also created another GIF while I was in new York, so that I could use it in my work. I created this at the grand central:

https://youtu.be/G31CMm_ekN4

This is another GIF that I have created which I think is a lot more interesting and eye-catching.

https://youtu.be/bhApQ_yr6ns

message of art

MESSAGE OF ART

Contextual studies.

This Is a piece of art work created by the artist Patrice Murciano from france born in 1969. This is an example of his work that he has created from observation on a canvas using acrylic paints. I really like this painting as it is very colourful and eye catching. Her background is portrayed through the 3 colours used in the painting. The message of this art piece is to show that people may have different religions or backgrounds.

This is a painting created by the artist francoise Nielly, a French artist who's passion for drawing comes from colour and light from the south coast of France where she grew up. She uses oil and a palette knife to scrape onto the canvas to create powerful masterpieces. I also like this piece as I think it is really expressive and has a meaning as it is about her home and how it has inspired her to create this piece of work.

time based art

Time based art :

What is time based art?

Time based art means different works of art that rely on technology and that have the duration to last as a piece of art.

Tates collection of time based art began early in the 1970s and is still being created to this day. It could be made by video, film, audio, and computer based technologies and focuses mainly on artist's installations.

What defines time based art?

It is any piece of art that includes the manipulation of time as an essential element and often involves movement or sound.

How do you conserve time based art?

Time based art work differs from other works in collection as they are dependant on technology and the significance of the less tangible elements of these works.
Time based art conservator is required to be proactive and pre emptive to make sure that the works are preserved into the future.