Graphene might be the solution to the limitations of silicon. I remember read about an article that the reason technology get cheaper is because we build the technology in order to have more output out of silicon, but that there will be a breaking point were we will not be able to increase that output. That is the reason every year there are faster and small computers.
If the technology can be develop to exploit this material, it would be wonderful. We would not longer depend on silicon, and we would get more output out of our dollars than the traditional silicom base computer give us. But still is kind of scary were technology will take us. If the U.S.A. is already able to store and process most of the things that happen in the digital world, I fear for what they would be able to do with the next generation computers.
I was surprise that ABBA was not in the list. I chose ABBA because is one of my mom's favorite. I think that it fits in disco category because believe or not in Mr. Echeverry time they used to dance this. And as he said, disco means danceable music.
Girl Power
Many people say that Shakira screw Pique's football career, but I think Pique screw with Shakira's artist career and make her into an entertainer. When I was a young child of God, Shakira was a symbol to any girl that woman can be beautiful and independent. She used her sexuality in a way that women are not seeing as objects. But that was in the old good days, now she signs things like Loca, Waka-Waka, I Don't Remember to Forget You, etc... It is good, do no misunderstand me, but is more to entertain than actually real art work.
Latin World
Yo solo quiero pegar en la radio, para ganar mi primer millon~~~
I chose Bacilos because is a group that was formed in Miami by people of different countries of Latin America. In my experience living in Panama, this feeling of latino does not really exist until you are outside the region. In my country, if you are a minority you are often categories from where your ancestry comes from. Even son's of Colombia and Costa Ricans that are next door are regarded as outsider, and even though they are part of the community you can feel that there is a wall. Bacilos really breaks the wall, and truly ties together people from that region.
Nineties
Nirvana really opens the door for rock to become popular music. For me is transition from traditional rock that took a switch in the 90. It is a stamp of rock of the 90s.
Techno
I chose Liking Park because I was running out of options. I think they are techno because they use alot of computers generated sounds.
I had problems figuring out how to post this video here, so I'll be pasting the links.
http://vimeo.com/6605263
I found it very funny. It reminds a paper game that I used to play in elementary school where you flip papers and you get some answer. For me it is kind of ironic because it reminds me to the paper flip games, and this have a rated M content.
http://vimeo.com/13781357
Very weird video, but this reminded me of desconceptualization and gives me a better perspective of what video art is.
http://vimeo.com/13362364#at=140
Another weird video, I think that I am getting the concept of video art. It might look weird and seems to not have a reason, but the main part is trying to dessconceptualization of reality in video. None of these video art have a story line, and does not seem to have a purpose.
I was searching for video mapping, and found this one from Audi. I think it is a very cool concept since we been watching video mapping mostly in building. It bring into my mind that this new technology has multiple opportunities, not just entertainment. Audi is here using it to advertise their cars.
Here is another example of the unlimited opportunities of the use of this new technology. It really enhance the dance, and could bring live dance industry into a new whole level.
Propaganda and commercial, both try to persuade their audience with multiple types of media. They have similar methods influencing individuals, but for very different reasons. Propaganda is more associated with politics and the support of their causes. Commercial is usually related with business and changing consumer taste. They both have audience in which they try to manipulate or control.
During the Holocaust, Nazis used propaganda to justified their atrocities. No sane person would have supported the Nazi cause if was not for desperate time. Before the rise of the Nazis into power, Germany was in a depression similar to the Great Depression of the U.S. The Nazis in order to get the favor of the German people began to create a common enemy to create a sense of unity and right. They picked on the Jews and other minorities in order to blame them for the situation of the country. Propaganda does not only refer to negative things, it could also help good causes. In the beginnings of the green movement, educators used propaganda in order to create awareness. In the times of Mr. Echeverry, most of the people did not care about pollution or had minimum idea about global warning. Now, we can see people that have grew with the green movement trying to make decision in favor of a more green movement approach.
As a business major, I am very aware of the potential of advertising. It could be a game changer if used correctly. Commercial have many purposes, not just trying to make you buy. They could be used in order to let people now about products and services, and also steal some of the lights from your competition. I always been preferring Adidas over Nike, but after the recent Nike Risk Everything campaign I been preferring Nike.
The video is not advertising any Nike product in particular, but making their brand known and being the one talked about. The video shows famous starts like the PFA young player of the year Eden Hazard, Lakers' star Kobe Bryant, the elegant Pirlo, Sideshow Bob-David Luiz, the heart breaker Irina Shayk and the most important my lost twin Cristiano Ronaldo.
Andrea: She was very brave by letting strangers paint her. I would personally not let stranger paint in me, even though I am 5'9, and 192 lbs.
Spencer: He did a great job with the camera. By hiding the camera he was able to capture the real essence of people observing a performance art.
Kirby: I like her analogy of journalism. She was sketching the different angles of his friend, as a journal have to do research about the different angles of the situations.
Marveen: I did not understand the relation with international business and marketing with his performance art. I think that as a performance it was good, since it was trying to portray the how busy we are that we are not able to see whats around us.
Kate: It was very clever to use a sign saying, "this is not an advertisement." Her performance art makes her audience think about it.
Ralph: It was really funny. He tried to express his feeling as an adult student.
Leah: I did not get the relation with her performance art and math. I like the observation of Mr. Echeverry about math and isolationism.
My work is based on Marcel Duchamp idea of decontextualize a toilet into a water fountain. I chose Marcel Duchamp's Fountain 1917, because it was a revolutionary idea for its time. He belonged to Dada, which were trying to redefine the concept of art. In today's world flipping an object and transform into another does not have the same impact as they did in Dada's time. It is because our concept of art are pretty much built by those ideas of Dada.
Flipping a toilet and transform it into a fountain and call it art is a concept that many struggle to understand. I decided to simplify the concept of Fountain 1917 by Marcel Duchamp. Instead transform the toilet into a fountain, I decided to transform an sculpture of my eyes. I chose my eyes for my Xerox Project because of Father from the Japanese animation Full Metal Alchemist.
Father
Father is the main antagonist in Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood. He is known as the obsession of of seeking The Truth. In the end of Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood, Father is able to be infront of The Truth but his obsession, he is not able to recognize it. I chose father because we have the pre-existed concept of art, and when we are in front of a master piece we are not able to recognize it.
