Collages

                                                   It's Raining at Stone Henge

                                         Titanic is Stuck

                                         Dealer's Hand

My Use Of Technology in 24 Hours

1:00pm- woke up and used phone for e-mail
1:30pm -used laptop for e-mail and bank statement
2:00pm- turned on tv and watched for a few hours
2:20pm- checked phone for time
4:00pm- went to the gym, watched tv on treadmill then used ipod
5:30pm- turned on lamp and tv
6:00pm- listened to ipod while having dinner
6:30- used ipod and phone
7:00pm- watched a movie on tv and laptop
7:15pm- checked e-mail on phone
8:00pm- facebook on laptop
9:00pm- used laptop to skype parents
10:00pm - continued to watch tv
12:00am- turned off tv and started using ipod and phone
12:30am- drove car to sheetz and used the radio
12:45am used the machine at sheetz
12:55am drove from sheetz to the college
2:00am- turned on tv
2:20am- checked phone again for time
2:45am- turned tv off and turned ipod on
3:00am- lights out and all electronics off, went to sleep
12:00pm- checked phone for e-mail
12:15pm - turned on tv and laptop
1:00pm- continue watching tv and end of 24HRS

Scanning Random Objects

                                                        Rubber Bands

                                                        Camo Mask

                                                        Cards

                                                        Club Cards

                                                         Beats and iPOD

                                                        Lighters

                                                         Money

                                                        Keys and Phone

                                                        Running Shoes

                                                         Tattoo Machine

My First Photoshop Gif

Beach

Lillian Schwartz

Lillian Schwartz is a well-known artist that used a combination of art and technology. She was born on July 13, 1927, in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Schwartz began studying at the College of Nursing and Health to become a nurse instead of following an art career.  After her nursing career, Schwartz became part of the Experiments in Art and Technology. (E.A.T) was a group that brought artists and engineers together to collaborate on projects that used technology and art. Before working with technology and digital art, Schwartz was working with sculpture and photography. 

It is clear that Lillian Schwartz was experimenting with her artwork using technology. Being one of the first artists to use digital art, she was successful in creating art. I think that Schwartz was just experimenting with the computer and making good use of the effects available at the time. Some of the images she made show a clear outline of an object but is using the pixel pattern or basic shapes to create them. She did not try to create a complex piece but instead create simple pieces using a variety of effects. It could have been trying to blend two images to look like one or drawing simple objects.

  Olympiad

“Proxima Centauri” (1968) is one of Schwartz famous sculptures. It is a kinetic sculpture that was displayed in the exhibition “The Machine at the End of Mechanical Age” at the Museum of Modern Art. “Proxima Centauri” was an interactive, kinetic sculpture that was a globe sitting on top of a table like structure. Other components of the structure included a slide projector, motor, mirror and moving rods. Schwartz combined art (sculpture) and technology (projector and motor) to create “Proxima Centauri.” She used the pedal to start the motor and that would start the projector and display different effects on the globe. The sculpture had a pressure sensitive pedal that the viewer would have to step on in order for the sculpture to work. It allowed the viewer to be a part of the sculpture and allow them to experience a new form of art which now included the use of technology.

"Proxima Centauri" 

“Mona/Leo” is one of Schwartz notable works that used the combination of technology and art. It was a picture that merged half of Leonardo Da Vinci’s portrait and the other half was of the Mona Lisa. The picture was interesting because of the selection of art. It was obvious that the picture was of an artwork and its artist. It was interesting of the selection of the piece. The Mona Lisa had a lot of theories regarding the identity of the woman depicted. It was said that the Mona Lisa was a portrait of Da Vinci. Schwartz’s “Mona/Leo” allow people to compare the image of Da Vinci and the Mona Lisa. Schwartz did a good job of aligning the facial features from both pictures.  The nose and mouth are two of the features that look like they belong to one image when it is looked at closely.

"Mona/Leo"

The picture looks simple and it is noticeable that it is two separate images. It is understandable that it was made using simple technology but it could have been improved by making the two images look like they were one. The Mona Lisa side was a painting and the Da Vinci side was more of a drawing. One way of improving the picture is to use two images made from the same medium. It would help the picture blend better. Overall, the picture was able to accomplish the meaning using the technology available at the time. Schwartz successfully created an image that compared the artist with their artwork.

Works Cited:

• http://lillian.com/biography/
•  http://library.osu.edu/find/collections/rarebooks/RBMScollections/lillian-schwartz/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diLa2lig3dw
• http://www.vasulka.org/archive/Writings/EAT.pdf