Walter Benjamin Discussion Questions

"Artistic production begins with ceremonial objects destined to serve in a cult." What does that mean?

Did the invention of photography and film reform the nature of art or are they still seen as a lesser form of art?

Final Animation

Animation!

Basic Animation Aesthetics Discussion Questions

Do the coherency/consistency rule take away from an artist's ability to make their work different and diverse?

Do following the rules of coherency/consistency help the artist follow their vision or does it simply hinder their ability to make them stand out?

Diptych Allison Ford

While gathering these images with my partner I was excited because both he and I have similar interests. I thought it would be great because it would be easier to make what both he and I thought introspectively tangible. Once they were gathered, though, I realized that many of the images we ended up with were conceptual things, and did not help make our thoughts any more clear. But what I found interesting is that we each brought forth images that represented these farfetched things, and much less so us. We each chose dark, spooky things and for the most part ignored the things that represent us in reality, so I arranged my collage to represent how our introspections are fantastical and eerie, and that we tend to ignore things that are considered to be reality or real. 

Allison Ford

For this project, a partner and I each created a digital diptych collage which was centered around the theme of "Introspective." Together, we gathered a total of twenty-five images that we felt represented our personal interests. We both agreed that it was important to not only include tangible and realistic reflections of self, but abstract and fantastical ones as well. By doing this, we felt our emotional and physical traits would be captured creating a more thorough exploration of the theme "Introspective."

-Johnny Bennett