Above is the whole piece. Below are pieces of the piece hehe.
The two curators had many jobs including the shows being put on in the Plug Project. One of the lessons the curators kept reiterating was that being a graphic designer you don't have one job. Another thing that inspired me was taking international problems an starting a small movement to solve them. In Newspapers the talk about art has diminished. The column about art and artists and reviews of shows has disappeared that means the traffic, talk, and movement of art has become very little. Artists need that talk and movement of art in order to survive and thrive. One of the solutions the Plug Project had was a newspaper called 8 1/2 X 11. A piece of paper which isn't ideal with a newspaper or magazine but the thought was "How can the plug project make this affordable and available but not make it look like a sheet of paper?". And branding the newspaper as 8 1/2 X 11 already upscales the idea of a regular sheet of paper turning into so much more.
Bill Brady-
Describe:
The name of the artist is Michael Manning
The artwork is digital media and print media
Major events going on with the exhibit is the release of the iPhone or the rise of technology. Technology then separates us into our own worlds. Presented by his friend Jeff B.
Literal Objects
-Movie Players
-Televisions
-Wires
-Fishing Wires
-Globes
-Fan
-Rocks
-Twigs
I first noticed the fan that had a wind chime in the middle of it. I noticed it because I found it interesting that with a constant stream of air the sounds the chime made were always different.
The elements of art texture and shape were used a lot in this piece. Banners and streams and televisions used different textures. There were no two colors the same except in the giant art board of print.
The visual effect or mood of the work is challenging. I think Manning is challenging the viewers of his art with an abstract and tying them together. Challenging the rules of nice and neat art with differences in his.
Analyze:
The separate elements are organized by distance or what is projected on the screen. All movie and all separate there was never another art piece touching another. He is using the illusion of texture to make the viewer think and understand that maybe the illusion of art is not the same as the actual art.
Manning used a constant stream of light to light his piece. But there is light in the screen. But they are all at a constant level of light.
Interpretation:
I believe Manning is trying to state how we all live in our own different worlds. And you don't know what someone else is going through until you gain a new perspective. Like you can't see a television screen unless you are in a prime position.
I had value to this piece because it relates to my life. In high school it is so easy to get lost in your own life and not think of others.
I have feelings of blunt truth. I wish live were different and we didn't live in other worlds.
The other symbols would be the different banners hanging down and the texture Manning is using and the different colors. There was none two the same.
I think he made these artistic decisions to make a statement and to make us think about our own life.
Judgement:
I think this work has an intrinsic value because it conveys an important social message and once you get thinking as to why he did or that you never stop thinking about what it means. And I think it challenges us to think about our own lives.