Course blog for Art 105.01 - Intro to Visual Thinking, Spring 2009. Patrick Kelley

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Experience - Nikki Chung



"The number of pages in each book
corresponds to the number of tourist arrivals in that country in 2005. When viewed on a shelf, one year's worth of 'experience' is presented in a condensed physical model that can be shifted and rearranged to visualize where tourists travel and where they don't." - via nikkichung.com


Friday, February 20, 2009

TimeSpace: World

"TimeSpace is an interactive map that allows you to navigate articles, photos, video and commentary from around the globe."-washingtonpost.com


Thursday, February 19, 2009

A Year in a Cage: A Life Shrunk to Expand Art


This form was extreme deprivation. For “Cage Piece” Mr. Hsieh deprived himself of nearly all contact with the world. In the next four pieces he eliminated, in succession, concentration, shelter, privacy and finally art itself. In each case he altered the nature of time radically for himself and, retrospectively, us. (NYTimes)

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Being There - The Subtle Art of the Facebook Comment

People point out that there’s a significant sleight-of-hand in every status update, because the real answer to “What are you doing right now?” is always just “Updating my status.”

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

glocal.

The Glocal Project is a collaborative, multifaceted artist-led project that examines the changing role of digital image making today.




Monday, February 2, 2009