Art 18.1 - Weeks 1-9

SRJC - ART 18.1 - The Dynamic Image: Introduction to Artistic Practice in the Digital Age Schedule Weeks 1-9
Week 1	Mon.	Introduction of course requirements and objectives. Discussion - internet resources - Technical - Arts - Graphic	Assignment: Establish or submit web space/ addressing and email information. If you are a current SRJC student, you're eligible for an account on the server Student. Student offers many Internet services, including access to Internet e-mail, remote login (ssh), file transfer (scp, sftp), Usenet news groups, and the text-based (i.e. no graphics) World Wide Web browser, Lynx. Student does not support dial-in, telnet, or ftp access. You must use an encrypted access method such as SSL or SSH. http://student.santarosa.edu/ <--- click here
	Wed.	Student Presentations - Existing work in any media. Discussion - Traditional Imaging / Digital	Assignment: Collect print and internet 3-5 graphics representing graphical interests.
Notes : Sites of interest My collection of web links - http://www.basearts.com/resources.htm Google Image search - http://www.google.com Painter Web site Product Page http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel/Products/productInfo&id=1047021764853&did=1047021793915&content=FAQ Resources Page http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Corel/Products/resources&id=1047021764853&did=1047021793915
Week 2	Mon.	Begin basic functions: Painter Workspace <--click here File open, New File, Save, Save As Cut Copy Paste Place/ Import Best Practices - File/Media - Image Resolution - File Types - Bitmap/ Raster - Compression - Color Models - Layering Supporting materials to Application comparisons Adobe Photoshop/ImageReady/Painter	Assignment: Composite - Free Form We will divide the class into 5 groups to produce 5-15 collaborative graphics playing off the parlor game of the exquisite corpse. "The exquisite corpse will drink the young wine" "The Senegal oyster will eat the tricolor bread." "The dormitory of friable little girls puts the odious box right" Each person will produce 3-5 graphics, of minimum dimension 400X400 pixels, 150-300 Dpi.
	Wed.	Lab / Application Comparisons - review Painter Tools along side Photoshop / Image Ready	Bring in 3-5 photographic self portraits or snapshots for Wed..
Notes : Online variations on the concept of the exquisite corpse: http://www.onegecko.com/dada/dadapoem.php http://www.repohistory.org/circulation/exquisite/ec_fr.html http://www.nicedog.com/carol/corpse/ http://members.tripod.com/raeven/excorp.html http://cgi.tomandlu.plus.com/corpse/corpse.htm http://www.ravenswingstudio.com/docs/ecgallery.html http://bluestem.hort.purdue.edu/ecs/default.htm Exquisite Corpse History/Defined: Among Surrealist techniques exploiting the mystique of accident was a kind of collective collage of words or images called the cadavre exquis (exquisite corpse). Based on an old parlor game, it was played by several people, each of whom would write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold the paper to conceal part of it, and pass it on to the next player for his contribution. The technique got its name from results obtained in initial playing, "Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau" (The exquisite corpse will drink the young wine). Other examples are: "The dormitory of friable little girls puts the odious box right" and "The Senegal oyster will eat the tricolor bread." These poetic fragments were felt to reveal what Nicolas Calas characterized as the "unconscious reality in the personality of the group" resulting from a process of what Ernst called "mental contagion." The game was adapted to the possibilities of drawing, and even collage, by assigning a section of a body to each player, though the Surrealist principle of metaphoric displacement led to images that only vaguely resembled the human form. One, by three hands, begins with a spider, which gives way to a man's torso the feet of which are formed by two jugs. Taken from : http://www.exquisitecorpse.com/definition.html or http://www.cyberstars.com/ron-mike/history.html Source: "Dada & Surrealist Art," by William S. Rubin, Chief Curator of the Painting and Sculpture Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Publisher: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York 1968
Reading & Research : Organization of the week: Rhizome.org http://www.rhizome.org Artist of the week: John Maeda http://www.maedastudio.com/ http://dbn.media.mit.edu/ http://www.maedastudio.com/indexold.html http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/maeda/
Week 3	Mon.	LABOR DAY HOLIDAY
	Wed.	Editing Basics continues... Replication/Duplication - Cloning Customizing the Brush. Cloning: Painter Clone Source Tracing Paper Cloner Brush Photoshop Cloning Stamp Tool Pattern Stamp Tool History Brush Tool Art History Brush Tool	Assignment: Submit/ Review Group Composites - Equisite Corpse <--here
Reading & Research : Chapters 1 & 10 from The Digital Dialectic: New Essays on New Media Justin Hall http://www.links.net Ted Nelson http://www.iath.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0155.html http://xanadu.com/ http://ted.hyperland.com/ Internet History http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/ http://www.forthnet.gr/forthnet/isoc/short.history.of.internet http://www.elsop.com/wrc/h_web.htm
Week 4	Mon.	Continues... Replication/Duplication - Cloning Customizing the Brush. Cloning: Painter Clone Source Tracing Paper Cloner Brush Photoshop Cloning Stamp Tool Pattern Stamp Tool History Brush Tool Art History Brush Tool	Assignment: Self Portait Begin work with 3-5 photographic self portraits or snapshots. Produce three variations of the source image: Color Variation / Effect Painted or Texture Effect Cloning Effect or Pixel Duplication Minimum: 400X400, 150 DPI Self Portrait - Lab - Continues
	Wed.	Critique / Review - Self Portraits
Notes : Previous Course Web Blog: (contains a few interesting topics, links, etc...) http://www.invisiblecity.com/sfai/weblog/weblog.php
Reading & Research : Review Reading - The Digital Dialectic: Chapt. 10
Week 5	Mon.	LAB / Vision & Art: Three Artists Respond Michael Hayden, John Sappington and John Watrous A panel discussion in conjunction with the Sonoma County Museum exhibit James Turrell: Light and Land. 12:15 pm in Newman Auditorium	<--------- Attendance is semi-mandatory as I will be presenting both a brief introduction to the work of James Turrell as well as an introduction to my graduate work in perceptual apparatus.
	Wed.	Review and Critique Continues...	Assignment: Background/ Surface / Plane Design 3 background graphics with a concentration toward the entire picture plane versus any one focal point or graphic element. I am looking for a surface or backdrop to other graphic elements. A dynamic texture, pattern, or surface. Technical Specs: 8X8 Inches - minimum 300 DPI - minimum
Week 6	Mon.	Lab / Lecture	Assignment: Background/ Surface / Plane continues... animation
	Wed.	Reading Discussion: Chapter 4 -Hypertext: The Alphanumeric Phoenix
Reading & Research : http://culturebase.net/ <------ HOT NEW LINK - CHECK THIS ONE OUT The Art 18.1 discussion forum is now online at : NEW! http://www.basearts.com/blogger.html<--CLICK ME! Search on: Ted Nelson
Week 7	Mon.	Web Based Distribution Methods - Animated GIFS, Image to HTML
	Wed.	Reading Discussion:\| Chapter 6 - The World Wide Web: In Search of the telephone Opera
Reading and Research: Search on: Avital Ronel
Week 8	Mon.	Web Based Distribution Methods - Animated GIFS, Image to HTML continues...	Assignment: Optional Web Assignment 1) Web Gallery - Porfolio Online 2) Animated Narrative (could be based on background )
	Wed.	Lab Upload animated background images to web directory and email url to john@basearts.com
Reading & Research : Chapter 5 - Digital Photography: The Dubative Image Search on : Timothy Druckery Class Web Galleries and Animated Backgrounds http://student.santarosa.edu/~gmadriga/ http://student.santarosa.edu/~kmoore3/ http://student.santarosa.edu/~aiwata/cowani3.gif http://student.santarosa.edu/~cscharff/art18.1/images/cory-maple.leafsmove.gif http://student.santarosa.edu/~kcaldwel/art18.1/ http://student.santarosa.edu/~swooster/ NEW! Class Web Galleries and Animated Backgrounds http://www.geocities.com/nimrodcomix/Art18_1.html http://student.santarosa.edu/~lgold/
Week 9	Mon.	Lab Reading Discussion: Chapter 5 - Digital Photography: The Dubative Image	Complete Web Gallery / Animation Narrative for MidTerm Review
	Wed.	Mid-Term - Critique and Discussion Individual Meetings begin...
Notes : Mid-Term Class Evaluation Form is here.
Reading & Research : New ! Class Web Galleries and Animated Backgrounds http://student.santarosa.edu/~gmadriga/ http://student.santarosa.edu/~jmendez/dolphin.gif http://student.santarosa.edu/~aiwata/gallery http://student.santarosa.edu/~cstoffel http://student.santarosa.edu/~kcaldwel/art18.1/destination/ DON'T FORGET CHAPTER 5 - DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY FOR DISCUSSION NEXT MONDAY!