SSU - Media Art Fundamentals
ARTS-105-001-19-SP: Media Art Fundamentals

Class Schedule:
 

Tues/Thurs 1:30 - 4:30



Location:

Art 109



Office Hours:
Tues/Thurs 4-5 by appnt.

Instructor:
  John Sappington - john@basearts.com
Overview
Schedule
Resources


Student Work Library


Course Syllabus

Online Syllabus:  http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/SSU.DigitalImaging.htm
Online Outline: http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/DigImagingOutline.htm

Recommended Texts in...


Digital Photography & Imaging (general theory)

The Digital Dialectic: New Essays on New Media, Peter Lunenfeld, The MIT Press, 1999
Snap to Grid: A User's Guide to Digital Arts, Media, and Cultures, Peter Lunenfeld, The MIT Press, 2000

Adobe Photoshop / Photography :

"Photoshop CC for Windows and Macintosh", Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas, Peachpit Press 2005
www.peachpit.com

"The Photoshop CC Book for Digital Photographers"
, Scott Kelby, New Riders Publishing, 2005
www.scottkelbybooks.com


Design:

Design Writing Research Writing on Graphic Design, Elen Lupton & Abbot Miller Phaidon, 1996

Graphic Design Cookbook: mix and match recipes for faster, better layouts, Leonard Koren & R. Wippo Meckler, Chronicle Books, 1989
Web Style Guide, Patricia J. Lynch and Sarah Horton, Yal
e University Press, 2001

Looking Closer 2, Critical Writings on Graphic Design, Edited by Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, Steven Heller, and DK Holland, Allworth Press, 1997

the abc's of (symbols - triangle, square, circle) : The Bauhaus and Design Theory, Ellen Lupton and J. Abbott Miller, editors, 1999 *reprint.

History of Graphic Design, Philip B. Meggs

Typography:

Texts on Type, Critical Writings on Typography, Steven Heller and Philip B. Meggs, Allworth Press, 2001

The Thames & Hudson Manual of Typography, Ruari McLean, Thames & Hudson, Ltd., 1980

Great Type and Lettering Designs, David Brier, North Light Books, 1992.
Creative Typography, Marion March, North Light Books, 1988.
Type Design, Color, Character & Use, Michael Beaumont, North Light Books, 1987.
The New Typography, Jan Tschichold, University of California Press, 1995

Description:

An introduction to the basic principles and practices of digital production for fine art or personal use. Students will develop and enhance their abilities in the creation of digital artworks. Course introduces use of computer generated imagery, scanning technology, and digital photography.

COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Create digital images with the computer.
2. Utilize a digital camera and the resulting images to produce digital artwork.
3. Operate a scanner and prepare resulting images to produce digital artwork.
4. Properly store and backup digital files.

Topics and Scope:
I. Image File formats
A. Vector
B. Raster
C. File Types and Use

II. Digital Camera and Scanner
A. Hardware Control
B. Resolution
C. Exposure
D. Basic Editing and Image Manipulation Functions

III. Computer Based Imagery
A. Basic Digital Tools Introduction
B. Resolution
C. Basic Editing and Image Manipulation Functions

IV. Transferring and storing digital artwork
A. Presenting artwork on the computer
B. Writing files to cd or dvd.

V. Critiquing Work

VI. Copyright Issues

Assignments:
Assignments may include any or all of the following:
1. Create a digital photogram.
2. Create composited digital images.
3. Make a presentation of digital artwork.
4. Create a backup of digital images to cd or dvd.

Textbooks:
STUDENTS PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT BUY TEXTBOOKS before checking with the SRJC Bookstore.
These titles are representative only, and may not be the same ones used in your class.

EVALUATION:

40% of student grades will be based on class participation.  Students must attend class in order to effectively participate.
50% of student grades will be based on the completion of assignments.  These assignments will not be graded for skill or content, but will be evaluated for technical completion. 10% of the student grade will be determined by the final portfolio presentation.

A PORTFOLIO OF COMPLETED WORK WILL BE MAJOR BASIS FOR COURSE GRADE. OTHER
FACTORS: ATTENDANCE, EFFORT, GROWTH, AND CLASS PARTICIPATION.

Photography Lab Hours (Schedule subject to change) Photography Equipment Checkout Hours:
Monday–Thursday / 8:30 – 9 am / 12 – 12:30 pm / 3:30 – 4:00 pm

Photography Lab Hours: (see posted schedule for when classes are in session in Art 109) Monday–Thursday / 10 am – 10 pm *except when class is in session
Friday–Saturday / 10 am – 7 pm
Sunday / 10am - 10pm

Lockers

Hallway lockers within the Department of Art & Art History are available for use each semester. You must provide your own lock and remove your lock and contents of your locker by the end of the last day of finals.

Fees

Below is a list of equipment and supplies that you need to purchase for this course. Additional course materials and expenses such as media cards, film, camera accessories, printing paper, etc., will be required throughout the semester. It is also strongly recommended that you use a mouse or Wacom tablet instead of your track pad on your laptop for editing in Adobe CC.

Equipment

  • Digital SLR, with manual mode at least 6 Megapixel or higher (there are digital cameras for checkout but not enough to guarantee availability throughout the term). Please speak to me if you have any questions on your camera.
  • UV filter or skylight filter to protect your lens.
  • 3 ring negative binder for contact sheets.
  • One art journal.
  • Mouse or Wacom tablet (using the track pad on your laptop is not recommended).
  • Sonoma County Library Card (for access to Lynda.com)

    Optional (but very useful) Supplies:

  • Tripod and cable release
  • Camera filter(s): polarizing, yellow, orange and/or red
  • Photographic 18% Grey Card/ White Balance Card
  • On and off camera flash units and accessories such as a diffuser

    Digital Materials Epson Printers:

  • It is recommended that you purchase Epson Ultra Premium Luster Photo Paper 5 stars inkjet photo paper in sheets of 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
  • Other types of papers may be used on the Epson printers but you must first check with me to see if you need to install the paper profile. When testing papers you may want to share a pack of paper with a classmate.

    Media Storage:

  • 500 GB or larger portable Thunderbolt, USB or FireWire external hard drive (http://www.lacie.com/products/range.htm?id=10036)
  • Other media options include online storage on sites such as Dropbox.com.

    Suppliers Local:

  • Looking Glass Photo & Camera, lookingglassphoto.com o 1045 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, 510.548.6888
  • Jeremiah’s Photo Corner, www.jeremiahsphotocorner.com o 441 Sebastopol Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.544.4800
  • Shutterbug Camera Shops, shutterbugcamerashops.com
  • 3011-C Santa Rosa Ave, Santa Rosa, 707.546.3456 o One Petaluma Blvd. N, Petaluma, 707.762.4079

    Online:

  • B&H Photo – Video – Pro Audio, www.bhphotovideo.com
  • Freestyle Photographic Supplies, www.freestylephoto.biz
  • Adorama Camera, www.adorama.com
  • KEH.com (used equipment), www.keh.com

    Labs:

  • Light Waves Imaging, www.lightwavesimaging.com
  • 130 Russ Street, San Francisco, 415.431.9651 o 4810 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, 510.922.8487
  • The Lab, http://www.thelabsantarosa.com
  • 400 Tesconi Circle, Santa Rosa, 707.575.5553

  • RayKo Photo Center, raykophotocenter.com
  • 428 3rd St, San Francisco, 415.495.3773

    Readings (In addition there will be readings as PDFs that we will discuss in class) Textbook:

  • Lynda.com: You may gain free access with a local Sonoma county library card. Once you have your card go to sonomalibrary.org > Research > Databases > Lynda.com > enter in your library card number and pin.
  • Wells, Liz Photography: A Critical Introduction, 2004. (ISBN-10: 041530704X)
    Suggested Reading: (These are not required and many are on reserve at the school library)
  • Paul, Christiane Digital Art, 3rd edition, Thames & Hudson World of Art, 2015. (ISBN-10: 0500204233)
  • Martin, Sylvia video art, 3rd edition, Taschen, 2006. (ISBN-10: 3822829501)
  • Barrett, Terry Criticizing Photographs: An Introduction to Understanding Images, 4th edition, Mountain View, CA 2005. (ISBN-10: 0072977434)
  • Wells, Liz The Photography Reader, 2002. (ISBN-10: 041524661X)
  • Thornton, Sarah Seven Days in the Art World, 2009, (ISBN-10: 039333712X)
  • Lunenfeld, Peter Snap to Grid: A User’s Guide to Digital Arts, Media and Cultures, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA 2000
  • Coleman, A. D. The Digital Evolution, Nazraeli Press, New York, NY 1999Technical reading regarding Digital Imaging:

    Periodicals:

  • Afterimage, www.vsw.org/ai
  • Aperture, www.aperture.org/magazine
  • Artforum, www.artforum.com
  • Art in America, www.artinamericamagazine.com
  • Blind Spot, www.blindspot.com
  • Cabinet, www.cabinetmagazine.org

    Art Venues Galleries:

  • Daylight, www.daylightmagazine.org
  • Fraction, www.fractionmag.com
  • Frieze, www.frieze.com
  • Lens Culture, www.lensculture.com
  • Magnum, www.magnumphotos.com
  • Photo District News, www.pdnonline.com
  • Sonoma University Art Gallery, www.sonoma.edu/artgallery, S Sequoia Way, Rohnert Park, 707.664.2295
  • SF Camerawork, www.sfcamerawork.org, 2nd Fl 1011 Market St, San Francisco, 415.487.1011
  • Pier 24 Photography, pier24.org, 24 Pier The Embarcadero, San Francisco, 415.512.7424
  • Fraenkel Gallery, fraenkelgallery.com, 49 Geary St 5th Fl, San Francisco, 415.981.2661
  • Robert Koch Gallery, www.kochgallery.com, 49 Geary St #450, San Francisco, 415.421.0122
  • Robert Tat Gallery, www.roberttat.com, 49 Geary St, San Francisco, 415.781.1122
  • RayKo Photo Center, raykophotocenter.com, 428 3rd St, San Francisco, 415.495.3773
  • PHOTO Gallery Oakland, www.photogalleryoakland.com, 473 25th St, Oakland

    Museums:

    • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, www.sfmoma.org, 415.357.4000

    • De Young Museum, www.famsf.org/deyoung, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, San Francisco,

    • Berkeley Art Center, www.berkeleyartcenter.org, 1275 Walnut St, Berkeley, 510.644.6893

    • UC Berkeley Art Museum, www.bampfa.berkeley.edu, 510.642.0808

    • Oakland Museum of California, museumca.org, 1000 Oak St, Oakland, 510.318.8400

    • San Jose Museum of Art, sjmusart.org, 110 S Market St, San Jose, 408.271.6840

    Websites:
  • Julieanne Kost, jkost.com/photoshop.html
  • Adobe TV, tv.adobe.com
  • The Massive Development Chart, digitaltruth.com
  • ASMP, www.asmp.org
  • PhotoShelter, www.photoshelter.com/resources
  • Mary Virginia Swanson, mvswanson.com
  • College Art Association, www.collegeart.org
  • Hyperallergic, hyperallergic.com
  • Strobist, strobist.blogspot.com
  • Society for Photographic Education, spenational.org

    Sonoma State University Academic Policies
    University Policies:
    There are important University policies that you should be aware of, such as the add/drop policy; cheating and plagiarism policy, grade appeal procedures; accommodations for students with disabilities and the diversity vision statement. See Important Policies and Procedures for Students http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/policies/studentinfo.shtml.

    Dropping and Adding:

    Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drops, academic renewal, etc. How to Add a Class http://www.sonoma.edu/registration/addclasses.html has step-by-step instructions. Registration Information http://www.sonoma.edu/registration/regannounce.html lists important deadlines and penalties for adding and dropping classes.

    Campus Policy on Disability Access for Students:

    If you are a student with a disability, and think you may need academic accommodations, please contact Disability Services for Students (DSS), located in Salazar Hall, Room 1049, Voice: (707) 664-2677, TTY/TDD: (707) 664- 2958, as early as possible in order to avoid a delay in receiving accommodation services. Use of DSS services, including testing accommodations, requires prior authorization by DSS. See SSU’s policy on Disability Access for Students http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/policies/disabilitypolicy.htm.

    Emergency Evacuation:

    If you are a student with a disability and you think you may require assistance evacuating a building in the event of a disaster, you should inform your instructor about the type of assistance you may require. You and your instructor should discuss your specific needs and the type of precautions that should be made in advance of such an event (i.e. assigning a buddy to guide you down the stairway). We encourage you to take advantage of these preventative measures as soon as possible and contact the Disability Services for Students office if other classroom accommodations are needed.

    Academic Integrity:

    Students should be familiar with the University’s Cheating and Plagiarism policy http://www.sonoma.edu/UAffairs/policies/cheating_plagiarism.htm. Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at Sonoma State University and the University’s policy, require you to be honest in all your academic course work. Instances of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Cheating on exams or plagiarism (presenting the work of another as your own, or the use of another person’s ideas without giving proper credit) will result in a failing grade and sanctions by the University. For this class, all assignments are to be completed by the individual student unless otherwise specified.

    Additional Resources
    SSU Writing Center:
    The SSU Writing Center, located at Schulz 1103, helps SSU students become better writers and produce better written documents. The knowledgeable and friendly tutors can help you with a wide array of concerns, from generating good ideas and organizing papers more clearly to learning citation formats and using semi-colons correctly. Visit the Writing Center website http://www.sonoma.edu/programs/writingcenter/default.html for more information on how to schedule time with a tutor.

    Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS):

    CAPS is a unit of the division of Student Affairs of Sonoma State University. CAPS offers confidential counseling to students experiencing personal problems that interfere with their academic progress, career or well being. The CAPS website http://www.sonoma.edu/counselingctr provides information only. If you would like to talk with someone or make an appointment, please call (707) 664-2153 between 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.

  • Digital Imaging
    Schedule
    (subject to change)

     

      Week 1
     


    Lecture:

    Digital Technology




    Syllabus Overview
    Expectations, Requirements, Objectives, Best Practices.

    Begin fundamentals of visual phenomenology.

    Digital Media Primer


    Assignment:

    Portfolio Presentations - Introductions

    Email john@basearts.com with your current web address



    Reading:

    Review - Course Outline
    Review - Internet Resources 

    Artists:

    Ivan Sutherland
    Charles Csuri
    David Em

    Search Sites:

      Rhizome.org - http://www.rhizome.org
      Week 2 Reading :

    Walter Benjamin,
    "Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"

    Bringing one image for critique -
      Week 2

    Lecture:
    What is digital media/new media/electronic arts?


    Lab:
    Photograms: objects of art - bring in a collection of objects *to be described for use on the scanner.


    Assignment #1:

    2 Scanner Photogram/Compositions - raster based image compositions.

    Reading:
    Artists:

    Harold Cohen
    Lillian Schwartz
    Joan Truckerbrod

    Search Sites:





    LABOR DAY HOLIDAY

    NO CLASS MONDAY

      Week 3

    Lecture:
    Vector / Raster Graphics
    File Types

    Lab:

    Scanning continues...

    Reading:

    "What New Media is Not", Lev Manovich
    http://www.manovich.net/bio_00.htm
    http://www.manovich.net/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Manovich

    Artist:

    Nam June Paik
    Lynn Hershman-Leeson

    George LeGrady
    http://www.mat.ucsb.edu/~g.legrady/

    Randall Packer


    Search Sites:

    Mobile Networks - 06
    - Julian Bleecker -
    http://www.techkwondo.com/
    http://www.spectropolis.info/bleecker.php
    http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/artist/bleecker/biography/
    http://www.com.washington.edu/rccs/bookinfo.asp?ReviewID=213&BookID=182

    cell phones

    http://www.walkinginplace.org/converge/exchange.htm
    http://www.takeo.org
    http://www.takeo.org/nspace/ns012/ns012i_com.htm

    http://www.urbanintimacy.org/weathercall/

    blogging

    http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/blogging_part_1.htm
    http://www.webreference.com/authoring/languages/xml/rss/intro/
    http://blog.lib.umn.edu/blogosphere/
    http://slashdot.org/
    http://www.bigbold.com/rssdigest/
    http://wordpress.org/

    wiki

    http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WelcomeVisitors
    http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WardsWiki

    http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WikiBase

    http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki - this is general from google.
    http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?SisterSites

    http://www.wikiindex.com/Wiki_Index
    http://www.wikiindex.com/Category:Wiki_Language
    http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Names - better page of definitions with links to origin etc...



      Week 4

    Lecture:
    Photoshop:

    Best Practices
    Background Layer - Duplication
    Adjustment Layers

    Levels
    Curves

    Working between files

    Automation Techniques

    Graphics Applications - variety

    Lab:


    Assignment#2:

    Create 2 - contact sheets of all photograms and assorted files /
    could be substituted with mockups/ misuse of the contact automation toward additional composites
    (be sure to check the retain layers radio button)

    Reading:

    SF Zine - Fest (from Daniel) http://www.sfzinefest.com/
    Post Secret - Web link from James - www.postsecret.com

    "Principles of New Media",
    Lev Manovich

    Artists:

    Jaron Lanier
    Allan Sekula - wasn't discussed but interesting guy
    Sergio Eisenstein

    James Turrell + links

    Search Sites:

    Color Perception

    Cambridge Tutorials http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/color-perception.htm

    Camera Obscura

    Defined by wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura

    by Robert Leggat http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/cameraob.htm http://brightbytes.com/cosite/what.html

    Digital Imaging - underlying technical

    Camera Sensor
    Cambridge Tutorials http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/sensors.htm

    Bit Depth
    http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/bit-depth.htm

      Week 5 Lecture:

    Photoshop cont...
    Channel Mixer
    Selections


    Editing


    Lab:

    Working with multi-layered docs.

    Assignment #3 :

    2 - Composites /raster based graphics

    Reading:

    "Principles of New Media"

    basearts - Internet Resources listing - NET ART


    Artists:

    Roland Barthes - "Image, Music, Text", "Elements of Semiology", "Pleasure of the Text"
    Ted Nelson - Project: Xanadu

    http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0155.html
    http://xanadu.com/
    http://ted.hyperland.com/


    Marcos Novak
    Jon Ippolito
    Mark America
    Jodi - Jodi.org

    Search Sites:


    ZKM - Center for Media and Technology
    http://on1.zkm.de/zkm/e/

    Media Art Net
    http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/medienkunstnetz/

    HCI Sites
    http://www.hcibib.org/hci-sites/

    Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou
    http://collection.centrepompidou.fr

    A tribute to Nam June Paik
    http://www.centrepompidou.fr/Pompidou/Manifs.nsf/Prochainement/AAA657824F88E11BC12571BD002ADA8E?OpenDocument&sessionM=2.6.2&L=2

      Week 6

    Lecture:

    Text and Vectors - manipulations

    Lab:



    Reading:

    Artists:

    Marshall Mcluhan
    Philip Meggs intro to the mechanical bride http://www.gingkopress.com/_cata/_mclu/_meggs.htm - gingko pressWikipedia
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan

    John Maeda
    http://www.maedastudio.com/
    http://dbn.media.mit.edu/
    http://www.maedastudio.com/indexold.html
    http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/maeda/


    Search Sites:


    Emigre
    http://www.emigre.com

    Gingko Press
    http://www.gingkopress.com

    Bauhaus Archive of Design
    http://www.bauhaus.de/english/index.htm

      Week 7

    Lecture:

    Typography



    Lab:

    Assignment #4 :

    2 - Composite compositions /vector based graphics (*includes text)


    Reading:

    Artists:

    Matthew Carter
    Jan Tschichold
    Guillaume Appollinaire

    Rudy Vanderlands
    Zuzana Licko
    Zuzana Licko and Rudy VanderLans - (Emigre)
    http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm?contentalias=zuzanalickoandrudyvanderlans

    Search Sites:

    Johannes Gutenberg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Gutenberg

    The golden ratio,
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio
    http://mathworld.wolfram.com/GoldenRatio.html


      Week 8

    Lecture:

    Printing
    Photoshop: Printing

    • Resolution (review)
    • File Preparation
    • Color Management
    • Color Modes

    • Papers
      Surface/Finish
      Texture
      Color
      Weight



    Lab:

    Assignment
    #4.1 - Working with type - additional - work up a font face of your own design - functionality is not required.

    Additional Resources : Typography

    - Parts of the Letter
    - Typography History Sampler - http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/typohist/
    - Misc. http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/typoGraphyGraphics/

    Discussion:

    Walter Benjamin,
    "Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"

    Artists:


    Search Sites:


    Printers - Materials - Supplies

    PS Print (LA based commercial printer)
    http://www.psprint.com/

    Preparing files for print - Pagemaker, Illustrator
    http://www.psprint.com/helpcenter/preparingyourfiles/digitalcheck_pm.asp

    Urban Digtial Color (SF, printer)
    http://www.urbandigitalcolor.com/urbandigital/udcframe.html

    Digital Art Supplies (San Diego based, print supply )
    http://www.digitalartsupplies.com

    Northbay Photo Supply (Santa Rosa, based photo supply)
    http://www.photosupply.com
    location map
    http://www.photosupply.com/aboutusindex.htm

    A great site on color and its impact on psyche, the body, the culture, the planet, design, etc.
    http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html -

    Quad Tone Ink Links - True Grayscale printing on an inkjet printer.

    B&W Inkset is a set of 4 archival black inks in which 3 have
    been diluted with a clear base stock to produce 3 shades of gray and 1
    black.

    http://www.inksupply.com/bwpage.cfm

    MIS ULTRACHROME EQUIVALENT CARTRIDGES - These cartridges contain MIS 7600
    Ultrachrome equivalent Archival color ink. Use for making fine art prints
    with high fade resistance. It is for both matte and glossy media.

    MIS PRO CARTRIDGES - These cartridges contain MIS PRO Archival color ink.
    It is an improved version of the MIS Ultrachrome Equivalent ink. It has
    less bronzing and higher gloss. Use for making fine art prints with high
    fade resistance on Epson C84, C86, C88, 4000, 7600, 9600 printers. It is
    for both matte and glossy media. It can be used for other Epson prints,
    but a profile will be required.

    http://www.inksupply.com/epsoncarts_xx.cfm

    http://www.inksupply.com/quadtone.cfm

    Below is the workflow provided by Paul Roark for making Variable Tone
    prints using an Epson printer and MIS VM or VMS inks. The MIS variable-mix
    ink and the adjustment curves produce beautiful prints that can be either
    warm-tone, neutral or cool.
    http://www.inksupply.com/workflow_roark.cfm

    Currently, the main vendors for quadtone inks are MIS Associates,
    Piezography, and Lumijet. Check their web sites for lists of currently
    supported printers.

    http://www.completedigitalphotography.com/index.php?p=32
    http://www.inkjetmall.com/store/piezok7/piezography-neutral-k7.html


    Additional Quad Tone Printing Resources

    http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/files/QuadTonePrinting/




    Midterm postponed to Thursday

    I've had a family emergency and will not be in class on Tuesday.

    Please use the lab time to complete the assignments for Midterm and I'll see you on Thursday.

      Week 9


    Mid Term Critiques

    Evaluation Form <-- click here
    (Please Complete and Submit from your home system)


    All assignments scheduled in advance of midterm should be backed up to the mobile drive.

    10.24.06 Week 10

    Lecture:

    Digital Photography

     


    Lab:

    Assignment:

    #5 - 5 Images / Series - Sequence

    Reading:

    Processing a Digital Image - Handout

    Artists:

    Eadweard Muybridge
    Duane Michaels
    Robert Frank - "Pull My Daisy" in the Library Rm 2015 @ 2:00
    Fredrick Sommer


    Search Sites:


    The artists.org

    major modern & contemporary visual artists

    artists and art, the-artists.org, the major modern & contemporary visual artists, each artist with portrait, brief biography, links to articles, essays and artist interviews; original art, limited edition art prints, photography and poster art, paintings, multimedia and artist's books & cultural tours.
    http://the-artists.org/artshop/photography.cfm

    B&H - Flash Gel and Diffusion Samples

    This book has a lot of filters for diffusion.

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=45184&is=REG

    This book has more colors.

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=45189&is=REG

    Only have to pay $.01 plus shipping ($4), no gimmick.


    Lomographics.com

    Deviant Art
    http://www.deviantart.com


    Device/Paper Profiles - additional printing resources

    Color Field Guide - how to install and apply
    Epson's ICC Profile Guide

    Red River Paper -How to Install and apply profiles.Epson(PC)
    Red River Color Profiles -How to Epson(MAC)

    Processing a Digital Image - best practices/printing - Handout - Processing a Digital Image.pdf

    10.31.06 Week 11

    Lecture:

    "Eadweard Muybridge: Motion Studies" -
    Films of Charles and Ray Eames - "Powers of Ten"
    Tuesday - 2:00 in Conf. Room

    • Donald Duck In Mathmagic Land

      27 min 27 sec - Jul 3, 2006
      Average rating:   (85 ratings)
      Description: Disney used animation here to explain through this wonderful adventure of Donald how mathematics can be useful in our real life. Through this journey Donald shows us how mathematics are not just numbers and charts, but magical living things.

      Good explanation of the Golden Section compliments of Bee.

     

    Lab:

    • Elements of Composition

      -tone

      -color
      -light
      -balance

      -line
      -framing

    • Lighting

    - Utilizing Ambient Light
    - Backlight
    - Flash Modes

    Reading:


    ARTSEDGE: Formal Visual Analysis: The Elements & Principles of Composition


    Description:
    Formal analysis is an important technique for organizing visual information. In other words, it is a strategy used to translate what you see into written words. This strategy can be applied to any work of art, from any period in history, whether a photograph, sculpture, painting or cultural artifact.

    http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/content/3902/

    Artists:

    Sharon Lockhart


    Search Sites:

    www.lightwork.org
    11.7.06 Week 12

    Lecture:


    Artist Lecture Series: German Herrera

    12:00 Thurs. Room 102
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    German will be joining the class after the lecture for an informal discussion around his work, processes, technique, process technique and other things.

    Please review the site link below so that you are up on his work and prepared to discuss.

    http://www.germanherrera.com/

    Example questions for the discuss may include but are not limited to:

    Does he use photoshop?
    What size flash card does he prefer?

    Lab::


    Tuesday
    Chris Marker - La Jete - in Rm 129 @ 2:00


    11.14.06 Week 13
    Lecture:

    Digital Video


    Lab:

    Assignment:
    2-5 sequences playing in some loose form with the concept of time /progress/ process.
    Convert to multi-frame gif file and submit to mobile drive.

    Reading:

    Artists:

    Hollis Frampton
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollis_Frampton

    Stan Brakhage
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Brakhage
    http://www.criterionco.com/asp/release.asp?id=184

    Maya Deren
    Meshes of the Afternoon, 1943
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwPVmkCA1PM&search=maya%20deren
    Ritual in transfigured time, Maya Deren, 1946
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrWNXLPFz40

    Search Sites:


    Amateur
    Batería, piano y Stop Motion - 03:12
    Zapper: milinkito
    Fecha: 08/11/06 14:04
    Visto 130886 veces
    http://www.zappinternet.com/?video=fodCyoDmiV

    11.21.06 Week 14

    Lecture:

    Digital Audio


    Lab:

    Reading:

    Artists:

    Steve Reich
    Luc Ferrari
    John Cage
    Matmos



    Frederick Sommer

    The Photographs fo Frederick Sommer: A Centennial Tribute - Sept. 2005

    http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/sommer/

    Frederick & Frances Sommer Foundation:

    We have to educate our perception; it has to be gathered and shepherded, and it needs something to graze upon.

    Frederick Sommer
    Art and Aesthetics, 1982


    http://www.fredericksommer.org/links.html

    In 1934, Frederick Sommer’s wife, Frances, was hired by the State of Arizona and sent to University Southern California, for six-months of training in social work. Frederick accompanied his wife to Los Angeles. When she was in school, he spent time in the various libraries affiliated with the City of Los Angeles Public Libraries. In a library dedicated to music, Sommer encountered original musical scores, drawn by the composers.

    Having been raised with an appreciation for opera and classical music, Frederick Sommer began to explore the correlation between the way great music sounds and the visual qualities of scores that are being played. Although he had not been taught to read music, he was quick to note that the music he most respected and enjoyed also had the more elegant scores.

    http://www.fredericksommer.org/index.php?category_id=13&gallery_id=

    Search Sites:
    11.28.06 Week 15

    Lecture:

    Audio continues...

    Web

    Lab:

    Assignment:

    Submit 3 sounds in any form for digitization.

    Reading:

    Digital Video Primer - pdf

    Tape Log Template - pdf

    Artists:

    Paul DeMarinis

    Pierre Boulez
    Erik Satie
    Brian Eno
    David Byrne

    Search Sites:
    Digi Design ProTools
    http://www.digidesign.com/
    Sonic Foundry
    http://www.sonicfoundry.com/

    12.04.06 Week 16
    Lecture:

    Copyright



    Lab:

    Exhibition of "It's Raining", collaborative video.
    http://www.basearts.com/curriculum/SSULib/ssu2nd.mov

    Reading/Search Sites:

    Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that offers flexible copyright licenses for creative works.
    http://creativecommons.org/

    Electronic Frontier Foundation
    http://www.eff.org

    Intellectual Property Online: Patent, Trademark, Copyright

    http://www.eff.org/IP/

    U.S. Copyright Office
    http://www.copyright.gov

    Digimarc
    www.digimarc.com
    http://www.digimarc.com/mypicturemarc/

    The Free Expression Policy Project
    http://www.fepproject.org/fepp/fairuseintro.html


    Photographer Turns MySpace Infringement Into Art Show
    December 07, 2006

    By Daryl Lang, PDN Newswire

    Having seen his photo ripped off on lots of amateur web sites, photographer Arthur During
    has embraced the irony of it, and created an exhibition of the infringements.

    http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003494255

    12.12.06 Week 17

    Final

    Tuesday, Dec. 12 2 p.m.-3:50 p.m.

    Student Work Library

    Final Exam is here ---:) > TEST

    ---

    Artist:


    Jonas Mekas
    Rhizome News
    December 8, 2006
    Lights, Camera, Subscribe
    Move over Ze Frank, legendary experimental filmmaker Jonas Mekas is gearing up to start an ambitious video podcast project in 2007. Mekas plans to make a 3-7 minute video each day of year that will be available as a free podcast download. The content will most likely be in the personal diary style the artist has developed over his long career. -- A style which often includes hand-held cameras, voice overs, and music; is often set in New York City; and is always brilliantly edited and ineffably poetic. As with his previous work, which is smattered with guest appearances by the artists' famous friends (John Lennon, Allen Ginsberg) the new podcast is rumored to have guest spots by the likes of Martin Scorsese and Jim Jarmusch! Follow the link below to get a glimpse of Mekas' past films and subscribe to his newsletter for announcements on the upcoming podcast. - Rick Silva

    http://www.jonasmekas.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=CND
    http://www.jonasmekas.com/
    http://www.jonasmekas.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=JMW