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==Questions from readings== | ==Questions from readings== | ||
| + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJl5Kjd55I4/ Paul Garin on internet as public space] | ||
| + | *to what extent can the visual be relied upon as an indicator of public space? | ||
| + | *[http://www.free-culture.cc/get-it/ Lawrence Lessig] | ||
* readings stress populism – engagement of the public with public art | * readings stress populism – engagement of the public with public art | ||
*One way people can engage w/ public art is by re-interpreting and re-using it for their own purposes. Examples? | *One way people can engage w/ public art is by re-interpreting and re-using it for their own purposes. Examples? | ||
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**[http://thewall-usa.com/wallpics/Castellano.htm/ The Wall] | **[http://thewall-usa.com/wallpics/Castellano.htm/ The Wall] | ||
**[http://www.cirrusimage.com/chicago_picasso_sculpture.htm/ Picasso] | **[http://www.cirrusimage.com/chicago_picasso_sculpture.htm/ Picasso] | ||
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*Who decides what a work of art means? Isn’t the artist’s intention the most important? | *Who decides what a work of art means? Isn’t the artist’s intention the most important? | ||
*Who should choose works of public art? | *Who should choose works of public art? | ||
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| + | *Does public art (or any art for that matter) have a limited life span? | ||
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| + | *Does public art have an obligation to address contemporary issues of importance? | ||
**Doesn’t public participation in the creation of a work of art just water it down? (bronze of circle of children at the Glen) | **Doesn’t public participation in the creation of a work of art just water it down? (bronze of circle of children at the Glen) | ||
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**[http://www.ikatun.org/institute/rename/ The city formerly known as Cambridge] – brilliant in its choice of one mechanism of acknowledgment of history and importance and meaning creation to re-investigate and reinvest public space with personal and community significance – questions who is in control | **[http://www.ikatun.org/institute/rename/ The city formerly known as Cambridge] – brilliant in its choice of one mechanism of acknowledgment of history and importance and meaning creation to re-investigate and reinvest public space with personal and community significance – questions who is in control | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 5 February 2013
Week 2 (Feb. 5) – QR codes, how to make and use them
Asn. 1 due. - view modification exercise from day 1
Contents
Readings - discussion
works as examples
With the readings in mind, how would you comment on each of these works
- what questions does it choose to ask or not
Working with existing public space and sculpture
- Luftwerk
- Andrea Polli, Particle Falls
- [http://www.pbs.org/art21/watch-now/segment-krzysztof-wodiczko-in-power/
Wodiczko projections - Power]
Questions from readings
- Paul Garin on internet as public space
- to what extent can the visual be relied upon as an indicator of public space?
- Lawrence Lessig
- readings stress populism – engagement of the public with public art
- One way people can engage w/ public art is by re-interpreting and re-using it for their own purposes. Examples?
- Crown Fountain
- Gen’l Logan
- The Wall
- Picasso
- Who decides what a work of art means? Isn’t the artist’s intention the most important?
- Who should choose works of public art?
- Does public art (or any art for that matter) have a limited life span?
- Does public art have an obligation to address contemporary issues of importance?
- Doesn’t public participation in the creation of a work of art just water it down? (bronze of circle of children at the Glen)
- The city formerly known as Cambridge – brilliant in its choice of one mechanism of acknowledgment of history and importance and meaning creation to re-investigate and reinvest public space with personal and community significance – questions who is in control
- What about the idea of redefining something as a work of art (eg. the Boston Dig)?
QR codes, how to make and use them
Quick Response Code [1]
Free QRcode Creator and QR Barcode Tool
XRenQRcode
- Type or paste text into left window
- Click on Encode button to create QR code image in right window.
- Save icon in menu bar saves text.
- Copy icon copies QR image to clipboard. Paste into image software to save.
- Click on open icon to open a text file or QR code image file.
- Click on Decode button to decode opened image.
Examples of interesting uses of barcodes:
dimensions of display windows
- 106"h x 224"w
- which consists of 3 panels that 106"h x 47 3/4" w and one larger panel of 106"h x 76"w.
- from left to right it is two smaller panels by the one larger panel and terminating with another smaller panel.
Reading for next week:
- Ganz, Nicholas. Graffiti World: Street Art from Five Continents. pp. 8-10, 18-19.;
- GoingPublic; GraffitiWorld;
- Chgo Ordinance 83
- Ch. 1,5, Public Art
- Tristan Hummel, develop questions for[2]
Assignment due next week
Asn. 1 - create/submit a googlemap entry on the IAM Public Art googlemap
210416865969027066420.00047df18c0b53f66c6dc / IAM/IDA googlemap]
resources:
The City Formerly Known as Cambridge
