1. Formed A Band by Art Brut
2. Roadrunner by The Modern Lovers
3. New Teller by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers
4. The Dangling Conversation by Simon and Garfunkel
5. My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Dance, Music, Theater, Visual... aaaaand "Literature" (?)
I loved the websites we had to visit this week for cyberpedagogy. What engaging material and so resourceful. The Brooklyn Museum blog was collaborative and interesting. In fact, it was almost overwhelming to see the list of authors, but so wonderful too. Of course I love the NAEA website... it will be my home base for my career. I think one of the best aspects of this website is easy navigation, loads of info but somehow not overwhelming. Maybe it's the use of negative space and keeping the background white. I dunno but I like it. Finally the Chicago Artists Resource; didn't know about it but love it. The title of this post might mislead you to believe I don't, but don't be fooled, I genuinely do. I guess that's my own little critical eye trying to find something to make it more meaningful for myself. It is a little bit frustrating for me, though, how a lot of artists resources don't include literature, (reading and creative writing), as apart of the arts. Probably just my thing, especially since my thesis is focusing on literacy and art education and I want more research opportunities for myself. But still, language ~ reading and writing are often the foundation of a solid artwork, be it theater, dance, music, or visual.
Aces!!!
Aces!!!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Harry Potter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
Okay, so I know there are seven total Harry Potter books, but I am plunging my way through the fourth book and am hoping to soon be hitting number five. When I moved here to Chicago last August, I began the series. What was I thinking?? Some advice ~ Harry Potter series and graduate school are like oil and water. Or is it? Ok. So, it is really tough to get through the books and school work because I find myself wanting to read them over my other homework, (and just a note... book 4 is like 800 pages), but I am starting to find aspects of the series to coincide with my current life. A little obsessed one might think and you would think correctly. J.K. Rowling however, has sucked me so eloquently into her world of wizards and witches. Sending me on adventures, standing up for justice, and waving my wand... I kid.
I think I've taken one giant leap towards the side of good or rather nerd.
I think I've taken one giant leap towards the side of good or rather nerd.
Monday, February 15, 2010
2 Positives and 3 Negatives
Let's start on the bright side.
My Cyperpedagogy class required us to look at a blog entitled Museum 2.0. The objective: Designing and Researching Participatory Museum Experiences.
My first impression was interesting research possibilities, yet information overload. I'm sure that's because the blog has been around for some time and there's a lot going on. I decided to stick with looking at the top five posts and the most commented on posts.
Positives:
1. A post titled Deliberately Unsustainable Business Model drew my attention first. What a strange idea? Who wants to deliberately set up for failure? But as I plowed through the post where the author interviews various museum / exhibitor managers, I found the angle to be quite interesting. One manager expressed their view as have as much fun as you can until they shut you down. I like that motto... really. Live life to the fullest, man. But, there is something fundamentally wrong with this idea for a business. How about the new motto being, let me give you a taste of the icing, but you can't have a piece of the cake.
2. Self-Expression is overrated. Alright, I feel a little hypocritical because just this morning in my curriculum and instruction class, I was presenting a one class lesson plan where I draw on the open-ended, self-expression yada, yada material study for model magic. But I'm with this lady on museum visits over-doing the self-expressionism. I especially feel this for perhaps the inexperienced artists. Guidelines can be just as freeing and actually promote thinking outside of the box more often.
So here's thinking outside the box. Not.
Negatives:
3. Museum Photo Policies Should Be As Open As Possible. Ummmmmmm.... no. I don't mind the occasional visitor to snap a photo or two, but hey, one thing that drives me crazy is when my museum visit gets interrupted by the visitor who insists on being in every photo with the artwork or for that matter want to take a picture of every artwork. Having to wait for 6 people to take a photo of the Jackson Pollock piece at AIC is frustrating. Then, of course, they get pissed at you for stepping in front of the camera when you want to look at the work closer or from a different angle. I think really it takes away the intimacy of seeing a masterpiece and adds a filter by viewing it through a lens.
4. Avoiding the Participatory Ghetto: Are Museums Evolving with their Innovative Web Strategies? Okay, the title is a little misleading. Because yes, I believe museums are evolving with innovative web strategies. The internet is one of the most accessible resources for people today and it's okay to to evolve the website to fit that market. Not to mention, I think it's a cop-out to ask if museums are scared to do interactive/participatory strategies within the physical context of the museum. Because I don't think they are. One of the most sustainable aspects of a museum is credibility and if you ask everyone to come in and make new labels for artwork, (as the author suggests), not only discredits the artist for sure, but as well as the museum professionals.
5. Which brings me to my last negative. Title: Warning: Museum Graduate Programs Spawn Legions of Zombies. Seriously?? See previous to see my feelings about this.
Okay. So this Museum 2.0 blog has an agenda, sure, I suppose all do really. But I feel overall, the author is doing a bad job at writing a museum manifesto (maybe?). Not a blog I'll be visiting again.
My Cyperpedagogy class required us to look at a blog entitled Museum 2.0. The objective: Designing and Researching Participatory Museum Experiences.
My first impression was interesting research possibilities, yet information overload. I'm sure that's because the blog has been around for some time and there's a lot going on. I decided to stick with looking at the top five posts and the most commented on posts.
Positives:
1. A post titled Deliberately Unsustainable Business Model drew my attention first. What a strange idea? Who wants to deliberately set up for failure? But as I plowed through the post where the author interviews various museum / exhibitor managers, I found the angle to be quite interesting. One manager expressed their view as have as much fun as you can until they shut you down. I like that motto... really. Live life to the fullest, man. But, there is something fundamentally wrong with this idea for a business. How about the new motto being, let me give you a taste of the icing, but you can't have a piece of the cake.
2. Self-Expression is overrated. Alright, I feel a little hypocritical because just this morning in my curriculum and instruction class, I was presenting a one class lesson plan where I draw on the open-ended, self-expression yada, yada material study for model magic. But I'm with this lady on museum visits over-doing the self-expressionism. I especially feel this for perhaps the inexperienced artists. Guidelines can be just as freeing and actually promote thinking outside of the box more often.
So here's thinking outside the box. Not.
Negatives:
3. Museum Photo Policies Should Be As Open As Possible. Ummmmmmm.... no. I don't mind the occasional visitor to snap a photo or two, but hey, one thing that drives me crazy is when my museum visit gets interrupted by the visitor who insists on being in every photo with the artwork or for that matter want to take a picture of every artwork. Having to wait for 6 people to take a photo of the Jackson Pollock piece at AIC is frustrating. Then, of course, they get pissed at you for stepping in front of the camera when you want to look at the work closer or from a different angle. I think really it takes away the intimacy of seeing a masterpiece and adds a filter by viewing it through a lens.
4. Avoiding the Participatory Ghetto: Are Museums Evolving with their Innovative Web Strategies? Okay, the title is a little misleading. Because yes, I believe museums are evolving with innovative web strategies. The internet is one of the most accessible resources for people today and it's okay to to evolve the website to fit that market. Not to mention, I think it's a cop-out to ask if museums are scared to do interactive/participatory strategies within the physical context of the museum. Because I don't think they are. One of the most sustainable aspects of a museum is credibility and if you ask everyone to come in and make new labels for artwork, (as the author suggests), not only discredits the artist for sure, but as well as the museum professionals.
5. Which brings me to my last negative. Title: Warning: Museum Graduate Programs Spawn Legions of Zombies. Seriously?? See previous to see my feelings about this.
Okay. So this Museum 2.0 blog has an agenda, sure, I suppose all do really. But I feel overall, the author is doing a bad job at writing a museum manifesto (maybe?). Not a blog I'll be visiting again.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
A feeling of indecisiveness
Though I strongly feel the "top five theme" is way overdone, I'm structuring this blog around it anyway. The reason is twofold. First, in light of living in Chicago, I've chosen one of my favorite Chicago-based films, High Fidelity, and obviously have ripped the top five theme from that movie. Secondly, I am indecisive. Because I can never tell anyone this is my favorite (fill in the blank), or if I could do one thing it would be (fill in the blank), you get the idea, my top five will allow options and maybe stimulate a conversation or two. So, feel free to comment, leave your top five or begin a top five topic.
So here goes a first shot at a top five.
My top five favorite Chicago-based films:
1. The Company directed by Robert Altman
2. Some Like It Hot directed by Billy Wilder
3. High Fidelity directed by Stephen Frears
4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off directed by John Hughes
5. Pretty in Pink directed by Howard Deutch
So here goes a first shot at a top five.
My top five favorite Chicago-based films:
1. The Company directed by Robert Altman
2. Some Like It Hot directed by Billy Wilder
3. High Fidelity directed by Stephen Frears
4. Ferris Bueller's Day Off directed by John Hughes
5. Pretty in Pink directed by Howard Deutch
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