The start of November blew right by me! It’s time for another monthly installment of Web Sightings.
Check out Alice Pfeiffer’s Special Report for the New York Times titled At Last, Artists Harness the Internet in which she examines the work of selected artists who are using the Internet for artistic expression, reflection and social commentary.
Thanks to Mary Elizabeth for pointing out EcoArtTech, which according to their website “works with digital, networked, and sustainable technologies and contemporary environments to create art that explores the environmentality of modern life.”
One of my students put me onto UbuWeb, which offers a fascinating collection of avant-garde sound, text, film, video and other visual works from the late 19th Century to the present.
I added Sociological Images to my blogroll. In it, Lisa Wade and Gwen Sharp encourage their readers to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry.
I’ve been thinking about signing up for Dropbox for some time now and finally went and did it. As the video above shows, Dropbox appears to be an easy and effective way to store and share files between computers.
File this one under “art advocacy” material: In his 2007 article titled Teaching Rembrant: Why introduce children to masterpieces? Joseph Matthew Piro argues that if we are to have any expectations of producing a well-educated, well-prepared generation of deep-thinking, resourceful leaders, then it is essential to give students an opportunity to review, respond to, and ultimately revere the power of the human imagination—past and present. This goal can be achieved, according to Piro, through the study of art masterpieces.
After my visit to the National Museum of the American Indian this summer I’ve been keeping tabs on exhibitions happening in that Washington DC museum through their website. I was especially intrigued to learn of the current exhibition of Brian Jungen’s work who is known for using common objects like patio chairs, golf bags and Nike sport shoes as raw material in the construction of playful and frequently challenging sculptures. Jungen is a Vancouver-based installation artist who says that much of his work is a response to the hostility and stereotypes that he faced as a person of First Nations ancestry. You can learn more about Jungen and his work through this NPR story.
I’m not quite sure what has attracted me to superheroes lately, but a found Mexican immigrant Dulce Pinzon’s superhero photos of ordinary men and women in their work environment donning superhero garb of interest.
Here is a great use for all the empty storefronts popping up in cities and towns around the country.
Lastly, the 50 Brilliant Bird’s-Eye Photos from Noupe might be useful in teaching art and photography lessons on point of view.
Web Sightings for November 2009
The start of November blew right by me! It’s time for another monthly installment of Web Sightings.
Check out Alice Pfeiffer’s Special Report for the New York Times titled At Last, Artists Harness the Internet in which she examines the work of selected artists who are using the Internet for artistic expression, reflection and social commentary.
Thanks to Mary Elizabeth for pointing out EcoArtTech, which according to their website “works with digital, networked, and sustainable technologies and contemporary environments to create art that explores the environmentality of modern life.”
One of my students put me onto UbuWeb, which offers a fascinating collection of avant-garde sound, text, film, video and other visual works from the late 19th Century to the present.
I added Sociological Images to my blogroll. In it, Lisa Wade and Gwen Sharp encourage their readers to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry.
I’ve been thinking about signing up for Dropbox for some time now and finally went and did it. As the video above shows, Dropbox appears to be an easy and effective way to store and share files between computers.
File this one under “art advocacy” material: In his 2007 article titled Teaching Rembrant: Why introduce children to masterpieces? Joseph Matthew Piro argues that if we are to have any expectations of producing a well-educated, well-prepared generation of deep-thinking, resourceful leaders, then it is essential to give students an opportunity to review, respond to, and ultimately revere the power of the human imagination—past and present. This goal can be achieved, according to Piro, through the study of art masterpieces.
After my visit to the National Museum of the American Indian this summer I’ve been keeping tabs on exhibitions happening in that Washington DC museum through their website. I was especially intrigued to learn of the current exhibition of Brian Jungen’s work who is known for using common objects like patio chairs, golf bags and Nike sport shoes as raw material in the construction of playful and frequently challenging sculptures. Jungen is a Vancouver-based installation artist who says that much of his work is a response to the hostility and stereotypes that he faced as a person of First Nations ancestry. You can learn more about Jungen and his work through this NPR story.
I’m not quite sure what has attracted me to superheroes lately, but a found Mexican immigrant Dulce Pinzon’s superhero photos of ordinary men and women in their work environment donning superhero garb of interest.
Here is a great use for all the empty storefronts popping up in cities and towns around the country.
Lastly, the 50 Brilliant Bird’s-Eye Photos from Noupe might be useful in teaching art and photography lessons on point of view.