Artist Report

"Broken Red Mirror"
by Daniel Rozin

date created: 2000, 2003
place created: Site-specific installation involving two pieces. One wall contains a shattered mirror that is hung and on the other wall the fragments of the shattered mirror are scattered on the wall.
dimensions: variable
medium: Broken mirror, laminated picture fragments
art type: Installation/sculpture. Outside my field
subject : Perception
Sources & His website shown below:
http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/striking-reflection-art?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews

http://www.smoothware.com/danny/


Shiny Balls Mirror - 2003
by Daniel Rozin
Size - W 56" x H 50" x D 20" (142cm, 127cm, 50cm) 
Medium: 921 hexagonal black-anodized aluminum tube extrusion, 921 chrome-plated plastic balls, 819 motors, control electronics, video camera, computer. The aluminum and chrome utilizing the jewel-like reflections on its balls to form the reflection of the viewer twice: Once on each ball and once on the entire piece.
Subject: Daniel created a sculpture/installation that was capable of responding and changing the perspective of the viewer. The viewer is now interacting and involved with the piece in a interesting and very unique way.

"Mirror of Memories"
(1 of 8pieces in collection)
by Tom Hussey
date created: 2010
place created: Texas
dimensions: not given
medium: Photography
art type: Inside my field
subject: He based this series on the idea of growing older and how we always see our 'younger selves' no matter how much we may age, reflecting back on our younger days. Originally created for the pharmaceutical company Novartis and their 'Reflections' campaign.




"Hand with Reflecting Mirror"
date created: January 1935
dimensions: 318×213 mm
artist: M.C. Escher (1898–1972)
medium: Lithograph (a method for printing using a stone or metal plate with a completely smooth surface)
art type: outside my field
subject: Self-portrait in a reflective sphere, displaying the entire room behind him.

"Phantom Limb #2"
by Lynn Hershman
date created: October 2005
medium: Video / interactive installation
art type: multi-media
subject: The issues of Identity and perception. She links these issues to our continued relationship with technology.

Self-Portrait Dedicated to Marte R. Gomez  by Frida Kahlo 

Date Created: 1946
Place Created: Mexico City
Medium: Pencil on Paper.
Dimensions: 15 1/4 x 12 3/4
Art Type: Not in my field
Subject: Self Perception. She often said that: "I paint myself because I am often alone and I am the subject I know best." She had painted numerous self portraits. In many paintings, she had used her face as one of the figure to be painted.









The Sacred Mirrors
by Alex Grey
Date Created: 2005?
Place Created: Permanent Public Exhibition at Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
Dimensions: 'life-sized paintings'
Medium: installation of 21 framed images, consisting of 19 paintings and two etched mirrors
Art Type: Contemporary
Subject: Alex Grey created life-sized representations of the human body, portraying its physical and energetic systems, expressing the unity of human beings.

Sketch Travel

I never heard about Sketchtravel before, but after reading about it this morning I fell completely in love with the project.

The red sketchbook was passed between 71 artists in 12 countries over 4 and a half years. The list of artists and illustrators is impressive (Quentin Blake, James Jean, Taiyō Matsumoto to name a few) but it’s the idea that this little book was travelling for all that time that makes me smile – and that they managed to auction it off for $96,000, all of which was donated to Room to Read, a awesome charity that helps kids learn to read. Sold.

The beautiful video was put together by Sketchtravel and is totally inspiring and well worth a watch.

R.I.P - Remix Manifesto

As if I was not already a huge fan of Girl Talk and thinks he is a musical genius, "R.I.P Remix Manifesto" just proved my point even more. Gregg Michael Gillis, better known as Girl Talk is a DJ who is famous for his catchy mash-ups and sampling of other songs. Girl Talk is often criticized, receiving much controversy over his 'sampling' of music. This documentary did an extraordinary job of closely recording Girl Talk's every detail and researching the laws of copyright. Remix Manifesto explains how Gregg Michael Gillis uses his computer as an instrument, and other people need to see that. So much time, dedication and skill goes into his songs and it is much more than copying and pasting bits and pieces of songs.
 This documentary explained what can be described as copy right and it is so meticulous it's crazy. I learned that by singing the Happy Birthday song, I am violating copyright laws and should be in trouble. I also learned that if some one claims the correct copy right on a product/piece, it is valid until 70 years AFTER their death. But it is extremely important that they follow the correct procedures and go through the system, in order to receive those rights. They also explained 'Copy Right' and 'Copy Left'. Copy Right is protecting the past. It was originally made to encourage people to create, however, that could be taken both ways. Copy Left is the protection of the public domain. After watching Remix Manifesto, I do agree with them when they say that "The creating process is more popular than the actual product." Overall, I do not think Girl Talk violates copy right, he is creating his own style and music through the process of 'sampling'. However, I feel that this documentary did not really respond to all of the unanswered questions.

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Kurt Mueller #Remember

Kurt Mueller is a research driven artist.  Mueller is known for his interaction and ability to engage his audience with each piece he does. Through his work he often provokes  consideration of historical actions, events, figures, text and narrative. "Mueller strives toward art that is critically responsive to the social and political conditions of its time," as said by San Antonio's ArtSpace blog. Kurt Mueller used Twitter as his creative connection between his work and audience. He was the selected artist for the twitter-based project space mbgETC. "#Remember" (#mbgETCRemember), 2011, is the experiement using Twitter to (re)issue calls to 'remember'. Mueller is using the act of remembrance through a public outlet, Twitter, and how one's act of remembrance can offer a glimpse into another person. Mueller interacts with his audience by them unknowingly interact with his piece, unscripted. He has a way of disguising his topics he's sharing, so it can be more involving and less intimidating. Mueller is very interested in attaching material to recall memory, identity and create action.


http://www.emvergeoning.com/?cat=2&paged=6

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~crlab/2007_07_interchange/3mueller.html

http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~crlab/2006_07_alone/mueller.html 

Chalk It Out

Project Proposal:
In my own personal opinion, I believe that Chalk is a unique and beautiful medium in art, that is not used as often as I would like to see. So I thought, what better way to publicize this favored medium of mine, than on a campus filled with thousands of students?!
I want a piece of art that will attract all those who walk past it. I want it large, noticeable and impossible to walk past without wanting to be involved. I figured chalk would be a simple way to promote this because everyone is familiar with it, and hopefully no one will be intimidated this 'art' because it is a friendly activity that is easily approachable. I figured it would be hard to have the University approving of a student to paint chalk onto their walls, so I will resort to either the old fashion chalk 'board' or adhesive chalkboard stick on's.

Medium/Vehicle: Chalkboard Wall on campus, whether a small section on a wall, or by a bulletin board with access to chalk for the audience to participate.
Content/Message: To anonymously express one's thoughts, ideas, words & inspirations on a board to ultimately build an impact/connection on another viewer and/or participant.

Barbara Kruger

Identification: Barbara Kruger
Date of Birth: 1945
Home Town: Newark, New Jersey
Location of Art Practice: New York // Los Angeles
Education: Syracuse University, School of Visual Arts & Parson's School of Design in New York. She has taught at the California Institute of Art, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of California, Berkeley.

Message: 

Barbara Kruger is an intelligent artist with a powerful message behind each piece of art. "Much of her text questions the viewer about feminism, classicism, consumerism, and individual autonomy and desire, although her black-and-white images are culled from the mainstream magazines that sell the very ideas she is disputing," (Biography, www.barbarakruger.com). Unlike others, Barbara Kruger not only creates art for the eyes, but also for the mind and power of change. Many of her pieces serve as advice and lessons that are direct and straight forward. One example is her piece "Get Out" regarding domestic violence::

Vehicle/Medium:
Kruger is well known for her layering and collage photographs. She mixes and layers found photographs with powerful and most of the time, aggressive, text. She  uses her trademark bold letters (black or white) against a red box to portray her message.
Audience:

Favorite Quote: 
"All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It's scary." Barbara Kruger

Official Twitter Account: @Barbarakruger

Jenny Holzer

1. Identify her message
 Creating truisms by using commonly held truths and cliches. Deliberately displaying challenging opinions, most often being contradicting. Her hope was to sharpen the awareness of all viewers of today's world. I personally believe that Jenny exposes what we are all thinking, but to afraid to say out loud. “Holzer’s works have a strong political emphasis, questioning how information is both controlled and received in the public domain."-Tate Collection's website
2. Identify her medium
Mass media and advertising, eventually leading to electronic displays, such as the giant advertising board in Times Square, New York. 
3. Who is her audience?
Her audience varies upon her placement of each piece of art. When she displays her artwork by using large public electronic displays, she is reaching a larger audience that wouldn't necessarily be exposed to art as often as those who view art in gallery's.