DXARTS 202: FUNDAMENTALS OF DIGITAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ART

WEEK 1 - Are You an Artist?

March 30 - Art and Artist

Course Introduction
In-class Assignment (1): Introduce yourself without introductory remarks
"Are You an Artist?" Discussion - Reference: Letters to a young poet by Rainer Maria Rilke
Assignment (2): Find an artwork or artist (due 4/1)
Assignment (3): Find a reference that represents our current times and culture. It could be an artwork, image, video, sound, material, object or anything else. (due 4/1)

April 1 - Simplicity, Complexity and Diversity

Annabel Castro's Works Presentation
Various Artists and Their Lives - Reference: Louis Bourgeois, Kazuo Ohno, Marcel Proust, Chris Cunningham, Nam Jun Paik
Brief Introduction to "Complexity in Simplicity" - Reference: The Laws of Simplicity #5 and #10, Olafur Eliasson, Green Cloud by Nuage Vert, Donald Judd
Lab Session (2:40-3:20)
Assignment (4): Find an artwork showing Complexity in Simplicity or the other way around (due 4/6)
Assignment (5): Make a small project showing Complexity in Simplicity or the other way around (due 4/13)
Assignment (6): Create a Work-In-Progress Webpage (due 4/6)

WEEK 2 - Internal and External States

April 6 - External States

"Our Times and Culture" Assignment Presentation and Discussion
"Complexity in Simplicity, Simplicity in Complexity" Assignment Presentation and Discussion
Assignment (7): Describe your motivation for making art in less than five sentences. (due 4/8)
Assignment (8): Research about your favorite artwork including its historical/cultural background and production methods/processes (due 4/15)

April 8 - Internal States

Butoh Dance Imagery Technique Workshop with Diana Garcia-Snyder
Lab Session (2:40-3:20)
Assignment (9): Describe your experience at the workshop and inspirations in a short paragraph. (due 4/13)

WEEK 3 - Motivation, Inspiration and Ideation

April 13

Complexity-Simplicity Projects Presentation and Discussion
Ideation Process
Assignment (10): At this point you should have some references about your interest accumulated on your webpage. Categorize them in groups. Name each category and put it in a hierarchy. (due 4/15)

April 15

"My Favorite Art" Presentation and Discussion
Lab Session (2:40-3:20)
Assignment (11): Write a short description of your final project idea(s). (due 4/20)

WEEK 4 - Proposal and Planning

April 20 - Media Art Methodology I: Data Visualization

Information Visualization and Computaional Drawing
Digital Technologies for Artists (1): Processing, VVVV, Max/MSP, PD, SuperCollider etc.

April 22 - Media Art Methodology II: Perception and Experience

Perception and Experince Art Work Examples
In-Progress Presentation and Feedback [ 2 students each 15min.]: Krishanu, Andrew
Lab Session (2:40-3:20): Toolkit Practice, Individual Talk about Final Project Ideas
Assignment (12): Make a list of tookits and/or materials for your project. Test one of them and present its result. (due 4/27)

WEEK 5 - Proof of Concept Demonstration

April 27 - Media Art Methodology III: Site-specific Media Installation

Site-specific Media Installations and Locative Media
In-Progress Presentation and Feedback [ 4 students each 15min.]: Cody, Mary, Derek, Zachary

April 29

"Tertulia" by Nicolas Varchausky
Lab Session ( 2:40-3:20) - Field Trip to Henry Art Gallery "William Kentridge" and "Outta My Light!"
Assignment (13): Find a site for your project and present its picture and installation plan (due 5/4)

WEEK 6 - Production

May 4 - Media Art Methodology IV: Body and Wearable Art

Body and Wearable Art
Assignment (14): Upload your proof of concept (picture, video of small portion of your work or test results directly relevant to your final project) (due 5/6)

May 6

In-Progress Presentation and Feedback [ 4 students each 15min.]: Hannah, Gaelen, Ashley, Jonathan
Lab Session ( 2:40-3:20)
Assignment (15): From this point, you receive individual assignments from me for your final project progress. Make sure to document all on your blog.

WEEK 7 - Elaboration

May 11 - Media Art Methodology V: Movement and Robotics

Movement and Robotics in Media Art
Lab session for Final Project

May 13

In-Progress Presentation and Feedback [ 4 students each 15min.]: Bronwyn, Matthew, Mario, Joshua
Lab Session ( 2:40-3:20)

WEEK 8 - Show and Documentation

May 18

Final Project Presentation and Critique [ 4 students each 30min., 2 hours ]

May 20

Final Project Presentation and Critique [ 2 students each 30min., 1 hour ]
Lab Session ( 2:40-3:20)

WEEK 9 - Show and Documentation

May 25

NO CLASS (Memorial Day)

May 27

Final Project Presentation and Critique [ 2 students each 30min., 1 hour ]
Lab Session ( 2:40-3:20)

WEEK 10 - Show and Documentation

June 1

Final Project Presentation and Critique [ 4 students each 30min., 2 hours ]

June 3

Final Project Presentation and Critique [ 2 students each 30min., 1 hour ]
Lab Session ( 2:40-3:20)

FINAL WEEK - Reflections

June 8 2:30-4:30 Raitt 105

Watching documentations and presenting your reflections and future direction. [ All, 2 hours or more ]