Art and Technology - Xerox Project Comments

Some comments on other students works...

Rupert - your idea was really neat. I like how symmetrical it all was and how you hid your eyes.  Anyone who knows you would be able to tell that is you and understand that the piece has to do with your life.

Jessica - I loved your idea "Changing the World". She had a box covered in construction paper and then had her hands, coins, and watches all over it. The contrast and shading of the scans were amazing! My favorite were the two hands interlaced, that looking awesome.

Amanda - It was really neat how you used your longboard because anytime I see you you have that longboard with you. So I can easily tell that it means a lot to you. I like how you changed the sizes of your scans. Also, the way your hair flowed was different than everyone elses.

Kaitlin - She had a radio with fingers and ears all over the out side and then when she open the tape player her belly button was inside and when she opened the cd player her mouth was inside. On top were eyes. It was cool and all tied together with the radio... dancing, singing, touching buttons, listening... good idea!

Art and Technology - Xerox Project

For this project we were to scan ourselves and create a work of art with it. I decided that I would scan my face, hands and feet and put them all over my house (leaving marks wherever I walk or touch). We constantly are moving around and touching things, but do you leave behind marks and at the end of the night see where all you've been and what you accomplished?! This piece is showing that you may want to be lazy.. but it just isn't going to happen today, because you have too much on your plate.

Albert Pujols Collage

Mixed Media Class with Professor Chris Valle

8ft x 6ft

Linoleum Tile 

Medium - Paint, Ink, Charcoal

Inspired by artist Florian Nicholé's work

This piece meant a lot to me because not only is Albert Pujols an amazing baseball player.. and plays for my team (St. Louis Cardinals), he is also a great, genuine person. He has his own Albert Pujols Family Foundation for Down Syndrome. This piece has several articles about him and his successful career and life decisions, most recently being the unsigned contract with the Cardinals - leaving him as a free agent. I only hope he plays for the Cardinals because he has some major fans and it would be really sad to see him leave!!

I first painted a backwash onto the canvas, then laid it on the floor and threw red, yellow and white paint on it. After drying I began to draw the three images with ink. I wanted it to have an abstract feel to it. I wanted to give little detail, still knowing who it is, so that ones eye will complete the image. I then began writing the text and then completed with more detailing.

I would absolutely love to have this signed by Pujols or to even have the honor of giving it to him. We will see if this can happen :)

Working Progress

Showing Close-Up Detail

Starting to add details

All hand written

Finished Product (for now)

Work Area

Art and Techology - Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys - Infiltration for Piano 1966

Many of Joseph Beuys works consist of using wool felt and textiles.

Attached is an interesting site about Joseph Beuys

Art and Technology - Marcel Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp - Rotary Glass Plates, 1920

Marcel Duchamp's Rotary Glass Plates is one of the first interactive pieces because it has five glass plates that rotate around a metal axis, but from a far distance it looks as though it only has one. It was a motorized sculpture.

Grid Art

Art and Technology - Grid Art Project

I created a gridded pink eye from melty beads.

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