Art Thoughts

For the past few weeks, we’ve utilized a variety of CS3 applications to achieve an array of artistic displays and sounds. Photoshop (my personal favorite) offers the ability to alter images, or enhance them. I used it to blend various pop-culture items together. With its relatively simple interface, and wide margin of options, Photoshop is able to achieve any possibility.

During the Sound Art demo, we utilized Garage Band, a very simple application. It allowed me to overlay various synths and loops, but in the end I went for a very straightforward parody of common commercials. Next, we worked with Flash, with moderate success. Personally, I found it difficult to understand the coding aspect, and was really only able to produce simple drawn images, and make them move very little. With Net Art, the coding aspect returned, which again provided a less-than-satisfactory experience. The difference, however, is that Net Art allows me to send a message through writing, as well as style. By providing different links and images from other applications, I was able to create a mini-Joel-world, which I feel came across very well.

With the final project coming up, I am leaning towards either Photoshop, or furthering my web-world with Photoshop enhancements. I’ve always leaned more toward simple 2-D images that don’t rely on flashy gimmicks or sound, but it is nice to have experience with those things.