Other Two Quest Speakers

Illustration Major:

His work seemed very dark. I liked that he seemed to have a sort of dark medieval theme to it, but it wasn't exactly my taste expecially for childrens books. Overall he seemed dedicated to his work.

Photography Major:

His work was itriguing but when i asked him where he gets his inspiration/concept he seemed to not have clue. And just said he takes random pictures which i'm not a big fan of.

Photography Major

Photography Major: I really liked the fact that she combined her love of illustration and photography together. I really enjoyed her work a lot more than the other photography major because it seemed as though she had a better thought process behind her work.

Industrial Design Major

I thought the Industrial Design Major really described her major well. I was intrigued by her portfolio and many projects that were inside. It seems that she has a good head on her shoulders and have a good idea of what she wants to do in life (make children toys).

My self portrait

Water Towers

Style Wars

I like the idea that one of the graffiti artists said "this is for me and other graffiti's, i don't care about anyone else"

It just showed that they were doing this for a reaction, they were doing it for themselves to get a certain message across without putting a face on the words over all i liked the piece, especially with the spin on the break dancing it added a nice comparison.

132: Fathers Day '99

This episode spoke about the great lengths parents will go for their kids. It begins with a story of a father going through trash to find his son's teddy bears, and the peers around him do not think he is crazy because they have all been there before for their children. The bond between a parents and their child is something you cannot describe, its unbreakable.

Also the memories you make with your family when you are young will live with you the rest of your life.

Overall i thought this episode was very interesting and really brought you to a realization about the importance of family and how you far you will go for them to know just how much you care and love them.

Shaffer Exhibits

Diana Mitter exhibits was very cool. I liked the fact that she left out details, but also added them as she felt necessary. Also detail overall was very meticulous. Overall I very much enjoyed her exhibit. I also liked the materials she used. And that she broke up the painting on various different canvases yet kept it all connected at the same time.

The Exhibit in the basement was also very interesting, but not as much my style. The various different faces were cool, along with the room photo. But there was a weird feeling i got from the exhibit that turned me off.

Overall, I enjoyed the exhibit in the main all much more than the one in the basement.

!5 Minutes of Silence (So I thought)

For my public space, I picked the library. One might think this defeats the whole purpose, but thats why I wanted to do it because the library is ironically louder than you think.

I sat directly behind the computers and the printers on the first floor. From the moment I sat down until the moment I got up you could hear the constant sound of the vacuum. The sounds from the vacuum varied through out the time, it became background noise. Along with the vacuum I noticed people always coughing and sneezing which almost became a rhythm, after almost every 30 seconds someone always had to relieve themselves with a cough or sneeze. Other interesting noises i noticed were; whispering, footsteps, crinkling of paper, and a chair using being moved. The door was constantly opening and closing as the people came and went Although it seems like the library was extra noisy that day, it still had an overall calming feeling to it. The time towards the end came a lot quicker than the beginning, because i started to forget what i was actually doing, and instead i just listened to the sounds. The 15 minutes ended up flying by, which i was not expecting.

Good Copy Bad Copy Response

My stance on piracy is this if it is not hurting anyone than what is the big deal? But from the moral stand point it is stealing music, which hurts the artists who work so hard to make the music for us to enjoy. Although, one could argue that well we are enjoying it, just freely. But artists need to make a living too and some are too greedy to just make it without profit. I personally think remixing music is a gift, I have always admired the people who were able to collaborate various different genres and make a great song out of it, because it is a very difficult process, you need an ear for it. I love Girl Talk and his music he mad so many good points through the entire documentary of Good Copy Bad Copy, like towards the end he was remixing the remix which was so ironic. Also he brought up the point that he is just reinterpurating the brazilian version of the remix Gnarles Barkley, it really is the process of passing down ideas. People argue that music sharing websites have brought down the value of music which i disagree, instead it lets everyone get a chance to have great music, that might be unavailable to them otherwise. Also i thought the book argument was very interesting, the fact that we take book references all the time in our papers and as long as you cite it, its perfectly legal so why cant we do the same for music? Mix Tape culture is the present reality.

"Mii (The Gamers)" 2009

"Helen Backstage, Merlin Theater" (The Glance) 1995

"Avatar (iii)" 2009

"Solo Violinist" St. Mary's School, Edinburgh 1998

"Girl Dancing" Edinburgh, 2005

Wendy McMurdo's Digital Media Work

Wendy McMurdo was born in Edinburgh, 1962. She attended Pratt Institute in New York City, for her undergraduate study where she first discovered her love for photography. And then received he M.A. at Goldsmiths College in London in 1993. She found her love in the digital media, and her groundbreaking body of works called "The Shaded Place." And coincidently she caught me eye through that work and various other works. Her Tableau photography has visualized collective fears and fantasies with an emphasis on the uncanny. What intrigued me the most was her use of children as the subject, and has this eerie feeling they give off with their expressions and body placement. Also a lot of works, show the curiosity of children, along with the unsettling emotions shown. Here are a few works that stood out to me above all others: